Profiles
Adam Backsmeier
Mid-Distance
Graduated Senior
Bloomington, Ill. (Normal-West)
2008: Finished 19th in the 800-meter run (2:22.48) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2005-07: Attended Carthage but did not participate in track and field.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team…four-year member of the soccer team as a goal keeper and set school season records for most saves and most consecutive shutouts…played basketball his freshman and sophomore years…Illinois High School Association “scholar-athlete,” Big 12 Conference all-academic, National Merit Scholar, German National Honors Society member and honor student.
Personal: Physics major…played on the 2004 Carthage junior varsity soccer team and ran on the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2004 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Dec. 2, 1985.
Tom Behrens
Pole Vault
Senior
Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)
2008: Finished ninth in the decathlon (4,617 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 13th in the 400-meter dash (54.46) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 12th in the decathlon (4,195 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Attended Carthage but did not compete in track and field.
High School: McHenry County pole vault champion his junior year and a two-time All-Fox Valley Conference honoree…his freshman-year team won a league title…coached by Brian Seaver…member of the soccer and wrestling teams his freshman year, played football as a sophomore and ran cross country both his junior and senior seasons…honor student.
Personal: Double major in mathematics and computer science…named to the spring 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June 7, 1987.
Josh Brennan
Throws
Sophomore
Geneva, Ill.
2008: Finished sixth in the hammer throw (149-9) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished ninth in the shot put (43-8 ½) and 10th in the weight throw (44-3 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Lettered three times in track and field and earned All-Western Sun Conference honors as a junior…coached by Peter Raak…in football, named Aall-conference, Daily Herald all-area, Kane County Chronicle all-area, and Aurora Beacon-News all-area both his junior and senior years… National Honor Society member, academic all-state, Western Sun Conference all-academic and three-year honor student.
Personal: Athletic training major…linebacker on the 2007 Carthage football team…his uncle, Larry Frey, played basketball at Illinois-Chicago and is a member of that school’s athletic hall of fame…born Oct. 12, 1988.
Buzzy Brown
Jumps/Sprints
Junior
Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
2008: Qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the long jump but did not reach the finals…won the long jump (23-4) and finished sixth in the 200-meter dash (22.53) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the long jump (23-0 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship, while finishing fifth in the 200-meter dash (22.85)…set a Carthage indoor record in the long jump (23-2) at the March 7 Carthage “Gill Athletics Last Chance Invitational”
2007: Finished fourth in the long jump (22-3 ½) and ninth in the high jump (5-8 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the 200-meter dash (22.98) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the high jump (6-2 ¼), fifth in the long jump (21-0) and seventh in the 200-meter dash (23.10) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Earned all-state honors three times in the 400-meter relay, the 800-meter relay and the 1,600-meter relay...three-time All-Upstate 8 Conference honoree in the long jump...coached by Mike Kennedy...member of the soccer team his freshman year.
Personal: Undecided on major...his father, Charles Brown, set a basketball scoring record for Lehigh University...born Feb. 1, 1988.
Joel Brunner
Distance
Senior
De Pere, Wis. (West De Pere)
2008: Finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run (4:02.41) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished ninth in the 800-meter run (2:00.49) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 18th in the 1,500-meter run (4:13.75) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished 12th in the 800-meter run (2:08.13) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Season-best time of 16:18.00 in the 5,000-meter run at the Elmhurst Invitational and 10:34.50 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Augustana (Ill.) “Meet of Champions”…part of an indoor distance medley relay team that competed at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Named second-team All-Bay Conference his senior year in the 800-meter run and first-team all-conference as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team…a state qualifier his senior year in the 1,500-meter run and part of two state-qualifying 1,600-meter relay squads…part of a school-record 3,200-meter relay team as a senior…named Green Bay Press-Gazette honorable mention all-area both his junior and senior years…coached by Richard Visitainer…in cross country, earned first-team all-conference honors his senior year and second-team al-conference as a junior…honorable mention all-area both his junior and senior seasons…coached by Richard Visintainer…lettered in basketball his junior and senior years and played soccer his freshman and sophomore years…honor student.
Personal: Environmental science major…member of the 2005-07 Carthage men’s cross country teams...his father, Kevin Brunner, is a 1977 Carthage graduate and ran cross country for the Red Men…his sister, Allison Brunner, played soccer at Wisconsin-Green Bay…a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 21, 1987.
Patrick Coffey
Hurdles
Junior
Crown Point, Ind.
2007: Finished seventh in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles (57.88) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles (57.35) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A regional qualifier both his junior and senior years in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles…coached by Keith Iddings…three-year member of the football team and one year each in cross country and basketball.
Personal: Secondary education major…born Jan. 6, 1988.
Nick Colona
Mid-Distance
Sophomore
East Alton, Ill. (East Alton-Wood River)
2008: Finished 25th in the 5,000-meter run (18:26.69) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 27th in the 5,000-meter run (18:35.01) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Member of three Madison County championship teams and named all-county his senior year in the 3,200-meter relay…coached by Gary Carter…four-year member of the cross country and basketball teams…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Undecided on major…member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Oct. 5, 1988.
Justin Cooper
Jumps/Sprints
Senior
Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Hoffman Estates-Conant)
2008: Finished 12th in the long jump (19-11) and 19th in the 200-meter dash (24.37) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 13th in the long jump (20-0 ¼) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 11th in the long jump (19-6 ¼) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th in the long jump 19-4) and 17th in the triple jump (36-11 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished 13th in the long jump (19-11) and 16th in the triple jump (38-5 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished third in the long jump (20-4 ¼) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship.
High School: Coached by Steve Thompson…three-year member of the cross country team…National Honor Society member and Mid-Suburban League all-academic.
Personal: Mathematics major…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 23, 1987.
Bartek Dorman
Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Buffalo Grove, Ill.
2008: Competed in the 800-meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Steven Gibble…played soccer his senior year…honor student.
Personal: Undecided on major…midfielder/defender on the 2007 Carthage men’s soccer team…born May 23, 1988.
Robbie Harsted
Pole Vault
Junior
Ottawa, Ill. (Ottawa Township)
2008: Tied for ninth place in the pole vault (14-0 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished seventh in the pole vault (13-10 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished second in the pole vault (13-11 ¾) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…tied for 11th place in the pole vault (13-6 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Qualified for the Illinois High School Association state championship his junior year…coached by June Gross
Personal: Accounting major…born April 18, 1988.
Sean Highsmith
Throws
Graduated Senior
Crown Point, Ind.
2008: Finished 12th in the hammer throw (135-11) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 16th in the weight throw (40-9) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 15th in the hammer throw (115-5) and 24th in the javelin (109-3) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 11th in the hammer throw (118-1) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished 16th in the javelin (114-5) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship.
2005: Season-best 100-10 in the discus at the Chicagoland Outdoor Track and Field Championship…did not compete in indoor track and field due to basketball.
High School: Three-year track and field letterwinner in the discus…coached by Dennis Bunda…lettered in football his senior year and played basketball as a freshman…honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Political science major…member of the 2005 Carthage men’s basketball team…named to the spring 2005 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sept. 19, 1985.
Steve Horn
Distance
Sophomore
Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)
2008: Finished 18th in the 5,000-meter run (15:54.30) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Member of a 3,200-meter relay team his senior year that won Southeastern Conference and sectional titles en route to a fifth-place finish at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship… coached by Charles Bradley…three-year member of the cross country team, played tennis his freshman and sophomore years and played soccer his freshman year…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Double major in communication and political science…member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Oct. 22, 1988.
Dan Hrvatin
Sprints
Junior
Plano, Ill. (Joliet-Catholic Academy)
2008: Competed in the 100-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished fourth in the 55-meter dash (6.57) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Two-year letterwinner and a state champion his junior year in the indoor 55-meter dash…coached by John Stenbers…in football, rushed for 800 yards and scored 22 touchdowns his senior year on an 11-1 team that won an East Suburban Catholic Conference championship en route to the quarterfinals of the Illinois High School Association Class 6A state championship…National Art Honor Society member, Spanish Honor Society member, Mathematics Honor Society member and four-year high honors student.
Personal: Undecided on major…defensive back on the 2006 Carthage football team…named to the fall 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Jan. 31, 1988.
Nate Hughes
Sprints/Throws
Senior
Antioch, Ill. (Community/Mount Union College)
2008: Finished third in he javelin (180-1) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th in the 200-meter dash (23.79) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished ninth in the javelin (156-3) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th in the javelin (124-9) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 15th in the 200-meter dash (23.86) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Attended Mount Union College for the fall semester and transferred to Carthage in January 2006…finished seventh in the javelin (152-7) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished ninth in the 200-meter dash (23.77) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship.
High School: Did not participate in high school track and field... in football, named All-North Suburban Conference, All-Lake County and all-area both his junior and senior seasons...four-year member of the baseball team.
Personal: Exercise and sports science major…defensive back on the 2006 and 2007 Carthage football teams…named to the fall 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 5, 1987.
Dennis Hutchinson
Throws
Graduated Senior
McHenry, Ill. (East)
2008: Finished seventh in the hammer throw (148-9) and ninth in the discus (132-5) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished seventh in the weight throw (45-9 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished sixth in the javelin (160-2) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fifth in the hammer throw (142-3) and 10th in the discus (114-0) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Injured and did not compete.
2005: Finished ninth in the javelin (154-5) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…did not compete in indoor track and field.
High School: Member of the track and field team and coached by Bob Ludwigsen…in football, named Northwest Herald all-area and All-Fox Valley Conference his senior year on a team that advanced to the Illinois High School Association Class 7A quarterfinals.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…tight end on the 2004 Carthage football team…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 25, 1986.
Jarrayl Johnson
Throws
Sophomore
Flossmoor, Ill. (South Holland-Thornwood)
2008: Finished fifth in the shot put (46-2) and 17th in the discus (122-6) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished seventh in the shot put (44-11 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A state qualifier his senior year in the shot put after winning a sectional title and finishing second in the event at the Southwest Inter-Conference Association East championship…his senior-year team finished eighth at the Illinois High School Association state championship…coached by John Kenecki…also a member of the football team…honor student.
Personal: Undecided on major…born May 23, 1989.
Shaun Jozwiak
Throws
Graduated Senior
Johnsburg, Ill. (McHenry-Johnsburg)
2008: Finished second in the discus (144-3) and third in the shot put (48-10 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the shot put at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the shot put (47-0 ½) and 15th in the weight throw (41-9 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished fourth in the shot put (48-2 ½) and 16th in the discus (120-2) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the shot put (46-4 ¼) and third in the discus (129-11) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished ninth in the shot put (42-11 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished sixth in the shot put (46-8 ¼) and ninth in the discus (136-0) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship?finished second in both the shot put (44-2 ½) and the discus (141-2) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished sixth in the shot put (45-7) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2005: Finished fourth in the shot put (42-1 ½) and sixth in the discus (122-11 ¼) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished 14th in the shot put (42-2) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Big Northern Conference champion in the shot put his senior year…coached by Chris Setzler…in football, named Northwest Herald all-area and All-Big Northern Conference his senior year on a league-championship team…honor student.
Personal: Accounting major…fullback on the 2004-06 Carthage football teams…born Sept. 3, 1985.
Tyler Jump
Jumps
Sophomore
Necedah, Wis.
2008: Finished sixth in the triple jump (43-1 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished sixth in the triple jump (42-1 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A three-time state qualifier in the triple jump with a ninth-place finish in 2005, an eighth-place finish in 2006 and a fourth-place finish in 2007…won two regional and two sectional triple jump titles…a four-time first-team All-Scenic Bluffs Conference honoree…coached by Gregg Anderson…four-year member of the basketball team and two years in football…National Honor Society member, Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association all-academic, honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Communication major…born Nov. 12, 1988.
Jon Kochmit
Throws
Senior
Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South)
2008: Finished second in the hammer throw (154-11) and 13th in the discus (126-0) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the hammer throw and finished third in the discus at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished eighth in the weight throw (45-3) and 11th in the shot put (41-6 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 13th in the discus (121-11) and 14th in the shot out (41-2 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fourth in the discus (128-3) and sixth in the shot put (41-8) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 11th in the shot put (42-5) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished 12th in the discus (127-9) and 13th in the shot put (40-4 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished seventh in both the shot put (41-0 ½) and the discus (123-11) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished 10th in the shot put (42-7 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A state qualifier and a an All-Central Suburban League honoree in both the shot put and the discus his senior year…his senior-year team won both indoor and outdoor conference and sectional titles…coached by former Augustana College (Ill.) football player Scott Tumilty…in football, named All-Central Suburban League South his senior year on a 13-1 team that finished second in the Illinois High School Association Class 8A state championship…two-year member of the wrestling team…honor student.
Personal: Criminal justice major…offensive lineman on the 2005-07 Carthage football teams...named to the fall 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Jan. 2, 1987.
Seth Kuttruff
Decathalon/Jumps
Graduated Senior
Tomah, Wis.
2008: Finished second in the 55-meter high hurdles (8.16) and ninth in the triple jump (41-6 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished sixth in the decathlon (4,850 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished seventh in the high jump (5-8 ½), 11th in the triple jump (39-11 ½) and 12th in the long jump (19-5 ½) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 12th in the triple jump (41-1 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Injured and did not compete.
2005: Finished seventh in the decathlon (4,886 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 24th in the CCIW indoor 200-meter dash (24.71).
High School: Mississippi Valley Conference champion in the triple jump his senior year and a sectional qualifier…also qualified for the sectional as part of an 800-meter relay team…earned honorable mention all-conference honors in the triple jump as a junior with a third-place finish…four-year member of the basketball team and one year in cross country…National Honor Society member, Wisconsin All-State Scholar and four-year honor student.
Personal: Physics major…named to the Carthage dean’s list five-straight semesters and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 12, 1986.
Tylor Lewis
Distance
Junior
Waterford, Wis. (Union)
2008: Won the 800-meter run (1:56.11) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the 800-meter run (TARC-record 1:55.30) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished seventh in the 800-meter run (1:59.60) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Nate Schreiber…four-year member of the cross country team and named first-team All-Lakeshore Conference and Racine Journal-Times first-team All-Racine County his senior year…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Double major in mathematics and biology…his father, Scott Lewis, won the 1972 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association title in the one-mile run…member of the 2006 and 2007 Carthage men’s cross country teams…named to the fall 2006 Carthage dean’s list and to the spring 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 14, 1988.
John Morehouse
Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)
2008: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 21st in the 400-meter dash (56.71) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Coached by Charles Bradley…four-year member of the cross country team.
Personal: Undecided on major… member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Feb. 28, 1989.
Brandon Morreale
Mid-Distance
Graduated Senior
Sycamore, Ill. (Sycamore/Lewis University)
2008: Competed in the 800-meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Competed in the 800-meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished 11th in the 400-meter dash at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…
2006: Finished 12th in the 800-meter run (2:01.32) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run (4:16.48) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship.
2005: Attended Lewis University his freshman year…member of the cross country and track and field teams.
High School: Named All-Suburban Prairie COnference White twice in relay events and qualified for the state championship three-straight years in the 3,200-meter relay... coached by Mike Lambdin ... in cross country, earned all-conference honors both his junior and senior years and named all-region as a senior.
Personal: Graphic design major…member of the 2005 and 2006 Carthage men’s cross country teams…named to the spring 2007 Carthage dean’s list and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 25, 1986.
Sean O'Connor
Mid-Distance
Senior
Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic)
2008: Finished 14th in the 5,000-meter run (1538.65) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 16th in the 10,000-meter run (34:30.55) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Injured and did not compete.
High School: Named first-team All-Northern Illinois Conference 9 his senior year…coached by Ted Holm…also named all-conference in cross country as a senior...four-year member of the swimming and water polo teams and two years in football.
Personal: Double major in communication and geography…member of the 2005-07 Carthage men’s cross country teams...named to the fall 2006 Carthage dean’s list and to the fall 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 26, 1987.
Matt Oskielunas
Sprints
Graduated Senior
Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East/Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville)
2008: Competed in the 100-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished sixth in the 100-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship¼finished eighth in the 200-meter dash (23.24) and 10th in the 100-meter dash (11.49) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 12th in the 200-meter dash (23.43) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Competed in both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship but did not qualify for the finals...finished third in the 55-meter dash (6.63) and seventh in the 200-meter dash (23.11) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2005: Finished seventh in the 100-meter dash (11.18) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the 100-meter dash (11.29) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished sixth in the CCIW indoor 55-meter dash (6.65).
High School: Sectional champion and state qualifier his senior year in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes...also qualified for the state championship his junior year in the 100-meter dash and his sophomore year in the 200-meter dash...coached by his mother, Kim Oskielunas...in football, named Illinois Coaches Association all-state his senior year, as well as Frankfort Star first-team all-area and first-team All-Southwest Inter-Conference Association Blue.
Personal: Environmental science major¼attended Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville for the fall 2004 semester and transferred to Carthage in January 2005...running back on the 2005 and 2006 Carthage football teams…his father Matt Oskielunas, is a longtime high school football coach and kicked a game-winning extra point for St. Lawrence High School in an Illinois High School Association state-championship game...born May 16, 1986.
Taylor Pechacek
Distance
Graduated Senior
Burlington, Wis. (Greendale-Martin Luther)
2005-07: Attended Carthage but did not participate in track and field.
High School: Participated in track and field his junior year and coached by Mike Loveless.
Personal: Double major in geography and marketing…born Aug. 31, 1982.
Bill Quade
Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Lindenhurst, Ill. (Lake Villa-Lakes Community)
2008: Finished 25th in the 1,500-meter run (4:39.86) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-time All-North Suburban League honoree in relay events …coached by Kurt Rowells…four-year cross country letterwinner…National Honor Society member, honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Undecided on major…member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Nov. 13, 1988.
Kenton Rauwerdink
Mid-Distance/Jumps
Senior
Hingham, Wis. (Oostburg)
2008: Won the decathlon (6,104 points) and finished ninth in the javelin (156-3) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 10th in the high jump (5-5 ¼) and 16th in the long jump (19-2) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 12th in the javelin (153-0) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the javelin (159-3), fourth in the 110-meter high hurdles (16.85) and fifth in the high jump (5-8 ½) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…competed in the high jump at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…set a Carthage record in the pentathlon (4,078 points).
2006: Finished second in the decathlon (5,684 points) and 11th in the javelin (145-7) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished sixth in the long jump (19-2 ¾) and seventh in both the 110-meter high hurdles (18.46) and the pole vault (10-6) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished 19th in the 400-meter run (55.03) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Finished fifth at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship in the 800-meter run his senior year…finished 10th in the state 400-meter dash as a junior…Central Lakeshore Conference long jump champion both his junior and senior years…named all-conference his junior year in the 400-meter dash and all-conference as a freshman as part of a 3,200-meter relay team…his team finished second at the 2004 state championship Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Jack Rauwerdink, a four-year track ands field letterwinner at Carthage between 1980 and 1983…in cross country, a four-time All-Central Lakeshore Conference honoree and qualified for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship as an individual his senior year…four-year member of the baseball team and a three-year member of the ice hockey team…National Honor Society member, high honors student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Double major in music and chemistry…member of the 2005-07 Carthage men’s cross country teams...named to the Carthage dean’s list four-straight semesters and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born May 10, 1986.
Clay Robertson
Sprints
Sophomore
Greendale, Wis. (Martin Luther)
2008: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 16th in the 400-meter dash (54.96) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year letterwinner and coached by Mike Hackbarth…four-year member of the soccer team and a member of the swimming team his senior year…four-year honor student.
Personal: Communication major…born March 24, 1989.
Mike Russell
Sprints
Sophomore
Robbins, Ill. (Palos Heights-Shepard)
2008: Competed in the 400-meter dash and the long jump at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished eighth in the 400-meter dash (52.44) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Earned All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors in track and field…coached by Troy Walker…member of the football team and an all-conference wrestler…honor student.
Personal: Athletic training major…cornerback on the 2007 Carthage football team…born Oct. 21, 1988.
Justin Sebens
Distance
Sophomore
Seymour, Ill. (Mahomet-Seymour)
2008: Finished fifth in the high jump (6-1 ½) and ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:56.58) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fifth in the high jump (6-1 ¼) and 13th in the 5,000-meter run (16:03.56) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and earned all-state honors as a senior…coached by Keith Pogue…in cross country, a three-year All-Corn Belt Conference honoree, named all-area both his junior and senior years and all-sectional as a senior… member of the basketball team his freshman year…National Honor Society member and four-year honor student.
Personal: Physics major…member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Nov. 2, 1988.
Josh Solorio
Distance
Sophomore
West Allis, Wis. (Milwaukee-West Allis Central)
2008: Finished 14th in the 10,000-meter run (25:04.90) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 16th in the 5,000-meter run (16:24.56) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: His sophomore-year team won a Greater Metro Conference indoor title…coached by Dale Lindenberg…four-year member of the cross country team…honor student.
Personal: Biology major…member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Jan. 18, 1989.
Will Stanko
Distance
Sophomore
Bridgeview, Ill. (Oak Lawn)
2008: Finished 20th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:54.85) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 17th in the one-mile run (4:57.14) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Don Maloney…in cross country, earned All-South Suburban Conference honors his senior year.
Personal: Environmental science major…member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Aug. 12, 1989.
Joe Stubenvoll
Distance
Junior
Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)
2008: Finished 22nd in the 5,000-meter run (17:36.46) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 19th in the one-mile run (4:57.78) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 18th in the 3,000-meter run (9:41.18) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…injured and did not compete during the outdoor season.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Bill Dawson…four-year member of the cross country team and played basketball his freshman year.
Personal: History major…member of the 2006 and 2007 Carthage men’s cross country teams…named twice Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll……born June 17, 1987.
Andrew Suhr
Sprints
Junior
Mequon, Wis. (Homestead)
2008: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 20th in the 400-meter dash (55.79) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Competed in the 200-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship¼finished 16th in the 100-meter dash (11.69) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 22nd in the 200-meter dash (24.79) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Earned all-state honors his senior year as part of a state-championship 400-meter relay team…part of North Shore Conference championship teams his senior year in both the outdoor 800-meter relay and the indoor 400-meter relay, the latter also winning a sectional title…as a junior, part of a regional-championship 800-meter relay team…National Honor Society member, honor student and graduated with honors…coached by Daniel Benson…
Personal: Religion major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the spring 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 5, 1987.
Austin Twomey
Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Monmouth, Ill. (Monmouth-Roseville)
2008: Finished eighth in the triple jump (42-9 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 17th in the 800-meter run (2:09.11) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Set a school record in the triple jump his senior year…part of sectional-championship and state-qualifying 3,200-meter relay team as a junior…coached by Chad McKenna…three-year cross country letterwinner…member of the basketball team his freshman and sophomore years and played golf his freshman year…honor student.
Personal: Business administration major…his grandfather, John Edward Twomey, was an NCAA All-American in track and field at the University of Illinois… member of the 2007 Carthage men’s cross country team…born Nov. 20, 1988.
Geno Verucchi
Hurdles
Sophomore
Peru, Ill. (Sr. Bede Academy)
2008: Finished sixth in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles (1:00.08) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 16th in the 200-meter dash (24.32) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A state qualifier his senior year in the 110-meter high hurdles, the 300-meter intermediate hurdles and as part of a 400-meter relay team…a state qualifier his junior year in the 300-meter hurdles…a three-time Tri-County Conference champion in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter intermediate hurdles and set a school record of 39.4 in the latter event his senior year…part of three conference-championship 800-meter relay teams and two in the 400-meter relay…meet MVP his sophomore year on a conference-championship team…coached by Mike Skoflanc…a two-year member of both the football and cross country teams.
Personal: Environmental science major…born June 22, 1989.
Ben Virden
Pole Vault/Sprints
Sophomore
Chesterton, Ind.
2008: Competed in the pole vault at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th in the pole vault (12-1) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year track and field letterwinner…three-year wrestling letterwinner and lettered twice in football.
Personal: Athletic training major…defensive back on the 2007 Carthage football team but missed the entire season with an injury…born Dec. 16, 1988.
Keith Volante
Decathlon
Junior
Mount Prospect, Ill. (Prospect)
2008: Competed in the 100-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Competed in the 200-meter dash at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: All four of his team won Mid-Suburban League East titles…his junior-year team finished sixth at the Illinois High School Association state championship, and his senior-year team finished 16th…coached by Mike Kamedula…four-year member of the football and basketball teams, and his senior-year football squad won an IHSA Class 7A state championship…Mid-Suburban League all-academic his senior year and four-year honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…named to the spring 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 12, 1987.
Chas Walton
Jumps/Pole Vault
Junior
Glendale, Wis. (Milwaukee-Nicolet)
2008: Finished ninth in the triple jump (41-5 ¾) and 11th in the pole vault (13-10) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished eighth in the triple jump (41-7 ¼) and 11th in the pole vault (13-6 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 11th in the triple jump (41-1 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship¼finished third in the pole vault (13-5 ¾) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th place in both the pole vault (13-0 3/4) and the triple jump (40-2 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Finished fifth in the regional triple jump his senior year at 42-2…coached by Jeff Houck…two-year member of the football team.
Personal: Athletic training major…wide receiver on the 2006 and 2007 Carthage football teams…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 12, 1988.
Michael White
Distance
Graduated Senior
New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central)
2008: Finished ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:23.90) at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9;21.99) and seventh in the 1,500-meter run (4:00.92) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:22.31) and ninth in the 1,500-meter run (4:03.59) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...won the 1,500-meter run (4:03.57) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the one-mile run (4:19.83) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:30.71) and seventh in the 1,500-meter run (4:00.15) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished sixth in the one-mile run (4:25.82) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2005: Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (Carthage-record and NCAA-qualifying 9:21.89) and eighth in the 1,500-meter run (4:01.47) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished sixth in the one-mile run (4:23.41) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Earned all-state honors his senior year with a seventh-place state finish in the indoor 3,200-meter run…coached by Brian Miller, in cross country, named All-Southwest Inter-Conference Association and all-regional his senior year en route to finishing 31st at the Illinois High School Association state championship…named all-conference and all-regional his junior year and qualified for the state championship…all-regional and a state qualifier his sophomore year…National Honor Society member, honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Double major in business administration and accounting…member of the 2004-07 Carthage men’s cross country teams…named to the fall 2005 and fall 2006 CCIW/Jack Swartz academic all-conference teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list three times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…his father, Roy White, coached South Holland Thornwood High School’s boy’s track and field team to four Illinois High School Association state titles…his uncle, Dan White, was an IHSA state champion in the 440-yard dash and a member of state and national-record relay team…another uncle, Charlie White, won two IHSA state titles in the 880-yard run…born June 30, 1986.
Prentis Wilbourn
Jumps
Sophomore
Racine, Wis. (Case)
2008: Won the triple jump (45-10 ¾) and finished sixth in the long jump (21-2 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the triple jump (43-7 ½) and eighth in the long jump (20-5 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Member of the track and field team and coached by former Carthage football player John Sedeska…two-year football letterwinners…four-year honors student.
Personal: Undecided on major…cornerback on the 2007 Carthage football team…born April 14, 1989.
Spencer Williams
Throws
Senior
Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)
2008: Finished second in the shot put (49-6 ½) and 20th in the discus (118-8) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished eighth in the shot put (44-6 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Injured and did not compete.
2006: Finished 10th in the shot put (44-6) and 18th in the discus (112-6) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished third in the shot put (43.5) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished seventh in the shot put (45-1 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Coached by Ken Hasenstein…three-year member of the football team…played both soccer and tennis as a freshman.
Personal: Criminal justice major…offensive lineman on the 2006 Carthage football team…born July 20, 1987.
Richard Williams
Jumps
Junior
Poplar Grove, Ill. (North Boone)
2008: Finished fourth in the high jump (6-1 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Attended Carthage but did not participate in track and field.
High School: Two-time all-conference high jumper in track and field…in basketball, named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honorable mention all-state his senior year, as well as first-team All-Four Rivers Conference and Beloit Daily News second-team all-area…lettered twice in football and earned all-conference honors his senior year…four-year honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2007 and 2008 Carthage men’s basketball teams…born July 13, 1988.
Tyler Wishau
Distance
Junior
Rockford, Ill. (Lutheran)
2008: Finished 12th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:02.42) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 17th in the 5,000-meter run (16:29.63) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 19th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:25.05) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship...finished 12th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:47.90) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 21st in the 3,000-meter run (9:48.20) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Two-year member of the cross country team and coached by Neal Blackburn…two-year member of the tennis team.
Personal: Double major in German and biology…member of the 2006 and 2007 Carthage men’s cross country teams...named to the fall 2006 Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 27, 1987.
Matt Zamin
Sprints
Junior
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Palatine-Fremd)
2007: Sprinter on the 2007 team.
High School: Finished ninth in the 400-meter dash (49.23) at the Illinois High School Association state championship his senior year…coached by Jim Aikens…four-year member of the football team and lettered once in basketball…honor student.
Personal: Undecided on major…defensive back on the 2006 and 2007 Carthage football teams…born June 8, 1987.