FOOTBALL
The Blue Devils (3-0, 1-0 WIAC) return to action Saturday, Oct. 1 when they host Waldorf College (2-3) in a 1 p.m. non-conferenece contest. Stout is ranked 27th in the latest D3football.com poll. Last week: The Blue Devils were idle last week.

VOLLEYBALL
The Blue Devils (10-7, 2-2) will try to get back to their winning ways with three matches this week. Stout will host Northwestern College (8-8), Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., then will host two tough WIAC contests - UW-Whitewater (15-2, 2-1), Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. and UW-Oshkosh (16-1, 1-0), Saturday, Oct. 1 at noon. Last week: Stout went 1-4 on the week, losing in league play, 3-0, to UW-River Falls, Sept. 21. Stout defeated UW-Stevens Point, 3-2, at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational over the weekend, but lost, 3-1, to Eau Claire, 3-1, to Millikin University and 3-0 to River Falls. Player of the week: Linda Meyer, So, Cedarburg (Grafton)

SOCCER
The Blue Devils (4-1-2, 1-1-1) take to the non-conference battles this week when they host Wartburg College (6-3), Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. Last week: Stout dropped a 1-0 overtime contest to UW-Stevens Point, Sept. 24. Offensive player of the week: Liz Eldred, So, Wentworth (Maple Northwestern); Defensive player of the week: Al Smith, Sr, Chippewa Falls

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Blue Devil women will be at the Beloit Old English Style Invitational, Saturday, Oct. 1. Stout was second of 16 teams last year. Last week: Stout was idle last week.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Blue Devil men will be at the Beloit Old English Style Invitational, Saturday, Oct. 1. Stout was second of 16 teams last year at the Old English meet. Last week: Stout was idle last week.

TENNIS
The Blue Devils (2-4, 0-3) will host UW-La Crosse (1-0, 0-0), Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Last week: The Blue Devils lost, 7-2, to UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 20 and 5-4 to UW-River Falls, Sept. 24. Stout was to host a triangular Saturday, but Edgewood College pulled out and the Blue Devils played the Falcons in a conference contest that was originally scheduled for Sept. 27. Singles player of the week: Michelle Hohl, So, Portage; Doubles players of the week: Jenna Bettmann, Jr, Blaine, Minn/Nicole Hayek, Sr, Rochester, Minn (Mayo)

Football

BLUE DEVILS LOOK FOR REPEAT OVER NAIA's WALDORF COLLEGE

Waldorf College looks to snap a two-game losing streak and avenge a 58-point loss to the Blue Devils a year ago.

LAST TIME OUT: Stout: After catapulting to a convincing, 24-7 advantage over host Springfield (Mass) College (0-2) in the first half, the Blue Devils entered coast mode in the second half, which produced no points. Back-up tailback Coty Watkins (Fr, Bloomington, Minn) put the Blue Devils on the board with a six-yard scamper in the first frame, while quarterback Keldric Stokes (Sr, Benton Harbor, Mich) tossed two TD strikes, one to Jesse Wendt (Sr, Chetek) and the other to Watkins. Placekicker Evan Larsen (Sr, River Falls) booted a 20-yard field goal in the second quarter. In winning, the Blue Devils lost starting tailback Andy Reese (So, Lodi), linebacker Luke Steffen (Jr, Greenwood) and Wendt to game-ending injuries. Stout outgained the Pride in net offensive yardage, 307-203, with Reese totaling a team-high 84 rushing yards, Stokes completing 10-of-18 passes for 115 yards and Wendt catching six passes for 84 yards. Cornerback Joe Seep (Sr, Reedsburg) paced the Blue Devils' defense with six tackles and an interception.

Waldorf: The Warriors dropped to 2-3 on the year with a 42-13 setback at UW-Stevens Point in the Pointers' annual Spud Bowl. Waldorf yielded 519 net offensive yards, including 296 of the passing variety, to the Pointers, who allowed the Warriors a net 377 offensive yards.

LAST SEASON: Stout is a member of the eight-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and affiliated with NCAA Division III. Last season, the Blue Devils were 5-4, 3-4 (tied for fifth) in the WIAC. Waldorf is affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and an Independent in football. Last year, the Warriors posted a 3-7 record.

THE SERIES: The Blue Devils lead the teams' young series, 1-0. In 2004, Stout throttled the Warriors, 65-7, in Forest City, Iowa, establishing a single-game scoring record. Stout fell behind 7-0 with 10 minutes, 17 seconds left in the opening quarter but then brought the hammer down, scoring 65 unanswered points. Stout compiled 555 net offensive yards to Waldorf's 163. Tailback Ryan Englebert rushed for 172 yards and three TDs on 22 carries, while Andy Reese tallied 109 ground yards and two touchdowns on four totes. QB Nick Ohman completed 8-of-18 passes for 159 yards and the Blue Devils first three TDs of the game.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Keldric Stokes (Sr, Benton Harbor, Mich) 28 comp, 53 att, 495 yds, 3 INTs, 9 TDs, 176.00 pass effic/8 car, 19 yds; RB Andy Reese (So, Lodi) 60 car, 361 yds, 6.0 ypc/4 rec, 58 yds; RB Ryan Englebert (Jr, Sturgeon Bay) 23 car, 80 yds, TD/2 rec, 33 yds, TD; WR Jesse Wendt (Jr, Chetek) 12 rec, 199 yds, 5 TDs, 16.6 ypc; WR John Henry Freeman III (St. Louis, Mo) 12 rec, 202 yds, 2 TDs, 16.8 ypr; RB Coty Watkins (Fr, Bloomington, Minn) 32 car, 105 yds, 2 TD/1 rec, 18 yds, TD; DB Joe Seep (Sr, Reedsburg) 18 tackles, 13 solo, 2 interceptions, 2 pass break-ups, sack, fumble recovery; LB Luke Steffen (Jr, Greenwood) 27 tackles, 15 solo, 1.5 sacks, fumble recovery, pass break-up; LB Stephen Schils (So, Green Bay) 23 tackles, 9 solo, 3 sacks, forced fumble; DL Travis Hoffmann (Jr, Schofield) 20 tackles, 11 solo, 2 sacks; DB Cory Brown 16 tackels, 9 solo, 3 interceptions; DB Tony Fitts (Jr, Kewaskum) 5 tackles, 4 solo, interception, pass break-up, forced fumble; Blue Devils avg 392.4 total ypg, 214.7 rushing, 177.7 passing; give up 295.0 total ypg, 100.0 rushing, 195.0 passing. Stout has outscored its opponents, 97-37 (32.3-12.3).

WALDORF PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Michael Lewis (Jr, Bayard, Iowa) 17 comp, 32 att, 2 INTs, 202 yds, TD/19 car, 23 yds; RB Marcus Lewis (So, Bayard, Iowa) 60 car, 328 yds, TD/14 rec, 90 yds; WR Dan Steffen (Sr, Guttenberg, Iowa) 11 rec, 224 yds, 2 TDs; RB Adam Whiting (Fr, DePere, Wis.) 65 car, 298 yds; QB Robert Cox (So, Geneva, Ala.) 33 comp, 63 att, 6 INTs, TD/27 car, 44 yds, 2 TDs; WR Chris Rittgers (Jr, Carmel, Ind.) 14 rec, 168 yds; RB Dominique Glover (Fr, Roberta, Ga.) 29 car, 54 yds, 2 TDs; DB Eric Gay (Fr, Warm Springs, Ga.) 3 INTs; DB Roy Banks (Jr, Canton, Miss.) 39 tackles, 16 solo; LB JaWaan Billingsley (So, Milwaukee, Wis.) 22 tackles, 12 solo. Waldorf has been outscored, 69-124 (13.8-24.8)

OFFENSIVE LOOK: Warriors: I-formation; Stout: multi-pro set. DEFENSIVE LOOK: Waldorf: 3-4; Stout: 3-4.

COACHES: Stout coach Todd Strop (8-4 career) is in his second year as the Blue Devil head coach. Waldorf coach David Bolstorff (179-145-2), is in his 35th season in charge of the Warriors.

STOUT COACH TODD STROP SAYS: "(Waldorf) is much improved over last year. Their key players are now juniors and seniors instead of freshmen and sophomores. They're a team that's found a way to win a couple of games. I'm glad we play them at home. The only thing we can control this week is Waldorf and we need to come ready to play. Iowa State almost got beaten by Army (last Saturday). Major upsets happen in college football because one team didn't come ready to play. We can't afford to do that. We need to get ourselves to 4-0."

RADIO: WMEQ 880 AM, Jake Bostrom, Steve Schrantz; All games are broadcast live over the Internet at www.wmeq.com

JOE SEEP PLACED ON D3FOOTBALL.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK

MENOMONIE (September 20, 2005) - UW-Stout defensive back Joe Seep (Sr, Reedsburg) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week after Stout's 24-7 win over Springfield College, Sept. 17.

Seep finished the game with six tackles, four solo, with two tackles for losses of 14 yards. Seep also returned an interception 17 yards to the Springfield 32, setting up Stout's final score of the game.

One of the Blue Devils' return men, Seep returned two punts for 14 yards and a kickoff for 21 yards.

On the season, Seep has 18 tackles, 13 solo, three tackles for losses of 25 yards, one sack for 11 yards, two interceptions, two pass break-ups and a fumble recovery. He is averaging 13.7 yards on six punt returns.

Stout (3-0) is off until Saturday, Oct. 1 when they host Waldorf College at 1 p.m.

Volleyball

BLUE DEVILS TAKE IT ON THE CHIN AT EAU CLAIRE INVITE

EAU CLAIRE (September 24, 2005) - UW-Stout suffered two losses in the second day of the Lisa Siegenthaler Memorial Volleyball Tournament at UW-Eau Claire Saturday.

The Blue Devils (10-7) lost to Millikin University, 26-30, 30-25, 32-30, 30-25 in the opener, then were shutout by UW-River Falls, 31-29, 30-23, 30-23, in the afternoon match.

Sarah McElfresh (Jr, Osceola) had 13 kills and Linda Meyer (So, Cedarburg) 12 in Stout's loss to Millikin.

Hitting and receiving serve proved to be Stout's downfall against the Falcons. Stout hit at only a .073 pace and allowed the Falcons 12 service aces.

Meyer had nine kills, while Lacey Bunkelman (Fr, Chippewa Falls) had eight.

Meyer was named to the all-tournament team. Meyer finished the tournament averaging 2.81 kills per game (45 total), had four service aces, averaged three digs per game (48 total) and had two solo blocks and six assisted blocks.

Stout will host Northwestern College, Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., UW-Whitewater, Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. and UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Oct. 1 at noon.

EAU CLAIRE (September 23, 2005) - Badly needing a win to get back on the right track, UW-Stout used stick-to-it-iveness to gut out a 3-2 victory over Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) foe UW-Stevens Point Friday evening during Round 2 of the annual Siegenthaler Memorial Tournament.

Having lost three straight matches, all to WIAC adversaries, Stout fell behind the Pointers, 2-1, winning the first game, 30-22, and dropping the second and third contests, 30-27 and 30-19, respectively. On the cusp of suffering another confidence-depleting loss, the Blue Devil players stepped up big in crunch time, earning 30-14 and 15-12 victories in the final two games.

Linda Meyer (So, Cedarburg) totaled a team-high 15 kills for the Blue Devils, while Sarah McElfresh (Jr, Osceola) and Jenny McDermid (Jr, Oconto Falls) reached double figures in the department with 12 and 10, respectively. Kat Roesler (Jr, Chippewa Falls) dished out a team-high 26 assists, while Rachel Linbo (Sr, Stewartville, Minn) recorded four service aces and tallied 12 digs.

Meghan Geis and Shelly Maus netted 12 kills apiece for the Pointers. Toni Johnson collected 19 assists and Sarah Thompson contributed 18 digs.

EAU CLAIRE (September 23, 2005) - UW-Stout saw its four-match winning streak over Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) rival UW-Eau Claire end in resounding fashion Friday afternoon in the first round of the Blugolds' annual Siegenthaler Memorial Tournament.

After the teams split the first two games, Eau Claire finished strong in garnering the 30-20, 24-30, 30-24, 30-25 victory that both allowed the Blugolds to avenge a 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 30-28) setback to the Blue Devils Sept. 14 in Menomonie and represented Stout's third consecutive loss after it won nine of its first 11 matches in 2005. Stout fell to 9-5 on the year, while Eau Claire improved to 12-1.

Sarah McElfresh (Jr, Osceola) paced Stout in kills with 11, while Linda Meyer (So, Cedarburg) collected nine and Lacey Bunkelman (Fr, Chippewa Falls) and Natalie Naaktgeboren (So, Maple Lake, Minn) pitched in eight apiece. Jenna Welsh (So, Abbotsford) dished out 22 assists and contributed 10 digs, while Meyer tallied 12 digs.

Stout's attack struggled, as the Blue Devils only hit at a .140 clip. Meanwhile, Eau Claire earned a .289 hitting percentage, including an unfathomable .636 performance in the opening game. Molly Menard paced Eau Claire in kills with 18, while Jenny Wolter added 16. Carly Freiborg distributed 55 assists for the 'Golds and Shanna Berger picked up 29 digs.

RIVER FALLS (September 21, 2005) - With two of the games down to the wire - and beyond - UW-River Falls came out on top of UW-Stout, 3-0, Wednesday, in a WIAC volleyball contest.

The Falcons (5-6, 1-2) took a 31-29, 30-20, 31-29, decision at Karges Center in River Falls as Stout (9-4, 2-2) seemed to struggle to put together a consistent night hitting. No Blue Devils got into double digits in kills, with Lacey Bunkelman (Fr, Chippewa Falls) racking up eight kills. Jenny McDermid (Jr, Oconto Falls) finished with seven kills. Natalie Naaktgeboren (So, Maple Lake, Minn) recorded six block assists.

The Falcons' Kate Thompson led all players with 12 kills and had five block assists.

The 21st ranked Blue Devils hit at a .127 clip for the night and actually posted a negative hitting percentage in the final game, collecting 10 errors to nine kills to hit minus-.028.

POINTERS TRIP UP BLUE DEVILS IN OVERTIME

MENOMONIE (September 24, 2005) - UW-Stevens Point scored with 21 seconds remaining in the first overtime to hand UW-Stout their first loss of the season as the Pointers carried a 1-0 win out of Nelson Field, Saturday.

The Pointers' Amanda Prawat took a pass from Ali Havlik in front of the net and lofted the ball to the high left corner of the net past a diving Charla Buxbaum (Fr, Hermantown, Minn) to score the win.

The Blue Devils (4-1-2, 1-1-1 WIAC) controlled the ball for much of the final 16 minutes of the game, but could not pierce the Pointers' (5-2-1, 2-0-1) defense.

The Blue Devils' had three good chances around the six minute mark in regulation, with perhaps the best shot coming off a corner kick that Liz Eldred (So, Wentworth) hit with her knee that went just high of the net.

"We played 99 great minutes of soccer," Blue Devil coach Dave Morris said. "Our habits have to be better. We got caught watching the ball."

The Pointers took 16 shots with 10 shots on goal. Buxbaum recorded nine saves and was saddled with her first collegiate loss. The Blue Devils took 11 shots and put six shots on goal that were stopped by Meredith DeCaluwe.

The loss was Stout's first loss in overtime since the 1999 season.

Stout will step out of conference play this week when they host Wartburg College, Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

MENOMONIE (September 20, 2005) - UW-Stout midfielder Heidi Schultz (Sr, River Falls) helped to anchor a defense that has run its shutout streak to 361 minutes. For her efforts, Schultz was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) soccer defensive player of the week.

The Blue Devils posted three shutouts last week - including shutouts of Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2-0, Sept. 13, UW-Whitewater, 3-0, Sept. 16 and UW-Oshkosh, 0-0, Sept. 17.  The Blue Devils posted 290 scoreless minutes in the three matches last week.

Women's Cross Country

BLUE DEVILS PLACE THREE RUNNERS IN TOP 40 AT ST. OLAF

NORTHFIELD, Minn (September 17, 2005) - In their first contest of the season, the UW-Stout cross country team place three runners in the top 40 at the 18-team St. Olaf Invitational in Northfield, Minn.

Krista Jahimiak (So, La Crosse) and Bridgette Crozier (So, Winona, Minn) paced the Blue Devils as Stout placed seventh overall. Jahimiak was 34th in a time of 24-minutes, 20-seconds. Crozier was right on her shoulder in 35th with a time of 24:22.

Stephanie Nichols (Jr, Chetek) was not far behind, finishing 40th (24:34) in a pack of runners. Abbey Ring (So, Manitowoc) was 45th (24:41) and Katee Rosburg (Fr, Superior) was 55th (24:56).

Stout is off until Saturday, Oct. 1 when they compete at the Beloit Old English Style Invitational.

Men's Cross Country

NATE HAENY PLACES 18TH AT ST. OLAF INVITATIONAL

NORTHFIELD, Minn (September 17, 2005) - Nate Haeny (Jr, Sauk Rapids, Minn) placed 18th at the 15-team St. Olaf Invitational to pace UW-Stout to a seventh place finish.

Haeny clocked a time of 26-minutes, 56-seconds. John Maresh (Sr, Bloomington, Minn) was 35th (27:41) and Brett Heimstead (Sr, Savage, Minn) was 57th (28:22).

Stout is off until Saturday, Oct. 1 when they compete at the Beloit Old English Invitational.

St. Olaf Invitational
1. Minnesota State-Mankato 57; 2. St. John's 72; 3. UM-Duluth 93; 4. Macalester 98; 5. Central College 126; 6. St. Olaf 135; 7. UW-Stout 222; 8. Gustavus Adolphus 242; 9. Minnesota State-Moorhead 253; 10. UW-River Falls 295; 11. Martin Luther 327; 12. St. Cloud State 341; 13. North Central 402; 14. Ellsworth Community College 428; 15. Crown College 454.

Women's Tennis

BLUE DEVILS FALTER AFTER MOVE INSIDE

MENOMONIE (September 24., 2005) - After winning two of three doubles matches, UW-Stout must have wished they could have stayed outside. Impending inclement weather forced the conference match with UW-River Falls inside and the Falcons took four of six singles matches to score a 5-4 win over the Blue Devils.

Jenna Bettmann (Jr, Blaine, Minn) and Nicole Hayek (Sr, Rochester, Minn) teamed up to win at No. 1 doubles, 8-2 over Megan Knobloch and Leah Baron, while Jodie Czech (Fr, Foley, Minn) and Danielle Farchmin (Fr, Waukesha) won, 9-7 at No. 3 doubles.

Czech also won in singles, taking a 6-4, 6-2, decision over Becky Briese at No. 3. Katie Brott (Sr, Sheboygan) was Stout's other winner, outlasting Mindy Rudiger, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, at No. 6.

Stout (2-4) was scheduled to host a triangular Saturday, but Edgewood College pulled out Friday due to illness and injury, leaving only Stout and River Falls participating. The two teams were scheduled to meet again this Tuesday, Sept. 27 in a conference dual, but the coaches decided to move the event to Saturday and cancel Tuesday's matchup.

Stout will return to action Saturday, Oct. 1 when they host UW-La Crosse at 2 p.m. Stout was scheduled to host Mount Mary College, Friday, Sept. 30, but that match has been cancelled.

UW-River Falls 5, UW-Stout 4
Singles: No. 1: Megan Knobloch (RF) def. Jenna Bettmann, 6-3, 6-4; No. 2: Leah Baron (RF) def. Nicole Hayek, 6-1, 6-1; No. 3: Jodie Czech (Stout) def. Becky Briese, 6-4, 6-2; No. 4: Kaylei Sorensen (RF) def. Michelle Hohl, 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4); No. 5: Katie Anderson (RF) def. 6-4, 6-4; No. 6: Katie Brott (Stout) def. Mindy Rudiger, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5; Exh: Jariann Hurlburt (Stout) def. Danielle Huper, 6-3;

Doubles: No. 1: Bettmann/Hayek (Stout) def. Knobloch/Baron, 8-2; No. 2: Briese/Sorensen (RF) def. Hohl/Julie Mirenda, 8-0; No. 3: Czech/Farchmin (Stout) def. Anderson/Rudiger, 9-7.

EAU CLAIRE (September 20, 2005) - UW-Stout sophomore Michelle Hohl (Portage) played a part in both wins as UW-Stout fell to UW-Eau Claire, 7-2, at the UW-Eau Claire tennis courts.

Hohl teamed with Julie Mirenda (Fr, East Troy) at No. 2 doubles for a 9-7 win over Kristie Carlson and Molly Hunt.

Hohl then took Hunt on at No. 4 singles, winning a tight, 7-5, 6-4 decision. Hohl's wins are the first individual or doubles wins in a dual match over Eau Claire since the 1995 season when Stout also lost, 7-2.

UW-Eau Claire 7, UW-Stout 2
Singles: No. 1: Katie Kuzme (EC) def. Jenna Bettmann, 6-1, 6-1; No. 2: Kristie Carlson (EC) def. Nicole Hayek, 6-0, 6-2; No. 3: Liz Deprey (EC) def. Jodie Czech, 6-3, 6-2; No. 4: Michelle Hohl (Stout) def. Molly Hunt, 7-5, 6-4; No. 5: Alli Taplin (EC) def. Danielle Farchmin, 6-4, 6-2; No. 6: Kristin Neuman (EC) def. Katie Brott, 6-3, 6-4; Exh: Whitney Hey (EC) def. Julie Mirenda, 6-3, 6-4; Laura Geissler (EC) def. Jariann Hurlburt, 6-0, 6-0; Amy Kledzik (Stout) def. Brit Wegner, 9-7; Lindsey Edson (EC) def. Jacquelyn Duchac, 7-4.

Doubles: No. 1: Kuzma/Laura Geissler (EC) def. Bettmann/Hayek, 8-4; No. 2: Hohl/Julie Mirenda (Stout) def. Carlson/Hunt, 9-7; No. 3: Deprey/Neuman (EC) def. Czech/Farchmin, 8-2; Exh: Taplin/Wagner (EC) def. Kledzik/Duchac, 8-3; Hey/Edsen(EC) def. Hurlburt/Lynch, 8-3.

Women's Gymnastics

BEAULIEU TAKES OVER BLUE DEVIL GYMNASTICS PROGRAM

MENOMONIE (September 19, 2005) - A former national champion joins the UW-Stout athletic department staff as the Blue Devils' gymnastics coach.

Becky Beaulieu - who captured back-to-back floor exercise titles at the 1998 and 1999 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships while competing for UW-La Crosse - enters the position with quality coaching experience. Beaulieu recently coached Level 4-10 gymnasts at the Maui (Hawaii) Gymnastics Academy (MGA), mentoring four athletes to the Level 9-10 USAG Regional Meet and one athlete to a fifth-place finish in the all-around at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals.

Beaulieu (pronounced bowl-ee-oh) served as a graduate assistant coach for perennial NCGA powerhouse La Crosse from 2001-03, with the Eagles winning two NCGA crowns during that span.

"I hope to motivate the women to expect more from themselves," said Beaulieu, who takes over a program that qualified three individuals to the NCGA Championships a year ago. "It is my end goal for each student-athlete to reach her potential as a collegiate gymnast and student. By doing so, the level of excellence displayed by the team should improve. I aspire for the Blue Devil gymnastics team to be able to compete with the top teams in the region. I plan to look for leadership from our seniors, Rhian Paulson and Shanna Kissinger."

Beaulieu competed for La Crosse from 1997-2001, as Becky McDonnell, establishing a since-eclipsed school floor exercise record score of 9.8. A seven-time NCGA All-American, she garnered all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) honors nine time. The Eagles, for which she was a two-year captain, won two NCGA titles during her competing days.

A Shoreview, Minn., native, Beaulieu earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and minor in business administration from La Crosse, graduating in 2001. In 2002, she obtained a master's degree in education and school psychology from La Crosse.

After working as a school psychologist in the Anoka-Hennepin (Minn.) School District, Beaulieu worked as a school psychologist at the Maui (Hawaii) District Office for one year.

Beaulieu resides in Hudson with her husband, Jeremy.

SIX TO BE INDUCTED INTO UW-STOUT ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

MENOMONIE (September 21, 2005) - Excellence marks the Class of 2005 to be inducted into the UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame, Saturday, Nov. 5.

Standouts Cindy Hovet (basketball/softball), Alissa Proshek (volleyball), Tom McNamara (hockey), Gary Busch (baseball), Pete Binelas (basketball) and Bob Thomas (coach) will be inducted into the UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame. Richard Lowery will receive the Athletic Distinguished Service Award.

The induction ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Grand View Terrace of the Memorial Student Center. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Tickets are $13 and can be obtained by calling the UW-Stout Athletic office at 715-232-2224.

A three-time all-WWIAC selection in basketball and the 1994 WWIAC Player of the Year, Hovet still holds school marks for career 3-pointers (82), single-game points (39) and single-game steals (11), and shares the mark for most career games played (107). Her 1,231 career points rank second on Stout’s all-time list. On Feb. 25, 1998, the Blue Devils retired Hovet’s number, 21.

Hovet earned first-team all-WWIAC softball accolades in 1994 - the only year she played softball at Stout - and ranks 12^th on the Blue Devils’ all-time single-season fielding percentage list.

An assistant basketball coach at Stout (1994-95) and UW-River Falls (1995-2000), Hovet has posted a 69-59 record in her five years as head coach at River Falls. During the 2000-01 season, Hovet coached the Falcons to an 11-5 WIAC record and a tie for third place in the league, earning WIAC Coach of the Year honors in the process.

Alissa Proshek
When individuals in the know about Stout volleyball discuss the program’s history, the name Alissa Proshek invariably enters the conversation. How could it not?

A two-year Blue Devil captain and two-time team MVP, Proshek earned first-team all-WWIAC honors in 1992, 1993 and 1994. Proshek holds the following school records: single-season service aces (104), career service aces (343), career attempts (3,966), career digs (1,463) and career kills (1,561). Proshek, who paced Stout in aces three times and kills twice, led the Blue Devils to a 33-6 (7-1 WWIAC) season mark, second-place WWIAC finish and Stout's first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 1994.

Proshek pursued other professional endeavors after a brief coaching career and currently resides in Columbia Heights, Minn.

Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara, statistically, played third fiddle for the Blue Devil hockey program, but it’s safe to say he considers his case one of being at the right place at the right time.

Along with two previous UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, Glenn LaChapelle (1970-73) and Terry Watkins (1970-73), McNamara (1970-73) played on a line recognized by the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame as the highest-scoring line in college hockey history at any level for its prowess in 1973. McNamara complemented LaChapelle’s 65 goals and Watkins’ 45 with 39 of his own. McNamara, Stout’s 1973 MVP, tallied 61 points at Stout, scoring 23 goals and 38 assists.

Since graduating from Stout in 1973, McNamara has been employed at one company: ITT Thermotech. McNamara currently resides in Mendota Heights, Minn., along with his wife and three children. McNamara coaches youth hockey, football and baseball.

Pete Binelas
As fervently as he fired 3-pointers on the basketball court, Pete Binelas strived grade points during his career at Stout.

The quintessential student-athlete for the Blue Devils from 1990-94, Binelas is second in Stout men’s basketball records for single-season 3-pointers made (67) and holds the single-season 3-point percentage (47.6 percent) mark, while ranking fourth on Stout’s career 3-pointers made list with 141. Just as impressively, Binelas - who holds the program’s record for most career games played (103) and stands second on the Blue Devils’ all-time scoring list with 1,492 points - earned WSUC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete honors in 1994 and Academic All-American honors that same year. A two-year team captain (1992-93, 1993-94), Binelas three-times earned all-WSUC honors. After graduating from Stout magna cum laude in 1995, Binelas played professional basketball in Greece from 1999-2000.

Binelas, who donates a considerable amount of time to United Way, is employed by the United Parcel Service (UPS), and currently resides in Oak Creek.

Gary Busch
When Gary Busch wasn’t the Stout baseball team’s king of the hill during his four-year Blue Devil career, which spanned from 1987-1990, he was serving as the king’s right-hand-man.

Busch and 1999 Stout Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Dan Larson pitched Stout to an NAIA College World Series appearance in 1989. In 1990, Busch led the Blue Devils to back-to-back NAIA College World Series showings. Busch shares, with Larson, Stout’s record for all-time victories (24). Busch owns the program’s career winning percentage mark (.727) and ranks second on the career innings pitched list, with 206. In 1990, Busch earned all-WSUC, all-District 14, all-Area IV, second-team all-NAIA and second-team Academic All-American honors. That year, Busch was the Area IV Player of the Year. The Blue Devils won three WSUC and three District 14 crowns during Busch’s years.

Busch is presently employed by Potter Farm & Tie, and currently resides in Appleton.

The elder Thomas, a 2004 UW-Superior Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, has played an integral role for Blue Devil athletics since 1986. As an offensive and special teams assistant coach for the football team, Thomas helped develop five All-American players.

His Stout wrestling teams compiled the most dual wins in school history and produced three All-American athletes, including the only national wrestling champion in school history. Thomas served as Stout’s equipment manager and was an assistant baseball coach. Thomas was the acting baseball coach during the 1997 season when the team posted a 25-8 record, tied for the Northern Division title, and advanced to the WIAC Tournament. The eight losses have been the program’s fewest since 1990.

Thomas retired in 1997, but has since stayed active as a volunteer coach in both baseball and football at Stout. He has also been an assistant football coach and softball coach at Spring Valley. He has yearly worked the NCAA Division I College World Series in Kansas City, has been an official scorekeeper at Stout basketball games and is a WIAC basketball officials evaluator.

Thomas currently resides in Menomonie with his wife, Helen.

Updated: September 26, 2005