Award History
NCAA DIII mTF All-Academic AthletesMen’s Scholar Athletes and All-Academic Named for DIII Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS – UW-Stout’s Tim Nelson, UW-Eau Claire’s Tyler Genovese, and Rutgers-Camden’s Tim VanLiew were named Scholar Athletes of the Year in Division III for the 2012 men’s track & field seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The group represents collegiate track & field’s best in both athletics and academics. In addition, 226 student-athletes were tapped as USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees.
Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest in individual events at the most recent NCAA Championships. Those who earn multiple individual championship titles rank higher in the tie-breaking process, and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final tiebreaker to establish a winner. Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor seasons, resulting in four categories.
Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year &
Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year –
Tim Nelson, UW-Stout
Nelson earned the Scholar Athlete of the Year award for both indoor and outdoor seasons. Nelson has carded a 3.68 cumulative GPA through the spring semester, and he won three NCAA titles during the track & field seasons. Indoors, he claimed the 5000 meter title in 14:11.80. Outdoors, he won both the 5000 and 10,000 meters at the national championships and was named the USTFCCCA National Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. Nelson is a native of Augusta, Wis.
Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year –
Tyler Genovese, UW-Eau Claire
A native of Stevens Point, Wis., Genovese was the NCAA’s weight throw champion this indoor season and holds a cumulative GPA of 3.85.
Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year –
Tim VanLiew – Rutgers-Camden
VanLiew, a native of Deptford, N.J., was the javelin national champion from the NCAA Outdoor Championships this season. He holds a cumulative GPA of 3.46.
Past Winners
Indoor Track & Field (track athlete)
2012: Tim Nelson, UW-Stout
2011: Ben Scheetz, Amherst
2010: Steve Headley, Springfield
2009: Dallas Vincent, UW-La Crosse
2008: Jon Schellin, UW-Whitewater
Indoor Track & Field (field athlete)
2012: Tyler Genovese, UW-Eau Claire
2011: Kevin Coyle, Springfield (Mass.)
2010: Todd Wildman, Trinity (Texas)
2009: Sam Johnson, UW-Eau Claire
2008: Cody Stelzer, Whitworth
Outdoor Track & Field (track athlete)
2012: Tim Nelson, UW-Stout
2011: Alden Black, Springfield (Mass.)
2010: Connor Kamm, Williams
2009: Brian Harvey, Carnegie Mellon
2008: Andy Hodge, Wartburg
Outdoor Track & Field (field athlete)
2012: Tim VanLiew, Rutgers-Camden
2011: Peter Geraghty, North Central (Ill.)
2010: Brock Solveson, Concordia Wisconsin
2009: Brock Solveson, Concordia Wisconsin
2008: Fritz Nugent, Redlands
Outdoor Track & Field (single award)
2007: Fritz Nugent, Redlands
226 Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Athletes of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced the men’s 2012 Division III All-Academic Track & Field team. A total of 226 student-athletes representing 84 institutions compose the group. For the second-straight year, Haverford, with 12 named to the All-Academic Team, leads all teams in the country in the category. UW-La Crosse (10), North Central (Ill.) (9), UW-Eau Claire (8), St. Thomas (Minn.) (8), Augustana (Ill.) (8), and MIT (8) followed.
In terms of conferences, the WIAC had the most named to the group with 41. The NESCAC (22) and CCIW (21) finished among the top-three leagues.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met either of the following athletic standards: a student-athlete must have competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship or finished the regular season ranked in the national top 35 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 25 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division III Track & Field All-Academic Honorees, MEN
| Student-Athlete | Institution |
| Derek Stoll | Adrian College |
| Aaron Wielfaert | Adrian College |
| Alexander Durkee | Amherst College |
| Andrew Erskine | Amherst College |
| Matthew Melton | Amherst College |
| Ben Scheetz | Amherst College |
| Brain Benning | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| Matthew Bowman | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| David DeVore | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| Adam Myers | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| Greg Patton | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| Brian Pollastrini | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| Justin Smith | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| David Voland | Augustana College (Illinois) |
| David Hardison | Bates College |
| Benjamin Levy | Bates College |
| Andrew Wortham | Bates College |
| Matthew Schafer | Bethel University (Minnesota) |
| Tristan Baer | California Lutheran University |
| Caius Radu | California Lutheran University |
| Daniel Kerr | Calvin College |
| Nick Kramer | Calvin College |
| Matthew Vander Roest | Calvin College |
| Greg Whittle | Calvin College |
| Marcus Huderle | Carleton College |
| Josh Newby | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Tommy Vandenberg | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Greg Raimondi | Carthage College |
| Tyler Crouse | Central College (Iowa) |
| Rafer Dannenhauer | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
| Ari Davis | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
| Jeff Macdonald | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
| Jeff Vignos | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
| Max Gerken | Colorado College |
| John Bye | Concordia College, Moorhead |
| Alexander Pawlak | Concordia University Wisconsin |
| Michael LeDuc | Connecticut College |
| Kyle Mackey | DePauw University |
| Aaron Focht | Elizabethtown College |
| Brian Layng | Elizabethtown College |
| Russell Speiden | Elizabethtown College |
| Stephen Ellwood Jr | Emory University |
| William Jones | Franciscan University of Steubenville |
| Gavin Warnock | Grinnell College |
| Cameron Clause | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Steve Groskreutz | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Matt VanDenHengel | Gwynedd-Mercy College |
| Andrew Schlichting | Hamline University |
| Eric Arnold | Haverford College |
| Avi Bregman | Haverford College |
| Andrew Golato | Haverford College |
| Gebby Keny | Haverford College |
| Peter Kissin | Haverford College |
| Ivo Milic-Strkalj | Haverford College |
| Jacob Olshansky | Haverford College |
| Michael Riccio | Haverford College |
| Tim Schoch | Haverford College |
| Faraz Sohail | Haverford College |
| Chris Stadler | Haverford College |
| Andrew Sturner | Haverford College |
| Max Lustick | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Tyler Saunders | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Jusan Hamilton | Ithaca College |
| Mark Cruver | Keystone College |
| Michael Harnish | Lebanon Valley College |
| Zac Gassman | Loras College |
| Jerry Olp | Loras College |
| Jared Bloomquist | Lynchburg College |
| Caleb Muller | Marietta College |
| Justin Bullock | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Brian Gager | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Kyle Hannon | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Daniel Harper | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Sam Parker | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Stephen Serene | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Tyler Singer-Clark | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Chinedum Umachi | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Kevin Chu | Middlebury College |
| Patrick Hebble | Middlebury College |
| Peter Hetzler | Middlebury College |
| Michael Schmidt | Middlebury College |
| Tyler Bauer | Muhlenberg College |
| Tommie Bardsley | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Jack Chatelain | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Johnny Hower | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Derrick McKenzie | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Harry Meginnis | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Parker Schoen | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Jay Wall | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Mike Giaquinto | North Central College |
| Zach Heerspink | North Central College |
| Tim Hird | North Central College |
| David Janet | North Central College |
| Dan Kerley | North Central College |
| Joseph Michals | North Central College |
| Josh Winder | North Central College |
| Frank Wleklinski | North Central College |
| John Wood | North Central College |
| David Johansson | North Park University |
| Colin Smith | Occidental College |
| Ben Ankrom | Ohio Northern University |
| Cory Bailey | Ohio Northern University |
| Jacob Bonnell | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Kale Booher | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Silas Jolliff | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Sharif Kronemer | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Matt Martin | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Jon Overstreet | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Trevor Tyler | Olivet College |
| Karl Wunderle | Otterbein University |
| Ben Depo | Plattsburgh State University of New York |
| Anders Crabo | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
| Ryan Meyer | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
| Matthew Sloane | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
| Drew Clark | Principia College |
| Derrick Fleming | Principia College |
| Wylie Mangelsdorf | Principia College |
| Jacob Meier | Principia College |
| Zac Borrelli | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Chris Chang | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| James Dorren | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Taylor Purdue | Rowan University |
| Tim VanLiew | Rutgers University, Camden |
| Kevin Coyle | Springfield College |
| Ryan O’Connell | Springfield College |
| Zachary Pietras | Springfield College |
| Ryan Ux | Springfield College |
| Jacob Fredericks | St. Lawrence University |
| Brian Kane | St. Lawrence University |
| Reid Gilbertson | St. Olaf College |
| Brian Saksa | St. Olaf College |
| Spencer Lefort | State University College at Fredonia |
| Jesse Dobson | State University College at Oneonta |
| Rob Farrell | State University College at Oneonta |
| Julio Alorro | The College of New Jersey |
| Steve D’Aiutolo | The College of New Jersey |
| Kyle Magliaro | The College of New Jersey |
| Mike Spekhardt | The College of New Jersey |
| Dominic Tasco | The College of New Jersey |
| Tom Lyscio | The College of St. Scholastica |
| Tyler Andrews | Tufts University |
| Graham Beutler | Tufts University |
| Michael Blair | Tufts University |
| Jeff Marvel | Tufts University |
| Brad Nakanishi | Tufts University |
| Matthew Rand | Tufts University |
| Brian Williamson | Tufts University |
| Max Balter | Union College (New York) |
| Alex Kovalik | University of Mount Union |
| Joe Cerne | University of Puget Sound |
| Richard Nakaoka | University of Redlands |
| Daniel Wallengren | University of Redlands |
| Jacob Moore | University of Southern Maine |
| Patrick Ecklund | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Eyo Ekpo | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Jay May | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Ben Sathre | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Bryan Thell | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Doug Thoreson | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Joe Wistrcill | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Gavin Yseth | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Palencia Ed | University of Texas at Tyler |
| Thomas Breitbach | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Aaron Easker | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Tyler Genovese | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Jeremy Kieser | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Joe Lilek | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Bart Mestelle | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Marty Richardson | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Cory White | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| Jeremiah Burish | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| John Cooper | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Andy Grossman | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Bryan Klister | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Alex Koenen | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Adam Nichols | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Rob Rohe | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Andrew Rohlman | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Nick Tehan | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Alex Zart | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
| Benjamin Farrell | University of Wisconsin, Platteville |
| Aaron Loferski | University of Wisconsin, Platteville |
| Jacob Wiederholt | University of Wisconsin, Platteville |
| Jared Brandenburg | University of Wisconsin, River Falls |
| Scott Jensen | University of Wisconsin, River Falls |
| Michael Woodward | University of Wisconsin, River Falls |
| Nicholas Geiger | University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
| Dennis Haak | University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
| Justin Hemshrot | University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
| Evan Hutchison | University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
| Zachary Mixdorf | University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
| Zach Scott-Keyser | University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
| Zach Anderson | University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Daniel Drewek | University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Michael Lihrman | University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Tim Nelson | University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Brandon Zarnoth | University of Wisconsin, Stout |
| Nick Bee | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Luke Buchholz | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Jared Denu | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Dave Kuczynski | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Dawson Miller | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Matt Santas | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Kevin McCarthy | Wabash College |
| Donavan White | Wabash College |
| Jordan Sathoff | Wartburg College |
| Dillon Myers | Washington and Lee University |
| Michael Burnstein | Washington University (Missouri) |
| Tyler Jackson | Washington University (Missouri) |
| Justin Pieper | Washington University (Missouri) |
| Kevin Sparks | Washington University (Missouri) |
| Ryan Bell | Westminster College (Pennsylvania) |
| Mark Saylor | Westminster College (Pennsylvania) |
| Kevin Curbelo | Whittier College |
| Frank Lima | Whitworth University |
| Max Faulhaber | Willamette University |
| Kevin Rusty Cowher | Williams College |
| Richard Fusco | Williams College |
| Anthony Raduazo | Williams College |
| Travis Turnquist | Wisconsin Lutheran College |
| Joey Collins | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Jameel Galloway | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Austin Holliday | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Stephen Kocienski | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Kyle Morette | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Timothy Hartung | York College (Pennsylvania) |