Blue Devil Men's Basketball

February 28, 1998

LATE FREE THROWS PROPEL POINTERS TO WIN OVER STOUT IN FINALE

MENOMONIE - UW-Stevens Point's Dan Denniston hit three free throws with 52.2 second remaining to give the Pointers an 81-79 lead, one they would not relinquish, and the Pointers handed UW-Stout an 84-79 loss in the season finale Saturday, Feb. 28 at Johnson Fieldhouse.

Stout (10-15, 4-12) built a 77-74 lead with 2:57 remaining on two free throws by Tim Schulte (Sr, Sun Praire), but the Pointers (17-8, 9-7) took the lead, 78-77, on back-to-back layups by Derek Westrum and Brant Bailey. Schulte gave the Blue Devils the lead back with layup, but then fouled Denniston as he attempted the 3-pointer.

The Blue Devils had a chance for the lead, but Schulte's 3-pointer came up short and Ben Kuepers fouled Kurt Hoerman, who sunk one for an 82-79 lead.. Hoerman added a layup with four seconds remaining for the final score.

Stout's Jeremy Preston (Jr, Madison) led all scorers with 22 points, 13 in the second half. Aaron Vachowiak (Fr, Wausau) pitched in 18 points and Andy Myers (So, Eau Claire) added 10.

Bailey led the Pointers with 19 points. Russ Austin, Westrum, and Westrum each scored 14 points.

February 25, 1998

BLUE DEVILS GET ROLLED AT RIVER FALLS

RIVER FALLS - This one went from bad to worst as UW-Stout fell and fell hard to UW-River Falls, 90-66, Wednesday, Feb. 25 at River Falls.

The Falcons, celebrating senior night, sent their seniors out in style by building up a 46-28 halftime lead, then coasting to the win.

The free throw line proved the death of Stout (10-14, 4-11) again, even though they shot 89 percent from the line, well above their average. Quantity was the problem and the scales were tipped heavily in River Falls' favor from the line.

Stout shot 8-for-9 from the line, while the Falcons (14-10, 7-8) went 27-for-35 from the stripe, most of that coming in the second half.

Jeremy Preston (Jr, Madison) led Stout with 15 points. Ryan Fiskewold (Jr, Cedar, Minn) finished with 13 and Aaron Vachowiak (Fr, Wausau) had 12.

The Falcons' Chad Meschke led all scorers with 20 points. Pat Ptacek had 15, Chad Coss 13 and Andy Bauschault 12.

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Blue Devil Women's Basketball

February 28, 1998

STOUT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ENDS SEASON ON A LOSING NOTE

STEVENS POINT - In a game that saw a new NCAA Division III mark established for most fouls in a game by both teams, UW-Stevens Point proved to be tops at free throw opportunities and handed the UW-Stout women's basketball team a 77-66 season finale loss at Stevens Point Saturday, Feb. 28.

Stout (16-9, 10-6) committed 33 fouls, while the Pointers (14-11, 9-7) were whistled 32 times for a total of 65, snapping a mark of 64 set in 1992 between Westfield State and Bridgewater.

The Pointers connected on 37-of-49 attempts, while Stout hit 30-of-46.

Stevens Point held a 31-30 halftime lead, but the Pointers pulled away on the strength of Jessica Ott's 15 second half points. Ott finished with a game high 29 points and hit 16-of-18 free throws for the game.

Stout was led by Charysse Minder (So, Ellsworth) with 15 points and Shannon Berg (Jr, Ellsworth) finished with 10. The Pointers' Christina Bergman had 12 points and Kari Groshek had 10.

Stout did not receive an NCAA Division III playoff bid.

February 25, 1998

RACHEL TRAYNOR SCORES CAREER HIGH TO LEAD STOUT TO WIN

MENOMONIE - Rachel Traynor (Jr, Ellsworth) scored a career-high 27 points and Shannon Berg (Jr, Ellsworth) chipped in 23 points as UW-Stout downed UW-River Falls, 93-78, Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Johnson Fieldhouse.

Traynor went 7-for-16 from the floor, 4-for-10 from 3-point range and was a perfect 9-for-9 at the line for the game. Traynor got 15 points in the second half as the Blue Devils (16-8, 10-5) had to hold off a River Falls (14-10, 8-7) surge.

With as much as a 31 point lead with seven minutes remaining, the Falcons chipped away at the Blue Devil lead by using a glove tight full-court press.

Berg scored 15 of her points in the first half as Stout ran off to a 49-30 halftime lead.

DeeAnn Walters (Fr, Bangor) came off the bench to pull down a game-high 10 rebounds.

The Falcons were led by Missy Johnson with 19 points. Becky Schley added 13 points and JoLynn Sieburg 11 points. Stout racked up 63 rebounds to the Falcons' 45. The win clinched a third place conference finish.

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Blue Devil Hockey

March 2, 1998

GREG FOSTER NAMED TO NCHA HONORABLE MENTION TEAM

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout defenseman Greg Foster (Jr, Roseau, Minn) was the only Blue Devil named the all-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association squad. Foster was named to the honorable mention team.

Foster, 5-foot, 9-inches, 175-lbs., played in all 20 conference games and scored five goals and 11 assists for 16 total points. On the season, Foster played in all 27 games and scored five goals and 14 assists for 19 total points.

Stout, in its second year in the NCHA, finished with a 3-16-1 record and in eighth place. Overall, Stout was 7-19-1 in its second year back at varsity status after eight years as a club sport.

Foster, a business administration major, led a group of five Blue Devils who were named to the 1998 NCHA Academic Team.

Also named to the team were: forward Mark Corbett (Jr, New Hope, Minn), business administration; forward Barrett Olson (Jr, International Falls, Minn), engineering; goalie Todd Sether (Jr, International Falls, Minn), early childhood education; and forward Brandon Stanton (Sr, St. Paul, Minn), psychology.

To be named to the team, a player must have a cumulative 3.00 grade point average, have earned at least 50 semester hours and be recommended by his head coach.

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Blue Devil Gymnastics

February 27, 1998

GYMNASTS RECORD SECOND BEST SCORE OF SEASON AT CONFERENCE

LACROSSE - Coming off their best season in quite some time, the UW-Stout gymnastics team scored 130.275 points, their second best score of the season, but still finished sixth of six teams at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Gymnastics Championships in La Crosse, Friday, Feb. 27.

The best finish by Stout was a tenth place finish by Brenna Jones (Fr, St. Paul, Minn) on the balance beam where she scored an 8.375. Jones also recorded an 11th place finish on the floor with a 9.15.

Blue Devil coach Suzy Smith was named the WIAC coach of the year. Last year, Stout averaged 124.20 points per match, but this year, in Smith's second season, the Blue Devils upped their match average to 128.02.

UW-La Crosse won the meet with 142.40 points.

Stout will be at the NCGA Regionals Saturday, March 7.

WIAC Championships Team Results

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)

Vault: 1. Kari Motz (LX) 8.975; 14. Brenna Jones 8.40; 15. Alisha Olson 8.375; 15. Shannon Hirsch 8.375; 212. Naomi Northrup 8.25; 22. Angie Arens 8.225; 30. Amy Stream 8.05;
Uneven bars: 1. Gina Zubert (Osh) 8.65; 19. Arens 7.65; 21. Hirsch 7.30; 26. Northrup 7.10; 26. Northrup 7.10; 30. Jones 6.95; 31. Maren Sand 6.85; 32. Olson 6.825;
Balance beam: 1. Motz (LX) 9.40; 10. Jones 8.375; 13. Sand 8.15; 21. Hirsch 7.70; 24. Arens 7.675; 26. Hassel 7.60; 30. Northrup 7.40;
Floor exercise: 1. Tiffany Barden (Osh) 9.475; 11. Jones 9.15; 14. Olson 8.975; 15. Arens 8.975; 19. Sand 8.875; 25. Northup 8.75; 32. Hirsch 8.45;
All-around: 1. Motz (LX) 36.20; 9. Jones 32.875; 11. Arens 32.525; 12. Northrup 31.50

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Men's Indoor Track & Field

February 28, 1998

JASON LEHMAN CRACKS SHOT PUT RECORD AGAIN

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout indoor shot put record stood unchallenged for 17 years. Jason Lehman (Sr, Bruce) broke the record twice in a week.

Only a week after setting the mark at 55-feet, 10.50-inches, on his final throw at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships, Friday, Feb. 25, Lehman uncorked a toss of 56-0, far outpacing his competition. The throw is also the top throw in the country, up to this point.

The shot put team came up big for the Blue Devils with Jim Nehring (Fr, Bloomer) placing sixth in the shot put (49-7.75) and Kevin McCulley (Fr, Fond du Lac), who had not placed all season, seventh (47-5.25).

As a team, Stout placed sixth with 71 points in the two-day event. UW-La Crosse won their ninth consecutive title with 224 points, while UW-Stevens Point was a distant second with 157 points.

Freshman Jamie Buchholtz (Bloomer) placed twice, as did seniors Paul Gilles (Plum City) and John Boldt (Hartland).

Buchholtz placed fifth in the pole vault (14-11) and sixth in the triple jump (44-2.75). Gilles snagged a fourth in the 3000-meter run (8:42.06) and fifth in the 5000-meter (15:05.33). Boldt was fourth in the 200-meter dash (22.91) and fifth in the 400 (50.39).

Other place winners for Stout were Ryan Geier (Fr, McFarland) eighth in the 400, Billy Busch (Jr, Dickeyville) third in the 600 (1:22.32), Steve Quackenbush (So, McFarland) fifth in the high jump (6-6.75), Bob Cahow (Fr, New Brighton, Minn) eight in the pole vault (14-5.25) and Corey O'Donnell (Sr, Chippewa Falls) eighth in the 35-lb. weight (50-5.50).

Stout's young penthathlon crew showed some spunk with Aaron Scheffer (Fr, Osseo) fourth with 3218 points and Jesse Hunter (Fr, LaFarge) eighth with 3000 points.

The Stout relay teams both finished third with the 4 X 200-relay clocking a time of 1:32.99 and the 4 X 400 team finishing at 3:23.18.

Complete results are available on the UW-Stout web site: www.uwstout.edu/athletics/mtfwiacresults

Stout will be at the UW-Stevens Point Last Chance meet Saturday, March 7. The NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held March 13-14 at Brandeis College in Waltham, Mass., near Boston.

WIAC Championships Team Results

1. La Crosse 224; 2. Stevens Point 157; 3. Eau Claire 93; 4. Oshkosh 92; 5. Whitewater 73; 6. Stout 71; 7. Platteville 63; 8. Superior 4

Individual Results
(First place, Stout finishers, top six places only)

55: 1. Shawn Moretti (SP) 6.52; 10. Joe Verstegen, Joe Johnson 6.71; 14. Dan Reinert 6.77; 22. Jim Staska 6.96; 200: 1. Greg Knight (LX) 22.42; 8. John Boldt 22.99; 13. Joe Johnson 23.47; 15. Joe Verstegen 23.50; 18. Dan Reinert 23.60; 31. Jim Staska 24.72; 400: 1. Greg Matzek (Osh) 49.54; 5. John Boldt 50.39; 8. Ryan Geier 51.20; 12. Chris Valois 51.64; 21. Scott Shilha 55.44; 600: 1. Nick Taraboi (WW) 1:21.57; 3. Billy Busch 1:22.32 (1:21.96 pre); 22. Cabal Yarne 1:30.56; 800: 1. Brett Witt (SP) 1:55.07; 10. Jeff Gross 2:02.83; 11. Todd Johnson 2:03.74; 1000: 1. Matt Hayes (SP) 2:30.47; 9. Bryan Ott 2:33.50; 10. Jeff Jenson 2:34.09; 21. Chad Pallansch 2:39.19; 1500: 1. Brett Altergott (LX) 3:57.21; 11. Jason Petersohn 4:08.51; 13. Tim Hamill 4:12.24; 14. Josh Webb 4:14.67; 17. Eric Hanson 4:17.12; 24. Todd Johnson 4:34.88; 25. Kyran Hamill 4:43.24; 3000: 1. Jason Finch (EC) 8:34.53; 4. Paul Gilles 8:42.06; 30. Chris Stevens 9:20.70; 31. Ethan Webinger 9:22.76; 32. Joe Anderson 9:24.13; 33. Mike Schumann 9:26.42; 35. Jamie Block 9:28.66; 5000: 1. Jason Finch (EC) 14:45.59; 5. Paul Gilles 15:05.33; 29. Joe Anderson 16:23.08; 30. Mike Schumann 16:31.32; 32. Jamie Block 16:33.04; 33. Ethan Webinger 16:41.86; 55-hurdles: 1. Stuart Elzy (WW) 7.80; 12. Travis Fliehr 8.48; 200-hurdles: 1. Stuart Elzy (WW) 24.88; 10. Travis Fliehr 26.26; 16. Jesse Hunter 27.18; 4X200-relay: 1. La Crosse 1:31.23; 3. Stout 1:32.99; 4X400-relay: 1. La Crosse 3:21.59; 3. Stout 3:23.18

High jump: 1. Ben Douglas (SP) 6-10.75; 5. Steve Quackenbush 6-6.75; 15. Aaron Scheffer 5-10.75; Pole vault: 1. Josh Buchholtz (LX) 15-11; 5. Jamie Buchholtz 14-11; 8. Bob Cahow 14-5.25; 12. Cory Grenier 12-11.50; Long jump: 1. Mike Hamilton 23-10.25; 17. Steve Quackenbush 20-3.50; Sean Fagan, foul; Triple jump: 1. Tommy Ngo (EC) 48-6.75; 6. Jamie Buchholtz 44-2.75; Shot put: Jason Lehman (Stout) 56-0; 6. Jim Nehring 49-7.75; 7. Kevin McCulley 47-5.25; 11. Shane Swope 44-7; 35-lb. wt: 1. Bryan Cunningham (PV) 57-6.50; 8. Corey O'Donnell 50-5.50; 9. Jason Lehman 50-0; Pentathlon: 1. Aaron Nett (Osh) 3386 pts; 4. Aaron Scheffer 3218; 8. Jesse Hunter 3000; 14. Kevin Butler 2665.

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Women's Track & Field

February 28, 1998

JACOBSON NAMED WIAC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE MEET

MENOMONIE - Just like all of her races, the contest for the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) track athlete of the meet wasn't even close.

UW-Stout's Katie Jacobson (Jr, Eau Claire) set two conference records and in the process automatically qualified to the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.

At the WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday, Jacobson shattered the conference, school and facilty records in the 800 meter run, clocking a 2:13.65, a second ahead of UW-Oshkosh's Rachel Milligan. Jacobson followed that up with a dominating effort in the 1500-meter run, breaking the conference record with a time of 4:37.99, more than seven second ahead of Milligan.

As a team, the Blue Devils finished in a tie with UW-River Falls for seventh with 46 points. Oshkosh easily won the team title with 239 points to defending champion UW-LaCrosse's 188.

The Blue Devils' Katy Olsen (Jr, Rice Lake) finished fourth in both the 300-meter run (10:32.30) and the 5000-meter run (17:52.90).

The hurdles was the only other place the Blue Devils scored. Gretchen Sommerfeldt (Jr, Hartland) was fourth in the 200-hurdles (30.18) and seventh in the 55-hurdles (9.06) and Michelle Abramczak (Fr, Stanley) was sixth in the 200-hurdles (30.35).

The 4 X 200-relay team placed sixth (1:53.96), the 4 X 400-relay eighth (4:15.43) and the distance medley seventh (13:07.20).

Complete results are available on the UW-Stout web site: www.uwstout.edu/athletics/wtfwiacresults

The Blue Devils will be at the UW-Stevens Point Last Chance meet Saturday, then will compete at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships March 13-14 at Brandeis College in Waltham, Mass., near Boston.

Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships team results

1. Oshkosh 239; 2. La Crosse 188; 3. Eau Claire 70; 4. Whitewater 66; 5. Platteville 60; 6. Stevens Point 49; 7. Stout, River Falls 46; 9. Superior 14.

Individual Results
(First place, Stout finishers, top six places only)

55: 1. Camille Ross (WW) 7.23; 19. Alisa Zimmerman 8.07; 21. Erin Rutten 8.11; 200: 1. Camille Ross (WW) 25.92; 15. Alisa Zimmerman 28.13; 20. Erin Rutten 28.69; 400: 1. Shamaine Martin (LX) 59.37; 20. Jenny Schmidt 1:07.22; 20. Jamie Schwabenlender 1:07.22; 26. Leah Brabec 1:16.78; 600: 1. Laura Nelson (Osh) 1:40.20; 12. Laura Froehling 1:47.87; 15. Jenny Schmidt 1:49.51; 800: 1. Katie Jacobson (Stout) 2:13.65; 1000: 1. Laura Nelson (Osh) 3:00.94; 12. Katie Kuffel 3:13.51; 1500: 1. Katie Jacobson (Stout) 4:37.99; 13. Jen Bahr 5:06.32; 24. Tanya Miller 5:30.13; 3000: 1. Tiffany Ebensperger (Osh) 10:05.91; 4. Katy Olsen 10:32.30; 21. Coryn Delaney 11:49.44; 5000: 1. Tiffany Ebensperger (Osh) 17:22.23; 4. Katy Olsen 17:52.90; 55-hurdles: 1. Crystal Stietz (PV) 8.48; 7. Gretchen Sommerfeldt 9.06; 11. Michelle Abramczak 9.48; 200-hurdles: 1. Crystal Stietz (PV) 29.01; 4. Gretchen Sommerfeldt 30.18; 6. Michelle Abramczak 30.35; 4 x 200-relay: 1. Oshkosh 1:44.71; 6. Stout 1:53.96; 4 X 400-relay: 1. La Crosse 4:01.03; 8. Stout 4:15.43; Distance medley: 1. La Crosse 12:37.54; 7. Stout 13:07.20;

High jump: 1. Katie Arenes (LX) 5-03.25; Long jump: 1. Kenya Moore (Osh) 17-7; 9. Shelly Hawro 16-1.50; 13. Abbie Sempf 15-7; 16. Jamie Schwabenlender 15-4; 19. Laura Froehling 14-7.25; Triple jump: 1. Kenya Moore (Osh) 37-10.75; 10. Shelly Hawro 33-1.75; 19. Abbie Sempf 30-6.50; Shot put: 1. Sherry Eckhardt (Osh) 43-4.25; 17. Jessica Gjertsen 32-7.50; 20. Jen Turner 30-3.75; 21. Amy Lueder 28-5; 20-lb. wt: 1. Patti Franckowiak (LX) 52-9.25; 15. Jen Turner 34-9; 19. Jessica Gjertsen 29-5.50; 22. Amy Lueder 27-3.75; Pentathlon: 1. Sarah Peterson (RF) 3173; 10. Gretchen Patterson 2348.

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Baseball

PLAY BALL!!! IS THE CALL AS STOUT OPENS SEASON AT METRODOME

MENOMONIE - Spring is in the air and, although the outdoor fields are not yet ready, the UW-Stout baseball team takes to the field Tuesday, March 3 as the open the 1998 season by playing Midland Lutheran of Fremont, Neb. at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome with the doubleheader slated to begin at 12:30 p.m.

The Blue Devils are coming off their best season since the early 1990s and will continue to move away from the long ball hitting teams of the past to the more speedy, dig-out-those-runs-anyway-you-can offense.

Stout is expected to give Brett Blair (Jr, Woodbury, Minn) the start in the opener and Jesse Miller (Jr, Forestville) is expected to start the second game.

Midland Lutheran is coming off their best season ever, racking up 34 wins last season. The Warriors, an NAIA team, established 27 individual and team records last season.

The Blue Devils travel to Ft. Myers, Fla., March 8-14 to play 10 games on their annual spring break trip.

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Softball

FASTPITCH SOFTBALL TEAM OPENS SEASON IN FLORIDA

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout softball team heads south to the Orlando, Fla., area for 10 games to kick off the 1998 softball season, March 8-13.

The Blue Devils will be banking on the experience of seven returning players to improve on their 19-23 record from last year.

As always, pitching is the key in fastpitch softball, and for the first time, Stout has three legitmate pitchers ready to go. Carolyn Bare (Sr, Superior) and Tiffany Wulf (Jr, Prior Lake, Minn) worked the mound last year and Rebecca Zimmerman (So, Fall Creek) is expected to see her time on the mound.

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