2004 WIAC Football Headlines

2004 WIAC Football Headlines UW-Oshkosh Assistant Football Coach Dies In Car Accident RELEASED: Saturday, March 5, 2005 Oshkosh, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh assistant football coach Joe Mostofi died Saturday (March 5) morning from injuries he received in a three-car and semitrailer accident in the southbound lanes on U.S. Highway 41, 10 miles north of Oshkosh. Mostofi, 27, was traveling from Appleton to Brookfield East High School for the 14th Annual Wisconsin All- American Youth Football League Coaches Clinic. The Titans’ defensive line and strength and conditioning coach was scheduled to be one of four clinicians at the event. “We are deeply saddened and stunned by the tragedy involving Joe,” said UW-Oshkosh Director of Athletics Allen Ackerman. “We’ve lost a member of our athletics staff, and it really hurts. Joe was a gifted leader and a mentor to young people. Our hearts go out to the Mostofi family, and we all grieve with them.” Mostofi was in his second season as a member of the football coaching staff at UW-Oshkosh. The 1996 Appleton North High School graduate also was a one-on-one counselor in UW-Oshkosh's Health Directions Program, which educates and mentors students cited for underage drinking. Previously, Mostofi was an assistant football coach at Oshkosh North High School and was a physical education teacher during the 2002-03 school year at Oshkosh's Webster Stanley Elementary School. Mostofi graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 2002 and participated in both football and track and field for the Titans. He earned four varsity letters in track and field (1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001) and one in football (1998). In 2000, Mostofi earned All-WIAC second team honors after placing second in the shot put at the league’s outdoor track and field championship. Mostofi was a member of UW-Oshkosh track and field teams that captured WIAC indoor titles in 1999 and 2001. Visitation for Mostofi will be held from 3 -7 p.m. on Tuesday (March 8) and from 10 until 11 a.m. on Wednesday (March 9) at Valley Funeral Home, 2211 N. Richmond Street, Appleton. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Valley Funeral Home. # # # # # Conference Ranked Fourth In Football Attendance In 2004 RELEASED: Thursday, February 10, 2005 Madison, Wis.--The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ranked fourth in the NCAA Division III in football attendance during the 2004 season. The conference had 92,323 spectators attend 35 games during the 2004 campaign for an average of 2,638 spectators per contest. The Old Dominion Athletic Conference led Division III with an average of 2,883, followed by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2,876) and Ohio Athletic Conference (2,829). UW-Whitewater ranked fourth nationally among institutions, averaging 4,647 spectators per game, while UW-Stout placed 13th with 3,808. St. John's (Minn.) led the NCAA Division III with 7,819. The figures for the 2004 attendance compilation were submitted by both the sports information departments and ticket offices and are not considered official audited attendance. For the second year in a row, postseason attendance was included in home attendance as long as the games were played on the school's home field. # # # # # UW-Stevens Point's Miech Selected to Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame RELEASED: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Stevens Point, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football coach John Miech has been named among the 2005 inductees for the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The all-time winningest coach in school history, Miech is the only collegiate coach among this year’s class of 17 current and former coaches. He is the first UW-Stevens Point coach to be selected for the Hall of Fame, which began in 1980. Miech will be inducted at a ceremony on April 2 at the Marriott West in Middleton. The dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are available for $30 per person through the UW-Stevens Point athletics office at 715-346-3888. Miech ranks fifth on the all-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victories list with a 113-56-2 record in 17 seasons as the Pointers’ head coach. Miech has coached at UW-Stevens Point for the past 23 years and has led the Pointers to three WIAC championships in the last seven seasons. He was the WIAC Coach of the Year after leading UW-Stevens Point to conference titles in 1998 and 2001. A 1975 graduate of UW-Stevens Point, Miech spent three years as an assistant coach with the Pointers before working as a graduate assistant at Stephen F. Austin University for one season. Miech returned to Wisconsin for six seasons as a head high school coach, serving three years each at Whitnall and Jefferson High Schools before returning to UW-Stevens Point in 1985 as an assistant coach. He became the Pointers’ head coach in 1988 and has more than twice as many victories as any other coach in school history. Among the other inductees is UW-Stevens Point graduate Ken Golomski, who was a college teammate of Miech. Also being inducted are Jim Bylsma, Tom Crowe, Eugene Golden, Peter Guzzetta, Andy Lind, Stephen Mayheu, Robert Murphy, Donald Nelson, Robert Newhouse, Duane Rogatzki, Richard Sheahan, Gene Staffen, Steven Stellmacher, Gene Strusz and Bill Turnquist. # # # # # UW-Whitewater's Bell Picked For Hula Bowl Squad RELEASED: Friday, January 14, 2005 Whitewater, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater defensive back Trey Bell has received an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl in Hawaii. Bell will be a member of the East team, coached by Mark Richt of the University of Georgia. Bell is the first UW-Whitewater to ever play in a major postseason all-star game. There are just three Division III players on the 2005 East squad. Bell will leave January 17 to practice with the East squad in Hawaii, with the game set for Saturday, January 22 at 6:00 p.m. Central. The game will be televised by ESPN2. Bell will be one of eight defensive backs, but just three cornerbacks on the East team. Bell, a native of Racine, Wis. (Case H.S.), has been accumulating honors for his play in 2004. He was named American Football Coaches Association All-America First Team, D3football.com All-America Third Team, Football Gazette All-West Region Second Team, All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team and was selected to play in the Aztec Bowl, a NCAA Division III all-star game. # # # # # Five Earn Football All-America Honors RELEASED: Monday, December 20, 2004 Madison, Wis.--Five Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football players have received All- America honors from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Gazette and D3football.com for the 2004 season. UW-Whitewater's Trey Bell captured first team honors from the AFCA and third team status from D3football.com, while UW-Stevens Point's Ross Adamczak was a second team pick by Football Gazette and D3football.com. UW- Oshkosh's Lucas Raschke earned second team accolades from Football Gazette and UW-Stout's Nick Ohman secured second team honors from D3football.com, while UW-La Crosse's Scott Burnoski was a third team selection by D3football.com. Bell, a senior defensive back from Racine, Wis. (Case H.S.), recorded 34 tackles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2004. His four interceptions ranked second in the conference, while his two fumble recoveries placed fifth. Bell is the second-straight Warhawk to earn first team honors from the AFCA after Chad Nimm was selected last season. He is also the first Warhawk defensive back to secure first team accolades from the AFCA. Adamczak, a senior tight end from Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH), was one of the nation's top pass-catching tight ends with 39 catches for 644 yards and five touchdowns. He had 20 of his catches in third down situations and ranked fourth overall in the WIAC with 64.4 receiving yards per game. Adamczak had at least two catches in every game, including eight catches for 132 yards to lead the Pointers to a victory over UW-Stout on October 16. Adamczak completed his career with 92 catches for 1,537 yards and 17 touchdowns. Raschke, a freshman placekicker from Clintonville, Wis., led the WIAC in scoring with 87 points and kicked a conference-record and NCAA Division III-leading 19 field goals. His 19 field goals are the second-highest season total in NCAA Division III history. Raschke converted 19-of-21 field goal attempts, including 13 in a row before missing his final attempt of the season. Ohman, a senior quarterback from Glenwood City, Wis., completed 157-of-279 passes (56.3 percent) for 1969 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed 174 times for 892 yards, the most ever yards rushing for a UW-Stout quarterback. He accounted for 2861 yards of total offense, 72 percent of UW-Stout's 3986 yards of total offense. Ohman five times rushed for more than 100 yards and six times threw for more than 200 yards. He finished his career as the school's third ranked passer, completing 479-of-936 passes (51.2 percent) for 6401 yards and 49 touchdowns. Burnoski, a senior wide receiver from Rochester, Minn. (Century H.S.), was voted the WIAC Player and was one of 10 finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year. Burnoski led the WIAC with 72 receptions, 931 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. His 14 touchdown catches tied a school single-season record, along with his four touchdown receptions against UW-Whitewater on November 13 and his 13 catches against UW-Oshkosh on October 9.

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