Football

September 22, 2003

ON THE LINE: UW-Stout returns to Don & Nona Williams Stadium this week for their final non-conference contest of the season by hosting the University of St. Thomas. The Blue Devils, coming off a 37-20 loss to Augustana, will look to rebound from their first non-conference loss since the 1999 season. The Blue Devils are ranked 13th in the latest D3football.com poll.

THE SERIES: The teams have met only once before, last season with Stout taking a 28-7 win in St. Paul, Minn. Stout amassed 414 total yards, 346 on the ground, with Luke Bundgaard picking up 169 yards and Ryan Englebert 132.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (Sr, Weyerhaeuser) 38 carries, 176 yds, 4.6 y/car, 88 y/g, 1 TD, Stout's all-time rushing leader; QB Nick Ohman (Jr, Glenwood City) 57 att, 26 comp, 1 int, 405 yds, 5 TD,s 202.5 y/game, 20 car, 40 yds, 2 y/car; RB Ryan Englebert (So, Sturgeon Bay) 37 carries, 167 yds, 4.5 y/car, 83.5 y/g, 0 TD; WR Dan Austin (Jr, Clintonville) 7 rec, 59 yds, 3 TDs; WR Matt Sprester (Sr, Clear Lake) 9 rec, 148 yds, 1 TD; SS Kevin Dewey (Sr, Burnsville, Minn) 17 tackles, 14 solo, 1 tackle for loss, 1 forced fumble; DB Jordan Sinz (Jr, Edgar) 12 tackles, 7 solo, 1 tackle for loss, 1 int, 1 forced fumble; NG Matt Mueller (Sr, Chaska, Minn) 6 tackles, 5 solo; DL Joe Kersten (Sr, Menasha) 3 tackles, 3 solo, 2 tackles for loss of 15 yds, 1 sack for 13 yds; Blue Devils avg 403 total ypg, 200.5 rushing, 202.5 passing; give up 316 total ypg, 99 rushing, 217 passing. Stout has been outscored, 58-51. Stout has yet to score in the first quarter.

ST. THOMAS PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Justin Lockerem (So, Woodbury, Minn) 47 att, 31 comp, 2 int, 429 yds, 2 TD, 1`4.5 y/g, 8 carries, 38 yds, 4.8 y/car; RB Justin Kostner (Sr, Arcadia) 64 carries, 221 yds, 5 TDs, 3.5 y/car, 73.7 y/g; RB Walter Dosh (So, Green Bay) 12 carries, 28 yds, 5 punt returns, 84 yds, 16.8 y/ret, 1 TD, 7 kickoff returns, 206 yds, 29.4 y/ret; WR Mitch Nelson (Sr, Minneapolis, Minn) 12 rec, 166 yds, 13.8 y/rec, 1 TD; LB Andrew Ubbelohde (Fr, Red Wing, Minn) 36 tackles, 14 solo, 2 sacks; DT Dane Sievwright (Sr, Rosemount, Minn) 12 tackles, 5 solo, 2 sacks; DE Pat Schultz (Jr, Jordan, Minn) 12 tackles, 4 solo, 3 sacks for 13 yds; DE Dan Reisenauer (So, Wenatchee, Wash) 2 sacks for 10 yards; Tommies avg 340 total ypg, 132.3 rushing, 207.7 passing; give up 252.3 total ypg, 128.3 rushing, 124 passing; Tommies are outscoring their opponents, 79-61

OFFENSIVE LOOK: St. Thomas: multi-pro set; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: St. Thomas: 4-3; Stout: 3-4.

BUNDGAARD BAROMETER: Luke Bundgaard is second on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list with 174 points. Hall of Famer Scott Fredrickson (1986-89) is the all-time leading scorer with 178 points. Fredrickson is expected to be in attendance Saturday.

HALL OF FAME: The five new inductees to the UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame will be introduced at halftime of the game. The inductees include football and track standout Dick Fredrickson (Scott Fredrickson's father), basketball player Lisa Blume, punter Andy Caflisch, cross country and track performer Paul Bons and women's tennis pioneer Carol Sanders. The day also marks the 25th anniversary of the Hall of Fame and many inductees are expected to be in attendance.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "We were a physically dominating team in the first half (against Augustana). Our defense kept them kicking field goals. They made some second half adjustments that we didn't counter.

"Now, we have to get back on track. It's back to a fall camp mindset for us. Physically, we must be more aggressive defensively. The had a nice game against us last year. We will get a head on their hat - that's what we do best. We will use our senior dominated line and our two backs, and if they can handle that, they will win. If they can't, we will win."

September 20, 2003

The Blue Devils (1-1) fumbled away the ball two times in the first period, and the Vikings (2-1) took advantage, booting two field goals for an early 6-0 lead.

Stout came back with 10-play, 67-yard drive to set up Stout's initial score, a 30-yard field goal by Evan Larsen (So, River Falls). The Blue Devils took the lead to head into halftime when Nick Ohman (Jr, Glenwood City) connected with Dan Austin (Jr, Clintonville) for a 3-yard TD.

The Vikings wasted no time grabbing the lead back to lead off the second half when Dustin Rice connected on a 27-yard scoring play from Ryan DeGraff.

But again, the pendulum swung back to favor Stout as Jesse Wendt (So, Chetek) scored his first collegiate touchdown, and he did it in style, scoring from 50 yards out on an Ohman pass.

The Vikings took over, scoring twice in the third period to take a 27-17 lead.

Stout tightened the score to 27-20 on a 21-yard field goal by Larsen, but the Vikings scored another field goal and a touchdown 31-yard touchdown run by Ryan Corcoran for the final 37-20 win.

Stout lost three fumbles and Ohman was picked off once. The Augies, in turn, did not cough the ball up at all. Stout gave Augustana a short field much of the day, allowing good yardage on kickoff returns. Augustana returned four kicks for 127 total yards, while Stout returned the same number of kicks for 36 yards.

The Blue Devils won the battle of statistics, outgaining the Vikings 367 yards to 297 yards. Stout had 20 more plays as they rolled up 164 yards rushing and 203 yards passing. Augustana had 136 yards rushing and 161 yards passing.

Luke Bundgaard (Sr, Weyerhaeuser) led the Blue Devils rushing game with 85 yards. Ryan Englebert (So, Sturgeon Bay) finished with 68. In the air, Ohman was 12-for-32 for 203 yards. Austin pulled down four catches for 39 yards. Matt Sprester (Sr, Clear Lake) had four grabs for 28 yards and Wendt collected two catches for 89 yards.

Corcoran led the Vikings ground game with 106 yards. DeGraff connected on 15-of-29 passes for 161 yards. Eric Rice hauled in six passes for 55 yards, and Ryan Ovenden had three catches for 71 yards.

Stout will host St. Thomas, Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in the annual Hall of Fame game.

Soccer

September 21, 2003

The Warhawks' (6-1-0, 2-0-0 WIAC) Stephanie Gaal scored once in each to clinch the win for Whitewater. Gaal scored in the 33rd minute, then scored again five minutes into the second half.

Stout (5-2-0, 2-1-0) tightened the score in the 64th minute on a goal by Shannon Hermes (Fr, Prior Lake, Minn), her seventh goal of the season. Hermes took a long pass from Kristy Symons (So, Reedsburg), took a couple of dribbles and scored.

The Blue Devils' Carrie Schrank (Jr, Reedsburg) just missed a potential game-tying shot from 20 yards out late in the game.

Melissa Ballweg (Jr, Merrimac) turned away only one other shot as Stout outshot the Warhawks, 10-9. Stout put six shots on goal to the Warhawks' three.

Stout returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 24 when they travel to Winona, Minn., to face St. Mary's. Stout will be at Upper Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 27.

September 17, 2003

Stolarczyk opened up the scoring in the 30th minute, taking a pass from Carrie Schrank (Jr, Reedsburg), and pulled the goalkeeper out to drive home the eventual game-winning shot home.

Defensively, the Blue Devils (5-1, 2-0) were solid. A turning point in the game may have come in the 40th minute when Stout goalkeeper Melissa Ballweg (Jr, Merrimac) stopped the Eagles (2-3, 0-1) on their best chance of the afternoon.

Ballweg blocked a shot that hit the cross bar, sending the ball back to an unmarked La Crosse player who sent the ball back to the goal, but Ballweg rejected the rebound.

Hermes scored twice in the second half, the first time taking a pass from Kristy Symons (So, Reedsburg), getting a break away and again pulling the goalkeeper out of the net.

Hermes scored again at the 76th minute, taking a Schrank corner kick to paydirt.

Ballweg finished the game with 10 saves, while the Eagles' keeper, Stephanie Harbaugh had five.

Volleyball

September 20, 2003

The Blue Devils (8-7, 0-2 WIAC) got 11 kills from Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire) and 10 from Kjersti Hamlin (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn).

Stout goes to the non-conference route this week when they host Northwestern College, Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m., then head to the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, Sept. 26-27.

September 19, 2003

The defending national champion Warhawks downed the Blue Devils, 30-28, 30-20, 30-27, and got double digit kills from three players. Jamie Konrath led all scorers with 12 kills, while Katie Pocius and Kim Fruit each had 11 kills.

Kjersti Hamlin (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn) led Stout with 11 kills. Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire) added nine.

Women's Cross Country

September 20, 2003

Oostydk placed 19th in a time of 24-minutes, 14-seconds in the 6-kilometer run. Jahimiak, made her first collegiate run due to injury, placed 35th in a time of 24:33.

Kersten Wilson (Jr, Tomahawk) broke into the top 50, placing 43rd with a time of 24:47. As a team, Stout placed eighth.

Stout is off next weekend and will co-host the Midwest Long/Short Course, Friday, Oct. 3 at Whitetail Golf Club.

St. Olaf Invitational - 6K
1. UW-Eau Claire 78; 2, tie. Carleton, St. Olaf 95; 4. St. Thomas 148; 5, tie. UW-River Falls, Carthage 163; 7. Winona 235; 8. UW-Stout 239; 9. Bethel 240; 10. Northwestern 249; 11. St. Mary's 280; 12. Mankato 303; 13. Martin Luther 304; 14. St. Catherine 414; 15. Concordia-SP 429; 16. UW-Superior 462; 17. Bethany Lutheran 494; 18. UM-Morris 499; 19. Crown 594; incomplete teams, North Central, Iowa Lakes CC

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Amy Lyons (Bethel) 23:12; 19. Tracy Oostdyk 24:14; 35. Krista Jahimiak 24:33; 43. Kersten Wilson 24:47; 86. Stephanie Nichols 25:52; 107. Leah Karaliunas 26:28; 108. Christine Enger 26:30; 124. Alison Weis 26:46; 130. Jenny Hopps 26:54; 131. Carly Mann 26:54; 137. Anne Wepetal 27:03; 164. Valori Schaffer 27:33; 166. Terra Dahlheimer 27:37; 169. Amanda Rau 27:42; 171. Bethany Dick 27:45; 172. Heather Sassman 27:45; 194. Becky Werner 28:07; 200. Katie Heard 28:14; 202. Laura Eysnogle 28:19; 228. Rachel Wurz 29:12; 234. Pam Gundrum 29:22; 240. Jodi Welhoefer 29:52; 242. Shelby Tabery 29:55.

Men's Cross Country

September 20, 2003

Huber finished 11th to lead the Blue Devils in a time of 26-minutes, 33-seconds in the 8-kilometer course. Haeny placed 28th in a time of 27:32. The race had 189 competitors.

Three other Blue Devils cracked the top 50 finishers. Ryan Chernik (Jr, Pewaukee) was 34th (27:51), Brett Heimstead (So, Savage, Minn) 36th (28:01) and Adam Burrack (So, Shawano) 49th (28:39.

As a team, Stout placed sixth.

Stout is off next weekend and will co-host the Midwest Long/Short Course, Friday, Oct. 3 at Whitetail Golf Club.

St. Olaf Invitational - 8K
1. Minnesota-Mankato 32; 2. St. Thomas 53; 3. Carleton 53; 4. St. Olaf 109; 5. St. John's 139; 6. UW-Stout 144; 7. Martin Luther 194; 8. UW-River Falls 231; 9. St. Mary's 325; 10. Winona 334; 11. Northwestern 353; 12. UW-Superior 361; 13. North Central 364; 14. Crown 416.

Women's Tennis

September 20, 2003

The Blue Devils (1-3, 1-2 WIAC) opened up by winning all three doubles matches, then snagged three of the six singles matches.

Nicole Hayek (Fr, Rochester, Minn) and Rachael Weber (Sr, Onalaska) won, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles. Meghan Fieber (Jr, Menomonie) and Cecily Hiner (Jr, Marshfield) won, 8-4 at No. 2 doubles and Elizabeth Hanson (Fr, Waseca, Minn) and Jenna Bettmann (Fr, Blaine, Minn) won, 9-7, at No. 3 doubles.

Hayek came back with a three-set, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) win at No. 1 singles over Amber Wilkowski. Bettmann picked up an easier, 6-1, 6-2, win at No. 5 singles, and Tina Rodin (Jr, Champlin, Minn) battled her way to a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 6 singles.

The last time the Blue Devils won in the conference was Oct. 18, 1997, when they defeated both the Pointers and UW-Oshkosh by identical 5-4 scores in Menomonie.

Stout will host UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m.

UW-Stout 6, UW-Stevens Point 3
Singles: No. 1: Nicole Hayek (Stout) def. Amber Wilkowski, 3-6, 6-3 7-6 (7-2); No. 2: Tiffany Serpico (SP) def. Rachael Weber 7-6 (7-3), 6-2; No. 3: Emily Schlender (SP) def. Meghan Fieber, 6-0, 6-1; No. 4: Angie Brown (SP) def. Cecily Hiner, 6-3, 6-2; No. 5: Jenna Bettmann (Stout) def. Liz Ganshert, 6-1, 6-2; No. 6: Tina Rodin (Stout) def. Jada Fenske, 6-4, 7-5; Exh: Abby Zander (Stout def. Anitra Hovelso, 6-1, 6-1; Elizabeth Hanson (Stout) def. Ashley Ayer, 6-0, 6-3;

Doubles: No. 1: Hayek/Weber (Stout) def. Wilkowski/Schlender, 8-6; No. 2: Fieber/Hiner (Stout) def. Ganshert/Serpico, 8-4; No. 3: Elizabeth Hanson/Bettmann (Stout) def. Brown/Fenske, 9-7; Exh: Rodin/Abby Zander (Stout) def. Ayer/Elizabeth Stang, 8-0.

September 19, 2003

But the very young Blue Devils put up a fight in going down to the more experienced Eagles.

Bettman and Elizabeth Hanson (Fr, Waseca, Minn) lost at No. 3 doubles, 8-6.

Stout will host UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Sept. 20.

UW-La Crosse 9, UW-Stout 0
Singles: No. 1: Angie Riedel (LX) def. Rachael Weber, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2: Erica Schnelzer (LX) def. Meghan Fieber, 6-0, 6-1; No. 3: Louie Dubinski (LX) def. Cecily Hiner, 6-0, 6-1; No. 4: Colleen O'Rourke (LX) def. Jenna Bettmann, 6-3, 6-2; No. 5: Stephanie Kill (LX) def. Tina Rodin, 6-4, 6-4; No. 6: Julie Tellefson (LX) def. Abby Zander, 7-5, 6-4; Exh: Stacie Blang (LX) def. Elizabeth Hanson, 6-4, 6-3; Jenny Sponholtz (LX) def. Jasmin Beebe, 6-0, 6-0;

Doubles: No. 1: Riedel/Schnelzer (LX) def. Weber/Nicole Hayek, 8-1; No. 2: Dubinski/Tellefson (LX) def. Fieber/Hiner, 8-2; No. 3: Katie Kaufman/Meagan Palmer (LX) def. Bettman/Hanson, 8-6; Exh: Blang/Sponholtz (LX) def. Zander/Rodin, 8-3.

September 16, 2003

Stout got singles wins from Meghan Fieber (Jr, Menomonie), Tina Rodin (Jr, Champlin, Minn) and Jenna Bettman (Fr, Blaine, Minn), who picked up her first collegiate win.

Fieber had a solid day, teaming with Cecily Hiner (Jr, Marshfield) for a win at No. 2 doubles.

St. Olaf 5, UW-Stout 4
Singles: No. 1: Emily Eggert (St. Olaf) def. Nicole Hayek, 6-4, 6-3; No. 2: Jamie Brau (St. Olaf) def. Rachael Weber, 6-0, 6-3; No. 3: Meghan Fieber (Stout) def. Michelle Wiersma, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 13-11; No. 4: Lauren Benson (St. Olaf) def. Cecily Hiner, 6-2, 6-2; No. 5: Tina Rodin (Stout) def. Carrie Wiersma, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; No. 6: Jenna Bettman (Stout) def. Jorie Steffen, 6-4, 6-3, 12-10; Exh: Sarah Pray (St. Olaf) def. Abby Zander, 6-0, 6-1; Elizabeth Hanson (Stout) def. Libby Douglass, 6-2, 6-2; Meredith Sorensen (St. Olaf) def. Jasmin Beebe, 8-5.

Doubles: No. 1: Brau/M. Wiersma (St. Olaf) def. Hayek/Weber, 8-2; No. 2: Fieber/Hiner (Stout) def. Douglas/C. Wiersma, 8-5; No. 3: Benson/Liz Klein (St. Olaf) def. Bettman/Hanson, 8-4; Exh: Andrea Rau/Krista Germeroth (St. Olaf) def. Zander/Rodin, 9-7

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BLUE DEVIL HALL OF FAME

September 21, 2003

Dick Fredrickson, who played football and ran track in the early 1960s, then went on to become one of the most successful high school track coaches in the state, will be joined by punter Andy Caflisch, who played football in the early 1990s, Paul Bons, an All-American cross country and track performers in the mid-1980s, Carol Sanders, a prime mover in starting the women's tennis program at Stout in the mid-1970s, and Lisa Blume, who provided a cornerstone in the late 1980's for the now highly successful women's basketball program, will be inducted into the Hall beginning at 10 a.m. in Grand View Terrace of the Memorial Student Center.

Carol Dobrunz will receive the Athletic Distinguished Service Award.

The day begins with registration at 9 a.m., followed by the ceremony at 10 a.m. A luncheon will follow. Cost for the ceremony/banquet is $12. Tickets can be ordered by calling the athletic department at 715-232-2224.

This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the UW-Stout Hall of Fame, and many past inductees are expected to return for the day's festivities.

Lisa Blume
The numbers weren’t fancy, but Lisa Blume was one of the cornerstones that helped the UW-Stout women’s basketball program go from the conference doormat to one of the top 25 teams in Division III.

A four year letterwinner from 1985-89, Blume was the team captain for both her junior and senior years and was the team's most valuable player her senior year, the same year she was named to the all-WWIAC team.

Along with being named all-conference, Blume said one of her biggest thrill "was being part of a close team of athletes and the camaraderie that went with it." Her first two seasons - record wise - were nothing to write home about, but she said the team continued to work hard. "During my final two seasons, we really emerged as a quality team in the conference," Blume said. "We all put in a tremendous effort and our perseverance paid off. It was thrilling to be a part of the transition to go from the bottom of the conference to becoming a contender and moving up."

Upon graduation, Blume went on to a career in law enforcement in Florida and Georgia. She returned to her native Minnesota to pursue a masters degree in social work and is currently in Florida working in corporate loss prevention.

Bons finished 16^th at the 1983 WSUC Cross Country Championships to earn second team honors, then snagged three first team finishes the rest of the way, placing fifth in 1984 as a sophomore, seventh in 1986 as a red-shirted junior and fifth in 1987 as a senior, the same year he advanced to the NAIA national championships to earn All-America status with a 14^th place finish. Bons also garnered WSUC runner of the week awards in 1986 and 1987.

On the track, Bons specialized in the one-mile, two-mile and 5000-meter distances. Bons took second place finishes in the 1986 2-mile indoor championships and in the 1986 1500-meter outdoor meet. In one of the most exciting races in WSUC outdoor history, Bons was edged during the 1987 season in the 1500-meter (3:51.38) by Arnie Schraeder of UW-Stevens Point, who went on to run in the 1988 Olympic Games.

Bons also recorded all-conference honors with a a sixth place finish in the one-mile at the 1984 outdoor, a fourth in the 1500 at the 1985 outdoor, a third in the 5000-meter at the 1986 outdoor and a fourth in the 5000 at the 1987 outdoor. Bons is a member of the 4x800-meter relay team that still holds the school record.

Andy Caflisch
Andy Caflisch’s right leg gave him the opportunity to live many a young boy’s dream - participating in the National Football League. An All-America pick as a senior and a four-time all-conference punter from 1990-93, Caflisch had tryouts with five different NFL squads throughout the mid to late-1990s. Caflisch earned third team All-America honors in 1993, was a second team all-conference pick in 1990 and 91 and first team in 1992 and 93. Caflisch set a school record for punting average, 41.0 yd/punt, in 1993, a record that was just recently matched.

After graduation, Caflisch, a native of River Falls, taught technology education and coached football, nordic skiing and golf at Farmington and Hastings, Minn., schools. Caflisch was an assistant principal for two years at Stillwater, Minn., schools, and is presently the assistant principal at Woodbury, Minn., High School.

Dick Fredrickson
Dick Fredrickson was called "the best all around end he ever coached" by his Stout football coach Bob Bostwick, Fredrickson was an outstanding two-sport athlete who went on to a long and successful high school coach and educator at Arcadia High School.

Fredrickson was a four year starter for the football Blue Devils from 1959-62 and earned three track letters during that span, setting and holding the school record in the 220-yard hurdles for five years.

Fredrickson took over as starting tight end his freshman year when the starter was injured and Fredrickson did not relinquish the spot for four years, earning all-conference recognition in 1960 and 1961. Fredrickson also was the starting defensive end for two years.

After a year as an assistant football coach at Stout, Fredrickson began his career at Arcadia in 1964, beginning as the technology education instructor, head boys track coach and assistant football coach. Fredrickson became the head football coach in 1971winning nine conference championships. His 1973 team was undefeated.

Fredrickson’s track career reads like a highlight reel. Still active coaching upon induction, Fredrickson has been at the head of the Arcadia boy’s track program for 34 seasons, winning state titles in 1991, 92, 94, 95, 98 and 99, seven conference titles, 18 regional titles and has won 14 consecutive regional and sectional titles from 1990-2003. Six times Fredrickson was named the Division 6 Coach of the Year and was inducted into the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame in February, 2003.

Fredrickson also served stints as Arcadia’s baseball and boy’s basketball coach. Including his years as an assistant and head coach, Fredrickson has coached 102 seasons.

Fredrickson’s son, Scott, is a member of the UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame and the pair become the first father-son combination enshrined.

Carol Sanders
Not finding a women’s varsity tennis team on campus when she arrived in 1976, Carol Sanders helped put the pieces together and assemble a team. Seeking the assistance of men’s tennis coach Bob Smith, Smith told Sanders, along with Sue Scarseth, Mary Guberud, and Deb Weyers, if they could find enough interested players to make up a team, he would coach them. The rest, as they say, is history. Smith used bits and pieces of his men's tennis and swm team budgets to form a bare-bones women's tennis budget. Smith coached the team in it's first year, followed by Donna Roe for two years. Smith resumed the helm in Sander's senior year.

Sanders, a native of Libertyville, Ill, was the team’s No. 1 singles player her sophomore, junior and senior years. During her senior year, Sanders was named the team's most valuable player. With a well established bond, six members of the 1978 team - four from the original 1976 team - still get together annually.

Married to Gordon Hughes in 1985, - their first date was on the tennis court - the couple have three children, Amy, Jeff and Sam, and reside in Glen Ellyn, Ill. In addition to volunteering at her childrens' schools, Sanders still dabbles in tennis, playing in local leagues, and playing tennis with her children.

Carol Dobrunz - Distinguished Service Award
"Ready, willing and able" would be a good way to describe Carol Dobrunz and her relationship to the UW-Stout athletic program.

Since arriving at Stout in 1965, Dobrunz has been a fixture at Blue Devil activities, even though she had no official title with the athletic program. An instructor in the physical education department, the physical education chair and associate dean of liberal studies, Dobrunz has added the unofficial titles of scorekeeper, announcer, chief cheerer and all-around helper where needed. For her dedication to the program, Dobrunz has been awarded the UW-Stout Athletic Distinguished Service Award.

"I never really did anything specifically with athetics," Dobrunz said. "I just helped where I could. I was raised where we didn't have to be paid for everything we did. We just went out and did it."

"Carol was always someone you could count on," said Rita Slinden, who relied on Dobrunz's help both as a coach and as the one-time athletic director.

Dobrunz recalls that her first year at Stout the football team won the conference title, calling that one of the highlights during her tenure here. What she has really experienced has been the growth in women's athletics.

"From the start to where they (women's athletics) are now is just unbelievable growth," Dobrunz said. "We can just shake our heads. It's like watching a 15-year-old compared to a 2-year-old. The growth in numbers and talents of kids today is fantastic."

Dobrunz, who said she enjoys all sports, has been retired since the mid-90s and enjoys playing golf and gardening.