April 27-May 3
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Dominique Johnson, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...6-0...Junior...Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent)...
Johnson won the triple jump with a distance of 14.35 meters and tied for first in the long jump with a distance of 6.63 meters on Tuesday at the Wisconsin Private College Championship. His mark in the triple jump was good for a Private College Championship all-time record. He also placed fourth in 100-meter dash and 6th in the 200-meter dash.
Other nominees:
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Kayla Clayton, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...5-2...Freshman...Belmont, Wis. (Belmont)...
Clayton placed third out of 11 in the 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Wisconsin Private College Championship with a school-record and personal-best time of 1:08.83.
Other nominees:
April 20-26
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Matt Lindgren, Rockford College
...5-10...Sophomore...Oak Forest, Ill. (Oak Forest)...
Lindgren continued his solid outdoor season with a win in the 800-meter run at the CUC Cougar Invitational. Lindgren now holds the best two 800-meter times in 2009. Lindgren also ran a 51.2 split in leading Rockford to a school record in the 4x400 meter relay.
Other nominees: Evan Hackbarth (Aurora University), Devin Montgomery (Benedictine University), Brock Solveson (Concordia University Wisconsin).
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Stephanie Deluca, Aurora University
...5-3...Sophomore...Ingleside, Ill. (Grant)...
Deluca finished second on the javelin throw at the North Central College (Ill.) Invitational last week. Her throw of 118'-8'' was second best in the meet.
Other nominees:
April 13-19
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Andrew Loescher, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...6-1...Sophomore...Jackson, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)...
Loescher took down one school record and achieved three personal bests on Saturday at the Warrior Relays. Competing in four field events, he accumulated 22 points for WLC. He placed first in the javelin, third in the shot put and sixth in both the hammer and discus throws.
Other nominees: Adrian Kibiersza (Aurora University), Dylan Roff (Benedictine University), Connor Boushon (Edgewood College), Matt Lindgren (Rockford College).
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Hannah Miller, Benedictine University
...5-6...Senior...Joliet, Ill. (Plainfield South)...
Miller set a pair of school records in the 800-meter run (2:24.0) and 1,500-meter run (4:53.1) and was also the top NAC finisher in both events. Miller sliced over one full second off of the previous records.
Other nominees: Elissa Decker (Aurora University), Kayla Clayton (Wisconsin Lutheran College).
April 6-12
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Dominique Johnson, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...6-0...Junior...Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent)...
Johnson placed second out of seven competitors with a school record jump of 14.44 meters in the triple jump on Thursday at UW-Whitewater, surpassing the NCAA Division III provisional qualifying standard of 14.05 meters in the event. Johnson also placed second out of 19 competitors in the long jump with a leap of 6.71 meters.
Other nominees: Evan Hackbarth (Aurora University).
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Elissa Decker, Aurora University
...5-10...Junior...Aurora, Ill. (West)...
Decker scored all six points for the Spartans in the Chicagoland Championships, finishing seventh in all three events she participated in, including the shot put (11.75m), discus (36.84m), and hammer throw (42.85m).
Other nominees:
March 30-April 5
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Micah Lorenzen, Concordia University Wisconsin
...6-0...Senior...Pipestone, Minn. (Pipestone)...
Lorenzen took first in the 5,000-meter run at the Washington University Invitational last week. His time of 14:35.3 sets a new school record at CUW.
Other nominees: Evan Hackbarth (Aurora University), Dylan Roff (Benedictine University), Andrew Garvey (Edgewood College), Brian Senuik (MSOE), Matt Lindgren (Rockford College), Dominique Johnson (Wisconsin Lutheran College).
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Samantha Gries, Concordia University Wisconsin
...5-7...Sophomore...Oostburg, Wis. (Oostburg)...
Gries took eighth in the 5,000-meter run at the Washington University Invitational. Her time of 18:32.6 is a new personal best.
Other nominees: Marissa Freber (Edgewood College), Sam Sturomski (Wisconsin Lutheran College).
March 23-29
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Merrell Davis, Concordia University Chicago
...6-0...Freshman...Milwaukee, Wis. (Lutheran)...
Davis scored 36 of CUC's 71 team points in helping them to a fourth place finish at the North Park Viking Classic. He won three events including the triple jump ( 44'-1.25'') where he broke the school record that had been in place since 1984 (Davis' effort was 6.5'' better). He also took first in the 100-meter dash (11.6) and the 200-meter dash (23.3). All of his events were first collegiate efforts and all were in less than ideal weather conditions (very cold and windy).
Other nominees: Adrian Kibiersza (Aurora University), Adrian Kibiersza (Benedictine University), Dominique Johnson (Wisconsin Lutheran College).
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Elissa Decker, Aurora University
...5-10...Junior...Aurora, Ill. (West)...
Decker swept the three throwing field events and helped AU win the meet at Wisconsin Lutheran's Warrior Invitational. She placed first in the shot put (36'-11.75''), the discus throw (117'-3'') and the hammer throw (133'-2'').
Other nominees: Emily Goss (Wisconsin Lutheran College).
March 16-22
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Brock Solveson, Concordia University Wisconsin
...5-11...Sophomore...Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc)...
Solveson's decathlon score is the best at the NCAA Division III level so far this season, while his javelin toss places him third in DIII. His scores gave him provisional national qualifying status in both events.
Other nominees: Dominique Johnson (Wisconsin Lutheran College).
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Emily Goss, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...5-8...Senior...Neenah, Wis. (Fox Valley Lutheran)...
Goss broke her own school record in the discus throw with a toss of 29.50 meters on Saturday at the J. Owen Huntsman Relays. She also competed in the shot put and hammer throw, placing first in the latter event.
Other nominees: Kelly Bertram (Concordia University Wisconsin).