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CLASS OF 2003 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Picture (1500x2100, 721Kb)Don Amiot - Coach & Director of Athletics - 1971-77 & 1983-88
Amiot worked at UW-Stevens Point for 17 years, including five years as the school�s Director of Athletics from 1983-88. He coached the Pointer men�s cross country and track and field teams from 1971-77, leading his teams to two Wisconsin State University Conference outdoor championships and one indoor title. Amiot then moved into the role of Business Manager for the athletics department before his stint as Athletics Director. Since leaving UW-Stevens Point, Amiot has been the Director of Athletics at Minnesota State University-Mankato for the past 15 years.

Picture (1216x1808, 138.4Kb)Mike Christman - Football & Track - 1983-86
Christman ranks fourth on the school�s all-time rushing list with 1,935 career yards. Christman is the NCAA Division III�s all-time leading receiver among running backs with 169 career receptions and 2,190 yards. He led the squad with 65 catches for 956 yards in 1985 and 49 catches for 753 yards in 1986. Christman also led the team in rushing his final two years, gaining 709 yards in 1985 as a first-team All-American by the Football News and 534 yards in 1986, while earning honorable mention Pizza Hut All-American honors. He was a WSUC track and field champion in the intermediate hurdles and finished runner-up at the NCAA Division III outdoor championships in 1985. He currently resides in Pewaukee, Wis.

Picture (1500x2100, 575.6Kb)Tricia Fekete - Basketball - 1988-92
Fekete shares the school�s single-season women�s basketball scoring record with 499 points during the 1989-90 season. She ranks fourth on the all-time Pointer scoring list with 1,314 points and was a three-time first-team All-Conference performer. Fekete�s 20.8 points per game during 1989-90 ranks second in school history and her 187 field goals made that season ranks third. Fekete helped lead the Pointers to an NCAA Division III tournament appearance during her junior season in 1990-91. She is employed as an Occupational Therapist in acute care at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.

Picture (1500x2100, 924.9Kb)Don Moehling - Football - 1986-89
Moehling is the all-time leading receiver among tight ends in NCAA Division III history with 2,633 career yards. He ranks fifth on the school�s all-time receiving list. His 1,290 yards receiving in 1988 is the most by a tight end in Division III history and ranks second in school history. His 1,281 yards in 1989 ranks third in school history as he earned first-team Pizza Hut All-American accolades. Moehling had two of the top four single-game receiving performances in school history with 235 yards against UW-Oshkosh in 1989 and 232 yards against UW-Stout in 1988. He lives in Jefferson, Wis. and is employed by Wisconsin Wetgoods.

Picture (1500x2100, 397Kb)Mark Olejniczak - Football - 1970-73
Olejniczak (1970-73) held every UW-Stevens Point passing record at the conclusion of his four-year career. He set single-season conference records with 178 completions, 350 attempts and 2,209 yards passing as a senior, while ranking second in the NAIA in passing and total offense. He also completed his career with conference records of 341 completions and 620 attempts. Olejniczak was an NAIA honorable mention All-American in 1973 and a first-team All-District and first-team All-Conference quarterback. He owns a realty business in Green Bay and coached the Notre Dame Academy girls basketball team to an undefeated season and the 2002 WIAA Division 2 state championship while earning state Coach of the Year honors.

Picture (1500x2100, 700.4Kb)Charisse Simcakowski - Soccer - 1992-95
Simcakowski was one of the top defenders in the history of the UW-Stevens Point women�s soccer program, earning third-team All-American honors during the 1994 season. Simcakowski was a first-team All-Conference performer on each of the school�s first four conference championship teams and made three NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including two trips to the �Elite Eight.� During her four seasons, the Pointers posted a 69-13-3 record and allowed just 55 goals, while posting 52 shutouts. She also spent two years as an assistant coach with the Pointers and currently teaches elementary school in Hartland, Wis.

Picture (333x322, 23.5Kb)1998 Softball Team - National Champions
The 1998 softball team finished 43-15 under coach Dean Shuda and defeated Chapman (Calif.) 3-1 for the national title in Salem, Va. The 43 wins is still a school record for the Pointers as they won their only national crown in just their fourth NCAA tournament appearance and second trip to the championship series. The Pointers beat Messiah (Penn.) and Salisbury State (Md.) at the championship finals before posting two wins over Chapman for the title.

Picture (333x322, 23.5Kb)1998 Men's Ice Hockey Team - National Runner-Up
The 1998 men�s ice hockey squad had a 23-11 record under coach Joe Baldarotta and did much of its damage late in the season, winning 11 of 14 games before losing to Middlebury (Vt.) 2-1 in the national championship game in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The Pointers were 14-6 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association and beat St. Norbert in a mini-game in the NCAA quarterfinals and Plattsburgh State 8-2 in the national semifinals.

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