UMAC Announces Outdoor Track & Field Men's All-Conference Awards
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its 2021 Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference and major award winners on Tuesday afternoon, recognizing the achievements of 30 student-athletes.
The College of St. Scholastica, the 2021 UMAC Outdoor Track & Field Men's Champions, took home two of the major awards, as voted on by the UMAC Track & Field coaches. Ryan Steger earned Track Athlete of the Meet recognition while Head Coach Todd Bouchie was named Coach of the Year.
Bethany Lutheran's Jake Marzinske, the top-point scorer at the UMAC meet, secured two major accolades, being selected the Field Athlete of the Week and the Rookie of the Year.
Steger was the meet's second-highest individual scorer, posting a total of 25 points in the two days of competition. Steger claimed victories in the 400m and 800m to pace the Saints' performance. He also was a part of the winning relay team for CSS in both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays.
Steger becomes the second-straight Saint to earn Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet as Easton Foss took home the same award in 2019.
Bouchie was named Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year on the women's side in 2019 and earns his fifth overall COTY selection. The Saints led the meet wire-to-wire and won their seventh UMAC Outdoor Championship, their first since 2015.
BLC's Marzinske continued on his outstanding first season as a Viking, securing victories in the 100m hurdles and triple jump. He then posted second-place finishes in the 400m hurdles and the long jump to notch top-point scorer status. Earning both Rookie of the Year and Field Athlete of the Meet, the first-year athlete has already secured three UMAC major awards in Track & Field in his career. Marzinske was also named Rookie of the Year after this season's UMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Martin Luther won the team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches and awarded to the team that best represents sportsmanship throughout the entire season. Each team also had one representative named to the individual sportsmanship award list.
Top Point Scorer of the Meet Award – Jake Marzinske, Bethany Lutheran, 36 pts
Track Athlete of the Meet Award – Ryan Steger, St. Scholastica
Field Athlete of the Meet Award – Jake Marzinske, Bethany Lutheran
Rookie of the Year Award – Jake Marzinske, Bethany Lutheran
Coach of the Year Award – Todd Bouchie, St. Scholastica
UMAC All-Conference
| Name |
Event(s) |
School |
| Calvin Boone |
1,500-meter run (1st), 5,000-meter run (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Lars DeWall |
1,500-meter run (2nd), 5,000-meter run (2nd) |
St. Scholastica |
| Samuel Eben Ebai, Jr. |
100-meter dash (1st), 4 x 100-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Caleb Foelske |
Shot Put (2nd), Discus Throw (2nd), Javelin (2nd) |
Martin Luther |
| Easton Foss |
3,000-meter Steeplechase (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Earl Foster |
110-meter hurdles (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Andrew Grabarkewitz |
Pole Vault (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Caleb Hoilien |
High Jump (2nd) |
Northwestern |
| Nate Huju |
400-meter hurdles (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Christopher Jacklen |
Discus Throw (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Isaac Kobienia |
Long Jump (1st), 4 x 100-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Jadon Konkel |
200-meter dash (1st) |
Northwestern |
| Malcolm Lumsden |
4 x 100-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Joe Lynch |
4 x 800-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Ryan Maertz |
3,000-meter Steeplechase (2nd) |
Martin Luther |
| Jake Marzinske |
110-meter hurdles (1st), 400-meter hurdles (2nd)
Long Jump (2nd), Triple Jump (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Darrell Myles |
100-meter dash (2nd) |
Northwestern |
| Caleb Nelson |
Pole Vault (1st) |
Northwestern |
| Cody Nye |
Shot Put (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Jericho Peterson |
400-meter dash (2nd), 4 x 100-meter relay (1st),
4 x 400-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Luke Peterson |
Hammer Throw (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Travaris Ricks |
Triple Jump (2nd) |
Northwestern |
| Justin Robinson |
Hammer Throw (2nd) |
Minnesota Morris |
| John Schwinghamer |
800-meter dash (2nd), 4 x 400-meter relay (1st)
4 x 800-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Alex Seiler |
High Jump (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Ryan Steger |
400-meter dash (1st), 800-meter dash (1st)
4 x 400-meter relay (1st), 4 x 800-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Matthew Stuber |
4 x 400-meter relay (1st), 4 x 800-meter relay (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Gustav Wenz |
Javelin (1st) |
Martin Luther |
| Ethan Westermayer |
200-meter dash (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
UMAC Event Champions
| Name |
Event(s) |
School |
| Calvin Boone |
1,500-meter run, 5,000-meter run |
St. Scholastica |
| Samuel Eben Ebai, Jr. |
100-meter dash, 4 x 100-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Easton Foss |
3,000-meter Steeplechase (1st) |
St. Scholastica |
| Nate Huju |
400-meter hurdles (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Christopher Jacklen |
Discus Throw |
St. Scholastica |
| Isaac Kobienia |
Long Jump, 4 x 100-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Jadon Konkel |
200-meter dash |
Northwestern |
| Malcolm Lumsden |
4 x 100-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Joe Lynch |
4 x 800-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Jake Marzinske |
110-meter hurdles, Triple Jump |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Caleb Nelson |
Pole Vault |
Northwestern |
| Cody Nye |
Shot Put |
Minnesota Morris |
| Jericho Peterson |
4 x 100-meter relay, 4 x 400-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Luke Peterson |
Hammer Throw |
Minnesota Morris |
| John Schwinghamer |
4 x 400-meter relay, 4 x 800-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Alex Seiler |
High Jump |
St. Scholastica |
| Ryan Steger |
400-meter dash, 800-meter dash
4 x 400-meter relay, 4 x 800-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Matthew Stuber |
4 x 400-meter relay, 4 x 800-meter relay |
St. Scholastica |
| Gustav Wenz |
Javelin |
Martin Luther |
UMAC Sportsmanship Awards
Team Award – Martin Luther College
Bethany Lutheran – Jakin Anderson
Crown – Michael Gregoria
Martin Luther – Gustav Wenz
North Central – Derek Burgin
Minnesota Morris – Eddie Cease
Northwestern – Caleb Nelson
St. Scholastica – Malcolm Lumsden
Wisconsin-Superior – Travis Gee