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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |