2005 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Headlines
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2005 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Headlines Rock Claims Gold Medal at World Championships Helsinki, Finland--Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student-athlete Andrew Rock won a gold medal Sunday (August 14) as a member of the United States' 4x400-meter relay at the 2005 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Rock ran the opening leg of the relay, joining Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson and Jeremy Wariner in a winning time of 2:56.91. Following are quotes from Rock after Sunday's 4x400-meters (posted on usatf.org): "I just wanted to set the tempo for the team, and get the guys going. That's what the coaches told me to do. You never doubt Jeremy. He proved it in the open and he proved it again tonight. When you have Jeremy Wariner running, that's a pretty good feeling. It was a great feeling to see him (run 43.5). It was a great feeling to see him do that and come away with the victory." Following are quotes from Rock after Sunday's 4x400-meters (posted on iaaf.org): "I just wanted to get the team out to a good start, make sure we are ready for the race." Rock finished second in the finals of the open 400-meter dash Friday at the 2005 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships to capture a silver medal. Rock ran a personal-best time of 44.35 to finish second. Wariner (USA) won with a time of 43.93 while Christopher Tyler (Canada) was third (44.44). Following are quotes from Rock after Friday's 400-meters (posted on usatf.org): "I felt good. It felt like the race got out hard. I felt pretty strong through the end. I wanted to push through the line and not give up. It was so close between (Canada's) Tyler Christopher and myself. I wanted to sneak in there and try to get a medal. It was obviously good weather as compared to the other night. I think being through the U.S. Nationals helps. We have to run those rounds. Running with Jeremy and Darold helps. I have raced against those guys before, so you get a feel for what they can do. Coming off the turn, I was in either fourth or fifth. I didn't panic. I just keep going. I knew the race was going to go out hard. It's hard to be in the outside lane. I have run in a lot of outside lanes this year, so I was kind of familiar with it. I expected they would come up real fast. I didn't panic. I stayed patient." Following are quotes from Rock after Friday's 400-meters (posted on iaaf.org): "I am very excited right now. It was good to see Jeremy (WARINER) win and great to finish one-two for the USA. My goal for the year was to run a personal best, which I did today by 0.3 seconds, and also to medal here in Helsinki, so I achieved all of those. The conditions for the semi-final were pretty tough, but it cleared out for today so that helped a lot." Rock advanced to the finals with a time of 45.78 in the semifinals August 10. He won his preliminary heat August 9 with a time of 44.98. For complete 2005 World Track & Field Championship results click here. # # # # # UW-Eau Claire's Schuna and UW-Stevens Point's LaLonde Named To Academic All-America Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Team RELEASED: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's John Schuna and UW-Stevens Point's Mark LaLonde have been named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Second Team. The Academic All-America Team is comprised of all NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA athletes from around the country. Schuna, a senior from Hudson, Wis., is majoring in exercise management and posts a 3.84 grade point average. He was the recipient of UW-Eau Claire's Super Six Award and also claimed the WIAC Max Sparger Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award this year. Schuna is a nine-time All-American (indoor and outdoor) and claimed the indoor national title in the shot put in 2002. He is also a two-time outdoor conference champion in the shot put, winning the event in 2002 and 2004. LaLonde, a senior from Park Falls, Wis., carries a 3.79 grade point average and is majoring in business administration. He was named UW-Stevens Point's Male Athlete of the Year this season and also received the 2004 WIAC Max Sparger Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Award. LaLonde is a five-time All-American (indoor and outdoor) and a two-time All-American in cross country. He is also a three-time conference champion with titles in the 5,000-meter run, 10,000-meter run and steeplechase. # # # # # Three Named To Academic All-District Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Team RELEASED: Friday, June 3, 2005 Madison, Wis.--Three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) individuals have been named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Five College Division Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Team. UW-Eau Claire's John Schuna and UW-Stevens Point's Mark LaLonde were selected to the first team, while UW-Oshkosh's Kevin Deering was a second team choice. Schuna, a senior from Hudson, Wis., is majoring in exercise management and posts a 3.84 grade point average. He was the recipient of UW-Eau Claire's Super Six Award and also claimed the WIAC Max Sparger Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award this year. Schuna is a nine-time All-American (indoor and outdoor) and claimed the indoor national title in the shot put in 2002. He is also a two-time outdoor conference champion in the shot put, winning the event in 2002 and 2004. LaLonde, a senior from Park Falls, Wis., carries a 3.79 grade point average and is majoring in business administration. He was named UW-Stevens Point's Male Athlete of the Year this season and also received the 2004 WIAC Max Sparger Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Award. LaLonde is a five-time All-American (indoor and outdoor) and a two-time All-American in cross country. He is also a three-time conference champion with titles in the 5,000-meter run, 10,000-meter run and steeplechase. Deering, a senior from Mukwonago, Wis., is majoring in broadfield natural science and maintains a 3.58 grade point average. He received the WIAC Max Sparger Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award earlier this year and also was the recipient of his school's Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award. Deering recently captured the outdoor national title in the decathlon to secure All-America honors for the third time in his career (indoor and outdoor). He was named the conference's Outdoor Outstanding Field Athlete of the Meet after claiming titles in the decathlon, high jump and javelin earlier this season. The academic all-district team is comprised of all NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA student-athletes from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota and is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Schuna and LaLonde are now eligible for the Academic All-America squad, which will be announced on June 21. # # # # # Conference Places Three Teams In Top 21 at NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Waverly, Iowa--The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) placed three teams in the top 21 at the 2005 NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which were held May 26-28 at Wartburg College's Walston-Hoover Stadium. UW-La Crosse had its string of four straight national titles broken after placing second with 66.50 team points, while UW-Oshkosh tied for ninth with 24 points and UW-Whitewater finished 21st with 13 points. Additional league schools placing at the national meet included: UW-Stevens Point placing 34th with seven points, UW-Eau Claire tied for 44th with four points and UW-Platteville tied for 63rd with one point. Lincoln (Pa.) won the seventh national championship in school history with 69 points to outdistance UW-La Crosse, which placed second with 66.50 points. Nebraska Wesleyan finished third with 54 points, Willamette (Ore.) placed fourth with 43 points and North Central (Ill.) finished fifth with 31.50 points. UW-La Crosse's Kevin Becker won the national title in the hammer throw with a stadium record toss of 208-10. He is the second athlete in school history to claim the hammer throw championship, joining Mike Koenning in 2001. The Eagles also won the 4x400-meter relay championship for the third straight season with a stadium record time of 3:08.71. Jeremy Deterville, Nate Olson, Eric Svestka and Tony Marcinek comprised the winning team. UW-Oshkosh's Kevin Deering claimed the national crown in the decathlon with a stadium record point total of 7,104 points. It is the first decathlon title in school history. Deering was named the Midwest Region Male Athlete of the Year by the United States Track Coaches Association, while UW-La Crosse head coach Mark Guthrie received the Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Claiming All-America honors (top eight finish in each event) from the WIAC were: 200-Meter Dash: Nate Olson (UW-La Crosse-3rd) 400-Meter Dash: Nate Olson (UW-La Crosse-2nd) 5,000-Meter Run: Mark LaLonde (UW-Stevens Point-6th) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Mike Herlihy (UW-La Crosse-3rd), Mark LaLonde (UW-Stevens Point-5th) 400-Meter Hurdles: Nolan Hietpas (UW-La Crosse-7th), Brad Peterson (UW-La Crosse-8th) Discus: Pete Ringquist (UW-Whitewater-3rd), Dan Hytinen (UW-Whitewater-7th) Shot Put: Brandon Houle (UW-Oshkosh-3rd), John Schuna (UW-Eau Claire-5th) Long Jump: Herc Hyland (UW-La Crosse-4th) Triple Jump: Aaron Henderson (UW-Whitewater-7th), Nick Fix (UW-Platteville-8th) High Jump: Tom Roszak (UW-Oshkosh-8th) Pole Vault: Nick Pergande (UW-La Crosse-2nd), Matt Novak (UW-La Crosse-3rd), Jon Heinz (UW-La Crosse-6th) Hammer