May 21, 1999

BEREA, Ohio - UW-Stout's Tim Hamill (Sr, Brookfield) set a personal best as he finished fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase, Friday, May 21, at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships in Berea, Ohio.

Hamill clocked a time of 9-minutes, 7.16-seconds in the event, in his second time at the national meet in the steeplechase. The top eight finishers are awarded All-America status.

Mike Bethke (Jr, Mondovi), in his first trip to the nationals, placed 15th in the shot put with a toss of 52-feet, 8-inches.

May 20, 1999

BEREA, Ohio - For the second time this year, UW-Stout's Jamie Buchholtz (So, Bloomer) placed second at an NCAA Division III championship in the pole vault.

This time, Buchholtz finished second at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, with a jump of 15-feet, 3-inches. In March, Buchholtz finished second at the indoor championships. Buchholtz entered the championships seeded third.

The 4X400-meter relay team of John Boldt (Sr, Hartland), Billy Busch (Sr, Dickeyville), Ryan Geier (So, McFarland) and Troy Wyatt (Sr, Byron, Minn) just missed qualifying to the finals in the event, finishing with a time of 3:14.30. Only eight teams advanced to the finals and Stout finished 10th. The final qualifying time was 3:14.00.

Women's Track & Field

May 22, 1999

BEREA, Ohio - The third time proved to be the charm for UW-Stout's Katie Jacobson (Sr, Eau Claire) as she finished fourth in the 1500-meter run at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships, Saturday, May 22, in Berea, Ohio.

In her final collegiate race, Jacobson recorded a school record 4-minutes, 32.68-seconds, to earn an All-America finish at the outdoor championships. Jacobson had already recorded All-America finishes in indoor track and cross country. This was Jacobson's third trip to the outdoor national meet.

Jayna Mathieu of St. Olaf won the race in 4:30.55. Jacobson's time bettered the time of the 1998 1500-meter champion, as did the fifth place finisher. Jacobson has five All-America finishes to her name, one in outdoor track, two in indoor track and two in cross country. She was also a first team academic All-America pick for cross country.

May 20, 1999

BEREA, Ohio - UW-Stout's Katie Jacobson (Sr, Eau Claire) qualified to the finals of the women's 1500-meter run during the opening day of the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, Thursday, May 20.

Jacobson finished second in her heat in a time of 4-minutes, 39.24-seconds. Jacobson will compete in the finals Saturday, May 22, at 1 p.m. ET. Jacobson is seeded ninth heading into the finals and is looking for her first outdoor All-America award to go with her two indoor awards.

Jennifer Turner (So, Eden Praire, Minn) had a distance of 141-feet, 2-inches in the hammer throw to place 16th.

May 17, 1999

MADISON - UW-Stout's Eric Lund (Fr, Ashland) and Josh Johnson (So, Oregon) were named to the 1999 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) baseball first team.

Tate Cummins (Sr, Austin, Minn), JR Dachel (Jr, Bloomer), JW Dachel (Fr, Bloomer) and Ryan Hanson (Sr, Austin, Minn) were named to the honorable mention squad.

Lund joined the squad just before the conference season began, playing in all 14 conference games and 23 of the Blue Devils' 37 games.

Lund batted .308 in WIAC contests and smashed out 13 RBI, tying him for third in the league. Lund had 16 hits in 52 at-bats with three doubles, two triples and two home runs for a slugging percentage of .558. On the season, Lund hit .277 with a team-high 18 RBI. Upon joining the team, Lund moved into left field, allowing the Blue Devils to revamp their line-up, which was decimated with injuries.

Cummins leaves the Blue Devils with the school career record for stolen bases in hand. For his career, Cummins stole 44 bases. This season he had 17 stolen bases in 19 attempts and his six conference stolen bases tied him for second.

JR Dachel was named as the team MVP, hitting a team-high .333 in all games. The first baseman hit .271 in league games and committed no errors in 138 chances. JW Dachel moved from the designated hitter position to right field, and hit .303 in 10 games.

Hanson hit .269 in 14 league games and was perfect in the outfield in 29 chances and started one double play.

Stout finished the season at 14-23 overall, 6-8 in the WIAC, good for fourth place and spot in the WIAC playoffs.

May 17, 1999

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout first baseman JR Dachel (Jr, Bloomer) was named the Blue Devils' most valuable player for the 1999 season.

Dachel, a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention pick, led the team in batting average, hitting .333 with 42 hits on 126 at-bats and 15 RBI. Dachel also led the team in home runs with five and was the leader in slugging percentage, hitting .532 with six doubles, two triples, five home runs for 67 total bases.

Dachel drew a team-high 16 walks, and had a team-high .422 on-base percentage. Dachel made it count when he was base, stealing seven bases in nine attempts and scoring a team-high 25 runs.

Converted to first base this season after playing both shortstop and second base the last two seasons, Dachel had a fielding percentage of .994, committing only two errors in 337 chances.

Dachel's younger brother, JW Dachel (Fr, Bloomer) was named the team's rookie of the year, hitting .310 as the designated hitter and right fielder. Dachel was a WIAC honorable mention pick.

Josh Johnson (So, Oregon) was named as the team's most improved player. A first-team all-conference pick, Johnson hit .269, going 25-for-93 with 11 RBI.

1999 Blue Devil Team Awards
Most Valuable Award: JR Dachel, Jr, Bloomer, Wis.
Rookie of the Year: JW Dachel, Fr, Bloomer, Wis.
Most Improved Player: Josh Johnson, So, Oregon, Wis.
Best Defense: Ryan Hanson, Sr, Austin, Minn.

Statistical Awards
Runs Batted In: Eric Lund, Fr, Ashland, Wis., 18 RBI
Batting Average: JR Dachel, Jr, Bloomer, Wis., .333 (42 H, 126 at-bats)
Stolen Bases: Tate Cummins, Sr, Austin, Minn., 17/19
Fielding Percentage: Ryan Hanson, Sr, Austin, Minn., 1.000 (75 PO, 3 A, 0 E)
Extra Base Hits (Slugging percentage): JR Dachel, Jr, Bloomer, Wis., .532(126 at-bats, 42 hits, 6-2B, 2-3B, 5-HR, 67 total bases)

Earned Run Average: Adam Shoberg, Fr, Minnetonka, Minn., 2.60 (17.1 IP, 5 ER), Scott Meyer, Jr, Austin, Minn., 2.61 (69 IP, 20 ER)
Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher: Zak Arneson, So, Barneveld, Wis., 38 SO

May 17, 1999

Both Fenhouse and Petrie were named first team all-conference earlier in the month.

Fenhouse, last season's West Division Player of the Year, hit a team-high .448, going 30-for-67, with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 17 RBIs, third on the team. Fenhouse also stole five bases.

Fenhouse, who converted from second base to catcher, led the team in slugging percentage with 42 total bases and a .627 slugging percentage. Fenhouse missed 10 games due to injuries throughout the season.

Fenhouse received the teams' Golden Glove award with a fielding percentage of .912. She also received the teams' Slugger Award, cracking out a slugging percentage of .627.

Petrie had a team-high 25 RBI and ran her career total to a school career record 106. Petrie also is the school career leader in doubles, hitting 10 this season to finish her career with 36 doubles. Petrie finished the season with a batting average of .351, going 34-for-97 and had two triples and a home run. In the field, mostly at first base, but also at third base, Petrie had a fielding percentage of .939, which was third on the team of all regular starters.

Petrie also received the Team Leader award.

Jill Tetu (Fr, Maplewood, Minn) received the Blue Devils' Most Dedicated Award and was named the Rookie of the Year. Tetu was one of only two players who started all 35 games, starting at second base in every game. While batting .213, Tetu drove in 12 runs from the bottom half of the line-up. Tetu had a fielding percentage of .952.

Janel Krenz (So, McFarland) received the teams' Most Improved Player award, rising quickly to the top of the batting order to post an average of .355. Last year, Krenz batted .049.

1999 UW-Stout Softball Team Awards
Co-Most Valuable Players: Cara Fenhouse, Jr, Superior, Wis. & Tanya Petrie, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.
Rookie of the Year: Jill Tetu, Fr, Maplewood, Minn.
Most Improved: Janel Krenz, So, McFarland, Wis.
Golden Glove: Cara Fenhouse, Jr, Superior, Wis.
Most Dedicated: Jill Tetu, Fr, Maplewood, Minn.
Slugger Award: Cara Fenhouse, Jr, Superior, Wis.
Spirit Award: Julie Newhouse, Fr, Decorah, Iowa
Super Sub Award: Kristin Liberty, Jr, Tomahawk, Wis.
Team Leader Award: Tanya Petrie, Sr, Menomonie, Wis.

May 12, 1999

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's Janel Krenz (So, McFarland) was named to the second team of the 1999 GTE/CoSIDA College Division Women's Softball Academic All-District V team.

Krenz, an applied math major sporting a 3.848 grade point average, finished the season second on the team in batting average, hitting .355, making a marked improvement over her .049 batting average of a year ago.

Krenz, the left fielder, moved from the bottom of the batting order to the lead off spot early in the season and did much of her hitting from the left side, reaching many times on a bunt. She finished the season with 39 hits on 110 at-bats, the most at-bats on the team. She finished with three doubles and 15 RBI. Krenz stole five bases in six attempts. Krenz had a fielding percentage of .946, committing only three errors in 56 chances.

Krenz is a member of the Academic Honor Society, has received the Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence all three of her semesters, received the Chancellor's Academic Honors Scholarship, is a volunteer tutor and has volunteered at the McFarland food pantry.