2021-22 Men's Outdoor Track and Field News

  • Blugold Track & Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
    July 14, 2022
    NEW ORLEANS (blugolds.com) – Scholar Athletes of the Year and All-Academic Athletes for the 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track & Field seasons were announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s track & field team were named Outdoor National Scholar Team of the Year after capturing the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship and posting a cumulative GPA of 3.27. The women’s team was named an All-Academic team with a 3.5 cumulative GPA and 31 total Blugolds earned All-Academic Athlete honors.
  • Blugolds finish 16th in LEARFIELD Directors' Cup
    June 15, 2022
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – In the final rankings for the 2021-22 Division III LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire finished 16th with the program’s third-highest point total of 715.50 points.
  • Weaver Grabs Another USTFCCCA Honor
    June 06, 2022
    NEW ORLEANS – Outstanding Performers of the Meet from the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships were announced on Friday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). As the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s track and field team captured their second National Championship in program history, Marcus Weaver (So. – Lewiston, MN/Lewiston-Altura) was named the Most Outstanding Men’s Field Performer during the meet.
  • Weaver and Schneider collect top USTFCCCA honors
    June 01, 2022
    NEW ORLEANS (blugolds.com) – National Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Marcus Weaver (So.- Lewiston, MN/Lewiston-Altura) was named Men’s Field Athlete of the Year while Head Coach Chip Schneider was named Men’s Coach of the Year.
  • Men's Outdoor Track and Field Wins Second Team National Championship in Program History
    May 28, 2022
    GENEVA, OH (blugolds.com)— On the final day of competition at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Meet, the Blugolds men’s and women’s track and field teams brought home more incredible performances to cap off an amazing weekend. The men’s team, bringing home impressive performance after impressive performance, won the national championship with 73 points, running away from the competition and scoring the most points in an outdoor NCAA Division III Championship by a team since 2007. That was the highest point total the Blugold men have ever scored at a national championship.
  • Track and Field Move to First and Eighth as Weaver Tops Decathlon and Four More Earn All-American Honors
    May 27, 2022
    GENEVA, OH (blugolds.com)— On the second day of competition at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, the Blugolds racked up a handful of All-American performances, earning them more team points, and moving up the team standings.
  • Weaver Defends Javelin Title as Track and Field Competes at Day One of Nationals
    May 26, 2022
    GENEVA, OH (blugolds.com)— On day one of competition at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s men’s and women’s track and field teams competed strongly and had three individuals earn top-5 finishes in completed events. The men’s team is in 3rd place after day one with 13 team points, behind Rowan University’s 19 points and John Carroll University’s 18 points. The women’s team is in 21st place with 4 team points after day one. Johns Hopkins University currently leads with 16 team points.
  • 27 Blugolds Set to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
    May 23, 2022
    INDIANAPOLIS (blugolds.com) — The NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee have announced the participants in the 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships that are set to take place on May 26th through the 28th at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
  • Verkerke, Weaver, Hicks, McClowry and Men’s 4x400m earn 1st Place Finishes; Women 2nd, Men 3rd at WIAC Championships
    May 07, 2022
    LA CROSSE, WI (blugolds.com)— On the second day of the WIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Blugold men’s and women’s track and field teams finished out a strong day of competition on a sunny Saturday. On the women’s side, the Blugolds finished 2nd as a team, finishing with 137 points. Meet hosts UW-La Crosse won the meet with 293.5 points. On the men’s side, the Blugolds finished 3rd as a team, finishing with 131.5 points. UW-Oshkosh won the team title with 180 points.
  • Stegeman Places 1st, Dolan 2nd As Track & Field Competes at Day 1 of WIAC Championship
    May 06, 2022
    LA CROSSE, WI (blugolds.com) - On the first day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire featured many great performances on a beautiful Friday evening. After the first day of competition, the men’s team currently sits in 2nd place with 37 points, with meet host UW-La Crosse in 1st place with 67 points. The women’s team sits in 4th place with 21 points, with meet host UW-La Crosse in 1st place with 93 points.
  • Schroedl Tabbed WIAC Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week
    April 26, 2022
    MADISON, Wis.--The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Abrahm Schroedl has been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the week of April 18 - 24.
  • Women Place 2nd, Men 3rd at Phil Esten Challenge
    April 23, 2022
    LA CROSSE, WI (blugolds.com)- On the third day of competition at the Phil Esten Challenge, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s and women’s track teams competed strongly on a blustery, windy day at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The women’s team scored 112 points to take 2nd place as a team, behind meet host UW-La Crosse who scored 227 points. The men’s team scored 117.5 points to take 3rd as a team, behind UW-Oshkosh and UW-La Crosse.
  • Blugolds Compete in the 10,000-Meter Run at Phil Esten Challenge
    April 21, 2022
    LA CROSSE, WI- (blugolds.com) On the first of three days of competition at UW-La Crosse, the Blugolds distance runners competed in the 10,000-meter run, with many athletes achieving PR’s or contesting their first attempts at the distance.
  • Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Teams Place 2nd at UW-Platteville Invitational
    April 15, 2022
    PLATTEVILLE, WI (blugolds.com)— On a breezy, brisk Friday evening, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s and women’s track & field teams competed at the UW-Platteville Invitational, competing against a strong WIAC-filled field. Both the men’s and women’s team placed 2nd overall in the team standings, with the women scoring 102.5 points and the men scoring 89.5 points.
  • Course Conditions and Inclement Weather Force Spring Sport Schedule Changes
    April 14, 2022
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) - Due to weather and course conditions in the past days, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire golf teams and track and field teams have made changes to the schedules for the weekend ahead. 
  • Track & Field Begin Outdoor Season With Eight Event Winners
    April 09, 2022
    LA CROSSE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s and women’s track & field teams were outside for their season opener of their 2022 outdoor seasons on Saturday as they competed at the 2022 Ashton May Invite hosted by UW-La Crosse. With the men coming off a 2nd place finish and the women 10th place at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Blugolds had eight event winners and twenty athletes place in the top five of their respective events.
  • Blugolds move up to 7th in NACDA's Learfield Director's Cup standings
    March 31, 2022
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire moved up from 22nd to 7th in the Division III LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings after the final winter rankings were released Thursday.  
  • Sonnentags' $70 million gift to UW-Eau Claire Foundation puts County Materials Complex on fast track
    December 06, 2021
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) - When John and Carolyn Sonnentag met as students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the 1960s, no one could have predicted that they would fall in love and marry. Or that the love they had for each other and the university that brought them together would one day change the face of life in northwestern Wisconsin.
  • Mayo Clinic Health System named sports medicine provider for UWEC Athletics
    August 25, 2021
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Beginning with the 2021 fall sports season, the Mayo Clinic Health System has been named the new provider of sports medicine services for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Athletics. Clinical staff from the Mayo Clinic Health System Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department will provide services including sideline support, radiology, concussion management, procedures and surgical care, physical therapy and rehabilitation for Blugold athletes on all 25 men's and women's athletic teams.
  • Blugold Hall of Fame To Add Six
    August 25, 2021
    EAU CLAIRE, WI (blugolds.com) – In a year in which the UW-Eau Claire athletics program is celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s athletics, five women are among the six individuals who will be inducted into the Blugold Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021.