UW-Milwaukee sweeps 2006 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships

Feb. 26, 2006

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee swept the team titles at the 2006 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships in Kent, Ohio on Sunday, with both the men's and women's team holding off host Youngstown State University for the championship.

On the men's side,  UWM finished with a total of 164 points, ahead of YSU at 132.  The University of Illinois at Chicago finished third at 82, followed by Loyola University Chicago at 76, Butler University at 53 and the University of Detroit Mercy with 47.

On the women's side, UW-Milwaukee recorded 172 points on the weekend, 21 ahead of YSU.  Loyola finished in third with 73.5, while UIC came in fourth with 56.5.  Detroit (47), Butler (44) and Weight State University (11) rounded out the field.

In addition to the team honors, the Panthers also boasted five post-championship awards, with Adam Schleis, Jenni Saarinen and Tenia Fisher all being recognized.

Schleis finished fourth in the triple jump and second in the long jump to earn Men's Field Newcomer of the Year honors while Women's Field Newcomer honors went to Jenni Saarinen, the 2006 Horizon League Indoor Pentathlon Champion.  Fisher finished first in both the 400 and 800m races and was a part of the winning 4 x 400 relay team to earn Outstanding Running Performer honors.  

UWM head coach Pete Corfeld was selected as both men's and women's Coach of the Year.

Second-place finisher Youngstown State and UIC also claimed multiple individual awards after the meet. YSU freshman Katie Betts was named the Women's Running Newcomer of the Year after setting a meet record in the 200m dash and finishing third in the 60 m race, and Jarrod Davis earned Men's Outstanding Field Performer honors after finishing first in the weight throw with an NCAA provisional qualifying distance of 19.01m and second in the shot put. 

Dorian Hayes and Idara Essien of UIC also win individual honors, as Hayes was awarded Men's Running Newcomer of the Year after setting a meet record in the 60m dash and finishing second in the long jump.  Essien set a meet record in the triple jump to earn Outstanding Field Performer, recoding a distance of 12.36 meters.

In addition, Butler's Scott Overall was named Outstanding Men's Running performer after setting a meet record of 2:24.79 in the 1000 m distance event. He also anchored Butler's first-place Distance Medley Relay.

Final Women's Scores

UW-Milwaukee - 172

Youngstown State - 151

Loyola - 73.5

UIC - 56.5

Detroit- 47

Butler- 44

Wright State - 11

Final Men's Scores

UW-Milwaukee - 164

Youngstown State - 132

UIC - 82

Loyola - 76

Butler - 53

Detroit - 47

Horizon League Award Winners

Women's Outstanding Running Performer- Tenia Fisher, UWM

Men's Outstanding Running Performer- Scott Overall, Butler

Women's Outstanding Field Performer - Idara Essien, UIC

Men's Outstanding Field Performer - Jarrod Davis, YSU

Women's Running Newcomer - Katie Betts, YSU

Men's Running Newcomer - Dorian Hayes, UIC

Women's Field Newcomer- Jenni Saarinen, UWM

Men's Field Newcomer - Adam Schleis, UWM

Men's Coach of the Year- Pete Corfeld, UWM

Women's Coach of the Year - Pete Corfeld, UWM

Complete Results from the 2006 Championships