Men's Indoor Track and Field

UW-La Crosse Tabbed USTFCCCA Men’s Track & Field Scholar Team of the Year; UW-Eau Claire’s Strouf and UW-La Crosse’s Grant Matthai Lead 68 Individual Honorees

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NEW ORLEANS--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has been tabbed the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Team of the Year for the 2024-25 academic year to lead six Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) programs collecting All-Academic Team honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In addition, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Grant Matthai received Men’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year honors and UW-Eau Claire’s Adam Strouf earned Men’s Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year recognition to lead 68 WIAC individuals receiving honors.
 
UW-La Crosse posted a 3.288 grade point average and won NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor national titles. UW-Eau Claire (3.15), UW-Oshkosh (3.16), UW-Platteville (3.296), UW-Stevens Point (3.18) and UW-Stout (3.38) also received All-Academic Team recognition for compiling at least a 3.10 grade point average.
 
Matthai received the individual honor after winning the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA indoor championship. He sustains a 4.00 grade point average.
 
Strouf was victorious in the shot put at the indoor national championship and maintains a 3.84 grade point average.
 
The 68 conference individuals receiving honors included: UW-Eau Claire’s Daylan Berger, Johnny Botsch, Will Broome, Izaak Clendenning, Yakob Ekoue, Max Foland, Connor Jankuski, Wes Keller, Carl Lundgren, Tommy Mestnik, Blake Postler, Jackson Schluz, Mason Shea, Mitch Stegeman, Adam Strouf and Sam Verkerke; UW-La Crosse’s Nathan Andringa, Connor Boyle, Mason Brown, William Cady, Collin Conzemius, Christian Crumbaker, Jacob Hohman, Gaven Lange, Nate Lawrence, Owen Layton, Dirk Lueck, Aidan Matthai, Grant Matthai, Evan Maurud, Nash Merklein, Ashton Moddy, Zach Nyquist, Gabe Olsen, Finn Patenaude, Carter Pearson, Spencer Prats, Cael Schoemann, Ryder Smith, Anthony Staryszak, Luke Vance, Chuck Vater and Jonathon Zell; UW-Oshkosh’s Cavan Dobberstein, Gavin Fritsch, Bryce Hale, Dwight Hosni, Joey Kean, Weston Lerdal, Kieran Maude, Nolan Milas, Steven Wauer and Zach Zirgibel; UW-Platteville’s James Ketterer, Caden Schneider, Zach Sporaa and Zach Zenner; UW-Stevens Point’s Jack Marsh, Logan Murphy and Derek Penzkover; UW-Stout’s Casey Deboth, Brandon Dick, Noah Flood Elyafi, Jesse Fowler, Sam Knox, Kaden Martin, Karter Rashke and Jack Roeber.
 
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 and met at least one of the following athletic standards: have finished the indoor or outdoor season ranked in the national top 50 of an individual event or in the national top 35 of a relay event on the official NCAA Descending Order list on TFRRS; or competed in the NCAA indoor or outdoor championship. 
 
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