Men's Basketball

February 27, 1999

PLATTEVILLE - After UW-Platteville bolted to a 14-point lead midway through the second half, chances of an upset win by UW-Stout looked slim.

But the Blue Devils evaporated the Pioneer lead and took top-seeded Platteville into overtime before dropping a heart-breaking 90-88 decision in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Basketball Championship game Saturday, Feb. 27 at Platteville.

But the Pioneers' Mike Jones sent the game into overtime on a basket underneath.

Stout took a one point lead early in overtime, but Pioneers grabbed the lead back on a jumper by Merrill Brunson. Leibfried erased that with a 3-pointer 10 seconds later.

That's when the magic wore off for Stout. The Pioneers' Aaron Olson tossed in an ugly 3-pointer to give Platteville a 87-84 lead, a lead they would not relinquish. The Pioneers' did not look championship coming down the stretch, though, missing three of four free throws.

Leibfried pulled Stout to within two, 88-86, with 45 seconds left. The Pioneers' did ice the game at the line, when Olson canned two shots with four seconds left and Leibfried was given an uncontested shot at the buzzer for the final 90-88 score.

Leibfried led Stout with 24 points, while Ben Kuepers (Jr, Dickeyville) added 15. Von Feldt finished with 14 points and Myers and Aaron Vachowiak (So, Wausau) each had 11. Stout's leading scorer, Jeremy Preston (Sr, Madison), saw limited action due to a fever hovering near 102 degrees and was held to five points

Blake Knutson provided much of the firepower for Platteville, scoring a game-high 32 points before fouling out. Olson, Brunson and Mike Jones added 15 each.

February 24, 1999

MENOMONIE - Start measuring the UW-Stout men's basketball team for the glass slipper. Or just call them Cinderella.

Jeremy Preston (Sr, Madison) hit a jumper with 50 seconds remaining in the game to give the Blue Devils an 83-82 lead and Jeremy Liebfried (Jr, Dickeyville) and Andy Myers (Jr, Eau Claire) each hit a single free throw to lift Stout to an 85-82 win over UW-Oshkosh, Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the WIAC Basketball Championship semi-final game at Oshkosh. The win sends Stout into Saturday's WIAC championship game.

Pat Von Feldt (So, Stevens Point) led Stout with a career-high 20 points. Preston scored 18 points, Leibfried answered with 16 and Aaron Vachowiak (So, Wausau) came off the bench to score 15 points and grab six rebounds.

The Titans' Brad Clark led all scorers with 34 points, while Keith Meyer added 16 and Justin Kamps 13. The Titans' held a huge statisical lead off the glass, pulling down 50 rebounds to Stout's 23. But the Blue Devils forced 17 Oshkosh turnovers, while turning the ball over 11 times.

During the regular season, Oshkosh won both meetings.

February 22, 1999

EAU CLAIRE - UW-Stout held UW-Eau Claire for a more than a two minute stretch late in the second half, built a 10-point lead and then used the free throw line to take a 70-60 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) playoff win Monday, Feb. 22 at Zorn Arena in Eau Claire.

Pat Von Feldt (So, Stevens Point) connected on a four-point play with five minutes remaining in the game to give Stout (14-11) a 54-50 lead. The Blugolds Sherm Carstenson stole the ball, then followed up with a dunk to run the score to 54-52, but Stout's Ben Kuepers (Jr, Dickeyville) took the four-point lead back with a lay-up.

Carstenson followed with two free throws at the 4:21 mark, and then it was off to the races for the Blue Devils.

Von Feldt hit a 3-pointer with three minutes remaining and Jeremy Leibfried (Jr, Dickeyville) followed up with a lay-up to give Stout a 10-point, 64-54 lead.

The Blugolds (17-8) would not score until Matt Fermanich hit two free throws with 1:23 remaining and Carstenson followed up with two free throws to cut Stout's lead to 64-60 with just over a minute left.

The Blugolds sent Stout to the line five times in the final minute and the Blue Devils connected on 6-of-10 of the final free throws.

Women's Basketball

February 25, 1999

OSHKOSH - UW-Oshkosh definitely had something to prove, and prove it they did as they exacted revenge on UW-Stout, the only team this season to put a blemish on the Titans' record, with a 93-45 WIAC semi-final basketball championship win Thursday, Feb. 25 at Albee Hall.

The Blue Devils defeated the Titans, 74-69, Feb. 6 in Menomonie and the Titans made Stout pay in a big way.

With the score 9-7 in favor of the Titans midway through the first half, Oshkosh (25-1) took off on a 20-2 run over seven minutes and went on to a 48-26 halftime score.

It would only get worse for the Blue Devils (14-12) in the second half as the Titans dominated all aspects of the game and held Stout to only four points in the first ten minutes of the half - and no points in the first five minutes - utilizing a stifling full court press for most of the half.

Rachel Traynor (Sr, Ellsworth) led Stout with 12 points, but scored 11 of her points in the first half. No other Blue Devil was in double digits, with only Tina McNamara (Fr, New Richmond) coming close with eight points. Heather Peterson (Jr, Altoona) was injured early in the game, came back, but did not score for the first time all season.

Kristin Steckmeester from Oshkosh led all scorers with 17 points, all in the first half. Rachel Lachecki added 12 points and Kelly Warnke finished with 11 points.

February 23, 1999

MENOMONIE - After a lethargic first half, the UW-Stout women's basketball team came to life with a very aggressive full court defense and turned a deficit into a 67-46 WIAC quarterfinal basketball playoff win over UW-Stevens Point Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Johnson Fieldhouse.

Stout (14-11) trailed 26-20 at halftime, but quickly turned that around as they held the Pointers (13-12) scoreless for the first 3-minutes, 22-seconds of the second half and jumped out to a 34-26 lead. During that run, all five Blue Devils on the court contributed offensively.

With air tight pressure, Stout forced 16 Pointer turnovers in the second half, and caused 27 on the game. The Blue Devils, on the other hand, held onto the ball, losing only nine turnovers.

Shannon Berg (Sr, Ellsworth), after scoring only two points in the first half, finished the game with 17 points. Rachel Traynor (Sr, Ellsworth) finished with 15 points and Heather Peterson (Jr, Altoona) contributed 13 points. Peterson also had five steals on the night and Stacie Anderson (So, Clayton) added four thefts.

The Blue Devils could draw only air in the first half, hitting only 24 percent of their shots, but warmed up in the second half for 47 percent shooting and finished the game at 36 percent. The defense also did a turnaround, allowing the Pointers to hit 36 percent of their shots in the first half, but only 27 percent in the second.

The Pointers' Kari Groshek matched Berg's 17 points, but got 12 in the first half. Carry Boehning scored 11 points. Boehning and Groshek gathered in the majority of Stevens Point's rebounds, with Boehning collecting 13 and Groshek 11. Stout held a 47-42 edge on the boards.

February 25, 1999

MENOMONIE - Three UW-Stout hockey players were named honorable mention to the all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) hockey team and Blue Devil hockey coach Terry Watkins was named as the coach of the year.

Seniors Greg Foster (Roseau, Minn), Graham Lomen (Apple Valley, Minn) and Tom Schaffner (Janesville) joined Watkins on the honor list.

Watkins led the Blue Devils to a 9-16-2 overall season record and a 2-6 record in the WIAC, Stout's best finish since the Blue Devils returned to varsity status during the 1996-97 season.

Watkins, a 1972 Stout graduate who is a member of the UW-Stout Hall of Fame, saw his team post a 5-3-1 record over the last eight games and also had three consecutive shutouts, the first time ever in Blue Devil history.

"We had kids that worked really hard," Watkins, a 1966 Cretin (St. Paul, Minn) High School graduate, said. "And that made me look good. This award adds more respect to our program."

Foster, a forward who converted to defense last season, was a main factor in the Blue Devils' defensive turnaround that allowed 25 fewer goals on the season. Foster finished the season with three goals and 11 assists.

Lomen, coming off back surgery, recovered the scoring touch he missed last season. Lomen led the team in scoring with 15 goals and 11 assists.

Schaffner was simply the lunch pail-type player that made things happen. Schaffner scored seven goals and added 13 assists.

Women's Gymnastics

February 26, 1999

MENOMONIE - UW-La Crosse won three individual championships and claimed their third consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) gymnastics title Friday, Feb. 26 at UW-Stout in Menomonie.

Kari Motz defended her vault title, hitting a 9.125 as the Eagles racked up 143.625 points. UW-Oshkosh, behind all-around and uneven bars champion Tiffany Barden, finished second with 141.40 points. Barden was the only gymnast to win two titles.

The Eagles' Jamie Kubash won the balance beam and Becky McDonnell won the floor exercise.

Brenna Jones (So, St. Paul, Minn) had a couple of 11th place finishes for Stout, scoring a 9.10 on the floor exercise to keep up her bid as a floor specialist to the NCGA National Championships in the end of March. Jones was also 11th in the all around event, marking a 32.475.

Andrea Hassel (So, Grand Rapids, Minn) finished 13th on the balance beam with an 8.45. The Blue Devils as a team placed sixth.

The Blue Devils will join the other five WIAC teams at the NCGA West Regional meet Friday, March 5 at UW-River Falls.

1998-99 WIAC Gymnastics Championships
1. UW-La Crosse 143.625; 2. UW-Oshkosh 141.40; 3. UW-Whitewater 134.35; 4. UW-River Falls 133.60; 5. UW-Eau Claire 130.95; 6. UW-Stout 99.525.

Individual scores (Top 10 plus all Stout finishers)
Vault: 1. Kari Motz, UW-La Crosse 9.125; 2. Jenny Bork (LX), Becky McDonnell (LX) 8.725; 4. Kim Heinen (EC) 8.70; 5. Angie Garin (RF), Niki Hoida (WW) 8.60; 7. Lindsey McCabe (Osh), Gina Zubert (Osh) 8.55; 9. Jamie Kubash (LX) 8.525; 10. Tiffany Barden (Osh) 8.50; 12. Brenna Jones 8.35; 27. Lauren Seebert 7.85; 31. Scarlett Ramey 7.40; 31. Andrea Hassel 7.40; 35. Kelli Mork 7.00.

Uneven bars: 1. Tiffany Barden (Osh) 8.875; 2. Jenny Moore (LX) 8.775; 3. Marion Imhauser (Osh) 8.70; 4. Gina Zubert (Osh) 8.625; 5. Jenny Bork (LX) 8.575; 6. Courtnay Pensinger (LX) 8.55; 7. Angie Garin (RF) 8.525; 8. Annie Renelt (RF) 8.50; 9. Jenny Nacker 8.40; 10. Lindsey McCabe (Osh) 8.375; 25. Brenna Jones 7.10; 32. Scarlett Ramey 5.05.

Balance beam: 1. Jamie Kubash (LX) 9.575; 2. Niki Hoida (WW), Tiffany Barden (Osh) 9.30; 4. Jenny Moore (LX) 9.20; 5. Kari Motz (LX) 9.15; 6. Melissa Grabow (EC) 8.75; 7. Lindsey McCabe (Osh), Becky McDonnell (LX) 8.675; 9. Sabrina Ashton (Osh) 8.625; 10. Leah Gehr (Osh), Jill Prechel (LX) 8.50; 13. Andrea Hassel 8.45; 23. Brenna Jones 7.925; 31. Lauren Seebert 7.25.

Floor exercise: 1. Becky McDonnell (LX) 9.625; 2. Sabrina Ashton (Osh) 9.55; 3. Jamie Kubash (LX) 9.525; 4. Tiffany Barden (Osh) 9.475; 6. Annie Renelt (RF), Nadalie Renelt (Osh) 9.375; 8. Tricia Clark (LX) 9.30; 9. Leah Gehr (Osh) 9.20; 10. Carol Sheker (LX) 9.175; 11.Brenna Jones 9.10; 28. Scarlett Ramey 7.95; 29. Alissa Martin 7.30; 30. Lauren Seebert 6.45; 30. Andrea Hassel 6.45; 31. Kelli Mork 6.10.

All-around: 1. Tiffany Barden (Osh) 36.150; 2. Lindsey McCabe (Osh) 35.025; 3. Kari Motz (LX); 4. Niki Hoida (WW); 5. Angie Garin (RF) 34.10; 6. Annie Renelt (RF) 33.675; 7. Lisa McManus 33.475; 8. Jessica Pink (EC) 33.15; 10. Ginger Giencke (WW) 32.875; 11. Brenna Jones 32.475.

Men's Track & Field

February 26, 1999

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout grabbed three first place finishes and four second place finishes on their way to winning their own UW-Stout Blue Devil Invitational Friday, Feb. 26.

Jamie Buchholtz (So, Bloomer) again hit the NCAA Division III automatic qualifying height in winning the pole vault, shooting up to 15-feet, 8.25-inches.

Josh Johnson (So, Oregon) took the 600-meter run (1:24.88) and Jason Petersohn (Sr, Manitowoc) won the 1000-meter run (2:35.49).

Finishing second were Eric Moe (Fr, Whitehall) in the triple jump (44-4.75), Mike Bethke (Jr, Mondovi) in the shot put (48-6), Ethan Webinger (So, La Crescent, Minn) in the 3000-meter run (8:57.19) and the 4X200-relay team (1:34.00).

A 4X400-relay team participated in a meet at Iowa State, along with several other Division I and WIAC teams. The Blue Devils placed 12th (3:19.25). Billy Busch (Sr, Dickeyville) met a provisional qualifying time in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 49.17.

The Blue Devils will be at the WIAC Championships Friday and Saturday in Stevens Point beginning at 11:30 a.m. both days.

UW-Stout Blue Devil Invitational
1. UW-Stout 145; 2. Gustavus Adolphus 111; 3. Hamline 105; 4. Bethel 96; 5. Carroll 61; 6. UW-La Crosse 58; 7. UW-Superior 49; 8. Stout Alumni 35; 9. River Falls Track Club 23; 10. St. Thomas 18. 11. Augsburg 10.

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
55: 1. John Person (GA) 6.68; 3. Jesse Hunter 6.72; 4. Jim Staska 6.78; 11. Jeff Miller 7.18; 200: 1. John Boldt (Stout alumni) 22.98; 7. Jim Staska 24.42; 400: 1. Dan Sondgeroth (Ham) 50.44; 9. Ted Peterson 53.75; 600: 1. Josh Johnson (Stout) 1:24.88; 800: 1. Rasheed Harris (St. Thom) 1:59.53; 6. Aaron Hass 2:03.90; 7. Jeff Gross 2:06.34; 1000: 1. Jason Petersohn (Stout) 2:35.49; 4. Bryan Ott 2:38.17; Mile run: 1. Peter Kreminski (Sup) 4:28.38; 7. Seth Kaste 4:47.06; 8. Jason Donovan 4:47.21; 3000: 1. Paul Gilles (Stout alumni) 8:56.86; 2. Ethan Webinger 8:57.19; 3. Joshua Webb 9:09.74; 5. Clint Latz 9:13.25; 7. Alex Anderson 9:32.09; 11. Tim King 10:05.40; 5000: 1. Steffan Freeman (GA) 15:28.50; 3. Jamie Block 16:38.96; 55-hurdles: 1. Matt Young (Bethel) 7.93; 5. Jeff Miller 8.21; 7. Aaron Scheffer 8.32; 10. Luke Cobb 8.63; 14. Bob Cahow 9.17; 200-hurdles: 1. Brandon Hall (LX) 25.01; 3. Jeff Miller 26.32; 4X200-relay: 1. Carroll 1:32.21; 2. Stout 1;34.00; 4X400-relay: 1. Gustavus 3;28.02;

High jump: 1. Joe Hensler (LX) 6-8.75; 9. Luke Cobb 5-6.50; Bob Cahow 5-4.50; Pole vault: 1. Jamie Buchholtz (Stout) 15-8.25a; 8. Corey Knudsen 14-10.25; 9. Matt Lausted 14-10.25; 13. Jeff Rotering 13-8.50; Long jump: 1. Mike Luedtke 21-2.75; 3. Eric Moe 21-0.50; 4. Aaron Scheffer 20-8.50; 6. Luke Cobb 19-9.75; 7. Bob Cahow 18-8.50; Triple jump: 1. Peter Paulson (Bethel) 44-4.75; 2. Eric Moe 42-10.75; 6. Jeff Miller 39-8.50; Shot put: 1. Aaron Smith (GA) 56-4; 2. Mike Bethke 48-6; 5. Kevin McCulley 46-3.50; 7. Joe Scracic 44-8; 9. Eric Lund 43-9.25; 11. Luke Cobb 38-11; 16. Bob Cahow 26-2.75; 35-lb wt: 1. Aaron Smith (GA) 56-3.25; 8. Joe Scracic 37-0.25.

Women's Track & Field

February 25, 1999

MENOMONIE - Noel Green (So, Alexandria, Minn) won her second consecutive 55-meter dash race and Jennifer Turner (So, Eden Prairie, Minn) broke the school record in the 20-lb weight for the second time in a month.

Green, who finished second in the heats of the 55, came through with a stronger race in the finals, clocking an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 7.33 seconds, nipping Gustavus Adolphus' Erica Stone by two-tenths of a second.

Turner finished sixth in the weight throw, but her toss of 42-feet, 9.75-inches, eclipsed the school mark she set Jan. 29 by nearly a foot.

Katie Jacobson (Sr, Eau Claire) continued with her winning ways, taking the mile run (5:03.15). Katy Olsen (Sr, Rice Lake) won the two person 5000-meter run in a provisional qualifying time of 17:52.31.

Alison West (Fr, Cadott) finished second in the 55-hurdles (9.30) and Michelle Abramczak (So, Stanley) was second in the 200-hurdles (31.13). As a team, Stout finished fourth.

The Blue Devils return to action Friday and Saturday when they compete in the WIAC Championships at Stevens Point.

UW-Stout Blue Devil Invitational
1. UW-River Falls 178; 2. Gustavus Adolphus 134; 3. St. Olaf 132; 4. UW-Stout 119; 5. Augsburg 41; 6. Carroll 34; 7. UW-Superior 22; 8. Hamline 19; 9. St. Catherines 18; 10. St. Thomas 4

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
55: 1. Noel Green (Stout) 7.33p; 200: 1. Jody Myhre (RF) 26.77; 8. Noel Green 28.19; 9. Becca Carlson 28.39; 24. Tia Richardson 30.49; 400: 1. Erica Stone (GA) 58.94; 14. Katie Larson 1:07.38; 15. Tia Richardson 1:09.48; 600: 1. Jayna Mathieu (SO) 1:39.29; 9. Jamie Schwabenlender 1:51.51; 12. Nora Ready 1:52.83; 13. Michelle Beckman 1:53.62; 800: 1. Marika Koenitzer (GA) 2:26.45; 10. Alison West 2:36.14; 1000: 1. Megan (SO) 3:08.53; 3. Katie Kuffel 3:10.00; Mile run: 1. Katie Jacobson (Stout) 5:03.15p; 3. Jennifer Bahr 5:24.11; 4. Jen Wucherer 5:26.58; 8. Amy Arndt 5:33.53; 3000: 1. Marnie Housel (Sup) 10:51.08; 10. Ellen Everson 12:01.61; 5000: 1. Katy Olsen 17:52.31p; 55-hurdles: 1. Shannon Hardy 9.06; 2. Alison West 9.30; 6. Michelle Abramczak 9.45; 10. Jamie Schwabenlender 10.22; 200-hurdles: 1. Megan Thieke (RF) 30.49; 2. Michelle Abramczak 31.13; 4. Alison West 31.96; 4X200-relay: 1. River Falls 1:48.87; 3. Stout 1:52.17; 4X400-relay: 1. Gustavus 4:01.84; 5. Stout 4:28.68;

High jump: 1. Kady Kleven (RF) 5-1; 3. Ann Marie Curtis 4-11; Pole vault: 1. Brandi Long (RF) 8-11.75; 4. Jamie Schwabenlender 6-11.75; 5. Dana Rozmenoski 5-6; Long jump: 1. Sarah Mortenson (Unattached) 17-0; 6. Jamie Schwabenlender 15-7; 9. Alison West 14-10; 13. Marion Doble 13-4.75; Triple jump: 1. Nicole Pronschinske (RF) 33-1.25; 4. Ann Marie Curtis 31-1; 6. Marion Doble 29-11.50; Shot put: 1. Sarah Peterson (RF) 42-7.50; 6. Sarah Pivec 36-5; 9. Jamie Schwabenlender 31-3; 20-lb wt: 1. Carrie Lind (Aug) 52-8.75; 6. Jennifer Turner 42-9.75*; 10. Sarah Pivec 37-9.50; 12. Amy Lueder 33-1.75; 13. Caroline Myrlie 33-0.25.

February 19, 1999

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout head baseball coach Terry Petrie was recently recognized by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) at their Feb. 13-14 in Milwaukee in recognition of his 500th career win.

Stout captured the WSUC title in 1982 and 1990, and have added the Northern Division titles in 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1993. Since Petrie took over as Blue Devil coach in 1971, Stout has had only 11 sub-.500 seasons, and nine of those came in the 1970’s.

Petrie, who has a career record of 504-361, has been named the College Coach of the Year by the state high school coaches association in 1983 and 1987, WSUC Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1990, and NAIA Area 4 Coach of the Year in 1989.

Petrie will begin his 29th season at the helm of the Blue Devils when Stout opens up March 2 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., when they face St. Johns (Minn) University at 11 a.m.

February 28, 1999

WINONA, Minn. - UW-Stout's Lauren Mader (Jr, Neenah) and Lauren Johnson (So, Hamel, Minn) won singles matches and combined to win their doubles' contest as the Blue Devil tennis team lost, 6-3, at St. Mary's of Winona, Minn., Sunday, Feb. 28.

Mader took the No. 1 singles match, 6-3, 6-2, while Johnson needed a tie-breaker in her first No. 2 singles game, winning 7-6 (4), 6-3.

The duo combined to win at No. 1 doubles, 8-2.

The Blue Devils will be off until Friday, March 26 when they host Northwestern College at 4 p.m.

St. Mary's 6, UW-Stout 3
Singles: No. 1: Lauren Mader (S) def. Jamie Carter, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2: Lauren Johnson (S) def. Kristin Davidson, 7-6 (4), 6-3; No. 3: Laurie Crockett (SM) def. Megan Schwanbeck, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; No. 4: Sarah Iverson (SM) def. Jodi Anderson, 6-1, 6-1; No. 5: Jennifer Fritz (SM) def. Molly Litchfield, 6-4, 6-4; No. 6: Kristen Van Slown (SM) def. Carrie Pasko, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: No. 1: Mader/Johnson (S) def. Carter/Davidson, 8-2; No. 2: Crockett/Iverson (SM) def. Litchfield/Schwanbeck, 8-2; No. 3: Kim Bennett/Libby Boerner (SM) def. Anderson/Pasko, 8-1.

Updated: March 1, 1999