Minnesota-Morris headlines UMAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Awards
ST. PAUL -- Following a 38.66-point victory at Saturday’s Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Outdoor Men’s Track and Field Championships, the University of Minnesota Morris led all league schools with 10 all-conference selections. In addition to taking over a third of the all-conference awards, the Cougars also boasted the UMAC Track Athlete of the Meet and Coach of the Year Awards.
Minnesota Morris’ Leandro Dower led his teammates to a repeat of the Cougars indoor conference championship from February, winning the 200 meter dash while being a part of the first place 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relay teams to earn the meet’s track athlete of the meet award. Dower was joined by fellow Cougars Matt Anderson, Andrew Birnstengel, Andrew Burroughs, Ryan DeRoeck, Todd Grammenz, Zeke Miller, Zach Smith, Luke Toso and Billy Visto on the UMAC All-Conference Team. Following his team’s performance, Morris head coach Jeremy Karger-Gatzow was voted as the league’s coach of the year.
Following Minnesota Morris on the list was the College of St. Scholastica and Northwestern College, who each had seven student-athletes earn all-conference status. Martin Luther College’s Andrew Loescher was named the UMAC Field Athlete of the Meet following his championship performance in the javelin throw. Loescher also placed fourth in the shot put.
To earn UMAC All-Conference status, track and field participants must accumulate 16 points throughout the meet’s many events. Minnesota Morris won the meet with 239 points, followed by St. St. Scholastica at 200.33 and Northwestern at 69.33. Martin Luther (59 points) and North Central University (38.33) rounded out the five participating teams.
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All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Luke Beckwith
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College of St. Scholastica
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Pat Bigaouette
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College of St. Scholastica
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Justin Hanson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Jake Kensen
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College of St. Scholastica
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Tom Lyscio
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College of St. Scholastica
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Nick Mangan
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sherome Milon
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College of St. Scholastica
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Andrew Loescher
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Martin Luther College
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Alex Farber
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North Central University
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Ben Anderson
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Northwestern College
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Elijah Buecksler
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Northwestern College
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Grant Fritz
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Northwestern College
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Taylor Gish
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Northwestern College
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Luke Moulton
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Northwestern College
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Aaron Oie
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Northwestern College
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Joseph Peterson
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Northwestern College
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Derek Schlager
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Northwestern College
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Matt Anderson
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Andrew Birnstengel
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Andrew Burroughs
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Ryan DeRoeck
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Leandro Dower
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Todd Gramenz
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Zeke Miller
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Zach Smith
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Luke Toso
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Billy Visto
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Track Athlete of the Meet Award – Leandro Dower, University of Minnesota, Morris
Field Athlete of the Meet Award – Andrew Loescher, Martin Luther College
Coach of the Year Award – Jeremy Karger-Gatzow
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Individual Event Champions
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Institution
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Event(s)
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Luke Beckwith
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College of St. Scholastica
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Pole Vault
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Pat Bigaouette
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College of St. Scholastica
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3000 Meter Steeplechase
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Justin Hanson
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College of St. Scholastica
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110 Hurdles, 400 Meter Hurdles
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Nick Mangan
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College of St. Scholastica
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5000 Meter Run
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Andrew Loescher
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Martin Luther College
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Javelin Throw
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Alex Farber
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North Central University
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Long Jump
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Elijah Buecksler
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Northwestern College
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Discus Throw
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Taylor Gish
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Northwestern College
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Hammer Throw
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Luke Moulton
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Northwestern College
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4 x 800 Meter Relay
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Aaron Oie
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Northwestern College
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4 x 800 Meter Relay
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Joseph Peterson
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Northwestern College
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4 x 800 Meter Relay
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Derek Schlager
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Northwestern College
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4 x 800 Meter Relay
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Matt Anderson
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Shot Put
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Andrew Birmstengel
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Andrew Burroughs
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 100 Meter Relay
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Ryan DeRoeck
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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High Jump
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Leandro Dower
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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200 Meter Dash, 4 x 100 Meter Relay, 4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Todd Gramenz
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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100 Meter Dash, 4 x 100 Meter Relay
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Zeke Miller
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 100 Meter Relay
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Andrew Rehmann
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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800 Meter Run, 4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Zach Smith
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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400 Meter Dash, 4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Luke Toso
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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1500 Meter Run
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Billy Visto
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Triple Jump
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