Outlook Magazine - Fall 2017

ATHLETICS

Paul Gilles

Nellie Sivertsen Oothoudt

Jamie Buchholtz

Gilles was a three- time national qualifier in the steeplechase and earned All-Ameri- ca honors by finishing second in the 1997 nationals. He was

Oothoudt was the first UW-Stout three-time

Buchholtz earned five All-America pole vault honors. Indoor, he was second nationally in 1998 and sixth in 2001. Outdoor, he was second nationally in

All-WIAC first-team soccer selection, 1999-2002. She is UW-Stout’s all-time goals leader (44), is second in points (104) and 11th in assists (16). She holds the school record for the two fastest goals in a game, scoring 29 seconds into a 4-1 decision over UW-River Falls in 2001 and at the minute mark in a 4-0 decision over Viterbo in 2000. Sivertsen notched three hat tricks in her career, twice in 1999.

1998 conference champion and holds the school record at 8:65.34. Also a leader on the cross country team, he qualified individually for the 1996 NCAA championship, placing 48th out of more than 300 runners. He was a two-time All-WIAC runner, earning second team honors in 1995 and 1997.

1999, fourth in 2000 and seventh in 2001. He also was a four-time conference champion and the 2000 indoor WIAC Athlete of the Meet when he sailed 16 feet, 2 inches. He is fourth on UW-Stout’s all-time indoor pole vault list (16-2) and second on the outdoor list (17-0.25), one of only three school pole vaulters to have cleared 17 feet.

Left: Kaylee Jondahl won three All-America awards during the national gymnastics meet held at UW-Stout. Right: Lydia Meier was second nationally in the weight throw.

GIVING BACK TO THE GAME CONT.

CHAMPIONSHIPS Gymnastics: The university hosted the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Division III Championship March 31-April 1. Johnson Fieldhouse was packed as the top teams and individuals competed. Six teams, including UW-Stout, and 65 individ- uals qualified. The Blue Devils finished fifth, the program’s best finish at the national meet since 1984. Kaylee Jondahl wrapped up her four-year career by earning three All-America awards. Track and field: The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference came to campus Feb. 24-25 for the men’s and women’s indoor track and field championships. Lydia Meier completely dominated the weight throw on her own turf, winning by nearly five feet, throwing the 20-pound weight 61 feet, 10.25 inches. Meier, the defending champion, also received the WIAC Judy Kruckmann Scholar-Athlete award. Meier went on to finish second at the NCAA Division III national meet, breaking her own record with 63 feet, 8.75 inches. Women’s golf: The women’s golf team stormed from five strokes behind after two rounds to capture the WIAC championship by five strokes. Junior captain Rachel Hernandez, who would earn all-region honors, led UW-Stout and was second individu- ally. The young team, made up of five true freshmen, earned the automatic bid to the national meet and placed 15th. Coach Howie Samb was selected as WIAC Coach of the Year for the sixth time in eight seasons. RECORD-SETTING KICKER Blue Devil sophomore Drew Pearson kicked himself into the record book in fall 2016 and into national prominence. Earning co-WIAC special teams player of the year hon- ors, as well as All-American honors by the American Football Coaches Association and D3football.com, Pearson kicked a school record 16 field goals, including two successful kicks over 50 yards, the first UW-Stout kicker to accomplish the feat in a single season. Pearson, a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award to honor the top kickers in the country at NCAA Division II and III, FCS, NAIA and junior college, had a streak of 14 consecutive field goals made and made all 27 extra point attempts. He was named a 2017 preseason All-American by four national publications.

Seth Maier

Kelsey Duoss Steinhagen

Suzanne Brion Crotteau

Maier was a four- year all-conference baseball player and named to the WIAC all-time team. He played first base his final two seasons but

During Steinhagen’s three seasons from 2005 to 2007, UW- Stout won or shared three consecutive conference basketball titles. Transferring

Crotteau still holds all school softball base stealing records 21 years after her last game. She finished her career with 93 steals in 100 attempts. In

also played outfield, third base and short- stop. He was WIAC player of the year in 2007, an all-region selection in 2006 and 2007 and All-America by ABCA Rawlings and D3baseball.com in 2007. He is the school’s all-time leader in hits (224), doubles (50) and at-bats (577). He was an assistant coach for the Blue Devils in 2008 and 2009 and head coach in 2010 and 2011.

1996, she stole 46 in 50 tries, including 31 straight to begin the season. She also had a school record career batting average of .444. She was a two-time All-American (third team 1996; second team 1995), two-time all-region, two-time all-WWIAC and WWIAC Player of the Year in 1996. When she graduated she held six school single-season records. She was selected to the WIAC all-time team .

to UW-Stout as a sophomore, she was All-America in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and a three-time All-WIAC first team selection, garnering player of the year as a junior and senior. A 6-2 forward, she scored 1,413 points, 15.9 per game, and averaged 8.4 rebounds. She holds the school record for blocked shots (258) and is third on the all-time school scoring list. She was on the All-Decade Team by D3hoops.com and named to the WIAC all-time team.

Steve Terry and three female inductees. The inductees represent basketball, softball, baseball, soccer, cross country and track and field. BLUE DEVIL Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes seven inductees. Six former Blue Devil athletes and one former administrator will be inducted into the UW- Stout Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place during the 2017-18 academic year at a date to be determined. The inductees include Steve Terry, who was athletic director for 13 years, along with three male

GREATNESS

During Terry’s tenure as athletic director from 1994-2007, the Blue Devils received more NCAA tournament bids than during any other time in school history. They advanced in men’s and women’s basketball, football, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, ice hockey, men’s golf and softball. He oversaw the return of men’s hockey and men’s golf and added women’s soccer and women’s golf teams. Don and Nona Williams Stadium was completed; the Sports and Fitness Center added 10,000 square feet; and Nelson Field was converted to a soccer field. He came to UW-Stout in 1980, also serving as track and field coach and cross country coach.

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