UMAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Postseason Awards
St. Paul, MN - The outdoor track and field season wrapped up over the weekend, with Wisconsin-Superior winning the 2023 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The Yellowjackets earned two of the major postseason awards, with Garrett Lynch being named the Field Athlete of the Meet after winning both the pole vault and the long jump, and finishing fifth in the high jump. UW-Superior head coach Glen Drexler was also named Coach of the Year after leading the Yellowjackets to their sixth UMAC title in seven years.
In the other major awards, Austin Carlson of Crown was named the Track Athlete of the Meet after he won both the 800-meter run and the 1500-meter run. Finally, Anthony Staryszak of Minnesota Morris was named Rookie of the Year after his performance where he won both the javelin and the discus and took seventh in the shot put..
The all-conference list includes individuals who placed first or second in an event and individuals of first-place relay squads.
Minnesota Morris 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 Scoring Athlete of the Meet – Garrett Lynch, Wisconsin-Superior
Track Athlete of the Meet Award – Austin Carlson, Crown
Field Athlete of the Meet Award – Garrett Lynch, Wisconsin-Superior
Rookie of the Year Award – Anthony Staryszak, Minnesota Morris
Coach of the Year Award – Glen Drexler, Wisconsin-Superior
Team Sportsmanship Award - Minnesota Morris
| Name |
Event(s) |
School |
| Caleb Lash |
3000 Meter Steeplechase (1st), 5000-Meter Run (1st) |
Martin Luther |
| Michael Butterfield |
3000 Meter Steeplechase (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Will Schorr |
100-Meter Dash (2nd), 200-Meter Dash (2nd), 4x100-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Izayah Boss |
100-Meter Dash (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Austin Carlson |
800-Meter Run (1st), 1500-Meter Run (1st) |
Crown |
| Micah Schibbelhut |
800-Meter Run (2nd), Pole Vault (2nd), 400-Meter Dash |
Martin Luther |
| Earl Foster |
400-Meter Hurdles (1st), 110-Meter Hurdles (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Jeremiah Stanton |
400-Meter Hurdles (2nd) |
Martin Luther |
| Ethan Westimayer |
200-Meter Dash (1st), 4x100-Meter Relay (1st), 4x400-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Gregory Peterson |
4x800-Meter Relay (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Grant Strukel |
4x800-Meter Relay (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Joel Knopp |
4x800-Meter Relay (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Rory Shackelford |
4x800-Meter Relay (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Anthony Staryszak |
Javelin Throw (1st), Discus Throw (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Colten Pausch |
Javeling Throw (2nd) |
Crown |
| Garrett Lynch |
Pole Vault (1st), Long Jump (1st), 110-Meter Hurdles (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Nate Ohman |
Hammer Throw (1st), Shot Put (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Luke Petersen |
Hammer Throw (2nd) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Ben Babcock |
Long Jump (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Steven Pearson |
4x100-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Ethan Bowe |
4x100-Meter Relay (1st), 4x400-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| David Collins |
1500-Meter Run (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Iain Matheson |
400-Meter Dash (1st), 4x400-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Zachary Reese |
5000-Meter Run (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Garrett Kroells |
4x400 Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Greg Ohman |
Discus Throw (2nd) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Jake Marzinske |
Triple Jump (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Steven Petkau |
Triple Jump (2nd) |
Crown |
| Cody Nye |
Shot Put (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Samuel Malliet |
High Jump (1st) |
Martin Luther |
| Isaac Weiers |
High Jump (2nd) |
North Central |
Individual Sportsmanship Awards
Jakin Anderson (
Bethany Lutheran)
Colten Pausch
(Crown)
Josh Zander
(Martin Luther)
Darcy Flores
(North Central)
Gregory Ohman
(Minnesota Morris
Qashr Middleton
(Qashr Middleton)
Steven Pearson
(Wisconsin-Superior)