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UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 19, 2014)
Zach Anderson, Sr, Frederic, Wis.. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 12, 2014)
Jessika Smith, Sr, Onalaska, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 5, 2014)
 
Baseball pitcher of the week
Zach Carlson, RHP, 6-3, 180, Fr, Indian Head Park, Ill (Lyons Township)
Zach Carlson went nine innings to get an 8-3 complete game win over UW-Superior, scattering seven hits, with three runs, two earned. Carlson had four strikeouts and two walks in the win.  The win was his first complete game of his collegiate career. Carlson leads Stout in innings pitched with 55.0.
 
Baseball position player of the week
Ryan Freitag, OF, 6-2, 235, Jr, Osseo, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Zach Carlson hit .421 over six games, going 8-for-19 with one double and four home runs for seven RBI. Freitag’s four home runs pushed him to the top of the UW-Stout all-time single season home run list with 15 home runs, sharing the mark with All-American Brad O’Connell. Freitag also drew four walks and was hit by one pitch.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 28, 2014)
 
Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, So, Prior Lake, Minn.
Tori Workman started four games last week and appeared in five, earning the win in all five games. Workman allowed only two runs, one earned, in 29.1 innings (of the total 34.0 innings) pitched and struck out 23 and walked six, putting up an ERA of 0.24. She pitched three complete games and allowed opponents a combined batting average of .155, giving up a total of 17 hits. Workman recorded two complete game shutouts and was part of a third. In a 3-0 win over UW-River Falls, Workman tied the school single season record with 12 strikeouts. Workman was also strong at the plate last week, bitting .533 (8-15) with a double, triple, one RBI and four runs scored.  
 
Softball position player of the week
Jessica Behnke, 3B, 5-6, Sr, Bruce, Wis.
Jessica Behnke hit .417 (5-12) last week, driving in five runs, including a three run home run, her second career home run, in the second inning to put Stout on the board against UW-La Crosse on the way to a 4-0 win over the Eagles. In the opener against La Crosse, Behnke delivered a two-run single to put Stout up 4-1 on the way to a 5-2 win.
 
Baseball pitcher of the week
Brent Mueller, LHP, 5-10, 190, Sr, Medford, Wis.
Brent Mueller pitched a complete game 3-1 win over fifth ranked UW-Whitewater, April 26, allowing five hits and one unearned run. Mueller recorded six strikeouts, walked three and allowed only one extra base hit to improve his overall record to 6-2 and 3-1 in league play.
 
Baseball position player of the week
Brady Burzynski, OF, 5-11, 180, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
Brent Mueller hit .321 (9-28) over six games last week, with five RBI and three runs scored. He had a double and two home runs, with both home runs – his first of his collegiate career - coming in the series with UW-La Crosse.  In the first game with the Eagles, Burzynski was 2-for-5 with two RBI, and in the second game he was 3-for-5 with three RBI.

Men’s field athlete of the week
Peyton Shedd, So, Sheldon, Wis. (Flambeau)
Peyton Shedd won the St. Mary’s Open in the pole vault at 15-feet, 11.25-inches which is currently 10th on the NCAA Divison III national list.
 
Women’s track athlete of the week
4x400-relay team: Jada Hamilton, Jr, Rice Lake, Wis.; Jessika Smith, Sr, Onalaska, Wis; Laurisa Titterud, So, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Mounds View); Meagan Ward, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
The 4x400-meter relay team of Jada Hamilton, Jessika Smith, Laurisa Titterud and Meagan Ward ran a time of 3-minutes, 48.36-seconds to break the school record by 10 seconds.
 
Women’s field athlete of the week
Michelle Theisen, Sr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen finished second at the St. Mary’s Open with a throw of 44.26m (145-2) in the discus which currently sits 10th in the NCAA Division III. Theisen also placed sixth in the shot put with a mark of 39-0.25.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 21, 2014)

Baseball pitcher of the week
Patrick Gullickson, RHP, 6-0, 200, So, Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family Catholic) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
After coming out of the bullpen in his previous six appearances, Patrick Gullickson made his first start of the season, getting a 6-2 win over UW-Oshkosh, April 17. Gullickson tossed a nine-inning, complete game, scattering six hits, two  runs – one earned – and struck out six while walking three. Gullickson gave up only one extra base hit, pitched out of a bases loaded jam and dropped his ERA to 2.49 to pick up his second win of the season.
 
Baseball position player of the week
Jake Lunow, 3B/SS, 5-10, 175, Jr, Princeton, Wis. - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Jake Lunow hit .500 (7-14) as UW-Stout went 3-1 last week against UW-Oshkosh. Lunow recorded three sacrifice hits and stole one base in one attempt. Lunow hit safely in all four games, going 2-for-3 in a 10-0 seven-inning win, 1-for-3 in a 6-2 win, 2-for-4 in a 7-5 win and 2-for-4 in a 6-5 12-inning loss.  Lunow, batting seventh or eighth in the line-up, recorded three RBI.
 
Men’s track athlete of the week
Paul VanGrinsven, Jr, Little Chute, Wis.
Paul VanGrinsven won the 3000M steeplechase at the Phil Esten Challenge hosted by UW-La Crosse, April 18, with a time of 9:15.64 which currently sits ninth in the NCAA Division III and second in the WIAC.
 
Men’s field athlete of the week
Zach Anderson, Sr, Frederic, Wis. - WIAC Athlete of the Wek
Zach Anderson won the decathlon at the Phil Esten Challenge hosted by UW-La Crosse, April 17-18, with a score of 6,838 points which currently is the top score in the NCAA Division III.
 
Women’s track athlete of the week
Laurisa Titterud, So, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Mounds View)
Laurisa Titterud was second in the 400m at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 18, with a time of 57.16 which is 15th in the NCAA Division III and third in the WIAC.
 
Women’s field athlete of the week
Meagan Ward, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North) - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Meagan Ward won the heptathlon at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 17-18, with a score of 4,922 points which currently is second in the NCAA Division III and is the second best score in WIAC history.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 14, 2014)
 
Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, So, Prior Lake, Minn. - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Tori Workman went 4-0 in four games last week with WIAC opponents UW-Eau Claire and UW-Superior. Workman recorded 8-6, 8-4 (9 inning) wins over UW-Eau Claire, April 9, and 5-4, 6-0, wins over UW-Superior, April 13. Workman survived a 10 hit assault by UW-Eau Claire in the first contest, striking out three, then came on in relief to pick up the second game win, pitching 6.2 innings in a nine inning win, scattering five hits and allowing one earned run while striking out five and walking none. She was also 2-for-3 at the plate. In the first game against UW-Superior, Workman surrendered four hits and four runs, but none earned as the Yellowjackets scored four runs in the top of the seventh, forcing Stout to come back for the win. Workman was 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBI. Workman came back to record her third shutout of the season. Workman twice worked out of bases loaded jams without allowing a run. On the week, Workman pitched 27.2 innings, allowing 11 runs, seven earned and recorded 24 strikeouts, while giving up three walks.
 
Softball position player of the week
Lynzi Knudtson, SS, 5-7, Jr, Melrose Wis. (Melrose-Mindoro) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Lynzi Knudtson recorded seven sacrifice hits over five games last week as Stout went 6-0. Knudtson had two sacrifice hits in both games one and two against UW-Eau Claire, April 9, then put down three sacrifice hits in game one against UW-Superior, including the sacrifice bunt to score the tying run. In the second game 6-0 shut out  against Superior, Knudtson recorded three hits. On the week, Knudtson hit safely in four of the five games she played, went 7-of-11 (.636) and was perfect in the field at shortstop in 14 chances (eight putouts, six assists).
 
Baseball pitcher of the week
Hayden Bowe, RHP, 5-9, 170, Fr, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
Hayden Bowe made two appearances in relief last week, pitching 6.2 total innings and earning his first collegiate win in an 8-7 decision over UW-Superior. Bowe threw 5.0 innings, scattering three hits, one run, but no earned runs. Bowe struck out four and walked two and Superior. For the week, Bowe posted a 2.70 ERA, giving up two earned runs and striking out four.
 
Baseball position player of the week
Ryan Freitag, RF, 6-2, 235, Jt, Osseo, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild)
Ryan Freitag led the Blue Devils at the plate in six games last week in both average and in power. Freitag hit .500 (9-18), recording a double and two home runs, (.889 slugging perentage) while driving in 10 runs. Freitag drew five walks, was hit once by a pitch and struck out only once (.577 on-base percentage). He stole two bases in two attempts and was perfect in right field in four chances

Men’s track and field athlete of the week
Sam Elsner, Fr, Pardeeville, Wis. (Portage)
Sam Elsner won the discus at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite with a throw of 51.10m (167-feet, 8-inches) which ranks third in NCAA Division III. Elsner also finished sixth in the shot put (13.43m, 44-9.75)
 
Women’s field athlete of the week
Michelle Theisen, Sr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen won the shot put, discus and hammer throw at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite with throws of 13.46m (44-2) in the shot, 41.30m (135-6) in the discus, and 47.33m (155-3) in the hammer.  Those throws rank her 10th, 19th and 34th, respectively in NCAA Division III



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 7, 2014)
 
Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, So, Prior Lake, Minn. - UW-Stout  Athlete of the Week
Tori Workman went 2-1 on the week, making four appearances in four games, starting two games. Workman threw a two-hit, 6-0, eight strikeout shutout over UW-Stevens Point, April 5, then threw 2.2 innings of relief, allowing one hit, two stikeouts and no runs in a 5-1 second game win over the Pointers. She tossed a complete game, 2-1 loss against UW-Whitewater, April 6, scattering five hits, one earned run and striking out five. Workman come on in relief to earn a 6-4 win over the Warhawks in the second game, allowing no runs scored and scattered three hits, while striking out six. On the week, Workman posted an ERA of 0.34 and pitched 20.2 innings, tossing 19.2 innings of scoreless ball. (She allowed two runs, one earned, in one inning vs. Whitewater game one). Tori Workman recorded 21 strikeouts against three walks, scattered 11 hits, with only one extra base hit. Opponents batted .149 against her.
 
Softball position player of the week
Kari Kolle, 2B, 5-4, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (Regis)
Playing and starting at second base in all four games played last weekend, Kari Kolle was perfect in the outfield in 15 chances, recording eight putouts and seven assists. In five at-bats, she went 3-for-5 with two RBI. In a 6-4 win over UW-Whitewater April 6, Kari Kolle had perhaps her best game at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3, with a double and a pair of singles. Her singles drove in a run in the fourth inning to pull Stout to within 4-2, then her two-out single in the seventh inning gave Stout a 6-4 lead.
 
Baseball pitcher of the week
Brent Mueller, LHP, 5-10, 190, Sr, Medford, Wis.
Brent Mueller recorded 15 strikeouts in an 8-2 win over UW-Platteville, Sunday, April 6. Brent Mueller had at least one strikeout in every inning and had two innings where he struck out three. In the complete game contest, he scattered nine runs, allowing two earned runs, walking none. On the week, Mueller went 1-1, pitching 13.1 innings, with 20 total strikeouts, allowing 10 earned runs.
 
Baseball position player of the week
Ryan, Freitag, RF, 6-2, 235, Jt, Osseo, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild)
Ryan Freitag led the Blue Devils at the plate in six games last week, hitting .368 (7-19) with a double, two home runs, five RBI and six runs scored. He was walked 10 times for an on-base percentage of .586. Freitag was perfect in the outfield in 20 chances.
 
Women’s track athlete of the week
Laurisa Titterud, So, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Mounds View)
Laurisa Titterud won the UW-La Crosse Ashton May Invitational, April 5, in the 800m with a time of 2:16.36, taking the crown in a field of 26.
 
Women’s field athlete of the week
Jessika Smith, Sr, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther)
Jessika Smith was the winner in the javelin throw at the UW-La Crosse Ashton May Invitational, April 5, with a throw of 39.03m (128-01) which ranks 20th in the nation, and was the top collegiate finisher in the long jump with a leap of 5.67m (18-7.25) which currently ranks tied for third in NCAA Division III



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 31, 2014)

Softball pitcher of the week
Caty Schloer, LHP, 5-11, Fr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)
In 13 innings of pitching, Caty Schloer allowed only one earned run, had five strikeouts and no walks, going 1-1 on the weekend, tossing a 5-0 shutout win over Wartburg College, March 29, then dropping a 5-1 decision to ninth ranked Coe College, March 30. Against Wartburg, Schloer went the distance, scattering six hits. Schloer got herself out of trouble in the first two innings, then settled down, allowing just one runner past first base in the final five innings. Schloer allowed the lead off runner in each of the first two innings to reach third base, but managed to stifle any potential damage. With one out and runners on first and third in the first inning, Schloer recorded one of her three strikeouts, then forced a groundout. It was more of the same in the second inning, but three consecutive groundouts closed the threat. Schloer faced three batters-only in the third and seventh innings. She was only seriously threatened in the fifth inning when the Knights put runners on first and second with two outs. Against Coe, Schloer allowed only one earned run, but gave up four unearned runs in an inning that saw three Stout errors. Schloer allowed eight hits, struck out two and walked none.

Softball postion player of the week
Nicole Rogers, OF, 5-5, So, Brooklyn Center, Minn. (Totino-Grace)
Nicole Rogers hit at a .455 clip (5-11) and had at least one hit in each of Stout’s four games last weekend at the Augustana Tournament. In Stout’s 5-0 win over Wartburg, Rogers was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and hit a full-count solo home run. Rogers was 1-for-4 with a run scored against 21st ranked Augustana, then went 1-for-3 and 1-for-2 in two games against ninth ranked Coe College. Rogers was perfect in the outfield, with four put outs.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 24, 2014)

Men’s field athlete of the week
Zach Anderson, Sr, Frederic, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Coming into the second day of heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Men's Track and Field Championship, Zach Anderson was in fifth place and slowly began to make his move.  Anderson was third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.51 seconds, then went 14-feet, 9-inches in the pole vault, good for fourth. Anderson claimed the top prize with a first place finish in the 1000-meter run, but it was a close race for the top three spots. Anderson clocked a time of 2:39.18. Cameron Clause of Gustavus Adolphus was second at 2:39.42 and Greg Peterson of UW-Eau Claire was third at 2:39.86.. The title is Anderson's first national crown. Last season, he finished second in the heptathlon at the national meet. Anderson this year finished with a school record mark of 5334 points..Going into the 1000-meter run, the final event, Anderson knew what he had to run to win the event.

Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, So, Prior Lake, Minn.
Over the last 12 games, Tori Workman has worked 59.0 innings of UW-Stout’s total 82.1 innings pitched, recording a 46 strikeouts and a 7-3 overall record with an ERA of 1.54. She has made 10 appearances in the circle, starting eight games. She played in the outfield in three additional games. Workman recorded nine strikeouts in a 2-0 win over St. Olaf, March 12, and recorded eight strikeouts vs. Fairleigh Dickenson (W 9-5) and Carroll University (W 3-1). She averaged 4.6 strikeouts per game and allowed 1.4 walks per game. Workman pitched two complete game shutouts (W 2-1 vs. St. Olaf, W 5-0 vs. Plattsburgh).

Softball postion player of the week
Kaitlin Stark, OF, 5-4, So, Hastings, Minn.
Kaitlin Stark had a strong 12 games, leading UW-Stout to a 9-3 record over that stretch of games. Stark hit .436 for the 12 games, going 17-of-39 with eight doubles, a triple and six RBI, drawing six walks and only five strikeouts. On the basepaths, Stark stole four bases in five attempts and scored a team high 11 runs. The right fielder, Stark was perfect in the outfield, recording 19 putouts and two outfield assists. On Stout’s last day of their spring break trip to the NTC College Games, Stark was a combined 5-for-8 on the day with two doubles, a triple and a pair of runs batted in as Stout closed their trip by shutting out both opponents. Stark hit safely in 10 of the 12 games and made it safely to base in all 12 games. In a 9-1 win over Ripon College, Stark stole three bases

Baseball pitcher of the week
Brent Mueller, LHP, 5-10, 190, Sr, Medford, Wis.
Brent Mueller made three starts over UW-Stout’s first 11 games and is posting a 3-0 record, Mueller has pitched 16.0 innings, allowing 13 hits, three runs, but no earned runs. He has tallied nine strikeouts and allowed five walks. Mueller pitched a complete 7-inning game in a 6-2 win over Southern Vermont where he struck out four, allowing two unearned runs. Mueller threw four innings of scoreless ball in an 8-1 win over Minnesota-Morris. Mueller opened the season, March 8, going five innings in a 3-1 win over Bethel University.

Baseball position player of the week
Charlie Meyer, C/DH, 5-10, 185, Jr, Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
Charlie Meyer has opened the season hitting .429 (15-of-35) over the first 11 games, driving in 10 runs and scoring 11. The catcher/designated hitter has four doubles, a triple and two home runs for a slugging percentage of .771. To open the Blue Devils’ seven game Florida trip. Meyer started the trip with a five game hitting streak, rapping out at least two hits in each of the five games. Meyer went 4-for-5 against U Mass-Boston and had three RBI vs. Plattsburgh state, going 2-for-3. Meyer had three sacrifice flies, two against Southern Vermont. In the field, Meyer has 26 putouts and three assists with no errors.

Gymnastics all-arounder of the week
Katherine Prouty, Jr, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty finished second in the all-around at the NCGA Championship and earned All-America honors by placing fourth in the vault, the uneven bars and the balance beam. On the weekend, Prouty broke the school record in the all-around, tied the school record in the vault and set personal bests on the bars and the beam.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 10, 2014)

Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, So, Prior Lake, Minn. - WIAC Pitcher of the Week
Tori Workman has worked 19.2 innings of UW-Stout’s total 25 innings pitched this season and is coming off a solid weekend where she struck out eight in a 2-1 loss to Loras College and struck out 10 in a 2-1 win over previously unbeaten University of Dubuque. Workman has gotten stronger as the season has gone on and has appeared in all four games, allowing four earned runs with an ERA of 1.42 with 26 strikeouts and eight walks. Last season, Workman tallied total strikeouts. Workman has also been effective at the plate, hitting .333 (4-12) with four RBI and three doubles. Workman delivered a two-run game-winning double in the win over Dubuque.

Softball postion player of the week
Hannah Sweet, 1B, 5-11, Sr, Elk River, Minn.
Hannah Sweet was 2-for-3 with one run scored in one game played this season. She had five putouts in five attempts at first base. Sweet is coming off a preseason injury that kept her out of the first three games of the season.

Gymnast of the week
Katherine Prouty, Jr, Tigard, Ore. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Katherine Prouty will be making her third trip to the NCGA Championship, this year qualifying in the all-around. This season, Prouty was the WIAC Champion on the vault, an event she had taken the top spot as a freshman. Prouty tied with the top vault score of 9.600 with UW-La Crosse's Sheree Romesburg. After hitting her top score in the third rotation, Prouty had to wait out the remaining five rotations to see if anyone would surpass her. The 9.60 matched her highest vault score of the season. Prouty hit a 37.525 to finish second among 12 gymnasts in the all-around. Prouty was 12th in the uneven bars (9.325), 24th on the balance beam (9.275) and 25th on the floor exercise (9.325). The second place all-around finish matched her runner-up finish at last year's championship.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 3, 2014)

Women’s Track and Field athlete of the week
Meagan Ward, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North). -  UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Meagan Ward won three of the five individual events to capture the WIAC pentathlon title. Along the way, Ward also set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles and placed in the open hurdle event and the open high jump  The UW-Stout junior set the school record in finishing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, then went out and won the pentathlon in a near school record mark at the WIAC Track and Field Championship at UW-Whitewater. Ward first tied the school hurdles record, competing in the pentathlon 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.11 seconds. Competing in the open 60-meter hurdles finals later in the day, Ward topped her earlier time with a mark of 9.07 seconds. Ward won the next three pentathlon events - the high jump (5-4.25), the shot put (38-7.50) and the long jump (17-2.75) - to put herself in a dominate position for the final event, the 800-meter run. Ward finished ninth in the pentathlon 800-meter in a time of 2:32.93. Ward finished the pentathlon with 3589 points, just seven points short of the school record. For the entire championship, Ward scored 16 team points for the Blue Devils. Ward earned 10 points for her pentathlon finish, five points for her fourth place hurdles finish and one point for an eighth place finish in the open long jump Friday.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 24, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-8, Sr, Durand, Wis. - WIAC Athlete of the Week &  UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Sami Schoeder scored 21 points, draining five 3-pointers as UW-Stout came from behind to defeat UW-Stevens Point, 76-68, Feb. 22, to earn the fourth seed in the WIAC tournament. Schoeder has sparked a four-game winning streak that propelled Stout from last place two weeks ago to the fourth seed in the tournament. Against the Pointers, Schoeder was 8-15 from the field, 5-9 from 3-point range, had an assist, one blocked shot, and two rebounds. In an 89-72 win over UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, Schoeder was one of six Blue Devils scoring in double figures, chipping in 13 points, six rebounds, an assist and two steals. On the week, Schoeder averaged 17.0 points, was 12-25 from the field (.480), 7-14 from 3-point range (.500), 3-3 from the line (1.000), had eight rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and two steals.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Jimmy Whitehead, G, 6-2, 180, Sr, La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas)
Jimmy Whitehead scored 16 points and had seven rebounds in a loss at UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, then had 11 points and four rebounds in a loss at UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 22.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Corey Koop, G, 6-1, 220, Fr, Squamish, BC (Howe Sound Secondary)
Corey Koop put together another gem in a win over nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 20, stopping 51 shots, in a 3-2 win, making 15 saves in the first period, 10 in the second and 26 in the third,. Koop made five saves in the final 95 seconds of the game with an extra Eau Claire attacker on the ice. Koop had 34 saves in a 3-2 loss at UW-Superior, Feb. 21.

Gymnastics specialist of the week
Kaylee Jondahl, Fr, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
Kaylee Jondahl set a pair of personal bests as UW-Stout competed at the 24th Annual Masters Meet at the University of Nebraska, along with the University of Kentucky and Bridgeport State, Feb. 23. Jondahl hit personal bests on the vault (9.675) and the floor exercise (9.675) as UW-Stout set a new school overall team score of 188.650.

Gymnastics all-arounder of the week
Katherine Prouty, Jr, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty scored a season best and near personal best of 37.950 in the all-around in a quadrangular meet at the University of Nebraska, along with the University of Kentucky and Bridgeport State. Prouty’s scores of 9.60 (vault), 9.650 (uneven bars), 9.250 (balance beam) and 9.450 (floor exercise) helped UW-Stout set individual event records on the vault (47.575) and uneven bars (47.40) and the overall team score of 188.65

Women’s track athlete of the week
4x400-meter relay team - Jada Hamilton, Jr, Rice Lake, Wis; Jessika Smith, Onalaska, Wis.(Luther); Molly Brion, So, Cameron, Wis.; Meagan Ward, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
The UW-Stout 4x400-meter relay broke the school record for the second time this season, breaking a mark they had set three weeks earlier. The team became the first Blue Devil team to break the four minute mark when they won the event at the Eastbay Invitational at UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 22, in a time of 3-minutes, 58.76-seconds, a mark that is currently ranked 18th in the country. The quartet had broken the mark of 4:03.85 they had set Feb. 1 at the Warren Bowlus Open at UW-Stout.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 17, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-8, Sr, Durand, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Sami Schoederscored a game-high 20 points in a 77-70 win over UW-Superior, Feb. 12, then, with Stout trailing, hit two free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining to give the Blue Devils a 60-59 win over UW-Platteville, Feb. 15. The two wins kept Stout in the race for a WIAC tournament berth. Against the Yellowjackets, Schoeder hit five 3-point shots and was 7-of-18 from the field/ In addition, she had eight rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot and three steals. While not yielding as many points in the win over Platteville, Schoeder calmly drained what would prove to be the game-winning points with her team trailing by one.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Aaron Jenny, G, 6-3, 210, Sr, Spicer, Minn. (New London-Spicer)
Aaron Jenny scored 18 points in a loss to UW-Platteville, Feb. 15 and had 10 rebounds in a loss to UW-Superior, Feb. 12. On the week, Jenny averaged 13 points, 5.5 rebounds, and finished with four assists and two steals.

Gymnastics specialist of the week
Kaylee Jondahl, Fr, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
Aaron Jenny led UW-Stout their third consecutive win by winning three events and had two personal bests along the way, leading Stout to a 181.375-170.500 win over Gustavus Adolphus, Feb. 14. Jondahl’s scores of 9.450 on the vault, 9.200 on the bars and 9.625 on the floor were all good for first place and her scores on the bars and floor were both personal best.

Men’s track athlete of the week
Patrick Jenkins, Jr, Cambridge, Wis.
Patrick Jenkins ran a nation leading time in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:23.34 at the St. Thomas Showcase, Feb. 14.

Women’s track athlete of the week
Laurisa Titterud, So, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Moundsview)
Laurisa Titterud broke what was the longest standing record in the UW-Stout record book when she clocked a time of 58.90 seconds in winning the 400-meter dash at the St. Thomas Showcase, winning by more than a half-second. Titterud broke Elaine Steffens’ record from 1979.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 10, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Kyleigh Hebert, G, 5-8, So, Spencer, Wis.
In a loss at UW-Oshkosh, Kyleigh Hebert scored 10 points, had a rebound, two assists, one blocked shot and one steal.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Debonair Townsend, F, 6-7, 185, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
Debonair Townsend proved to be clutch down the final four minutes in a 57-52 win over visiting UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 8. With Stout trailing 49-46 when Townsend returned to the game with 4:11 remaining, the 6-7 forward went on to record two blocked shots, two defensive rebounds and an exclamation point dunk with nine seconds remaining to give Stout a 56-51 lead. In a game that featured 20 lead changes and 12 tied scores, Townsend excelled in the second half where he recorded six points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. On the game, Townsend finished with eight points, four rebounds, two assists and three blocked shots.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Chase Hollander, G, 5-10, 170, Fr, Random Lake, Wis. (Port Washington)
In his second collegiate start, freshman goalkeeper Chase Hollander kept the top scoring team in the country off the scoreboard for more than two periods and recorded his first collegiate win, a 4-2 decision over third ranked UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 8. Hollander recorded 11 saves in the first period and 11 saves in the second period. The Pointers did score at 5:25 in the third period, but Hollander recorded 15 third period saves to finish the night with 37 saves. In the third period, Hollander was able to fend off one power play opportunity, then gave up a late power play 3-on-4 goal. Facing an extra attacker for the final 90 seconds-plus of the game, Hollander pushed aside all Pointer shots. Hollander allowed only one power play goal in five opportunities.

Gymnastics specialist of the week
Kaitlynn Christensen, Sr, Ottawa, Ill. (Ottawa Township)
Kaitlynn Christensen posted a career-high 9.425 on the balance beam as UW-Stout swept the top five spots on the beam at the three-team John Zuerlein Invitational, Feb. 7. The Blue Devils established a team record on the beam (46.875). Christensen finished second on the beam and was fourth on the floor exercise (9.400) with her second best score of the season on the event.

Gymnastics all-arounder of the week
Katherine Prouty, Jr, Tigard, Ore.
Kaitlynn Christensen posted a season-best all-around score of 37.200 at the three-team John Zuerlein Invitational, Feb. 7, in Menomonie. Prouty was first on the vault (9.550), sixth on the uneven bars (8.925), fifth on the balance beam (9.30), and third on the floor exercise (9.425). In addition to the season-best all-around score, Prouty had season-best finishes on the beam and the floor.

Men’s field athlete of the week
Zach Anderson, Sr, Frederic, Wis.
Zach Anderson won the heptathlon at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational with a score of 5,132 points, currently the second best score in the nation. In the individual events, Anderson was third in the 60-meter dash (7.41), second in the long jump (6.49m, 21-3.5), third in the shot put (11.95m, 39-2.5), fourth in the high jump I1.88m, 6-2), second in the 60-hurdles (8.54), third in the pole vault (4.25m, 13-11.25), and first in the 1000-meter (2:41.49).

Women’s track athlete of the week
Meagan Ward, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Meagan Ward won the pentathlon hurdles and the pentathlon 800m at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational and Multi with a time of 9.21 and 2:28.56 en route to 3,524 point finish in the pentathlon, a point total that sits fifth in the NCAA Division III. Ward finished second in the pentathlon and her time in the hurdles would have been third in the open events and her 800 time would have placed her ninth in the open 800. Ward’s point total surpassed the school record.

Women’s field athlete of the week
Jessika Smith, Sr, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Jessika Smith, won the pentathlon at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational and Multi breaking her own school record with a score of 3,594 points, a 150 point personal best and currently sits third in the NCAA Division III. In the pentathlon events, Smith was first in the three field events – the high jump (1.61m, 5-3.25), the shot put (12.41m, 40-8.75) and the long jump (5.35m, 17-6.75), and second in the hurdles (9.43) and third in the 800-meter (2:31.03). Had Smith posted those same marks in the open events, she would have won the high jump and the long jump and been fourth in the shot put.




UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 3, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-8, Sr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder was UW-Stout’s leading scorer in both contests last week, scoring 20 points in a win over UW-River Falls, Jan. 29, and 16 in a loss to UW-Whitewater, Feb. 1. Against the Falcons, Schoeder scored 10 points in each have and recorded the go-ahead basket after which Stout would never trail again. Against the Warhawks, Schoeder was 3-of-4 from 3-point range and connected on 5-of-11 field goals.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Aaron Jenny, G, 6-3, 210, Sr, Spicer, Minn. (New London-Spicer)
Aaron Jenny scored a game-high 22 points in a loss to UW-Whitewater, Feb. 1. Jenny connected on 8-of-13 from the floor, including one 3-pointer, and was 5-of-6 from the line. He also had three assists. In a win over UW-River Falls, Jenny added nine points and have five rebounds. On the week, Jenny was 11-of-19 from the floor, 1-of-4 from 3-point range and 8-of-10 from the line. He finished with seven rebunds and one steal.

Gymnastics specialist of the week
Katherine Prouty, Jr, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty took a pair of first place finishes in a dual with UW-La Crosse, Jan. 28, then captured a first and set some season best scores in a dual at Hamline University, Jan. 31. Prouty was first in the vault (9.575) and the uneven bars (9.275), then took first on the balance beam (9.30) at Hamline. Her second place 9.575 on the vault at Hamline was a season-high and only one-tenth of a point short of her career best.  UW-Stout was downed by UW-La Crosse, 185.075-180.550, then defeated Hamline University, 182.325-180.425.

Men’s track athlete of the week
Patrick Jenkins, Jr, Cambridge, Wis.  - WIAC Track Athlete of the Week
Katherine Prouty placed second behind an unattached runner at the UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Open in the 3000-meter run (8:19.64), a mark that has him sitting 3rd in the nation.

Men’s field athlete of the week
Nick Lubinski, So, Hudson, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Nick Lubinski set a new school record mark of 47’6.25” (14.48m) in the triple jump at the UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Open Saturday, with a mark that currently sits him 7th in the nation. Lubinski broke the previous school record of 46-4.25 set by Ryan Carpenter in 2006 by more than a foot.  Lubinski also finished third in the long jump 21-04.75 (6.52m) and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second in a time of 3:32.22. Lubinski sat out the 2013 indoor season due to injury. Lubinski competed during the outdoor season in 2013, advancing to the national championship in the triple jump, placing 10th. Along the way, Lubinski three times set the UW-Stout outdoor triple jump record last season, including setting the Stout mark of 47-9.75 at the national championship.

Women’s track athlete of the week
Jada Hamilton (Jr, Rice Lake, Wis), Molly Brion (So, Cameron, Wis), Laurisa Titterud (So, Lino Lakes, Minn/Mounds View), Meagan Ward (Jr, Eau Claire, Wis/North)
The UW-Stout 4x400-meter relay team of Jada Hamilton, Molly Brion, Laurisa Titterud, and Meagan Ward, set a new school record at 4:03.85 which currently is the 18th best time in the NCAA Division III.

Women’s field athlete of the week
Michelle Theisen, Sr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen finished 2nd in the weight throw and 3rd in the Shot Put with the marks of 16.18m (53-1) and 12.86m (42-2.25) respectively. The mark in the weight throw is 16th in the nation.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 27, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Kyleigh Hebert, G, 5-8, So, Spencer, Wis.
Kyleigh Hebert scored eight points and had two steals in UW-Stout’s loss to UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 25.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Kyleigh Hebert put together a pair of 20-plus point games as Stout went 1-1 over the week on the road with a 71-69 non-conference loss at Ashford University, Jan. 22, then an 89-67 win at UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 25. Against the Blugolds, Oman scored a season-high 26 points – 17 points in the first half (3-3 from 3-point range) as Stout took a 47-26 halftime lead - shooing 8-of-12 from the field (.667), 4-of-6 from 3-point range (.667) and 6-of-6 from the line. Oman had two rebounds and two steals. Against Ashford, Oman knocked down 23 points, shooting 8-of-15 from the field (.533), 2-of-5 from 3-point range (.400) and 5-of-6 from the line (.833).  He collected five rebounds and had three assists. After a slow first half, Oman scored 20 second half points On the week, Oman averaged 24.5 points, shooting 16-of-27 (.593) from the field, 6-of-11 from 3-point range (.545) and 11-of-12 from the line (.917). Oman had scored his 1000th career point a week earlier.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Chase Hollander, G, 5-10, 170, Fr, Random Lake, Wis. (Port Washington)
Freshman goalkeeper Chase Hollander made a successful collegiate debut Saturday, Jan. 25, when he kept St. John's off the scoreboard for the more than 31 minutes he played. Hollander went into the game with UW-Sout trailing 4-1 midway through the second period, then stuffed the Johnnies with nine saves in the second and 12 saves in the third. Hollander's play allowed Stout to climb back into the game with two third period goals. Hollander was pulled with 34 seconds remaining in the game to put an extra attacker on the ice, but Stout could not score and lost, 4-3.

Gymnastics specialist of the week
Kaylee Jondahl, Fr, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
Kaylee Jondahl took first place on the floor exercise in a dual meet at UW-Whitewater. The freshman scored a 9.550, UW-Stout’s highest team floor mark of the season, to win the event.

Men’s track athlete of the week
Patrick Jenkins, Jr, Cambridge, Wis.
Patrick Jenkins ran the mile in 4-minutes, 16.61-seconds January 18th in a dual meet with Bethany Lutheran, winning the event by more than four seconds. The time was 4th in the nation.

Nick Lubinski
Nick Lubinski captured a pair of first place finishes at the UW-Stout Open, Jan. 25, taking the long jump in 6.95 meters (22-feet, 9.75-inches) 12th in the nation, and 2.00 meters (6-6.75) in the high jump (18th in the nation). Both marks were personal bests, both indoor and outdoor. Lubinski also posted a personal best time in the 200-meter dash (23.50).

Women’s track athlete of the week
Jessika Smith, Sr, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther)
Jessika Smith set a school record in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.38 seconds, breaking her own record of 26.61 from last season at the UW-Stout Open, Jan. 25. The mark is currently 17th in Division III.  Smith recorded a time of 7.89 in the 60-meter (8th in the nation). Smith finished second in both sprint events to NCAA Division II opponents. Smith was second in the long jump with a mark of 5.48-meters (17-11.75), which is currently ninth in Division III. Smith third in the shot put with a mark of 11.94-meter (39-2.25),

Women’s field athlete of the week
Michelle Theisen, Sr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen took a pair of second place finishes at the UW-Stout Open Jan. 25, with a mark of 12.92-meter (42-4.75) in the shot put (18th in the nation), and 16.03-meter (52-7.25) in the Weight Throw (14th in the nation)


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 20, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Jenna Goldsmith, F, 6-1, Fr, St. Anthony, Minn. (St. Anthony Village)
Jenna Goldsmith scored a career-high 12 points in a 59-45 loss at UW-La Crosse, Jan. 15, her second consecutive game of moving her career scoring mark up. Against the Eagles, Goldsmith was 5-of-10 from the floor, had three rebounds and blocked three shots. Against UW-Oshkosh, Goldsmith had five points and two rebounds.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Adam Wadzinski, F, 6-4, 205, Sr, Verona, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
With 1.5 seconds remaining in the game, Adam Wadzinski hit a 3-point shot to give UW-Stout a 59-57 win over UW-La Crosse, Jan. 15. On the road at UW-Oshkosh three days later, Wadzinski hit three 3-pointers in the final minute of play to pull Stout to within striking range of the Titans, only to fall, 63-59. Wadzinski scored seven points against La Crosse and 11 points against Oshkosh.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Jordan Tredinnick, F/D, 6-0, 195, Jr, Onalaska, Wis.
Jordan Tredinnick scored the game winning goal in a 2-1 win over UW-Superior, Jan. 18, in Superior. Tredinnick scored at 10:45 unassisted in the second period to break a 1-1 tie, then played a defensive role in keeping the Yellowjackets off the board the rest of the way. Stout had lost to the Yellowjackets, 6-1, the night before.

Gymnastics specialist of the week
Katherine Prouty, Jr, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty took first place on the vault with a score of 9.500 at the Winona Triangular, along with UW-Whitewater, Jan. 17. Prouty captured second in the all-around (36.775) and was fourth on the balance beam (9.225).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 13, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-8, Sr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder, making a return after missing two games due to illness, scored 17 points in each of the last two games. In a loss at UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 8, Schoeder pulled down seven rebounds and had one steal. In a win at UW-Platteville, Jan. 11, Schoeder recorded five rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Alex Oman was UW-Stout’s leading scorer in both gamss as the Blue Devils dropped games to the top two teams in the WIAC. Oman scored 20 points and had six rebounds in a loss one-point loss to top ranked UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 8, and scored 14 points and had three rebounds and an assist, blocked shot and a steal against first place UW-Platteville, Jan. 11.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Zach Vierling, F, 5-9, 175, Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Zach Vierling scored two goals and added two assists in an overtime win over Concordia-Moorhead, Jan. 11. The night before, Vierling scored a goal in a 5-3 loss at St. John’s University. Against the Cobbers, Vierling tied the score in the first period on a power play goal, then pulled Stout to within one goal in the second period. Vierling assisted twice in the third period, the first time to tie the game and the second to pull ahead. Vierling’s goal against the Johnnies pulled Stout to within 4-3 midway through the final period, but the Johnnies would go on to score an empty net goal for the two goal win. On the weekend, Vierling scored thee goals and had two assists.

Gymnastics specialist of the week
Kaylee Jondahl, Fr, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
In her first collegiate meet, Kaylee Jondahl took first on the vault at a triangular meet at UW-Oshkosh. Jondahl scored a 9.425 to win the event. Jondahl also competed on the uneven bars (seventh, 9.00) and the floor exercise (eighth, 9.275).



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 6, 2014)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Kyleigh Hebert, G, 5-8, So, Spencer, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Kyleigh Hebert had one of her best all-around games as a Blue Devil when UW-Stout defeated Colorado College, 80-60, on the Tigers’ home floor, Jan.31, 2013. Hebert scored 12 points, shooting .556 (5-9) from the floor, had two rebounds, seven assists, two steals and no turnovers. In a 60-57 win over St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn), Hebert drained two free throws with seven seconds remaining to give Stout a three point cushion and the final score. She scored eight points in the game and had six rebounds and three steals. In a 83-57 loss to UW-Eau Claire, Hebert scored a team-high 15 points.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Aaron Jenny, G, 6-3, 210, Sr, Spicer, Minn. (Spicer-New London)
Over the course of the season, Aaron Jenny has been one of the Blue Devils’ most consistent players. In three games last week, Jenny scored nine points against Millikin University, 10 points against Plattsburgh State and 11 points against UW-Eau Claire. In the two losses at Daytona Beach, Fla. (Millikin and Plattsburgh), Jenny had six rebounds in each game and pulled down eight against UW-Eau Claire. Overall, Jenny leads the team in rebounds (6.4) and assists (2.3) and is third on the team in scoring (12.0) and steals (1.1).

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Logan Maly, D, 5-9, 190, Sr, Rio, Wis. (Sun Prairie) - WIAC Player of the Week
Logan Maly was selected to the all-tournament team at the Pathfinder Bank/Oswego Classic at Oswego State last week. Maly scored on the power play what would prove to be the game-winning goal midway through the third period in a 3-2 win over Curry College, Jan. 4. Maly also helped to hold the Colonels to 21 shots on net for the evening.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 16, 2013)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-8, Sr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder scored 13 points in a 67-52 loss to UW-River Falls, Dec. 11. Schoeder was 4-of-10 from the field, 3-of-6 from beyond the arc – including two in the first four minutes of the game - and 2-of-2 from the line. She recorded two rebounds and one steal.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Jimmy Whitehead, G, 6-2, 180, Sr, La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas)
Jimmy Whitehead scored a collegiate-high 29 points in a 70-64 loss at UW-River Falls, Dec. 11. Whitehead scored 19 first half points as Stout took a 35-33 halftime lead. Whitehead finished the game shooting 11-17 (/647) from the floor, 2-5 (.400) from three point range and 5-5 from the line. He also pulled down a team-high six rebounds and dished off two assists and had one steal.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 9, 2013)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-8, Sr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder scored a season-high 18 points, recorded nine rebounds and two steals in a loss at UW-Whitewater, Dec. 7. In a 66-49 win over UW-Superior, Dec. 4, Schoeder finished with five points but recorded three steals.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater) - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Alex Oman scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half of a 74-69 win over fourth ranked and previously undefeated UW-Whitewater, Dec. 7. After scoring two points in the first half, Oman was 6-of-7 from the floor in the second half, 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 4-of-7 from the line. During a just over two minute span, Oman answered every Whitewater basket, keeping Stout ahead by four points, by scoring seven points. A 3-pointer at 15:35 gave Stout a 42-38 lead. At 14:52 Oman hit a jumper for a 44-40 lead and at 13:16 he hit another jumper for a 46-42 lead. For the game, Oman was 7-of-12 from the field, 2-of-5 from 3-point range and 4-7 from the line and had three rebounds and two assists. In a 79-68 win over UW-Superior, Dec. 4, Oman came off the bench to score 14 points, going 4-of-10 from the field, but 6-of-8 from the line. He added four rebounds, two assists and a steal. On the week, Oman scored 34 points, was 11-22 from the field, 2-9 from 3-point range, 10-15 from the line and had seven rebounds, four assists and one steal.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Corey Koop, GK, 6-1, 220, Fr, Squamish, B.C. (Howe Sound Secondary) - WIAC & UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Corey Koop stopped 59 shots in a 3-2 win at fourth ranked and previously undefeated UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 7.  Koop had 20 saves in the first period, 19 in the second and finished with 20 saves in the third period. With Stout leading 3-2 with 30 seconds remaining, Koop turned back the final shot of the night while the Pointers had an extra attacker on the ice to preserve the win. Earlier in the week, Koop lost a 5-4 overtime decision to UW-River Falls, recording 37 saves.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 2, 2013)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Shelby Sterba, F, 6-0, Jr, Tony, Wis. (Flambeau)
Shelby Sterba recorded her first collegiate double-double when she scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 68-63 loss to Dakota State, Nov. 30. The following day, she led Stout with 18 points and had nine rebounds in a 77-71 loss to St. Scholastica. On the week, Sterba averaged 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds. She had two assists, four blocked shots and one steal.

Men’s Basketball player of the week -
Jimmy Whitehead, G, 6-2, 180, Sr, La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas) - WIAC & UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
It’s not just that over the last three games Jimmy Whitehead has led UW-Stout in scoring, it’s the manner in which he has done it. In leading UW-Stout to a 5-1 overall record and a five game winning streak, Whitehead has done the bulk of his scoring down the stretch. In an 88-83 overtime win at Luther College, Nov. 25, Whitehead pulled Stout to within one point, 69-68, with 32 seconds remaining, then hit a 3-pointer with four seconds left to send the game into overtime. Whitehead tallied a game-high 24 points in the win. In the opening game of the UW-Stout Thanksgiving Tournament, Nov. 30, Whitehead scored 13 of his team-high 15 points after intermission, helping to down Ashford University, 56-41. In a 64-56 win over Wartburg College in the final game of the Thanksgiving Tournament, Dec. 1, Whitehead was 9-for-9 from the floor in the second half on his way to a game-high 26 points, scoring 20 second half points. Whitehead also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds. On the week, Whitehead averaged 21.7 points, shooting 61.9 percent (26-42) from the floor, 40.0 percent (4-10) from 3-point range and 81.8 percent from the line (9-11). He has averaged 5.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 25, 2013)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Kyleigh Hebert, G, 5-8, So, Spencer, Wis.
Kyleigh Hebert scored a collegiate-high 18 points at NCAA Division II St. Cloud State University, Nov. 23. Hebert scored nine points in the first half, and doubled her totals in the second half. She pulled down a team-high six rebounds in the game and was 7-of-7 from the free throw line.  Over three games last week, two against DII opponents, Hebert averaged 11.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest. Stout defeated Marian University,  89-74, Nov. 19, lost to Winona State, 69-62, Nov. 21, and lost to St. Cloud State, 83-59, Nov. 23.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Aaron Jenny, G, 6-3, 210, Sr, Spicer, Minn. (New London-Spicer)
Aaron Jenny scored seven of his 11 points during a 25-2 UW-Stout run to open the game in a 72-55 win over Bethel University, Nov. 19, playing only 18 minutes in the game. Jenny was 5-of-9 from the floor and mad his only free throw attempt. He had a pair of rebounds and one assist. On the season, Jenny is averaging 10.9 points per contest, almost twice his average from the previous season, and a team-best 6.3 rebounds.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 18, 2013)

Women’s Basketball player of the week
Kyleigh Hebert, G, 5-8, So, Spencer, Wis.
Kyleigh Hebert scored nine points in each game as UW-Stout went 1-1 on the weekend at the Univesity of Northwestern, St. Paul, Tip Off Classic. In a 78-50 win over North Central University, Hebert had nine points and five rebounds. In a 79-60 loss to host Northwestern, Hebert scored nine points and had three assists.

Men’s Basketball player of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Alex Oman was named to the Wartburg College Buzz Levick all-tournament team, averaging 16.5 points in the two games. Oman scored 20 points in an 84-83 overtime loss to Mount Mercy, then had 13 points in a 66-58 win over Crown College in the tournament consolation game. Oman finished with 12 rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and four steals over the two days.

Football offensive player of the week
Adolfo Pacheco, RB, 5-11, 200, Fr, South Elgin, Ill. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Adolfo Pacheco tallied his fourth consecutive 100 yard game when he rushed for 143 yards on 25 carries and one TD in a 19-14 loss to UW-Stevens Point. Pacheco tallied 79 of his yards in the first half. Pacheco’s score came with five minutes left in the game on a 22 yard run. Pacheco also caught two passes for 15 yards.

Football defensive player of the week
Luke Bakkum, SS, 6-1, 190, Jr, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Luke Bakkum recorded 12 tackles, five solo, and had an interception in a 19-14 loss to UW-Stevens Point Saturday. Bakkum added two pass break ups and had two tackles for losses of three years.

Football special teams player of the week
Ricky Marteney, P,  6-1, 185, Sr, Greenfield, Wis.
Ricky Marteney recorded seven punts for an average of 39.4 yards with a long of 52 yards and one placed inside the 20. Marteney also added two extra points.

Football scout team players of the week
Scout team players of the week: Defensive: Vinny Strack, Fr, Monticello, Ill. Offensive:  Kai Guthrie, Fr, Chanhassen, Minn.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Corey Koop, GK, 6-1, 220, Fr, Squamish, B.C. (Howe Sound Secondary)
Corey Koop stopped 29 shots in a 2-1 loss at Augsburg College Friday, then stopped 29 shots again in a 1-0 loss at St. Thomas Saturday.  Koop raised his saves percentage from .907 to .923 and dropped his goals against average from 2.67 to 2.28.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 11, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Brian Alvarez, WR, 5-9, 170, Jr, Atwater, Calif. (Livingston) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Brian Alvarez caught 10 passes for 120 yards and one score in a 19-18 win at UW-River Falls Saturda, but got the majority of his yardage in the second quarter. Alvarez caught seven passes in the first half for 111 yards, but had four key plays on a scoring drive just before halftime to put Stout up 13-12 heading into intermission.  Following a River Falls TD that put the Falcons up 12-7, Alvarez returned the ensuing kickoff 11 yards to the Stout 30. Alvarez had three catches in the drive, a 7-yard pass, followed on the next play by a 43-yard grab to the RF 6. Following a three-yard rushing loss and a 15-yard Stout penalty, Alvarez scored on a pass from 24 yards out to put Stout up for good.

Adolfo Pacheco, RB, 5-11, 200, Fr, South Elgin, Ill.
Adolfo Pacheco tallied his third consecutive 100 yard game when he rushed for 139 yards on 27 carries and one TD in a 19-18 win over UW-River Falls. Pacheco tallied 109 of his yards in the second half. Pacheco’s score came five minutes into the second half on a 20 yard run up the middle. On that drive, Pacheco ran three times for 43 yards.

Football defensive player of the week
Jamie Rohrig, DL, 6-1, 255, Jr, Owatonna, Minn.
Jamie Rohrig tallied five tackles, all solo tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and two pass break ups in a 19-18 win over UW-River Falls Saturday. Rohrig’s sack came late in the third quarter, a 13-yard sack. Rohrig tipped a ball on fourth down as River Falls threatened from the Stout 20 to turn the ball over on downs late in the game.

Grant Miller, DB, 5-11, 175, Fr, Pleasonton, Calif. (Amador Valley)
Jamie Rohrig, who recently moved from wide receiver to defensive back, intercepted a pass against UW-River Falls and returned the ball 22 yards. Miller finished the day with six solo tackles.

Football special teams player of the week
Alec Zoern, DL, 6-3, 235, Jr, Germantown, Wis.
Alec Zoern got his hand on the PAT kick attempt to deflect the ball enough to force the kick to go wide left after UW-River Falls’ first touchdown in a 19-18 UW-Stout win Saturday. Zoern, a defensive lineman, finished the game with three solo tackles and a tackle for loss.

Football scout team players of the week
Scout team players of the week: Defensive: Marcus Tague, 6-2, 235, Jr, Manson, Iowa (NW Webster)   Offensive:  Zach St.Aubin, Fr, Cameron, Wis.


Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Kevin O’Donnell, F, 6-2, 205, Sr, Stoughton, Wis.
Kevin O'Donnell is UW-Stout’s leading scorer after four games. In the season opener against Marian University, O’Donnell tied the score in the second period at 3-3 with his first goal of the season, then scored the game-winning-goal in overtime on a penalty shot as Stout defeated Marian, 4-3. O’Donnell also had an assist in the game. O’Donnell has scored points in three of Stout’s four games. In a win over Hamline, he had one goal and two assists. In a loss to Gustavus Adolphus, O’Donnell had one assist. After four games, O’Donnell has three goals and four assists.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 4, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Reggie Kujak, TE, 6-7, 200, So, Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor)
Tight end Reggie Kujak caught three passes for 26 yards, and two of the grabs went for touchdowns in UW-Stout’s 35-27 home win over UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2. On the first pass, a 6-yard pass from older brother Hank Kujak, Reggie Kujak caught the pass in traffic in the middle of the end zone to put Stout up 14-3 at 12:29 in the second quarter. The Kujak connection returned later in the quarter when Reggie Kujak made a one-handed grab in the corner of the end zone for a 2-yard TD play to put Stout up 21-7 at 4:47 of the second quarter. Kujak’s also had an 18-yard reception in the second quarter.

Football defensive player of the week
Luke Bakkum, SS, 6-1, 190, Jr, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Luke Bakkum had his fourth double-digit tackles weekend when he recorded 14 tackles, six solo, in a 35-27 win over UW-Eau Claire, Nov. 2. Bakkum was also in on one tackle for a loss of one yard.

Football special teams player of the week
David Goebel, DL, 6-2, 240, Sr, Minnetonka, Minn.
David Goebel had a good day on special teams, with two special team tackles.

Football scout team players of the week
Scout team players of the week: Offensive: Devon Hartman, Fr, Janesville, Wis. (Milton) Defensive:  Jeffrey Young, Fr, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center)

Volleyball player of the week
Katie Hackl, OH, 5-11, Fr, Suamico, Wis. (Bayport)
Katie Hackl had her best match as a Blue Devil, hitting nine kills and three assisted blocks in a 3-0 win over North Central University, Oct. 29. In a match later that day against Hamline University, Hackl had a solo and assisted block. On the day, Hackl finished with 10 kills, one solo block and four assisted blocks.

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Kathleen Thorn, So, West Salem, Wis.
Katie Hackl led UW-Stout with a 28th place finish at the WIAC Cross Country Championship as the Blue Devils finished seventh as a team Saturday at Kilkarney Golf Course. Thorn finished in a time of 23-minutes, 12.13-seconds, her best time of the season. Stout competed on the same course in September, when she clocked a time of 25:18, taking two minutes off her time last weekend.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Patrick Jenkins, Jr, Cambridge, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of Week
Patrick Jenkins won the individual title at the 2013 WIAC Cross Country Championships, Nov. 2, at Kilkarney Golf Course. Jenkins paced the field in a time of 24-minutes, 32.40-seconds, while teammate Jessop Keene was close behind in a time of 24:37.44. The one-two finish marked the first time Stout has taken the top two places at the meet. As a team, Stout finished fourth, their best finish since the 1983 season.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 28, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Adolfo Pacheco, RB, 5-11, 200, Fr, South Elgin, Ill (South Elgin)
Adolfo Pacheco carried the ball 28 times for a career-high 194 yards and three TDs in a loss at UW-Platteville Saturday. Pacheco started out with a less than auspicious start, gaining only 17 yards in the first quarter, but he did score the first TD of the game, a three-yard run at the 11:00 minute mark in the first stanza. Pacheco rolled up 73 yards in the second quarter alone, including a single run of 28 yards. Pacheco scored two TDs in the third quarter and netted 55 yards in the stanza, going over 100 yards for the first time in his short collegiate career. Pacheco had a 42 yard romp in the fourth quarter that set up Stout’s final TD of the game. Pacheco netted 49 yards in two fourth quarter carries. Pacheco also caught two passes for 24 yards. Nine times Pacheco carried to pick up a first down and twice he caught passes for first downs. He was only stopped for negative yardage twice.

Football defensive player of the week
Mike Bond, DB, 5-9, 190, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (BradleyTech)
Mike Bond intercepted two passes in a UW-Stout loss to UW-Platteville, Oct. 26. Both interceptions were in Stout territory, and returned the second interception 18 yards into Platteville’s side of the field. Bond also had three tackles.

Football special teams player of the week
Riley Anderson, LS, 6-0, 200, Jr, Woodville, Wis. (Baldwin-Woodville)
Riley Anderson has been consistent throughout the entire season as the team’s long snapper.

Football scout team players of the week
Scout team players of the week: Offensive: Zach St.Aubin, Fr, Cameron, Wis.. Defensive:  Matt Kleinhans, Fr, Nekoosa, Wis.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Lauren Kizlik, F, 5-3, Fr, Hammond, Wis. (River Falls)
Lauren Kizlik scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win at UW-River Falls, Oct. 23. Kizlik scored unassisted in the 14th minute of the game after weaving her way through the Falcon defense. In a 1-0 double overtime win over UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 26,, Kizlik didn’t score, but tested the Pointer defense with a game-high four shots on net and five shots overall.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Paige Meyer, GK, 5-7, So, Beldenville, Wis. (River Falls)
Paige Meyer notched her first two shutouts of the season and the shutouts helped Stout to clinch a third seed in the WIAC Women’s Soccer Tournament. Meyer turned away five shots in the second half (six total in the game) to preserve a 1-0 win over UW-River Falls, Oct. 23. In a 1-0 double overtime home win over UW-Stevens Point Oct. 26, Meyer had four stops in the first half, then recorded a save in the second half and another in the first overtime period for six total saves.

Volleyball player of the week
Morgan Denny, MH, 5-9, Jr, Luck, Wis.
Morgan Denny averaged 2.08 kills and 0.69 blocks per set as UW-Stout went 1-2 on the week. Denny had 11 kills in a five set loss to UW-River Falls, Oct. 23 and 12 kills, three solo blocks and two assisted blocks in a four set win over UW-La Crosse, Oct. 25.

Men’s ice hockey athlete of the week
Kevin O’Donnell, F, 6-2, 205, Sr, Stoughton, Wis.
Kevin O'Donnell tied the score in the second period at 3-3 with his first goal of the season, then scored the game-winning-goal in overtime on a penalty shot as Stout defeated Marian University in the season opener, Oct. 26.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 21, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Ryan Freitag, FB, 6-2, 235, Jr, Osseo, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild)
Ryan Freitag cleared the way for Blue Devil running backs in a 21-3 loss to UW-La Crosse, Oct. 19.

Football defensive player of the week
Dominque Rhodes, DB, 5-9, 160, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside)
Dominque Rhodes had seven tackles, six solo in a 21-3 loss to UW-La Crosse, Oct. 19.

Football special teams player of the week
Ricky Marteney, K/P, 6-1, 185, Sr, Greenfield, Wis.
Ricky Marteney booted a 42 yard field goal, averaged 38.1 yards per punt (7 punts) and averaging 57 yards per kickoff (2 kickoffs) in a loss to UW-La Crosse Oct. 19.

Football scout team players of the week
 Offensive: Neal Miller, So, Burlington, Wis. Defensive:  Ben Smith, So, Brillion, Wis.; Ty Johnson, Fr, Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins) Vince Killian, Fr, Independence, Wis. (Eau Claire Regis);Brad Voeller. So, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Kathleen Thorn, So, West Salem, Wis.
Kathleen Thorn led UW-Stout at the Brooks Invitational hosted by UW-Oshkosh at Lake Breeze Golf Course Saturday in a career-best time of 23-minutes, 22-seconds. Thorn placed 88th of 509 runners in taking nearly a minute off her time on the same course last season.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Jessop Keene, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis. (Prescott) - UW-Stout, WIAC Athlete of the Week
Jessop Keene finished third of 566 runners at the Brooks Invitational hosted by UW-Oshkosh at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Oct. 19. Keene finished in a personal-best time of 24-minutes, 33-seconds, 13 seconds off the pace. 


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 14, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Steve Kuhn, WR, 6-4, 210, Fr, Lake Zurich, Ill.
Steve Kuhn caught a collegiate-best four passes for 45 yards in a loss at UW-Whitewater, Oct. 12.

Football scout team players of the week
Offensive: Keith Bolden, Fr, Merced, Calif.   Defensive: Ben Smith, So, Brillion, Wis.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Jenna Kizlik, M, 5-4, So, Hammond, Wis. (River Falls)
Jenna Kizlik scored a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 9. Kizlik lifted the corner kick into the box that was headed in by Emily Ferger for the game-winner with about 20 minutes left in the game. Kizlik’s goal came 18 minutes into the game to give Stout a 1-0 lead.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Emily Ferger, D, 5-8, Sr, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Emily Ferger recorded the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 9. Ferger took the corner kick and headed the ball into the net with about 20 left in the game.

Volleyball player of the week
Laura Reiter, OH, So, 5-8, So, Lino Lake, Minn. (Centennial)
Laura Reiter averaged 2.36 kills per set as Stout played four matches at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational Oct. 11-12. Reiter also averaged 0.86 digs (12 total), and 0.36 total blocks (4 solo, one assisted).

Tennis Singles player of the week
Angela Braun, So, Brookfield, Wis. (Pius XI)
Angela Braun recorded her first collegiate conference win when she defeated UW-River Falls’ Makayla Newberry, a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 win, Oct. 10.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 7, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Adolfo Pacheco, RB, 5-11, 200, Fr, South Elgin, Ill.
Adolfo Pacheco gained 94 yards in 13 carries, including a 54-yard touchdown run, his first collegiate TD. Pacheco averaged 7.2 yards per carry.

Football defensive player of the week
Luke Bakkum, LB, 6-1, 190, Jr, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Luke Bakkum recorded 11 tackles, six solo, in a 28-26 loss to UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5.

Football special teams player of the week
Ricky Marteney, K/P, 6-1, 185, Sr, Greenfield, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week, D3football & BSN Team of the Week
Ricky Marteney kicked a career-best four field goals in four attempts and added two extra points in a 28-26 loss to UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5. The 14 points is also a career-best. Marteney notched field goals of 22-, 25-, and 29-yards, then kicked a career-best 44 yard field to pull Stout to within two points midway through the fourth quarter. Marteney averaged 34.3 yards over three punts, with no returns, and averaged 62.6 yards over seven kickoffs.

Football scout team players of the week
Offensive: Doug Delebreau, Jr, Kewaunee, Wis.  Defensive: Zach Cinnamon, Fr, Morris, Ill.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Alix Hyduke, F, 5-5, Sr, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Alix Hyduke scored a goal and an assist in UW-Stout’s 7-1 win over UW-Superior, Oct. 5 in Superior.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Emily Ferger, D, 5-8, Sr, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
Emily Ferger defense played a key role in holding UW-Superior to four shots in a 7-1 win Oct. 5 in Superior.

Volleyball player of the week
Morgan Denny, MH, 5-9, Jr, Luck, Wis.
Morgan Denny finished the week with 34 kills as UW-Stout went 1-2 on the week. Denny had 15 kills in a 3-2 loss at UW-Superior, Oct. 2, 10 kills in a 3-0 loss to UW-Whitewater, Oct. 4 and nine kills in a 3-2 win over UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 5. Denny also had three solo blocks and four assisted blocks.

Tennis Singles player of the week
Cortney Hallahan, Jr, Lester Prairie, Minn. (Holy Family Catholic)
Cortney Hallahan picked up UW-Stout's lone win as the Blue Devils dropped an 8-1 non-conference contest at Bethel University, Oct. 2. Hallahan moved past Sarah Wallace at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 7-5. On the season, Hallahan is 1-0 at No. 4, 3-0 at No. 5 and 0-3 at No. 6. Since moving up from No. 6 singles where she was 0-3 to start the season, Hallahan has been 1-0 at No. 4 and 3-0 at No. 5 with an active four match overall winning streak.

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Mikayla Jansen, Fr, Greenleaf, Wis. (Wrightstown)
Mikayla Jansen ran a personal collegiate best by two seconds as she led UW-Stout at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Open, Oct. 4. Jansen finished in a time of 24-minutes, 10.21-seconds.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Jessop Keene, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis. (Prescott) - WIAC Runner of the Week
Jessop Keene was the top WIAC finisher at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Open in finishing third at the event. An unattached runner finished first. Keene led Stout to a seventh place finish with a time of 24-minutes, 49.61-seconds.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 30, 2013)

Soccer offensive player of the week
Camille Fawcett, M, 5-2, Fr, Byron, Minn.
Camille Fawcett scored the game-winner 1-minute, 45-seconds into the first overtime to give UW-Stout a 2-1 win over UW-La Crosse, Sept. 28. Fawcett took the cross pass and headed the ball into the net for her first collegiate goal.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Emily Ferger, D, 5-8, Sr, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
Emily Ferger's defense played a key role in keeping Hamline University off the board in a double overtime tie with the the Pipers, Sept. 24. Later in the week, Ferger scored the tying goal on a penalty shot that eventually forced the game into overtime against UW-La Crosse. Stout went on to win that game, 2-1, in overtime.

Volleyball player of the week
Karley Wiensch, S, 5-3, Jr, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (McDonell) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Karley Wiensch was named to the Wheaton College Thunder Invitational all-tournament team after averaging 11.19 assists per set (179 total assists) as UW-Stout went 3-1 at the tournament. Wiensch had 58 assists in a 3-2 win over Rockford College and 51 assists in a 3-1 win over Trinity International. On the second day, she had 22 assists in a 3-0 loss to Carthage College and 47 assists in a 3-1 win over North Central College. Wiensch finished the tournament with six kills, five service aces and 48 digs. On the season, Wiensch is averaging 9.94 assists, third in the WIAC. This is Wiensch’s third selection to an all-tournament team this season.

Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, Jr, Madison, Wis. (West) - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Despite an average putting weekend, Brittany McNett-Emmerich managed to shoot a four-over 150 in winning the UW-Stevens Point Mad Dawg Invitational by nine strokes, Sept. 28-29 at the Stevens Point Country Club. Despite rain and 30 mile-per-hour wind gusts on Saturday, McNett-Emmerich hit a one-over 74, the best single round score of the tournament, then came back with a 76 on the final day. Stout won the 11-team tournament by 36 strokes, shooting single round scores (316-322) that were among the lowest five scores in school history.

Tennis Singles player of the week
Abby Cornelius, Jr, Golden Valley, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong)
Abby Cornelius had a convincing 6-1, 6-2, win over Briana Lock of Mount Mary University, Sept. 29. Cornelius also combined with Emily Grossen for an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles as Stout won the match, 8-1.

Tennis doubles team of the week
Molly Denney, Jr, Duluth, Minn. (Central) / Angela Braun, So, Brookfield, Wis. (Pius XI)
Molly Denney and Angela Braun came back from a 6-3 deficit to win their No. 2 doubles match against Mount Mary University, 8-6, Sept. 29


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 23, 2013)

Football defensive player of the week
Tyler Naatz, DB, 5-10, 180, Jr, Menomonie, Wis.
Tyler Naatz collected 15 total tackles, seven solo, in a 41-14 loss at sixth ranked North Central College, Sept. 21. Naatz also was in on one tackle for a loss.

Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, Jr, Madison, Wis. (West) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich won the Augsburg Triangular with a 76 in very windy conditions at Columbia Golf Course in the Twin Cities, Sept. 17.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 16, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Trevor Morning, WR, 5-10, 185, Sr, Bloomer, Wis.
Trevor Morning hauled in 10 passes for 107 yards and a TD in a 13-7 win over the University of Jamestown, Sept. 14. Morning’s first catch of the day was an 11-yard TD on Stout’s first drive of the game. Morning had a catch of 45 yards in the second quarter to set up a 29-yard Ricky Marteney field goal. Morning had 212 yards in receiving yards in the season opener, Sept. 7, against Dakota Wesleyan.

Football defensive player of the week
Luke Bakkum, LB, 6-1, 190, Jr, Oconomowoc, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Luke Bakkum collected 13 total tackles, seven solo, in a 13-7 win over the University of Jamestown, Sept. 14. Bakkum had three tackles for loss and had a solo sack late in the third quarter.

Football special teams player of the week
Ricky Marteney, K/P, 6-1, 185, Sr, Greenfield, Wis.
Ricky Marteney booted two field goals of 31- and 29-yards and added an extra point in UW-Stout’s 13-7 win in the rain at the University of Jamestown, Sept. 14. In addition, Marteney averaged 37.6 yards on seven punts, with a long of 50 yards. Three of Marteney’s punts were inside the 20 yard line. Marteney is climbing the UW-Stout all-time scoring list and currently has 177 points, ranking fourth.

Football scout team players of the week
Offensive: Grant Miller Fr, Pleasanton, Calif.(Amodor Valley); Defensive: Jared Allen Fr, Maple Grove, Minn. (Hopkins)

Soccer offensive player of the week
Lauren Kizlik, F, 5-3, Fr, Hammond, Wis. (River Falls)
Lauren Kizlik scored the first goal of the game – and her first collegiate goal - in a 2-1 loss to Macalester College, Sept. 11.

Volleyball player of the week
Laura Reiter, OH, 5-11, So, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)
Laura Reiter averaged 3.78 kills per set over five games last week as UW-Stout went 3-2 in a dual and a weekend tournament at St. Catherine. Reiter matched a career-high when she put down 19 kills in a five set win over St. Catherine, then added 14 kills in a 3-0 win over Loras College and 17 kills in a 3-1 loss to Hamline. Reiter had nine kills in an easy 3-0 win over Crown to open the tournament. Reiter was named to the St. Catherine all-tournament team. On the week, Reiter finished with 68 kills.

Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, Jr, Madison, Wis. (West) - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich finished second at the D3 Midwest Classic at The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, Minn., Sept. 15. McNett-Emmerich hit a 74-81 – 155 to finish three strokes off the pace.

Tennis Singles player of the week
Cortney Hallahan, Jr, Lester Prairie, Minn. (Holy Family Catholic)
Cortney Hallahan won a pair of matches last weekend as UW-Stout lost, 7-2, to UW-Stevens Point, then picked up their first team win of the season with a 9-0 win over Bethany Lutheran, Sept. 14. Hallahan defeated the Pointers’ Ali Bichler, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 5 singles, then downed Bethany Lutheran’s Andrea Donley, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 4 singles.

Tennis doubles team of the week
Abby Cornelius, Jr,  Golden Valley, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong) / Emily Grossen, Sr, Monroe, Wis.
UW-Stout’s No. 1 doubles team of Abby Cornelius and Emily Grossen defeated Bethany Lutheran’s Rebecca Grove and Kasarah Smart, 8-4, Sept. 14. Earlier in the day, Cornelius and Grossen lost to UW-Stevens Point’s Taylor Weuve and Rachel Brown.

Men’s Golf Athlete of the week
Jade Hasslen, Fr, Ortonville, Minn.
Jade Hasslen hit a pair of 79s to lead UW-Stout at the St. John’s Invitational, Sept. 14-15. Earlier in the week, Hasslen hit a 74-76-77 – 227 to pace Stout at the Midwest Regional at Trapper’s Turn in Wisconsin Dells.

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Sydnee Braun, Fr, Neenah, Wis.
In her first collegiate race, freshman Sydnee Braun paced the UW-Stout team with a time of 24-minutes, 12.4-seconds, placing 54th in the 148-runner field.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Jessop Keene, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis. (Prescott) - WIAC Athlete of the Week
In running his first race for UW-Stout, Jessop Keene set a personal best and won the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational at Kilkarney Hills Golf Course, Sept. 14. Keene won the event by almost 10 seconds, clocking a time of 25-minutes, 5.8-seconds. The second place finisher came in at 25:15.2. As a team, Stout placed third of six teams.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 9, 2013)

Football offensive player of the week
Hank Kujak, QB, 6-3, 180, Jr, Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor) - WIAC and UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
In making his second collegiate start, Hank Kujak tallied 319 yards of total offense, completing 20-of-35 passes for 272 yards and three TDs, then added 47 yards rushing, on five rushes, including an 18- and 25-yard run. Kujak had TD passes of 38-, 63- and 20-yards, throwing twice to Trevor Morning for scores.

Football defensive player of the week
Tyler Naatz, DB, 5-10, 180, Jr, Menomonie, Wis.
Tyler Naatz collected 11 total tackles in UW-Stout’s 35-20 win over Dakota Wesleyan. Naatz had three solo tackles and eight assists. Naatz recorded 0.5 tackles for loss and had one pass break up. Naatz, a safety, was in on three tackles on pass plays and eight on running plays.

Football special teams player of the week
Zak Snell, WR, 5-10, 190, Jr, Castaic, Calif (West Ranch)
Zak Snell served as a kick returner, kick off specialist, punter and wide receiver in Stout’s 35-20 win over Dakota Wesleyan Sept. 7. Snell returned a third quarter kickoff 43 yards to the 50, and four plays later Stout scored their final points of the game. Snell was called into punting and kickoff action when Stout kicker was injured. Snell punted twice for an average of 35.5 yards, and kicked off twice for an average of 45 yards. Snell also hauled in two pass receptions for 27 yards, including a 22-yard reception in the second half.

Football scout team players of the week
Offensive: Logan Stoa, OL, 6-6, 235, Fr, Hawley, Minn; Defensive: Blake Strehlow, LB, 5-10, 200, Fr, Suring, Wis.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Alix Hyduke, F, 5-5, Sr, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Alix Hyduke scored three goals last week, a single goal in a 4-2 loss at Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 2, and two goals in a 2-1 win over Bethel University, Sept. 4.

Volleyball player of the week
Emily Crew, OH, 6-0, Jr, Maplewood, Minn. (Tartan)
In four matches last weekend, Emily Crew helped UW-Stout to their best start since 2009, as Stout went 3-1 at the Macalester College Invitational. In a 3-1 loss to Carleton College, Crew had eight kills and five assisted blocks. In a 3-2 win over UM-Morris, Crew had seven kills. In a 3-0 win over Northland College, Crew and five kills and in a 3-0 win over host Macalester, Crew had five kills and three solo blocks. On the weekend, Crew had 25 kills, three solo blocks and seven block assists.

Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, Jr, Madison, Wis. (West)
Brittany McNett-Emmerich cut off eight strokes from their first day of competition at the Wartburg College Women’s Fall Invitational to finish seventh. McNett-Emmerich hit an 82 on the first day and was in 14th place, but came back to hit a 74 on the second day to finish with a 156. The 74 was the second best score turned in during the tournament.

Tennis Singles player of the week
Annie Lindsay, Fr, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
Annie Lindsay recorded two conference wins Sept. 6, including her first conference singles win in a victory over Oshkosh at No. 2 singles -   5-2 (ret.) – and teamed with Molly Denney for an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles.

Tennis doubles team of the week
Emma Pedersen, Fr, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial) / Anna Lano, So, Chaska, Minn. (Chanhassen)
In their first time ever competing together, Anna Lano and Emma Pedersen dug out a conference win at No. 3 doubles in a very tight match, 8-6, at UW-Oshkosh Friday



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (Sept. 2, 2013)

Soccer offensive player of the week
Alix Hyduke, F, 5-5, Sr, Duluth, Minn. (East) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Alix Hyduke scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Concordia University, Aug. 30 in the season opener. Hyduke scored the first goal of the game – and of the season – in the 11th minute, scoring unassisted. She added the second goal of the game off a corner kick midway through the second half. Taking the long ball from Jessica Goodrich, Hyduke settled the ball and punched it in for the score.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Jessica Goodrich, D, 5-5, Sr, Munster, Ind.
Jessica Goodrich was a major contributing factor in UW-Stout’s 3-0 shutout over Concordia University in the season opener August 30. The Blue Devils allowed only three shots on net – all in the first half – and allowed only eight shots all night.

Volleyball player of the week
Morgan Denny, MH, 5-9, Jr, Luck, Wis.
In two matches last weekend, Morgan Denny tallied 12 kills in each match and was a defensive leader. Denny helped to lead Stout in their two five-set wins August 30 at the St. Mary’s University Sugar Loaf Invitational as Stout defeated St. Catherine, 17-25, 25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 21-19, then came back to down Gustavus Adolphus, 22-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-10. Denny had three solo blocks and three assisted blocks against St. Catherine and one solo block and one assisted block against Gustavus.

Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, Jr, Madison, Wis. (West) - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich earned medalist honors at the two-day Doug Georgianni Memorial Invitational, Aug. 31-Sept. 1 hosted by UW-Eau Claire. On the opening day of the season, McNett-Emmerich started off the day with a birdie on the first hole and went on to a four-over 76 at Mill Run Golf Course. The next day at Wild Ridge Golf Course, McNett-Emmerich held off the field with an 81 to win the tournament by one stroke (76-81 – 157).

Men’s Golf Athlete of the week
Blake Lentner, Jr, Ramsey, Minn.
Blake Lentner helped to lead UW-Stout to a fourth place finish at the 14-team Culver’s Edgewood College Fall Classic at Glen Erin Golf Course in Janesville. Lentner finished eighth individually by hitting a 78 on the first day, then came back and shaved off seven strokes with a 71, a collegiate best.

2012-13

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 6, 2013)

Baseball Position Player of the Week
Santiago Morales, CF, 5-11, 180, Sr, West St. Paul, Minn. (Henry Sibley)
On the week as Stout went 3-3, Santiago Morales hit .360 (9-25) and drove in eight runs, including the game winning run on a sacrifice fly in a 1-0 win over UW-Superior, May 5. In a 4-3 loss to Superior Sunday, Morales had a two-run double to put Stout up 3-0 in the fifth inning. In a 7-5 win over Superior, May 4, Morales tied the game with a one-run double in the seventh, then drove in another run in the ninth inning. In an 11-4 loss to La Crosse, May 1, Morales had two home runs in back-to-back at-bats. On the week, Morales had two doubles, two home runs, was intentionally walked once, had a sacrifice fly, stole two bases in two attempts and was perfect in the outfield in 22 chances.

Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Brad Kohn, LHP, 6-1, 180, Sr, St. Charles, Minn.
Brad Kohn pitched a nine-inning complete game as UW-Stout took a 1-0 opening game over UW-Superior Sunday. Kohn went the distance in the opener, allowing seven hits while striking out six and walking only one in the Blue Devils' only nine-inning complete game of the season. The Yellowjackets twice threatened, getting two runners on, once in the fourth and again in the sixth, but Kohn retired the final two batters to get out of the innings. Kohn faced four batters in the seventh, but forced a double play to end the inning, then put the Yellowjackets down in order in the eighth and ninth innings.

Track and Field
Andrea Krueger, Jr, Menomonie, Wis.
Andrea Krueger won the pole vault at the 2013 WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best mark of 12-6.50. This was her first WIAC title.

Meagan Ward, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Meagan Ward finished second in the hepthatlon at the 2013 WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship and also scored points in the open javelin (fifth) and the open high jump (seventh)

Zach Anderson, Jr, Frederic, Wis.
Zach Anderson successfully defended his conference decathlon title at the 2013 WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 29, 2013)

Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, Fr, Prior Lake, Minn.
Tori Workman made appearances in all six of UW-Stout’s games last week, finishing with a 3-1 record, tossing 24.2 innings, striking out 13. At the plate, Workman had two hits and an RBI in a win over UW-Superior.

Softball position player of the week
Taylor Workman, DP, 5-8, So, Prior Lake, Minn.
Taylor Workman hit the game-winning single in a 4-3, 9-inning win over UW-Oshkosh, April 28. For the week, Workman batted 8-of-23 (.348) with six RBI, including a two-run home run against UW-Eau Claire, April 25.

Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Andrew Driessen, RHP, 6-0, 210, Sr, Champlin Park, Minn. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Andrew Driessen picked up UW-Stout’s two wins last week, going six innings in a 14-4 win over UW-Stevens Point, April 24, then came back and went the full nine innings in a 3-1 win over UW-Platteville, April 28. Against the Pointers, Driessen scattered 11 hits and allowed four runs, three earned. He had had five strikeouts and surrendered two walks. Against the Pioneers, Driessen pitched out of a bases loaded first inning and went on to allow four hits, one earned run and struck out four with two walks. Driessen threw 137 pitches against Platteville. On the week, Driessen pitched 15.0 innings, allowed 15 hits, five runs – four earned – struck out nine and gave up four walks to improve his overall record to 3-2.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Patrick Jenkins, So, Cambridge, Wis.
Andrew Driessen competed in the 10,000m at Gina Relays finishing in a time of 30:08.41, placing 14th in the meet. Jenkins is ranked 12th nationally in the NCAA Division III and fourth in the WIAC

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Zach Anderson, Jr, Frederic, Wis.
Zach Anderson competed in the decathlon at the Drake Relays, tallying 6550 points, a total that ranks him second in the NCAA Division III and first in the WIAC. Against predominately NCAA Division I competitors, Anderson placed 10th at the Drake Relays.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Cheyenne Gray,  Jr, Gilmanton, Wis.
Cheyenne Gray ran the 100-hurdles in a time of 15.08 at the Saint Mary’s University Open, April 27, finishing second in the preliminaries. The time ranks sixth the WIAC and is a personal record. She also went 1.55m (5-1) in the high jump.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Andrea Krueger,  Jr, Menomonie, Wis. (St. Croix Lutheran – West St. Paul, Minn)
Andrea Krueger took first place in the pole vault at the Saint Mary’s University Open, April 27, with a height of 3.71m (12-2). The mark, her best of the season, ranks her eighth in the NCAA Division III and second in the WIAC. Krueger finished second at the Hamline Twilight, April 24, in the pole vault with a mark of 3.65m (11-11.75).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 22, 2013)

Softball position player of the week
Erin Moss, SS, 5-5, Sr, Munster, Ind.
For the week over four games, Erin Moss batted .500 (5-for-10) with one RBI, one double and one home run. She drew five walks and stole six bases in six attempts. She stole three bases in a 13-2 win over River Falls and two in an 8-1 win over the Falcons. She stole one base against nationally ranked UW-Whitewater.

Baseball Position Player of the Week
Colin Pechacek, OF, 6-0, 185, So, River Falls, Wis.
Alternating between right field, center field and as the designated hitter, Colin Pechacek batted .348 (8-for-23) over six games last week, driving in three runs and scoring three runs. Of his eight hits, four were extra base hits, including two doubles, a triple and his first collegiate home run.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Cody Hodowanic, So, Gilman, Wis.
Colin Pechacek ran a near personal best in the 400-meter in windy conditions at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 21. Hodowanic finished in a time of 51.57 seconds.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Ben Mohr, So, Neillsville, Wis.
Ben Mohr placed seventh of 22 competitors in the pole vault at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 21, with a near-personal best of 4.51m (14-9.5)

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Molly Brion, Fr, Cameron, Wis.
Molly Brion finished in a time of 61.97 seconds in the 400m and 27.27 in the 200m at the Phil Esten Challenge April 21 at UW-La Crosse.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Meagan Ward, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Molly Brion scored 4351 points in her first heptathlon event, placing 2nd at the Phil Esten Challenge April 21 at UW-La Crosse.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 15, 2013)

Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, Fr, Prior Lake, Minn.
Tori Workman went 2-1 in making four appearances in four games last week. Workman pitched the entire game in an 11-inning, 4-3 win over UW-La Crosse, April 8, striking out five, while giving up three runs, two earned. After a woeful start in a 19-1 loss to UW-Stevens Point, April 13, in the opening game, Workman came on in relief in the second game to record the win, working three innings, allowing one run, none earned, and two hits. Workman also helped her own cause at the plate in the game, hitting a one-out double in the bottom of the eighth, then came home on Laura Vanderhoof’s ground rule double to end the game. Over the course of the week, Workman hit at a .571 clip (4-7).

Softball position player of the week
Sam Hastings, C, 5-7, Jr, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Sam Hastings had a couple of key hits in UW-Stout’s two wins last week. In a 4-3 win over UW-La Crosse, April 8, Hastings drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th with an RBI single. Hastings scored in the inning what would prove to be the game-winning run. In a 5-4 eight inning win over UW-Stevens Point, April 13, Hastings hit a solo home run in the first inning, then came back to tie the game with a two run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the game into extra innings. On the week, Hastings hit .385 (5-13) with one double, two home runs and four RBI.


Baseball Position Player of the Week
Santiago Morales, CF, 5-11, 180, Sr, West St. Paul, Minn. (Sibley) - UW-Stout athlete of the week
Santiago Morales had a triple and a home run and three RBI as UW-Stout bounced back to earn a split over UW-Oshkosh April 13 in Oshkosh. Morales was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in the game. Morales also had a solo home run in Stout’s first game loss to the Titans. On the day, Morales batted .375 (3-8) with four runs scored and four RBI.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 8, 2013)

Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, Fr, Prior Lake, Minn.
Tori Workman picked up a pair of wins as UW-Stout swept a doubleheader at UW-Platteville, 5-4 (9 innings), 13-6, Sunday in their only competition of the week. Trailing 4-1, Workman came on in first game in the second inning and scattered six hits, striking out three, walking one and allowing no runs over eight innings of work. Workman went six innings in the second game, allowing nine hits, six runs – three earned – as she struck out two. Workman worked 14 total innings on the day. She also had an RBI single in the second game.

Softball position player of the week
Taylor Workman, DP, 5-8, So, Prior Lake, Minn. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week, WIAC Player of the Week
Taylor Workman went 8-for-9 with five total RBI as UW-Stout swept a doubleheader at UW-Platteville, 5-4 (9 innings), 13-6, Sunday in their only competition of the week. In the opener, Workman was 3-for-4 and drove in Stout’s first run of the game. In the nightcap, Workman was 5-for-5 with four RBI. Workman had RBI singles in Stout’s one-run third and three-run seventh, then doubled in two runs in a three-run sixth.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Tony Cass, Fr, Hortonville, Wis.
Tony Cass placed third in the 1500-meter run with a career-best time of 4-minutes, 3.36-seconds at the Wartburg Outdoor Select Sunday in Waverly, Iowa.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Nick Lubinski, So, Hudson, Wis.
After sitting out the indoor season to recover from injury, Nick Lubinski popped off a career-best mark in the triple jump, winning the event at the Wartburg Outdoor Select at Wartburg College, Saturday. Lubinski paced the triple jump field with a mark of 46-feet, 9.50-inches (14.26m), the fourth best mark in school history. Lubinski placed third in the javelin throw, again with a career-best mark of 167-6 (51.05m), matching the fourth best mark in the UW-Stout history book.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Kathleen Thorn, Fr, West Salem, Wis.
Kathleen Thorn placed sixth in the 5000-meter (19:04.84) at the Warrburg Outdoor Select Saturday in Waverly, Iowa. The run was her first outdoor collegiate 5000 meter race.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Michelle Theisen, Jr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen had three top five finishes in the throws at the Wartburg Outdoor Select in Waverly, Iowa, Saturday. Theisen placed third in the hammer throw with a mark of 141-feet, 11-inches (43.27m), fourth in the shot put with a career-best 42-11 (13.08m) and fifth in the discus with a toss of 118-0 (35.97m).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 1, 2013)

Softball pitcher of the week
Laura Vanderhoof, RHP, 5-8, Jr, Mankato, Minn. (East)
After allowing one unearned run in the top of the first inning, Laura Vanderhoof did not allow another runner past second base the rest of the game as UW-Stout defeated Macalester College, 9-1, in five innings. Vanderhoof scattered three hits in the game, striking out five and walking one. Vanderhoof helped her own cause with a pair of hits, including an RBI double in the third inning. Vanderhoof improved to 6-0 on the season.

Softball position player of the week
Erin Moss, SS, 5-4, Sr, Munster, Ind.
Erin Moss went 7-for-8 (including a double in each game) with two RBI, scored four runs, stole a base in each game and was perfect in the field in 13 chances as UW-Stout swept Macalester College, 9-1 (5 inning), 13-7, March 29 at the West St. Paul Dome. In the opener, Moss went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, including the first run of the game for Stout, and two RBI. Moss drove in a run in the fourth and ended the game on the 8-run rule with a single up the middle in the bottom of the fifth to score Jessica Nicol. In the second game, Moss again scored the first run of the game after reaching on a single and would go on to hit 4-of-5. Moss was stellar at shortstop, taking away several Macalester chances.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 25, 2013)

Gymnast of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Jr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Brittany DeZiel earned three All-American awards at the recent NCGA Championships, earning first team All-America honors with a fourth place finish on the floor exercise. She earned second team All-America honors with a seventh place finish in the all-around and an 11th place finish on the vault.

Softball pitcher of the week
Tori Workman, RHP, 5-6, Fr, Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
Tori Workman was baptized under fire into the collegiate pitching circle, opening with a loss to second ranked Luther College. But Workman has bounced back to take to make 11 total appearances so far to open the season, posting a 5-4 overall record, making one save, with an ERA of 1.77. Workman has pitched 51.1 innings, starting eight games, allowing 52 hits and 19 runs, 13 earned. She has recorded 29 strikeouts. Workman went the distance against Division II Minot State, March 16, allowing no earned runs in a 6-3 loss. She picked up a save later that day against Farmingdale, a team that advanced to the NCAA tournament last year, by working the last inning to face three batters, getting the final batter with a strikeout. Workman came on in long relief against Trinity College and allowed no runs and three hits in 6.2 innings to get the win. She picked up a shutout in a 9-0 five inning win over Dubuque, March 22, and pitched the second game of the day, going six innings, but was saddled with the 1-0 loss. Workman has been effective with her bat, as well, hitting at a .406 pace with nine RBI. She had a two-run home run in a 7-4 win over Luther College and was 4-for-4 with two RBI against Benedictine.

Softball position player of the week
Alison Gray, CF, 5-8, Sr, St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo) - WIAC player of the week, UW-Stout athlete of the week (April 1)
Alison Gray is hitting .442 as Stout opens the season at 10-4. Gray is 19-of-43 with 16 RBI and has four home runs, twice hitting a pair of home runs in the same game. Gray had a grand slam and a two-run shot against St. Olaf, March 8, and hit a pair of solo home runs against Oswego State, March 18. Gray hit a 3-run triple in the bottom of the sixth in a 5-0 win over Allegheny College. Gray has hit successfully in 12-of-14 games, with a slugging percentage of .837 and an on-base percentage of .500. Gray is perfect in the outfield in 24 chances, including an assist on an 8-2-5 play against Manchester, March 18.

Baseball Position Player of the Week
Charlie Meyer, C/DH, 5-10, 185, So, Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
Before going down with an injury halfway through UW-Stout’s Florida series, Charlie Meyer had started six games, beginning March 12, alternating between catcher and designated hitter. In that stretch, Meyer hit .450 (9-20) with six RBI. Meyer was errorless in the outfield and threw out two runners attempting to steal. On the season, Meyer is hitting .519 (15-27) with nine RBI.

Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Dan Britts, RHP, 6-1, 210, Sr, Nekoosa, Wis.
Dan Britts has not allowed an earned run over his last 10.2 innings of play and is 1-1 with four strikeouts in three appearances. Britts scattered two hits in 2.1 innings of work to get a win over Augsburg College, March 12. Britts allowed three hits in 2.0 innings of work against Utica College and made his first start of the season against a tough Johns Hopkins team, pitching 6.1 innings with nine hits and three runs, none earned, in a 4-1 loss.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 18, 2013)

Charlie Meyer, C/DH, 5-10, 185, So, Janesville, Wis. (Craig) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Playing the first game of each of the doubleheaders as the designated hitter and the second as the starting catcher, Charlie Meyer has been making contact with the ball. He currently has a six game hitting streak to start off the season. He is currently batting a team-best .600 (9-for-15) with five RBI and four runs scored. Meyer recorded the game winning hit in the top of the seventh inning in a 7-5 win over Augsburg Wednesday. Meyer has hit in the clean-up spot (fourth in batting order) in all six games. Behind the plate, Meyer has thrown out two runners attempting to steal.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 11, 2013)

Baseball Position Player of the Week
Santiago Morales, CF, 5-11, 180, Sr, West St. Paul, Minn. (Henry Sibley)
As UW-Stout trailed 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Santiago Morales delivered a two-out, three-run walk-off double to give the Blue Devils a 5-4 win over Hamline University. Over the course of the first four games of the season, Morales has maintained a four game hitting streak and, reaching back to the end of last season, has extended his hitting streak to seven games. In the season opener, an 8-4 loss to Bethel University, Morales was 3-for-4 with two runs scored including an inside-the-park home run at the Metrodome. After four games, Morales is hitting .400, going 6-of-15 with five RBI, and four runs scored. In centerfield, Morales is perfect in with eight putouts, including two diving catches.

Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Brad Kohn, LHP, 6-1, 180, Sr, St. Charles, Minn.
After two starts and 11 innings pitched, Brad Kohn has yet to allow an earned run as he has scattered seven hits and notched nine strikeouts. In the season opener against Bethel University, Feb. 26, Kohn went four innings, striking out five, allowing two hits and one unearned run. Kohn left with the lead, but did not figure into the decision. Kohn went the distance in picking up his first win of the season in a 6-1 victory. Kohn scattered five hits and allowed one unearned run while striking out four. In facing 43 batters over the two games, Kohn has allowed two walks and has allowed only one extra base hit.


Softball Position Player of the Week
Erin Moss, SS, 5-4, Sr, Munster, Ind. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
As UW-Stout went 3-1 over the first games of the season, including a 7-4 win over second ranked Luther College, Erin Moss is hitting .545 (6-of-11) with five runs scored and five RBI. She has recorded two home runs, has a slugging percentage of 1.182 (4 singles, 1 double, 2 home runs) and and on-base percentage of .667 with four walks. In 17 chances, Moss has a fielding percentage of .941.

Softball Pitcher of the Week
Laura Vanderhoof, RHP, 5-8, Jr, Mankato, Minn. (East)
Laura Vanderhoof has a record of 2-0 to open the season, making two starts and going the distance in both games, pitching 14.0 innings. Vanderhoof has an ERA of 2.00, scattering 11 hits with seven runs allowed, four earned. She has recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed five walks. Vanderhoof has helped her own cause by hitting .571 (4-of-7 with two RBI.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 4, 2013)

Gymnastics All-Around of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Jr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum) - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Brittany DeZiel collected three first place medals and set new personal bests on the vault, beam, and in the all-around as UW-Stout defeated UW-Oshkosh, 185.450-181.300, March 1 DeZiel finished first on the balance beam, leading a group of three Blue Devils to sweep the event with a score of 9.550. On the floor, Stout took the top four spots, led by DeZiel’s 9.500. DeZiel totaled a personal best 37.925 in the all-around. DeZiel finished second on the vault (9.55) as Stout broke the school vault record, scoring a 47.500. DeZiel was fourth on the uneven bars (9.325).

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Natasha Hansen, So, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
Natasha Hansen set a personal best by placing fourth on the vault in a dual meet with UW-Oshkosh, March 1. Hansen scored a 9.525 as Stout captured five of the top six spots in the event to go on to setting a new team vault record of 47.50. Hansen’s previous best vault score was a 9.425.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Zach Anderson, Jr, Frederic, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Zach Anderson successfully defended his No. 1 seed in the hepthathlon and used the two final events to put an exclamation point on the win. Trailing heading into the pole vault, Anderson cleared 14-feet, 11-inches, nearly four inches ahead of his second place finishers and more than a foot over UW-Eau Claire's Brandon Zarnoth, who would finish second in the overall standings. Anderson went on to pad his lead in the 1000-meter run, the final event of the day, by taking the top spot in a time of 2-minutes, 43.77-seconds. Anderson bested Zarnoth by more than 200 points, 5132 to 4895. Anderson broke the school heptathlon record previously held by Daniel Drewek, who has set the mark of 5113 at the 2012 WIAC Championship

 

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 25, 2013)

Men's Basketball Athletes of the week - UW-Stout Athletes of the Week
Alex Oman, Jr, Lake Elmo, Minn; Erik Olson, Sr, Buffalo, Minn; Chris Hortman, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis.
Alex Oman, Erik Olson and Chris Hortman led the UW-Stout men's basketball team to the program's best finish since the 2005-06 season. Stout finished with a 20-7 overall record and were 11-5 in the WIAC, good for third. This is only the fourth time in program history to finish with 20 or more wins. Oman and Hortman were Stout's scoring leaders, while Olson became the school's all-time assists leader.

Gymnastics All-Around of the week
Katherine Prouty, So, Tigard, Ore.  - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Katherine Prouty took first place on the vault, floor exercise, and in the all-around as UW-Stout defeated Hamline University, 184.325-182.350, Friday night at Johnson Fieldhouse. Prouty won the vault for the fourth time this season with a score of 9.550. She bested everyone on the floor with a 9.600 and took the all-around with a total of 37.675. Prouty took second (9.225) and third (9.300) on the beam and bars, respectively. On the bars, Prouty was among five Blue Devils who occupied the top five spots, finishing third.

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Kaitlynn Christensen, Jr, Ottawa, Ill
Kaitlynn Christensen set a personal best by placing third on the floor exercise in a dual meet with Hamline University, Feb. 22. Christensen scored a 9.550.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Patrick Jenkins, So, Cambridge, Wis.
Patrick Jenkins finished fourth in the 5000-meter run at the WIAC Championships (14:43.49) Saturday at UW-Stevens Point.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Zach Anderson, Jr, Frederic, Wis.
Zach Anderson successfully defended his No. 1 seed in the hepthathlon and used the two final events to put an exclamation point on the win. Trailing heading into the pole vault, Anderson cleared 14-feet, 11-inches, nearly four inches ahead of his second place finishers and more than a foot over UW-Eau Claire's Brandon Zarnoth, who would finish second in the overall standings. Anderson went on to pad his lead in the 1000-meter run, the final event of the day, by taking the top spot in a time of 2-minutes, 43.77-seconds. Anderson bested Zarnoth by more than 200 points, 5132 to 4895. Anderson broke the school heptathlon record previously held by Daniel Drewek, who has set the mark of 5113 at the 2012 WIAC Championship.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Cheyenne Gray, Jr, Gilmanton, Wis.
Cheyenne Gray set a school record in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles at the WIAC Championships, Feb. 22, breaking her own mark with a time of 9.23 seconds. Gray finished sixth in the finals of the event with a time of 9.30 seconds. That same day, Gray placed seventh in pentathlon.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Jessika Smith, Jr, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther)
Jessika Smith successfully defended her WIAC pentathlon title, winning the 2013 overall event with a burst at the end of the 800-meter run, the final event of the pentathlon. Smith also placed fifth in the open 60-meter dash (7.99 seconds) and was fourth in the long jump (17-11).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 18, 2013)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Brea Boomer, F, 5-8, So, Grand Portage, Minn. (Cook County)
Brea Boomer shot .588 on the week (10-17) from the floor, tallying 14 points against UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 13, and 10 points against UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 16. Against the Pointers, Boomer was 6-11 from the floor and had three rebounds and three steals. Against the Titans, Boomer was 4-6 with four rebounds and two steals.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Chris Hortman, G, 6-3, 190, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East)
Chris Hortman scored a game-high and career-best 29 points in a 76-74 overtime loss to UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 13, then added 13 points in a 49-47 win over UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 16. Against the 15th ranked Pointers, Hortman scored 23 points in the second period, including two free throws that would send the game into overtime. For the game, Hortman was 11-of-20 from the floor, 2-of-8 from 3-point range and 5-of-6 from the line. He had five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Against the Titans, Hortman was 4-of-14 from the floor, 1-og-6 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the line. He had eight rebounds and one blocked shot. For the week, Hortman scored 42 points, was 15-of-34 from the floor (.441), 3-of-14 from 3-point range (.214) and 9-of-10 from the line (.900). He finished with 13 rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot and one steal.

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Jr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
Brittany DeZiel took first on the uneven bars at the four-team Harley Davidson Invitational in Milwaukee, Feb. 15, with a personal-best score of 9.650 and also set a personal best in finishing second in the all-around with a score of 37.750. DeZiel was eighth on the vault (9.50), 10th on the beam (9.45) and 13th on the floor exercise (9.15).

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Mitch Freund, So, New Holstein, Wis.
Mitch Freund won the 800-meter run at the CSB/SJU Quadrangular at St. John’s University, Feb. 16, in a personal best time of 1:58.64, to qualify to the WIAC Championships this weekend.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Peyton Shedd, Fr, Sheldon, Wis. (Flambeau)
Peyton Shedd cleared 4.33m (14-2.5) at the CSB/SJU Quadrangular at St. John’s University, Feb. 16, to qualify to the WIAC Championship in the pole vault. Shedd personal best mark placed him fifth of 17 vaulters.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Laurisa Titterud, Fr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Mounds View)
Laurisa Titterud won the 400-meter dash with a time of 60.25 seconds at the CSB/SJU Quadrangular, Feb. 16, at St. John’s University. Titterud finished second to teammate Jessika Smith in the 200-meter dash in a time of 27.15..

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Jessika Smith, Jr, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Jessika Smith took two first place finishes, broke one school record and nearly broke another at the CSB/SJU Quad, Feb. 16, at St. John’s University. Smith led five UW-Stout runners to a sweep of the 200 meter dash when she broke the school record with a time of 26.61-seconds. Smith captured first in the long jump with a leap of 5.68m (18-feet, 8.75-inches), just a quarter inch short of her own school record. The mark is currently fourth in the nation in Division III. Smith posted the second-best time of the day in the preliminaries of the 60-hurdles (9.53), but opted not to compete in the finals, and finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 11.38m (37-4).

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 11, 2013)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-6, Jr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder scored 14 points as she shot 5-of-12 from the field including 4-of-10 from beyond the arc and had three assists and three steals in an 81-70 loss at UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 9. On the week, including a 69-57 win over UW-La Crosse, Schoeder finished the week shooting 6-of-17 from the field, 4-of-12 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the line, averaging 9.0 points.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Chris Hortman, G, 6-3, 190, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East)
Chris Hortman scored a game-high 21 points in a 70-54 win at UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 9. Hortman shot 7-of-13 from the floor, 1-of-4 from 3-point range and made all six of his free throw attempts. Hortman also had two rebounds, one assists and one steal. On the week, Hortman averaged 15.5 ppg (he scored 10 points in a 63-48 loss at UW-La Crosse, Feb. 6), shooting 12-of-26 from the field, 1-of-8 from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the line. He finished with six rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Sara Perez, Fr, Tigard, Ore.
Sara Perez set a personal best on the uneven bars for the second consecutive meet, tallying a 9.525 to place fourth on the event in a 184.875-182.975 UW-Stout dual win over UW-La Crosse, Feb. 8.

Gymnastics All-Around of the week
Katherine Prouty, So, Tigard, Ore. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Katherine Prouty won the all-around title in a UW-Stout dual win over UW-La Crosse, Feb. 8, and set a personal best in finishing second on uneven bars. Prouty tallied a season-high 37.50 in the all-around and posted a personal-best 9.550 on the uneven bars. Prouty took second place on the vault with a 9.425. Prouty tied for second on both the balance beam (9.275) and the uneven bars (9.550), and scored a 9.250 to finish fourth on the floor exercise.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Patrick Jenkins, So, Cambridge, Wis.
Patrick Jenkins the second fastest 5000m in school history, placing third at the St. Thomas Invitational with a time of 14-minutes, 43.49-second.  The mark ranks Jenkins 15th nationally and third in the WIAC

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Bret Flint, Fr, Twin Lakes, Wis. (Wilmot)
Bret Flint pole vaulted a career-best 4.31m (14-1.75) to finish fourth in the pole vault at the UW-River Falls Indoor Invitational Feb. 9.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Abby Bitzer, Sr, Eden Praire, Minn.
Abby Bitzer ran a 2:21.25 in the 800m run to place third at the UW-River Falls Indoor Invitational, Feb. 9.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Jessika Smith, Jr, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther)
Jessika Smith scored 3311 points to win the pentathlon, Feb. 9, as UW-Stout athletes swept the top three pentathlon spots at the UW-River Falls Indoor Invitational. Smith is currently ranked seventh nationally and second in the WIAC.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 4, 2013)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-6, Jr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder shot 6-of-11 from the field including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc as UW-Stout defeated UW-Platteville ,71-57, Feb. 2 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Schoeder's 18 points led all players and led the Blue Devils to their first win in seven games. Schoeder was instrumental in a 27-6 run in the second half. After Platteville opened the second half on a 5-0 run, Schoeder began Stout’s big run with a 3-pointer, and drained two more in the run as Stout held no less than a 10 point lead throughout the last six minutes of the game.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, Jr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week, WIAC Athlete of the Week
Alex Oman was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line in a 53-50 win over UW-Platteville, Feb. 2, and all six of Oman’s charity shots proved to be key. Trailing by eight points with about nine minutes remaining in the game, Oman made four free throws in a 7-0 Stout run that pulled the Blue Devils to within one point. Two Oman free throws with five seconds remaining in the game gave Stout a three point lead. Oman finished the contest with 15 points and eight rebounds. In a 92-78 win over UW-Superior, Jan. 30, Oman scored 22 points and had four rebounds, going 7-of-15 from the floor, 3-of-7 from 3-point range and 5-of-7 from the line. Over two games last week, Oman was 11-of-30 from the field, 4-of-14 from 3-point range, 11-of-13 from the line, had 12 rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and three steals.

Hockey player of the week
Garrett Grimstad, F, 6-0, 200, Sr, Rochester, Minn. (Century)
Garrett Grimstad power play goal in the first period shook the UW-Stout offense out of a funk as the Blue Devils came back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game, before eventually dropping the game, 4-3, on a last second goal by UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 1. The Blugolds had built a quick 3-0 lead over the first 10 minutes of the game. Grimstad’s goal at 16:43 of the first period just as Eau Claire was about to return to full strength got Stout back on track. Grimstad assisted on the Blue Devils’ second goal of the game at 5:58 of the second period.

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Sara Perez, Fr, Tigard, Ore.
Sara Perez set a personal best in taking first place on the uneven bars in a dual meet at UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29. Perez bounced back from a less than average performance four days earlier to score a career-best 9.35 on the uneven bars at Eau Claire.

Gymnastics All-Around of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Jr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
Brittany DeZiel took first in the all-around and the floor exercise in a dual meet at UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29. DeZiel scored a season best 9.475 in winning the floor and tallied a 37.10 in taking the all-around. DeZiel was third on the uneven bars (9.175) fourth on the vault (9.375) and eighth on the balance beam (9.075).

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Mitch Freund, So, New Holstein, Wis.
Mitch Freund recorded a time of 1-minute, 59.78-seconds in the 800-meter run at the UW-Stevens Point Pointer Invitational, Feb. 2.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Zach Anderson, Jr, Frederic, Wis.
Zach Anderson won the two-day heptathlon at the UW-Stevens Point Pointer Invitational, Feb. 2. Anderson scored 4,873 points, winning by more than 50 points and is posting the fourth best score in the NCAA Division III and the top score in the WIAC. Trailing by nearly 70 points heading into the final event, Anderson needed to make up seven seconds in the 1000-meter run to win the overall event, accomplishing the feat.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Molly Brion, Fr, Cameron, Wis.
Molly Brion ran the 200-meter dash in 27.96 seconds, turned in a 63.2 split in the 4x400-meter relay, and posted a 9.64m (31-7.50) mark in the triple jump at the UW-Stevens Point Pointer Invitational, Feb. 2.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Michelle Theisen, Jr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen took first in the weight throw at the Pointer Invitational, Feb. 2, with a mark of 16.02m (52-6.75). The mark is currently 16th in the nation. Theisen was second in the shot put with a mark of 12.44m (40-9.75).

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 28, 2013)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Shelby Sterba, F, 6-0, So, Tony, Wis. (Flambeau)
Shelby Sterba was one rebound short of her first career double-double as she scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a 73-65 overtime loss to UW-River Falls, Jan. 23. Sterba shot 4-of-10 from the field, 6-of-8 from the line, had two offensive rebounds and seven defensive boards, and finished with two blocked shots and two steals.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Chris Hortman, G, 6-3, 190, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East)
Coming off the bench for both games, Chris Hortman sparked UW-Stout’s wins over UW-River Falls (77-75, Jan. 23) and Ashford University (60-35, Jan. 26), scoring 22 points against the Falcons and a career-high 24 against the Saints. Hortman ran his streak of double-digit scoring to seven games. Against the Falcons, Hortman shot 8-of-15 from the field (.533), 1-4 from 3-point range (.250), 5-7 from the line (.714) and had seven rebounds, three assists and four steals. In 19 minutes against the Saints, Hortman was 10-16 from the field (.625), 4-6 from 3-point range (.667), had eight rebounds, one assist and two steals. (As a team, Stout did not attempt any free throws). On the week, Hortman tallied 18-31 from the floor (.581), 5-10 from 3-point range (.500) and 5-7 from the line (.714). He had 15 rebounds, four assists and six steals.

Hockey player of the week
Mike Hartviksen, F, 5-11, 195, Jr, Thunder Bay, Ont. (Westgate)
Mike Hartviksen scored two goals and two assists last week as UW-Stout went 1-1 on the week. Hartviksen scored one goal and one assist in a 4-3 loss at St. Scholastica, Jan. 25, then repeated the feat the next night in a 4-1 home win over UW-Superior. In the St. Scholastica game, Hartviksen scored a power play goal early in the second period to tie the score at 1-1, then had an assist to give Stout a 2-1 lead six minutes into the third period. Against Superior, Harviksen scored three minutes into the second period to give Stout a 3-1 lead, then assisted on the fourth and final goal of the game midway through the second period to cap off a three goal barrage in the first 11:07 of the second period.

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Katherine Prouty, So, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty took first place on the vault at the John Zuerlein Invitational hosted by UW-Stout, Jan. 25, with a score of 9.575. Prouty finished third on the uneven bars with a personal best score of 9.225.

Gymnastics All-Around of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Jr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Brittany DeZiel took first in the all-around, won two individual events and set a personal best in another event at the John Zuerlein Invitational hosted by UW-Stout, Jan. 25. DeZiel tallied a 37.325 in the all-around, the second-best all-around mark of her career. DeZiel tied for first on the uneven bars (9.25) and had the top score on the floor exercise. She set a personal best (9.40) in finishing second on the balance beam. DeZiel was third on the vault (9.450).

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Sean O’Brien, Sr, Burnsville, Minn.
Sean O'Brien ran a 4:23.16 in placing sixth in the mile and 2:00.54 in placing third in the 800m at the Warren Bowlus Open, Jan. 26, at UW-Stout.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
DeAngelo Evans, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Destiny)
DeAngelo Evans recorded a personal best jump of 6.49m (21-03.50) to place sixth in the long jump at the Warren Bowlus Open Jan. 26 at UW-Stout. Evens ran a 7.43 in the 60m dash and finished seventh of 42 runners with a personal best time of 23.67 in the 200m dash.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Haleigh Flottmeyer, Sr, Tomah, Wis.
Haleigh Flottmeyer placed third in the 3000m run in a personal best time of 10:58.06, just over three seconds off the pace, at the Warren Bowlus Open Jan. 26 at UW-Stout.

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Michelle Theisen, Jr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen placed fifth in the shot put with a personal best throw of 12.59m (41-3.75) and was fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 15.37m (50-5.25), less than an inch short of her personal best, at the Warren Bowlus Open at UW-Stout, Jan. 26.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 21, 2013)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Kayla Windt, G, 5-7. Sr. Pence, Wis. (Hurley)
Team captain Kayla Windt scored 13 points in a loss to UW-La Crosse and also had four steals and seven rebounds. Windt scored four points in a loss to UW-Whitewater. Windt was 7-of-8 from the free throw line against La Crosse and was 2-for-2 from the line against Whitewater.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, Jr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Alex Oman started a game-winning run in a 63-55 win over UW-La Crosse, Jan. 16, by hitting back-to-back 3-pointers with about three minutes left in the game. Oman finished the game with 17 points, three assists and three steals. Oman was 6-of-10 from the field and 3-of3 from 3-point range. Oman had 13 points in a loss to UW-Whitewater, Jan. 19. On the week, Oman scored averaged 15 points, shooting 10-of-21 from the field, 5-of-9 from 3-point range and 5-of-8 from the line.

Hockey player of the week
Tate Rusk, D, 6-3, 190, Fr, Brainerd, Minn. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Tate Rusk scored two goals, including the eventual game-winning goal, in a 4-3 win over top ranked St. Norbert College, Jan. 18, in DePere. With Stout holding a 2-1 lead, Rusk scored in the second period and added what would prove to be the game-winning goal in the third period, for his second and third goals of the season. In a 4-1 loss to the Green Knights the next afternoon, Rusk assisted on Stout’s only goal of the game to cut the lead to 2-1.

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Katherine Prouty, So, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty took first place at the Ozone Collegiate Classic in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 19, with a score of 9.650. Prouty also finished seventh in the uneven bars (9.025)

Gymnastics All-Around of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Jr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
Brittany DeZiel finished second in the all-around at the Ozone Collegiate Classic in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 19, with an overall score of 37.125. DeZiel was third in the vault (9.475), 10th in the uneven bars (8.925), ninth on the balance beam (9225) and fourth on the floor exercise (9.50)..

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Mitch Freund, So, New Holstein, Wis.
Mitch Freund set a new indoor personal best in the 800-meter run, finishing in a time of 2-minutes, 00.12-seconds to place second at the season-opening UW-Stout Open.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Charlie Royce, So, Stacy, Minn. (Forest Lake)
Charlie Royce finished second in the shot put at the season-opening UW-Stout Open, Jan. 19, with a throw of 47-feet, 9.25-inches (14.56m).

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Heather Inczauskis, Sr, Bruce, Wis.
Heather Inczauskis set four personal bests in the season-opening UW-Stout Open – the 60-meter hurdles (9.94 seconds), a 4x400-meter split of 62 seconds that her team won, the shot put (34-11, 10.64m) and the long jump (15-6.25; 4.73m).

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Michelle Theisen, Jr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen set a personal best in the weight throw with a toss of  50-6 (15.39m) at the season-opening UW-Stout Open, Jan. 19, and recorded a in the shot put (38-9.50, 11.82m). Theisen was fourth in the shot put and fifth in the weight throw, finishing only behind NCAA Division II performers.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 14, 2013)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Brea Boomer, F, 5-8, So, Grand Portage, Minn. (Cook County)
Brea Boomer matched a career-high with 22 points in a loss to UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 9. Boomer scored 16 of her points in the second half. She also had four rebounds, one assist and one steal. In a loss to Oshkosh, Jan. 12, Boomer scored a team-high nine points and had four rebounds. She also had an assist, a blocked shot and a steal.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Chris Hortman, G, 6-3, 190, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Chris Hortman came off the bench to score 18 points in succession over a five minute spurt that saw UW-Stout go on a 20-7 run to turn a one-point lead over UW-Oshkosh in a 40-26 lead before halftime. Hortman finished that 70-56 win with 18 points, shooting 7-13 (.538) from the field, 4-of-8 from three point range (.500), pulled down five rebounds, had four assists and one steal. In a loss to UW-Stevens Point last Wednesday, Hortman recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. On the week over two games, Hortman averaged 16.5 points, shot .538 from the floor (14-26), averaged 7.5 rebounds, tallied six assists and two steals.

Gymnastics Specialist of the week
Mesha Peterson, Fr, Fort Myers, Fla.
Competing in her first collegiate meet, Mesha Peterson took first place on the vault at the Gustavus Adolphus Triangular, Jan. 9, with a score of 9.50. Peterson was sixth on the bars (9.25), 12th on the beam (8.725) and tied for fourth on the floor (9.425).

Gymnastics All-Around of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Jr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum) - WIAC All-Arounder of the Week
Brittany DeZiel captured the all-around event (37.150) at the Gustavus Triangular, Jan. 9, placing no lower than fourth in each of the four individual events. DeZiel was fourth on the vault (9.30), fourth on the uneven bars (9.25), fourth on the balance beam (9.175) and third on the floor exercise (9.425). Stout finished second in the meet with a team score of 180.90, Stout highest ever score in a season-opening meet.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 7, 2013)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-6, Jr, Durand, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Despite not fully recovered from a knee injury suffered last season, Sami Schoeder has been UW-Stout’s spark plug over the last three games. The junior guard is averaging 17.3 points over the last three games, her best three game stretch of the season as Stout went 2-1 during those games. In a 78-74 come-from-behind win over Concordia-Texas, on the Tornadoes’ home floor, Dec. 29, Schoeder tossed in 16 points – 14 in the second half - and pulled down seven rebounds. In a 72-69 loss to East Texas Baptist, Schoeder scored 17 points, connecting on 5-of-10 3-pointers. In a 69-55 win over UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 3, Schoeder scored 13 second half points on her way to a 19 point night, highlighted by a 5-of-7 effort from beyond the arc.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Jarvis Ragland, F, 6-4, 200, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
Jarvis Ragland’s play was steady over the last three games as Stout posted a 2-1 record. Ragland averaged 14.0 points over the three games and averaged 27 minutes, most on the Blue Devil squad in that time frame. Ragland scored 18 points in a 74-67 loss to Loras, Dec. 29, then scored 11 in a 62-42 win over Concordia-Wisconsin the following night. In a 54-46 win over UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 3, Ragland scored 13 points. Over the three games, Ragland shot .516 (16-31) from the field, .273 (3-11) from 3-point range, .636 (7-11) from the line and averaged 3.7 rebounds. He also had two blocked shots and four steals.

Hockey player of the week
Kevin O’Donnell, F, 6-2, 205, Jr, Stoughton, Wis. - WIAC Athlete of the Week
Kevin O'Donnell scored the game-winning goal in a 5-4 overtime win over Hamline University, Jan. 5, and scored three goals over the weekend. In a 5-1 win over Bethel University, Jan. 4, O’Donnell scored the game’s first goal 1-minute, 35-seconds into the contest, then added the team’s fourth goal at 15:10 of the second period. In the win over Hamline, O’Donnell assists on Stout’s second goal of the game at 17:00 in the first period to put the Blue Devils up 2-1. Hamline took the lead and Stout sent the game into overtime with a goal late in the third period. O’Donnell gave Stout the win when he took a pass from Zach Vierling and scored with 33 seconds left in the overtime period. O’Donnell leads Stout in scoring with eight goals and eight assists.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 17, 2012)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-11, Sr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon scored four points, then dished off the go-ahead assist as UW-Stout cut a six-point deficit into the Blue Devils’ first lead of the game and Stout went on to defeat Marian University, Dec. 15. Rawdon led all scorers in the contest with 18 points and recorded her first double-double of the season by pulling down 10 rebounds in Stout’s 71-64 road win over the Sabres. Earlier in the week, Rawdon matched a career-high by scoring 22 points in a 72-61 loss at UW-River Falls. She also had eight rebounds and a four assists. On the week, Rawdon averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, shot 13-22 from the field, 3-5 from three-point range and 11-14 from the line. She tallied seven assists, one blocked shot and two steals.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Jarvis Ragland, F, 6-4, 200, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
Jarvis Ragland set the tone against UW-River Falls, Dec. 12 when he scored the first four points of the game, the first on a layup and the second on a dunk, in a 62-52 win over the Falcons. Ragland was 6-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc, on his way to a team-high 14 points, nine in the first half. Ragland also finished the game with two rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Football player of the week
Josh Peterson, TE, 6-4, 230, Sr, Cedar Grove, Wis, (Cedar Grove-Belgium) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Playing in the 40th Aztec Bowl in Monterrey, Mexico, Dec. 14, Josh Peterson caught four catches for nearly 150 yards as the US team defeated a Mexican All-Star Team, 49-26. Peterson set up one of the US touchdowns when he rambled 60 yards to the the 1-yard line. The US scored on the next play. In addition to playing the entire game at tight end, Peterson also played long snapper and played on special teams.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 10, 2012)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-11, Sr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon teamed with fellow-senior Kayla Windt to score 17 points in the final five minutes of play to hold off a surging UW-Superior Wednesday night in a 79-68 win. Rawdon, who scored a team-high 17 points for the game, scored six points in that final stretch. Rawdon finished 6-for-6 from the line for the game, hitting four free throws in the final 25 seconds of play. Over the two games, including a 70-65 loss to Platteville, Rawdon averaged 13 points, hit 15-of-16 free throws and pulled down 16 total rebounds.


Men’s basketball player of the week
Erik Olson, G, 5-10, 160, Sr, Buffalo, Minn. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Erik Olson became UW-Stout’s all-time career assists leader last week when he notched six assists in a 69-54 win at UW-Superior. Olson also added seven assists in a 65-55 win at UW-Platteville to run his career total to 363. In the win over Superior, Olson, the Blue Devil point guard, had three assists in the first half as Stout ran off to a 32-21 first half lead. In the win over Platteville, Olson dished off the assist to Aaron Jenny for a three-point shot that started a 14-0 run that erased a 10-point deficit early in the game to put Stout up the rest of the evening. Olson connected on 5-of-6 free throws in the final 1:25 of the game. On the week, averaging a team-best 34.5 minutes, Olson notched 13 assists against three turnovers, had three steals, one blocked shot and tallied 10 points. Olson leads the WIAC in assists with 5.89, is first in assist/turnover ratio (53 assists/14 turnovers) at 3.79 and is sixth in steals with 1.67.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 3, 2012)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-11, Sr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon scored 16 points in each of UW-Stout’s games last week, shooting .524 from the floor (11-21), .333 from three-point range (1-3) and .750 from the line (9-12). In a 106-51 win over Crown College, Nov. 28, Rawdon dropped in 16 points, had seven rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot in 11 minutes. In a 72-53 loss to UW-Whitewater, Dec. 1, Rawdon scored 16 points, had two rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Keith Rash, G, 5-11, 190, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent)
In a 64-58 loss to third-ranked UW-Whitewater, Keith Rash scored eight of his 14 points in the final three minutes of the game to lead the Blue Devils on a late charge, but Stout fell just short. Coming off the bench, Rash shot .444 (4-9) from the floor, .500 (2-4) from three-point range and hit all four free throws. In a 64-45 win over Luther, Nov. 28, Rash scored 10 points in 14 minutes of play, shooting .571 (4-7) from the floor and .500 (2-4) from three point range. He also had four assists. Over the two games, Rash averaged 12 points, shot .500 (8-16) from the floor, .500 (4-8) from three point range and 1.000 (4-4) from the line.

Hockey player of the week
Zach Vierling, F, 5-9, 175, So, Coon Rapids, Minn. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Zach Vierling scored a pair of game-winning goals last weekend as UW-Stout swept St. Scholastica at home.  In a 2-1 overtime win over the Saints, Nov. 30, Vierling notched the first game winning goal of his career, then came back less than 24 hours later to lead Stout to a 5-2 win over the Saints with a pair of goals and an assist, including the game-winning goal. On Friday with time winding down in the overtime period, Vierling picked up his own rebound and hit the game-winner with 53 seconds left in overtime. Vierling aced the first goal of the game the next day five minutes into the game, then picked up the eventual game-winning goal, scoring unassisted at 15:37 in the first period on a power play to give Stout a 3-1 lead. Vierling assisted on Jason Cohen’s goal in the second period to take a 4-1 lead. Vierling now has five goals and five assists on the season.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 26, 2012)

Womens’ basketball players of the week
Brea Boomer, F, 5-8, So, Grand Portage, Minn. (Cook County)
Brea Boomer scored a career-high 20 points in an 80-60 win over Martin Luther College, Nov. 25, and had six rebounds in the contest. Boomer tallied nine points in the first half - six points in the first eight minutes - as Stout ran off to a 41-25 halftime lead. Boomer came off the bench to score 11 points and four rebounds in 17 minutes of work in a 90-79 win over St. Scholastica, Nov. 24. On the week, Boomer averaged 12.7 points and 4.3 rebounds, starting two games. She was 14-of-25 from the floor.

Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-11, Sr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Whitney Rawdon was a very steady player for UW-Stout over the past week, as she has been throughout her Blue Devil career. The co-captain scored 12 points in a 74-56 loss to NCAA Division II St. Cloud State, Nov. 20, then tallied 15 points in each of the Blue Devils’ wins at the Quality Inn & Suites Turkey Shootout over the weekend. In a 90-79 win over St. Scholastica, Nov. 24, Rawdon had seven rebounds and four assists. In an 80-60 win over Martin Luther College, Nov. 25, Rawdon had six rebounds and five assists. On the season, Rawdon leads the team in rebounds, averaging 6.4 and is second on the team in scoring with 12.6 points. She leads the team in assists with 16 and is second in steals with eight. Her free throw percentage of .833 (20-24) is tops on the team. In the WIAC, Rawdon is currently ranked 11th in scoring, seventh in rebounds, eighth in assists, eighth in free throw percentage, second in assist/turnover ratio, fourth in minutes played and fifth in blocked shots.


Men’s basketball player of the week
Chris Hortman, G, 6-3, 190, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East)
In three games last week that saw UW-Stout stretch their winning streak to five this year (eight going back to last year), Chris Hortman led the Blue Devils in both scoring and rebounding average. Hortman scored a game-best 20 points, 12 in the first half, as Stout defeated Northland College, 81-42, Nov. 24. In the championship game of the UW-Stout Quality Inn & Suites Turkey Shootout the next day (Nov. 25), Hortman led the Blue Devils in rebounds with nine and tallied seven points as Stout defeated the University of Dubuque, 61-51. Earlier in the week, Hortman led Stout off the boards with nine rebounds in a 59-55 win over Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20. A rebound and a put-back by Hortman with three minutes left propelled Stout onto a 6-0 run that would go on to seal the win over the Gusties. Hortman finished the game with 13 points. On the week, Hortman, coming off the bench in all three games, averaged 13.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, was 15-of-37 from the floor (.405), 5-of-13 from three-point range (.385) and 5-of-6 from the free throw line (.833).



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 19, 2012)

Womens’ basketball player of the week
Katelynne Folkers, G, 5-8, So, Fall Creek, Wis.
Katelynne Folkers was instrumental in moving Stout to their first win of the season, a 62-56 win over Hamline University in the consolation game of the Wisconsin Lutheran tournament. Folkers scored a team-high 16 points in the win over the Pipers, Nov. 17, but scored 11 of her first half points in a three-minute 16-0 Stout run to pull Stout from a deficit to a seven point lead. In an 88-48 loss to No.4 ranked DePauw to open the season, Folkers scored 11 points.

Men’s basketball player of the week
Alex Oman, G, 6-4, 205, Jr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Alex Oman averaged 17.5 points in a pair of 30-point wins as UW-Stout opened their season by taking the championship trophy at Bethel University’s Perkins Tip-Off tournament, Nov. 17. Oman scored 15 points in an 82-51 opening night win over St. Scholastica, then tallied 20 points in a 79-49 win over Simpson College in the championship game.  Oman pulled down five rebounds vs. St. Scholastica and had four blocked shots and added six rebounds against Simpson. On the week, Oman was 13-32 (.406) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from three-point range and 7-11 (.636) from the line.

Hockey player of the week
Nick Hopper, G, 6-0, 185, Sr, Culver City, Calif.
In a pair of wins over two nationally ranked teams, Nick Hopper allowed only two goals, both on power plays. In a 3-1 win over 12th ranked St. Thomas, Nov. 13, Hopper turned away 27 shots, 12 in the first, 10 in the second and five in the third to give coach Terry Watkins his 200th career win. In a 4-1 win over 14th ranked UW-Superior, Nov. 16, Hopper recorded 32 saves (11 in the first, seven in the second, 14 in the third). His only goal allowed came with six minutes remaining in the game on a Superior 6-on-3 advantage. Hopper also made a couple of saves in a 5-on-3. Hopper was instrumental in killing Yellowjacket power plays throughout the night, as Superior was 1-for-12 on the power play. Hopper recorded 19 shots while Superior was on the power play. On the week, Hopper made 59 saves, for a saves percentage of .967 with a GAA of 1.00. Hopper improved to 3-0-2 on the season.

Cross country runner of the week
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Competing in his final collegiate race, Tim Nelson won the NCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country individual championship Nov. 17 at the Lavern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind. Nelson led from start to finish, finishing with a time of 24:26.8, eight seconds in front of the second place finisher. Nelson becomes the first UW-Stout cross country national champion and only the fourth WIAC runner to win the title race.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 12, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
Eric Brown, RB, 5-10, 195, Sr, St. Paul, Minn. (Arlington) - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Eric Brown did a little bit of everything for UW-Stout in a 27-18 loss to fifth ranked UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 10. Playing tailback and taking direct snaps, Brown rushed 24 times for 136 yards (5.7 yds/carry) and caught two passes for 86 yards, including a 61 yard pass from back-up quarterback Hank Kujak to put Stout on the board and cut the lead in half midway through the second period.  Brown finished the game with 222 all-purpose yards.

Football defensive player of the week
Billy Rosenthal, DB, 6-0, 195, Sr, Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake)
Billy Rosenthal recorded 11 tackles, seven solo, and had 0.5 tackles for loss as UW-Stout concluded its 2012 season with a 27-18 loss to conference champion UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 10. Rosenthal also had an interception, which he returned seven yards in the first quarter.

Football special team player of the week
Mike Scherr, P, 6-3, 200, So, Hartford, Wis. (Union)
Mike Scherr had his best day of the season, booting three punts for an average of 49.0 yards. Scherr had punts of 44-, 44- and 59-yards.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Patrick Jenkins, So, Cambridge, Wis.
Patrick Jenkins qualified to the NCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country Championships with a 13th place finish in his best time of the year, breaking the 25 minute mark in the 8-kilometer race at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne. Jenkins recorded a time of 24-minutes, 52.73-seconds.

Hockey player of the week
Tom Lescovich, GK, 6-2, 175, Sr, Clifton Park, NY (Christian Brothers Academy)
Tom Lescovich turned away 43 saves to record his first win of the season and UW-Stout’s second consecutive win as the Blue Devils defeated Augsburg College, 5-2, Nov. 9. Lescovich made 13 saves in the first period, 16 in the second and 14 in the third.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 5, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
Eric Brown, RB, 5-10, 195, Sr, St. Paul, Minn. (Arlington)
Eric Brown rushed for 95 yards on 23 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per rush in a 62-20 loss at UW-Platteville, Nov. 3

Football defensive player of the week
Collin Laursen, DB, 6-0, 180, So, Mondovi, Wis.
Collin Laursen had seven solo tackles, one tackle for a loss and one pass break up in a 62-20 loss at UW-Platteville, Nov. 3.

Football special team player of the week
Ricky Marteney, PK, 6-1, 185, Jr, Greenfield, Wis.
Ricky Marteney connected on two field goals of 29- and 27-yards, and was good on both extra point attempts against Platteville. Marteney averaged 56.8 yards per kickoff on five kickoffs. On the season, Marteney is 16-of-16 in extra point attempts and is 12-of-17 in field goal attempts, twice this year matching his career-long of 43 yards.

Scout team players of the week: Offensive: Jimmy Plain, Fr, Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake) Defensive: Ben Beyer, Fr, Freedom, Wis.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Matt Snell, Fr, Pewaukee, Wis. (Sussex-Hamilton)
Matt Snell took a minute off his season best time by placing 22nd in a time of 27:02.2 at the Luther College JV Cup, Nov. 2. Snell’s previous best time was 28:05 at the Brooks Invitational.


Hockey player of the week
Nick Hopper, G, 6-0, 185, Sr, Culver City, Calif. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Nick Hopper played both games in goal (125 minutes) as UW-Stout went 1-0-1 over the weekend, tying 2-2 with St. John’s University, Nov. 2, and getting a 4-3 win over Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 3. Hopper had 33 saves in the tie with St. John’s, including two overtime saves to preserve the tie. Against Concordia-Moorhead, Hopper had 32 saves, including 14 in the third period to get Stout’s first win of the season.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 29, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
David Reyes, OL, 6-1, 260, Jr, Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Polytechnic)
The UW-Stout offense completed 21-of-40 passes for 265 yards, which David Reyes is an anchor for the offensive line.

Football defensive player of the week
Tyler Naatz, DB, 5-11, 160, So, Menomonie, Wis.
Tyler Naatz had 15 tackles, five solo, in a 24-14 loss to UW-River Falls, Oct. 27. In the first series of the game, Naatz had four tackles, three of them solo.

Football special team player of the week
Ricky Marteney, PK, 6-1, 185, Jr, Greenfield, Wis.
Ricky Marteney connected on two first half field goals (37- and 39-yards) to give Stout a 6-3 halftime lead over River Falls, a game Stout eventually lost, 24-14. Later in the game, Marteney missed wide on a 45 yard field goal attempt. Marteney also did kickoff duty, averaging 61.5 yards on four kicks.

Scout team players of the week: Offensive: David Koronkiewicz, Fr, Peshtigo, Wis. Defensive: Josh Archibald, So, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Monona Grove)

Volleyball player of the week
Morgan Denny, MH, 5-9, So, Luck, Wis.
Morgan Denny recorded seven, eight and eight kills and hit at a .276 clip over three matches last week. She also averaged just over two solo blocks over the three matches playing in nine total sets.

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Baillye Durkin, Jr, Appleton, Wis. (North)
Baillye Durkin placed 16th to lead the UW-Stout women's cross country team at the 2012 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Cross Country Championship at Coles Acres Golf Course Saturday. Durkin finished in a collegiate-best time of 23-minutes, 9.3-seconds. Seven different Blue Devils ran collegiate best times.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Tim Nelson successfully defending his Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) cross country crown in winning the event at Cole Acres Golf Course Saturday. and led UW-Stout to a fifth place finish. Nelson, who won the 2011 event at Whitetail Golf Course, came in with a time of 24-minutes, 34.2-seconds, winning the event by 25 seconds. Nelson nearest competitor was UW-La Crosse's Josh Dedering (24:59.7). Last season, Nelson won the event by 11 seconds. Nelson is the 13th individual to collect multiple titles. Nelson had plenty of help from his teammates to garner a fifth place team finish, the best Stout finish at the WIAC Championships since Stout placed fifth in 1986. Nelson was also named the WIAC Max Sparger Co-Scholar Athlete.




UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 22, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
Trevor Morning, WR, 5-10, 180, Jr, Bloomer, Wis. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Trevor Morning caught a career-high six passes for 113 yards in a 33-18 loss at UW-La Crosse, Oct. 20. Morning had catches of 13-, 16-, 35-, 9-, 12- and 28-yards.

Football special team player of the week
Tanner Kuehn, RB, 5-8, 170, So, Fairchild, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild)
Tanner Kuehn returned four punts for 46 yards with a long of 22. Kuehn also made his first start in the offensive backfield, carrying the ball 11 times for 31 yards.

Scout team players of the week: Offensive: Adam Hayes, Fr, Big Lake, Minn.; Defensive: Paul Klotz, Jr, West Bend, Wis.

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Sr, Stillwater, Minn.
Kate Mikutowski reached her 1000th career kills when, on Senior Nite, she recorded 24 kills in a 3-1 win over UW-Superior, Oct. 17, in Stout’s only match of the week. Mikutowski finished with a hitting percentage of .200 (24-9-75). Mikutowski also recorded 20 digs in the win and needs only 11 digs to reach 1000. She added a solo block and a pair of block assists.

Tennis singles player of the week
Kelsey Pedersen, Fr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Kelsey Pedersen teamed with Molly Denney to finish sixth at the WIAC Women’s Tennis Tournament. Coming in as the seventh seed at No. 2 doubles, the pair dropped their first match, 8-1, then upended the team from UW-River Falls, 8-1. They lost in the fifth place match, 8-3.

Hockey player of the week
Ricky Doriott, D, 6-5, 235, Sr, Blaine, Minn.
In his first game as a Blue Devil, Ricky Doriott assisted on Stout’s first two goals in a 3-3 tie at Marian University, Oct. 20. Doriott recorded an assist on Carl Bombardier’s game opening goal at 11:14 in the first, then helped to break a 1-1 tied score with an assist to Jordan Tredinnick two minutes later.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 15, 2012)

Football defensive player of the week
Jake Johnson, DL, 6-2, 245, Sr, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Jake Johnson had eight tackles, two solo, and one sack on third down in Saturday’s loss to UW-Whitewater.

Football special team player of the week
Zak Snell, WR, 5-10, 190, So, Castaic, Calif. (West Ranch)
Zak Snell did duty all over the field in a 41-7 loss to UW-Whitewater Saturday. Snell returned eight kickoffs for a total of 234 yards, including a 72 yard return in the third quarter. Snell had kickoff returns of 26-, 17-, 32-, 18-, 27-, 21-, 72- and 21-yards. Snell punted the ball eight times for an average of 30.5 yards, with one punt inside the 20. He also lined up at wide receiver, but did not catch a pass.

Scout team players of the week: Offensive: Kyle Russell, So, Plymouth, Minn. (Hopkins); Defensive: Joe Hakeem, Fr, Woodbury, Minn.

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Sr, Stillwater, Minn. - UW-Stout Athlete of the Week
Over the course of five matches last week, Kate Mikutowski played in 21 sets and averaged 4.05 kills per set, 3.86 digs per set and 0.52 blocks per set as Stout went 3-2 on the week. Mikutowski had 10 kills in a five-set loss to UW-River Falls, 19 kills in a four-set win over St. Olaf, 13 kills in a three-set loss to St. Benedict, 18 kills in a four-set win over St. Catherine and a career-best 25 kills in a five-set win over St. Mary’s. Mikutowski’s digs were equally impressive over the week, recording 12, 22, 12, 13 and 22. On the season, Mikutowski has 268 kills and 268 digs. For her career, Mikutowski is well within reach of the 1000 kills and 1000 digs threshold, with 988 kills and 969 digs.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Jenna Kizlik, M, 5-4, Fr, Hammond, Wis. (River Falls)
Jenna Kizlik tied the score at 1-1 with a goal in the 59th minute and Stout went on for a 2-1 win over Gustavus Adolphus, Oct. 10.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Jenna Schlueter, D, 5-7, Sr, Littleton, Colo.
Jenna Schlueter assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Gustavus Adolphus, Oct. 10, and played a key role in shutting out the Gusties in the second half.

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Baillye Durkin, Jr, Appleton, Wis. (North)
Baillye Durkin led UW-Stout in the 500-runner field at the Brooks Invitational, Oct. 13, by placing 49th with a career-best time of 23-minutes, 18.50-seconds, a minute over her best time this season and 39 seconds better than her previous career-best

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson set a school record with a finish of 23-minutes, 54-seconds while competing at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, Oct. 12, in Madison. In a race featuring 45 NCAA Division I schools and several unattached runners, Nelson finished 35th in a field of 316. Nelson would have been the top finisher for 27 of the teams. Nelson recorded splits of 4:56, 9:07, 15:04 and 23:54 with a pace of 4:49.

Tennis singles player of the week
Elizabeth Lehnertz, Jr, Cary, Ill (Cary-Grove)
Elizabeth Lehnertz played a pair of solid matches in losses last week, falling 6-3, 6-2, to UW-River Falls’ Makayla Newberry at No. 5 singles, Oct. 10, and 6-2, 6-3, to UW-Whitewater’s Jessica Vitale at No. 4 singles, Oct. 13.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 8, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
Michael Blizel, QB, 6-4, 210, Sr, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Southern Door)
UW-Stout quarterback Michael Blizel ran for three TDs and threw for another as UW-Stout defeated UW-Stevens Point, 31-14, Saturday at Williams Stadium. Blizel connected on a 14-yard TD pass play to TE Josh Peterson with three minutes left in the first half to give Stout a 10-7 halftime lead. Blizel ran for a 25-yard TD early in the third, added a two-yard run late in the third and capped off his day with a 1-yard run midway through the fourth to close out the scoring. Blizel finished with 68 yards on 11 carries and completed 20-of-34 passes for 210 yards. Blizel also punted twice on fourth down, once pinning the Pointers on their own 5.

Football defensive player and special teams player of the week
Tyler Naatz, DB, 5-11, 160, So, Menomonie, Wis.
In a 31-14 win over UW-Stevens Point, Tyler Naatz finished with 10 tackles, six solo, and was in on one sack, but it was his first collegiate interception that sealed the win for the Blue Devils. After a Stout punt pinned Stevens Point on their own 5, with Stout leading 24-14 with 8 minutes left in the game, Naatz stepped in front a pass at the Stevens Point 20 and returned it 14 yards to the 6. Two plays, Stout put up the final points of the game.

Scout team players of the week: Offensive: Doug Delebreau, So, Kewaunee, Wis.; Defensive: Caleb Boehm, Fr, Hartford, Wis. (Union)

Volleyball player of the week
Molly Brion, OH, 5-7, Fr, Cameron, Wis.
Molly Brion had 12 kills and two solo blocks as UW-Stout dropped a 3-1 decision to 20th ranked UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 6.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Alix Hyduke, F, 5-5, Jr, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Alix Hyduke scored one goal and one assists in a 2-1 win over UW-River Falls, Oct. 3. Hyduke scored the opening goal two minutes before halftime, then, after River Falls had tied the score, assisted on the game-winning goal in the 67th minute.

Women’s golf player of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, So, Madison, Wis. (West) - selected UW-Stout athlete of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich became the first UW-Stout women’s golf athlete to win medalist honors in leading Stout to the team title at the WIAC Womens’ Golf Championships, winning the individual event by a dominating 12 strokes (83-78-73 – 234) in less than ideal conditions. McNett-Emmerich was in a tie for second place after the first day, then become one of only three players to hit in the 70s on the second day and one of only two players in the 70s on the third day with a dominating one-over 73, her best round of the season. Coach Howie Samb said McNett-Emmerich’s third day round was the best he has seen in his years of coaching.

Tennis singles player of the week
Kelsey Pedersen, Fr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Kelsey Pedersen at No. 4 singles - played closest match with Oshkosh, L 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), Oct. 5, and also got a 6-0, 6-4, win against Bethany Lutheran. Was the last match on the court both days.

Tennis doubles team of the week
Emily Grossen, Jr, Monroe, Wis.
Abby Cornelius, So, Golden Valley, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong)
Abby Cornelius and Emily Grossen at No. 1 doubles won their first match as a doubles team, an 8-3 decision over Bethany Lutheran, Oct. 6.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 1, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
David Goebel, FB, 6-2, 240, Jr, Minnetonka, Minn
David Goebel gave Stout a 10-7 lead over UW-Eau Claire in the third quarter when on first and goal he hit the line for four yards to the 4-yard line, then finished the task with a four-yard run to the end zone on second down. Goebel carried the ball five times for 10 yards and his first score of the season in the 21-13 loss to Eau Claire, Sept. 29. Goebel was the lead blocker on a majority of Eric Brown’s runs as Brown tallied 135 yards rushing.

Football defensive player of the week
Ryan Ericksen, DL, 6-3, 205, Sr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd) - selected to D3football.com Team of the Week
Ryan Ericksen recorded three solo sacks for 16 yards and a forced fumble in the first half of a 21-13 loss at UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29. Ericksen also had a tackle for loss when he dumped a receiver for a six-yard loss on third down in the third quarter, forcing a punt. Ericksen finished the day with five tackles, all solo.

Football special team player of the week
Zak Snell, WR, 5-10, 190, So, Castaic, Calif (West Ranch)
Zak Snell did a little bit of everything for UW-Stout this week. Snell took the opening kickoff 12 yards to the Stout 18, then on the first play from scrimmage, Snell, a wide receiver, completed a 34-yard pass to Trevor Morning. In addition to returning three kickoffs for 69 yards (12-, 38-, 19-yards), Snell also hauled in a 13-yard, third down pass in the third quarter that set up a go-ahead touchdown.

Scout team players of the week: Offensive: Brandon Burnham, Fr, Sparta, Wis.; Defensive: Austin Ludowese, Fr, Stewart, Minn. (Buffalo Lake-Hector)

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Sr, Stillwater, Minn. - selected UW-Stout athlete of the week
Kate Mikutowski led Stout to two non-conference wins last weekend as the Blue Devils defeated Loras College, 3-1, and the University of Dubuque, 3-0, Sept. 28 as Stout extended their winning streak to four matches. Against Loras, Mikutowski finished with a match-high 16 kills, had four service aces, 16 digs, two block solo and one block assist. Against Dubuque, she led the team with 14 kills and three service aces. Mikutowski leads Stout with a 2.81 kills per set average. Over the past four matches, Mikutowski is averaging 4.07 kills per set.

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Baillye Durkin, Jr, Appleton, Wis. (North)
Baillye Durkin led UW-Stout in the Roy Griak Invitational Maroon Division II race with an 86th place finish, clocking a time of 24-minutes, 25.4-seconds, competing against predominately NCAA II and NAIA runners.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Patrick Jenkins, So, Cambridge, Wis.
Patrick Jenkins was one of four UW-Stout runners to place in the top 40 – and two in the top 20 - of the Roy Griak Invitational Maroon Division III race to help Stout place fifth as a team. Jenkins was second on the team with an 18th place finish in a time of 26-minutes, 24.8-seconds on the hilly Griak course, two seconds better than on a flat course in the season-opener at Michigan State.

Women’s golf player of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, So, Madison, Wis. (West) - selected WIAC athlete of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich took first at the 10-team Mad Dawg Invitational hosted by UW-Stevens Point at the Stevens Point Country Club. McNett-Emmerich led the match after the first day with a 76 and, combined with a second day 77, won medalist honors with a two day total of seven-over 153. McNett-Emmerich posted the lowest scores on both days of competition to win the event by six strokes.

Tennis singles player of the week
Jadie Hurlburt, Fr, Durand, Wis.
Jadie Hurlburt split a pair of matches at No. 6 singles over the weekend, falling to UW-Stevens Point’s Molly Hendries, 6-2, 6-4, Sept. 29, and coming back for a non-conference win over Beloit College’s Paola Schnabel, 6-4, 6-1.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 24, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
Austin Schwartz, TE, 6-0, 220, Sr, Waconia, Minn.
Austin Schwartz hauled in a 1-yard TD pass – his first collegiate TD - to give UW-Stout a 10-7 lead over UW-River Falls, a lead Stout would not relinquish, in a 20-9 win over the Falcons, Sept. 22. Schwartz finished the game with four receptions for 16 yards, three of them for either a first down or a TD.

Football defensive player of the week
Collin Laursen, DB, 6-0, 180, So, Mondovi, Wis.
Collin Laursen led UW-Stout in tackles in a 20-9 win over UW-River Falls, Sept. 22, finishing the night with eight tackles, six solo, and two for a loss. Laursen recorded a nine-yard sack on third down to force a River Falls punt. Two of Laursen’s tackles were on special teams.

Football special team player of the week
Ricky Marteney, K, 6-1, 185, Jr, Greenfield, Wis. - selected WIAC player of the wee
In a 20-9 win over UW-River Falls Sept. 22, Ricky Marteney recorded field goals of 33- and 25-yards and was successful on two PATs.

Scout team players of the week: Offensive:  Adam Hagen, Fr, Wasilla, Alaska; Defensive: Dallis Ramos-de Leon, Fr, Waukesha, Wis. (West)

Volleyball player of the week
Molly Brion, OH, 5-7, Fr, Cameron, Wis. - selected WIAC and UW-Stout athlete of the week
Molly Brion was a major factor in leading UW-Stout to a weekend sweep over conference foes UW-Platteville, 3-1, and UW-La Crosse, 3-0. In the Platteville contest, Sept. 21, Brion recorded 22 kills and recorded a hitting percentage of .455. Her 22 kills was the most for a Stout player since Linda Meyer put down 26 in a match during the 2007 season. Brion followed that up with nine kills and three block assists against La Crosse, Sept. 22. In a 3-0 loss to UW-Eau Claire on Sept. 19, Brion had seven kills. On the week, Brion finished with 38 kills for a 3.80 kills per set average. On the season, Brion is second on the team in kills with 2.60.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Alix Hyduke, F, 5-5, Jr, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Alix Hyduke scored a goal in all three of Stout’s games last week as the Blue Devils went 1-1-1, tying with Bethel, 2-2, Sept. 19, defeating UW-Superior, 3-0, Sept. 22, and falling at St. Norbert, 3-2, Sept. 23. Hyduke also added an assist in the games with Superior and St. Norbert. On the season, Hyduke has a team-high five goals and team-high two assists

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Michaela Quast, Fr, Garrison, Minn. (Brainerd)
Michaela Quast was Stout’s first runner across the line at the Blugold Open, Sept. 21, at Whitetail Golf Course. Quast finished 108th overall in a time of 24-minutes, 27.19-seconds, cutting 58 seconds off her first outing from the week before at the Spartan Invitational.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
David Ritter, So, River Falls, Wis.
David Ritter paced UW-Stout at the Blugold Open, Sept. 21, at Whitetail Golf Course, running his first collegiate 8-kilometer race, finishing 72nd in a time of 26-minutes, 48.43-seconds.

Women’s golf player of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, So, Madison, Wis. (West)
Brittany McNett-Emmerich took first at the three-team Border Battle hosted by UW-River Falls, Sept. 18, at the River Falls Golf Club. McNett-Emmerich recorded an 80.

Tennis singles player of the week
Janessa Poirer, Fr, Altoona, Wis.
Janessa Poirier picked up Stout’s lone win against the University of St.Thomas. Poirer, facing Katlyn Israel at No. 6 singles, won the first set, 6-3, but then dropped the second set, 6-4. The evenly matched pair played past the usual super tie-breaker total with Poirer finally prevailing with a 16-14 win.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 17, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
Paul Bernier, RB, 5-8, 185, Sr, Lakeville, Minn. (North)
Paul Bernier finished with 41 yards on seven carries in Stout’s 31-10 loss to 13th ranked North Central College.

Football defensive player of the week
Jake Johnson, DL, 6-2, 245, Sr, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Jake Johnson was in on six tackles and had one tackle for loss in 31-10 loss to 13th ranked North Central College.

Football special team player of the week
Trevor Morning, WR, 5-10, 180, Jr, Bloomer, Wis.
Trevor Morning had three kickoff returns for 110 yards, including a 54-yard return in the first quarter that led to a drive that set up a Stout field goal. Morning also had two pass receptions for 11 yards.

Scout team players of the week
Offense: Dirk Spence, Fr, Dixon, Ill. ; Defense: Caleb Boehm, Fr, Hartford, Wis. (Union)

Volleyball player of the week
Morgan Denny, MH, 5-9, So, Luck, Wis.
Morgan Denny led Stout to a 2-2 record last week at the St. Catherine Invitational, finishing the weekend with 37 kills (3.08 k/set), four assists, four service aces, two block solos and seven block assists.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Emily Stanke, M, 5-2, Sr, Elk Grove Village, Ill (Elk Grove)
Emily Stanke scored Stout’s goal in a 1-1 tie with UW-La Crosse, Sept. 15. Stanke took a pass from Kayla Seivert and delivered the ball into the net in the 22nd minute of the game. Stanke created opportunities as Stout went 0-1-1 on the week.

Women’s cross country runner of the week
Baillye Durkin, Jr, Appleton, Wis. (North)
Baillye Durkin placed 156th of 309 runners at the Michigan State University Spartan Invitational, Sept. 15, in East Lansing, Mich. Durkin finished in a time of 24-minutes, 18-seconds on the 6-kilometer course. The race featured NCAA Division I, II and III schools, as well as NAIA schools and running clubs.

Men’s cross country runner of the week
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis. - selected WIAC athlete of the week
Tim Nelson finished fourth of 317 runners at the Michigan State University Spartan Invitational, Sept. 15, in East Lansing, Mich. Nelson finished with a time of 24-minutes, 49-seconds.The race featured NCAA Division I, II and III schools, as well as NAIA schools and running clubs.

Women’s golf player of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, So, Madison, Wis. (West) (WIAC athlete of the week)
Brittany McNett-Emmerich led Stout at the D3 Classic at Lake City, Minn., by finishing in a tie for fifth, shooting an 80-82 – 162.

Men’s golf player of the week
Josh Grisa, Sr, Merrill, Wis. (UW-Stout athlete of the week)
Josh Grisa continued to play the best golf of his collegiate career. The senior finished in a tie for first at the St. John’s University Invitational, recording a 71 on the first day at Blackberry Ridge in Sartell, Minn., and a 72 on the second day at the slightly longer Greystone Golf Course in Sauk Centre, Minn., to finish with a two total of one-under par 143. Over the first six rounds of the fall, Grisa has been under par twice and even once. In five of the six rounds, he has hit 72 or less.

Tennis singles player of the week
Jadie Hurlburt, Fr, Durand, Wis.
Playing at No. 6 singles, Jadie Hurlburt won both of her matches on a trip to Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 15. Hurlburt defeated her Simpson College opponent, Ramie Vokt, 6-2, 6-3, and her host St. Ambrose opponent, Tasha Olson, 6-4, 6-1, to even her record to 2-2.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 10, 2012)

Football offensive player of the week
Trevor Morning, WR, 5-10, 180, Jr, Bloomer, Wis.
Trevor Morning recorded four catches for a career-best 155 yards and one TD in a 31-0 season-opening win over Jamestown College, Sept. 8. Morning set up Stout’s first score of the game when he grabbed the ball between two defenders and raced 85-yards down the visitor’s sideline to the Jamestown 5-yard line. Two plays later, Michael Blizel scored from one yard out. Morning’s grab rejuvenated Stout, which led 7-0 at halftime. Morning gave Stout a 14-0 lead midway through the third period after working himself wide open, taking the pass from Blizel 49 yards for the score. Morning had a 12-yard reception in the second quarter and a 9-yard catch in the third quarter, both for first downs.

Football defensive player of the week
Spencer Adler, LB, 6-0, 210, Jr, Little Chute, Wis. (WIAC athlete of the week)
Spencer Adler led the UW-Stout defense to a 31-0 shutout over Jamestown College in Stout’s season-opener with a game-high 12 tackles, four solo. Five of the Blue Devil linebacker’s tackles were for two yards or less and two went for tackles for losses of four yards. Adler had three special team tackles.

Football special team player of the week
Ricky Marteney, PK, 6-1, 185, Jr, Greenfield, Wis.
Ricky Marteney matched a career-best when he hit a 43-yard field just before the end of the third quarter to give UW-Stout a 17-0 lead in an eventual 31-0 win over Jamestown College, Sept. 8. Marteney also successfully connected on all four extra-point attempts.

Scout team players of the week
Offensive: Matt McKone, Fr, Superior, Wis; Defensive: Mike Van Thiel Fr, Hilbert, Wis.

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Sr, Stillwater, Minn.
Kate Mikutowski was selected to the Hamline University all-tournament team after the Blue Devils won 3-of-4 matches at Hamline and, on the week, Stout won 4-of-5 matches. Mikutowski recorded 55 kills (2.89/set), had five assists, six service aces, 61 digs (3.21/set), one solo block and six assisted blocks. Mikutowski had 13 kills in a 3-1 win over Augsburg, 12 kills in Stout’s only loss of the week, a 3-2 decision to Hamline and 14 kills in a 3-1 win over Buena Vista.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Alix Hyduke, F, 5-5, Jr, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Alix Hyduke scored a pair of goals in the second half to lift Stout to a 2-1 win over regionally ranked St. Benedict, Sept. 9, in Stout’s home opener. After a scoreless first half, Hyduke broke through a crowd to score unassisted in the 54th minute. The Blazers tied the score in the 71st minute, but Hyduke again broke through the Blazer defense, dribbling into the box and scoring the game winner in the 84 minute. This was the first time Hyduke has scored two goals in a collegiate game. She had four total goals last season, of which three were game-winners.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Emily Ferger, D, 5-8, Jr, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
Emily Ferger played all 180 minutes and led the defense as Stout split a pair of games last weekend, falling to Viterbo University, 2-0, Sept. 5, then coming back with a home-opening 2-1 win over regionally ranked St. Benedict.

Women’s golf player of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, So, Madison, Wis. (West) (UW-Stout and WIAC athlete of the week)
Brittany McNett-Emmerich won the Wartburg Fall Invitational with a steady two days of golf, hitting a 76 on the first day and a 75 on the second day to finish with a two-day total of 151, one stroke ahead of Taylor Wells of Carleton College. McNett-Emmerich’s 75 was the second-best single round score in school history and her 76 was the fourth-best round in school history. McNett-Emmerich led the Blue Devils to a second place finish as Stout topped six Top-25 schools in the tournament. The Blue Devils tallied a second day mark of 310, the best team single day mark in school history by five strokes.

Men’s golf player of the week
Josh Grisa, Sr, Merrill, Wis.
Josh Grisamatched his best round of collegiate golf with a 70 on the second day of competition at the Transylvania Fall Invitational Sunday and went on to a sixth place finish at the tournament after carding a 72 on the first day and finished with an even par 142. As a team, Stout finished sixth.

Tennis singles player of the week
Abby Cornelius, So, Golden Valley, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong)
Playing at No. 1 singles, Abby Cornelius lost in three sets to Olivia Hartwick of UW-La Crosse, winning the first set, 7-6, before dropping the final two, 6-2, 10-2, the only Stout singles player to go three sets in the match. Earlier in the week, Cornelius dropped a 6-3, 6-3, decision to UW-Eau Claire at No. 2 singles.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 3, 2012)

Volleyball player of the week
Molly Brion, OH, 5-7, Fr, Cameron, Wis.
In her first collegiate matches at the UW-Eau Claire Labor Day Invitational, Molly Brion played all 14 sets and finished with 26 total kills for a 1.86 per set kills average. She had a team-high hitting percentage of .169.

Soccer offensive player of the week
Jenna Kizlik, M, 5-4, Fr, Hammond, Wis. (River Falls) (WIAC Athlete of the Week)
In her first collegiate game, Jenna Kizlik scored the game-winning goal, scoring in the 68th minute in a 1-0 win over St. Olaf College, Aug. 31.

Soccer defensive player of the week
Emily Ferger, D, 5-8, Jr, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
Emily Ferger helped to shutout St. Olaf, 1-0, Aug. 31, in the season opener, and played a solid game in a 2-1 overtime loss to Luther College, Sept. 2.

Women’s golf player of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, So, Madison, Wis. (West)
Brittany McNett-Emmerich finished fourth at the UW-Eau Claire Doug Georgianni Memorial Invitational, Sept. 1-2, at Mill Run Golf Course. McNett-Emmerich carded a 77 on the first day and an 80 on the second day.

Men’s golf player of the week
Josh Grisa, Sr, Merrill, Wis.
After finishing 11th individually after the first day of competition at the Edgewood College Culver’s Fall Invitational, Josh Grisa dropped two strokes from the first day and finished second at the tournament with a four-over 146. Grisa turned in a 74 on day one, then pared off a couple of strokes for a 72 on day two, tying with two other golfers for the best mark of the day.

Tennis singles player of the week
Emily Grossen, Jr, Monroe, Wis. (selected UW-Stout Athlete of the Week)
Emily Grossen split the first two sets with Ashley Schlueter of the University of Dubuque by identical 6-4 scores, winning the first. Grossen battled through to win the match with a 10-7 final set win at No. 2 singles in UW-Stout’s 5-4 win over the Spartans.

Tennis doubles team of the week
Emily Grossen, Jr, Monroe, Wis. / Kelsey Pedersen, Fr, Lake Elmo, Minn (Stillwater)
Emily Grossen and Kelsey Pedersen bested Heather Watson and Janine Wegner of the University of Dubuque, 8-3, at No. 2 doubles.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 30, 2012)

Softball pitcher of the week
Laura Vanderhoof, RHP, 5-8, So, Mankato, Minn. (West)
Laura Vanderhoof made an appearance in all six games last week, starting three games and coming on in relief in three games, and posted a 3-1 record. Vanderhoof worked out of a number of bases loaded jams throughout the week and finished the week with a 0.75 ERA, allowing three earned runs over 28.0 innings pitched.

Softball position player of the week
Hannah Sweet, 3B, 5-11, So, Elk River, Minn.
Hannah Sweet hit .474 (9-19) over the week with three RBI, getting at least one hit in each of the six games last week. Sweet’s over the shoulder grab of a two-out, with two runners on, fly ball down the left field line, preserved a 4-2 first game win over UW-La Crosse, Sunday.

Baseball pitcher of the week
Carter Vogt, RHP, 6-1, 190, Jr, Buffalo, Minn.
In two appearances with one start and one no decision, Carter Vogt went 0-1, but posted an ERA of 0.90 in 10 innings of work. He allowed only one earned run (nine earned runs), struck out five and walked four.

Baseball position player of the week
Brett Vavra, RF, 5-11, 190, Fr, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Brett Vavra batted .600 (9-15) over four games last week, recording six RBI, with a double and a three-run home run. His slugging percentage was .867 and he drew two walks with no strikeouts. He was perfect in the outfield in six chances.

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Mitch Easker, Jr, Antigo, Wis.
Mitch Easker ran a personal best with a time of 30-minutes, 54.67-seconds in the 10,000-meter run at the Gina Relays at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich., April 27.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Daniel Drewek, Sr, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek placed eighth at the Drake Relays with a pole vault mark of 16-feet, 4.75-inches (5.00m), April 27. The following day, Drewek won the pole vault event at the St. Mary’s University, clearing 16-11 (5.16m), a mark that is currently third in the NCAA Division III.

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Jacki Tarrence, Fr, Waukesha, Wis. (Pewaukee)
Jacki Tarrence ran a personal best time of 4:52.72 in the 1500-meter run at the St. Mary’s Open, April 28.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Andrea Krueger, So, Menomonie, Wis. (St. Croix Lutheran – Minnesota)
Andrea Krueger won the pole vault event at the St. Mary’s University Open with a personal best mark of 11-feet, 6.25-inches (3.61m), April 28.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 23, 2012)

Softball pitcher of the week
Laura Vanderhoof, RHP, 5-8, So, Mankato, Minn. (West)
Laura Vanderhoof made eight appearances last week, starting two games, coming away with a 3-2 record. She came on to pitch the final six innings in an 11-inning, 5-4, win over UW-Superior, April 17 and recorded a win in a 13-5 decision over UW-Oshkosh, April 22, entering with a five-run deficit and not allowing a run. Vanderhoof went the distance in a 3-2 win over UW-River Falls, April 18, striking out five.

Softball position player of the week
Alison Gray, CF, 5-8, Jr, St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo)
Alison Gray batted .435 over eight games last week, going 10-for-27 with seven RBI, five runs scored and four doubles. In 27 at-bats, she struck-out only once, walked three times and lifted the game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 3-2 win over UW-River Falls. Gray also had a hand in throwing out three runners at the plate. In a 5-4, 11-inning win over UW-Superior, April 17, Gray threw out a runner at the plate in the second inning (8-2), then in the fourth inning, hit the cut-off on an 8-6-2 at the plate. In a loss to UW-Whitewater, April 21, Gray was part of an 8-4-2 play at the plate.

Baseball position player of the week
Jon Schoch, LF, 6-3, 215, Sr, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (McDonell)
Jon Schoch hit three consecutive home runs in three consecutive at-bats and sent the next at-bat to the warning track in a doubleheader sweep with Bethel University, April 18. On the week, Schoch started all six games, hitting .333 (6-18) with a double, three home runs, five RBI and four runs scored.

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson became the first NCAA Division III runner since 1994 to break 14-minutes in the 5000-meter when he ran a 13:57.02 at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., April 20. The field consisted of NCAA Division I and II runners and Nelson finished sixth in the event and was less than four seconds off the first place time.  The time is currently the No. 1 time in the NCAA Division III and Nelson broke the school record of 14:10.00 set be Jeff Wachter in 1984, topping his previous best in the outdoor 5000-meter (14:33.11) set last season. Nelson became only the fourth NCAA Division III runner to break 14-minutes in either the indoor or outdoor 5000-meter.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Michael Lihrman, So, Rice Lake, Wis.
Michael Lihrman recorded the top hammer throw distance in NCAA Division III when he threw 61.99 (203-4) at the Phil Esten Challenge, April 20, then won the hammer event the next day at the Winona State Warrior Invitational with a toss of 60.87m (199-8). Lihrman was second in the discus at the Warrior Invitational with a mark of 43.52 (142-9) in discus at Warrior Open.  Lihrman had a mark of 43.13 (141-6) in the discus at the Esten Challenge. The 203-4 hammer mark is a school record, topping the mark of 201-3 set by Sean Larson in 2010.

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Josie Petersson, So, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
In running her first ever competitive 10,000m run, Josie Petersson recorded a time of 40-:19.47 at the Phil Esten Challenge April 20.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Michelle Theisen, So, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen threw 45.12m (148-0) in the hammer throw, 34.40 (112-10) in the discus,  10.61m (34-9.75) at the Winona State Warrior Invitational, April 21.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 16, 2012)

Softball player of the week
Sammy Peterson, SS, 5-5, Sr, Hudson, Wis.
Sammy Peterson hit .400 (2-5) with two runs scored, one home run and one RBI in a pair of games at UW-Eau Claire April 12. Peterson was perfect in the field in 10 chances.

Baseball player of the week
Charlie Meyer, DH, 5-10, 185, Fr, Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
Playing in five games as the designated hitter last week, Charlie Meyer finished the week hitting .500 (11-22) with two doubles, three home runs and six runs scored for a slugging percentage of 1.000.

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Joe Spanel, So, Cameron, Wis.
Joe Spanel ran a 22.63 in the 200-meter, placing ninth, and an 11.46 in the 100-meter at the UW-River Falls Invitational, April 14.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Zach Anderson, So, Frederic, Wis.
Zach Anderson won the decathlon in the 18-athlete field at the UW-River Falls Invitational April 13-14 with a school record 6616 points, a mark that currently ranks third nationally. In the decathlon, Anderson took firsts in the discus (128-8), the shot put (38-0.25), and the 400 (50.95), and was second in the pole vault (13-7.25), the javelin (146-5), the 1500 (4:38.72), and the long jump (21-11.50). Anderson won the event by 52 points. Anderson broke the 1994 school record set by Leigh Hartert of 6573/

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Sam Jahnke, Sr, Merrill, Wis.
Sam Jahnke placed fourth at the UW-River Falls Invitational, April 14, in the 400m hurdles in a time of 68.72

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Jessica Smith, Jr, Onalaska, Wis. (Onalaska Luther)
Jessika Smith scored 4407 points in the heptathlon in winning the UW-River Falls Invitational, April 13-14, a mark that is currently fourth in the country.  In the 20-athlete field, Smith was first in the 200-meter (26.80), second in the shot put (38-2.25) and third in the long jump (16-5.25).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 9, 2012)

Softball pitcher of the week
Laura Vanderhoof, RHP, 5-8, So, Mankato, Minn. (West)
Over three appearances last week, Laura Vanderhoof recorded two wins and a save. In a pair of conference wins over UW-Platteville, April 6, Vanderhoof pitched two innings to record the save in a 5-2 and went the distance in a 3-1 win, stranding seven Pioneers in the win. Vanderhoof got into trouble in the sixth inning, allowing the Pioneers to load the bases, but got out of the jam without allowing a run.

Softball position player of the week
Alison Gray, OF, 5-8, Jr, St. Cloud, Minn (Apollo)
In addition to hitting .462 (6-13) with four RBI as UW-Stout won all four games last week, Alison Gray scored the game winning runs in 5-2 and 3-1 conference wins over UW-Platteville, April 6, and, from centerfield, gunned down a runner at home. In game one with Stout ahead 2-1 in the third inning, a Platteville runner attempted to score after a failed pickoff throw at second base went into centerfield. Gray scooped up the ball and threw it home with plenty of time for catcher Sam Hastings to record the putout. With the score tied at 2-2 in the fifth inning, Gray led off with a single, stole second, then came home on Courtney Richardson’s double. The scenario repeated itself in game two. With the score tied at 1-1 in the sixth inning, led off the inning with a single, stole second and came home on Richardson’s single. In a pair of 8-run rule shortened wins over Northwestern College earlier in the week, Gray was 4-for-6 with four RBI.


Baseball pitcher of the week
Carter Vogt, RHP, 6-1, 190, Jr, Buffalo, Minn.
Carter Vogt stranded seven runners, allowing only three runners as far as third base, scattering seven hits – no extra base hits - in picking up his second win of the season in a 9-1 win at UW-Platteville, April 6. Vogt pitched eight innings, struck out three, walked three and allowed one earned run, that coming in the sixth inning.

Baseball position player of the week
Santiago Morales, CF, 5-11, 175, Jr, West St. Paul, Minn. (Sibley)
Playing in all six games as UW-Stout went 4-2 last week, Santiago Morales hit .407 (11-27) with six RBI, six runs scored and had two doubles, three triples and a home run.  Morales, the lead off hitter, had a pair of sacrifice flies, one stolen base and was perfect with 12 putouts.

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Paul Van Grinsven, So, Little Chute, Wis.
Paul VanGrinsven won the 3000-meter steeplechase in a time of 9:40.10 in a dual meet at UW-River Falls, April 5. As of Monday, the mark was ranked 43rd in the nation.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Michael Lihrman, So, Rice Lake, Wis.
Michael Lihrman took first in the hammer throw in a dual meet at UW-River Falls, April 5, with a mark of 57.10m (187-4). The mark ranks seventh in the nation as of Monday and was the second best throw in school history. Lihrman also placed third in the discus with a mark of 43.00m (141-01).

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Cheyenne Gray, So, Gilmanton, Wis.
Cheyenne Gray ran a 15.55 in the 100m hurdles and took first at a dual meet at UW-River Falls, April 5

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Michelle Theisen, So, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen took a pair of firsts in a dual meet with UW-River Falls, April 5, when she threw 34.07m (111-09) in the discus and the hammer 40.71m (133-07. Theisen also  placed third in the shot put with a throw of 11.37m (37-03.75)



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 2, 2012)

Softball player of the week
Alison Gray, OF, 5-8, Jr, St. Cloud, Minn (Apollo)
Alison Gray went 3-for-5 as Stout lost two games to fifth ranked Luther College April 2. Gray had a solo home run for Stout’s only run in the first game, then came back with a key sacrifice bunt and stole home on a double steal in a 4-3 second game loss.


Baseball pitcher of the week
Tyler Hamann, RHP, 6-2, 205, Jr, Marathon, Wis.
Tyler Hamann picked up a 5-3 win over 11th ranked UW-Stevens Point, March 30. Hamann pitched six innings, scattering seven hits and allowing three runs, all earned. He walked four and struck out two.

Baseball position player of the week
Ryan Gangestad, SS, 5-7, 155, Fr, Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo)
Ryan Gangestad was 6-for-16 (.375) in a weekend series with UW-Stevens Point. Gangestad recorded a double and had four RBI on the weekend. He also stole one base in one attempt.


Men’s Track and Field - Track
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson breezed to a new school record and currently the top mark in the 10,000-meter run in Division III with a time of 29-minutes, 35.78-seconds at the North Central College First Chance Meet, March 30. The second place finisher in the race finished at 29:51.98. Nelson broke the school record he set last spring of 30:06.66.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
John Negus, Sr, Jefferson, Wis. (Fort Atkinson)
John Negus won the pole vault at the Point Loma Nazrene Invitational in San Diego, Calif, March 17 in windy, wet and cool conditions with a mark of 14-feet (4.27m).


Women’s Track and Field - Track
Alexa Ahler, Sr, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Alexa Ahler led a trio of UW-Stout performers to the top three finishes in the 10,000-meter run with a personal best time of 38:09.92, at the North Central College First Chance Meet, March 30. The mark is currently 10th in Division III.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Cheyenne Gray, So, Gilmanton, Wis.
Cheyenne Gray won the high jump at the Point Loma Nazarene Invitational, March 17, with a personal best mark of 5-feet, 1.75-inches (1.57m).



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 19, 2012)

Softball pitcher of the week
Laura Vanderhoof, RHP, 5-8, So, Mankato, Minn. (West)
Laura Vanderhoof played a key role in UW-Stout’s turnaround during the team’s annual spring break trip to the Orlando, Fla, area. Vanderhoof made six appearances, five starts, in the Blue Devils final eight games, going 5-1 during the stretch. In a 3-2 loss to 18th ranked Ithaca College, Vanderhoof went the distance, scattering five hits and three runs, while striking out four. Vanderhoof would not lose again on the trip. She picked up a 5-1 win over Lesley University later that same day, allowing five hits and one earned run. She recorded the win, pitching three innings the next day in a 9-1, six-inning decision against RPI. Vanderhoof went the distance, March 14, in a 7-3 win over Plattsburgh State, allowing three runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts. Vanderhoof went seven innings, March 15, against Heidelburg, getting a 3-1 win, despite walking five, with a strikeout, and allowing only three hits. Vanderhoof pitched four innings of relief ball later in the day in a 6-3 win over Indiana Tech, allowing three hits and one run, while striking out two. On the week, Vanderhoof pitched 31.1 innings, allowed 27 hits, 10 runs, all earned, 16 walks and 20 strikeouts. She posted an ERA of 2.23.

Softball position player of the week
Sam Hastings, C, 5-4, So, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Sam Hastings batted .318 over the final eight games of UW-Stout spring break trip to Florida, as the Blue Devils went 6-2 over that stretch to improve their overall record to 8-8. Hastings was 7-of-22 at the plate with three doubles and four RBIs. Hastings had three sacrifice bunts, and drew five walks and went .444 in on-base percentage.  In a 9-1 win over RPI, Hastings was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and a pair of runs scored. In a 4-3 win over Manhattanville, Hastings was 2-for-3 with an RBI double. Hastings did not commit an error in 47 chances and threw out three runners attempting to steal.


Baseball pitcher of the week
Tyler Hamann, RHP, 6-2, 205, Jr, Marathon, Wis.
Tyler Hamann picked up the win in a 9-6 win over Wesleyan University, March 15, Stout’s final game of their spring break trip to the Phoenix, Arizona, area.  Hamann scored two hits over five innings, allowing one run (earned), walking one and striking out one.

Baseball position player of the week
Santiago Morales, CF, 5-11, 175, Jr, West St. Paul, Minn. (Sibley)
In the final six games of UW-Stout’s spring break trip to the Phoenix, Arizona, area, Santiago Morales hit at a .478 pace, going 11-of-23 with nine runs scored from the leadoff position in all games. Morales also drove in six runs, hitting a pair of doubles and one triple, along with a sacrifice fly. With a .536 on-base percentage, Morales drew two walks and was hit-by-pitch twice. He struck out three times. In those six games, the Blue Devils stole five bases in five attempts, and Morales was 3-for-3. In centerfield, Morales was perfect in 15 attempts and threw out the lead base runner at second base in the team’s second game with Dordt College. In that game, Morales drove in three runs with a double and a sacrifice fly. Morales had at least one hit in each of the six games, and went 2-for-3 and 3-for-5 against Macalester, March 14, and 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in a second game win over Wesleyan University, March 15.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 12, 2012)

Baseball pitcher of the week
Cory Hedeen, RHP, 5-11, 180, Sr, Cannon Falls, Minn
With two starts in UW-Stout’s first four games, Cory Hedeen is posting a team-best 2.79 ERA, allowing three earned runs in 9.2 innings pitched. Hedeen has scattered 13 hits, struck out two and has allowed no walks. He recorded his first win of the season, a 3-2 decision where he pitched six innings of shutout ball before allowing two runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Baseball position player of the week
Jake Duske, 2B, 6-0, 195, Sr, Montrose, Minn. (Buffalo)
Batting in the ninth position, Jake Duske has a four-game hitting streak going after the first four games of the season. Duske is hitting a team-best .545 (6-of-11), scoring three runs and driving in three runs. He has a double, which was the game-winning hit in a 5-4 win over Hamline University, Feb. 27 at the Metrodome, and has a pair of triples. In a 3-2, 6-4, sweep over Marian University, March 11, in Stout’s first games in their annual spring break trip to Arizona, Duske went 4-for-6 with three runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Playing at second base, Duske is perfect in 19 chances (11 putouts, 8 assists)


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 27, 2012)

Softball pitcher of the week
Laura Vanderhoof, RHP, 5-8, So, Mankato, Minn. (West)
After a rough opening day, Laura Vanderhoof, who has been away from the program for two years, settled down and picked up her first win of the season in a 14-1 win over Macalester College Sunday. Vanderhoof pitched 2.2 innings of relief in the first game, allowing two hits and no runs. In the second game, Vanderhoof got the start and the win by going five innings, scattering four hits, allowing one run and striking out seven. In three games in Stout’s opening weekend, Vanderhoof had two starts and went 1-1, pitching 10.2 innings, allowing 10 hits, five runs – four earned – and struck out 10.

Softball position player of the week
Courtney Richardson, 1B/DP, 5-7, So, Miltona, Minn. (Alexandria Jefferson)
Courtney Richardson was Stout’s leader at the plate, going 7-of-12 for an average of .583 with fiver runs scored, three doubles, two RBI and drew two walks.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 20, 2012)

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, So, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Alex Oman played a key role in a pair of down-to-the-wire wins last week as UW-Stout finished their season on a three game winning streak, hitting a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded in regulation to tie 12th ranked UW-Stevens Point, and Stout went on to a 67-64 overtime win, and hit the go-ahead free throws in a 71-6 win over UW-Oshkosh. Against the Pointers and Stout trailing, 60-57, Oman took the inbound pass, took two dribbles towards center court and connected on a 50-foot, 3-point shot to send the game into overtime. In overtime, Oman hit an early 3-pointer to pull Stout to within one point. Oman, who did not start the game and was doubtful because of illness, finished the game with 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Against the Titans, Oman matched a career-high 28 points, and scored what would prove to be the game-winning points when he hit a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left to put Stout up, 69-68.  Oman scored 19 of his points in the second half and scored nine points in the final 5:30 of the game when Stout was down by six points. In addition to his 28 points, Oman had five rebounds and one steal. On the week, Oman scored 48 points, going 16-35 from the field (.457), 6-14 from 3-point range (.429) 10-15 from the line (.667), had 13 rebounds, two assists, four steals and had either the game-tying or game-winning points.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-6, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon finished the week with 15 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and six steals as Stout went 1-1 to close out the season.

Gymnastics athlete of the week – All-Around
Katherine Prouty, Fr, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty scored a collegiate-best 37.975 in winning the all-around competition at the four-team Harley Davidson Invitational, Feb. 17, in Milwaukee, and recorded personal bests on all four of her individual events. Prouty captured a first on the vault with a 9.675. Prouty was fourth on the bars (9.225), third on the balance beam (9.425) and seventh on the floor (9.650).

Gymnastics athlete of the week – Individual
Maddy Sevilla, Fr, Stillwater, Minn. (Mahtomedi)
Maddy Sevilla placed fifth on the balance beam at the four-team Harley Davidson Invitational Feb. 17, in Milwaukee, recording a personal best score of 9.325. Sevilla’s previous top score in the event was a 9.150.

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Brandon Zarnoth, Fr, Appleton, Wis. (North)
Brandon Zarnoth improved his time in the 60-meter hurdles to 8.53-seconds for a seveth place finish at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational and led off the 4x400-meter relay.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Daniel Drewek, Sr, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek finished first at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational, Feb. 18, in the pole vault and improved his national mark to 5.20m (17-0.25), which is third on the national list. Drewek took first of 19 competitors by more than a foot.

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Mackenzie Koss, Fr, Bangor, Wis.
MacKenzie Koss placed sixth at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational, Feb. 18, when she ran 5:21.75 in the mile, setting a personal best in the event.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Sabrina Scoville, Jr, Richland Center, Wis.
Sabrina Scoville finished second in the pole vault at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational, Feb. 18, when she improved her mark to 3.45m (11-3.75).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 13, 2012)

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Carter Ciolkosz, G, 6-2, 180, Fr, Maplewood, Minn. (Tartan)
Time and again, Carter Ciolkosz came up clutch for the Blue Devils in a 67-66 overtime win over UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 11. Ciolkosz sent the game into overtime with a 3-point basket with 27 seconds remaining for a 59-59 mark at the end of regulation. Then, during the overtime period, he hit a three to tie the game at 64, and hit a driving layup to knot the score at 66. Ciolkosz finished the game with 15 points, four rebounds and two steals. In a 63-52 loss to UW-La Crosse, Feb. 8, Ciolkosz, playing in his first game since the first semester, scored nine points within a three minute time frame midway through the second half to get UW-Stout to within two points. Ciolkosz finished the game with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals. On the week, Ciolkosz scored 32 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, had three assists and four steals.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Bethany Reyzer, G, 5-5, Fr, Altoona, Wis.
Bethany Reyzer scored 13 points in a 65-61 loss at UW-La Crosse, Feb. 8. On the week, Reyzer was 5-13 from the floor, 4-11 from 3-point range, 2-2 from the line, had two rebounds, and two steals.

Gymnastics athlete of the week – Individual
Katherine Prouty, Fr, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty scored a 9.60 on the vault and placed 10th, the highest of any Stout individual in any event, in a meet at Illinois State, Feb. 10, along with Temple University and Seattle Pacific University. The 9.60 is only one tenth of a point short of the school record and ties for the fourth-best score of all-time. Prouty also set a personal best in finishing 14th on floor exercise with a 9.575. In a triangular at UW-Whitewater, Feb. 12, Prouty was second on vault with a score of 9.40.

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Mitch Easker, Jr, Antigo, Wis.
Mitch Easker finished third in 5K at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic with a career-best time of 15-minutes, 09.48-seconds.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Zach Anderson, So, Frederic, Wis.
Zach Anderson finished third in the pentathlon at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic, Feb. 11, behind a pair of competitors from NCAA Division I University of Minnesota, setting a school mark of 4672. The previous best finish in the heptathlon was 4283 points set by current pole vault coach Corey Knudson.pentathlon (4672), school record

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Alex Titterud, Fr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Moundsview)
Alex Titterud set the school record in the 200m dash with a third place finish of 26.74 seconds at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic Feb. 11. Titterud also had a fourth place finish in the 400-meter (1:00.64). Both times are collegiate bests.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Cheyenne Gray, So, Gilmanton, Wis.
Cheyenne Gray, who finished second in the pentathlon (3028 pts) at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic, Feb. 11, tied the school 55-hurdle record set by Sue Blonshine of 8.67-seconds. Blonshine set the mark in 1985.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 6, 2012)

Hockey athlete of the week
Tom Lescovich, G, 6-2, 170, Jr, Clifton Park, NY (Christian Brothers Academy)
Tom Lescovich recorded a collegiate-best 49 saves as UW-Stout scored their first shutout of the season, a 2-0 win at UW-Eau Claire Feb. 3. Lescovich stopped nine first period shots, then turned up the defense a couple notches. Lescovich turned away 21 shots in the second period, then stopped 19 shots in the third stanza. The shutout was Lescovich’s sixth career shutout, setting a Stout career record.

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, So, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Alex Oman scored a career-best 28 points in a 75-64 loss to UW-Superior Feb. 1. Oman was 10-for-19 from the floor and landed 3-of-7 three-pointers. He made 5-of-7 free throws. In a 70-59 loss at UW-Platteville, Oman added 10 points.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Brea Boomer, F, 5-8, Fr, Grand Portage, Minn. (Cook County)
Brea Boomer had a big game, in particular a big first half, in UW-Stout’s 67-61 win at UW-Platteville, Feb. 4. The 5-8 post player scored eight points over the first six minutes of the game to put Stout up early, then contributed off the boards throughout the rest of the afternoon. Boomer finished with a team-high 14 points and racked up her first collegiate double-double by pulling down a game-high 13 rebounds, 10 of them defensive boards. In a 60-56 win over UW-Superior, Feb. 1, Boomer scored four points, and pulled down six rebounds.

Gymnastics athlete of the week – All-Around
Brittany DeZiel, So, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
Brittany DeZiel took a pair of first place finishes last week in the all-around as UW-Stout defeated UW-Eau Claire in a dual meet, Jan. 31 and finished third at the Gershon Invitational at UW-La Crosse, Feb. 3. In the Eau Claire meet, DeZiel took top honors on the uneven bars with a personal best score of 9.45, tied for first on the floor exercise with a score of 9.375, and took top honors in the all-around, hitting a personal best of 37.325. DeZiel was second on the balance beam (9.20). At the Gershon Invite, DeZiel helped her team to a third place overall finish by scoring a 37.10 in the all-around, the second time this year she has topped 37 points and the third time in her career. DeZiel was second on the uneven bars (9.35), fourth on the vault (9.375), ninth on the balance beam (9.225) and third on the floor exercise (9.15).

Gymnastics athlete of the week – Individual
Katherine Prouty, Fr, Tigard, Ore.
In a dual with UW-Eau Claire Jan. 31, Katherine Prouty collected three personal bests, including a win on the vault (9.525), a third place finish on the floor exercise (9.350) and second in the all-around (37.325). At the Gershon Invitational, Prouty was second on the vault with a collegiate-best 9.550.


Men’s Track and Field - Track
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson broke his own school record and won the 5000-meter run at the Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational at UW-Whitewater Friday at Kachel Fieldhouse. Nelson paced the field by nearly 20 seconds, clocking a time of 14-minutes, 20.72-seconds, breaking the facility record. The second place finisher came in with a time of 14:36.38. Nelson broke the school record of 14:43.73 that he set last March.

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Michael Lihrman, So, Rice Lake, Wis.
Michael Lihrman threatened the school weight throw record last week, but this week broke the school record for the 35-lb weight as UW-Stout competed at the Pointer Invitational, Saturday at UW-Stevens Point. Lihrman broke Sean Larson's record of 62-feet, 3.25-inches with a second place finish of 62-5.25.

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Kerry Sullivan, Fr, Sussex (Sussex-Hamilton)
Kerry Sullivan placed sixth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:01.18 at the Pointer Invitational, Feb. 4.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Andrea Krueger, So, Menomonie, Wis. (St. Croix Lutheran in West St. Paul, Minn)
Andrea Krueger placed third in the pole vault with a leap of 3.38m (11-1) at the Pointer Invitational, Feb. 4.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 30, 2012)

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Jarvis Ragland, F, 6-4, 200, So, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
Jarvis Ragland scored 14 points, had six rebounds and two assists in UW-Stout’s loss to UW-River Falls, Jan. 25.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Bethany Reyzer, G, 5-5, Fr, Altoona, Wis.
Bethany Reyzer sliced her way to 18 points but it wouldn't be enough for UW-Stout as the Blue Devils dropped a 73-47 decision at 25th ranked UW-River Falls Wednesday at Karges Center. Reyzer scored 15 points in the second half and finished with a collegiate-best 18 points, connecting on 7-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-9 from 3-point range.

Gymnastics athlete of the week – All-Around
Brittany DeZiel, So, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
Brittany DeZiel finished third in the all-around at UW-Stout’s John Zuerlein Inviational with a score of 36.40. DeZiel finished eighth individually on the vault and uneven bars and sixth on the balance beam and floor exercise.

Gymnastics athlete of the week – Individual
Katherine Prouty, Fr, Tigard, Ore.
Katherine Prouty set a collegiate-best in winning the vault at UW-Stout’s four-team John Zuerlein Invitational Jan. 27. Prouty topped the field with a score of 9.450. Prouty also took a fifth place finish on the balance beam (9.25).

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Jacob Olsen, So, Mendota Heights, Minn (Henry Sibley)
Jacob Olsen ran a personal best in the 3000-meter run in finishing sixth in the 21-man field at the Warren Bowlus Open Jan. 28 at UW-Stout. Olsen clocked a time of 8:57.10, besting his previous best of 9:20.02

Men’s Track and Field - Field
Michael Lihrman, So, Rice Lake, Wis.
Michael Lihrman finished second in the 35-lb weight throw at UW-Stout’s Warren Bowlus Open, Jan. 28, with a  toss of 18.45m (60-6.5). The mark was the third best mark in school history and is currently sixth on the NCAA Division III men’s national list. The throw outpaced his previous best mark of 58-8.50 set last week.

Women’s Track and Field - Track
4x200-meter relay team - Jessika Smith, So, Onalaska (Luther); Kerry Sullivan, Fr, Sussex (Sussex-Hamilton); Alex Titterud, Lino Lakes, Minn (Moundsview); and Meagan Ward, Fr, Elk Mound (Eau Claire North)
The 4x200-meter relay team of Jessika Smith, Kerry Sullivan, Alex Titterud, and Meagan Ward  took first place at UW-Stout’s Warren Bowlus Open, Jan. 28, and set a school record by pacing the field with a time of 1-minute, 46.94-seconds, breaking the six year old mark of 1:49.34. Smith, Sullivan and Titterud later in the meet were members of the 4x400-meter relay team that also set a school record in finishing second.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Michelle Theisen, So, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen finished third in a field of 35 in the shot put at UW-Stout’s Warren Bowlus Open, Jan. 28, with a mark of 11.98m (39-3.75)



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 23, 2012)

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Jarvis Ragland, F, 6-4, 200, So, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
After nearly three weeks of not playing, Jarvis Ragland returned and led UW-Stout in scoring with a 17 point effort at UW-La Crosse.  On the week, Ragland finished with 24 points, shooting 9-of-16 from the field (.563), 3-of-8 from 3-point range (.375), and 3-of-4 from the line (.750). He recorded six rebounds, one assist and one steal in averaging 25 minutes over two games last week.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-11, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon scored 12 points and had eight rebounds in a loss to UW-LaCrosse, Jan. 18, then tossed in 11 points and pulled down six rebounds in a loss to UW-Whitewater, Jan. 21. On the week, Rawdon scored 23 points, was 10-of-38 from the field (.357), 3-of-4 from the line (.750), had 14 rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots and three steals while averaging 32.5 minutes.

Gymnastics athlete of the week – All-Around
Brittany DeZiel, So, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
Brittany DeZiel was first on the uneven bars at the Winona State Invitational Jan. 21 with a collegiate-best score of 9.40. DeZiel was sixth on the vault (9.025), 11th on the balance beam (8.40), third on the floor exercise (9.225) and fourth in the all-around (36.050).

Gymnastics athlete of the week – Individual
Katherine Prouty, Fr, Tigard, Ore.
Brittany DeZiel tied for first on the vault with a score of 9.525 at the Winona State Invitational Jan. 21, improving on her season opening score of 9.325.  Prouty was also second on the uneven bars (9.20) and fifth on the balance beam (9.00). All three scores were collegiate-bests.

Men’s Track and Field - Track
Brandon Zarnoth, Fr, Appleton, Wis. (North)
In his first collegiate meet at the UW-Stout Open, Jan. 21, Brandon Zarnoth finished second in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.61 seconds after taking the top preliminary time in the event. Zarnoth finished third in the long jump with a distance of 6.47m (21-2.75) and ran a 51.6 split in the second place 4x400m relay

Men’s Track and Field - Field
John Negus, Sr, Jefferson, Wis.
John Negus added nearly two feet to his previous best when he finished third in the pole vault as UW-Stout opened the season by hosting the UW-Stout Open, Jan. 21. Negus finished with a mark of 15-feet, 9-inches (4.80m), eclipsing his previous best indoor mark of 13-10 set during the 2010 season. His height is currently ranked seventh in Division III.

Women’s Track and Field - Track
Cheyenne Gray, So, Gilmanton, Wis.
In her first meet as a Blue Devil, UW-Stout’s Cheyenne Gray won the 60-meter hurdles at the UW-Stout Open in a time of 9.43.  Gray also finished second when she jumped 1.48m (4-10.25) in the high jump.

Women’s Track and Field - Field
Jessika Smith, So, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther)
Cheyenne Gray put herself on a number of national lists in UW-Stout’s first meet of the season, Jan. 21. At the UW-Stout Open, Smith is currently 13th in the NCAA Division III in the shot put with a toss of 12.76m (41-10.50), finishing third Saturday.  Smith won the long jump with a leap of 5.35m (17-6.75) and is 17th nationally.  Smith also ran 26.85-seconds in the 200m dash, finishing fourth.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 16, 2012)

Hockey athlete of the week
Nick Hopper, G, 6-0, 187, Jr, Culver City, Calif.
Nick Hopper recorded 30 saves and had a shutout going until midway through the third period when fourth ranked UW-River Falls scored on a power play in a 2-1 UW-Stout win at River Falls Saturday. Hopper recorded seven saves in the first period, then turned away 13 in the second and 10 in the third.

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, So, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
For the fifth consecutive game, Alex Oman scored in double digits and played a key role in securing Stout’s first conference win of the season, a 69-55, over UW-Oshkosh. Oman started Stout’s final run to secure the win. Hitting a jumper with 6:23 remaining to give Stout a 57-50 lead, Oman then dished off the ball to Aaron Jenny who drained a 3-pointer for a 10-point lead. The game was never closer after that. Oman finished the game with 19 points, 15 in the first half, as Stout took a 37-23 lead at the break. Oman scored a career-high 23 points in a 71-56 loss to UW-Stevens Point earlier in the week, scoring 14 points in the second half to keep Stout within reach of the 15th ranked Pointers. On the week, Oman was 14-33 from the field, 4-12 from 3-point range and 10-11 from the line. He finished with 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and a steal. Oman, who did not play first semester, has an 18.0 scoring average over six games.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-11, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon scored 10 points in a 73-46 loss to 11th ranked UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 11, and 11 points and nine rebounds in a 74-61 loss to UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 14. On the week, Rawdon was 7-13 from the floor, 1-2 from 3-point range and 6-10 from the line. She had 15 rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and three steals.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 9, 2012)

Hockey athlete of the week
Sam Carr, F/D, 6-3, 240, Jr, Roseau, Minn.
Sam Carr tallied three assists in a 5-2 win over Bethel University, and added a goal in a 7-5 loss at Hamline University over the weekend. In the win over Bethel, Carr assisted on three of Stout’s final four goals in a come from behind win. In the loss to Hamline, Carr opened the scoring with a power play goal eight minutes into the contest.

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, So, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
For the third game in a row, Alex Oman scoring 17 points against UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 4, then matching a career-high with 21 points in a 64-62 non-conference win at Gustavus Adolphus, Jan. 7. Oman leads the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding with a 16.5 points per game average and a 7.5 rebounds per contest average. On the week, Oman averaged 19.0 points per game, shooting 14-33 from the floor (.424), 4-11 from 3-point range (.364), 6-10 from the line (.600), 7.0 rebounds, and had two assists, two blocked shots and three steals.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Katelynn Folkers, G, 5-8, Fr, Fall Creek, Wis.
Katelynne Folkers scored eight of her team-high 11 points in the first eight minutes of the game to help Stout run up an early lead against 24th ranked UW-Eau Claire last Wednesday.

Gymnastics athlete of the week – All-Around
Brittany DeZiel, So, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
In the 2012 season opener, Brittany DeZiel scored the second-best all-around score of her collegiate career, scoring a 36.775 in placing second in the all-around event at the Piper Invitational Jan. 8 at Hamline University. DeZiel hit a career-high 9.20 in placing third on the uneven bars. She was second on the balance beam with a score of 9.25. She also scored a 9.275 on the floor exercise and a 9.05 on the vault.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 2, 2011)

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Alex Oman, F, 6-4, 205, So, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Alex Oman came up clutch for the Blue Devils in a 75-71 overtime win over Concordia-Texas at the Concordia-Texas Holiday Classic in Austin, Texas, Dec. 30. Oman led the Blue Devils in scoring with a collegiate-high 21 points and scored four of Stout’s nine overtime points and added an overtime assist. In regulation, in a game that featured 13 tied scores, Oman hit the shot to send the game into overtime. The night before in a 70-57 loss to 11th ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oman scored seven points, six in the second half, pulled down 10 rebounds, eight in the second half, as the Blue Devil worked to overcome a 21 points halftime deficit. In the tournament, Oman finished with 28 points, going 9-31 from the floor, 3-13 from 3-point range, 7-10 from the line, had 16 rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and two steals.


Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Bethany Reyzer, G, 5-5, Fr, Altoona, Wis.
Bethany Reyzer came off the bench to lead Stout in a 72-52 loss to 16th ranked Babson College with a collegiate-high 14 points at the University of Southern Maine Holiday Classic, Dec. 30. Reyzer knocked down 5-of-7 shots from the floor, including 4-of-5 3-point attempts. The next afternoon in a 78-72 overtime win over MCLA, Reyzer turned in her second double-digit scoring effort with 10 points. In the two-game tournament, Reyzer tallied 24 points, going 9-of-21 from the field, 6-of-13 from beyond the arc, had three rebounds, and five steals.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 5, 2011)

Hockey athlete of the week
Jordan Treddinnick, D, 6-0, 195, Fr, Onalaska, Wis.
Jordan Tredinnick scored a pair of goals and had an assist in an 8-6 loss to St. Scholastica, Dec. 2, then added an assist in a 3-3 tie with the Saints, Dec. 3.

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Carter Ciolkosz, G, 6-2, 180, Fr, Maplewood, Minn. (Tartan)
Over two games last week, Carter Ciolkosz average 24 points, shooting 8-19 from the floor, 4-10 from 3-point range and hitting all four free throw attempts. He also collected three rebounds and three steals. Ciolkosz scored a team-high 17 points in an 82-54 loss to Division II Winona State, Nov. 29.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Courtney Hayford, G, 5-7, Fr, Owatonna, Minn.
Courtney Hayford came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points against UW-Whitewater, hitting all three of her 3-point attempts


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 28, 2011)

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Erik Olson, G, 5-8, 160, Jr, Buffalo, Minn.
At UW-Stout’s Thanksgiving Tournament, Erik Olson tallied 18 total assists over the two games, matching a career-high with 11 in a win over Northland College. In that game, Olson also had eight points and seven rebounds. On the week over three games, Olson averaged 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, had 20 assists, one blocked shot and seven steals, while averaging a team-high 32.7 minutes.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-11, Jr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon scored her second career double-double in a 74-68 win over the Unversity of Duquque, tallying career-high for points (22) and rebounds (11).  On the week, Rawdon averaged 14.3 points and 9.3 rebounds over three games that saw Stout even their record to 3-3. Rawdon was 13-26 from the floor (.500), 0-0 from 3-point range, 17-19 from the line (.895), had two assists, one blocked shot and five steals, while averaging 21.7 minutes.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 21, 2011)

Hockey athlete of the week
Nick Hopper, G, 6-0, 190, Jr, Culver City, Calif.
Nick Hopper picked up his first win of the season, going the distance in a 2-1 overtime win over UW-Superior Nov. 19. Hopper recorded 34 total saves, tallying 12 saves in the first period, 13 in the second and nine in the third. The only goal Hopper allowed was late in the third period after Superior pulled their goalie and had an extra attacker on the ice.

Men’s Basketball athlete of the week
Jarvis Ragland, F, 6-4, 200, So, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
Jarvis Ragland scored 23 points in a season opening 56-35 win over Macalester College, then backed that up with a 20 point effort in a 68-52 win over Wartburg College in the championship game of the Wartburg Tournament. Ragland, who was named to the all-tournament team, scored 10 points in the first four minutes of the second half to break open a one-point game against Macalester College and Stout was never threatened again. Ragland backed up his 23 point effort with a 20-point spree against Wartburg in the championship game, hitting 8-of-14 shots from the floor. Over the weekend, Ragland was 17-of-26 from the floor (.654), 3-of-7 from 3-point range (.429) and 6-of-8 from the line (.750). He also tallied 11 rebounds and seven steals as he averaged 29 minutes over the two games.

Women’s Basketball athlete of the week
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-6, So, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder averaged 14 points over three games as Stout defeated Crown College, 94-33, then lost twice in the Lakeland College Tournament, falling to Wartburg College, 59-54, and to Lakeland, 75-67. Against Wartburg, Schoeder, who finished with 12 points, banked in a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining in the game to pull Stout to within one point. Against Lakeland, Schoeder scored 28 points, including 19 points in the second half to pull Stout ahead midway through the second period. Schoeder was named to the Lakeland Tournament all-tournament team. On the week, Schoeder was 16-of-36 from the floor (.444), 7-of-18 from 3-point range (.389), 3-of-7 from the line (.429), had nine rebounds, five assists and six steals.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 14, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
Eric Brown, RB, 5-10, 195, Jr, St. Paul, Minn. (Arlington)
For the second week in a row, Eric Brown had a Stout career-best 29 carries for 169 yards in a 35-3 loss to UW-Oshkosh, Saturday.

Defensive player of the week
Ryan Pearcy, LB, 5-11, 205, Sr, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
Ryan Pearcy recorded seven tackles, six solo, and had one forced fumble in a 35-3 loss at UW-Oshkosh Saturday.

Special teams player of the week
Trevor Fiege, LB, 5-10, 215, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Trevor Fiege returned three kickoffs for 72 total yards in return, with a long of 27 yards, in his first stint as a kickoff returner this season. Fiege also had two solo tackles and recovered one fumble.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 7, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
Eric Brown, RB, 5-10, 195, Jr, St. Paul, Minn. (Arlington)
Eric Brown had a Stout career-best 20 carries for 105 yards and two TDs in a 27-17 loss to UW-Platteville, Saturday.

Defensive player of the week
Ryan Ericksen, DL, 6-3, 200, Jr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Ryan Ericksen had three tackles in a 27-17 loss to UW-Platteville Saturday, but recorded one sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss.

Special teams player of the week
Daniel Vyvyan, RB, 5-11, 195, So, Union Grove, Wis.

Hockey
Jordan Treddinick, D, 6-0, 195, Fr, Onalaska, Wis.
Jordan Tredinnick scored the first goal of the game, scoring at 2:30 in the third period  in a 2-1 win over Concordia-Moorhead, Friday, Nov. 4, then assisted on the game winning goal with 37 seconds left in the contest.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 31, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
Austin Schwartz, TE, 6-0, 220, Jr, Waconia, Minn.
While his reception numbers are not particularly flashy (4-42 yards), tight end Austin Schwartz's four receptions all went for first downs. In the first quarter, Schwartz caught a 12-yard, third-and-three pass to the RF 10. Stout scored on the next play. Later in the quarter, Schwartz’s sideline grab on fourth-and-1 for five yards to the RF 23 kept a drive alive to set up a field goal. Late in the third quarter, Schwartz hauled in a 19-yard reception on first-and-10 to the RF 22. Schwartz’s final catch of the day was a 6-yard play on third-and-six in the fourth quarter.

Defensive player of the week
David Lindell, LB, 6-0, 215, So, New Richland, Minn. (NRHEG)
In a 16-10 win over UW-River Falls, Oct. 29, David Lindell recovered a fumble and snagged his first collegiate interception, to go along with three solo tackles. After Stout went ahead 7-0 early in the first quarter, Lindell recovered a River Falls fumble on the Stout 49 and the Blue Devils turned the fumble into a field goal. In the fourth quarter with Stout leading 16-3, Lindell intercepted a pass and returned the ball to the River Falls 30. Both turnovers came on third down.

Hockey
Branden Gay, F, 6-2, 210, Sr, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (St. Mary’s)
Branden Gay had four goals and four assists over the past two weekends (four games) as Stout began the season at 3-1-0 overall. In the season opening, 6-1, win over Concordia-Wis, Oct. 21, Gay scored two goals and had three assists. In a 6-2 win over Marian the following night, Gay had one goal in the first of two games with UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, (W 5-2), Gay scored one goal and one assist.

Volleyball
Morgan Denny, MH, 5-9, Fr, Luck, Wis.
Over the final weekend of the season for UW-Stout, over two matches, Morgan Denny recorded 19 kills (2.71 k/set) in seven sets. She finished with a hitting percentage of .294. Denny also added three solo blocks and one assisted block.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 24, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
Joe Gerber, C, 6-2, 255, Jr, Minneapolis, Minn. (Totino-Grace)
Joe Gerber anchored Stout’s offensive line in a 10-0 win over La Crosse Saturday.

Defensive player of the week
Aaron Kobes, SS, 6-1, 210, Sr, Two Rivers, Wis. (Mishicot)
Aaron Kobes made a key interception to preserve a UW-Stout 10-0 win over UW-La Crosse. With Stout leading 3-0 in the fourth quarter and La Crosse driving, Kobes stepped in front of an Eagles’ pass and returned it 23 yards to the Stout 47 yard line. On the following play, Stout tossed a 47 yard pass play to the La Crosse six and two plays later took a 10-0 lead. Kobes finished the night with 10 tackles, three solo, one sack (of Stout’s six total) and two tackles for loss. Kobes’ sack came on the drive following his interception where, on third down his 8-yard sack forced 4th-and-10 and incomplete pass was thrown.

Special teams player of the week
Mike Scherr, P, 6-3, 195, Fr, Hartford, Wis. (Union)
Mike Scherr's punting kept UW-La Crosse in deep field position all evening in a 10-0 UW-Stout win, Oct. 22. Scherr punted nine times for an average of 39.7 yards, but only one punt was returned. Five punts landed inside the 20, four inside the 10 and three inside the five. Of the nine punts, only one was returned and only three were fielded, the other two on fair catches. Scherr spotted punts on the LaCrosse 27-, 10-, 3-, 47-, 8-, 3-, 27-, 29- (returned 16 yards to the 45), and 4-yard lines for an average starting spot of the 19 yard line on punts.

Soccer
Offensive player of the week
Emily Stanke, MF, 5-2, Jr, Elk Grove Village, Ill (Elk Grove)
Emily Stanke scored Stout’s only goal in a 1-0 win over UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 22. Stanke took the pass from Courtney Tideman in the 19th minute of the game.

Defensive player of the week
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, Sr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman played a vital role in two shutouts last week and also increased her offensive numbers as Stout defeated Lawrence University, 3-0, Oct. 19 and UW-Oshkosh, 1-0, Oct. 22, before seeing their nine-game unbeaten streak fall, 2-0, to St.Thomas, Oct. 23.  Defensively, Stout allowed only two shots on net against both Lawrence and Oshkosh and four (one penalty shot) against St.Thomas. Offensively, Tideman scored the second goal over Lawrence with less than two minutes remaiing to effectively seal the win. Tideman assisted on Stout’s only goal against Oshkosh.

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Kate Mikutowski averaged 2.92 kills on the week as Stout went 1-2 over three matches.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 17, 2011)

Football
Co-Offensive players of the week
Trevor Morning, WR, 5-10, 180, So, Bloomer, Wis.
Trevor Morning grabbed two passes on the day, but took advantage of the situation and scored on both receptions. With both scores coming in the third period, Morning hauled in a 39 yard TD pass at 7:06 to pull Stout to within 28-14 of UW-Whitewater, then pulled the Blue Devils to within one TD on a 45 yard TD grab with 32 seconds left in the period.

Grant Weltzin, OL, 6-2, 260, Sr, Cadott, Wis.
Grant Weltzin played a key role in allowing the Blue Devils to gain 300 total yards against UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks came into the contest as WIAC’s top ranked defense in total yards and rushing yards, and were second in passing yards. The Blue Devils exceeded their average allowed in all categories. The Warhawks were averaging 210 total yards allowed, 147.6 in passing yards allowed and 63.2 in rushing yards. Stout tallied 300 total yards, 213 passing yards and 87 rushing yards.

Ryan Ericksen
Ryan Erickson had two solo tackles, including one tackle for loss, and two pass break-ups in a 42-21 loss at UW-Whitewater, Oct. 14.

Ricky Marteney
Ricky Marteney averaged 65.8 yards per kickoff and made all three extra-point attempts as Stout lost to UW-Whitewater, 42-21, Oct. 14.

Soccer
Offensive player of the week
Emily Stanke, MF, 5-2, Jr, Elk Grove Village, Ill (Elk Grove)
Emily Stanke scored a pair of goals in a 3-0 win over UW-Platteville, Saturday, Oct. 15, then added an assist in another 3-0 win, this one a non-conference victory at St. Benedict, Sunday, Oct. 16. Against the Pioneers, Stanke scored two first half goals, scoring in the 18th minute, then adding another goal in the 31st minute after picking up a rebounded shot.  Stanke got Stout rolling in the win over St. Benedict, finding Courtney Tideman in the box, as Tideman opened the scoring in the ninth minute.

Defensive player of the week
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, Sr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman played a vital role in two 3-0 shutouts over the weekend, shutting down UW-Platteville, Oct. 15, and St. Benedict, Oct. 16. Tideman scored her sixth goal of the season to open the scoring against St. Benedict.

Volleyball player of the week
Emily Crew was named to the UW-Stout all-tournament team. On the second day of the tournament, Crew pounded out 13 kills against Luther College and followed that up with 14 kills in the next game against UW-Stevens Point. In five matches last week, Crew, playing in all 19 sets, recording a team-high 51 kills, averaging 2.68 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .261.

Women’s Cross Country runner of the week
Katie Hicks, So, Anoka, Minn.
Katie Hicks paced UW-Stout with a 22nd place individual finish as the Blue Devils placed 15th of 43 teams at the Brooks Invitational hosted Saturday at Lake Breeze Golf Course. Hicks finished 22nd of 395 runners with a time of 22-minutes, 41.65 seconds in the 6-kilometer run, setting a new personal best and shaving 2-minutes, 59-second off her time on the same course last season.

Men’s Cross Country runner of the week
Tim Nelson, Jr, Augusta, Wis.
With about 800 meters remaining in the UW-Oshkosh sponsored Brooks Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Course, UW-Stout’s Tim Nelson was in a dead-heat with Washington University's Michael Burnstein. Nelson kicked in another gear and won the 434-runner event with a 15-second lead. Nelson led Stout to a 13th place finish through a field of 47 schools in a time of 24-minutes, 45.85-seconds in the 8-kilometer run. Burnstein came in with a time of 24:59.06. Nelson’s time was 23 seconds faster than when he ran the same course last year and placed 24th.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 10, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
Josh Peterson, TE, 6-3, 225, Jr, Cedar Grove, Wis. (Cedar Grove-Belgium)
Josh Peterson had a collegiate career day, pulling in five receptions for 110 yards – including a 72-yard fourth quarter TD reception that pulled UW-Stout to within 17-16 of UW-Stevens Point Saturday and Stout went on to a 22-19 win. The 72-yard play was Stout’s longest play from scrimmage this season.

Defensive player of the week
Jason Brenner, DB, 6-0, 190, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Jason Brenner tallied a game-high eight tackles, seven solo, in a 22-19 come-from-behind win over UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 8. Brenner sealed the win for the Blue Devils as the Pointers were driving in the final two minutes of the game when he intercepted a pass at the Stout 4 yard line.

Special teams player of the week
Ricky Marteney, K, 6-1, 185, So, Greenfield, Wis.
As the UW-Stout offense struggled to find the end zone early, Ricky Marteney kept Stout in the game by making three field goals, two in the second quarter to pull Stout to within 10-6 at halftime and another midway through the third to pull within 10-9. Marteney connected on field goals of 19-, 17-, and 26-yards. Marteney attempted a 52-yard field goal just before halftime that went narrowly went wide. Marteney was 3-for-5 in field goals and made the only extra point he attempted.

Scout team players of the week
Offense: The Offensive Linemen; Defense: Dusty Parker, DB, 6-1, 205, Jr, Little Falls, Minn.

Soccer
Offensive player of the week
Grace Salwasser, MF, 5-2, Sr, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park)
Grace Salwasser scored one goal and one assist in a 3-3 tie over Hamline University, Oct. 4, then scored the first goal of the game in a 2-1 win over conference-favorite UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 6. Against the Pointers, Salwasser got free in the box and scored on a pass from Jesse Lankford in the 18th minute of the game. Both Hamline University and UW-Stevens Point are regionally ranked.

Defensive player of the week
Kayla Seivert, D, 5-3, So, Farmington, Minn.
Kayla Seivert worked the defense to help forge a 3-3 tie with Hamline University, Oct. 4, and a 2-1 win over UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 6.

Volleyball player of the week
Morgan Denny, MH, 5-9, Fr, Luck, Wis.
Morgan Denny delivered eight kills – her second highest collegiate tally – in a 3-1 loss to UW-Stevens Point Oct. 7. Denny had a pair of service aces in the same rotation of the third game that sent Stout on to their only set win of the evening. Denny, Stout’s leading blocker, also had three solo blocks on the evening.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 3, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
Joe Gerber, C, 6-2, 255, Jr, Minneapolis, Minn. (Totino-Grace)
Joe Gerber anchored the Stout line at center.

Defensive player of the week
Trevor Fiege, LB, 5-10, 215, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Trevor Fiege finished the afternoon with 10 total tackles, four solo, in a 24-10 loss to UW-Eau Claire Saturday. Fiege had 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. He also forced a fumble and broke up one pass.

Special teams player of the week
Mike Scherr, P, 6-3, 195, Fr, Hartford, Wis. (Union)
Mike Scherr averaged 47.8 yards per punt on four punts in a 24-10 loss to UW-Eau Claire Saturday. Even without a career-long 62 yard punt that was downed on the Eau Claire 1, Scherr averaged 43 yards on his other three punts.  Scherr had punts of 62, 35, 49 and 45 yards. Only one punt was returned, and that for only two yards.

Scout team players of the week
Offense: Tanner Kuehn, RB, 5-8, 160, Fr, Fairchild, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild); Defense: Dallas Boley, DL, 6-3, 260, Fr, Belleville, Wis. (New Glarus)

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Over three matches, Kate Mikutowski averaged 2.93 kills per set, pounding out a week-high 15 vs. Carleton College. Mikutowski also averaged 2.86 digs per set.

Women’s Cross Country runner of the week
Josie Petersson, So, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
Josie Petersson, as UW-Stout’s No. 7 runner, recorded a personal best of more than three minutes by finishing with a time of 24-minutes, 54-seconds at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational Sept. 30. Petersson’s time was a three minute, 24-second improvement over last year’s time in the same race and gave her a personal best by three-minutes, 6-seconds.

Men’s Cross Country runner of the week
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson dominated the 372-runner field at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational Sept. 30 at Whitetail Golf Club. Nelson cruised the 8-kilometer course in 24-minutes, 36.5 seconds, outpacing the nearest opponent by almost 45 seconds. The second place runner was unattached and came in at 25:15.4 and the next runner, a collegiate runner from St. Olaf clocked a time of 25:19.4. Nelson ran the entire second half of the race by himself.

Tennis singles player of the week
Abby Werwie, Jr, Kenosha, Wis.  (Bradford)
Abby Werwie went 2-1 on the week at No. 1 singles. Werwie defeated St. Norbert's Kelly Van Handel, 6-3, 6-2, then came back after dropping the first set to defeat Edgewood College's Shae Beckwith, 4-6, 6-3, 10-2. Werwie teamed with Katie Sorensen at No. 1 singles to defeat St. Norbert's Van Handel and Nancy Chybowski, 8-4. Sorensen and Werwie were edged in their doubles match to Edgewood's  Beckwith and Laura Olsen, 8-6. Werwie’s only singles loss of the week was a 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 loss to Rachel Brown of Stevens Point.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 26, 2011)

Soccer
Offensive player of the week
Emily Stanke, M, 5-2, Jr, Elk Grove Village, Ill (Elk Grove)
In a 2-1 home win over UW-Whitewater, Sept. 24, Emily Stanke assisted on the first goal of the game when she took a pass from Courtney Tideman and hit Jesse Lankford in the first five minutes of the game. Just before the half, Lankford found Stanke who buried home what would become the game-winning goal

Defensive player of the week
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, Sr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman played a key role in the UW-Stout defense and offense in two wins over the weekend. Tideman scored one goal and one assist on the week. Tideman picked up an assist on Stout’s first goal in a 2-1 win over UW-Whitewater, Sept. 24, then scored her team-high fifth goal of the season, scoring Stout’s final goal of the game in a 3-0 win over St. Norbert, Sept. 25. Defensively, Tideman anchored a defense that allowed only one goal over the two games, and allowed seven shots on net against Whitewater and five against St. Norbert.

Women’s golf athlete of the week
Mariah Chesley, Fr, Mankato, Minn. (West)
Mariah Chesley shot an 82 to finish second at the Augsburg College Fall Triangular Sept. 20. Chesley has been consistently lowering her score throughout the season, starting off the season with a pair of rounds in the 90s, followed by a pair of rounds in the mid-80s. Over the past three rounds, Chesley has shot 81, 83, 82.

Men’s golf athlete of the week
Josh Grisa, Jr, Merrill, Wis.
Josh Grisa shot a 74-72 – 146 to finish in a tie for seventh at the 25-team Bishops Buffet Invitational hosted by the University of Dubuque at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena, Ill.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 19, 2011)

Soccer
Offensive player of the week
Grace Salwasser, MF, 5-2, Sr, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park)
Grace Salwasser finished the week with four points, getting an assist in a 4-2 conference opening loss at UW-River Falls, Sept. 14, and a goal and an assist in a 3-0 shutout over UW-Superior, Sept. 17.

Defensive player of the week
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, Sr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman scored three goals over two conference games last week, plus worked the back line to help Whitney Fenne record a shutout in her first action of the season. In a 4-2 conference opening loss at UW-River Falls, Sept. 14, Tideman tied the game late in the first half with a header off a free kick. In a 3-0 shutout over UW-Superior, Sept. 17, Tideman scored Stout’s first two goals of the game, heading in the ball off a cross in the first half, then scoring unassisted about 13 minutes into the second half. Tideman is Stout’s leading scorer with four goals. Previous to this season, Tideman had six career goals and two career assists.

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Coming off a 2010 season where she missed half the season due to injury, Kate Mikutowski is overcoming a slow start to the 2011 season. At the UW-River Falls Invitational, Mikutowski ran her streak of double-digit kills to six as Stout went 2-1 at the tournament. Mikutowski had 14 kills in a 3-1 win over Waldorf College, 11 kills in a 3-0 loss to Hamline University and 16 kills in a 3-1 win over River Falls. On the week, Mikutowski recorded 41 kills (3.73 k/s) over 11 sets, had eight service aces (0.73 sa/s), 39 digs (3.55 d/s) and five total blocks, all assisted (0.45 b/s). Mikutowski was named to the all-tournament team.

Women’s Cross Country runner of the week
Katie Hicks, So, Anoka, Minn. (St. Francis)
Katie Hicks finished 22nd out of 187 finishers in the Open Division (NCAA II & III, NAIA, Community College, Unattached) of the 19th Annual Sundodger Invitational hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash, Sept. 17. To do so, Hicks ran 22:48 enroute to a 2:16 PR which moved her into a tie for second on Stout’s All-Time 6K List with teammate Alexa Ahler who finished just behind her Saturday.

Men’s Cross Country runner of the week
Tim Nelson, Sr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson finished second out of 234 finishers in the Open Division (NCAA II & III, NAIA, Community College, Unattached) of the 19th Annual Sundodger Invitational hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., Sept. 17. In the process, Nelson ran a 24:27 in the 8K to become UW-Stout’s school record holder with an 11 second PR. Nelson led the team to a fourth place team finish and a win over DIII’s 34th ranked (coach’s poll) Whitworth College.

Women’s golf athlete of the week
Brittany McNett-Emmerich, Fr, Madison, Wis. (West)
Brittany McNett-Emmerich was extremely steady over two days of competition at the Division III Midwest Classic at The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, Minn., Sept. 17-18. McNett-Emmerich, a freshman, finished fourth, hitting a 78 on both days of the tournament to finish three strokes off the pace with a score of 156.

Men’s golf athlete of the week
Dan Nelson, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
In the second round of the St. John’s Fall Invitational, Dan Nelson double bogeyed the first hole, then came back to play even par the rest of the day to finish with a 73. Nelson was recovering from a first-day, career-high 84 and finished the tournament with a 157, tied for 24th.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 12, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
David Goebel, FB, 6-2, 230, So, Minnetonka, Minn.
David Goebel scored his first collegiate touchdowns in a 20-17 win over Jamestown College, Sept. 10, both in the first half of the game. Goebel scored on a 1-yard pass on 4th and goal from the one-yard line in the first quarter, then on 3rd and 1 midway through the second quarter, Goebel went 25 yards to score. Goebel finished the game with four carries for 27 yards.

Defensive player of the week
Ryan Pearcy, LB, 5-11, 205, Sr, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
Ryan Pearcy was all over the field in a 20-17 win over Jamestown College, Sept. 10. Pearcy finished with 20 tackles, eight solo, 12 assisted. Pearcy intercepted a pass in the first quarter that led to Stout’s first score of the game. Pearcy also forced a fumble in the second half.

Special teams player of the week
Trevor Fiege, LB, 5-10, 215, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Trevor Fiege blocked a punt on Jamestown’s first series of the second half and recovered the ball on the Jamestown 13. Stout scored with a field goal. Defensively as a linebacker, Fiege intercepted a pass and returned it 15 yards, was in on a sack, had 1.5 tackles for loss and finished with eight total tackles.


Soccer
Offensive player of the week
Emily Stanke, M, 5-2, Jr, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Elk Grove)
Emily Stanke scored two goals over the weekend, including the game-winner in a 1-0 win over Viterbo University, Sept. 7. Stanke also scored the first goal of the game in a 2-1 win over North Park University, Sept. 11, as Stout ran their record to 3-0-0.

Defensive player of the week
Jenna Schlueter, D, 5-7, Jr, Littleton, Colo.
Jenna Schlueter helped the Blue Devil defense allow only one goal over two games last week, in a 1-0 win over Viterbo, Sept. 7, and a 2-1 win over North Park, Sept. 11. Schlueter assisted on the game-winning goal against North Park when her rebounded shot was put in by Jesse Lankford.

Volleyball player of the week
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-10, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Kate Mikutowski matched a career-high with 19 kills in leading Stout to a 3-1 win over Bethany Lutheran Saturday at the St. Catherine Volleyball Invitational. Later in the day, Mikutowski had 10 kills in a 3-1 loss to Macalester. Over four matches on the weekend, Mikutowski finished with 50 total kills.

Women’s Cross Country runner of the week
Josie Petersson, So, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
Josie Petersson paced UW-Stout at the Luther All-American Invitational with a 77th place finish (21-minutes, 10-seconds) in the 5-kilometer race Sept. 10.

Men’s Cross Country runner of the week
Jacob Olsen, So, Mendota Heights, Minn. (Simley)
Jacob Olsen was 62nd (21:59) at the Luther All-American Invitational in the four-mile race, Sept. 10.

Tennis singles player of the week
Abby Werwie, Jr, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)
Abby Werwie went 2-1 on the week, defeating Nichole Schmaltz of Dubuque, 6-1, 6-2, and Amanda Gomez of St. Ambrose, 6-1, 6-2, before falling to UW-River Falls’ Jenny Paxton, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Tennis doubles team of the week
Emily Grossen, So, Monroe, Wis./Sammie Swanson, So, Eau Claire (North)
Playing at No. 2 doubles, Emily Grossen and Sammie Swanson won two of three matches last week, defeating Emma Bridgett/Spenser Smith of Dubuque, 8-3, and Jodi VanDeReit/Brittany Mohn of UW-River Falls, 8-4. They lost 8-4 to a St. Ambrose team.

Women’s golf athlete of the week
Becca Eggers, Jr, Rosemount, Minn.
Becca Eggers was extremely steady over two days of competition at the Wartburg Fall Invitational, Sept. 10-11. Eggers finished in a tie for fourth place, tying her own school record with a 77 on the first day, then came back with a 78 on the second for a two-day total of 155.

Men’s golf athlete of the week
Dan Nelson, Sr, Menomonie, Wis./Ethan Schmitz, Sr, Sparta, Wis.
Dan Nelson and Ethan Schmitz tied for second place at the Transylvania Fall Invitational by recording 70s on both days for a two-day total of 140.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 5, 2011)

Football
Offensive player of the week
Tyler Butzler, OL, 6-4, 305, Sr, Tomah, Wis.
From his tackle position, Tyler Butzler allowed Stout to gain 146 yards on the ground and 176 yards through the air as Stout defeated Black Hills State University, 19-7, Sept. 3, in Menomonie.

Defensive player of the week
Jason Brenner, DB, 6-0, 190, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Safety Jason Brenner had an active day in a 19-7 win against Black Hills State University as the Yellow Jackets attempted to throw the ball 41 times. Brenner had two of Stout’s six pass break-ups and finished with nine tackles, eight solo.

Special teams player of the week
Michael Blizel, P, 6-3, 200, Jr, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Southern Door)
Twice in the fourth quarter in a 19-7 win over NCAA Division II Black Hills State University, Sept. 3, punter Michael Blizel pinned the Yellow Jackets inside their own 20. Early in the fourth quarter, Blizel punted the ball 39 yards to Black Hills’ one-yard line, then, about nine minutes later, Blizel put the Yellow Jackets on their own 11-yard line. On the day, Blizel punted five times for an average of 41.2 yards. In the first half, Blizel punted twice with kicks of 46- and 47-yards.

Soccer
Offensive player of the week
Jesse Lankford, M, 5-2, So, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Northern University)
Jesse Lankford scored off a cross what would prove to the game-winning goal as UW-Stout opened the season with a 2-0 win over Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 2. Lankford was consistently dangerous and created several scoring opportunities for the Blue Devils.

Defensive player of the week
Robbie Shelby, GK, 5-6, Fr, La Crosse, Wis. (West Salem)
Robbie Shelby notched a shutout in her first start and first collegiate game as a Blue Devil, blanking Gustavus Adolphus, 2-0, Sept. 2. Shelby made a key save by tipping a nice shot over the goal early in the game to keep the game scoreless. Shelby handled every shot and chance well and did a good job organizing the defense.

Volleyball player of the week
Karley Wiensch, S, 5-3, Fr, Cadott, Wis. (Chippewa Falls McDonell)
Karley Wiensch was named to the University of Puget Sound Invitational all-tournament team in her first collegiate action, Sept. 2-3, in Tacoma, Wash. Over the four matches, Wiensch had 57 assists (4.75 a/set) and a team-high 32 digs (2.67 d/set).

Tennis singles player of the week
Abby Werwie, Jr, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)
Moving up to No. 1 singles this year, Abby Werwie posted UW-Stout’s only win in an 8-1 loss to Beloit College, Sept. 3. Werwie dropped the first set, 6-4, to Courtney Yates, then came back with a 6-4 second set win to tie the match and finished with a 10-5 finals set decision.

Women’s golf athlete of the week
Kitty Nicastro, Sr, Mondovi, Wis.
Kitty Nicastro shaved off four strokes from her first day of competition at the UW-Eau Claire Doug Georgianni Fall Invitational to finish in a tie for 31st of 122 competitors. Nicastro hit the 84 despite hitting a double and a triple bogey in the round. Nicastro hit an 88 on the first day, then dropped her score to a second day mark of 84 to finish at 172.

Men’s golf athlete of the week
Ethan Schmitz, Sr, Sparta, Wis.
Ethan Schmitz tied for first place at the rain-shortened Edgewood College Fall Invitational, Sept. 2 at Glen Erin Golf Club in Janesville. The lefty carded an even-par 71.



2010-11
UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 9, 2011)

Baseball
Pitcher of the week
Tyler Hamann, RHP, 6-3, 195, So, Marathon, Wis.
Tyler Hamann posted an ERA of 0.59 last week in making two appearances and pitched 15.1 innings and had a complete game, going 11.2 innings in a 1-0 loss at Hamline University, May 3. In that contest, Hamann recorded seven strikeouts and pitched a four-hitter before giving up the winning run in the bottom of the 12th when the Pipers' Ryan Hackel drove in the winning run with a two-out single to right field. Hamann threw 163 pitches in the game. Against conference champion UW-Stevens Point, Hamann came on in relief, May 7, and pitched 3.2 innings, coming on in the fifth inning with one out and a runner at third. Hamann forced a groundout for the second out and notched a strikeout, his only of the game, to end the inning. Hamann hit two batters in the seventh inning, but got out of the jam and allowed only one hit throughout the rest of the game as the Blue Devils rallied from a 9-1 deficit before falling 9-6. Hamann surrendered no walks. On the week, Hamann pitched 15.1 innings, allowed one earned run, struckout eight, gave up five hits and walked four.

Position player of the week
Jesse Brockman, SS, 5-9, 170, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (Wrightstown)
Jesse Brockman batted .464 (13-28) over the course of eight games last week. Brockman scored seven runs, drove in six runs, connected on three doubles and a home run. He had one sacrifice fly, one sacrifice hit and stole four bases in four attempts.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 2, 2011)

Softball
Position player of the week
Kelly Conway, OF, 5-5, Sr, La Crescent, Minn. (La Crosse Aquinas)
Over six games last week, Kelly Conway batted .400 (6-15) with three runs scored and three RBI, including the game-ending sacrifice fly in a 9-1 win over UW-Oshkosh. Conway shifted from centerfield to leftfield and made a diving catch of a ball in foul territory against Oshkosh.

Baseball
Pitcher of the week
Carter Vogt, RHP, 6-1, 170, So, Buffalo, Minn.
Carter Vogt picked up his second win of the season, but put in his longest stint of the season in a 13-3 win over UW-Superior Sunday. Vogt started the contest and pitched eight innings, scattering nine hits and two earned runs, striking out two but walking only one.

Position player of the week
Brian Giebel, CF, 5-10, 180, Sr, River Falls, Wis.
Over the course of four games last week, Brian Giebel hit .353 (6-17) with a double, home run and six RBI. Giebel also scored six runs as Stout split with St. Mary’s University and UW-Superior.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Tim Nelson, Jr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson ran 30:06.66 in the 10,000m run to hit an NCAA Division III automatic mark at the Gina Relays at Hillsdale College April 29. In the process, Nelson shattered the school record by 51 seconds and his time is ranked third in Division III.

Field athlete of the week
Daniel Drewek, Jr, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek improved his NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark with a first place jump of 5.20m (17-0.75) in the pole vault at the St. Mary’s Invitational, April 30. The mark currently ranks Drewek second in Division III and is a quarter inch short of his school record..

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Alexa Ahler, Jr, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Alexa Ahler finished seventh of 72 runners as she ran a personal best time of 18:20.36 in the 5,000m run at the Gina Relays at Hillsdale College, April 29.

Field athlete of the week
Jessika Smith, So, Onalaska, Wis. (Luther)
Jessika Smith won the long jump at the St. Mary’s Invitational by nearly two feet with a mark of 5.65m (18-feet, 6.50-inches) and hit an NCAA Division III provisional mark. Smith was also third in the 200m (26.81) and sixth in the 100-hurdles (16.33).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 25, 2011)

Softball
Pitcher of the week
Tara Kimberly, RHP, 5-6, Jr, Baldwin, Wis. (Baldwin-Woodville)
Tara Kimberly made three starts last week, posting a 2-1 record in 16.2 innings pitched. Kimberly earned a 7-2 win over Loras College, April 21, pitching 4.1 shutout innings, striking out three and allowing four hits. She also recorded one RBI in the game. Kimberly came back the next day to take a 3-2 conference first game win over UW-Platteville, pitching six innings, then coming back to pitch the final out in a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh inning to preserve the win. Kimberly took her only loss of the week, going six innings in a 2-1 loss to Platteville in the second game of the doubleheader. On the week, Kimberly allowed four earned runs, struck out seven, walked three and posted a 1.68 ERA.

Position player of the week
Sammy Peterson, 2B, 5-5, Jr, Hudson, Wis.
Sammy Peterson extended her hitting streak to seven games as Stout went 2-2 on the week. For the week, Peterson batted .444 (4-for-9) with two RBI and three runs scored. She was also perfect defensively in 14 chances.

Baseball
Position player of the week
Jon Schoch, LF, 6-3, 215, Jr, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (McDonell)
Jon Schoch, over six games last week, batted .407 (11-for-27) with five RBI and two runs scored. He drove in the game-tying and winning runs in the bottom of the ninth four-run effort in a 7-6 win over UW-Oshkosh, April 21. In the next game, Schoch kept Stout’s comeback hopes alive when he drove in a two-out run to pull Stout to within 7-6. Defensively, Schoch was flawless in 15 chances at left field.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Sam Flood ran 21.85 in the 200m dash to win the event by more than .5 second and ran 10.97 in the 100m dash to place second at the Winona State University Easter Invitational.

Field athlete of the week
Daniel Drewek, Jr, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek improved his NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark in winning the pole vault at the Winona State University Easter Invitational, April 22. Drewek cleared a mark of 5.11m (16-9.25), and won the event by 20 cm (8 inches) in a height that ranks him second in the NCAA Division III.

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Emily Stenzel, Sr, North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West)
Emily Stenzel ran a collegiate-best 2:23.38 in the 800-meter at the Winona State University Easter Invitational, April 22

Field athlete of the week
Sabrina Scoville, So, Richland Center, Wis.
Sabrina Scoville finished third in the pole vault at the Winona State University Easter Invitational, April 22, with a mark of 3.25meters (10-8).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 18, 2011)

Softball
Position player of the week
Shanen Stainer, 3B, 5-8, Fr, Menomonie, Wis.
In six games last week, Shanen Stainer hit .438 (7-of-16) with two RBI, with a home run and scored two runs. Stainer hit a solo home run to give Stout a one run lead in the bottom of the sixth against UW-Stevens Point, April 11, but the lead was short lived.

Baseball
Pitcher of the week
Carter Vogt, RHP, 6-1, 170, So, Buffalo, Minn.
Carter Vogt made two relief appearances as UW-Stout went 3-1 last week, pitching a total of 5.1 innings and allowing no runs and scattering three hits. Vogt came on in relief to pick up the win in a 12-8 win over Viterbo, April 13, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing two hits and no runs. Vogt pitched two innings of shutout ball in relief, giving up one hit and recording two strikeouts in a 13-8 loss to UW-Whitewater, April 17.

Position player of the week
Brandon O’Connell, 3B, 6-2, 185, Sr, Elk Mound, Wis.
Over the past week, Brandon O'Connell has increased his batting average by more than 100 points and has more than doubled his RBI total as Stout went 3-1 on the week. Over four games last week, O’Connell hit at an .813 clip (13-16), scored seven runs, had five doubles, one home run and recorded 12 RBI. (Stout scored 48 total runs during the four games). O’Connell had a slugging percentage of 1.313 and successfully reached base in 84.2 percent of his at-bats. Coming into a 12-8, 14-13, sweep of Viterbo University, April 13, O’Connell was batting .302, and after Stout split with UW-Whitewater, April 17, O’Connell raised his batting average to .405. Against Viterbo, O’Connell went 5-for-6 with a double, home run, five runs scored and four RBI. O’Connell produced the game-winning, walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh in the 14-13 win. In the opener, Stout came back from a 10-0 deficit and O’Connell’s two-run home run in a nine-run fifth inning gave Stout their final runs. O’Connell scored twice in that inning, reaching the first time after getting hit by a pitch, then following that up with a home run. O’Connell stayed hot against 14th ranked UW-Whitewater, going 8-for-10 on the day with four doubles and eight RBI as Stout won the first game, 14-8 and dropped the second, 13-8. O’Connell had three doubles in the second game, going 4-for-5 with six RBI. O'Connell was also named the national player of the week.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Sam Flood took first at two events at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 15, winning the 100m dash in an NCAA Division III provisional time of 10.80 seconds and winning the 200m dash with a time of 21.59 seconds (wind aided) .

Field athlete of the week
Michael Lihrman, Fr, Rice Lake, Wis.
Michael Lihrman placed first in the discus at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 15, with a distance of 51.85m (170-1) and was fifth in the shot put with a toss of 15.54m (51-00).

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Emily Stenzel, Sr, North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West)
Sam Steinke ran a 5:05.34 in the 1500m run and a 2:26.38 in the 800m run at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 15.

Field athlete of the week
Mallory Langfeldt, Jr, Marshfield, Wis.
Mallory Langfeldt set a personal best in the hammer throw with a distance of 39.12m (128-4) at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse April 15.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 11, 2011)

Softball
Pitcher of the week
Bri Conrad, RHP, 5-8, Jr, South St. Paul, Minn. (Simley)
Bri Conrad made four appearances over four games last week, posting a 2-1 record. Conrad started and pitched six innings in a 5-1 win over St. Catherine on Sunday, then came on in relief to pick up the second game win in a 15-7 decision. On the week, Conrad pitched 18.0 innings and recorded 18 strikeouts with four walks.

Position player of the week
Kelly Conway, OF, 5-5, Sr, La Crescent, Minn. (La Crosse Aquinas)
Kelly Conway batted .417 in four games last week that saw UW-Stout go 2-2. Conway was 5-for-12 with four RBI and three runs scored, hitting two doubles. He also drew two walks, stole a base and was perfect in the outfield.

Baseball
Pitcher of the week
Cory Hedeen, RHP, 5-11, 185, Jr, Cannon Falls, Minn.
Cory Hedeen pitched a complete game 8-2 win over UW-Platteville April 9, scattering seven hits and allowing two runs, none earned, those coming in the ninth inning. Hedeen struck out five and walked two.

Position player of the week
Matt Guida, C, 6-1, 210, So, Hawley, Minn
Matt Guida has been holding the hot bat for the Blue Devils this season and he continues to stay hot. In a four game series with UW-Platteville last week where the two teams split, Guida batted .688, going 11-for-16 with 10 RBI and three runs scored. Guida cracked out six doubles over the weekend and a home run for a slugging percentage of 1.250. As the catcher, Guida also threw out two players attempting to steal.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Tim Nelson, Jr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson ran a personal best in the 5000-meter run in a time of 14-minutes, 33-seconds at the UW-Platteville Invitational Saturday. The NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark currently ranks him fifth in the NCAA.

Field athlete of the week
Daniel Drewek, Jr, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek won the pole vault event at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite Saturday by more than a foot, clearing the bar at 16-feet, 7.50-inches (5.07m). The second place competitor recorded a height of 15-7 (4.75m). The NCAA Division III automatic qualifying height currently ranks Drewek second in Division III.

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Alexa Bitzer, So, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Alexa Bitzer scored a personal best of 2:20.67 in the 800-meter rush while competing at the UW-Platteville Invitational, Saturday.

Field athlete of the week
Anne Guthrie, Sr, Fitchburg, Wis. (LaCrescent, Minn, HS)
Anne Guthrie won the heptathlon at the Falcon Invite at UW-River Falls with a score of 4088, just 12 points short of the NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark, topping the field of 17 competitors. The score is currently the top score in the WIAC.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 4, 2011)

Baseball
Pitcher of the week
Dan Britts, RHP, 6-1, 210, So, Nekoosa, Wis.
Dan Britts picked up his first collegiate win, going seven innings in a 10-4 win over UW-La Crosse April 3. Britts scattered eight hits throughout the game, allowing four earned runs, walking two and striking out six.

Position player of the week
Matt Guida, C, 6-1, 210, So, Hawley, Minn
Matt Guida was 8-for-15 (.533) with five runs scored and four RBI as UW-Stout went 1-3 with UW-La Crosse over the weekend. In Stout’s 10-4 win over the Eagles, Guida was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI, including a two-run double in a five run fourth inning. Guida raised his batting average from .368 to a team-high.441 over the weekend.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Justus Bibeau, Jr, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Justus Bibeau placed second of 25 runners in 5000m run at the Ted Haydon Invitational at the University of Chicago in a time of 15:33.83, April 2.

Field athlete of the week
Ryan Ament, Sr, Grand Meadow, Minn. (Stewartville)
Ryan Ament finished first of 44 competitors in the discus with an NCAA Division III provisional mark of 49.32m (161-10) at the Ted Haydon Invitational at the Unversity of Chicago, April 2. Ament also finished fourth of 45 competitors in the shot put with a distance of 14.33m (47-0.25).

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Abby Bitzer, So, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Abby Bitzer placed second in the 800m run in a time of 2:23.06 and ran a leg on the 4x400m relay team that placed second with a time of 4:13.68 at the Ted Haydon Invitational at the University of Chicago, April 2.

Field athlete of the week
Michelle Theisen, Fr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen placed first of 31 competitors in the discus with a distance of 39.81m (130-7) in her first outdoor collegiate meet at the Ted Haydon Invitational at the University of Chicago, April 2. Theisen also scored a third place finish, out of 30 competitors, in the shot put with a distance of 11.50m (37-8.75).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 21, 2011)

Softball
Pitcher of the week
Bri Conrad, Jr, South St. Paul, Minn. (Simley)

Position player of the week
Courtney Richardson, Fr, Miltona, Minn. (Alexandria Jefferson)

Baseball
Pitcher of the week
Cory Hedeen, Jr, Cannon Falls, Minn.

Position player of the week
Brandon O'Connell, Sr, Elk Mound, Wis.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 7, 2011)

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Naomi DeLara, Sr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara won the vault, matching a personal best, with a score of 9.60 and won the balance beam with a score of 9.75 as UW-Stout defeated Hamline University, 182.90-180.225, March 4. DeLara finished second on the floor exercise with a score of 9.50.

All-arounder of the week
Jenna Lensing, So, Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville)
Jenna Lensing hit a pair of personal bests as UW-Stout defeated Hamline University, 182.90-180.225, March 4. Lensing was second in the all-around with a personal best score of 36.85. Lensing was also second on the uneven bars with a personal best mark of 9.325. Lensing finished in a three-way tie for fifth on the floor exercise (9.150), was fourth on the balance beam (9.275) and was sixth on the vault (9.10).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 28, 2011)

Softball
Pitcher of the week
Tara Kimberly, RHP, 5-6, Jr, Baldwin, Wis. (Baldwin-Woodville)
Over four games where she made three appearances, Tara Kimberly has not allowed a run and has a 1-0 record with one save. In the season opener against Northwestern College, Feb. 18, Kimberly started and pitched three no-hit, shutout innings and struck out eight, but was not part of the decision in a 3-2 loss. Kimberly returned in the second game of the series, pitching 1.1 innings, striking out four in earning the save. Kimberly earned her first Stout win, pitching six innings in a 4-0 win over St. Olaf, Feb. 24, striking out five and scattering six hits. On the season, has 17 strikeouts and has allowed two walks in 10.1 innings pitched.

Position player of the week
Kelly Conway, OF, 5-5, Sr, La Crescent, Minn. (La Crosse Aquinas)
Kelly Conway has adjusted to a position change, moving from shortstop to centerfield and, after four games, is leading the team in average, hitting .533 with eight hits on 15 at-bats. She has one double, one triple and one home run with four RBI. In the outfield, she is perfect in five chances. Conway has had at least one hit in each of the four games and in an 11-3 win over St. Olaf, Feb. 24, she went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI.

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Naomi DeLara, Sr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara took first in three events, Feb. 21, as UW-Stout edged past Winona State, 182.20-181.975. DeLara took the top spots in the vault (9.550), the balance beam (9.70) and the floor exercise (9.675). Later in the week, DeLara broke into the top five in the floor exercise in a 195.125-181.325 loss to 13th ranked NCAA Division I Boise State Feb. 25. DeLara scored a 9.60 to place fifth in the event, the only top five individual event finish for the Blue Devils against the Broncos. DeLara had a 9.575 on the vault and a 9.075.

All-arounder of the week
Brittany DeZiel, Fr, Rogers, Minn.
After coming back from an early season injury, Brittany DeZiel continues to improve on her all-around score. In a win over Winona State, Feb. 21, DeZiel scored a 35.775 and laster in the week, Feb. 25. she scored a 35.975 at 13th ranked Boise State. At Boise State, DeZiel also set collegiate bests on the vault (9.425) and the floor exercise (9.425).



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 21, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-8, Fr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder scored 14 points and had eight rebounds in a 67-64 season-ending loss to UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 19.

Men’s Basketball
Erik Olson, G, 5-8, 160, So, Buffalo, Minn.
Erik Olson keyed UW-Stout’s 76-63 win over UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, with a 21 point, seven assist effort. Olson scored 12 points in the second half, and dished off five of his assists in the second half as Stout overcame a 26-25 halftime deficit Olson shot 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from 3-point range and 8-11 from the line. Olson, the shortest player on the court, also had five rebounds and had two steals. In a 109-67 romp over Crown College, Feb. 15, Olson scored 17 points and had six assists. He was 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from 3-point range and 6-6 from the line. Olson had four rebounds.

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Vanessa Zahratka, So, Lakeville, Minn.
Coming off her lowest floor exercise score of the season earlier in the week, Vanessa Zahratka battled back the next time out at Gustavus Adolphus, Feb. 17, with a score that was just short of her career-best. Zahratka turned in a 9.10, just short of her career-best 9.15, to place seventh.

All-arounder of the week
Jenna Lensing, So, Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville)
Jenna Lensing took first in the all-around and first in leading UW-Stout to a sweep of the uneven bars as the Blue Devils defeated Gustavus Adolphus, 178.50-173.40, Feb. 17. Lensing won the uneven bars with a 9.225 and the all-around with a score of 35.750.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Sam Flood placed first in the 200m in a time of the 22.20 at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational Saturday at UW-Stevens Point. Flood is the top seed in the event for the WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. Flood placed second in the 55m dash in a time of 6.48 in the 55m dash.

Field athlete of the week
Michael Lihrman, Fr, Rice Lake, Wis.
Michael Lihrman threw 16.74m (54-11.25) in the weight throw to place 8th at Eastbay/Pointer Invite Saturday at UW-Stevens Point. His weight throw ranks him as the No. 1 freshman in this event in the nation. Lihrman also threw 14.17m (46-6) in the shot put.

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Alexa Bitzer, So, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Alexa Bitzer placed second in the 800m run in a time of 2:23.71 at Eastbay/Pointer Invitational Saturday at UW-Stevens Point

Field athlete of the week
Jodi Larson, Jr, Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd)
Jodi Larson placed third in the pole vault Saturday at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational at UW-Stevens Point with a mark of 3.26m (10-8.25).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 14, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Tricia VanVreede, F, 6-0, Sr, Little Chute, Wis. (Kimberly)
Tricia VanVreede scored 22 points and had three rebounds as UW-Stout defeated UW-Platteville, 75-57, Feb. 12, and recorded 13 points and seven rebounds as the Blue Devils defeated UW-Superior, 78-66, Feb. 9.

Men’s Hockey
Branden Gay, F, 6-2, 210, Sr, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (St. Mary’s)
Branden Gay had four goals and three assists on the weekend where Stout went 2-0, defeating UW-Stevens Point, 5-4, Feb. 11, and St. Norbert College, 5-1, Feb. 12. Against second ranked St. Norbert, Gay scored Stout’s first hat trick of the season, getting a goal in each period. After handing off an assist on the first goal of the game, Gay tallied the eventual game-winning goal in the first period while on the power play to give Stout a 2-0 lead, then continued to build the lead. Against the Pointers, Gay tallied a goal and two assists. Gay had seven points on the weekend where Stout earned the third seed in the NCHA tournament and won a share of the WIAC title.

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Naomi DeLara, Sr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara broke the school record on the balance beam in placing second with a score of 9.85 in a dual meet with the University of Iowa, Feb. 13. DeLara broke her own school record of 9.825, a mark she set last season. DeLara finished fifth on the floor exercise of 9.675. DeLara was the Blue Devils' top finisher on the three events she competes in, placing seventh on the vault with a mark of 9.60. At the John Zuerlein Invitational, hosted by UW-Stout Feb. 11, DeLara took first on the vault and the floor. DeLara won the vault with a score of 9.475 and her first-place finish on the floor exercise earned her a 9.60.

All-arounder of the week
Jenna Lensing, So, Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville)
Jenna Lensing finished sixth on the balance beam with a season-best 9.150 in a dual at the University of Iowa. Lensing set a career-best in the all-around with a 36.45, Stout's top all-around score of the season. Earlier in the weekend, Lensing earned a 35.925 on the all-around at the John Zuerlein Invitational, Feb. 11.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Tim Nelson, Jr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson clocked a 15.08.09 in finishing seventh in the the 5000m run at UW-Platteville Invitational, Feb. 12

Field athlete of the week
Michael Lihrman, Fr, Rice Lake, Wis.
Michael Lihrman placed third at the Brooks Classic at UW-River Falls with a mark of 15.61m (51-2.75) in weight throw, Feb. 12. Lihrman placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 14.71m (48-3.25).

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Abby Bitzer, So, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Abby Bitzer placed second in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:25.02 at the Brooks Classic at UW-River Falls, Feb. 12.

Field athlete of the week
Anne Guthrie, Sr, Fitchburg, Wis. (LaCrescent, Minn, HS)
Anne Guthrie broke a school record that stood for almost 30 years when she won the pentathlon at the Brooks Classic at UW-River Falls scoring 3242 points and finished with the top marks in all five of the events. The total mark is an NCAA Division III provisional mark and is currently ranked sixth in the country. Guthrie broke the school record of 2934 points set by Nanci Halverson in 1982. Guthrie’s finishes were: 8.93 in the 55m (789 pts); 4.91m (16-1.50) in the long jump (535 pts); 9.69m (31-9.50) in the shot put (509 pts); 1.62m (5-3.75) in the high jump (759 pts) and 2:33.44 in the 800-meter (650 pts).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 7, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-6, Fr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder scored 19 points, all in the second half, as UW-Stout launched a second half comeback from a 32-20 halftime deficit in a 58-50 win over UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 5. Schoeder scored eight points in the final six minutes of the game to help forge the win. For the game, Schoeder was 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from 3-point range, 9-10 from the line and had seven rebounds and one assist.

Men’s Hockey
Tom Lescovich, G, 6-2, 170, So, Clifton Park, NY (Christian Brothers Academy)
In his only appearance of the week, Tom Lescovich shut the door on a hot shooting UW-Eau Claire team, turning away all 48 total shots, 16 in each period, as he posted his second consecutive shutout of the season in a 2-0 win, Feb. 3. Lescovich has four shutouts on the season.

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Naomi DeLara, Sr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara took a pair of first place finishes at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational Feb. 4, winning the floor exercise with a 9.675 and tying for first on the balance beam with Christa Booman of UW-La Crosse at 9.65. DeLara was second on the vault (9.475).

All-arounder of the week
Jenna Lensing, So, Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville)
Jenna Lensing set a personal best on the uneven bars with a mark of 9.25 to finish fourth at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational, Feb. 4. Lensing finished seventh in the all-around – vault (9.125), beam (8.775) and floor (8.95).

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Sam Flood hit a provisional mark in the preliminaries of the 55m dash with a time of 6.47-seconds (currently ranked 12th in the nation) at the Pointer Invitational, Feb. 5. Flood finished third in the finals of the 55m dash (6.55), running in the finals only moments after competing in the 400. Flood finished fourth in the 400 with a time of 50.28 seconds.

Field athlete of the week
Daniel Drewek, Jr, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek hit an automatic mark in pole vault 5.10m (16-8.75) and currently ranks second in the nation. Drewek won the pole vault event at the Pointer Invitational Feb. 5.


Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Anne Guthrie, Sr, Fitchburg, Wis. (LaCrescent, Minn, HS)
Anne Guthrie ran a personal best in the 55m hurdles of 9.07 seconds and posted a split of 63.4 seconds on the 4x400m relay. Guthrie also competed in the high jump at the Pointer Invitational Feb. 5

Field athlete of the week
Michelle Theisen, Fr, Marshfield, Wis.
Michelle Theisen improved her mark in the shot put to 11.95m (39-2.50), placing seventh at the Pointer Invitatational, Feb. 5.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 31, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Tricia VanVreede, F, 6-0, Sr, Little Chute, Wis. (Kimberly)
Tricia VanVreede was Stout’s leading scorer in two games last week. VanVreede scored 10 points against UW-La Crosse, Jan. 26, then scored a team high 12 points against UW-Whitewater, Jan. 29. VanVreede had five rebounds against the Eagles and four against the Warhawks.

Men’s Basketball
Steve Pax, G, 6-1, 185, Fr, Elmwood, Wis.
Steve Pax scored a career-high 23 points in a 98-93 win over UW-La Crosse, Jan. 26, including making six consecutive free throws in the final 45 seconds of the game to hold off the Eagles. Pax, who came off the bench for the first time this season but still played 27 minutes, was 7-13 from the field, 1-4 from 3-point range and a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line. He also had four assists and two steals. In a loss at UW-Whitewater, Jan. 29, Pax added 12 points.

Men’s Hockey
Tom Lescovich, G, 6-2, 170, So, Clifton Park, NY (Christian Brothers Academy)
A night after allowing four goals, Tom Lescovich had a stellar game in notching his second shutout of the season the next night in a 1-0 win over UW-Superior, Jan. 29, in Superior. Lescovich had 11 saves in the first period, 10 in the second and 16 in the third period to tally 37 saves. Lescovich faced seven UW-Superior power play opportunities throughout the night.

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Naomi DeLara, Sr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara had first place finishes in all three events she competed on in dual against UW-Whitewater, Jan. 29, in Menomonie. DeLara tied for first on the vault (9.425) and the balance beam (9.125) and won the floor exercise outright (9.575).

All-arounder of the week
Jenna Lensing, So, Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville)
In her first appearance as an all-arounder in two years, Jenna Lensing tallied a score of 35.250 to finish second in the event in a dual with UW-Whitewater, Jan. 29. After sitting out almost all of last season due to injury, went to the all-around for the first time since March 20, 2009, and finished in a tie for first on the uneven bars (9.10), just .05 points short of her career best. Lensing was 11th on the vault (8.90), an event she hasn’t competed on since 2009, 10th in the balance beam (8.35) and eighth on the floor exercise (8.90).

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Sam Flood took first in the 200-meter dash (22.43 seconds) and was second in the 55-meter dash (6.57) after finishing fourth in the preliminary round at the Warren Bowlus Open Jan. 29 at UW-Stout. Flood also ran a 50.4 second split in the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second to an unattached team.

Field athlete of the week
Connor Schug, Fr, River Falls, Wis.
Connor Schug set a personal best in the long jump with a leap of 6.41m (21-0.5) at the Warren Bowlus Open, Jan. 29, at UW-Stout. Schug finished fifth in the event.

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Emily Stenzel, Sr, North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West)
Sam Steinke placed second in the one-mile run (5:19.42) at the Warren Bowlus Open at UW-Stout, Jan. 29, and ran a 63.4 split in the 4x400m relay, where her team finished second.

Field athlete of the week
Andrea Krueger, Fr, Menomonie, Wis. (St. Croix Lutheran HS, St. Paul, Minn)
For the second consecutive week, Andrea Krueger set a personal best by five inches when she jumped 3.25 (10-8) in pole vault to finished second to her teammate, Jodi Larson.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 24, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-10, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon scored a collegiate-best 19 points and sealed the game with a lay-up with 44 seconds remaining as UW-Stout defeated UW-Superior, 73-68, Jan. 19. On the night, Rawdon was 8-12 from the floor, 1-1 from 3-point range, 2-2 from the line and had three rebounds and two steals. Rawdon had nine points and led all players with five steals in a 63-44 loss to UW-River Falls, Jan. 22.

Men’s Basketball
Erik Olson, G, 5-8, 160, So, Buffalo, Minn.
Erik Olson scored a career-high19 points in an 87-73 loss to UW-River Falls, Jan. 22. Olson, who had nine points in the first half, 10 points in the second, shot 7-13 from the floor, 3-5 from 3-point range and 2-2 from the line. He also had four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Earlier in the week, Olson had eight points in a loss to UW-Superior.

Men’s Hockey
Charles Lachance, F, 6-2, 195, So, Quebec City, Quebec (Francois-Bourin)
Charles Lachance scored two goals and an assist in UW-Stout’s 5-4 overtime loss to St. Olaf Jan. 22. Lachance scored at 14:15 of the first period to tie the game, then assisted on Matt Morin’s goal just before the first period break to put Stout up 2-1. Lachance extended Stout’s lead to 3-1 with a goal at 1:13 of the second period.

Men’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Tim Nelson, Jr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson ran 15:16.95 in the 5000m run to win the UW-Stout Open, Jan. 22. Nelson’s time is currently 17th in the nation.

Field athlete of the week
Daniel Drewek, Jr, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek pole vaulted 4.95 (16-2.75) at the UW-Stout Open to win and improve his NCAA Division III provisional mark, and is currently ranked fourth in Division III. Drewek also finished third in the 55-meter dash (6.71 seconds) at the meet. In his first competition of the season, Drewek vaulted 4.80 (15-9) at the Northwest Open at the University of Minnesota on January 8.

Women’s Track and Field
Track athlete of the week
Emily Stenzel, Sr, North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West)
Emily Stenzel ran 10:56.26 in the 3000m run at the UW-Stout Open, 50 seconds faster than last year.

Field athlete of the week
Andrea Krueger, Fr, Menomonie, Wis. (St. Croix Lutheran HS, St. Paul, Minn)
Andrea Krueger pole vaulted 3.10 (10-2) in her first collegiate meet, just one inch off her personal best.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 17, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-10, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon scored a collegiate-best 18 points in a 71-50 loss to UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 10, then added eight points in an 81-67 loss to UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 15. Rawdon scored 12 points in the first half against the Blugolds and finished the night with a team high five rebounds.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 185, Sr, Stillwater, Minn.
Eric Hostetter carried the bulk of Stout’s scoring load in a 78-63 loss at UW-Oshkosh Jan. 15, scoring 25 points, 15 in the first half. For the game, Hostetter connected on 8-13 from the floor, 4-6 from 3-point range, 5-6 from the line, and pulled down a team-high five rebounds.

Men’s Hockey
Charles Lachance, F, 6-2, 195, So, Quebec City, Quebec (Francois-Bourin)
Charles Lachance notched five assists over three games last week, including three assists in an 8-6 loss to UW-Superior, Jan. 15. In his three assist night, Lachance had two assists in a four goal third period as Stout rallied from a 6-2 deficit. Lachance had one assist in a 4-2 win on the eventual game-winning goal over UW-River Falls, Jan. 10 and one assist in a 7-2 loss to UW-Superior, Jan. 14.

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Jenna Lensing, So, Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville)
Jenna Lensing improved on each of her three scores from the previous meet as UW-Stout finished second at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational Jan. 14. Lensing finished second on the uneven bars (9.05), 13th on the balance beam (8.80) and tied for eighth on the floor exercise (9.025). Lensing is coming off a medical redshirt season where she saw action in the first two meets only last season.

All-arounder of the week
Heather Harmeyer, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Whitnall)
Heather Harmeyer set a new personal best in scoring 35.10 points while placing fourth in the all-around at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, Jan. 14. Harmeyer was .15-points or less closer to setting personal bests on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. At Eau Claire, she was 16th on the vault (8.70), fifth on the uneven bars (8.70), 12th on the balance beam (8.80) and 12th on the floor exercise (8.90).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 10, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-6, Fr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder found her range and led UW-Stout to an 80-70 win over UW-Platteville, notching Stout’s first conference win of the season. Schoeder scored 19 points in the first half and went on to finish with 31 points, the second-highest individual point totals in the WIAC this season. Schoeder shot 11-16 from the field, 6-9 from 3-point range, and 3-3 from the line. She also recorded eight rebounds, seven defensive. In a 61-47 loss to UW-River Falls, Jan. 5, Schoeder added seven points and five rebounds, playing 39 minutes.


Men’s Basketball
Jerrod Buchholtz, G, 6-5, 200, Sr, Durand, Wis.
Three days after matching a career-high 24 points, Jerrod Buchholtz stepped up a couple of notches with a 34 point effort in an 86-71 loss at UW-River Falls, Jan. 5. Buchholtz connected on seven second half 3-point baskets as he scored 24 second half points to keep Stout in the game. Buchholtz would finish the game making nine 3-pointers, tying a school record. Buchholtz was 9-15 from the field, 9-12 from 3-point range and 7-8 from the line. In an 83-81 loss to UW-Platteville, Jan. 8, Bucholtz finished with 14 points going 4-11 from the field, 3-8 from 3-point range and 3-4 from the line. In the two games on the week, Buchholtz scored 48 total points, hitting 13-26 from the field, 12-20 from 3-point range and 10-12 from the line.


Men’s Hockey
Robb Haider, F, 5-9, 175, Fr, Anchorage, Alaska (South)
Within seconds after UW-Stout had killed a 5-on-3 power play, Robb Haider came on and scored what would eventually be the game-winning goal in a 6-1 decision over Gustavus Adolphus, Jan. 8. Haider, who was injured for much of the first semester, scored his first goal of the evening, and his collegiate career, with four seconds left in the period to give Stout a 2-0 lead over the Gusties. Haider added his second goal of the evening at the 2:25 mark of the second period to give Stout a 3-0 lead. Less than three minutes later, Haider had a hand in Stout’s fourth goal of the night, assisting Charles Lachance. In a weekend that Stout tallied 10 goals in two games (Stout defeated Augsburg, 4-2, January 7), nine different players scored goals.

Gymnastics
Specialist of the week
Naomi DeLara, Sr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara handily won three events as UW-Stout finished first at the Hamline University Triangular, January 8. DeLara won the vault by three-tenths of a point, finishing with a 9.55, captured the balance beam by more than a half point (9.65) and took the floor exercise by .225 points (9.55).

All-arounder of the week
Brittany Deziel, Fr, Rogers, Minn. (Spectrum)
After a fall on the vault in her first collegiate competition, Brittany Deziel came back to finish strong as UW-Stout finished first at the Hamline Triangular January 8. Deziel finished fourth in the all-around with a 34.225, despite a 7.30 score on the vault. Deziel was second on the uneven bars (8.95), fourth on the balance beam (8.90) and seventh on the floor exercise (9.075).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 3, 2011)

Women’s Basketball
Whitney Rawdon, F, 5-10, So, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Whitney Rawdon was named to the Wartburg College all-tournament team. Rawdon scored 12 points in an 85-49 rout of Principia College and had six rebounds. The following day against undefeated Wartburg, Rawdon scored eight points and had six rebounds. In the two day tournament, Rawdon also finished with five assists and five steals.

Men’s Basketball
Steve Pax, G, 6-1, 185, Fr, Elmwood, Wis.
Steve Pax scored 15 points as UW-Stout defeated UW-Eau Claire, 88-87, January 2 at Zorn Arena. Pax has been very steady over the course of the last three games, averaging 12.0 points and 3.3 rebounds as Stout went 2-1 during that stretch, losing only to 10th ranked Augustana College. Against Augustana, Pax scored 11 points and pulled down four rebounds. The following afternoon, Pax scored 10 points and had four rebounds, In the win over Eau Claire, Pax scored a collegiate-best 15 points and had two rebounds, two assists and one steal. Pax also drained two free throws in the final moments of the game to help seal the win.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 20, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Tricia VanVreede, F, 6-0, Sr, Little Chute, Wis. (Kimberly)
Tricia VanVreede scored 12 of her game high 21 points in the first half as she led UW-Stout to an 82-53 romp over Northland College, Dec. 18, in Ashland. VanVreede hit 8-of-11 shots from the floor and was perfect in five free throw attempts. She also added five rebounds and one steal in 22 minutes of work.

Men’s Basketball
Mahlon Thomas, F, 6-7, 215, Sr, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center)
Mahlon Thomas led UW-Stout in a decisive 96-77 win over Viterbo University, Dec. 18. Thomas scored a game-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-14 from the field and knocked down one 3-pointer in one attempt. He notched his only free throw attempt. Thomas recorded his second double-double of the season by pulling down 11 rebounds. The forward had one assist, steal and four blocked shots in 24 minutes of play.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 13, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Kayla Windt, G, 5-7, So, Pence, Wis. (Hurley)
Kayla Windt scored a career-high 17 points in a 75-54 loss to UW-La Crosse Dec. 8, and had one assist and four steals. On the season, the sophomore guard is averaging 8.9 points per contest and is shooting 29-58 (.500) from the field, 13-31 (.419) from 3-point range and has a team-high 15 steals on the season.


Men’s Basketball
Erik Olson, G, 5-8, 160, So, Buffalo, Minn.
Erik Olson scored a career-high 13 points and dished off six assists in an 89-69 loss at UW-La Crosse, Dec. 8. Olson was 4-of-5 from the field and 5-10 from three-point range. The 5-8 guard pulled down four rebounds and had two steals. On the season, Olson is averaging 8.8 points and 5.25 assists per contest.

Men’s Hockey
Branden Gay, F, 6-2, 210, Sr, Calgary, Alberta (St. Mary’s)
Branden Gay scored two power play goals, including the game winner, in a come-from-behind 4-3 win over UW-River Falls, Friday, Dec. 10. After the Falcons jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the second period, Gay cut the score to 2-1 with five minutes left in the second period. In the third period, Gay capped off three consecutive Stout goals a power play goal with just over five minutes left in the game.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 6, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Sami Schoeder, G, 5-6, Fr, Durand, Wis.
Sami Schoeder scored a career-high 20 points in an 83-64 loss to UW-Whitewater Dec. 4, and had 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds in a 79-55 loss to UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 1. On the season, the freshman guard is averaging 11.6 points per contest and 5.4 rebounds, both second on the team. She also has a team-high 15 steals.

Men’s Basketball
Mahlon Thomas, F, 6-7, 215, Sr, Brooklyn Park, Minn (Park Center)
Mahlon Thomas gave UW-Stout very consistent play across two games last week. In a 79-68 loss to top-ranked UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 1, Thomas scored 15 points, pulled down eight rebounds and had two blocked shots. Thomas was 4-6 from the floor (including a 3-pointer) and 6-7 from the line. In an 85-80 win over UW-Whitewater, Dec. 4, Thomas tossed in 17 points and had eight rebounds. He was 8-11 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. On the week, Thomas averaged 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, had one assist, two blocked shots and three steals, while averaging 30 minutes per game.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 29, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Tricia VanVreede, F, 6-0, Sr, Little Chute, Wis. (Kimberly)
Tricia VanVreede scored a career-high 23 points in a 72-49 win over Northwestern College, Nov. 23, then matched the 23 points in a 78-63 loss to Carroll University, Nov. 28. On the week, VanVreede, who scored 14 points in a 79-55 romp over St. Scholastica, averaged 20 points per game, 9.3 rebounds, three steals and one assist. VanVreede shot 25-44 (.568) from the floor and 10-15 (.667) from the line. Of her 28 total rebounds on the week, 21 of them were defensive rebounds.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 185, Sr, Stillwater, Minn.
In three games last week, Eric Hostetter averaged 23.7 points and 6.3 rebounds. In an 89-87 loss at NCAA Division II Bemidji State, Nov. 23, Hostetter scored 24 points. In a 92-51 win over Northland College, Nov. 27, Hostetter was one point short of his career high when he scored 28 points, connecting on 7-9 3-point attempts. In an 87-80 loss to the University of Sioux Falls, Nov. 28, Hostetter finished with 35 points. On the week, Hostetter shot 54.3 percent (25-46) from the floor, 14-28 (.500) from 3-point range and 7-9 (.778) from the line.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 22, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Tricia VanVreede, F, 6-0, Sr, Little Chute, Wis. (Kimberly)
Tricia VanVreede was named to the Ripon College all-tournament team. In three games last week, VanVreede 12.3 points and 7.7 rebounds. She had three blocked shots and four steals. On the week, she shot 10-20 from the floor, 2-3 from 3-point range and 15-23 from the line as Stout went 1-2. VanVreede had 16 points and three rebounds in a 101-61 loss to NCAA DII St. Cloud State, Nov. 15, then notched a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds) in a 59-47 loss at Ripon and finished the week with seven points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in a 66-62 win over Edgewood College.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 185, Sr, Stillwater, Minn.
Eric Hostetter led a UW-Stout 3-point assault against Crown College, Nov. 20, where the Blue Devils set a school and conference record for 3-point field goals made with 20. Hostetter was 5-for-9 from 3-point range against the Storm, hitting all five 3-pointers in the first half. Hostetter finished the game with 19 points, hitting 5-13 3-pointers, 6-15 field goals, 2-2 free throws, along with seven assists and three rebounds in a 106-61 win. In the Blue Devils’ season-opening 95-69 win over Bethel University, Hostetter scored 23 points, pulled down nine rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and one steal. On the week, Hostetter averaged 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. He shot 15-31 from the field, 10-23 from beyond the arc and 2-2 from the line.

Men’s Hockey
Tom Lescovich, G, 6-2, 170, So, Clifton Park, NY (Christian Brothers Academy)
Tom Lescovich upped his season record to 7-3-0 overall in a sweep over ninth ranked UW-Steven Point, Nov. 19-20. Making several keys saves at key times, Lescovich finished the series with 57 saves, in a 4-1 win, Nov. 19, and a 5-4 overtime win, Nov. 20. In the first game, Lescovich recorded 30 saves, and had 27 saves in the second contest. With the exception of a couple of short empty net stints, Lescovich has been on the ice every minute for the Blue Devils this season (599:33).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 15, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, Jr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski wrapped up the season with his fourth consecutive 100-plus yard rushing game, racking up 180 yards on 27 carries in a 28-14 win over UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 13. Warminski scored one touchdown, an 86-yard run through the Oshkosh defense that sealed Stout’s win with 2:11 left in the game. Warminski finished the season with 980 yards.

Defensive Player of the Week
Adam Churchill, DB, 6-1, 185, Sr, Plum City, Wis.
Adam Churchill had two pass break-ups and one interception deep in Stout territory to halt a UW-Oshkosh drive late in the game in a 28-14 win over the Titans. Stout held a 19-14 lead, but Oshkosh quickly drove down the field to the Stout 22. Churchill stepped in front of a first down pass on the Stout 6 and returned the ball 20 yards to the 26. Stout eventually turned the interception into a field goal for a 22-14 lead. Moments earlier, Churchill was on the receiving end of a 13-yard pass play on a 4th-and-4 fake punt by Michael Blizel, recording a first down to the Oshkosh 34. Churchill also broke up a 4th-and-7 pass play late in the game.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Michael Blizel, P, 6-3, 195, Fr, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Southern Door)
Michael Blizel averaged 40.4 yards on five punts, with a long of 63 yards in a 28-14 win over UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 13. Blizel pinned three punts inside the 20, with one touchback. The Titans returned two punts for a total of nine yards. Blizel also completed a 13-yard pass to Adam Churchill out of punt formation for a first down.

Men’s Hockey
Robert Carr, F, 5-10, 185, Sr, Roseau, Minn.
In a weekend sweep of St. Scholastica, Robert Carr scored three goals and one assist as the Blue Devils took a 7-5 win Nov. 12 and a 4-1 win Nov. 13. On the first night, Carr assisted on a power play goal six minutes into the game, then recorded a shorthanded goal midway through the first period to give Stout a 4-0 lead. Carr added another goal two minutes into the second period. On the second night, Carr opened the Blue Devils’ scoring 1:35 into the game as Stout scored three times in the first period. On the weekend, Carr was part of a penalty kill special team that allowed only two power play goals in 14 power play opportunities.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 8, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Patrick Mengelkoch, TE, 6-4, 225, Sr, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Patrick Mengelkoch had a career-high eight pass receptions for 111 yards and a 28-yard TD in a 28-23 win over UW-Platteville Nov. 6. His touchdown catch gave Stout a 17-7 lead in the second quarter. Mengelkoch had receptions of 14-, 13-, 28-, 3-, 9-, 12-, 18- and 14-yards. Five catches resulted in first downs (twice on 3rd-and-9) and seven catches were on drives that eventually produced points.

Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Pearcy, LB, 5-11, 205, Jr, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
Ryan Pearcy had eight tackles, six solo, and one sack for 10 yards in a 28-23 win at UW-Platteville Nov. 6. Pearcy’s 10-yard sack early in the second quarter eventually forced the Pioneers to attempt a 41 yard field goal, which was missed. Five of Pearcy’s tackles came on first down attempts and one tackle was a special teams tackle

Special Teams Player of the Week
Michael Blizel, P, 6-3, 195, Fr, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Southern Door)
Michael Blizel averaged 39.7 yards on three punts, with a long of 52 yards in a 28-23 win over UW-Platteville, Nov. 6.

Scout Team Players of the Week
Defense: Brandon Guy, 6-0, 175, Fr, Colby
Offense: offensive line


Men’s Hockey
Tom Lescovich, G, 6-2, 170, So, Clifton Park, NY (Christan Brothers Academy)
Tom Lescovich posted his second shutout of the season, and the third of his career, with a 3-0 win over St. Thomas, Saturday, Nov. 6 in St. Paul, Minn. Lescovich finished the night with 37 saves and turned back 16 shots in the first period. Lescovich had 13 saves in the second stanza and eight in the third. Earlier in the week, Lescovich took a 4-3 win over St. Mary’s, turning back 19 shots. On the week, Lescovich made 56 saves with a saves percentage of .949 and a goals against average of 1.50.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 1, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, Jr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
For the second consecutive week, Craig Warminski recorded a 100-plus yard rushing day, this time running for 119 yards on 21 carries in a 29-28 loss to UW-La Crosse, Oct. 30. Warminski also tallied three rushing touchdowns, two in the first quarter to give Stout a 14-7 Warminski added another score in the fourth quarter to break a 21-21 tie, this one coming on a 29-yard run.

Defensive Player of the Week
Trevor Fiege, LB, 5-10, 215, Jr, Menomonie, Wis.
Trevor Fiege led Stout with nine tackles (five solo), including a third down, six-yard sack, in a 29-28 loss to UW-La Crosse, Oct. 30.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Michael Blizel, P, 6-3, 195, Fr, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Southern Door)
Michael Blizel averaged 38.8 yards on six punts, with a long of 46 yards in a 29-28 loss to UW-La Crosse Oct. 30.

Scout Teams Players of the Week
Defense: Kellen Lager, 6-0, 230, Sr, Ladysmith, Wis. (Flambeau)
Offense: Marty Guza, 6-0, 205, So, Independence, Wis.

Volleyball
Hope Weilage, MH, 5-9, So, Marshall, Minn.
Hope Weilage was named to the all-tournament team at the UW-River Falls Trick or Treat Classic, Oct. 29-30. Over the four matches, in which Stout defeated Waldorf College and UW-Superior, and lost to UW-River Falls and UW-Eau Claire, Weilage averaged 1.92 k/set, had seven service aces, seven digs, three solo blocks and 15 block assists.

Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week
Jessica Price, F, 5-9, Sr, Woodbury, Minn.
Jessica Price finished her collegiate career by scoring three goals, her second hat trick of the season, and two assists in a 10-1 win over UW-Superior, Oct. 30.

Defensive Player of the Week
Katie Ness, MF, 5-9, Sr, River Falls, Wis.
Katie Ness moved up into the midfield in a 10-1 win over UW-Superior, Oct. 30, after playing defense all four years and finished her senior season strong with two goals and two assists.

Men’s Hockey
Tom Lescovich, G, 6-2, 170, So, Clifton Park, NY (Christan Brothers Academy)
While the win-loss record may not look like it, Tom Lescovich had a strong two weeks in goal as the Blue Devils posted a 1-3-0 record over the first four games. In two games against third ranked St. Norbert, Lescovich recorded 46 saves in a 3-1 loss and 34 saves in a 6-3 loss. Over the four games, which included a 2-0 season-opening shutout at Concordia-Wisconsin, Lescovich recorded 140 saves with a 90.3 saves percentage. He had a 3.76 goals against average.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 25, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, Jr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski rolled up a season high 152 rushing yards on 21 attempts and scored one TD as UW-Stout defeated UW-Eau Claire, 37-28, Oct. 23. Warminski set up his touchdown in successive order, returning a punt 12 yards to the Stout 49, then rushed 50 yards on first down to the Eau Claire one yard line, then rumbled in for the score. Warminski had two punt returns for a total of 31 yards.

Jason Lato, OL, 6-3, 285, Sr, Thorp, Wis.
Jason Lato led an offensive line that produced 417 yards of total offense, allowed no sacks and allowed only one tackle behind the line of scrimmage.

Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Pearcy, LB, 5-11, 205, Jr, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
Ryan Pearcy recorded 12 tackles, four solo, and was in on a sack and a tackle for loss in UW-Stout’s 37-28 win over UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 23. Two of Pearcy’s solo tackles came on third down, stopping Blugold runners short of the first down. Pearcy was also in on a third down sack late in the game that helped shut down Eau Claire, forcing the Blugolds to attempt a pass on fourth-and-17.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Carlos Concepcion, RB, 6-1, 210, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Custer)
Carlos Concepcion returned the second half opening kickoff back for a career-best 90-yard touchdown scoring return in Stout’s 37-28 win over UW-Eau Claire Oct. 23. Concepcion also rushed the ball eight times for 52 yards and caught two passes for 34 yards.

Scout Team Players of the Week
Defense: Ryan Ericksen, 6-3, 200, So, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Offense: Ryan Haugen, 6-3, 175, Fr, New Prague, Minn. & Ben Byer, 6-2, 160, Fr, Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn)


Volleyball
Hope Weilage, MH, 5-9, So, Marshall, Minn.
Over four matches last week, Hope Weilage had three solo blocks and 16 block assists (averaging 1.19 block per set) as Stout went 2-2. Weilage also recorded 36 kills, 12 digs and four service aces.

Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week
Jesse Lankford, M/F, 5-2, Fr, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Northern University)
Jesse Lankford layed a solid week up front, but had no statistics to show for her effort.

Defensive Player of the Week
Katilin Kalan, D, 5-8, Sr, Owatonna, Minn.
Kaitlin Kalan scored Stout’s lone individual goal of the week in a 3-1 loss to St. Olaf College.




UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 18, 2010)

Football
Offensive Co-Player of the Week
Antawan Walker, WR, 5-10, 185, Sr, Palm Beach Garden, Fla. (Wm. T. Dwyer)
Antawan Walker collected five receptions for 55 yards and two touchdowns, a 12 yard pass in the second quarter and a 26 yard, one handed reception in the third quarter to put Stout ahead, 21-19. Walker also had a 16 pass reception to Patrick Mengelkoch to set up his second quarter score.

Patrick Mengelkoch, TE, 6-4, 225, Sr, Champlin, Minn. (Park)
Patrick Mengelkoch grabbed a team-high seven passes for a career-high 116 yards in a 27-21 loss to UW-Stevens Point Saturday.

Defensive Co-Players of the Week
Nick Bocik, LB, 6-0, 220, Sr, Appleton, Wis. (Xavier)
In a 27-21 loss to UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 16, Nick Bocik recorded nine tackles, three solo, had 0.5 tackles for loss and had his first collegiate interception for three yards.

Justin Rindt, DL, 6-5, 270, Sr, Grafton, Wis. (Dominican)
In a 27-21 loss to UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 16, Justin Rindt recorded seven tackles, one solo, with 0.5 tackles loss.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, Jr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski returned two punts for 20 yards. Warminski also gained 93 yards rushing and scored on an eight yard pass play.

Scout Team Players of the Week
Defense: Kyle Tamke, 5-11, 190, Fr, Arcadia, Wis.
Offense: Ryan Bright, 6-3, 200, Fr, New Glarus, Wis.


Volleyball
Sara Kjos, MH, 6-1, Jr, Hamburg, Minn. (Mayer Lutheran)
Sara Kjos had 10 kills, two solo blocks and three block assists as UW-Stout lost to UW-Stevens Point, 3-1, Friday.

Tennis
Doubles Team Players of the Week
Allie Hinman, Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)/Abby Werwie, So, Kenosha (Bradford)
Allie Hinman and Abby Werwie grabbed UW-Stout’s only win at UW-La Crosse, Oct. 16, with a hard-fought 8-6 win over the Eagles’ Kelly Kuether and Kelly Stadum at No. 1 doubles.

Women’s Cross Country
Alexa Ahler, Jr, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Alexa Ahler set a collegiate best time in the 6K, placing 53rd at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational, Oct. 16, at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne. Ahler finished in a time of 22-minutes, 59.73-seconds. Her previous best time was 23:03 at the 2009 Midwest Regional. Last year at the Brooks Invitational, Ahler finished in a time of 23:12.

Men’s Cross Country
Tim Nelson, So, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson set a new collegiate-best in placing 24th at the 575-runner UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational, Oct. 16, at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne. Nelson finished the course in a time of 25-minutes, 08.37-seconds, beating his previous best time of 25:43. Nelson ran a 25:55 on the same course last season.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 11, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Ross Carey, QB, 6-1, 175, Jr, Little Suamico, Wis. (Oconto Falls)
Ross Carey completed 17-of-35 passes for 177 yards in a 30-7 loss at top ranked UW-Whitewater, Oct. 9.

Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Pearcy, LB, 5-11, 205, Jr, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
Ryan Pearcy had 14 tackles, six solo, in a 30-7 loss to UW-Whitewater, Oct. 9

Jason Brenner, DB, 6-0, 190, Jr, Menomonie, Wis.
Jason Brenner collected nine tackles, six solo, in the Blue Devils’ 30-7 loss to UW-Whitewater, Oct. 9

Special Teams Player of the Week
Cody Shaw, K, 6-1, 180, Jr, Hanford, Calif. (West)
In two kickoffs, Cody Shaw averaged 70 yards per kickoff in a 30-7 loss to UW-Whitewater, Oct. 9. Both of the kicks were touchbacks.

Scout Team Players of the Week
Defense: JJoe Kalscheur, 5-11, 185, Fr, Oregon, Wis.
Offense: Trevor Morning, 5-10, 180, Fr, Bloomer, Wis.


Volleyball
Tori Sandstrom, MH, 5-8, So, Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)
Tori Sandstrom scored 31 kills over nine sets played last week and had 13 kills as Stout snapped a 15 game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Finlandia.

Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week
Grace Salwasser, M/F, 5-2, Jr, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park)
Grace Salwasser had four assists and a goal as UW-Stout went 2-0-1 in three games last week. The Blue Devils defeated Bethel University, 5-0, Oct. 5, then tied with conference opponent UW-Platteville, 1-1, Oct. 9, and defeated St .Catherine, 3-1, Oct. 10. Salwasser had two assists and a goal against Bethel, had an assist on Stout’s only goal against Platteville, and an assist on the eventual game winning goal against St. Catherine. Salwasser takes the majority of Stout’s corner kicks and three of her assists came from the corner.

Defensive Player of the Week
Courtney Tideman, D/M, 5-8, Jr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman was a solid defensive presence to shut out Bethel, was integral in the hard-fought tie against UW-Platteville, and scored two goals in three games, including the eventual game-winning goal in 3-1 win over St. Catherine, Oct. 10 and the first goal of the game in a 5-0 win over Bethel, Oct. 5.

Tennis
Singles Player of the Week
Allie Hinman, Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial )
Allie Hinman picked up UW-Stout’s only win in an 8-1 home loss to UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 9. Hinman defeated Liz Leffler, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 4, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Ross Carey, QB, 6-1, 175, Jr, Little Suamico, Wis. (Oconto Falls)
Ross Carey completed 14 of 22 passes for 189 yards and one TD as he led UW-Stout to a 24-7 win over UW-River Falls Oct. 2. Carey also rushed for one TD to cap off a 9-play, 69-yard drive in the third quarter to give Stout a 17-7 lead after the Falcons pulled to within three points on the previous drive.

Tyler Butzler, OL, 6-5, 310, Jr, Tomah, Wis.
Tyler Butzler played a big part in re-establishing UW-Stout’s running game in a 24-7 win over UW-River Falls Oct. 2. The Blue Devils racked up 180 yards on the ground and had four drives of nine plays or more, including a clock-killing 14-play drive to kill the final 7-minutes, 45-seconds of the game.

Defensive Player of the Week
Justin Rindt, DL, 6-5, 270, Sr, Grafton, Wis. (Dominican)
Justin Rindt recorded six tackles, four solo, in a 24-7 win over UW-River Falls, Oct. 2. In the six tackles, Rindt did not allow a rush of more than four yards and averaged a rush of 1.5 yards per tackle.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Ryan Bright, P, 6-3, 200, Fr, New Glarus, Wis.
Ryan Bright averaged 44 yards per punt in a 24-7 win over UW-River Falls Oct. 2. Bright placed two punts inside the 20 and River Falls returned the three punts for a total of five yards.

Scout Team Players of the Week
Defense: Justin Pflum, 5-8, 230, So, New London, Wis.
Offense: Bobby Nyland, 6-1, 215, Fr, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)

Volleyball
Kim Labat, L, 5-5, Sr, Marshall, Minn.
Kim Labat recorded 37 digs in two matches against nationally ranked UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh. Labat had 20 digs against 10th ranked Oshkosh and 17 digs against 11th ranked Whitewater.

Tennis
Singles Player of the Week
Samantha Kletscher, Fr, Brainerd, Minn.
Samantha Kletscher battled back from a 6-2 first set loss at No. 3 singles to defeat Amy Johnson of UW-River Falls, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, Sept. 29 in River Falls. Kletscher paired with Sammie Swanson in a 9-7 loss to Central College, then did not get a chance because of darkness to finish her No. 3 singles match with Luther College.

Doubles Team Players of the Week
Allie Hinman, Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)/Abby Werwie, So, Kenosha (Bradford)
Allie Hinman and Abby Werwie won two of three matches last week, downing UW-River Falls’ Amy Johnson and Amanda Drangeid, 8-1, and Central College’s Sara Dale and Stephanie Gibbons, 8-3, before falling to Luther College’s Alana Humpal and Katie Nichols, 8-2.

Women’s Golf
Becca Eggers, So, Rosemount, Minn.
Becca Eggers scored a collegiate best 77 in the second round of the UW-Stevens Point Mad Dawg Invitational Sunday and tied for second overall at the event (83-77 – 160). The 77 was lowest score of the two-day tournament.

Women’s Cross Country
Abby Bitzer, So, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Abby Bitzer took more than a minute off her time from the previous year as she finished 111th at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational, Oct. 1, at Whitetail Golf Club. Last season, Bitzer finished 168th with a time of 26:10 on the 6-kilometer course. This season she finished with a time of 25:01, her collegiate best.

Men’s Cross Country
Peter Johnston, Sr, Madison, Wis. (Memorial)
Peter Johnston finished second at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational Oct. 1, recording his best-ever time on the Whitetail Golf Club course (25:21.8) - Stout’s second best ever time on the course - and his second best overall collegiate time in the 8-kilometer run. Johnston finished second to All-American Ben Sathre of St. Thomas by seven seconds. Each year, Johnston has shaved nearly a minute off his time at the Blugold Invite (did not finish as freshman, 27:07 as sophomore, 26:09 as junior).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 27, 2010)

Volleyball
Hope Weilage, MH, 5-8, So, Marshall, Minn.
Hope Weilage averaged 1.22 blocks, recording nine solo blocks and 13 assisted over 18 sets last week. She also averaged 1.39 kills and had two service aces.

Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week
Jessica Price, F, 5-6, Sr, Woodbury, Minn.
Jessica Price scored three goals and an assist over two games last week as the Blue Devils defeated Hamline University, 3-1, and Lawrence University, 3-1. Against Hamline, Price scored the opening goal of the game in the 20th minute. Against Lawrence, Price had a hand in every goal and again scored the opening goal of the game, this time at 1:22 of the game, the third fastest goal in Stout soccer history. She added an assist in the 44th minute to Grace Salwasser’s eventual game-winning goal. Price sealed the game with a goal in the 61st minute.

Defensive Player of the Week
Courtney Tideman, D/MF, 5-8, Jr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman played the entirety of a 3-1 win over Hamline University and a 3-1 win over Lawrence University and anchored the defense for both games. The defense held Hamline to 4 shots on goal which is 10 shots fewer than their season average of 14 shots per game. Lawrence was held to 5 fewer shots than their season average of 13 shots per game.

Tennis
Singles Player of the Week
Allie Hinman, Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)
Allie Hinman advanced to the third round of the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional before bowing out to top seeded Hannah Jensen of Coe College. Playing in the top half of the bracket, Hinman opened with a tough 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, win over Elise Allen of Luther College, then had less trouble in the second round with a 6-2, 6-1, win over Julie Bandenweper of Gustavus Adolphus.

Doubles Team Players of the Week
Allie Hinman, Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)/Abby Werwie, So, Kenosha (Bradford)
Unseeded Allie Hinman and Abby Werwie won their first two matches at doubles at the USTA/ITA Midwest Regionals at Gustavus Adolphus, defeating fourth seeded Michelle Schuhpac and Tai Lucero of Coe College, 8-5, in their opening match, then beating Beth Larson and Jennifer Roesch of Lawrence University, 8-6, in the second round. Hinman and Werwie defeated fifth seeded Bailey Edwards and Becca Snyder of St. Mary's, 8-4, in the third round before losing to second seeded Sam Frank and Maria Ryan of Gustavus Adolphus, 8-3, in the third round.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 20, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Patrick Mengelkoch, TE, 6-4, 225, Sr, Champlin, Minn. (Park)
Playing only one quarter in a 63-0 win over Eureka College, Patrick Mengelkoch caught two passes, two 32-yard passes in the same drive, setting up his 32-yard score at 4:48 in the game. With the first catch, Mengelkoch became the UW-Stout all-time leading receiver for tight ends and now has 1059 receiving yards, surpassing UW-Stout Hall of Fame member, Kerry Hafner.

Defensive Player of the Week
Brandon Wood, DL, 6-1, 215, Sr, Cassville, Wis.
In only one half of work in a 63-0 win over Eureka College, Brandon Wood recorded four tackles, had 1.5 sacks (one solo, two assisted) and 1.5 tackles for loss.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, Jr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski returned a punt 80 yards for a score to put UW-Stout up 21-0 midway through the first quarter in a 63-0 rout of Eureka College. Warminski returned the game’s opening kickoff 23 yards to the Stout 41 to set up the Blue Devils’ four-play, 59-yard drive which Warminski capped off with an eight yard rushing score. On the afternoon, Warminski carried the ball four times for 33 yards, had 23 yards in kickoff returns, 80 yards in punt returns and finished with 136 all-purpose yards in little more than one quarter of work.

Scout Team Players of the Week
Defense: Ryan Ericksen, DL, 6-3, 200, So, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Offense: Daniel Vyvyan, RB, 5-22, 195, Fr, Union Grove, Wis.

Volleyball
Tori Sandstrom, MH, 5-8, So, Cary, Ill (Cary-Grove)
Tori Sandstrom averaged 1.55 kills as a front row player for the Blue Devils over three matches last week.

Tennis
Singles Player of the Week
Katie Sorensen, So, Neenah, Wis.
Katie Sorensen rebounded after a tough loss to UW-Eau Claire to pick up a win over UW-Stevens Point’s Leah Benn, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles Team Players of the Week
Allie Hinman, Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)/Abby Werwie, So, Kenosha (Bradford)
Allie Hinman and Abby Werwie split a pair of matches last week, falling to UW-Eau Claire, 8-5, but coming back for a win over UW-Stevens Point by an identical 8-5 score.
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Women’s Golf
Becca Eggers, So, Rosemount, Minn.
Becca Eggers led UW-Stout to a second place team finish at the D3 Midwest Classic at the Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, Minn., over the weekend by placing fifth with an 81-84 – 165.

Women’s Cross Country
Stephanie Libby, Sr, Duluth, Minn. (Two Harbors)
Stephanie Libby led the UW-Stout women’s squad at the St. Olaf Invitational in a time of 24:48 on the 6-kilometer course.

Men’s Cross Country
Peter Johnston, Sr, Madison, Wis. (Memorial)
Peter Johnston finished 16th overall and fifth in the University Division at the University of Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 18, completing the 8K course in 25:49. In doing so he helped lead the team to a 4th place finish in the University Division. The invitational included four NCAA Division I programs and several Division II programs.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 13, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Ross Carey, QB, 6-1, 175, Jr, Little Suamico, Wis. (Oconto Falls)
For the second consecutive game, Ross Carey set a personal best for passing yardage, completing 20-of-30 passes for 275 yards and three TDs. Carey opened Stout’s first drive by connecting with Antawan Walker on the first play of the drive for a 69-yard scoring strike. Carey also had TD passes to Patrick Mengelkoch and Craig Warminski. Carey added 27 yards rushing and was not sacked.

Defensive Player of the Week
Trevor Fiege, LB, 5-10, 215, Jr, Menomonie, Wis.
Trevor Fiege led UW-Stout in tackles in a 27-24 win over Jamestown College, making 12 tackles, three solo and one tackle for a loss. Fiege had seven rushing tackles, two passing tackles and three special team tackles.
Justin Rindt, DL, 6-5, 270, Sr, Grafton, Wis. (Dominican)
Justin Rindt finished the game with Jamestown with seven tackles, one solo, and was a part of 1.5 tackles for loss.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Richard Marteney, K, 6-1, 185, Fr, Greenfield, Wis.
Richard Marteney kicked the game winning 34-yard field goal with 1:15 left in the game to give UW-Stout a 27-24 win over NAIA opponent Jamestown College. Marteney was 2-for-3 in field goals, making a 32-yard kick in the second quarter. Marteney was perfect in all three extra point attempts. The game was Marteney’s first collegiate game.

Scout Team Players of the Week
Defense: Ryan Ericksen, DL, 6-3, 200, So, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Offense: Trevor Morning, WR, 5-10, 180, Fr, Bloomer, Wis.

Volleyball
Steph Nichols, OH, 5-11, Sr, Greendale, Wis.
Steph Nichols led Stout in four matches last week, averaging 2.62 kills per set. Nichols was named to the all-tournament team at the Viterbo University Quadrangular.

Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week
Jessica Price, F, 5-6, Sr, Woodbury, Minn.
UW-Stout’s leading scorer for the last two seasons, Jessica Price recorded her first career hat trick in an 8-1 win at Ripon College Sept.13. Price scored the three final goals of the game in rapid succession to close out the game.

Defensive Player of the Week
Courtney Tideman, D/MF, 5-8, Jr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman had a huge performance Sept. 11, despite a 2-0 loss to the College of St. Benedict. She was all over the field and provided a spark defensively against an effective St. Ben's offense. In an 8-1 win at Ripon College, on Sept 13, Tideman, who moved up to midfield, scored her first career hat trick, running three consecutive goals starting late in the first half and continuing into the second half.

Women’s Golf
Monta Sokolovska, Fr, Jurmala, Latvia
Monta Sokolovska led Stout at the Wartburg College Invitational, finishing 17th (83-88 – 171) of 107 golfers. Stout as a team placed sixth.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (September 6, 2010)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10. 200, Jr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski caught the go-ahead touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in overtime, a 25-yard pass from Ross Carey, to give UW-Stout a 13-7 lead over Black Hills State University Friday. But the Blue Devils lost, 14-13. Warminski rushed 15 times for 53 yards and had a career-day catching the ball with six receptions for 68 yards and the score.

Defensive Player of the Week
Aaron Kobes, SS, 6-2, 210, Jr, Two Rivers, Wis. (Mishicot)
While Aaron Kobes did play a few downs of defense last year, 2010 marks his first year in a shift to the defensive side of the ball after playing quarterback and wide receiver his first two seasons. In his first game as a starting strong safety in a 14-13 loss at Black Hills State University, Kobes recorded a team-high 12 tackles, nine solo. Three times Kobes stopped runners on third down.

Volleyball
Steph Nichols, OH, 5-11, Sr, Greendale, Wis.
Steph Nichols led Stout at the net at the Sugar Loaf Classic at St. Mary’s University last weekend, recording 32 kills (2.29 k/s) and had two solo blocks.

Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week
Jesse Lankford, M/F, 5-2, Fr, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Northern University HS)
In her collegiate-opening weekend, Jesse Lankford recorded the most shots for UW-Stout over the course of the Blue Devils’ three games last week. Lankford scored her first collegiate goals within five minutes of each other in a 5-0 win over Northland College Saturday. Stout went 1-2 last week.

Defensive Player of the Week
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, Jr, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman played a significant portion of all three games, and except for Saturday, she had shut down opponents completely. Stout went 1-2 over three games.

Tennis
Singles Player of the Week
Abby Werwie, So, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)
Abby Werwie opened the season with two wins at No. 2 singles, dropping only one game in otherwise straight sets. In the opener against Beloit College, Werwie downed Julia Win, 6-1, 6-0, then blanked Alyssa Davis of Mount Mary College, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles Team Players of the Week
Allie Hinman, Sr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)/Abby Werwie, So, Kenosha (Bradford)
Allie Hinman and Abby Werwie had little trouble at No. 1 doubles on opening day at Beloit College, Sept. 4. The pair downed Taylor Jones and Emma Beck of Beloit College, 8-0, then needed one extra game in an 8-1 win over Alyssa Davis and Robin Kallas of Mount Mary College.
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Women’s Golf
Becca Eggers, So, Rosemount, Minn.
Becca Eggers led UW-Stout in the season-opening Doug Georgianni Memorial Invitational Saturday and Sunday, finishing in a tie for 24th (84-92 - 176)

Men’s Golf
Andy Smith, Sr, Grand Marais, Minn. (Cook County)
Andy Smith took medalist honors by three strokes at the season-opening Edgewood College Culvers Invitational Saturday at Glen Erin Golf Club in Janesville. Smith hit a 74 on the first day of the tournament and was in a tie for first place, then improved his play the next day with 73 and pulled away from the field. As a team, Stout won the match by one stroke.

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UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 10, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Brian Giebel, CF, 5-10, 180, Jr, River Falls, Wis.
Brian Giebel hit .467 (7-15) with an RBI as the lead off hitter over four games last week and was perfect in the outfield in 19 chances. Giebel hauled in a number of outfield catches on the warning track or on the fence. He had an assist in throwing out a runner at the plate.

Pitcher
Chris Lammert, RHP, 6-0. 175, So, Merrill, Wis.
Chris Lammert pitched six inning of shutout ball in picking up a 5-3 win over UW-Stevens Point on May 9. Lammert scattered three hits through the remainder of the game. After coming into the game in the fourth inning with two runners on and no outs, Lammert allowed no more than one runner on in any of the remaining innings.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (May 3, 2010)

Baseball
Chris Sill, 1B, 5-8, 170, Fr, Wabasha, Minn. (Wabasha-Kellogg)
Chris Sill provided an offensive spark for UW-Stout playing in three games and starting both games at first base on Sunday, May 2. On Sunday, Sill was 5-for-9 with six RBI, including a three-run home run in a 12-11 loss. In the second game, a 9-6 Stout win, Sill was 2-for-4 with two RBI. On the week, in three games, Sill was 6-for-10 (.600) with four runs scored, one double, one home run and eight RBI. Making his first starts at first base this season, Sill was perfect in 17 chances.

Softball
Position Player
Jamie Olson, 3B, 5-9, Fr, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Over six games, Jamie Olson batted .444 (8-18) with three runs scored, three RBI and one home run. Olson drew two walks and laid down one sacrifice hit.

Pitcher
Kristy Hoffman, RHP, 5-5, Sr, Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial)
Kristy Hoffman pitched all 39.0 innings over six games last week, pitching six complete games while posting a 1-5 record. On the week, Hoffman had an earned run average of 3.41. She had 21 strikeouts, more than the combined strikeouts of the opposing teams’ pitchers.

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Anne Guthrie, Jr, Fitchburg, Wis. (La Crescent, Minn, HS)
Anne Guthrie ran a personal best in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.99 seconds in finishing sixth at the Winona State Warrior Invitational Saturday.

Field Athlete
Ashlea Peter, Sr, Wausau, Wis. (Northland Lutheran)
Ashlea Peter improved her NCAA Division III provisional mark in triple jump with a jump of 11.54m (37-10.50). Peter finished second in the event at the Winona State Warrior Invitational May 1.

Men’s Track & Field
Field Athlete
Sean Larson, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis.
Sean Larson hit an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark in the hammer throw with a school record mark of 57.47m (188-6) and was the first collegiate thrower at the Winona State Warrior Open. (Larson is currently ranked fifth in Division III based on this throw.) Larson threw 45.93 (150-8) in the discus to place fourth.

Track Athlete
Kendall Wade, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Bay View)
Kendall Wade improved his NCAA Division III provisional mark in the 200m dash with a second place time of 21.44 seconds (behind a DII runner) at the Winona State Warrior Open, ranking him fourth in Division III and first on the WIAC honor roll. Wade also ran the 100m dash in 10.84 seconds placing third at the Warrior Open. Wade was on the 4x100m relay team that ran a season best time of 42.06 seconds.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 26, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Josh Anderson, C, 6-0, 200, Jr, Osseo, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild)
Josh Anderson hit .423 (11-26) over six games with two doubles, one home run and nine RBI. As the catcher, he committed no errors and threw out four base runners attempting to steal.

Softball
Position Player
Alison Gray, C, 5-7, Fr, Sr, St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo)
Over four games, Alison Gray batted .417 (5-12) with three runs scored, six RBI and three home runs. Gray started a three-run rally against UW-River Falls with a lead off home run in the fourth inning in an eventual 4-3 loss. In a 5-0 win over St. Catherine, with no score Gray hit a three run home run, then added a solo home run in the second game, a 5-4 win. Gray also threw out three runners attempting to steal.

Pitcher
Kristy Hoffman, RHP, 5-5, Sr, Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial)
Kristy Hoffman pitched 26.0 innings over four games last week, pitching three complete games while posting a 2-2 record. On the week, Hoffman had an earned run average of 2.42 with nine earned runs over four games. She had 18 strikeouts and issued only two walks. Hoffman had four strikeouts in a 7-2 loss against River Falls, then had six strikeouts in a 4-3 second game loss. She had four strikeouts in both wins (5-0, 5-4) over St. Catherine, Sunday.

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Abby Bitzer, Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Abby Bitzer ran a 5 second personal best in the 800m run with a time of 2:23.57 at the St. Mary’s University Invitational. Bitzer was also a member of the second place 4x400-relay team.

Field Athlete
Sam Mayer, Sr, Bloomer, Wis.
Sam Mayer threw provisional marks in both the discus and hammer in finishing second in both events at the St. Mary’s University Invitational. Her discus throw of 44.08m (144-7) currently ranks her sixth in the nation and her hammer throw of 48.08m (157-9) currently ranks her 23rd.

Men’s Track & Field
Field Athlete
Sean Larson, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis.
Sean Larson threw provisional marks in both the hammer throw and discus and won both events at the St. Mary’s University Invitational, April 24. His hammer throw was 56.54m (185-6) and ranks him eighth on the national list and his discus throw was 50.77m (166-7) and ranks him 10th on the national list. Both marks were personal bests for Larson, and the hammer throw extended his school record.

Track Athlete
Kendall Wade, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Bay View)
Kendall Wade was a part of three first place finishes at the St. Mary’s University Invitational, April 24 in Winona, Minn. Wade ran a personal best in the 200m dash with an NCAA DIII provisional qualifying time of 21.64-seconds, finishing first in the event. The time ranks him eighth nationally. Wade won the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.17. Wade was also on the 4x100m relay that placed first with a season best time of 42.47 and ran a 50 second split in the 4x400m relay that ran a season best time of 3:22.69 while finishing second. Wade also finished third in the high jump with a mark of 1.90m (6-2.75).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 19, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Ryan Gilbertson, 1B, 6-2, 200, Sr, River Falls, Wis.
Ryan Gilbertson hit .385 (5-13) over four games last week.


Softball
Position Player
Kat Nelson, CF, 5-5, So, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Over six games, Kat Nelson batted .444 (8-18) with four runs scored, two RBI and one double, which played into UW-Stout’s 10-9 win over Platteville. Trailing 9-8 heading into the seventh inning, Nelson lashed a one-run double to tie the game, then stole third base. Nelson came home on Olivia Schroeder’s single for the game-winning run. Nelson was perfect for the week in centerfield in 18 chances with one assist.

Pitcher
Kristy Hoffman, RHP, 5-5, Sr, Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial)
Kristy Hoffman pitched 40.1 inning over six games last week, including all 11 innings in a 5-3 win over UW-Platteville Sunday. On the week, Hoffman had an earned run average of 2.78 with 16 earned runs over six games. She had 11 strikeouts.

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Emily Stenzel, Jr, North Mankato, Minn (Mankato West)
Emily Stenzel placed fourth in her first time running the 3000m steeplechase this season at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 16. Her time of 12:08.10 was a personal best by more than 11 seconds.

Field Athlete
Ashlea Peter, Sr, Wausau, Wis. (Northland Lutheran)
Ashlea Peter placed 3rd in the long jump at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 16 with a personal best jump of 5.42m (17-9.5).

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Sean Larson, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis.
Sean Larson won the discus by more than 10 feet and won the hammer throw by almost five feet at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 16. Larson tossed the discus 162-3 with the second place competitor finishing with a mark of 151-4. In the hammer throw, Larson marked a 178-3, with second place at 173-5.

Field Athlete
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
At the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, April 16, Sam Flood won the 100m dash (10.86) and got second in the 200m dash (21.97) with a personal best time. Flood also ran a 50 flat split in the 4x400m relay to help Stout run a season best time by three seconds as Stout finished second 3:24.87.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 12, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Brandon O’Connell, 3B, 6-2, 185, Jr, Elk Mound, Wis.
In six games last week, Brandon O'Connell hit 8-for-20 (.400) with eight RBI, scored seven runs and hit two doubles and three home runs as Stout went 1-5 on the week.

Softball
Position Player
Morgan Beyer, DP/1B, 5-10, So, Medford, Wis.
Morgan Beyer was 3-for-5 with one run scored in two games last week


Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Alexa Bitzer, Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Alexa Bitzer ran 2:22.37 and finished fourth in the 800m run at the UW-Platteville Invitational Saturday.

Field Athlete
Ashlea Peter, Sr, Wausau, Wis. (Northland Lutheran)
Ashlea Peter provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III outdoor national championships in the triple jump with a jump of 37-feet, 9.50-inches (11.52m), winning the event by nearly four feet at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational Saturday. The jump currently ranks her sixth in the Division III. Peter placed third in the long jump with a leap of 16-7.25 (5.06m).

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Sean Larson, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis.
At the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational Saturday, Sean Larson broke the school record in the hammer throw and improved his NCAA Division III provisional mark in the event with a toss of 179-8 (54.77m), currently ranking him 13th nationally. Larson placed third in the event, but was the top collegiate athlete finishing behind two unattached performers. Larson also won the discus where he threw a provisional mark with a distance of 157-4 (47.96m).

Field Athlete
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Sam Flood swept the top two sprint events, winning the 100m dash (10.95) and 200m dash (22.66) at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational Saturday. Flood was also on the 4x100m relay team that took second at UW-River Falls (43.34).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (April 5, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Jon Schoch, LF, 6-3, 215, So, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (McDonell)
In a school record 29-1 win April 5, Jon Schoch was 3-for-3 in the first inning with four runs batted in on two singles and a double as the Blue Devils scored 20 runs in the inning. Schoch finished the game going 5-for-6 with six RBI. In the nightcap, Schoch’s fielders choice turned into the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh. Schoch then came around to score the game-winning run on Adam Stuessel’s hit up the middle. On the day, Schoch was 5-for-10 with five runs scored and six RBI.

Pitcher
Russ Jiskra, RHP, 6-1, 200, Sr, Hudson, Wis.
Russ Jiskra went the distance in a school record 29-1 win over Finlandia University, April 3. Jisrkra did not allow a run until the seventh inning as he scattered seven hits throughout the game, striking out five and walking one.


Softball
Position Player
Alison Gray, C, 5-8, Fr, St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo)
Alison Gray delivered UW-Stout’s only runs of the day when her three-run home run in the sixth inning of the second game to tie the score at 3-3 with seventh ranked Luther College, March 31. On the day, Gray was 2-for-6 and threw out one runner attempting to steal. The Blue Devils lost 6-0, 8-3.

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
4x400-meter relay team - Jill Utzinger (Jr, Medford, Wis.), Sam Jahnke (So, Merrill, Wis.), Anne Guthrie (Jr, Fitchburg/La Crescent, Minn), Heather Inczauskis (Fr, Bruce)
The Blue Devils finished fourth at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational with a time of 4:14.13

Field Athlete
Jodi Larson, So, Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd)
Jodi Larson cleared a career best 11-feet, 2-inches in placing second in the pole vault at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational April 2.

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Kendall Wade, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (BayView)
Kendall Wade took a first and a second in hurdle events as the UW-Stout men's track and field team finished third at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational Friday. Wade dominated the field in the 110-hurdles with a time of 14.80 seconds, nearly a second ahead of the second place finish of 15.62. Wade’s time was good for an NCAA Division III provisional time, but was wind aided. Wade was second in the 400-hurdles (59.53). Wade also ran a 50-seconds split in the 4x400-relay where Stout placed third.

Field Athlete
Jeff Harstad, Fr, Ham Lake, Minn. (Blaine)
Jeff Harstad took a pair of fifth place finishes at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational, setting personal bests in both the long jump (22-00.25) and the triple jump (42-6).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 29, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Brian Giebel, CF, 5-10, 180, Jr, River Falls, Wis.
In six games last week at the RussMatt Florida Invitational, Brian Giebel was 10-for-24 as the leadoff hitter (.417) with 11 runs scored, hitting four doubles, one triple and one home run and driving in three runs. Giebel had a slugging percentage of .792. In the field, Giebel was flawless in 16 chances.

Pitcher
Carter Vogt, RHP, 6-1, 170, Fr, Buffalo, Minn.
Carter Vogt picked up one of Stout’s two wins at the RussMatt Florida Invitational last weekend, making one appearance and worked six innings in 14-0 win over Hamilton College. Vogt scattered three hits and gave up no runs for his first collegiate win.

Softball
Position Player
Sammy Peterson, 2B, 5-5, So, Hudson, Wis.
Over seven games at the National Training Center College Games in Clermont, Fla., last week where Stout went 3-4, Sammy Peterson was 10-of-20 (.500) as the lead off hitter, with a double, a triple, three runs scored and five RBI. She drew four walks to only one strikeout and had a fielding percentage of .920 (two errors in 25 chances).

Pitcher
Kristy Hoffman, RHP, 5-5, Sr, Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial)
Kristy Hoffman went 3-2 in seven appearances last week as UW-Stout played in the National Training Center College Games in Clermont, Fla., last week. Hoffman pitched 36.1 innings, made five starts and pitched four complete games. With an ERA of 1.35, Hoffman scattered 30 hits, allowed 22 runs, but seven earned runs. She struck out 29 and walked seven, holding opponents to a batting average of .213.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 22, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Brian Giebel, CF, 5-10, 180, Jr, River Falls, Wis.
Brian Giebel was 3-for-3 with two RBI in a 7-6 loss to 24th ranked Augustana, March 21 in Florida. Giebel also drew a walk and had three putouts in three chances in centerfield.

Pitcher
Aaron Paisar, RHP, 6-5, 190, So, Leopolis, Wis. (Marion)
Aaron Paisar, making his first extended appearance, pitched four innings of shutout baseball, in 7-6 loss to 24th ranked Augustana, Ill, College, March 21. Paisar entered in the fifth inning, allowed two hits, no walks and recorded five strikeouts in four innings of work.

Softball
Position Player
Jenna Johnson, 1B, 5-5, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Over five games where Stout went 4-1, Jenna Johnson hit .444 (8-for-18) with eight RBI, three runs scored, four doubles and one home run. Johnson’s three-run home run lifted Stout to a 9-5 win over Hope College in Stout’s spring break opener, March 20, in Florida. Johnson had a field percentage of .971. Stout swept St. Olaf, 12-4, 7-4, March 11, then defeated Hope College, 9-5, and Chicago, 2-1, March 20, before losing to Middlebury College, 6-4, March 21.

Pitcher
Kristy Hoffman, RHP, 5-5, Sr, Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial)
Kristy Hoffman has posted a record of 4-1 pitching 33 of 34 innings over Stout’s last five games. In the stretch, she has an ERA of 3.61, with 40 hits allowed, 19 runs, 17 earned, 22 strikouts and 11 walks allowed.
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UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 15, 2010)

Baseball
Position Player
Brandon O’Connell, 3B, 6-2, 185, Jr, Elk Mound, Wis.
Brandon O'Connell was 3-for-8 as Stout split a season opening series, 1-5, 5-0, with UM-Crookston, March 4, at the Metrodome. After getting shut out at the plate in the first game loss, O’Connell rebounded to go 3-for-4 in the second game, driving in three runs with two singles and a triple. In the field, O’Connell was perfect on the day in six attempts.

Pitcher
Chris Lammert, RHP, 6-0, 175, So, Merrill, Wis.
Working the first three innings of a 5-0 shutout of UM-Crookston on March 4, Chris Lammert scattered three hits while striking out four and allowing no walks.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 8, 2010)

Softball
Position Player
Alison Gray, C, 5-8, Fr, St. Cloud, Minn (Apollo)
Alison Gray started her collegiate career out with a bang, smacking the very first pitch she saw over the left field fence for a home run on Feb. 16. Since then, Gray has collected a team-high six RBI, going 4-of-14 with three runs scored and two doubles. Gray has driven in runs with a sacrifice fly, as well as on a suicide squeeze bunt. In the two opening games against St. Scholastica, Gray had two RBI in each contest. Stout is currently 2-4 overall.

Pitcher
Kristy Hoffman, RHP, 5-5, Sr, Circle Pines, Minn. (Centennial)
Kristy Hoffman has seen pitching action in all six games this season, pitching 29 2/3 innings with 21 strikeouts, 15 runs, 10 earned runs, for an ERA of 3.03. She has started four games and completed all four. Twice she came on in relief and has a 2-3 overall record. In a 2-1 loss to Augsburg, March 3, Hoffman struck out six and allowed two two hits.
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UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (March 1, 2010)

Gymnastics
Individual
Naomi DeLara, Jr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara set a school record and captured first place on the balance beam in a 193.625-181.95 loss at NCAA Division II Texas Woman’s University Feb. 27. DeLara broke her own record with a mark of 9.825. She also tied for third on the floor (9.700) and sixth on the vault (9.600).

All-Around
Meghan Hargens, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.
Meghan Hargens won the all-around with a season-best 38.375, just under her personal best of 38.450, in a 193.625-181.95 loss at NCAA Division II Texas Woman’s University Feb. 27. She tied for sixth on the vault (9.600), took fifth on the bars (9.550) and the beam (9.675), and finished seventh on the floor (9.550).


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 22, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Danielle DeWitt, G/F, 5-11, Sr, Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)
Danielle DeWitt scored a team high 17 points and made two clutch free throws with nine seconds remaining in the game to give Stout a 65-62 win over UW-Eau Claire. DeWitt was perfect on the afternoon in free throws, hitting all eight attempts. She scored 10 points in the first half as Stout ran out to a 36-21 halftime lead.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 180, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Eric Hostetter scored 27 points in a 102-72 non-conference win over Silver Lake College, Feb. 17, then back that up with 22 points in a 94-87 win over UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 20. With Eau Claire, Hostetter’s two free throws with 23 seconds remaining in the game gave Stout a three-point lead, enough cushion, to allow Stout to run off to the win. In the game, Hostetter had seven rebounds, connected on 8-of-16 from the field, 3-of-8 from 3-point range, had three assists and three steals. Against Silver Lake, Hostetter scored 21 points in the second half to turn a close game into a rout. He was 7-of-9 from 3-point range. On the week, Hostetter was 17-of-29 (.586) from the field, 10-of-17 (.588) from 3-point range, 5-of-6 (.833) from the free throw line, had 11 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals.

Gymnastics
Individual
Naomi DeLara, Jr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara took first on the vault with a 9.375 and the balance beam with a score of 9.600 in a 176.05-175.475 loss to UW-Eau Claire Feb. 21. She closely trailed teammate Meghan Hargens in the floor exercise, finishing second (9.350).

All-Around
Meghan Hargens, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.
Meghan Hargens won the uneven bars with a score of 9.475, the floor with a 9.450 and the all-around event (37.550) in a 176.05-175.475 loss to UW-Eau Claire Feb. 21. She also took second place on the balance beam (9.275) and third on the vault (9.350).

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
4x400-meter relay team - Jill Utzinger (Jr, Medford, Wis.), Sam Jahnke (So, Merrill, Wis.), Ashlea Peter (Sr, Wausau, Wis./Northland Lutheran), Alexa Bitzer (Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn)
Women’s 4x400m relay – placed 4th in the 4x400m relay at Stevens Point this weekend and ran their fastest time of the season.

Field Athlete
Jodi Larson, So, Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd)
Jodi Larson placed fifth in the pole vault with a jump of 3.25 at the Eastbay/Pointer Open in Stevens Point Feb. 20.

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Sam Flood, Sr, Eden, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Sam Flood tied his personal best in the 55m dash with a time of 6.54, placed 3rd. Also improved his time in the 200m dash this season and his long jump mark this season. Ran on the 4x200m relay team that placed 4th at the Eastbay/Pointer Open in Stevens Point Feb. 20.
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Field Athlete
Sean Larson, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis.
Sean Larson took first place in the 35-lb weight throw and automatically qualified for NCAA Division III track and field championships with a school record throw of 62-feet, 1-inch (18.92m) at the Eastbay/Pointer Open in Stevens Point Feb. 20. The throw broke his own school record by nearly three feet and was more than three feet longer than the second place mark out of 45 participants in the event. The mark is now the top distance in the NCAA Division III.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 15, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Kim Stokke, G, 5-9, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Kim Stokke extended a streak where she has scored in double digits to seven games when she scored 17 points in a 76-73 loss to UW-Superior, Feb. 10, and 12 points in a 74-50 win over UW-Platteville, Feb. 13. Over the two games last week, Stokke was 7-17 from the floor (.412), 15-17 from the free throw line (.882), had 12 rebounds, 11 assists, two blocked shots and six steals.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 180, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Eric Hostetter averaged 22 points as the Blue Devils split two games last week, defeating UW-Superior 85-77, then lost to UW-Platteville, 75-73, in the final seconds. Against Superior, Hostetter scored 23 points, 21 in the second half to push Stout past the Yellowjackets. Hostetter scored 21 points in the loss to Platteville. On the week, Hostetter averaged 33 minutes, shot 15-of-30 from the floor (.500), 5-14 from 3-point range (.357), 9-11 from the line (.818), pulled down 16 rebounds, had five assists, one blocked shot and four steals.

Gymnastics
Individual
Naomi DeLara, Jr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara won the balance beam with a score of 9.625 as Stout finished second at the four-team John Zuerlein Invitational Feb. 12 at UW-Stout. DeLara was third on the floor exercise (9.40) and third on the vault (9.425).

All-Around
Meghan Hargens, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.
Meghan Hargens won the all-around event with a season-high score of 37.975 as Stout finished second at the four-team John Zuerlein Invitational Feb. 12 at UW-Stout. Hargens won the floor exercise (9.60) and the uneven bars (9.60) and finished second on the vault (9.475) and fourth on the balance beam (9.30).

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Alexa Bitzer, Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Alexa Bitzer placed fourth in the 800m run at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic with a time of 2:25.56. Bitzer was also on the 4x400m relay team that took second at the meet and ran a season’s best by 7 seconds with a time of 4:15.85.

Field Athlete
Ashlea Peter, Sr, Wausau, Wis. (Northland Lutheran)
Ashlea Peter  improved her NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark by winning the triple jump with a jump of 11.72m (38-5.5) at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic Feb. 13. With the latest jump, Peter is ranked third in NCAA Division III.

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Kendall Wade, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Bayview)
Kendall Wade hit two NCAA Division III provisional qualifying marks, Feb. 13, at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic. Wade ran the 55-hurdles in both the pentathlon and the open meet, taking first in the preliminaries and finishing second in the 55-hurdles final despite a near fall. Wade set a school record of 3395 points in winning the pentathlon. Of the 11 men entered in the pentathlong, Wade was first in the 55-hurdles (7.74 seconds, an NCAA DIII provisional mark), the high jump (6-feet, 4.75-inches), and the long jump (20-10). He threw the shot put 32-0.75 and ran the 1000-meter in 3-minutes, 6.45-seconds. In the latest NCAA rankings, Wade is currently 12th in the pentathlon and 14th in the 55 hurdles

Field Athlete
Daniel Drewek, So, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek extended his NCAA Division III automatic qualifying distance in the pole vault in the pole vault with a jump of 17-0 feet at the UW-River Falls Brooks Classic Saturday. Drewek finished first and broke his own school record that he set last week by more than three inches. Drewek also broke the UW-River Falls facility record.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 8, 2010)

Men’s Ice Hockey
Andy Sternberg, F, 6-0, 180, Sr, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Andy Sternberg scored two goals in a 3-2 loss to UW-River Falls Friday. The first goal came midway through the first period on the power play. The second goal put Stout ahead 2-0 early in the third period.

Women’s Basketball
Julia Hirssig, F, 5-11, Sr, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
Julia Hirssig became the UW-Stout all-time leading scorer when she scored 21 points in an 82-62 win over UW-Oshkosh Saturday. Hirssig collected her seventh consecutive double-double and her 12th double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. In a 90-76 win over first place UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 3, Hirssig scored 27 points and 12 rebounds to help coach Mark Thomas to his 400th career win.

Men’s Basketball
Mahlon Thomas, F, 6-6, 215, Jr, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center)
Mahlon Thomas was very steady last week as UW-Stout picked up their seventh conference win over the last nine games as Stout defeated first place UW-Stevens Point, 69-67, Feb. 3, and UW-Oshkosh, 70-48, Feb. 6. Thomas scored 13 points in each win, hitting 6-of-10 from the floor in each contest. He was 1-for-2 from the free throw line against Stevens Point and 1-of-1 from the line against Oshkosh. Against the Pointers, Thomas finished with seven rebounds and two blocked shots. Against the Titans, Thomas had five rebounds, two assists, three blocked shots and a steal. One of Thomas’ field goals against Oshkosh was a thunderous one-handed dunk the put Stout ahead 32-29 early in the second half and Stout went on to the 22 point win.

Gymnastics
Individual
Naomi DeLara, Jr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara took a pair of first place finishes in a dual loss to UW-Whitewater, 185.775-173.875, Saturday., tying for the top spot on the vault (9.375) and taking honors on the floor exercise all by herself (9.55).

All-Around
Meghan Hargens, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.
Meghan Hargens won the all-around event (37.600), finishing third on the floor (9.40), balance beam (9.375), uneven bars (9.475) and the vault (9.35), in a dual loss to UW-Whitewater, 185.775-173.875, Saturday.

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Jessica Price, So, Woodbury, Minn.
Jessica Price ran .5 seconds better (29.00) in the 200m dash at the Border Battle at UW-Superior Saturday than she did earlier this season and ran well on both the 4x200 and 4x400m relays.

Field Athlete
Sam Mayer, Sr, Bloomer, Wis.
Sam Mayer provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III national meet in the weight throw with a toss of 15.51m (51-5.75) placing first at the Border Battle hosted by UW-Superior Saturday. Mayer also placed first in the shot put (12.13 m, 39-9.75) and was third in the high jump (1.47m, 4-9.75)

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Tim Nelson, So, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson won the 3000m run at the Border Battle in UW-Superior Saturday in a time of 8-minutes, 59.23-seconds.

Field Athlete
Daniel Drewek, So, Athens, Wis.
Daniel Drewek automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III national meet in the pole vault with a jump of 5.10m (16-8.75) at the Border Battle at UW-Superior Saturday. Drewek finished first at the Border Battle in the event by more than two feet and broke his own school record. The mark ties him for first on the national Division III performance list.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (February 1, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Kim Stokke, G, 5-9, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Kim Stokke scored in double digits in her third consecutive game, scoring a team-high 18 points in a 75-69 loss to UW-Whitewater Saturday. Stokke added 13 points in an 88-80 overtime loss to UW-La Crosse Jan. 27.

Men’s Basketball
Jerrel Enerson-Matthews, G, 6-4, 205, Sr, Anoka, Minn. (Andover)
Jerrel Enerson-Matthews scored UW-Stout’s first 10 points as the Blue Devils jumped out to a 14-3 lead before the first media timeout. The Blue Devils took that surge and went on to a 95-77 over fifth ranked UW-Whitewater Jan. 30 as Enerson-Matthews finished with a team-high 24 points. Enerson-Matthews was 11-20 from the floor and hit two 3-pointers. He matched a team-high of nine rebounds and had one assist and one steal. In an 85-75 loss to UW-La Crosse earlier in the week, Enerson-Matthews finished with 19 points, hitting four 3-point basketballs and three free throws as he was 6-10 from the field. Enerson-Matthews had three assists and two steals. On the week, Enerson-Matthews finished with 43 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Gymnastics
Individual
Naomi DeLara, Jr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
In a 173.725-169.750 win over Gustavus Adolphus Jan. 29, Naomi DeLara won the balance beam (9.50) and the floor exercise (9.675) and was runner up on the vault (9.30).

All-Around
Meghan Hargens, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.
Meghan Hargens had three first place finishes in a 173.725-169.750 win over Gustavus Adolphus Jan. 29. Hargens won the all-around with a score of 37.550 and finished first on the vault (9.350) and uneven bars (9.50). Hargens was runner up on the balance beam (9.25) and floor exercise (9.45).

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Jill Utzinger, Jr, Medford, Wis.
Jill Utzinger finished fifth in the 400-meter run with a time of 1-minute, 3.08-seconds at the Warren Bowlus Open at UW-Stout, Jan. 30, in her first indoor season.

Field Athlete
Anne Guthrie, Jr, Fitchburg, Wis. (LaCrescent, Minn, HS)
Anne Guthrie finished third in the high jump with a personal best height of 4-feet, 11.50-inches at the Warren Bowlus Open at UW-Stout Jan. 30.

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Mitch Easker, Fr, Antigo, Wis.
Mitch Easker set a personal best in the 3000-meter run with a 10th place finish in the 3000-meter run in 9-minutes, 9.55-seconds at the Warren Bowlus Open, Jan. 30.

Field Athlete
Sean Larson, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis.
Sean Larson set a new school record and broke his previous mark in the 35-lb weight throw and placed second on a toss of 59-feet, 0.75-inches at the Warren Bowlus Open at UW-Stout, Jan. 30. Larson finished second when a St. Mary’s athlete beat him on the final throw of the day.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 25, 2010)

Men’s Ice Hockey
Scott Motz, F, 6-1, 215, Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Oakdale Tartan)
Scott Motz scored a power play goal and added an assist in UW-Stout’s 3-2 win over St. Olaf at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 23. Motz scored the second goal of the game – his 10th of the season - to put Stout up 2-0 in the second period.

Women’s Basketball
Julia Hirssig, F, 5-11, Sr, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
Julia Hirssig scored her eighth double-double of the season as UW-Stout defeated UW-River Falls, 80-67, Jan. 23. Hirssig finished the night with 20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. Hirssig played a key role in igniting Stout in a 92-61 win over UW-Superior, Jan. 20. With the score tied at 43 apiece at halftime, Hirssig scored nine points in a 15-0 run to start the second half. Hirssig finished the game with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 180, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Eric Hostetter helped UW-Stout to a sweep of home conference games last week, twice scoring a team-high 18 points as the Blue Devils defeated UW-Superior, 70-66, and UW-River Falls, 85-78. Against the Falcons, Hostetter tossed in two clutch 3-pointers and scored five points in a one minute stretch late in the game to give Stout a more comfortable 10 point lead. Against the Yellowjackets, Hostetter was 3-for-4 from 3-point range and had five rebounds.

Gymnastics
Individual
Naomi DeLara, Jr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
In meets at Hamline University and at UW-Oshkosh, Naomi DeLara twice last week won the balance beam, captured the vault at Oshkosh and the floor exercise at Hamline. At Hamline, DeLara won the balance beam (9.475) and the floor exercise (9.60). At Oshkosh, DeLara won the balance beam (9.55) and the vault (9.475).

All-Around
Meghan Hargens, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.
Meghan Hargens had three first place finishes in a dual loss to UW-Oshkosh and two first place finishes in a dual win over Hamline University last week. Hargens finished first in the all-around and the uneven bars in both matches, and took the floor exercise against Oshkosh. At Hamline, Hargens scored a 36.725 in the all-around and 9.475 on the bars. She was second on the balance beam (9.150) and second on the floor (9.25). At Oshkosh, Hargens scored a 36.725 in the all-around, a 9.175 on the bars and a 9.50 on the floor exercise. Hargens was third on the vault (9.150) and second on the balance beam (8.90).

Women’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Alexa Ahler, So, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Alexa Ahler was second to an unattached runner in the 5000-meter run (19-minutes, 8.93-seconds) at the UW-Stout Open, Saturday.

Field Athlete
Ashlea Peter, Sr, Wausau, Wis. (Northland Lutheran)
Ashlea Peter won the triple jump by improving on her NCAA Division III provisional qualifying distance of 37-feet, 5.25-inches, one of her top career marks, and was third in the long jump (16-8) at the UW-Stout Open Saturday.

Men’s Track & Field
Track Athlete
Kendall Wade, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Bayview)
Kendall Wade was first in the long jump with a leap of 22-1.75 and reached an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark by finishing second in the 55-hurdles (7.72 seconds) at the UW-Stout Open, Jan. 23. Wade also finished second in the 200-dash (22.61).

Field Athlete
Sean Larson, Sr, Ellsworth, Wis.
Sean Larson led three UW-Stout performers that swept the top three spots in the 35-lb weight throw at the UW-Stout Open Saturday. Larson hit an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark with a first place throw of 56-feet, 3-inches, giving him his first career first place finish.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 18, 2010)

Men’s Ice Hockey
Joe Knoepke, F, 5-10, 175, Fr, Rochester, Minn (Century)
In a 4-3, 5-2 sweep over UW-Superior last weekend, Joe Knoepke scored a goal in each contest to help move Stout into second place of the NCHA and keep them in first place in the WIAC.

Women’s Basketball
Julia Hirssig, F, 5-11, Sr, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
Julia Hirssig continued her assault on the UW-Stout record book, recording 23 points in a 79-67 win over Northland College, then matching a career-high 37 points in an 80-68 conference loss to UW-Oshkosh. Hirssig has scored 20 or more points 12 times this season and has led Stout in scoring in 15 of 16 games. Hirssig also had 13 rebounds against Oshkosh to record her sixth double double of the season. Currently, Hirssig ranks second on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list and 16th on the WIAC all-time scoring list with 1509 points.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 180, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Eric Hostetter scored 24 points in an 87-75 loss at UW-Oshkosh Saturday. In the contest, Hostetter was 8-of-16 from the field, 2-of-8 from 3-point range, 6-of-7 from the line, with three rebounds and one blocked shot. Hostetter scored 16 points in the second half.



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 11, 2010)

Men’s Ice Hockey
Joe Knoepke, F, 5-10, 175, Fr, Rochester, Minn (Century)
Joe Knoepke scored Stout’s only goal in a 4-1 loss at Gustavus Adolphus Saturday and had an assist in a 5-4 overtime loss at Augsburg College, Friday.

Women’s Basketball
Megan Maslowski, F, 5-11, Sr, Marshfield, Wis.
Megan Maslowski hit the game winning shot with .3 seconds left on the clock to lift UW-Stout over UW-Platteville, 86-84, Saturday and also scored nine points in a late run to force overtime with then-first placed UW-River Falls Wednesday. In the Platteville game, Maslowski scored 17 points, hitting 7-of-8 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 free throws. She also handed out four assists. Against River Falls, Maslowski scored nine points in the final six minutes of regulation to force overtime, but Stout lost in the overtime period, 68-65. In the two games, Maslowski scored 29 points, had eight rebounds, had five assists, two blocked shots and one steal.

Men’s Basketball
Jerrel Enerson-Matthews, G, 6-4, 205, Sr, Anoka, Minn. (Andover)
Jerrel Enerson-Matthews scored 32 points in a 78-53 win over UW-River Falls, then backed that up with a 21 point effort in an 87-81 upset over UW-Platteville. Against River Falls, Enerson-Matthews scored 18 first half points as Stout built a 12 point halftime lead. He finished the night hitting 13-of-20 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Against the Pioneers, Enerson-Matthews scored 10 first half as Stout took the lead just before halftime and did not relinquish it. Enerson-Matthews was 9-of-14 from the floor, 3-for-6 from 3-point range, with five rebounds and four assists. On the week, he tallied 53 points (26.5 ppg), shot 22-of-34 from the floor (.647), 7-of-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, 2-of-4 from the line, had 10 rebounds, six assists, one blocked shot and three steals.

Gymnastics
Specialist
Naomi DeLara, Jr, Kahului, Hawaii (Maui)
Naomi DeLara was the only UW-Stout performer to crack into the top five places on any of the individual events as the Blue Devils dropped a dual meet to NCAA Division I Iowa State, Jan. 8. DeLara was second on the balance beam with a score of 9.725. DeLara tied for fifth on the floor exercise with a score of 9.475. In a season opening dual loss to Winona State, DeLara took first on the vault and the balance, Jan. 5. DeLara tied with Winona's Heather Rummelein on the vault (9.275) and took the balance beam (9.725) by more than a half point. DeLara finished second on the floor exercise (9.30).

All-Around
Meghan Hargens, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.
In a season opening dual loss to Winona State, Meghan Hargens was second in the all-around, Jan. 5, and against NCAA Division I Iowa State, Jan. 8, Hargens finished third in the all-around. Against Winona, Hargens captured the uneven bars (9.40) and was second behind Rummelein in the all-around, with Rummelein tallying a 36.750 and Hargens a 36.125. Hargens was third on the floor exercise (9.175), fifth on the beam (8.950) and fifth on the vault (8.60). At Iowa State, Hargens was seventh on the vault (9.375), seventh on the bars (9.375), seventh on the beam (9.325) and seventh on the floor (9.375).



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (January 4, 2010)

Women’s Basketball
Kim Stokke, G, 5-9, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Kim Stokke scored a career-high 19 points, 12 in the second half, and matched a career-high with six assists in an 82-67 win over eighth ranked Trinity, Texas, University, Dec. 29 in San Antonio, Texas. Early in the second half, with Stout trailing by four, Stokke had a steal and went on to score a three point play (lay-up, free throw) to pull Stout within one point. A minute later, Stokke had an assist to give Stout a four point lead and the Blue Devils did not trail throughout the rest of the game. At the Trinity Tournament, Stokke finished the two games (the other was a 74-6 loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor) with 27 points (11-15 fg/a), eight rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Men’s Basketball
Jerrel Enerson-Matthews, G, 6-4, 205, Sr, Anoka, Minn. (Andover)
Jerrel Enerson-Matthews scored 21 points and hit five 3-pointers as Stout defeated Lewis-Clark State College, Dec. 28, in Lewiston, Idaho. Enerson-Matthews. Enerson-Matthews collected a game-high nine rebounds and dished off five assists. In a loss the night before at Whitworth University, Enerson-Matthews finished with 11 points, four rebounds and a game-high five assists. Over the two games, Enerson-Matthews scored 32 points (12-26 fg-a, 6-11 3fg-a, 2-2 ft-a), had 13 rebounds, 10 assists, one blocked shot and five steals.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 21, 2009)

Men’s Basketball
Jerrod Buchholtz, G, 6-5, 200, Jr, Durand, Wis.
Jerrod Buchholtz scored 18 points, including 15 second half points, as UW-Stout broke a five-game skid with a 72-61 non-conference win over Viterbo University Saturday. With Stout holding a two-point 29-27 halftime lead, Buchholtz got the Blue Devils going by dishing off an assist for Stout’s first points of the second half, then nailed three consecutive 3-point shots within the first two minutes of the second half to give Stout a 40-30 lead. The V-Hawks got no closer than four points the rest of the game. Buchholtz finished the game hitting 6-of-13 from the floor, 5-of-10 from 3-point range, one free throw, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 14, 2009)

Men’s Ice Hockey
Scott Motz, F, 6-1, 215, Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Tartan)
Scott Motz finished the weekend in which UW-Stout swept UW-River Falls, 6-1, 6-5, by scoring two goals and three assists. In the 6-1 win over the Falcons, Dec. 11, Motz had an assist to Joel Gaulrapp in the second period, then scored the only even strength goal of the game with less than three minutes left in the game. In a wild 6-5 win, Motz had a hand in the first two goals of the game, giving Gaulrapp an assist on the opening goal of the game, then getting a power play goal to open the second period and give Stout a 2-0 lead. Motz assisted on a power play goal in the third period to give Stout a 5-4 lead.

Women’s Basketball
Megan Maslowski, F, 5-11, Jr, Marshfield, Minn.
Megan Maslowski scored five points in the final 2-minutes, 42-seconds to help UW-Stout ease past UW-Eau Claire, 67-66, Saturday at Zorn Arena. In a game that was tied 11 times, Maslowski broke the 11th tie with a 3-point bucket with 2:42 left on the clock, then dished off a pass 20 seconds later to Kimmy Keehr. As Eau Claire continued to stay close, Maslowski drained a pair of free throws with nine second left to give Stout a 67-63 lead. Maslowski finished with 16 points, two short of her career high. In a 68-65 win over UW-La Crosse, Maslowski finished with 10 points, all in the second half. On the week, Maslowski averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, had seven assists and one steal.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 180, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Over two games last week, Eric Hostetter averaged 16 points (11-21, .524 from the floor; 5-10 from 3-point range, 5-6 from the line), averaged 5.5 rebounds, had three assists and two steals. Hostetter scored 16 points in an 83-71 loss to UW-Eau Claire and 16 points in a 78-64 loss to UW-Eau Claire.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (December 7, 2009)

Women’s Basketball
Kim Stokke, G, 5-9, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Kim Stokke helped UW-Stout to a split last weekend, scoring nine of her 13 points in the first half as Stout took a halftime lead and never trailed in a 65-54 win over UW-Whitewater, Dec. 5. Stokke also presented a steady hand with a group of freshman guards, playing a key role in breaking through Whitewater’s full court pressure in the second half. Stokke scored 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds in a 78-63 loss to UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 2. On the week, Stokke averaged 12.5 points, recorded 14 rebounds, 10 assists, and three blocked shots.

Men’s Basketball
Jerrel Enerson-Matthews, G, 6-4, 205, Sr, Anoka, Minn. (Andover)
Over two games last week, Jerrel Enerson-Matthews averaged 17 points, scoring 21 points in an 80-59 loss to UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 2, then added 13 points in a 62-57 loss to UW-Whitewater, Dec. 5. In both games, Enerson-Matthews scored the bulk of his points in the second half as the Blue Devils rallied from halftime deficits. He tossed in 16 after the break against Stevens Point and nine in the second half against Whitewater. On the week, Enerson-Matthews finished with 34 points (14-21 from the floor, .667; 1-6 from 3-point range, .167; 5-8 from the line, .625), had eight rebounds, eight assists, one blocked shot and six steals.

UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 30, 2009)

Men’s Ice Hockey
Derek Hanson, F, 5-9, 175, Sr, Bemidji, Minn. (Danville)
Derek Hanson became the UW-Stout all-time leading scorer this weekend when he scored two goals and an assist. Hanson scored Stout’s only goal in a 9-1 loss to Norwich University, Friday, Nov. 27, then added a goal to tie the school record of 128 points, then broke the mark with an assist later in the game in a 7-3 loss to Middlebury College. On the season, Hanson has five goals and nine assists. For his career, Hanson has 56 goals and 73 assists for 129 points, breaking the mark set by Glen LaChapelle of 128 points from 1970-73.

Women’s Basketball
Danielle DeWitt, G/F, 5-10, Sr, Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)
Danielle DeWitt almost singlehandedly willed UW-Stout to the championship title of the UW-Stout Quality Inn & Suites Turkey Shootout with an 85-76 win over 22nd ranked St. Benedict. Over a four minute stretch late in the game where Stout trailed 62-60, DeWitt yanked down four rebounds, scored six points and had a steal, where she went coast-to-coast to score. DeWitt finished the game with 13 points, scoring 11 points in the second half. DeWitt, in a 90-52 win over St. Scholastica in the tournament’s opening game, matched a career high with 13 points. Over three games (Stout also defeated Northwestern, 81-67), DeWitt finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, four blocked shots, and six steals.

Men’s Basketball
Eric Hostetter, G, 6-5, 180, Jr, Stillwater, Minn.
Eric Hostetter averaged 15 points over two games last weekend as Stout finished runner-up at their own Quality Inn & Suites Turkey Shootout. Hostetter scored 15 points in a 91-52 win over Northland College and 15 points in an 87-84 overtime loss to Mt. Mercy. On the weekend, Hostetter shot 11-of-22 from the floor, 6-of-13 from 3-point range and 2-for-2 from the line. He had five rebounds, eight assists, one blocked shot and one steal.



UW-Stout Athletes of the week (November 23, 2009)

Men’s Ice Hockey
Scott Motz, F, 6-1, 215, Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Tartan)
Scott Motz had two goals and two assists as UW-Stout swept past UW-Stevens Point, 6-3, 5-4 (ot), last weekend. Motz recorded what would be the eventual game-winning goal on the power play in the 6-3 win, Nov. 20, and had an assist on the first goal of the game. In the 5-4 overtime win, Nov. 21, Motz scored the first goal of the game on the power play, then assisted on the game winning goal in overtime. On the season, Motz has five goals and six assists, with three goals coming while on the power play.

Women’s Basketball
Julia Hirssig, F, 5-11, Sr, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
Over three games, Julia Hirssig averaged 19.7 points per game and pulled down an average of 8.0 rebounds. Hirssig hit 25-of-38 shots from the floor (.658), hit 9-of-19 free throws (.474), had seven assists and six steals. The Blue Devils opened 0-3 to start the season. Hirssig scored 28 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 90-79 loss to NCAA Division II St. Cloud State, Nov. 15, scored six points and seven rebounds in a 65-42 loss to Cardinal Stritch, Nov. 20, and 25 points and six rebounds in an 85-71 loss to Carroll University, Nov. 21.

Men’s Basketball
Mahlon Thomas, F, 6-6, 225, Jr, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center)
Mahlon Thomas scored a career-high 20 points and led four UW-Stout players in double figures as the Blue Devils won the Olive Garden Tip-Off with a 78-73 win over host Bethel University Saturday. Thomas was 9-for-15 from the floor and added a pair of three throws to match Bethel's Chris Vavra's 20 points for game scoring honors. In the tournament’s opening game, Thomas had seven rebounds and scored six points as Stout defeated Waldorf College, 75-54. In an 83-66 season-opening loss at NCAA Division II Winona State, Nov. 16, Thomas had 13 points (6-11, plus one free throw) and had four rebounds. On the week as Stout went 2-1, Thomas scored 39 points (13.0 ppg), shot .515 (17-33), pulled down 18 rebounds (6.0 rpg), had two blocked shots and one steal.


UW-Stout Athletes of the week (November 16, 2009)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Patrick Mengelkoch, TE, 6-4, 225, Jr, Champlin, Minn. (Park)
Patrick Mengelkoch scored a career-high three touchdowns in a 27-24 win over UW-Oshkosh to clinch Stout’s best finish since the 2000 season. Mengelkoch had five receptions for 69 yards with TDs of 12-, 18- and 10-yards scattered throughout the game. Mengelkoch scored in the first, second and fourth quarters. Mengelkoch had a 27-yard reception in the third quarter that set up a Kyle Martin 22-yard field goal. Mengelkoch finished the season as the Blue Devils’ leading receiver with 32 catches for 356 yards and six touchdowns.

Defensive Player of the Week
Marcus Ball, DL, 6-1, 225, Sr, Austin, Minn.
Marcus Ball ran his season sack totals to 9.5 with two sacks in a 27-24 win over UW-Oshkosh. With the ball on the Stout 15 and Stout leading 7-0 in the first quarter, Ball had a 12 yard sack on third down, forcing a fourth-and-19. Ball got another third down sack, this time for 15 yards in the late in the second quarter. On the afternoon, Ball had five total tackles, all solo, with three tackles for loss, two sacks and one pass batted down.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Kyle Martin, K/P, 6-1, 190, Sr, Hubertus, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Kyle Martin made all three extra points he attempted in a 27-24 win over UW-Oshkosh to run his career total to a perfect 74-of-74. Martin made two field goals for a total of nine points in the game. Martin punted three times for an average of 35.7 yards per kick, and placed one punt inside the 20, but the other two were fair caught on the 20-yard line. Martin finished his career scoring 143 points, 10th on the Stout all-time scoring list.

Men’s Ice Hockey
Andy Sternberg, F, 6-0, 180, Sr, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Andy Sternberg scored back-to-back goals in the second period to tie the score at 2-2, then went on to get an assist on what would be the game-tying goal in a 4-4 tie at St. Scholastica, Nov. 13. Sternberg came back to add an assist on the game-tying goal the following night, Nov. 14, in a 1-1 tie with the Saints. On the weekend, playing in his hometown (Duluth, Minn), the senior captain notched two goals, one even strength, one power play. Both of his assists came on power play goals and both assists were on the eventual game-tying goals in the weekend series.


UW-Stout Athletes of the week (November 9, 2009)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, So, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski rushed for 91 yards on 14 carries and scored one touchdown as UW-Stout defeated UW-Platteville, 43-10, Nov. 7 at home. Warminski scored on a 1-yard carry in the second quarter to give Stout a 22-0 lead. He also broke off his longest run of the season, a 52-yard scamper to the Platteville 9-yard line to set up the final score of the game in the third quarter.

Carlos Concepcion, RB, 6-1, 200, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Custer)
Carlos Concepcion scored two touchdowns, including an 11-yard run where he bulled and rolled his way into the end zone to give Stout a 15-0 lead. Concepcion carried five times for 36 yards and also had two special teams tackles.

Defensive Player of the Week
Kendall Wade, DB, 6-0, 175, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Bay View)
Kendall Wade returned an interception 36-yards for a touchdown and blocked a punt that led to a Stout score in the Blue Devils’ 43-10 win over UW-Platteville, Nov. 7. Wade stepped in front of a John Kelly pass and scurried down the visitor’s sideline to record his first collegiate interception return for a TD and his first collegiate touchdown. Wade blocked a punt in the third quarter and three plays later, Stout scored to run the score to 36-10. Wade had eight tackles on the day, seven solo, and had one tackle for a loss.

Brian Saaf, LB, 6-0, 225, Sr, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
Brian Saaf notched a career-high 10 tackles, six solo, in making his first start on senior day. Saaf was also in on two tackles for loss.

Trevor Fiege, LB, 5-10, 215, So, Menomonie, Wis.
Trevor Fiege led Stout with 12 tackles, four solo, in the Blue Devils’ win over Platteville. Fiege had one sack for seven yards and had 1.5 tackles for loss.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Justin Hultman, RB, 5-11, 185, So, Bruce, Wis.
Justin Hultman was a terror on special teams, getting a head of steam and getting into six special teams tackles, three solo.

Offensive Scout Players of the Week
Michael Gervanek, 5-10, 175, Fr, Baxter, Minn, (Brainerd)

Defensive Scout Player of the Week
Ryan Ericksen, 6-2, 195, Fr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)


Men’s Ice Hockey
Tom Lescovich, G, 6-2, 170, Fr, Clifton Park, NY (Christian Brothers)
Tom Lescovich was perfect as he did not allow a goal in five periods as UW-Stout got on the winning track with a 6-1 win over St. Mary’s, Nov. 6, and a shutout 8-0 win over St. Thomas, Nov. 7. On the weekend, Lescovich turned away all 44 shots sent his way for a saves percentage of 1.000. Lescovich recorded 15 saves in the St. Mary’s win, then turned back 29 shots to record his first collegiate shut out against St. Thomas. On the season in four games, Lescovich has a GAA of 1.69 with 97 saves (.951 saves percentage).



UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (November 2, 2009)

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Ross Carey, QB, 6-1, 170, So, Little Suamico, Wis. (Oconto Falls)
Quarterback Ross Carey rushed 12 times for 161 yards, including a 61 yard scamper that set up Stout's second score, ran for one score, was not sacked on the day and completed 13-of-16 passes for 131 yards and a score as UW-Stout defeated UW-La Crosse, 35-28, at UW-La Crosse Saturday. Carey finished with 292 total yards of offense. He had five rushes for more than 10 yards (21, 61, 14, 11, 34-td). His 6-yard pass to Patrick Mengelkoch tied the score at 7-7 early in the second period, and his 61-yard run set up Craig Warminski’s first TD of the day to tie the score again at 14-14. Carey’s 34 yard touchdown run on the second play in the fourth quarter gave Stout a 28-14 lead and capped off a 9-play, 99-yard drive. On that drive, Carey rushed for 59 yards on three carries, and completed two passes for 12 yards.

Defensive Players of the Week
Adam Churchill, DB, 6-1, 185, Jr, Plum City, Wis.
Adam Churchill had 12 tackles, nine solo, as Stout defeated UW-La Crosse, 35-28, Oct. 31.

Marcus Ball, DL, 6-1, 225, Sr, Austin, Minn
Marcus Ball recorded a solo sack for 10 yards and forced a fumble in Stout’s 35-28 win over La Crosse Saturday. Ball finished the day with three tackles, two solo.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Carlos Concepcion, RB, 6-1, 200, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Custer)
After UW-La Crosse pulled to within 28-21, Carlos Concepcion returned the ensuing kickoff 38 yards to the LaCrosse 46, giving Stout good field position. Stout needed five plays to score and regain a two-touchdown lead. Concepcion had one special teams tackle. Offensively, Concepcion hauled in two passes for 36 yards total.

Offensive Scout Players of the Week
Offensive line
Jess Evans, 6-0, 270, Fr, New London, Wis.
Jon Lundeen, 6-5, 215, Fr, Maple, Wis. (Northwestern)
Brett Bernarde, 6-0, 305, Fr, DePere, Wis. (West)
Andy Burton, 6-2, 305, Fr, Austin, Minn.
Max Broton-Anderson, 6-1, 260, Fr, Owatonna, Minn.
Nick Brozak, 6-3, 315, Fr, St. Paul, Minn. (North)

Defensive Scout Player of the Week
Matt Knipfer, 5-8, 175, Fr, Brooklyn, Wis. (Oregon)

Volleyball
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-9, Fr, Stillwater, Minn.
Kate Mikutowski recorded 22 kills (2.75 k/set), and four block assists in four matches on the week.


UW-Stout Athletes of the Week (October 26, 2009)

Football
Offensive Players of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 6-0, 200, So, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski rushed 26 times for 167 yards and one touchdown and caught one nine yard pass for a touchdown in Stout’s 36-15 win over UW-Eau Claire Oct. 24. Both of Warminski’s TDs came in the first half. Warminski also had a 26 yard run to the EC 1 late in the first half that set up Stout’s third touchdown of the half.

Ross Carey, QB, 6-1, 170, So, Little Suamico, Wis. (Oconto Falls)
Ross Carey completed 12-of-17 passes for 170 yards and threw for two TDs with no interceptions in Stout’s 36-15 win at UW-Eau Claire. Carey also rushed 17 times for 72 yards and ran in twice for scores. Included in Carey’s passes was a 47 yard completion to Adam Winberg that was all through the air.

Defensive Player of the Week
Marcus Ball, DL, 6-1, 225, Sr, Austin, Minn
Marcus Ball led a defensive attack that included three sacks of the UW-Eau Claire quarterbacks, with Ball getting two sacks and one quarterback hurry. Both of the sacks by Ball were 10 yard losses .Ball finished the day with five tackles, all solo.

Special Teams Players of the Week
Kyle Martin, K/P, 6-1, 190, Sr, Hubertus, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Kyle Martin ran his streak of consecutive points after touchdown to 61 after four PATs in a 36-15 win over UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 24. Martin also punted four times for a 36.0 y/punt average with one inside the 20.

Mike Bryan, LS, 6-2, 205, Sr, Rochester, Minn. (Marshall)

Offensive Scout Player of the Week
Adam Smith, WR, 6-4, 180, Fr, Dassel, Minn. (Dassel-Cokato)

Defensive Scout Player of the Week
Noah Gibson, LB, 6-1, 215, Fr, Potosi, Wis.

Volleyball
Steph Nichols, OH, 5-10, Jr, Greendale, Wis.
Steph Nichols recorded 58 kills (3.05 k/set), one block solo and 13 block assists in five matches on the week.

Soccer
Offensive
Andrea Greer, M, 5-7, Jr, Woodbury, Minn.
Andrea Greer had a great game both at St. Olaf and against Whitewater. She scored the second half goal against Whitewater to give us momentum going through the second half rush. She distributed and contributed effectively to keep our attack going.

Defensive
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, So, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman played every minute of both games this week and was a big part of the reason why St. Olaf was held to 10 shots on goal and Whitewater was only able to put four shots on goal the entire game.

Women’s Cross Country
Becca Hamm, Fr, Owen, Wis. (Owen-Withee)
Becca Hamm (Fr, Owen) paced the UW-Stout women's cross country team at a snowy, blowy Lake Wissota Invitational Friday. Hamm placed 15th in a time of 20-minutes, 36-seconds.

Men’s Cross Country
Erik Haapakoski, So, Milwaukee, Wis. (Greenfield)
Erik Haapakoski finished 21st (29:55) at Lake Wissota Invitational Friday, cutting 30 seconds off his time from last season, despite running the race in nearly two inches of freshly fallen, heavy wet snow


For events from October 12-18, 2009

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Tyler Butzler, OL, 6-5, 300, So, Tomah, Wis.

Defensive Player of the Week
Adam Churchill, DB, 6-1, 185, Jr, Plum City, Wis.
Adam Churchill returned an interception 74 yards in a 38-3 loss to UW-Whitewater Saturday. Churchill picked off Whitewater’s Jeff Donovan – it was Donovan’s second interception of the year – at the Stout 18 and returned it the Whitewater 8 yard line. Churchill had 10 tackles on the day, four solo.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Kyle Martin, K/P, 6-1, 190, Sr, Hubertus, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Kyle Martin scored Stout’s only points in a 38-3 loss to second ranked UW-Whitewater and punted the ball twice for a 41.0 average.

Offensive Scout Player of the Week
Carlos Concepcion, 6-1, 200, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Custer)

Defensive Scout Player of the Week
Kellen Lager, 6-0, 225, Jr, Ladysmith, Wis. (Flambeau)

Volleyball
Steph Nichols, OH, 5-9, Jr, Greendale, Wis.
Steph Nichols recorded 26 kills, three assists, eight digs, one block solo and seven block assists on the week.

Soccer
Offensive
Jessica Price, F, 5-6, Jr, Woodbury, Minn.
Jessica Price scored the eventual game winning goal in Stout’s 3-0 win over UW-Superior. Price scored in the 53rd minute to break a scoreless tie, then scored in the final two minutes of the game in a 3-0 win, Oct. 17. In a 3-2 overtime non-conference win over St. Catherine, Price scored the game tying goal in the 73rd minute as Stout came back from a 2-0 deficit to finish the week with three goals.

Defensive
Kaitlin Arjes, D, 5-8, Jr, Owatonna, Minn.
Kaitlin Arjes scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a 3-2 win over St. Catherine. Arjes took a high pass from Ali Sonsteby and headed the ball in to put an end to the game Oct. 18. Playing as the stopper, Arjes played a key role in a 3-0 shutout over UW-Superior, Oct. 17.


Women’s Tennis
Singles
Stephanie Schick, So, Altoona, Wis.
Stephanie Schick played a strong match in a 6-2, 6-3 loss at No. 5 singles against UW-La Crosse.

Women’s Cross Country
Alexa Ahler, So, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Alexa Ahler placed 93rd of 466 runners at the Brooks Cross Country Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Course Saturday. Ahler led Stout with a time of 23-minutes, 12.27-seconds in the 6-kilometer course.

Men’s Cross Country
Peter Johnston, Jr, Madison, Wis. (Memorial)
Peter Johnston finished 32nd out of 551 runners, Saturday, at the Brooks Cross Country Invite hosted by UW-Oshkosh. Johnston's finished the race with a time of 25:08.1, making him the Blue Devils' only runner inside the top 100.


For events from October 5-11, 2009

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, So, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski accounted for the bulk of UW-Stout’s offense in a 7-6 loss to UW-Stevens Point Saturday. Warminski ran for 138 yards on 28 carries, and caught four passes for 29 yards. Warminski finished the day with 167 total all-purpose yards on 32 plays as Stout tallied 225 yards on the day in 66 plays.

Defensive Player of the Week
Marcus Ball, DE, 6-1, 225, Sr, Austin, Minn.
After returning from an injury that kept him out of three games, Marcus Ball had five tackles, three solo in a 7-6 loss at UW-Stevens Point Saturday. Ball had 2.5 sacks for 16 yards and 3.5 tackles for loss for 17 yards. In addition, Ball forced two fumbles and was credited with one quarterback hurry. Ball had back-to-back sacks/fumble forced in the second quarter. With 1:05 remaining in the first half, Ball sacked the Stevens Point quarterback, who fumbled. Stevens Point recovered the ball, but Ball racked up another sack on the next play, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Stout with 25 seconds remaining on the Pointer 27. Three plays later, Kyle Martin kicked a field goal as time expired to put Stout up 6-0 at halftime.

Offensive Scout Players of the Week
Jason Dehmer, 5-11, 185, Fr, St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville)
Steve Vanden Avond, 6-0, 175, Fr, Green Bay, Wis. (Preble)

Defensive Scout Player of the Week
Noah Gibson, 6-1, 215, Fr, Potosi, Wis.

Volleyball
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-9, Fr, Stillwater, Minn.
Kate Mikutowski recorded nine kills, 10 digs, one block solo and two block assists as UW-Stout came from behind to defeat UW-Superior, 3-1, Oct. 7 in Superior.

Soccer
Offensive
Jessica Price, F, 5-6, Jr, Woodbury, Minn.
Jessica Price’s goal put UW-Stout ahead of UW-LaCrosse with a bullet of a shot where the ball literally got stuck between the net and the back post. Price was part of the pressure that put Stout in position for other chances against LaCrosse. Stout lost to Hamline, 1-0, Oct. 6, and lost to La Crosse, 3-2, Oct. 10.

Defensive
Christy Wright, D, 5-7, Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Christy Wright shut down UW-La Crosse's leading scorer and held Hamline to only six shots for the game. She played all of the Hamline game and the majority of the La Crosse game. Stout lost to Hamline, 1-0, Oct. 6, and lost to La Crosse, 3-2, Oct. 10.

Women’s Golf
Becca Eggers, Fr, Rosemount,Minn.
Becca Eggers finished sixth at the WIAC Women’s Golf Championships last weekend at Northern Bay Golf and Marina. Eggers matched the highest UW-Stout individual finish at the WIAC championships by carding an 80-84-85 – 249. Stout finished fourth, matching a team-best fourth place from last season.


For events from September 28-October 4, 2009

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Patrick Mengelkoch, TE, 6-4, 225, Jr, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Patrick Mengelkoch scored Stout’s only touchdown of the game and, with the extra point, it proved to be the game-winner in a 13-12 overtime win over UW-River Falls, Oct. 3. Mengelkoch hauled in four passes on the day for a game-high 40 yards. His 9-yard touchdown reception came just inside the end zone on third-and-seven.

Defensive Player of the Week
Kendall Wade, DB, 6-1, 175, Sr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Bay View)
Kendall Wade had four pass breakups – including two that would have resulted in River Falls first downs – in Stout’s 13-12 overtime win over UW-River Falls, Oct. 3. Wade had six total tackles, four solo.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Kyle Martin, K/P, 6-1, 190, Sr, Hubertus, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Kyle Martin ran his career streak of consecutive PATs to 57 with one extra point made, and this one proved to be the critical game-winning point in a 13-12 overtime win over UW-River Falls, Oct. 3. Martin had two field goals in the second quarter, the second to tie the game at 6-6. Martin hit field goals of 19- and 22-yards. Punting, Martin booted five kicks for 205 yards for a 41.0 average, including a long of 50-yards. He pinned two punts inside the 20 and had one touchback.

Offensive Scout Player of the Week
Jess Evans, 6-0, 270, Fr, New London, Wis.

Defensive Scout Player of the Week
Ryan Ericksen, 6-2, 195, Fr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)

Volleyball
Kate Mikutowski, OH, 5-9, Fr, Stillwater, Minn.
Kate Mikutowski finished the week in three matches with 40 total kills (3.64 k/set), including 19 in a four set loss to Bethel University, Oct. 3. She also had 39 digs (3.55/set) and eight block assists. The Blue Devils lost to UW-Stevens Point, 3-1, Oct. 2 and defeated Hamline University, 3-0, Oct. 3.

Soccer
Offensive
Ali Sonsteby, F, 5-7, Jr, Clearwater, Minn. (Monticello)
Ali Sonsteby scored the game winning goal in overtime to lift Stout to a 2-1 win at UW-River Falls, Sept. 30. Sonsteby had four shots, including three on net, on the week over two games.

Defensive
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, So, Sartell, Minn.
In a 2-1 overtime win at UW-River Falls, Sept. 30, Courtney Tideman several times tracked an offensive player from corner to corner and shut down the player on a one-on-one. She also blocked a couple of shots when the goalie was beaten.

Women’s Tennis
Singles
Allie Hinman, Jr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)
Allie Hinman won both singles matches last at No. 1 singles, defeating Gina Dahl of UW-Eau Claire, 6-4, 6-4, for Stout’s only win against the Blugolds, Oct. 2, and a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rachel Benn of UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 3. Hinman’s season record is 14-3.

Women’s Golf
Becca Eggers, Fr, Rosemount,Minn.
Becca Eggers finished eighth at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational Oct. 3-4 at the UW-Stevens Point Country Club. Eggers carded an 86-88 for a 174.

Men’s Golf
Derek Holmes, Sr, Ramsey, Minn. (Anoka)
Derek Holmes came back from fourth place first day start to win the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Frank Wrigglesworth Invitational Sept. 28 at the Eau Claire Country Club. Holmes hit a 74-75 – 149 to win the event by two strokes.

Women’s Cross Country
Emily Stenzel, Jr, North Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West)
Emily Stenzel paced UW-Stout at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational, Oct. 2 at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, coming in with a time of 24-minutes, 3-seconds in the 6-kilometer course to finish 38th. Stenzel last season recorded a time of 24:14 on the same course.

Men’s Cross Country
Tim Nelson, Fr, Augusta, Wis.
Tim Nelson finished 11th at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational, Oct. 2 at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, coming in with a time of 26-minutes, 27-seconds on the 8-kilometer course.


For Events from September 21-27, 2009

Football
Offensive Player of the Week
Craig Warminski, RB, 5-10, 200, So, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd)
Craig Warminski carried the ball nine times for 96 yards and a touchdown in UW-Stout’s 40-6 win over Eureka College Sept. 26. Warminski’s 23-yard run through the Eureka defense late in the second quarter gave Stout a 26-3 lead. Stout went on to a 40-6 win over the first time opponent.

Ron Fricke, RB, 6-1, 205, Sr, Albertville, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville)
Ron Fricke rushed nine times for 93 yards and a score in Stout's 40-6 win over Eureka College. Fricke's 13 yard run early in the fourth quarter closed out the scoring inthe game. On that scoring drive, Fricke rushed seven times for 53 yards.

Defensive Player of the Week
Jamin Ramsay, LB, 6-1, 215, Sr, Lodi, Wis.
Jamin Ramsay had three sacks to lead UW-Stout’s sack attack against Eureka College where the Blue Devils defense racked up six sacks, all solo sacks. Ramsay’s three sacks tallied 19 yards and helped contribute to Eureka’s minus-59 yards rushing. Ramsey had a two-yard sack to close the first quarter, a 10 yard sack early in the second quarter and his third for seven yards late in the second quarter. Ramsay finished the day with five tackles, four solo, three sacks and four tackles-for-losses of 26 yards. Stout won the game, 40-6.

Justin Rindt, DL, 6-5, 270, Jr, Grafton, Wis. (Dominican)
Justin Rindt collected four total tackles, three solo, including a 10 yard sack and two tackles for losses of 15 yards.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Kyle Martin, K/P, 6-1, 190, Sr, Hubertus, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Kyle Martin ran his career streak of consecutive PATs to 56 with five extra points made in a 40-6 win over Eureka College Saturday. Martin also hit a career-best 46 yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining in the first quarter to give Stout a 19-0 lead. Martin punted twice for an average of 38.0 y/kick, including placing one punt inside the 20.

Offensive Scout Player of the Week
Desmond Taylor, 6-0, 285, Fr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Brown Deer)

Defensive Scout Player of the Week
Adam Smith, 6-4, 180, Fr, Dassel, Minn. (Dassel-Cokato)

Volleyball
Hope Weilage, MH, 5-9, Fr, Marshall, Minn.
Hope Weilage had a strong weekend defensively at the net, racking up 10 solo blocks over four matches and 12 assisted blocks for a 1.47 per set average. Weilage, who was named to the UW-Platteville all-tournament team, also had 20 kills, three service aces and 12 digs.

Soccer
Offensive
Grace Salwasser, F, 5-2, So, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park)
On the week, Grace Salwasser had a hand in two game-winning goals and an assist that tied the game. Against UW-Platteville in a 2-0 win, Salwasser took the corner kick that led to Stout’s first and eventual winning goal against Platteville, Sept. 26. The following day, Salwasser took the corner kick that led to the game-tying goal against St. Norbert late in the first half, then got the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal in the box, taking a pass from Kaitlin Arjes in a 3-1 non-conference home win against St. Norbert.

Defensive
Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, So, Sartell, Minn.
Courtney Tideman played a total of 270 minutes over three games last week, anchoring a defense that adjusted to a new lineup giving up only two goals in three games, and limited shots for all opponents. Tideman also scored the tying goal in Sunday’s 3-1 against St. Norbert, taking a corner kick from Grace Salwasser and heading the ball into the net. Stout opened the week with a 2-1 loss to Bethel University, Sept. 22, then got their first win of the season, a 2-0 win over UW-Platteville, Sept. 26 before downing St. Norbert, 3-1, Sept. 27.

Women’s Tennis
Singles
Allie Hinman, Jr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)
Allie Hinman tore through the competition in the first two rounds of the ITA Midwest Regionals at Gustavus Adolphus College last weekend, then ran into a buzz saw in the third round. Hinman defeated Carly Buhrman of UW-La Crosse in the first round, 6-2, 6-2. then went on to dominate Hilary Allen of Coe College, 6-1, 6-1, in the second round. In the third round, Hinman lost to Molly Estwick of Wartburg College, 6-1, 6-1,

Doubles
Allie Hinman, Jr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)/Abby Werwie, Fr, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)
Hinman and Abby Werwie won their first round match at the ITA Midwest Regional at Gustavus Adolphus College, defeating a St. Thomas team, 8-2, then bowed out of the tournament with an 8-6 loss to a team from Gustavus Adolphus that went on to finish second in the tournament.

Women’s Cross Country
Alexa Ahler, So, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
UW-Stout's Alexa Ahler was Stout’s leader at the Roy Griak Invitatational at the University of Minnesota where the Blue Devils ran in the Maroon – Division II race Saturday. Ahler finished 55th among 287 runners with a time of 24:39.39.

Men’s Cross Country
Peter Johnston, So, Madison, Wis. (Memorial)
Peter Johnston finished 16th of 370 runners in the 8K of the Maroon Division III at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota Saturday. Johnston clocked a time of 26:22.3. Last year, on the same course, Johnston finished in a time of 27:05. As a team, Stout finished 15th of 35 teams.



For Events from September 14-20, 2009

Volleyball Kendra Pagel, MH, 5-9, Sr, Wausau, Wis. (West) Kendra Pagel finished the week with nine kills, and a hitting percentage of .233 as the Blue Devils lost to UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh by 3-0 scores. Pagel also had a solo block and three assisted blocks to average a team-high 0.67 blocks over the weekend. Soccer Offensive Jessica Price, F, 5-6, Jr, Woodbury, Minn. Jessica Price gave Stout a 1-0 lead late in the first period with a breakaway goal through the UW-Eau Claire defense. The Blue Devils lost the conference opener, 2-1 in overtime, to the Blugolds, Sept. 16. Defensive Kaitlin Arjes, GK, 5-8, Jr, Owatonna, Minn. Despite losing two games last week, Kaitlin Arjes continued to offer top-notch play in the goal for the Blue Devils. In her first year as a collegiate goalkeeper, the junior made four saves in a 2-1 overtime loss to UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 16, then gave up an early goal and shut UW-Stevens Point out the rest of the way recording nine saves in a 1-0 loss Sept. 19. After six games, Arjes has a goals against average of 1.48. Women’s Golf Becca Eggers, Fr, Rosemount, Minn. Becca Eggers lopped off several strokes from her first day effort, going from an 86 to an 82 to finish in a tie for 30th place with a 168 at the Division III Midwest Classic at the Jewel Golf Course in Lake City, Minn., Sept. 19-20. Men’s Golf Andy Smith, Jr, Grand Marais, Minn. (Cook County) Andy Smith did not waiver from day one to day two at the St. John's University Fall Invitational at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course Sunday. Smith played a very steady 75 on the first day at Greystone Golf Course in Sauk Centre, Minn, then came back at Blackberry Ridge to drop a stroke to 74 and finish in a four-way tie for third with a 149. As a team, UW-Stout finished the first day in third place, and finished the meet in third place, despite trimming six total strokes from the first day. For Events from September 7-13, 2009 Football Offensive Player of the Week Ross Carey, QB, 6-1, 170, So, Little Suamico, Wis. (Oconto Falls) Ross Carey rallied Stout back from a 14-7 third quarter deficit to score 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to lift the Blue Devils to a 24-14 non-conference win at Jamestown College. In the fourth quarter, Carey completed four passes for 45 yards and one TD, a 14 yard pass to tight end Patrick Mengelkoch. He also rushed three times in the quarter for 25 yards. Carey got the Blue Devils on the board early in the game, hitting Antawan Walker for a 60-yard scoring play on the second play from scrimmage. On the day, Carey was 19 of 32 for 234 yards with two TDs and no interceptions. Defensive Player of the Week Mike Berg, DB, 6-0, 195, Sr, Watkins, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins) Mike Berg helped seal a 24-14 win at Jamestown College when he intercepted a pass with less than a minute to play. Berg had a career day, finishing the day with the interception, three solo tackles, two assisted tackles, including a tackle for a loss. Special Teams Player of the Week Kyle Martin, K/P, 6-1, 190, Sr, Hubertus, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran) Kyle Martin ran his streak of consecutive PATs to 51 with three extra points made in a 24-14 win at Jamestown College Saturday. Martin hit a career-best 42 yard field goal to give Stout the final 10-point spread with just under two minutes remaining. Martin averaged 41.0 yards over four punts, with a long of 45 and pinned one punt inside the 20. In addition, Martin caught one pass for 11 yards. Offensive Scout Player of the Week John Van Gundy, 6-0, 280, Fr, Tomah, Wis. Defensive Scout Player of the Week Mike Gervenak, 5-10, 175, Fr, Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd) Volleyball Alicia Mizer, L, 5-4, Sr, Barron, Wis. Alicia Mizer has been a steady influence on a young team, providing senior leadership from the libero spot. Mizer was named to the UW-Stout Volleyball Invitational all-tournament team. Stout went 3-2 on the week, and Mizer had 105 digs (5.25 d/g). She also had four kills and five service aces. Soccer Defensive Courtney Tideman, D, 5-8, So, Sartell, Minn Courtney Tideman almost single-handedly kept St. Thomas scoreless for the game and into the two overtimes where the Blue Devils lost, 1-0, in double overtime. She was also a player of note in a 3-0 loss against Augustana. Women’s Tennis Singles Allie Hinman, Jr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial) After suffering her first loss of the season in a conference dual to UW-Whitewater Friday at No. 1 singles, Allie Hinman won the A Singles Draw at the Warhawk Invitational, winning three matches, Saturday. Hinman defeated Eva Counsell of UW-Oshkosh, 6-3, 6-0, in the first round, then defeated Ingrid Stensvaag of UW-Whitewater in the semi-final round, 6-2,6-4. Hinman defeated Anne Smith of UW-Whitewater, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6) in the championship match. Hinman then had little trouble in taking two wins at No. 1 singles, over Beloit College (W 6-0, 6-2 over Hannah Perwin) and Loras College (6-1, 6-0 over Ale Ruales), Sunday. Hinman is currently 8-1 on the season, all at No. 1 singles. Stout lost to Beloit, 6-3, but defeated Loras, 7-2. Doubles Allie Hinman, Jr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)/Abby Werwie, Fr, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford) Allie Hinman and Abby Werwie won 8-3 over Beloit College and 8-0 over Loras College Sunday. The pair lost to UW-Whitewater, Friday. Women’s Golf Becca Eggers, Fr, Rosemount,Minn. Becca Eggers cut off six strokes from the opening day (88-82 – 170) at the Wartburg College Fall Invitational to finish in a tie for 26th win teammate Morgan Logan. Men’s Golf Derek Holmes, Sr, Ramsey, Minn. (Anoka) Derek Holmes powered a Stout come from behind win when he posted a second round low 70 on the second day of the Augsburg College Fall Invitational Sunday. The Blue Devils were tied for fifth coming into the second day of the tournament. Holmes carded a 76 on day one and finished with 146 to place second individually. The Blue Devils wound up winning the 14-team meet by three strokes. Women’s Cross Country Alexa Ahler, So, Waukesha, Wis. (West) UW-Stout's Alexa Ahler took first place at Saturday's Saint Mary's Alumni Open, while teammate Emily Stenzel took home the silver. Ahler finished the 5000-meter race in 20 minutes and 28 seconds. The meet was unscored. Men’s Cross Country Peter Johnston, Jr, Madison, Wis. (Memorial) Peter Johnston led a contingent of four UW-Stout runners to the top four spots at the St. Mary’s Alumni Open, Saturday, in Winona, Minn. Johnston was the only runner to break the 22-minute mark on the 4-mile course, clocking a time of 21-minutes, 43-seconds. The meet was unscored. For Events from September 1-6, 2009 Football Offensive Player of the Week Carlos Concepcion, RB, 6-1, 200, Jr, Milwaukee, Wis. (Custer) Carlos Concepcion delivered his first 100 yard rushing game as a Blue Devil, picking up a big chunk of yardage in a 70-yard TD dash that sealed a season and home opening 35-7 win for UW-Stout over Simpson College, Sept. 5. Concepcion finished the day as the game’s leading rusher, tallying 124 yards on eight carries. Concepcion averaged 15.5 yds/carry, but even before his final carry of the game – the 70-yard TD run – he was averaging 7.7 yards per tote. Last season, Concepcion carried the ball 13 times for 40 yards. Defensive Player of the Week Ryan Pearcy, LB, 5-10, 205, So, Plover, Wis. (SPASH) Making his first start as a Blue Devil, Ryan Pearcy led UW-Stout in tackles in a 35-7 home win over Simpson College, Sept. 5. Pearcy had six solo tackles and two assisted tackles. He also had one pass break up. Offensive Scout Player of the Week Hank Dalbec, TE, 6-2, 200, Fr, St. Michael, Minn (St. Michael-Albertville) Defensive Scout Player of the Week Ryan Ericksen, DL, 6-2, 195, Fr, Stanley, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd) Volleyball Kate Mikutowski, MH, 5-9, Fr, Stillwater, Minn. Kate Mikutowskii has offensively helped to lead UW-Stout to their best start since the 2004 season, leading the Blue Devils in kills in five of the team’s six games as Stout has opened the season with a 5-1 overall record. Mikutowski had 15 kills in a season opening 3-0 win over Northland, and 13 in a 3-2 win over St. Scholastica later that day. In the UW-Eau Claire Invitational where Stout went 3-1, Mikutowski had 12 kills against 21st ranked Gustavus Adolphus (W 3-0), 14 against St. Scholastica (W 3-1) and nine against Judson University (W 3-0). In the opening week, Mikutowski was named to the all-tournament team at Eau Claire and recorded 66 kills (3.14 k/g), had a attack percentage of .206, six service aces, 63 digs (3.0 d/g), three solo blocks, five block assists (0.38 b/g). Soccer Defensive Kaitlin Arjes, G, 5-8, Jr, Owatonna, Minn. While Kaitlin Arjes is 0-2 after two starts in the goal, she is posting a goals against average of 1.00 after UW-Stout lost, 1-0, to Augsburg College, Sept. 1, and lost 1-0 at North Park University, Sept. 3. Arjes, who generally plays in the field as a midfielder or defender, has made her first collegiate starts in net this last week and has turned away 10 shots with a saves percentage of .833 in playing all 180 minutes. In her first start, Arjes did not allow a goal until the 60th minute. Women’s Tennis Singles Allie Hinman, Jr, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial) In the season opener, a 5-4 loss to St. Norbert at Eau Claire, Sept. 5, Allie Hinman recorded a 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles against Kelly Van Handel, and teamed with Abby Werwie for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles. Women’s Golf Becca Eggers, Fr, Rosemount,Minn. In her first collegiate tournament, Becca Eggers carded a 172 to place 34th out of 111 golfers at the Doug Georgianni Memorial UW-Eau Claire Invitational, Sept. 5-6. Eggers turned in an 88 on the first day at Mill Run Golf Club, then cut off four strokes for an 84 on the second day at Wild Ridge Golf Club. As a team, Stout placed ninth. Last year, Stout placed 13th in the same tournament. Men’s Golf Andy Smith, Jr, Grand Marais, Minn. (Cook County) Andy Smith carved five strokes off his first day totals and jumped 14 spots to finish in a five-way tie for fourth at the Culvers’ Edgewood College Invitational, Sept. 4-5, at Glen Erin Golf Club in Janesville. Smith had a 77 on the first day and a 72 on the second day to finish with a 149. As a team, UW-Stout won the tournament by eight strokes.