Boelk Sweeps WIAC Coach of the Year Honors; Eloranta Named Top Swimmer

After leading UW-Stevens Point to its sixth consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men�s swimming and diving title and nearly dethroning three-time defending champion UW-La Crosse on the women�s side, Pointers� coach Al Boelk has been named both the men�s and women�s WIAC Coach of the Year.

It is the third time in Boelk�s eight-year career that he has won both awards in the same year. The men�s award was already the sixth of Boelk�s career and the third straight year he has been honored. Boelk shared the women�s honor with UW-Eau Claire coach Rob Welcher while winning the honor for the third time.

In addition, Pointers� junior Tyler Eloranta was named the WIAC Swimmer of the Meet from last weekend�s competition. The freestyler from Pewaukee won all seven of his events, claiming the 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events. He also swam on four winning relays, taking the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley.

The Pointer men easily won the title by 315 points over runner-up UW-La Crosse. The Pointer women fell short by 50.5 points, marking the fourth straight year they have been with 51 points of the first place Eagles.

Women�s Distance Medley Relay Team Shares WIAC Athlete of the Week Award

     The UW-Stevens Point foursome of Ashleigh Potuznik, Marie Burrows, Jenna Mitchler and Megan Craig shared the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women�s indoor track and field Athlete of the Week award after running the second-fastest distance medley relay in Division III last weekend in Oshkosh.

     The team had an NCAA championships provisional qualifying time of 11:59.57 while winning the event as the Pointers took second in the eight-team UW-Oshkosh Invitational.

     Potuznik is a junior from Baraboo, Burrows is a sophomore from Menomonee Falls, Mitchler is a junior from Kaukauna and Craig is a senior from Bangor.