Football

August 27, 2001

LAST TIME OUT: Stout: Stout ended a dream season last November with a 26-19 loss to St. John's University in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs in what would be the final football game at Nelson Field. The Johnnies went on to finish runner-up in Division III.

Lakeland: The Muskies edged Mt. Senario, 26-25, in their final game of the season to finish with a two-game winning streak.

LAST YEAR: Stout is a member of the eight-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and is affiliated with the NCAA Division III. Stout was 10-1 overall, 7-0 (first) in the WIAC, and completed an NCAA Division III record turnaround finish. The Muskies are a member of the eight-team Illinois-Badger Conference and are affiliated with the NCAA Division III. Lakeland was 4-6 overall last year, 3-4 (fifth) in the Illini-Badger.

THE SERIES: This will be sixth meeting between the two teams, with Lakeland holding a 3-2 lead in the series. The Blue Devils won last year's season-opening meeting in Sheboygan, 34-6, as Stout held the Muskies to minus-37 yards rushing. The Blue Devil defense had five interceptions, including two each by Eric Moe and Steve Miller, with Miller returning one 10 yards for a score.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: (2000 statistics) RB Luke Bundgaard (So, Weyerhauser) 270 carries (school single season record), 1366 yds (school record), 5.1 y/car, 12 TD, 7 receptions, 79 yds, 11.3 y/rec, 1 TD (13 total TDs); RB Eric Baker (Sr, Sarona) 70 car, 365 yds, 5.0 y/car, 14 rec, 81 yds, 3 TDs, preseason All-America; DB Eric Moe (Jr, Hixton) 7 int for 50 yds, one TD, 61 tackles, 44 solo; DB Tony Beckham (Sr, Ocala, Fla) one int for 24 yd TD, 14 pass break ups, 17 kickoff returns, 22.5 y/ret, 1 TD, preseason All-America; DB Rob Weinstein (So, Racine) 66 tackles, 40 solo, 3 int for 50 yds, 5 pass break ups; Jamie Spielman (Jr, Menomonie) 82 tackles, 37 solo, 23 tackles for losses of 75 yds, 5 sacks for 44 yds, 4 pass break up, 2 int for 35 yds; DB Kevin Dewey (So, Burnsville, Minn) 61 tackles, 32 solo, 6 int for 38 yds; Blue Devils avg 344.2 total ypg, 221.4 rushing, 122.8 passing; gave up 253.0 total ypg, 56.3 rushing, 196.7 passing. Stout outscored opponents, 305-177.

LAKELAND PLAYERS TO WATCH: (2000 statistics) RB David Wulff (Jr, Sheboygan Falls) 174 carries, 728 yds, 4.2 y/car, 2 TDs, 47 rec, 338 yds, 7.2 y/rec, 3 TDs, first team all-conference; QB Kevin Cox (Jr, Willis, Mich) 255 att, 147 comp, 20 int, 1627 yds, 180.8 y/game, 12 TDs; QB Brent Luebke (Jr, Two Rivers) 205-104-8, 1152 yds, 144 y/game, 7 TDs; LB Justin DeGroot (Sr, Oconto Falls) 87 tackles, 53 solo, 8 tackles for losses of 31 yds, 4 sacks for 21 yds, 3 fumble recoveries, first team all-conference; OL Greg Dorion (So, Sparks, Nev) honorable mention all-conference; Muskies avg. 372.3 total ypg, 94.4 rushing, 277.9 passing; give up 313.3 total ypg, 135.5 rushing, 177.8 passing.

OFFENSIVE LOOK: Lakeland: 1 back spread; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: Lakeland: 4-3; Stout: 3-4

COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (36-45 career) is in his ninth year and has the most wins of any Stout football coach. Lakeland coach Jeff Hynes (9-11) is in his third year.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "We must come out with a high degree of emotion and intensity. Lakeland will take their best shot to beat a WIAC team. They are a confident group and played hard last year. If we don't play well, we will get beat. There is no looking past teams for this group of (UW-Stout) players. This will be a battle of wills, with them throwing the ball and us trying to knock the quarterback down. We have to remember that we lost our last football game, and we lost it on Nelson Field. We don't want ghosts walking around there. We have got to take care of business and get a win, then move onto our new field."

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August 8, 2001

MENOMONIE - Three UW-Stout football players have been named to the 2001 Don Hansen National Weekly Football Gazette Preseason All-America team.

Fullback Eric Baker (Sr, Sarona) was a second team pick, cornerback Tony Beckham (Sr, Ocala, Fla) was a third team selection and record-breaking running back Luke Bundgaard (So, Weyerhauser) was a fourth team choice.

Baker, a second team all-conference and third team all-region choice last season, was the Blue Devils' second leading rusher with 365 yards. Baker averaged 5.0 yards per carry and pulled down 14 passes for 81 yards and three touchdowns.

But it was Baker's blocking prowess that cleared the way for Bundgaard to reach a school record 1366 yards. Bundgaard, a first team all-conference pick, also set school records for most carries in a season (477) and single game records of most yards 335, most carries 45 and tied a school record for most points in a game when he scored four touchdowns. Bundgaard, who averaged 5.1 yards per carry, seven times rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.

Beckham is regarded as one of the top cover backs in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Beckham led the Blue Devils with 14 passes broken up and returned his lone interception for a 24 yard touchdown. A first team all-conference selection, Beckham was the Blue Devils' lead kickoff returner, averaging 22.5 yards per return and returned on kickoff 85 yards for a score.

August 7, 2001

MADISON - The UW-Stout football team was picked to repeat as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) champions, according to a preseason poll conducted by the WIAC sports information directors released Tuesday at the annual conference football media day in Madison.

The Blue Devils, who won the conference title in 2000 with a perfect 7-0 record and posted a best-ever 10-1 overall record, received three first place votes. UW-Whitewater, which placed fifth last season, also received three first place votes, but finished in third place in the poll behind UW-La Crosse, which received one first place vote. The Eagles placed second last season, with their only conference loss coming at Stout. The Eagles received one first place vote.

UW-River Falls also received a first place vote and ranked fourth in the preseason poll. UW-Stevens Point was fifth, UW-Eau Claire sixth, UW-Oshkosh seventh and UW-Platteville eighth.

Soccer

August 9, 2001

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout women's soccer coach Dave Morris has been named to work with the Olympic Development Program (ODP), a joint effort by US Soccer and US Youth Soccer Association. Morris will coach a development team in Wisconsin's western district.

"In Wisconsin, the state ODP team practices in Milwaukee and Madison," Morris said. "To help identify out-state candidates, Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) is forming district ODP teams in various age groups."

Girls teams will begin to be assembled in 2001-02 in all eligible age groups. The team will practice in Menomonie and Menomonie should be host to some district ODP competitions, Morris said. The western Wisconsin district covers south to the La Crosse area, north to Superior, west to the state line and as far west at Tomah.

The program is a national identification and development program for high level players. The program identifies and develops youth players throughout the country to represent their state associations, region associations and the United States national teams in soccer competitions, Morris said.

Women's Cross Country

August 27, 2001

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout women's cross country will sport one of the largest teams in Blue Devil history with more than 25 competitors reporting for training camp.

Men's Cross Country

August 21, 2001

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout has named Keith Ellingson as the Blue Devils' men's cross country and men's track & field coach.

Ellingson spent the last 15 years at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, where he headed up the men's cross country team for 15 years, the men's track and field team for 13 years and the women's cross country and track and field teams for seven years. Ellingson replaces Chris Hall, who left to coach the men's and women's cross country and track programs at the University of Chicago.

While at Simpson, Ellingson guided 56 student-athletes who have earned All-America status in cross country and track and field and has produced four individual national champions. In addition, his cross country and track & field squads have earned numerous academic honors, including being listed among the NCAA Division III all-academic top-20 teams several years. He has had 39 individuals in cross country and track receive academic all-conference honors in the past five years.

"This is an opportunity and great challenge to be in the Wisconsin system," Ellingson said. "Within the NCAA Division III, there is no better conference than the Wisconsin league, whether it is cross country, track or any other sport. That was very appealing to me."

A graduate of his hometown Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, Ellingson was familiar with the Wisconsin schools before he began his coaching career.

"For as long as I remember, the Wisconsin schools would come over and they were always competitive," Ellingson said. "That competitiveness was always exciting. I believe if our teams can respond to that competitiveness favorably in the conference, we will be competitive nationally."

During his Simpson tenure, Ellingson's men's cross country teams have finished in the upper half of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) eight of 15 years and the womens team has finished in the top half five of seven years.

Ellingson began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Western Illinois, where he was an assistant coach for two then took over as head cross country and a track and field for a year. As a collegiate competitor, Ellingson ran on four IIAC championship squads for Luther College. He was named most valuable cross country performer of the 1977 league championship. Also a successful prep athlete, Ellingson ran on three Iowa high school state championship teams for Decorah High School.

After many years working with both men's and women's programs, Ellingson looks forward to focusing on one program.

"Working with just one gender will allow me to focus on the men's program," Ellingson said. "The needs of individuals changes considerably."

Ellingson earned his undergraduate degree from Luther College in Physical Education and his masters degree from Western Illinois University in Physical Education with an emphasis in sports management and human performance.

Ellingson and his wife Kristi have three daughters, Jessica, Catie, and Bailey. The Ellingson family currently resides in Indianola, Iowa, but intends to relocate to the Menomonie area.

Women's Tennis

August 2, 2001

MENOMONIE - Luther Olson, a native of Eau Claire and a four-year varsity singles player at North Central College in Naperville, Ill, has been named the UW-Stout women's tennis coach, athletic director Steve Terry announced today.

After a high school career at Eau Claire North where he advanced to the WIAA state tournament, Olson played four years of varsity tennis at North Central and three years was the team's No. 1 singles. As a senior, Olson was runner-up at No. 1 singles in the College Conference of Illinois/Wisconsin (CCIW).

"I know we have a younger team coming back," Olson said about his incoming Blue Devil team. "We will look at this year as a rebuilding year, a year where we can build the players' confidence, but we also can have some fun out there on the court."

At North Central, Olson was also an All-America cross country runner.

Olson has been a tennis coach at Eau Claire Memorial High School and a tennis instructor for five years at the Eau Claire YMCA. He was also the tennis instructor for five years at Red Arrow Camp, a summer-long camp near Woodruff in northern Wisconsin.

An elementary education major, Olson taught three years at the Boyceville Middle School and was the Boyceville High School head cross country coach for both boys and girls and was also the co-head track coach for girls and boys.

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August 27, 2001

MENOMONIE - Craig Walter, who led UW-Eau Claire to four consecutive Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) northern division titles from 1991-94, then followed that up with a northern division title at UW-River Falls in 1995, has been named head baseball coach at UW-Stout.

(More information and a complete story will follow).

WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll

August 17, 2001

MENOMONIE - More than 130 UW-Stout student-athletes were named to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Scholastic Honor Roll. Fifty-four men and 81 women were given the award. A student-athlete must maintain a 3.0 or better GPA during the last academic year and compete in at least one athletic contest to be recognized. Following is the list of all Blue Devil athletes that received the award. Some students were multi-sport athletes and received the honor in both sports. The year listed is the student-athlete's year of eligibility during the 2000-01 season.

To view the entire list of student-athletes, click on 2000-01 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll - Men | Women

Baseball
Justin Biever, So, South Milwaukee; Nick Jones, Fr, La Crosse; Nick Kalina, Jr, Potosi; Clyde Tedrick, Sr, Midland, Texas; Eddie Young, Sr, La Crosse.

Men's Basketball
Cory Berseth, Sr, Washburn; Mike Brudos, Jr, La Crosse; Scott Klimek, Jr, Wausau; Dave Larson, Jr, La Crescent, Minn; Dave Loewe, Jr, Hiles; Aaron Santama, Fr, Washburn; Luke Schade, Fr, Oshkosh; Chris Selz, So, Eau Claire.

Women's Basketball
Tiffani Calmes, So, Colby; Jill Dummer, Fr, Holmen; Jackie Ellsworth, Fr, Hayward; Tina Gillen, Jr, Northfield, Minn; Bethany Halvorson, Jr, Independence; Sarah Knutson, Fr, Hayward; Morgan Mitchell, Fr, Owen; Jamie Retzloff, Jr, Strum; Larissa Sievert, Sr, Roberts; Katie Thompson, Fr, Strum; Laura Verdegan, Fr, Tony; Amy Zelinger, Jr, Racine.

Men's Cross Country
Jamie Block, Sr, West Bend; Todd Dexheimer, Fr, White Bear Lake, Minn; Dave Huber, So, Mendota Heights, Minn; Reid Jacoby, Fr, Hixton; Seth Kaste, Sr, Cadott; Jason Kirch, Jr, Sauk City; Casey Otto, Fr, Fall Creek; Mike Western, Sr, Boyd.

Women's Cross Country
Amy Arndt, Jr, Lakefield, Minn; Heidi Bedsted, Jr, Plainview, Minn; Terra Dahlheimer, So, St. Michael, Minn; Ellen Everson, Jr, Blair; Pam Gundrum, Fr, Hartford; Denise Hady, Fr, Gays Mills; Meredith Nordberg, Jr, Bloomington, Minn; Lisa Sorvala, So, New Brighton, Minn; Heather Stiles, Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Football
Tony Beckham, Jr, Ocala, Fla; Jerry Bennington, Sr, Marshfield; Mark Bergman, Jr, Grantsburg; Kevin Dewey, Fr, Burnsville, Minn; John Hanson, Jr, Grantsburg; Brian Johnson, Jr, Hudson; Mark Johnson, Fr, Hudson; Dan Mildbrand, Fr, Greenwood; Matt Mueller, Fr, Chaska, Minn; Aaron Perkins, Fr, Victoria, Minn; Chad Riechelt, Sr, Appleton; Jake Rider, Fr, Shiocton; Tom Romportl, So, Spooner; Ben Tarkowski, Fr, Hartland.

Gymnastics
Andrea Hassel, Sr, Grand Rapids, Minn; Brenna Jones, Sr, St. Paul, Minn; Erika Opoien, So, Superior; Tasha Pasch, So, Northfield, Minn; Scarlett Ramey, Jr, Seattle, Wash; Jennie Rosinsky, Fr, Green Bay; Angela Swanson, Fr, Pine Island, Minn.

Ice Hockey
Joe Berry, Jr, Apple Valley, Minn; Aaron Decker, Jr, Mound, Minn; Cale Finseth, Fr, Austin, Minn; Andy Jasicki, Fr, New Brighton, Minn; Lewie Kellin, Fr, Cohasset, Minn; Mitch Kellin, Fr, Cohasset, Minn; Josh Marklevits, Sr, Red Wing, Minn; Ben Mosier, So, St. Paul, Minn; Matt Olson, Jr, Buffalo, Minn; Dan Riffe, Fr, Byron, Ill; Brad Weappa, Sr, Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Men's Track and Field
Bob Cahow, Sr, New Brighton, Minn; Todd Dexheimer, Fr, White Bear Lake, Minn; Jason Donovan, Sr, Beloit; Tim Faber, So, Fond du Lac; John Hanson, Jr, Grantsburg; Dave Huber, So, Mendota Heights, Minn; Seth Kaste, Sr, Cadott; Tim King, So, Waukesha; Jason Kirch, Jr, Sauk City; Corey Knudsen, Sr, Elk Mound; Ian Mullins, Fr, Stillwater, Minn; Jeff Rotering, Jr, Waumandee; Mike Turgeon, Fr, Perham, Minn; Mike Twining, Jr, Clear Lake; Brad Vick, So, Rhinelander; Sam Werner, So, Elk Mound.

Women's Soccer
Beth Bushman, Sr, Eagan, Minn; Rosa Cambray, Fr, Delevan; Becca Carlson, Sr, Rosemount, Minn; Diane Ehlen, Fr, Bloomington, Minn; Kristi Field, Fr, Bloomington, Minn; Sarah Geiger, Fr, West Bend; Becky Howard, Wauwatosa; Carrie Kennedy, Sr, Watertown; Andie Moore, Fr, Woodbury, Minn; Lynne Mundahl, So, Chanhassen, Minn; Denise Nagel, Fr, Baraboo; Desiree Nardini, Fr, White Bear Lake, Minn; Heather Pihl, Sr, Cottage Grove, Minn; Raina Schneider, So, Sheboygan.

Softball
Bobbie Bailey, Jr, Stillwater, Minn; Sam Carlson, Fr, La Crosse; Jill Coyle, So, Spring Lake Park, Minn; Sara Jensen, Fr, Eau Claire; Monica Knudtson, Fr, Holmen; Sarah Kokke, So, Galesville; Janel Krenz, Sr, McFarland; Kristen Olsen, Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn; Heather Parsons, So, Colfax; Angie Pinnow, Sr, Bruce; Carrie Ruda, Fr, Merrillan; Erin Slaikeu, Sr, North St. Paul, Minn; Jessie Ustby, Sr, Onalaska.

Women's Tennis
Ann Marie Curtis, Fr, La Crosse; Maria Medin, Fr, Fifty Lakes, Minn; Tammy Petcher, Fr, Marshfield; Megan Schwanbeck, Jr, Lake City, Minn.

Women's Track & Field
Amy Arndt, Jr, Lakefield, Minn; Heidi Bedsted, Jr, Plainview, Minn; Kari Candell, Fr, Eau Claire; Ann Marie Curtis, Jr, La Crosse; Terra Dahlheimer, So, St. Michael, Minn; Ellen Everson, Jr, Blair; Nacole Ewerdt, Fr, Fond du Lac; Pam Gundrum, Fr, Hartford; Denise Hady, Fr, Gays Mills; Sarah Jenne, So, Waunakee; Jenney Luer, Jr, Colfax; Angie McConnell, Jr, Blair; Caroline Myrlie, Jr, Buffalo, Minn; Meredith Nordberg, Jr, Bloomington, Minn; Susanne Olson, Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn; Tracy Oostdyk, Fr, Spooner; Lacey Osuldsen, Jr, Ladysmith; Sara Pivec, Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn; Jennie Rosinsky, Fr, Green Bay; Andi Schwabenlender, Jr, Bristol; Lisa Sorvala, So, New Brighton, Minn; Heather Stiles, Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn; Laura Verdegan, Fr, Tony; Alison West Sr, Cadott; Danielle Wojcik, Fr, Spencer.

Volleyball
Amber Birner, Fr, Warrens; Laura Bogenschutz, Fr, Baxter, Minn; Courtney Brengman, Fr, St. Louis Park, Minn; Kelly Davis, Fr, Spring Valley, Minn; Rachel Eidet, Jr, Mankato, Minn; Kim Roshell, Jr, Cornell; Jamie Stendahl, Fr, Strum; Ann Syrstad, Fr, Woodbury, Minn; Sara Weflen, Jr, Jackson, Minn.