Minnesota, Morris wins eight all-conference awards in Men's Indoor Track & Field
ST. PAUL – The University of Minnesota, Morris followed Saturday’s Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championship with a rousing eight individual all-conference awards to lead the pack of schools who participated in the season finale in Duluth. Andrew Burroughs, Danny Camacho, Leandro Dower, Todd Gramenz, Andrew Rehmann, Zach Smith, Luke Toso and Billy Visto all contributed to the Cougars’ second place finish in the meet, earning all-conference accolades along the way. The College of St. Scholastica and North Central University each followed with five individual award recipients while Northwestern College finished the meet with three all-conference winners.
To earn UMAC All-Conference status, track and field participants must accumulate 16 points throughout the meet’s many events. St. Scholastica won the meet with 191 points, besting Minnesota-Morris by eight points in a race that came down to the final event. Northwestern took third place with 57 points, while North Central followed with 45.
Minnesota-Morris’ Luke Toso was named the Track Athlete of the Meet after winning both the mile and 800-meter races. Toso also took second place in the 5000-meter run. St. Scholastica’s Tom Lyscio and North Central’s Alex Farber shared the Field Athlete of the Meet award. Lyscio won the shot put competition while taking second in the 35-pound weight throw event. Farber took first in both the long jump and high jump.
Following his team’s performance, Cougars head coach Jeremy Karger-Gatzow was named the 2011 Indoor Coach of the Year.
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All-Conference
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Institution
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Luke Beckwith
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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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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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Nick Wanner
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College of St. Scholastica
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Alex Farber
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North Central University
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Owen Hein
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North Central University
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Josiah Miller
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North Central University
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Isaiah Rockett
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North Central University
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Isaac Van Proosdy
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North Central University
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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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Joshua Olson
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Northwestern College
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Andrew Burroughs
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Danny Camacho
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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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Andrew Rehmann
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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 – Luke Toso (University of Minnesota, Morris)
Co-Field Athlete of the Meet Award – Tom Lysico (College of St. Scholastica), Alex Farber (North Central University
Coach of the Year Award – Jeremy Karger-Gatzow (University of Minnesota-Morris)
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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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Justin Hanson
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College of St. Scholastica
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55 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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Tom Lyscio
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College of St. Scholastica
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Shot Put
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Alex Farber
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North Central University
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High Jump, Long Jump
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Owen Hein
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North Central University
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Distance Medley Relay
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Josiah Miller
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North Central University
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Distance Medley Relay
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Isaiah Rockett
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North Central University
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Distance Medley Relay
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Isaac Van Proosdy
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North Central University
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Distance Medley Relay
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Grant Fritz
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Northwestern College
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400 Meter Dash
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Taylor Gish
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Northwestern College
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Weight Throw
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Andrew Burroughs
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 200 Meter Relay
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Danny Camacho
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 200 Meter Relay
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Leandro Dower
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 200 Meter Relay, 200 Meter Dash, 4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Todd Gramenz
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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55 Meter Dash, 4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Andrew Rehmann
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Zach Smith
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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4 x 200 Meter Relay, 4 x 400 Meter Relay
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Luke Toso
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Mile Run, 800 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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