| Location: Platteville, WI 53818 |
| Year Founded: 1866 |
| Enrollment: 6,000 |
| Nickname: Pioneers |
| Colors: Orange and Blue |
| National Affiliation: NCAA Division III |
| Conference Affiliation: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Track: Williams Fieldhouse |
| Chancellor: Dr. David Markee |
| Athletic Director: Mark Molesworth |
| Athletic Phone: 608-342-1567 |
| Head Coach: Jim Nickasch (UW-La Crosse '80) |
| Coach's Phone: 608.342-1263 |
| Assistant Coach: Dan Schwamberger |
| Distance Coach: Tom Antczak |
| Long/Triple Jump Coach: Brian Marx |
| High Jump Coach: Spider Fromader |
| Throws Coach: Andy Paulsen |
| Throws Coach: Russ Yurs |
| Multi Coach: John Penning |
| Pole Vault Coach: Don Osterday |
| Men's Conference Place: 5th (Indoors and Outdoors) |
| Women's Conference Place: 8th (Indoors and Outdoors) |
| Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 34 / 20 |
| Sports Information: Paul Erickson |
| SID Phone: 608-342-1574 |
| SID FAX: 608-342-1576 |
| SID e-mail: ericksop@uwplatt.edu |
| Trainer: Scott Soja |
| Letter Winners Returning/Key Stats |
| Beth Ambrosius, Jr., Indoor/Outdoor Pole Vault School Record holder, PR: 11-00.75 Megan Burnham, So., 200m: 28.54, 400m: 1:05.24i Jessica Davis, Jr., Part of School Record DMR team; 1500m: 4:49.38i Mary Johnson, Jr., Placed 7th in the 200m at Outdoor Conference; 100m: 12.90, 200m: 26.14 Maggie Laufenberg, Jr., Part of School Record 4x800 and DMR teams; 400m: 59.55 Stephanie Martin, Jr., Part of School Record 4x800 and DMR teams; 800m: 2:24.18 Carrie Morschauser, Jr., Placed 2nd at Outdoor Conference; High Jump: 5-03.75 Jackie Mulrooney, So., Placed 4th at Indoor Nationals; 1500m: 4:48.34i, 3000m: 10:20.26i, 5000m: 17:18.75i, 10,000m: 36:38.13 Emily O'Brien, So., Placed 5th at Outdoor Conference; Shot Put: 40-11.00 Cassy Puls, So., Triple Jump: 33-02.00, Long Jump: 16-00.25 Kim Russell, Jr., 400m Hurldes: 1:16.92 Anissa Szesterniak, Jr., Part of School Record 4x800 and DMR teams, 2004 Outdoor National Qualifier in the 1500m; 1500m: 4:40.08 Eric Bakkum, So., 8th Place at Outdoor Conference; Decathlon: 5511 Erik Bartelson, Jr., 800m: 1:57.46 Ryan Brohmer, So., Discus: 150-11.00 David Chancellor, Jr., 5000m: 15:38.15i Adam Charnstrom, Sr., Hammer Throw: 168-07.00 Bob Dillis, Jr., 5000m: 15:35.24 Nick Fix, Jr., Long Jump: 22-11.25, Triple Jump: 46-01.25 Derek Gibson, So., 200m: 22.54 Russ Goessl, So., 5000m: 15:14.25 Tim Jankowski, Jr., Placed 8th at Indoor Conference; Pole Vault: 15-00 Phil Johnson, Jr., 100m: 11.35, 200m, 23.01 Ryan Kleimenhagen, Sr., 2004 Indoor National Champion in the 1500m, 8-time Track All-American; 800m: 1:49.89, 1500m: 3:47.59 Mike Mani, Jr., 200m 23.64 Mike Mostek, Sr., 55m: 6.89 Steve Pennekamp, Jr., Placed 3rd at Outdoor Conference; High Jump: 6-4.75 Josh Placke, Sr., Placed 4th at Indoor Conference; 800m: 1:53.82i Josh Pluemer, Jr., 400m: 49.34 Taylor Reynolds, So., 800m: 1:59.71 Kyle Stangel, So., 1500m: 3:58.70 Brian Steingraber, So., Placed 7th at Outdoor Conference in the Shot Put; Discus: 152-11.00, Shot Put: 48-01.25 Jim Uppena, Jr., Shot Put: 42-03.25 Andres Young, Sr., Placed 7th at Indoor Conference; Heptathlon: 4288i *"i" indicates an Indoor performance |