MADISON – The Pointers (7-3, 6-1 WIAC) had 12 players earn All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team honors after placing second in the WIAC in 2009, one game behind champion UW-Whitewater. The Pointers had five players represented on the First Team All-WIAC, four on the Second Team-All WIAC, two Honorable Mention All-WIAC honors, and one representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team.
First Team Offense
Shane Winterfeldt (Hortonville), Offensive Line- Winterfeldt helped lead the offensive line that gave up just 10 sacks on the season. He also paved the way for the ground game that amassed over 1,200 yards on the season. The Pointers were able to rush for over 100 yards three times in their last five games, thanks in large part to Winterfeldt.
Jared Jenkins (Milwaukee), Wide Receiver- Jenkins led the WIAC in every statistical category for the wide receiver position. Jenkins finished with 80 receptions for 1,210 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2009. He also enters the top-5 of UW-Stevens Point's all-time touchdown receptions list.
First Team Defense
John Jones (Oregon), Linebacker- Jones led a Pointer defense that ranked as one of the best in the WIAC in rushing defense. Jones finished 2009 with 48 solo tackles and 92 tackles overall. He recorded a season high 15 against UW-Whitewater. Jones had one interception and one fumble recovery this season.
Matt Lunder (Waunakee), Defensive Line- Lunder was a nuisance to opposing quarterbacks all year long. Lunder finished with a team high 8.5 sacks and is tied for the NCAA Division III lead in tackles for a loss with 24.5 for a loss of 106 yards. He recorded 64 tackles, 30 of which were solo, and forced a team-high two fumbles.
Charlie Dercks (Little Chute), Defensive Line- Dercks was nearly impossible for opposing offensive linemen to contain, finishing 2009 with 6.5 sacks and 10 tackles for a loss. He recorded 27 tackles on the season, with his season high of seven coming against UW-Whitewater.
Second Team Offense
Jared Beckwith (Baraboo), Quarterback- Beckwith was at or near the top of most WIAC quarterback categories all season long. Beckwith finished 2009 with 2,527 yard and 20 touchdowns on 206-336 passing. He threw for a season high 447 yards and five touchdowns in a victory against UW-Eau Claire.
Second Team Defense
Pierce FollansbeeDelong (Cumberland), Defensive Line- FollansbeeDelong was quite the contributor to the Pointer defense that harassed opposing quarterbacks and running backs all season long. He finished second on the Pointers with 7.5 sacks and 15 tackles for loss.
Bryan Blum (Baraboo), Defensive Back- Blum had double duties as a defensive back and punt returner in 2009 for the Pointers. Blum was third on the Pointers with 76 tackles and recorded one interception. He finished the season with five passes broken up and six passes deflected.
Joe Mleziva (Casco), Defensive Back- Mleziva did a great job in 2009 as the Pointers last line of defense from his safety position. He was second on the Pointers in both tackles and interceptions. Mleziva recorded 89 tackles, four interceptions and nine passes deflected.
Honorable Mention Offense
Tyler VandenWyngaard (Kaukauna), Offensive Line- VandenWyngaard helped lead the offensive line that gave up just 10 sacks on the entire season. He also paved the way for the ground game that amassed over 1,200 yards on the season. The Pointers were able to rush for over 100 yards three times in their last five games.
Honorable Mention Defense
Kyle Scofield (Green Bay), Linebacker- Scofield finished 2009 with 55 tackles and six tackles for a loss. He recorded 1.5 sacks and forced one fumble.
All-Sportsmanship Team
Jake Swank (Oregon), Wide Receiver- Swank is the Pointers 2009 representative on the WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team. Swank was fourth on the Pointers in total yards gained with 418. He caught 26 passes for 328 yards and one touchdown and rushed the ball 19 times for 90 yards.
UW-Whitewater quarterback Jeff Donovan was named WIAC Player of the Year and UWW head coach Lance Leipold was named the George Chryst WIAC Coach of the Year. Shay Lehman of UW-Stout earned the Max Sparger WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award.
Name, School, Year, Position, Height, Weight, Hometown (High School)
Ryan Hansen, River Falls, Senior, Tight End, 6-3, 210, Grantsburg
Jeff Donovan, Whitewater, Senior, Quarterback, 6-5, 187, Wauwatosa (East)
Levell Coppage, Whitewater, Sophomore, Running Back, 5-8, 180, Oak Park, Ill.
Cory Sartorelli, Eau Claire, Senior, Running Back, 6-1, 204, Appleton (North)
Craig Warminski, Stout, Sophomore, Running Back, 5-10, 200, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
Jared Jenkins (Milwaukee/Rufus King), Stevens Point, Junior, Wide Receiver, 6-4, 210, Milwaukee (Rufus King)
Aaron Rusch, Whitewater, Junior, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 168, Hartford
Brett Schreiner, Eau Claire, Senior, All-Purpose, 6-4, 245, Somerset
Nate Newholm, Stout, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-5, 255, Burlington
Robbie Ustruck, Whitewater, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-2, 280, West Allis (Hale)
Matt Weber, Whitewater, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-3, 285, Oregon
Shane Winterfeldt (Hortonville/Hortonville), Stevens Point, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-1, 310, Hortonville
Garth Coats, Whitewater, Senior, Center, 6-2, 282, Evansville
Kyle Martin, Stout, Senior, Punter, 6-1, 190, Hubertus (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Jeff Schebler, Whitewater, Senior, Kicker, 6-0, 182, Davenport, Iowa (Assumption)
Greg Klingelhutz, River Falls, Sophomore, Return Specialist, 5-9, 180, Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family)
First Team Defense
Marcus Ball, Stout, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-1, 225, Austin, Minn.
Charlie Dercks (Little Chute/Little Chute), Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-4, 270, Little Chute
Matt Lunder (Waunakee/Waunakee), Stevens Point, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 250, Waunakee
Tim Stephenson, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 235, Lanark, Ill. (Eastland)
Anthony White, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-0, 215, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Tom Bruins, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, 6-3, 245, Waupun
John Jones (Oregon/Oregon), Stevens Point, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 245, Oregon
Kyle Supianoski, Whitewater, Senior, Linebacker, 6-0, 225, Tama, Iowa (South)
James Taraboi, Oshkosh, Senior, Linebacker, 6-2, 220, Grafton (Cedarburg)
Quincy Hudson, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-9, 165, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Troney Shumpert, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-8, 180, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Kendall Wade, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 175, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Matt Winney, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-3, 205, Green Bay (Preble)
Second Team Offense
Patrick Mengelkoch, Stout, Junior, Tight End, 6-4, 225, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Jared Beckwith (Baraboo/Baraboo), Stevens Point, Senior, Quarterback, 6-0, 205, Baraboo
Kyle Paulson, Eau Claire, Senior, Quarterback, 6-5, 219, Amery
Taylor Edwards, River Falls, Sophomore, Running Back, 6-1, 190, Janesville (Parker)
Reid Oldenburg, La Crosse, Senior, Running Back, 6-1, 235, Burlington
David Goodman, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, 6-2, 184, Neenah
Aunton Terry, Platteville, Senior, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 210, Waukesha (North)
Joe Burkeland, Platteville, Junior, All-Purpose, 6-1, 195, Hollandale (Pecatonica)
John Sherman, Stout, Senior, All-Purpose, 6-3, 235, Cokato, Minn. (Dassel-Cokato)
Alex Mueske, Oshkosh, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-5, 295, Merrill
Kyle Schulz, La Crosse, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-1, 285, Evansville
Tyler Smith, La Crosse, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-2, 270, Middleton
Michael Tharp, Platteville, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-6, 310, Bettendorf, Iowa
Andrew Gebel, La Crosse, Senior, Center, 5-11, 275, Oshkosh (West)
Kris Rosholt, Whitewater, Sophomore, Punter, 6-3, 229, Reedsburg
Tony Smidl, Platteville, Senior, Kicker, 5-11, 180, Oshkosh (West)
Tyler O'Kane, La Crosse, Freshman, Return Specialist, 6-1, 195, Prairie du Chien
Second Team Defense
Justin Ankley, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-4, 285, Racine (Case)
Jon Baldwin, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 247, Spring Grove, Ill. (Richmond Burton)
Pierce FollansbeeDelong (Cumberland/Cumberland), Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 285, Cumberland
Mike Lenzendorf, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-1, 300, Eastman (Prairie du Chien)
Greg Towner, Stout, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 235, Onalaska
Aaron Johnson, La Crosse, Senior, Linebacker, 6-0, 240, Wisconsin Dells
Ryan Leis, Eau Claire, Senior, Linebacker, 6-3, 232, Alma Center (Lincoln)
Cole Lowell, River Falls, Senior, Linebacker, 6-0, 210, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Lane Olson, Whitewater, Junior, Linebacker, 5-10, 195, Racine (Horlick)
Bryan Blum (Baraboo/Baraboo), Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 215, Baraboo
Matt Guertin, River Falls, Sophomore, Defensive Back, 5-10, 180, Mounds View, Minn. (Irondale)
Joe Mleziva (Casco, WI/Luxemburg-Casco), Stevens Point, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 205, Casco (Luxemburg-Casco)
Paul Wick, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-10, 185, Franklin
Honorable Mention Offense
John Novak, Whitewater, Junior, Tight End, 6-5, 278, Michigan City, Ind.
Travis Bordeau, La Crosse, Junior, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 190, Menasha
Jordan Wells, Whitewater, Senior, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 185, Elgin, Ill.
Tyler Butzler, Stout, Sophomore, Offensive Line, 6-5, 300, Tomah
John Nicholas, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Offensive Line, 6-4, 290, Oneida (Seymour)
Tyler VandenWyngaard (Kaukauna/Kaukauna), Stevens Point, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-4, 285, Kaukauna
Al Wolf, Eau Claire, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-1, 286, Green Bay (Notre Dame)
Honorable Mention Defense
Andrew Evanoff, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 256, Plover (SPASH)
Randy Langer, Platteville, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 255, Milton (Edgerton)
Kyle Scofield (Green Bay/Preble), Stevens Point, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 235, Green Bay (Preble)
Ben Arata, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 195, Menomonee Falls
Zach Christopherson, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 210, Hartford
Justin Crooks, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 220, Wausau (East)
Dustin Drath, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 195, Manawa (Little Wolf)
Derek Dreher, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-2, 200, Verona
Nate Heard, Oshkosh, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-1, 180, Milwaukee (Lutheran)
Mike Larson, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Line, 5-11, 231, Ashland
Brian Snyder, Platteville, Junior, Defensive Back, 5-10, 210, Mt. Morris, Ill. (Oregon)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Justin Budiac, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Running Back, 5-8, 180, Mukwonago
Rob Crowley, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 220, Lyndon Station (Mauston)
Connor Graves, River Falls, Senior, Tight End, 6-2, 220, Grantsburg
Andrew Jeske, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 195, Glenwood City
Reid Oldenburg, La Crosse, Senior, Running Back, 6-1, 235, Burlington
Andy Prevost, Eau Claire, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-3, 298, Galesville (G-E-T)
Jake Swank (Oregon/Oregon), Stevens Point, Senior, Wide Receiver, 6-4, 205, Oregon
Max Wasikowski, Whitewater, Senior, Running Back, 6-0, 235, Cudahy
Player of the Year: Jeff Donovan of Whitewater
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Shay Lehman of Stout
George Chryst Coach of the Year: Lance Leipold of Whitewater
