WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Blue Devils (20-7, 12-4) have accomplished goals No. 1 & 2, and that was to defend their WIAC regular season and WIAC tournament titles. The Blue Devils move on to goal No. 3, which is to advance deeper into the NCAA playoffs and they begin their quest, Friday, March 3 in Indianola, Iowa, when they meet Concordia-Moorhead (21-6) at 5:30 p.m. The winner will advance to the championship game, Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m. against the winner of host Simpson College (23-4) and St. Benedict (21-5). Stout is making their eighth NCAA playoff appearance. All playoff games can be heard on WMEQ-AM 880 radio at www.wmeq.com Last week: The Blue Devils defended their WIAC tournament title by defeating UW-Whitewater, 80-76, Feb. 20, UW-La Crosse, 75-59, Feb. 22 and UW-Stevens Point, 84-70, Feb. 25.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Blue Devils (21-6, 12-4) received their first ever NCAA Division III playoff bid, after finishing second in the WIAC and the WIAC tournament. The Blue Devils will travel to Rock Island, Ill, to face Carleton College (21-6), Friday, March 3. The winner of that game will meet the winner of the Augustana College (21-5)/Buena Vista (15-13) game, Saturday, March 4. All playoff games are available on WMEQ-AM 880 radio at www.wmeq.com Last week: The Blue Devils defeated UW-River Falls, 75-65, Feb. 21, and UW-Stevens Point, 78-70, Feb. 23, before losing at top seeded UW-Whitewater, 78-60, Feb. 25.

HOCKEY
The Blue Devils (15-13-0, 6-8-0 NCHA, 5-3-0 WIAC) wrapped up their season by making their first appearance in an NCHA semi-final game. The Blue Devils lost to top-ranked St. Norbert College, 7-2. Stout's 15 wins matches a school record for most wins in a season and coach Terry Watkins recently recorded his 100th career win. Stout finished second in the WIAC, their highest finish ever.

GYMNASTICS
The Blue Devils will be at the WIAC Championship, Friday, March 3 at UW-Oshkosh at 6 p.m. The meet is also an NCGA Regional meet. Rhian Paulson and Ashley Timm both earned all-conference honors last year as Stout finished seventh. Last week: The Blue Devils lost, 176.80-169.95 to UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24. Player of the week: Ashley Timm, So, Eden Prairie, Minn.

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
The Blue Devils will be at the the WIAC Championships, March 3-4 at UW-Stevens Point. Stout placed fourth last year at the WIAC Championships. Last week: Stout competed at the unscored St. Olaf Open in Northfield, Minn., Feb. 24. Track athlete of the week: Lindsay Kjolsing, Jr, Mankato, Minn. (East).; Field athlete of the week: Amelia Treptow, Fr, Wells, Minn (United South Central).

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
The Blue Devils will be at the the WIAC Championships, March 3-4 at UW-Stevens Point. Derek Gonzenbach is the defending champion in the 400-meter dash. Stout placed seventh last season. Last week: : Stout finished fourth of 13 teams at the Pointer Qualifier, Feb. 25. Track athlete of the week: Derek Gonzenbach, Jr, Milbank, SD. Field athlete of the week: Patrick Doty, Sr, Richfield, Minn.

Women's Basketball

BLUE DEVIL WOMEN ADVANCE TO THE BIG DANCE IN IOWA

MENOMONIE (February 27, 2006) - The UW-Stout women's basketball team will be making their eighth appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament and will travel to Indianola, Iowa, where they will face Concordia-Moorhead, in a first round game, Friday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m.

The winner of that game will face the winner of the host Simpson College (23-4) and St. Benedict (21-5), Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m.

The Blue Devils (20-7) repeated as Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) champions and successfully defended their WIAC tournament title with an 84-70 win over UW-Stevens Point Saturday. Stout last season advanced to the Sweet 16 where they were knocked out by eventual national champion Millikin University.

The Cobbers (21-6) earned their 15th bid to the NCAA tournament and, like Stout, earned their conference's automatic qualifier by winning their conference tournament. The Cobbers defeated Carleton College, 65-56, in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) tournament title game Saturday.

MENOMONIE (February 25, 2006) - Molly Hendricks (Sr, Blaine, Minn) scored 15 points in the first half to lift UW-Stout to a 44-32 halftime lead and the Blue Devils went on to win their second consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) tournament title, downing UW-Stevens Point, 84-70, Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse.

Stout earns the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III tournament next week. Pairings and sites will be announced the morning of Monday, Feb. 27.

Hendricks wasted little time letting the Pointers (20-8) know she was around. After Dani Boese (Fr, Alma) gave Stout (20-7) a 2-0 lead a minute into the game, Hendricks banged home her first of three first half 3-pointers.

A steady attack built the lead to 16-10 when Stout went on a 6-0 run, with a free throw and a bucket by Savanah Oeltjen (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn) and another 3-pointer by Hendricks stretched the lead to 22-10. The Pointers got the score to 22-15 on a 3-pointer by Cassandra Schultz and two free throws by Haley Houghton. The game stayed within seven points for much of the next six minutes went off on a 14-7 run to close out the half.

Hendricks signaled the start of Stout's move in the second period, draining another 3-pointer at the 16:58 mark to put Stout up 49-36.

Jenny McDermid (Jr, Oconto Falls) went to work for the Blue Devils after she picked up her fourth foul of the game only seconds after Hendricks' 3-ball.

Over the course of the next four minutes, playing for Kelsey Duoss (Jr, Janesville), who was in foul trouble, McDermid scored six points and finished the half with eight points. She ended the game with 10 points.

The Pointers were never out of this game, even thought they trailed by as much as 16 points. The Pointers' Schultz began to carry Stevens Point on her back, scored 15 points in the final 15 minutes of play. But the Pointers would get no closer than 10 points in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Both teams had four players in double digits, two starters and two bench players apiece.

The Pointers' Schultz took scoring honors with 20 points. Nathalie Lechault had 11 points, four blocked shots and nine rebounds, while Jesirae Heuer came off the bench for 12 points and Houghton came off the pines for 11 points.

Duoss led Stout with 19 points and Hendricks finished with 18 for starters. Joanna Bird (So, Boyceville) scored 10 points off the bench, including a big 3-pointer late in the game that basically took Stevens Point out of comeback mode. McDermid backed up Duoss with 10 points.

Stout shot 41 percent, and the Pointers shot 37 percent. Stevens Point held a slight rebound advantage, 40-39.

MENOMONIE (February 22, 2006) - A 15-0 spurt midway through the second half lifted UW-Stout to a 75-59 win over UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) semi-final tournament game, Wednesday at Johnson Fieldhouse.

The top seeded Blue Devils (19-7) will host UW-Stevens Point, which defeated UW-Oshkosh, 58-58, Saturday, Feb. 25, in the WIAC championship game.

The two teams proved to be fairly evenly matched throughout most of the game, although Stout led for the majority of the game, usually around five to six points. Stout held a 35-24 halftime, mostly on the strength of Kelsey Duoss's (Jr, Janesville) 11 first half points.

The Eagles (19-8) came at Stout a couple of times in the second half, cutting the lead down to five points with a mini 4-0 run. The Eagles got as close as 48-43 with 11:04 left in the game when Stout took off.

Duoss scored five points in the 13-0 run, Lindsey Geissler (So, Thorp) and Steffanie Nemitz (Sr, Bloomington) each scored four points and Savanah Oeltjen (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn) had a bucket, most of the points coming in the paint, for a 63-45 lead at the 4:57 mark.

Stout scored two more baskets from the floor and dropped in eight free throws to close out the game to clinch a return to the WIAC championship game.

Stout shot a steady 48 percent throughout the game, connecting on 27-of-56 shots. The Eagles were held to 34 percent, hitting 21-of-61 from the floor. Both teams had opportunities at the line. Stout connected on 19-of-25 free throws, the Eagles 14-of-24.

Duoss scored 21 points to lead Stout. The Eagles' Mackenzie Hunter matched Duoss with 21 points. Geissler finished with 12 points and Nemitz, who came off the bench, had 11. La Crosse's Abby Johnson scored 12 points.

The win stretched Stout's winning streak over the Eagles to 23 games.

MENOMONIE (February 20, 2006) - If UW-Stout had been a part of the popular reality show, "Survivor", the Blue Devils would have been voted off the island. But the Blue Devils did survive Monday night at Johnson Fieldhouse to play another day, holding on to defeat eighth seeded UW-Whitewater, 80-76, in the quarterfinals of the WIAC playoffs.

The Blue Devils (18-7) went into a lull after intermission. Holding the Warhawks (18-7) to one more point than turnovers in the first half (20 points, 19 Whitewater turnovers), Stout, the No. 1 seed, allowed Whitewater back from a more than 20 point deficit.

With Stout seemingly unable to make a basket in the final six minutes, Whitewater seemed to not miss down the stretch and pulled to within two points, 72-70, with a minute remaining.

Kelsey Duoss (Jr, Janesville) hit a jumper on a dish from Lindsey Geissler (So, Thorp) to put Stout up by four, 74-70. But Whitewater's Trisha Thill pulled the Warhawks back to within two, 74-72, with 23 seconds left. The Warhawks were forced to foul, and Stout made six charity shots in the final 20 seconds.

But the Warhawks caught fire in the second half, shooting 56 percent and outscoring Stout, 56-39, in the stanza.

Turnovers and fouls were plentiful for both teams. Stout committed 27 turnovers and Whitewater, 31. The Warhawks racked up 27 personal fouls, Stout 22.

Duoss finished the night with a game-high 29 points, but was limited to only five rebounds. Geissler scored 17 points and Hendricks 15.

The Warhawks got 18 points from Mary Donohoo, 16 from Thill and 10 from Amy Morris.

Men's Basketball

BLUE DEVIL MEN'S BASKETBALL TO MAKE FIRST NCAA APPEARANCE

MENOMONIE (February 27, 2006) - UW-Stout will make its first-ever NCAA Division III tournament appearance when they travel to Rock Island, Ill, Friday, to face Carleton College. The time has tentatively set for 6 p.m.

The winner of that contest will face the winner of host Augustana College (21-5) and Buena Vista (15-13).

The Blue Devils (21-6) finished second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and second in the WIAC tournament and were ranked 14th in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll.

The Carleton Knights (21-6) are also making their first trip to the NCAA tournament after finishing as runner-up in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) tournament.

WHITEWATER (February 25, 2006) - UW-Whitewater controlled the tempo, the intensity and, most importantly, the scoreboard as the Warhawks defeated UW-Stout, 78-60, in the Wisconsin intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship game Saturday at Kachel Gym.

The Warhawks (22-5), the No. 1 seed and regular season champion, earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. The Blue Devils (21-6), the No. 2 seed and the regular season runner-up, will have to wait until late Sunday night to see if 21 wins is enough to earn a bid to the tournament.

Whitewater shot out to a 9-0 lead, before Stout got their first bucket four minutes into the game, a jumper by Ryan Stangl (So, Spring Valley). The Warhawks only added to the lead througout, building as much as an 18 point lead three minutes before the half and held a 45-32 halftime lead.

Jeremy Manchester was the big difference in the half. Fresh off the game-winning shot in the semi-finals Thursday over UW-La Crosse, Manchester poured in 20 first half points, dropping in 6-of-7 from the floor, including three treys. He also made 5-of-6 free throws.

The Whitewater lead grew to as much as 25 points with two minutes left in the game.

Manchester finished the night with 27 points. Anthony Mlachnik added 13 for the Warhawks and Rob Perry had 12 points.

Stout got 20 points from Stangl, who scored 13 points in the second half. Terry Farmer (Sr, Kenosha) collected his third double-double in a row, scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The Warhawks held a big advantage at the free throw line, making 19-of-24 opportunities, while Stout made 8-of-15 charity shots.

MENOMONIE (February 23, 2006) - Adam Chandler (So, Burnville, Minn) cooled down considerably shooting-wise in the second half, but still hit the clutch shot, a 3-pointer with 1:32 left in the game to hold off another UW-Stevens Point comeback as UW-Stout went on to a 78-70 win, Thursday, Feb. 23 at Johnson Fieldhouse.

The Blue Devils advance to the Wisconsin intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship game Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks won 72-70 on a last second shot.

Just like the last time the two teams played when Stevens Point came back from an 18 point deficit to defeat Stout, the Pointers were climbing uphill all night. They had fallen into an early hole, and Stout built a 16-0 lead before Stevens Point scored their first point with 10:18 left in the first half.

Stout built a 33-20 halftime lead - and held as much as a 19 point first half lead - as Chandler and fellow guard Ryan Stangl (So, Spring Valley) each scored nine first half points.

The Pointers came at Stout hard late in the first half, cutting the lead down to 10 points, 30-20, with 34 second left in the half, but Chandler buried a deep 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

It would be the Pointers turn to move in the second. Powered by 11 points by freshman Pete Rortvedt during a 17-6 run over the first four minutes of the second half, the Pointers cut the lead down to four, 41-37. Stevens Point kept coming and took the lead, 54-53, with 6:32 remaining on a 3-pointer by Steve Hicklin.

The lead either changed hands or was tied nine times over the next three minutes until Stout's Greg Chaisson (Sr, Minneapolis, Minn) drilled a pair of free throws to put Stout up 62-61, with 3:24 remaining. Neither team scored for next two minutes until Chandler buried the 3-pointer.

Terry Farmer (Sr, Kenosha) got a wide-open dunk after Brian Buck (Sr, Minneapolis, Minn) pulled down a missed Pointer shot and Stout went on to make 11-of-12 free throws in the final 52 seconds, seven by Stangl.

Stout advances to the WIAC Championship game for the first time since 1999 and the loss snapped a Stevens Point 18-game post season winning streak, the longest in NCAA Division III history.

Chandler, who was 3-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in the first half, finished the game hitting 4-of-10 from the floor and 4-of-8 from 3-point range to score 12 points.

The Pointers' Steve Hicklin led all scorers with 18 points, 14 in the second half. Rortvedt finished with 14 points, 13 in the second half, Jon Krull scored 15 points, 13 in the second half, and Brian Bauer scored 11 points, eight in the second half.

Farmer led Stout with 17 points and 10 rebounds, collecting his second consecutive double-double. Stangl finished with 16 points and Jacob Nonemacher (Jr, Kalispell, Mont) had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six blocked shots. Chaisson scored five points, but recorded 10 assists. Stout outrebounded the Pointers, 35-28.

MENOMONIE (February 21, 2006) - Ryan Stangl (So, Spring Valley) produced just the boost UW-Stout needed in the second half, complementing a steady performance by Terry Farmer (Sr, Kenosha), as the Blue Devils defeated UW-River Falls, 75-65, in the quarterfinals of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) tournament Tuesday at Johnson Fieldhouse.

With the Blue Devils (20-5) putting up a lackluster first half, Stout, the tournament's No. 2 seed, trailed the No. 7 seeded Falcons (6-19), 37-29 at halftime.

A 3-pointer by Stangl with four minutes gone in the second half put Stout ahead, 42-41, for the first time since leading 18-17 at the 7:28 mark of the first half. A three-point play by Brian Buck (Sr, Minneapolis, Minn) and a jumper just inside the arc by Stangl gave Stout a 47-41 lead.

Stangl drained another 3-pointer, but the Falcons were not finished. Eric Kossoris hit a 3-pointer, Ryan Zylstra a jumper and Mark James a 3-pointer the Falcons up by two, 50-52 with 8:32 left.

Farmer, who would lead all scorers with 20 points, knotted the game at 52, and Zylstra put the Falcons ahead with a single free throw.

Stangl, who would score 15 second half points, sandwiched five points around an Adam Chandler (So, Burnsville, Minn) 3-pointer before the Falcons chipped back, eventually cutting the deficit to a 62-60 Stout lead. Greg Chaisson (Sr, Minneapolis, Minn) put Stout up 65-60 on a 3-pointer, but Hans Hoeg cut into the lead, 65-63, with a three point play. Farmer pushed the lead back out to four. John Nonemacher (Jr, Kalispell, Mont) powered to the basket for a dunk to give Stout a 69-63 lead with two minutes remaining in the contest.

River Falls got their final points on two free throws by Hoeg and Stout developed a cushion from the free throw line, making six consecutive free throws to close out the game.

The Falcons controlled the game early, shooting 63 percent in the first half, holding as much as an 11 point with 1:45 left in the first half. Hoeg sparked the Falcons with 10 first half point, including two 3-pointers. The Falcons drained 5-of-8 3-point shots in the first half.

As effective as the Falcons shot in the first half, they shot poorly in the second half, hitting only 27 percent and finished the game at 43 percent. Stout shot a steady 48 percent throughout the game.

Farmer led all scorers with 20 points and completed the double-double with 10 rebounds. Stangl finished with 17 points and Jacob Nonemacher (Jr, Kalispell, Mont) tossed in 10 points.

Hoeg led the Falcons with 18 points. Ryan Zylstra finished with 14 points and Eric Kossoris, 13.

The 20 wins by Stout this season is the first 20-win season since the 1968-69 season.

MENOMONIE (February 22, 2006) - After suffering a slight injury in the first half, Jacob Nonemacher (Jr, Kalispell, Mont/Flathead) came back to score 11 points in the second half helping Stout to a 71-68 comeback win over UW-La Crosse, Feb. 18 in La Crosse. Nonemacher was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) men's basketball player of the week for the second time this season.

With the win, Nonemacher helped lead Stout to a second place finish in the WIAC, Stout's highest finish since the 1974-75 season. Nonemacher finished the day with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

On the season, Nonemacher is averaging 12.3 points per game and 7.3 rebounds. He has annihilated the school record for blocked shots, racking up 86. The previous single season record was 60, set by Jerry Kissman during the 1964-65 season. Nonemacher ranks fifth in the NCAA Division III and second in the WIAC in blocked shots, averaging 3.6 per contest.

Nonemacher, a 7-foot center, was also a WIAC player of the week Feb. 7.

Men's Ice Hockey

ST. NORBERT JUMPS ALL OVER STOUT EARLY

GREEN BAY (February 25, 2006) - St. Norbert scored three goals in the first, added a single goal in the second and three more in the third to defeat UW-Stout, 7-2, in a Peters Cup (NCHA tournament) semi-final contest Saturday.

The top ranked Green Knights (23-3-2) scored three goals within just over four minutes midway through the first period. Andy Cote' added a fourth goal just before the end of the second period as the Blue Devils (15-13-0) played St. Norbert relatively even in the second.

The third period saw five goals between the two teams. Connor Hughes and Spencer Carberry each added their second goal of the night for the Knights.

The Blue Devils did get to goalie Kyle Jones, the NCHA player of the year, in the third period, scoring twice. Jeff Wheeler (Fr, Bainbridge, Wash) scored six minutes into the period on the power play and Matt Mlynarczyk (Jr, Oakdale, Minn) scored around the 12 minute mark.

St. Norbert ended Stout's season by outshooting the Blue Devils, 33-19. St. Norbert will host UW-Superior Saturday, March 4 in the Peters Cup championship game.

MENOMONIE (February 23, 2006) - UW-Stout defenseman Mike Kautz (Sr, Des Plaines, Ill) repeated as a first team All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) selection.

The 6-foot-2, 210-lb defenseman is the Blue Devils' third leading scorer with seven goals and eight assists for 15 points. In the 14 NCHA games-only, Kautz, a preseason all-region selection, scored four goals and three assists for seven points. Three of his NCHA goals were power play goals, with five overall power play goals.

Named to the honorable mention squad were: forwards Andrew Stearns (Jr, Wadena, Minn) and Luke Schroeder (So, Minneapolis, Minn), defenseman Andy Wiesner (Jr, Rochester, Minn) and goalie Matt Koenig (Fr, Lakeland, Minn).

Stearns is Stout's leading scorer with 14 goals and eight assists for 22 points. Schroeder scored six goals and five assists for 11 points and Wiesner, seven goals and five assists. Koenig has a 6-7-0 overall record, with a 2.84 goals against average on 35 goals allowed with a .904 saves percentage.

Ten Stout players were also named to the 2005-06 All-NCHA Academic team.

Kautz, Justin Huth (Sr, Shakopee, Minn) and Matt Mlynarczyk (Jr, Oakdale, Minn) are repeat members of the team. All three are business majors.

Stearns, Schroeder, Jeff DeFrancesca (Jr, Mt. Prospect, Ill), BJ Garczynski (Jr, Sun Prairie), Scott Hellquist (Jr, Bemidji, Minn), Mike Stone (So, West St. Paul, Minn) and Glenn Walker (So, Verona) are first year members of the honor squad. Stearns and Schroeder are construction majors. Garczynski and Walker are service management majors. DeFrancesca is a vocational rehabilitation major. Hellquist is an engineering technology major. Stone is a graphic communications major.

To be named to the team a player must have a cumulative 3.00 grade point average, have earned at least 50 semester or 75 quarter hours, and be recommended by his head coach.

Women's Gymnastics

PAULSON, TIMM TAKE SOME TOP SPOTS AS STOUT CLOSES DUAL SEASON

WHITEWATER (February 24, 2006) - After waiting out in the cold, UW-Stout's Rhian Paulson (Sr, Stillwater, Minn) and Ashley Timm (So, Eden Prairie, Minn) heated up by snaring a number of top three places in a 178.80-169.95 dual loss at UW-Whitewater.

After more than an hour delay because of a broken down bus at the Whitewater exit just off Highway I-90, Paulson worked her way to a pair of first place finishes and two second place finishes, while Timm had two runner-up spots and two third place finishes.

Paulson and Timm finished first and second, respectively, on the balance beam, with Paulson scoring a 9.325 and Timm a 9.125, despite a fall. Paulson was first on the floor exercise (9.275) and second in the all-around (36.30). Timm was second on the vault (9.325) and third in the all-around (36.175).

The meet concluded the dual season for Stout, which will be at the WIAC Championships, Friday, March 3.

Uneven bars: 1. Danielle Crinzi (WW) 9.15; 2. Rhian Paulson 8.85; 4. Ashley Timm 8.725; 9. Caitlin McCormick 7.05; 10. Shanna Kissinger 6.75; 11.Ashley Noble 6.675; 12.Kori Zieminski 6.575

Balance beam: 1. Rhian Paulson (Stout) 9.325; 2. Ashley Timm 9.125; 4. Kori Zieminski 8.80; 7. Kelly Claussen 8.50; 11. Cassie Glover 7.60; 12. Shanna Kissinger 7.20;

Floor exercise: 1. Rhian Paulson 9.325; 5. Ashley Timm 9.00; 8. Katie Kronebusch 8.725; 10. Shanna Kissinger 8.50; 11. Amber Bianchi 8.15; 12. Kori Zieminski 8.10;

All-around: 1. Danielle Crinzi (WW) 36.775; 2.Rhian Paulson 36.30; 3. Ashley Timm 36.175; 7. Kori Zieminski 32.375; 8. Shanna Kissinger 31.30.

Women's Track & Field

RING, LEWIS, KARALIUNAS TAKE THREE OF FOUR TOP SPOT IN 5K

NORTHFIELD, Minn (February 24, 2006) - UW-Stout's Abbey Ring, Michelle Lewis and Leah Karaliunas finished second, third and fourth respectively in the 5000-meter run at the St. Olaf Open, Friday, at the site of the 2006 NCAA Division III track and field championships.

Ring clocked a time of 19-minutes, 37.06-seconds, Lewis 19:39.44, and Karaliunas 19:40.80 in the long distance run.

Nikki Sims placed fourth in the triple jump out of 30 competitors with a distance of 35-feet, 5.75-inches.

Stout will be at the WIAC Championships, Friday, March 3.

High jump: 1. Alyssa Leonard (LX) 5-5.75; 9. Taylor Mayo, Tabitha Blanchard 4-11; 17. Camelle Meyer, Carrie Petersen 4-9; 26. Becky Monyhan 4-7; Pole vault: 1. Elizabeth Ghandour (St. Olaf) 11-3; 7. Amelia Treptow, Pam Sellberg 9-9.25; 11. Tabitha Blanchard 9-3.25; Long jump: 1. Sarah Thayer (LX) 18-3; 7. Nikki Sims 17-0.75; 24. Jackie Bruchez 15-6; Triple jump: 1. Erin Kokta (EC) 37-7.25; 4. Nikki Sims 35-5.75; 15. Jackie Bruchez 32-6.25; 22. Tessa Rohl 31-4.50; 25. Lindsay Jaskowiak 30-11.25; Shot put: 1. Jenna Wendorff (St. Ben) 42-3.50; 13. Kelly Schachtner 35-0.25; 23. Christa Leesman 31-3.75; 20-lb wt: 1.Christy Birkholz (LX) 46-8.25; 11. Alyssa Klinkenberg 38-6; 16. Kelly Schachtner 36-9; 28. Christa Leesman 28-7;

Men's Track & Field

GONZENBACH HITS PROVISIONAL IN 400-METER DASH

STEVENS POINT (February 25, 2006) - Derek Gonzenbach (Jr, Milbank, SD) won the 400-meter dash in NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time at the Pointer Qualifier, Saturday, in Stevens Point.

Gonzenbach paced the 33-member field in a time of 49.00-seconds.

Ryan Carpenter (Jr, Sauk Center) won the triple jump in a distance of 44-feet, 6.75-inches.

The 4x200-relay team took first (1:32.16).

Pat Doty (Jr, Richfield, Minn) was second in the pole vault (15-1) and Steven Leech (Fr, Lake Geneva) was second in the long jump (20-11.75).

Stout finished fourth of 13 teams and will return to UW-Stevens Point, Friday, March 3 for the WIAC Track and Field Championships.

Pointer Qualifier
1. UW-Oshkosh 152; 2. UW-Stevens Point 125.5; 3.UW-Platteville 77.5; 4. UW-Stout 72.5; 5. UW-Eau Claire 68.5; 6. Michigan Tech 41; 7. Lewis University 31; 8. UW-La Crosse, MSOE 20; 10. Ripon 14; 11. Lawrence 12; 12. UW-Whitewater 10. 13. Clarke College 5.

Individual Results (First place, all Stout finishers)
55: Rob Haynes (Mich Tech) 6.47; 5. Kendall Wade 6.65; 8. John Freeman 6.71; 9. Cortavious Anderson 6.71; 12. Ryan Harder 6.73; 14.Wendell Eskridge 6.74; 18. Marvin Suttles 6.81; 20. Brandell Lewis 6.83; 23. Tom Collins 6.89; 45. Brandon Reynolds 7.34; 200: 1. Rob Haynes (Mich Tech) 22.16; 6.Wendell Eskridge 23.07; 10. Tom Collins 23.48; 17. Dan Strong 23.90; 26. Cortavious Anderson 24.12; 39. Bakari Williams 24.50; 400: 1. Derek Gonzenbach (Stout) 49.00p; 17. Joe Bons 52.88; 23. Bob Schmitz 53.77; 34. Dan Strong 58.76; 800: 1. Nate Richardson (PV) 1:56.70; 7. Mark Kempen 1:59.04; 16. Luke Kramer 2:02.09; 21. Jason Verhulst 2:03.09; 23. Ryan Tellock 2:04.31; One mile run: 1. Nick Boehlke (Osh) 4:14.50; 15. Brett Heimstead 4:31.82; 35. Will Lechleitner 4:58.80; 37. Micah Miles 5;10.19; 3000: 1. Derek O'Connell (Osh) 8:49.19; 7. David Schonscheck 8:56.57; 5000: 1. Aaron Whalen (PV) 16:05.01; 10. Jon Golem 16:44.14; 55-hurdles: 1. Ben Zizis (PV) 7.86; 8. Steven Leech, DNF (7.84 prelims); 22.Brad Hoerth 8.89; 4x200-relay: 1. Stout 1:32.16; 4x400-relay: 1. Stevens Point 3:18.35;

High jump: 1. Tom Roszak (Osh) 6-9.50; Pole vault: 1. Zach Johnson (Osh) 16-6; 2. Patrick Doty 15-1.25; 5. Nick Neumann 14-7.25; 6. Andrew Smith 13-7.50; 12. Chris Fahey 12-7.50; Long jump: 1. Kolade Abgajo-Williams (Law) 22-7; 2. Steven Leech 20-11.75; 6. Garret Fletch 20-3; 9. Sean Gallagher 19-9; Triple jump: 1. Ryan Carpenter (Stout) 44-6.75; 8. Steven Leech 40-4.25; 11. Garret Fletch 38-4.75; Shot put: 1. Brandon Houle (Osh) 54-10.25; 14.Ryan Kawski 42-3.50; 15. Ben Corcoran 42-3.25; 17. Jon Wolff 41-2.25; 20. Ryan Ament 40-9.75; 22. Sean Larson 40-7; 24. Zach Schaefer 40-4; 28. Andrew Berlin 39-4; 32. Derren Izdepski 35-4.50; 35-lb wt throw: 1. Brandon Houle 60-5.25; 4. Ryan Kawski 53-2.25; 10. Andrew Berlin 47-5.75; 14. Sean Larson 45-1.50; 25. Ryan Ament 37-8.

Updated: February 27, 2006