April 22, 2013-April 28, 2013

Track (Relay): 4x400-Meter Relay: Jacob Dennis-Oehling, Junior, Whitewater, Wis.; Cody Prince, Sophomore, Appleton, Wis./North; Marty Richardson, Senior, Appleton, Wis./Kimberly; Thurgood Dennis, Sophomore, Allouez, Wis./Green Bay Notre Dame
After making noise at the Drake Relays last year, the 4x400-meter relay quartet of Jacob Dennis-Oehling, Cody Prince, Marty Richardson and Thurgood Dennis was back at Drake to defend their title they earned last year. And the defending Drake Relays champions did not disappoint, narrowly beating Lincoln (Mo.) in the 4x400-meter relay with a school record time of 3:08.31 Saturday afternoon at the prestigious meet in Des Moines, Iowa. The Blugolds' time at this year's Drake Relays betters their 2012 time by more than two seconds and also bests the school record time of 3:10.57 that was set in 1990. The defending Indoor National champions are now ranked first in the NCAA Division III and were also shown on ESPN hours after the meet.

April 15, 2013-April 21, 2013

Track: Thurgood Dennis, Sophomore, Allouez, Wis./Green Bay Notre Dame
Dennis, the indoor national champion in the 60-meter dash as well as the 4x400 meter relay, took down 400-meter indoor national champion Aric Hoeschen of UW-La Crosse in Hoeschen's own event, the 400-meter dash this weekend at the Phil Esten Challenge in La Crosse. Dennis beat the conditions and rose to the occasion, winning with a time of 48.10 seconds, the fastest time in the conference and 10th best time in the nation so far this year. As a team, the Blugolds finished third at Sunday's meet.

Field: Brandon Zarnoth, Sophomore, Appleton, Wis./North
Zarnoth, who finished eighth in the heptathlon at Indoor Nationals, appeared to have punched his ticket to Outdoor Nationals by finishing first in the decathlon with a total of 6,398 points at the Phil Esten Challenge on Sunday. That puts him atop of the rankings in the NCAA Division III. As a team, the Blugolds finished third at the meet in La Crosse.
Also Selected Conference Player of the Week

April 8, 2013-April 14, 2013

Track: Thurgood Dennis, Sophomore, Allouez, Wis./Green Bay Notre Dame
Dennis set a school record while winning two events to lead the sixth-ranked Blugolds to a fourth place finish out of 11 teams at the UW-Platteville Invitational on Saturday. In the 100-meter dash, Dennis took first with a time of 10.30 seconds to break his own school record, which he set on May 26, 2012 at nationals. The previous best time was 10.47 seconds. He also won the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.40 seconds. His time in the 100-meter dash was the fastest in the conference and nation while his time in the 200-meter dash was the best in the conference and third best in the nation so far this year.
Also Selected Conference Player of the Week

April 1, 2013-April 7, 2013

Track: Thurgood Dennis, Sophomore, Allouez, Wis./Green Bay Notre Dame
Dennis was part of two victories Saturday at UW-La Crosse's Ashton May Invitational to help the Blugolds to a third place finish. He won the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.01 seconds while he ran in the 4x400-meter relay, which the Blugolds won with a time of 3:17.20, more than five seconds in front of the rest of the field. It was also the fifth fastest time in the nation so far this year.

Field: Roger Steen, Sophomore, Luck, Wis.
Competing in three events Saturday at UW-La Crosse's Ashton May Invitational, Steen won one event to help the Blugolds to a third place finish. Steen won the shot put with a toss of 15.50 meters (50-10.25), more than three feet better than the second place finisher. He was also third in the discus throw and fourth in the hammer throw.