Amy Jamieson
Amy
Jamieson is the only known UW-Stout athlete to gain all-conference honors
in three separate sports during one academic year. During the 1996–97 school
year, Jamieson gained second team all-WWIAC honors in tennis, first team
all-WWIAC honors in basketball and first team all-WWIAC honors in softball.
A four-year basketball letterwinner, Jamieson was a two-time all-WIAC first
team selection(1996,97)and all-defensive team pick (1996, 97). Jamieson
helped to lead Stout to their first-ever conference title in 1997. She set
school records in single season steals (90), which she still holds, and
career steals (262). Jamieson was the team's leading scorer in 1997 (14.3
ppg), 1996 (16.3 ppg) and 1995 (11.4). Jamieson finished her basketball
career with 1136 career points (11.4 ppg) and is currently ranked fifth
on the all-time scoring list. Her 262 career steals is currently second
on the all-time career list. Her 430 points scored during the 1995-96 season
is currently sixth on the single season scoring list. Jamieson played tennis
all four years, playing No. 1 singles and doubles all four years. Jamieson
finished her Stout athletic career by winning the 1997 WIAC No. 1 doubles
title, teaming up with Lauren Mader for the crown. Jamieson twice finished
second at No. 1 doubles in the conference tournament (1996, 1994) and twice
was the runner-up at No. 1 singles (1997, 1996). Jamieson compiled a 44-19
overall singles record and a 44-23 overall doubles record. Jamieson played
one year of softball and earned all-conference and all-region laurels at
shortstop. Despite a basketball injury that caused her to miss three basketball
games, Jamieson did not miss a softball start and batted .388, with 50 hits
and 10 doubles. She led the team in walks drawn (17) and on-base percentage
(.464) and drove in 19 runs. She scored 18 runs, despite having a pinch
runner for much of the season. Jamieson was also a GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America
All-Region selection. After graduation in December, 1997, Jamieson was the
tennis supervisor at Maple Grove, Minn, Parks and Recreation and was also
the tennis coach at Maple Grove High School. After receiving a degree at
St. Cloud State, she taught physical education from 2001-07 at Coolidge,
Ariz, High School, where she was an assistant softball coach and instituted
a tennis program in low income schools. Jamieson returned to her native
Minnesota — she currently resides in her hometown of Dayton, Minn. — to
become the tennis professional and tennis instructor at Lifetime Fitness
in White Bear Lake, Minn. Active in United States Tennis Association (USTA)
activites, Jamieson has twice advanced as a player to the USTA nationals.
In addition, Jamieson has run two half-marathons at Grandma's Marathon in
Duluth, Minn.
Mark Rezac
Mark
Rezac, a two-time national gymnastics champion, was the co-captain for the
1984 men's gymnastics team that claimed UW-Stout's only national championship.
Rezac, an all-around competitor, won the NAIA individual vault championship
in 1983 and won the NAIA all-around championship in 1984. Rezac also earned
NCAA Division II honors in 1984 and placed in the top eight in parallel
bars (4th), vault (7th) and the all-around (8th) at the NCAA Division II
championships. In NAIA competition, Rezac earned All-America honors by placing
sixth in the all-around at the 1983 national meet. At the 1984 NAIA Championships,
Rezac, in addition to the all-around title, finished second on the still
rings and vault and third on the parallel bars. He holds the school record
in the vault (9.50), parallel bars (9.05) and the all-around (51.85). Originally
from Fairmont, Minn., Rezac graduated from Stout with a degree in hotel
and tourism and has worked as a district sales manager for JP Foodservices
and US Foodservices. He currently operates his own business, Restaurant
Advantages Services, Inc. Rezac and his wife, Terri, reside in Andover,
Minn, with their children Taylor and Logan. Terri, the former Terri Traczyk,
was also a Blue Devil gymnast and was inducted into the UW-Stout Hall of
Fame in 1996, making them the first husband-wife team inducted.
Jeremy Krings
Jeremy
Krings, more commonly known as Ponch, accomplished a nearly impossible feat
during his college years – he wrestled at the same weight class all four
years. Competing from 1993-97 in the 142-pound class, Krings earned All-American
honors during his sophomore and junior seasons and won his weight class
at the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) as a sophomore and senior.
Krings placed eighth at the NCAA Division III national championship meet
in 1995 and fifth at the 1996 event. Krings advanced to the national tournament
in 1997, but was upset during his senior year in the first round, then could
not get back to the All-America round.
Bob Thomas, the UW-Stout wrestling coach during Krings' career, described
Krings as one of his best overall wrestlers. "Ponch was a great defensive
wrestler," Thomas said. "He was just mentally tough and did not
show a lot of emotion when wrestling. He could get out of problems."
Krings posted a 125-33 overall career record, second among all Stout wrestlers.
Krings was the team's most valuable wrestler his sophomore, junior and senior
seasons. Originally from Arpin and an Auburndale High School graduate, Krings
puts his industrial technology degree to work by operating Krings Motor
Sports, a vehicle repair and auto body shop, in his home town.
Jason Lehman
Jason
Lehman's stellar athletic career reads as one of champion. Lehman was an
all-conference and All-American guard on the Blue Devil football team. On
the track in the throwing events, Lehman was an eight-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (WIAC) champion, a six time All-American and won the
1998 NCAA Division III Outdoor shot put title. Legend has it, the 300-pound
gifted athlete could throw down an occasional dunk during an intramural
basketball game. Upon completing his Stout career, Lehman owned the school
records in the indoor shot put and weight throw, and the outdoor school
records in the shot put, discus and hammer throw. At the indoor national championships, Lehman finished second in the shot
put in 1997 and 1998. At the outdoor championships, Lehman was fourth in
the discus and seventh in shot in 1996, third in the discus in 1997 and
won the shot put in 1998, while qualifying to the outdoor nationals in the
discus and the hammer throw. Lehman won WIAC indoor shot put titles in 1996,
1997 and 1998. He won the outdoor shot put title in 1997 and 1998. Lehman
won WIAC discus titles in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Lehman was named the WIAC
outdoor field athlete of the meet. On the football field, Lehman was a second
team all-conference pick in 1996 and first team all conference in 1997.
He garnered all-region honors and honorable mention All-America honors his
senior year. A native of Bruce, Lehman currently teaches in the Bruce School
District, where he is also the head football coach. During the summers,
Lehman teaches an Environmental Challenge Class, where he and eight students
build culverts, restore creek banks, rebuild boat landings and other outdoor
projects.