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Traxler, Nelson Named to NCAA All-Midwest Team
Nov. 14, 2001
Falcon women's cross country runners Lisa Traxler (Jr., Menomonie,
Wis.) and Amy Nelson (Fr., Cumberland, Wis.) have both been
named to the NCAA Midwest Region team.
The two earned the honors at the Nov. 10 NCAA Midwest Regional meet held
in Rock Island, Ill.
Traxler placed 30th overall in the 5,000-meter race finishing in 18:53.
Nelson was close behind finishing in 32nd place in 18:55.
Traxler, an elementary education major and co-captain of the team, has
been one of the team's top five runners throughout the season, according
to Coach Don Glover. "Lisa is a take charge type person who does
an excellent job of training. She is a very focused person. She was very
aggressive at the start of the race and was running with the leaders.
Her time is the third best in Falcon history. She ran a tough race."
Nelson, a first-year runner for the team, help a strong pace throughout
the race, according to Glover. "She also started out aggressive in
the race. She held a very strong pace. She has a great amount of talent
and potential. For a freshman to do this well is great. Her time was the
fourth best in Falcon history"
The Falcons finished eighth as a team at the meet which had 34 teams
competing. The Falcons finished behind only La Crosse, Oshkosh and Stevens
Point of the WIAC teams in the race. La Crosse won the title, Oshkosh
was second and Stevens Point fourth. The Falcons beat Whitewater, Eau
Claire, Stout, Platteville and Superior. At the WIAC Meet on Oct. 27 the
Falcons finished behind La Crosse, Oshkosh, Stevens Point, Eau Claire
and Whitewater.
Harriers Run at NCAA Midwest Regional Meet
Nov. 10, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams ran, and ran well, at
the NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional meet Saturday at Rock Island, Ill.
The women placed 8th of 33 teams while the men finished 27th of 34 teams.
Leading the women was Lisa Traxler who covered the 5,000-meter course
in 18:53. She placed 30th overall. Amy Nelson was close behind finishing
in 32nd place in 18:55. The Falcon women finished behind only La Crosse,
Oshkosh and Stevens Point of all the WIAC teams that competed. Leading
the men was Erik Hanson who finished the 8,000-meter course in 27:23.
He placed 102nd.
Women Team Scores
La Crosse 68, Oshkosh 83, Washington 140, Stevens Point 173, Elmhurst
175, Chicago 195, Lawrence 236, River Falls 248, Augustana 254, Whitewater
261, Wheaton 266, Eau Claire 267, Carroll 402, Greenville 409, North Central
454, St. Norbert 481, Stout 491, Carthage 491, Millikin 526, Illinois
Wesleyan 529, Beloit 591, Ripon 595, Superior 625, Platteville 637, Principia
657, Milwaukee School of Engineering 700, Wisconsin Lutheran 706, Benedictine
798, North Park 811, Monmouth 833, Knox 855, Concordia 985, Maryville
1001
UWRF Results
30. Lisa Traxler, 18:53
32. Amy Nelson, 18:55
47. Marlene Yaeger, 19:17
68. Felice Birmingham, 19:32
71. Lisa Barnes, 19:33
174. Brenna Hogan, 21:22
178. Sarah Rudesill, 21:27
Men Team Scores
La Crosse 44, Oshkosh 68, North Central 94, Stevens Point 126, Platteville
222, Whitewater 226, Augustana 230, Chicago 233, Washington 253, Greenville
260, Eau Claire 265, Elmhurst 274, Stout 389, Carthage 427, Carroll 539,
Wheaton 547, St. Norbert 549, Monmouth 557, Milwaukee School of Engineering
560, Illinois Wesleyan 617, Concordia, Ill.618, Beloit 668, Millikin 676,
Principia 693, North Park 729, Ripon 741, River Falls 748, Lake Forest
773, Superior 778, Concordia, Wis. 785, Lawrence 818, Knox 829, Maryville
1018, Benedictin 1038
UWRF Results
102. Eric Hanson, 27:23
132. Jason Charlton, 28:06
158. Tyler Odden, 28:55
171. Lucas Martin, 29:18
185. Adam Puhl, 29.51
195. Pat Loretnz, 30:37
Harriers Run at WIAC Meet
Oct. 27, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams ran at the WIAC Meet
Saturday morning at Eau Claire.
The Falcon women finished sixth of the nine teams and the men placed
ninth.
Leading the men was Tyler Odden who placed 75th overfall in a time of
28:01.7 over the 8,000-meter course. Lisa Traxler paced the women with
a time of 19:02.5 over the 5,000-meter course. She placed 17th overall.
Amy Nelson was right behind Traxler in 18th place in 19:06.5.
Women Team Scores
La Crosse 41, Oshkosh 50, Stevens Point 72, Eau Claire 136, Whitewater
143, River Falls 147, Stout 190, Platteville 210, Superior 218
UWRF Results
17. Lisa Traxler, 19:02.5
18. Amy Nelson, 19:06.5
34. Marlene Yaeger, 19:50.1
44. Lisa Barnes, 20:04.4
50. Felice Birmingham, 20:14.7
56. Sarah Rudesill, 20:31.4
65. Brenna Hogan, 20:57.5
69. Kristy Pensis, 21:16.2
70. Dana Martin, 21:17.1
78. Marian Christen, 21:39.1
85. Jill Laber, 22:04.3
89. Gina Schindel, 22:58.3
Men Team Scores
La Crosse 34, Oshkosh 37, Stevens Point 89, Eau Claire 128, Platteville
134, Whitewater 154, Stout 183, Superior 253, River Falls 259
UWRF Results
75. Tyler Odden, 28:01.4
81. Eric Hanson, 28:34.9
82. Matt Hartwig, 28:40.7
83. Adam Puhl, 28:52.4
85. Lucas Martin, 29:04
88. Jason Charlton, 29:17.7
89. Pat Loretnz, 29:48.4
92. Mike Sonn, 30:47.7
95. B.J. Poore, 32:55.6
97. Jeff O'Neill, 34:13.5
Harriers Run at La Crosse
Oct. 13, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams ran at Drews and Neubauer
Invitationals held Saturday morning in La Crosse.
The women's team finished 25th of the 30 teams that competed. The men's
team placed 31st of the 33 teams that competed.
For the women, Amy Nelson led the team with a time of 20:22.5 over the
5,000-meter course. She plaed 93rd overall.
For the men, Eric Hanson led the Falcons wtih a time of 28:05.5 over
the 8,000-meter course. He placed 153rd overall.
The Falcons will next run at a Last Chance Meet at UW-Stout on Friday.
Women Team Scores
La Crosse 95, Wartburg 103, Luther 137, Nebraska Wesleyan 168, Stevens
Point 216, Chicago 263, Elmhurst 265, St. Thomas 266, Concordia-Nebrasska
287, UM-Duluth 292, Eau Claire 316, Central 330, Gustavus Adolphus 345,
Augustana 345, Loras 371, Carleton 389, St. Benedict 415, Greenville 470,
Wisconsin 581, Carroll 611, Illinois Wesleyan 643, North Central 648,
Bethel 677, River Falls 691, Winona 715, Augsburg 740, Platteville 762,
Hamline 822, Dubuque 879
UWRF Results
93. Amy Nelson, 20:22.5
123. Lisa Traxler, 20:34.5
149. Felice Birmingham, 20:51.6
150. Lisa Barnes, 20:52.5
176. Sara Rudesill, 21:17.8
184. Dana Martin, 21:33.8
187. Brenna Hogan, 21:42.8
248. Gina Schindel, 21:46
263. Kristy Pensis, 22:04.9
269. Marian Christen, 22:13
Men Team Scores
Wisconsin 41, La Crosse 90, Oshkosh 92, St. Thomas 128, UM-Duluth 181,
Nebraska Wesleyan 198, Stevens Point 219, Eau Claire 284, St. Olaf 285,
Chicago 313, Augustana 321, Platteville 375, Wartburg 381, Concordia-Nebraska
430, Greenville 443, Loras 461, Elmhurst 479, Iowa B 492, St. John's 516,
Luther 520, Hope 544, Hamline 654, Stout 656, Carroll 727, Illinois Wesleyan
743, Augsburg 749, Bethel 849, Gustavus Adolphus 853, Central 880, River
Falls 957, Winona 975, Dubuque 994
UWRF Results
153. Eric Hanson, 28:05.5
166. Tyler Odden, 28:27.2
208. Jason Charlton, 30:03.8
212. Mike Sonn, 31:30.5
218. Chad Genson, 33:08.2
220. Paul Jereczek, 33:38.4
222. Jeff O'N eill, 34:30.3
Harriers Run at Midwest Challenge
Oct. 6, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams ran at the Midwest Challenge
Friday afternoon at the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax.
The women's team finished third of nine teams with 43 points and the
men's team was 14th of 16 teams with 288 points.
For the women, Marlene Yaeger led the team with a time of 11:37.9 over
the 3,000-meter course. She placed fourth overall. Amy Nelson was eighth
overall in 11:43.5.
For the men, Tyler Odden was the first Falcon across the finish line
in 28:10.1. He placed 66th overall in the 8,000-meter race. Matt Martwig
was just behind Odden in 28:13.5 and he placed 69th overall.
The Falcons will next run at the Jim Drews Invitational on Saturday in
La Crosse.
Women Team Scores
La Crosse 38, St. Thomas 41, River Falls 43, Augustana 48, Macalester
56, Northwestern 123, Stout 145, Stevens Point 149, UM-Duluth 182
UWRF Results
4. Marlene Yaeger, 11:37.9
8. Amy Nelson, 11:43.5
14. Felice Birmingham, 11:59.1
17. Lisa Barnes, 12:01.7
20. Sarah Rudesil, 12:06.7
30. Brenna Hogan, 12:27.9
45. Gina Schindel, 12:30.7
48. Marian Christen, 12:36.1
50. Dana Martin, 12:38.9
51. Kristy Pensis, 12:44.5
52. Katrina Spears, 12:44.8
58. Kim Yurkovich, 13:01.5
69. Renee Silvis, 13:14.7
86. Tiffany Collins, 14:12.8
89. Lindsay Oleskow, 14:48.8
Men Team Scores
St. Olaf 48, Augustana 48, Paradise Valley CC 52, UM-Duluth 52, Oshkosh
77, La Crosse 86, UWEC Alumni 139, Stout 152, Eau Claire 159, Augsburg
192, Carthage 200, Stt. Thomas 227, Superior 255, River Falls 288, North
Central 292, St. Mary's 299
UWRF Results
66. Tyler Odden, 28:10.1
69. Matt Hartwig, 28:13.5
75. Chris Henning, 28:47.1
78. Adam Puhl, 28:58.5
80. Pat Lorentz, 29:04.9
82. Jason Charlton, 29:27.8
130. Lucas Martin, 29:54.3
136. Mike Sonn, 30:28.8
141. B.J. Poore. 31:01.1
148. Chad Genson, 31:39.5
155. Jeff O'neill, 34:12.6
Harriers Run at Griak Invitational
Sept. 29, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams competed in a the Griak
Invitational on Saturday in a race that featured 43 women's teams and
41 men's squads.
The women's team finished tied for 23rd place with 659 points while the
men finished in 33rd place with 980 points.
For the women, Amy Nelson led the team with a time of 19:55 over the
5,000-meter course. She placed 93rd overall. Marlene Yeager was next for
the Falcons in 20-minutes.
For the men, Eric Hanson was the first Falcon across the finish line.
He covered the 8,000-meter course in 28:16.3 and placed 155th overall.
Tyler Odden was next in a time of 28:36.4.
The Falcons will next run at the Blugold Invitational on Friday.
Women
93. Amy Nelson, 19:55
105. Marlene Yeager, 20:00
143. Felice Birmingham, 20:19.7
150. Lisa Barnes, 20:23
168. Lisa Traxler, 20:32.7
200. Brenna Hogan, 20:59.5
215. Sarah Rudesil, 21:16.2
328. Gina Schindel, 21:46.5
341. Laura Holten, 21:59
353. Marian Christen, 22:09.5
381. Jill Laber, 22:34.4
384. Kim Yurkovich, 22:36.4
405. Renee Silvis, 22:38.9
462. Tiffany Collins, 24:16.3
473. Amy Roalson, 24:34.8
19. Lindsay Oleskow, 23:15
20. Coleen Cantlon, 23:41
Men
155. Erik Hanson, 28:16.3
177. Tyler Odden, 28:36.4
206. Pat Lorentz, 29:17.5
217. Tony Walfoort, 29:36.9
225. Chris Henning, 29:48.8
232. Lucas Martin, 30:09.5
237. Jason Charlton, 30:24
335. Adam Puhl, 32:00.1
336. B.J. Poore. 32:07.3
343. Paul Jereczek, 32:29.3
348. Chad Genson, 32:59.5
356. Matt Hartwig, 33:47.2
Harriers Run at UW-Eau Claire
Sept. 25, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams competed in a dual meet
against UW-Eau Claire Friday.
The men lost, 15-48 and the women lost, 18-45.
Tyler Odden led the men's team with a time of 17:09 while the women were
led by Amy Nelson who finished in 20:02. Odden placed sixth overall and
Nelson was third.
Saturday the Falcons compete at the Griak Invitational at the University
of Minnesota. The first race is set for 9:30 a.m.
Men
6. Tyler Odden, 17:09
11. Jason Charlton, 18:05
12. Chris Henning, 18:21
14. Lucas Martin, 18:33
15. Mike Sonn, 18:56
16. Adam Puhl, 19:35
17. Chad Genson, 20:02
Women
3. Amy Nelson, 20:02
14. Jill Laber, 22:15
15. Kim Yurkovich, 22:28
19. Lindsay Oleskow, 23:15
20. Coleen Cantlon, 23:41
22. Amy Roalson, 24:29
24. Sarah Thull, 27:08
Harriers Combine to Get Win
Sept. 15, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams combined to win a six-team
meet held Saturday at UW-River Falls.
In a modified scoring system, the top five runners' times of each men's
and women's teams were added together to produce a final time and team
score. The Falcons won with a combined time of 3-hours, 10-minutes and
33-seconds. Concordia-St. Paul was second in 3:13.53 and North Central
was third with 3:51.49.
In the men's division, Concordia-St. Paul finished with 1:25.05, the
Falcons with 1:26.54 and North Central with 1:35.28. In the women's division,
the Falcons finished with 1:43.39, Concordia-St. Paul had 1:49.47 and
North Central 2:16.21.
Leading the women's team was Marlene Yeager who had a time of 20:02 over
the 5,000-meter course. She placed second overall. Leading the men was
Erik Hanson who finished the 5,000-meter course in 16:47. He placed fourth
overall.
Men
4. Erik Hanson, 16:47
6. Matt Hartwig, 17:17
7. Tyler Odden, 17:24
9. Pat Lorentz, 17:44
11. Tony Walfoort, 17:48
12. Chris Henning, 17:55
13. Adam Puhl, 18:01
17. Jason Charlton, 18:02
19. Lucas Martin, 18:22
22. Paul Jereczek, 19:29
23. Chad Genson, 19:35
24. B.J. Poore, 19:36
25. Michael Sonn, 19:52
26. Jeff O'Neill, 20:58
Women
2. Marlene Yeager, 20:02
4. Lisa Traxler, 20:35
5. Lisa Barnes, 20:49
7. Felice Birmingham, 21:02
8. Gina Schindel, 21:15
10. Sarah Rudesill, 21:35
11. Kristy Pensis, 21:55
12. Marian Christen, 21:56
13. Brenna Hogan, 22:09
15. Dana Martin, 22:21
16. Jill Laber, 23:28
17. Renee Silvis, 23:49
18. Tiffany Collins, 24:33
23. Amy Roalson, 26:45
Harriers Open Season at Lester Park Invitational
Sept. 8, 2001
The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams open the season at the
Lester Park Invitaitonal hosted by UM-Duluth Saturday morning.
The men placed sixth of 11 teams with 165 points. UMD and Eau Claire tied
for the team title with 42 points. Michigan Tech was third with 79 followed
by Concordia-St. Paul 120, Lakehead 131, River Falls 165, Northland 186,
Vermillion CC 235, St. Scholastica 254 and Mankato Bethany 291.
The women placed seventh of 11 teams witih 185 points. Northern Michigan
won the team title with 30 points followed by UMD 73, Michigan Tech 111,
St. Scholastica and Eau Claire with 114, Lakehead 174, River Falls 185,
Concordia-St. Paul 207, Superior 231, UM-Morris 288 and Northland 325.
Erik Hanson led the Falcon men with a time of 29:01.02 over the 8,000-meter
course. He placed 32nd overall.
Amy Roalson led the Falcon women with a time of 21:14.1 over the 5,000-meter
course. She placed 32nd overall.
Men
32. Erik Hanson, 29:01.02
43. Matt Hartwig, 29:40.4
45. Tyler Odden, 29:45.5
55. Tony Walfoort, 30:27.7
65. Pat Lorentz, 31:06.3
68. Chris Henning, 31:22
73. Adam Puhl, 32:01
86. Jason Charlton, 32:46.5
90. Lucas Martin, 33:03
100. Paul Jereczek, 33:39
103. B. J. Poore, 34:16
104. Chad Genson, 34:44.5
107. Michael Sonn, 35:11.8
110. Jeff O'Neill, 36:44.4
Women
32. Amy Roalson, 21:14.1
36. Amy Nelson, 21:19.7
37. Lisa Traxler, 21:20.2
52. Lisa Barnes, 21:42.9
70. Sarah Rudesill, 22:17.7
73. Brenna Hogan, 22:24.5
81. Kristy Pensis, 22:37
90. Marian Christen, 23:10.8
95. Gina Schindel, 23:29.3
103. Jill Laber, 23:44.7
104. Dana Martin, 23:46.2
126. Renee Silvis, 25:21.3
130. Tiffany Collins, 25:45
134. Colleen Cantlon, 26:00.8
136. Meghan McGree ,26:09.1
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