MADISON, Wis. – Three former UW-Stevens Point student-athletes have been selected for induction into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Hall of Fame, as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Randy Boelk, Michelle Jacob and Kari (Groshek) Zdroik will be part of the 30-member class for 2015 that will be inducted at the WIAC Hall of Fame Banquet to be held on Aug. 1, 2015, at UW-Platteville. The conference inducted its first class into the Hall of Fame in 2012.
In announcing the 2015 class, WIAC Commissioner Gary Karner noted once again how difficult the selection process is given the 102-year history and incomparable success of the conference.
"Quite frankly, there are dozens, if not hundreds, more individuals deserving of this honor," Karner commented. "Therefore, it is our intention to continue to induct future Hall of Fame classes every three years with the ultimate goal of recognizing those student-athletes, coaches, administrators, officials and others whose contributions and achievements have established and solidified the WIAC's status as the most accomplished Division III conference in NCAA history."
Boelk was a member of UW-Stevens Point's men's swimming & diving team from 1998-2001 and was a 28-time All-American. He won a total of three NCAA Division III titles, including one individual title and two relays. Boelk was a 10-time WIAC individual event champion and 13-time relay winner and still holds four individual records and three relay records at UWSP. In 2012, he was selected to the WIAC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Time Team.
From 1998-2001, Jacob was a member of UW-Stevens Point's women's soccer team, leading the Pointers to WIAC titles and NCAA Division III Championship appearances all four seasons. In 2001, she claimed National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) First Team and WIAC Player of the Year recognition. Jacob was selected to the WIAC Women's Soccer All-Time Team in 2012.
Zdroik was a member of UW-Stevens Point's women's basketball team from 1998-2002 and was part of the 2002 NCAA Division III championship team. In 2002, she claimed First Team All-America recognition and WIAC Player of the Year honors, while receiving the NCAA Top VIII Award. Zdroik is the first College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America selection in program history. She was also selected to the WIAC Women's Basketball All-Time Team in 2012.
2015 WIAC Hall of Fame ClassUW-Eau Claire: Ken Anderson, Steve Kurth, Sandy Schumacher
UW-La Crosse: Tori Neubauer-Muesing, Tom Newberry, Andrew Rock
UW-Oshkosh: Jim Gantner, Melissa Mueller, Russ Tiedemann
UW-Platteville: John Barth, George Chryst, Ben Hoffmann
UW-River Falls: Byron James, Emogene Nelson, Judy Wilson
UW-Stevens Point: Randy Boelk, Michelle Jacob, Kari (Groshek) Zdroik
UW-Stout: Wendy Heinecke, Dwain Mintz, John Peterson
UW-Superior: Dominic Moselle, Lydia Thering, Ted Whereatt
UW-Whitewater: James Fischer, Nancy Nelson, Ed Schwager
WIAC Office: Mark Braden, Otto Puls, Carol Yanna
