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2013 UW-Platteville Track and Field News

Season
Eight Pioneers named to the 2013 USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Track & Field team
Eight Pioneers named to the 2013 USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Track & Field team

Five Pioneers from the men's team and three from women's team named to USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

192 UW-Platteville Student-Athletes Named to the Gabe Miller Academic Honor Roll
192 UW-Platteville Student-Athletes Named to the Gabe Miller Academic Honor Roll

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- For the 13th consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville student-athletes had a higher grade-point average than the student body as a whole. The Pioneer student-athletes compiled an 2.934 grade-point average for the 2012-13 academic year, above the general student body overall grade-point average of 2.874.

Hrubes garners All-American honors
Hrubes garners All-American honors

Aaron Hrubes finished sixth in the 200-meter giving the Pioneers nine points at Nationals.

Dailey breaks school record in All-American performance
Dailey breaks school record in All-American performance

Senior Jacob Dailey became the second Pioneer earn All-American honors this week.

Spangenberg earns All-American honors
Spangenberg earns All-American honors

Chas Spangenberg leads the Pioneers in the first day of the NCAA Division III Championships with All-American honors.

Four Pioneers competed at Augustana Last Chance Meet
Four Pioneers competed at Augustana Last Chance Meet

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville track and field team had four Pioneers compete at the Augustana Last Chance Meet.

Axelson and Ziegler qualify for Nationals at UWL NCAA Qualifier
Axelson and Ziegler qualify for Nationals at UWL NCAA Qualifier

Lynea Axelson and Matt Ziegler posted personal-best time to earn a spot at nationals.

Spangenberg breaks school record in the pole vault in last chance meet
Spangenberg breaks school record in the pole vault in last chance meet

Chas Spangenberg solidifies a spot at NCAA Division III Meet in two weeks while breaking school record

Cross and Dillman earn Athlete of the Year honors
Men’s Track finishes a historic third at WIAC Championships
Men’s Track finishes a historic third at WIAC Championships

The men's team records its best finish since 1969 when they placed second.

Pioneers dominate the javelin in day one of WIAC Championships
Pioneers dominate the javelin in day one of WIAC Championships

The men swept the javelin and Kiera Depies took the women's title.

Pioneers competes at Drake Relays and Loras Open
Pioneers competes at Drake Relays and Loras Open

The UW-Platteville track and field teams had a select few complete at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and the rest of the team competed at the Loras Open, hosted by Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.

Pioneers compete at Drake Relays
Pioneers compete at Drake Relays

The UW-Platteville Pioneers competed in the first day of the Drake Relays, America’s Athletic Classic, hosted by Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Hrubes named WIAC Track Athlete of the Week
Hrubes named WIAC Track Athlete of the Week

UW-Platteville senior Aaron Hrubes was named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men's Track Athlete of the Week, by the league office on Tuesday.

Men finishes second at  Augustana’s Meet of Champions
Men finishes second at Augustana’s Meet of Champions

The UW-Platteville track & field teams performed well against fierce competition at Augustana College’s Meet of Champions in Rock Island, Ill.