Volume 6, Number 2 September 1, 2003
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August 12, 2003BLUE DEVILS PICKED TO WIN CONFERENCE IN PRESEASON POLLMADISON - For the second consecutive season, UW-Stout is favored to win the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football title, according to the leagues sports information directors. The Blue Devils, who fell about one foot short on a two-point conversion play that would have likely secured the conference title in 2002, received six first-place votes in this years poll. Over the past three seasons, UW-Stout has posted a 23-7 overall record, the best-ever record over a three-year period in the Blue Devils' 90-plus years of football, and the best overall record in the WIAC in that three-year span. UW-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater each received one first-place vote in the preseason poll. The Pointers are pegged to finish second, while the Warhawks are picked to finish third with UW-La Crosse, the defending league champion. 2003 Preseason Predictions (Voted on by WIAC Sports Information Directors)1. UW-Stout (6); 2. UW-Stevens Point (1); 3. (tied) UW-Whitewater (1); 3. (tied). UW-La Crosse; 5. UW-Oshkosh; 6. UW-Eau Claire; 7. (tied) UW-Platteville; 7. (tied) UW-River Falls August 8, 2003SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RANKS BLUE DEVILS 10TH MENOMONIE - Just when you thought the preseason poll season for football was coming to an end, the granddaddy of all sports publications gave the UW-Stout football program a top 10 boost.Sports Illustrated recently ranked the Blue Devils 10th in the NCAA Division III preseason poll. In four previous polls this summer, Stout has been ranked 12th (D3football.com), 19th (Football Gazette), 11th (Lindy Sports Annuals) and 16th (Street & Smith's). Sports Illustrated is the only publication so far to stray from selecting three-time defending champion Mt. Union at the top spot. Instead, the international circulation magazine gave the honor to St. John's University, relegating Mt. Union to second place. The Blue Devils open their season Saturday, Sept. 13 by hosting Hardin-Simmons University at 1 p.m. Sports Illustrated Division III Top 10
August 30, 2003BLUE DEVILS TAKE ST. SCHOLASTICA TOURNEY WITH WIN OVER BEMIDJIDULUTH, Minn - UW-Stout stayed perfect for the young season and won the championship of the Advantage Emblem Classic in Duluth, Minn., Saturday, Aug. 30 with a 1-0 win over NCAA Division II Bemidji State. Stout, which had blanked host St. Scholastica by the same score the previous day, recorded their only goal when Carrie Schrank (Jr, Reedsburg) headed the ball to Kelly Stolarczyk (So, Elk River, Minn) inside the box, who then passed the ball to Krista Hight (Jr, Brookfield) for her first goal since her freshman season. Blue Devil Dave Morris was very pleased with his team play, pointing out his defensive players of Diane Ehlen (Sr, Bloomington, Minn), Kate Rindahl (Fr, Cambridge, Minn) and Desiree Nardini (Sr, White Bear Lake, Minn) played the entire 90 minutes. Morris said his midfielders of Schrank, Hight, Heidi Schultz (So, River Falls), Megan Scanlon (Fr, Eagan, Minn) and Sarah Geiger (Sr, West Bend) dominated the midfield. "Bemidji didn't have an answer for us," Morris said. Stout will open their home season Friday, Sept. 5 when they host conference foe UW-Superior at 7 p.m. August 29, 2003BLUE DEVILS OPEN SOCCER SEASON WITH A WIN DULUTH, Minn - UW-Stout's Carrie Schrank (Jr, Reedsburg) scored the game's only goal as the Blue Devils went on to a season opening 1-0 win over host St. Scholastica at the Advantage Emblem Classic in Duluth, Minn., Friday, Aug. 29.Schrank hit the eventual game winner in the 75th minute. Schrank took a pass from freshman Shannon Hermes (Prior Lake, Minn). Hermes had won the ball 18 feet out from the Scholastica goal and dropped the ball back to Schrank who fired the ball home. Kelly Stolarczyk (So, Elk River, Minn), Stout's leading returning scorer, had made a run towards the goalie, distracting her and allowing Schrank's shot to hit the target.
August 30, 2003BLUE DEVILS SPLIT SECOND DAY AT RIVER FALLS TOURNEY RIVER FALLS - UW-Stout was blanked in their first match of the day at the UW-River Falls Tournament, then needed five games to even their mark, Saturday, Aug. 30.The Blue Devils (2-2) lost 30-26, 30-22, 30-18, to Macalester, as Brooke Viegut (Sr, Abbotsford) had 15 kills, then came back to down St. Olaf, 30-32, 30-26, 30-20, 26-30, 15-11. Viegut, who was named to the all-tournament along with teammate Erin Heger (Jr, Chaska, Minn) had 21 kills against St. Olaf. Tanille Zenner (So, Athens) added 13, Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire) 12 and Lindsay Mensink (Jr, Ostander, Minn) 11. Schroer also tallied three solo blocks and three block assists. Stout will be at Bethel College, Wednesday, Sept. 3, then will head to the Augburg Tournament, Sept. 5-6. August 29, 2003BLUE DEVILS SPLIT OPENING DAY WITH RANKED TEAMS RIVER FALLS - The UW-Stout volleyball team opened their season by splitting their day with two nationally ranked teams at the UW-River Falls Invitational, Friday, Aug. 29.Stout, ranked No. 19 in the initial AVCA preseason poll, defeated 17th ranked Whitworth College of Spokane, Wash., 30-25, 30-32, 31-29, 29-31,15-6, then dropped a 30-20, 30-24, 36-38, 30-24, decision to 13th ranked Central College of Iowa. Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire) smashed out a career-high 17 kills against Whitworth in the marathon match that last more than two hours. Tanille Zenner (So, Athens) and Erin Heger (Jr, Chaska, Minn) each recorded 13 kills, while Brooke Viegut (Sr, Abbotsford) had 12. Against Central, Zenner led the Devils with 11 kills and Viegut finished with 10.
August 30, 2003BLUE DEVILS OPEN WITH ALUMNI/INTRASQUAD MEETMENOMONIE - The weather was near perfect for the 2003 Jamie Block Alumni and Intrasquad Meet as the UW-Stout cross country teams got their season underway, Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Menomonie High School course. Tracy Oostdyk (Sr, Spooner) cruised to the top time, taking nearly a minute off her 2002 time, clocking a 20-minute, 15-second finish. Christine Enger (So, Blue Earth, Minn) was second (21:53) and Stephanie Nichols (Fr, Chetek) was the first newcomer to finish the course (22:00). Former Stout cross country coach Lou Klitzke was the honorary starter as 11 alumni attended the event. The Blue Devils get the season going in earnest, Saturday, Sept. 6 when they compete in the Tom Barry Invitational in Green Bay. 2003 Jamie Block Alumni & Intrasquad Meet Womens 5k results1. Tracy Oostdyk, Stout, 20:15; 2. Christine Enger, Stout, 21:53; 3. Stephanie Nichols; Stout, 22:00; 4. Kersten Wilson, Stout, 22:03; 5. Leah Karaliunas, Stout, 22:35; 6. Anne Wespetal, Stout, 22:37; 7. Lacey Osuldsen, Alumni, 22:38; 8. Valori Schaffer, Stout, 22:42; 9. Alison Weis, Stout, 22:44; 10. Terra Dahlheimer, Stout, 22:53; 11. Michelle Abramczak, Alumni; 23:01; 12.Lisa Sorvala, Alumni, 23:09; 13. Jodi Welhoefer, Stout, 23:10; 14. Jenny Hopps, Stout, 23:18; 15. Carly Mann, Stout, 23:28; 16. Heather Sassman, Stout, 23:37; 17. Katie Heard, Stout, 23:38; 18. Amy Arndt, Alumni, 23:48; 19. Becky Werner, Stout, 24:06; 20. Amanda Rau, Stout, 24:17; 21. Shelby Tabery, Stout, 24:34; 22. Rachel Wurz, Stout, 24:54; 23. Jaime Souza, Alumni, 24:59; 24. Jaime Henning, Stout, 25:45; 25. Pam Gundrum, Stout, 25:58; 26. Nicole Marschalek, Alumni, 28:31
August 30, 2003BLUE DEVILS OPEN WITH ALUMNI/INTRASQUAD MEETMENOMONIE - The weather was near perfect for the 2003 Jamie Block Alumni and Intrasquad Meet as the UW-Stout cross country teams got their season underway, Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Menomonie High School course. Nate Haeny (Fr, Sauk Rapids, Minn) cruised to the top time in the four mile course in a time of 22-minutes, 12-seconds. Former All-Americans Tim Hamill and Paul Gilles finished second and third, with Hamil recording a 22:26 and Gilles a 22:51. Jim Trudeau (Fr, Marshfield) was fourth (22:58). Former Stout cross country coach Lou Klitzke was the honorary starter as 21 alumni attended the event. The Blue Devils get the season going in earnest, Saturday, Sept. 6 when they compete in the Tom Barry Invitational in Green Bay. 2003 Jamie Block Alumni & Intrasquad Meet1. Nate Haeny, 22:12; 2. Tim Hamill (alumni) , 22:26; 3. Paul Gilles (alumni) , 22:51; 4. Jim Trudeau, 22:58; 5. Brett Heimstead, 23:09; 6. Ryan Chernik, 23:17; 7. Ethan Webinger (alumni) , 23:23; 8. Joe Anderson (alumni), 23:26; 9. Mark Kempen, 23:28; 10. Mike Heinen, 23:47; 11. John Ullrich, 23:50; 12. John Maresh, 23:51;13. Scott Barthel, 24:01; 14. Kyran Hamill (alumni), 24:02; 15. Ryan Hill (alumni), 24:17; 16. Todd Dexheimer, 24:20; 17. Justin Graham, 24:44; 18. Aaron Haas (alumni), 25:14; 19. Josh Webb (alumni), 26:25; 20. Chad McNutt, 26:30; 21. Alex Anderson (alumni), 26:36; 22. Mitch Schlough, 27:06; 23. Luke Kramer, 27:17; 24. Eric Hanson (alumni), 27:34; 25. Jason Donovan (alumni), 27:51; 25. Chris Stevens (alumni), 27:51; 27. Derek Schmitz (alumni), 29:25; 28. Tim King (alumni), 30:19; 29. Brad Chartrand (alumni), 30:25; Dave Huber, DQ
August 22, 2003MARK NOLL NAMED UW-STOUT WOMEN'S TENNIS COACH MENOMONIE - Mark Noll has been named as the head coach of the UW-Stout women's tennis team.Noll, a UW-Stout graduate, served as the interim women's tennis coach in the spring of 2003. No stranger to Blue Devil athletics, Noll has been a women's assistant basketball coach for three years, a position he will carry on with. Noll was also an assistant men's basketball coach at Stout. Noll will continue to be an instructor in the physical education department. "I want to bring a new atmosphere into the women's tennis program," Noll said. "We will accomplish that by working as hard as we can during both practice and competition. "I appreciate the opportunity to be the head women's tennis coach and expect to bring the program along slowly. I look forward to the challenges of coaching in the WIAC (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)." Noll, a native of nearby Colfax, has worked with AAU girls programs for the last 15 years, having run AAU camps and tournaments, including serving as tournament supervisor and coach for the immensely popular Great Lakes Shootout held every summer in Menomonie and the surrounding communities. Noll and his wife, Kara, live in Menomonie with their two children, Jackson and Tyler. The Blue Devils report for the 2003 season Thursday, Aug. 28, and first year coach Mark Noll is expecting a large turnout. The Blue Devils do not open play until Friday, Sept. 12 when they travel to defending conference champion UW-Eau Claire.
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August 30, 2003STOUT HAS 106 WOMEN, 84 MEN NAMED TO WIAC HONOR ROLLMADISON - The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has announced the members of the 2002-03 WIAC Men's and Women's Scholastic Honor Roll. During the 2002-03 academic year, 2,230 of the student-athletes competing in the league achieved a 3.0 grade point average or better and were named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. UW-Stout had 106 women and 84 men named to the academic honor squad. Womens Basketball April Andrist, Manhatten, Mont; Tiffani Calmes, Colby; Jackie Ellsworth, Hayward; Lindsey Erichsen, Spring Valley, Minn; Karissa Gorman, Marshfield; Sarah Miles, Luck; Steffanie Nemitz, Bloomington; Jennifer Sheffer, Merrillan; Bonnie Thoe, Hayfield, Minn; Laura Verdegan, Tony; Stephanie Westman, Ham Lake, Minn.Womens Cross Country Gymnastics Soccer Softball Tennis Womens Track and Field Volleyball Mens Mens Basketball Mens Cross Country Football Mens Hockey Mens Track & Field Updated: September 2, 2003 |