Tony Sigrist

Tony Sigrist

  • Award
    Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/1/2011
  • Sport
    Men's Indoor Track and Field
  • School
    UW-Eau Claire
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Byron, Minn.
  • High School
    Byron

Sigrist won one event while taking second in another at the UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Open Jan. 29. In the shot put, he grabbed the top spot with a toss of 15.03 meters (49-3 3/4), finishing almost two feet better than the rest of the field. In the 35-pound weight throw, he took second place with a mark of 18.17 meters (59-7 1/2), less than four feet from the top finisher and a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying distance.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Isaac Vazquez, Sophomore, Arcadia, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Ben Ludtke, Junior, Lyons, Wis. (Burlington)
UW-Platteville, Jake Wiederholt, Sophomore, Fennimore, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Kevin Rengo, Senior, Esko, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Jesse Klotz, Junior, Plymouth, Wis.
UW-Stout, Connor Schug, Freshman, River Falls, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Ryan Jefferson, Sophomore, Germantown, Wis.