Blugold football quarterback Austin Neu is featured in a recent blog by St. Thomas about small town quarterbacks.Read the Blog on Tommiesports.com
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Austin Neu Featured in Blog About Small Town Quarterbacks
Blugold football quarterback Austin Neu is featured in a recent blog by St. Thomas about small town quarterbacks.Read the Blog on Tommiesports.com
Monday, October 4, 2010
Football Moves Up in D3football.com Poll
The UW-Eau Claire football team moved up one spot to No. 17 in the week five D3football.com top 25 poll.The complete d3football.com poll can be found at http://www.d3football.com/top25/2010/current
The Blugolds also received votes in the latest American Football Coaches Association top 25 poll. The full poll can be found at http://www.uwecblugolds.com/library/files/fb/2010/10-10-4%20Poll%20Release.pdf
Monday, September 27, 2010
Blugold Football Ranked 18th in Week Four Poll
The UW-Eau Claire football team dropped just one spot to No. 18 in the latest D3football.com top 25 poll after falling 20-6 to a tough North Central College (Ill.) team on Saturday.
The Blugolds also received votes in the newest AFCA poll
The Blugolds will be in action this weekend facing UW-Stevens Point at Carson Park for homecoming. Stevens Point received votes in the latest D3football.com poll.
Week 4 D3football.com poll
The Blugolds also received votes in the newest AFCA poll
The Blugolds will be in action this weekend facing UW-Stevens Point at Carson Park for homecoming. Stevens Point received votes in the latest D3football.com poll.
Week 4 D3football.com poll
Monday, September 20, 2010
Football Ranked No. 25 in First AFCA Poll
The UW-Eau Claire football team is ranked No. 25 according to this year's first American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' Poll.The Blugolds are also ranked 17th according to the Week Three D3football.com Poll, which was announced Sunday.
View the Complete AFCA Poll
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Football Moves up in D3football.com Poll
Despite being off this weekend, the UW-Eau Claire football team moved up three spots to No. 17 in the week three D3football.com top 25 poll.The Blugolds will be back in action Saturday, September 25 for a game against 11th-ranked North Central College (Ill.) in Naperville, Ill. It will be the first time the two teams have ever meet.
D3football.com Top 25 Poll
Monday, September 13, 2010
Football Ranked in Week 2 D3football.com Poll
Two days after defeating the ninth-ranked St. John's University Johnnies, the UW-Eau Claire football team found its way to a top 25 ranking by D3football.com.The Blugolds are 20th according to this week's poll while the Johnnies dropped to 21st. The Blugolds beat St. John's 23-20 in overtime at Carson Park on Saturday.
The last time the Blugolds were mentioned in the poll was week four of 2009 when they received votes. Prior to that, the Blugolds were last among the top 25 when they received a ranking of No. 19 in week eight of 2008.
Eau Claire is off this week but will be back in action Sept. 25 at North Central College (Ill.).
D3football.com week two poll - http://www.d3football.com/top-brief.php?year=2010&week=2
Friday, September 3, 2010
From the Leader-Telegram - Nierenhausen Feature
At a certain point, a guy begins to think he's snake bitten.That's about the point UW-Eau Claire linebacker Brad Nierenhausen found himself in last year.
By Joe Ziemer Leader-Telegram staff
Full story (requires subscription) - http://www.leadertelegram.com/sports/local_college/article_e55ec344-b4b4-11df-a00c-001cc4c03286.html
From The Spectator - Football Season Preview
The Blugolds football team will be trying to improve upon its fourth place finish in conference last year.Coach Todd Glaser believes that he is fielding a solid team.
Read full preview at The Spectator
From The Spectator - Football Season Preview
[caption id="attachment_349" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Blugold football players pratice hard in the trenches Friday, Aug. 27 at Simpson Field."]
[/caption]The Blugolds football team will be trying to improve upon its fourth place finish in conference last year.
Coach Todd Glaser believes that he is fielding a solid team.
"We're hopefully going to be physical on both sides of the ball," said Glaser. "Special teams-wise we'll be fast. We've got a good group of guys that are really bright."
He thinks that his group of seniors, though small, lead the team well. Glaser also highlights the team's chemistry and says that not making mistakes will be important as well.
Last season the team, which was 6-4 (4-3 conference), gave up over 32 points per game according to the 2010 UW-Eau Claire Football Fact Sheet.
Senior defensive back Matt Mattek said that the team had a tendency to lose control of games.
"Things would go wrong and it would almost snowball," Mattek said. "We couldn't stop a bad thing… we get that dark cloud over our heads and it would sit there the rest of the game."
Coach Glaser feels that they will be an improved defensive squad this year.
"Defensively we got some guys back that were injured last year," he said. "We're another year older. We're bigger, faster and stronger. We've had a good camp on defense and we're expecting to be a lot better defensively this year."
On offense, Glaser has to fill a few holes on a team that scored over 30 points a game last year, according to the Fact Sheet. He will have a new starting quaterback and says that it's between two players: junior Austin Neu and sophomore Alex Delebreau.
Junoir tight-end and captain Ryan Moertel says that he feels the quaterbacks are doing well.
"They're coming along good," Moertel said. "Both guys have been working really hard during camp."
Another battle is for tailback, and it's between junior Matt Olson, freshmen Joel Sweeney, junior Matt Jaskowiak and junior Connor Meloy.
Besides discussing the team, Moertel and Mattek also spoke of their personal goals for the season.
Moertel is striving to be All-Conference at tight-end like past tight-ends from Eau Claire, and as captain he wants to help out the team so it can be as good as it possibly can.
Moertel also said what he does to help achieve his goals.
"I run with the receivers and lift with the centers."
Mattek said that he wants to be a good team player and that he really has focused on the basics during training camp.
It's a good thing that the team is improving because Coach Glaser said that all the games will be tough, not just against defending National Champion UW- Whitewater. He added that even the non-conference games will be tougher this year.
Glaser knows that the competition will be fierce this season, but he stressed that it's important not to overthink the season.
"We've just been getting ready for Bethel," Glaser said. "Our theme this year is taking one play at a time, one quarter at a time … and one game at a time."
The Blugold's first game is this Saturday against Bethel University (Tenn.), at 7 p.m. at Carson Park.
Read full preview at The Spectator
[/caption]The Blugolds football team will be trying to improve upon its fourth place finish in conference last year.Coach Todd Glaser believes that he is fielding a solid team.
"We're hopefully going to be physical on both sides of the ball," said Glaser. "Special teams-wise we'll be fast. We've got a good group of guys that are really bright."
He thinks that his group of seniors, though small, lead the team well. Glaser also highlights the team's chemistry and says that not making mistakes will be important as well.
Last season the team, which was 6-4 (4-3 conference), gave up over 32 points per game according to the 2010 UW-Eau Claire Football Fact Sheet.
Senior defensive back Matt Mattek said that the team had a tendency to lose control of games.
"Things would go wrong and it would almost snowball," Mattek said. "We couldn't stop a bad thing… we get that dark cloud over our heads and it would sit there the rest of the game."
Coach Glaser feels that they will be an improved defensive squad this year.
"Defensively we got some guys back that were injured last year," he said. "We're another year older. We're bigger, faster and stronger. We've had a good camp on defense and we're expecting to be a lot better defensively this year."
On offense, Glaser has to fill a few holes on a team that scored over 30 points a game last year, according to the Fact Sheet. He will have a new starting quaterback and says that it's between two players: junior Austin Neu and sophomore Alex Delebreau.
Junoir tight-end and captain Ryan Moertel says that he feels the quaterbacks are doing well.
"They're coming along good," Moertel said. "Both guys have been working really hard during camp."
Another battle is for tailback, and it's between junior Matt Olson, freshmen Joel Sweeney, junior Matt Jaskowiak and junior Connor Meloy.
Besides discussing the team, Moertel and Mattek also spoke of their personal goals for the season.
Moertel is striving to be All-Conference at tight-end like past tight-ends from Eau Claire, and as captain he wants to help out the team so it can be as good as it possibly can.
Moertel also said what he does to help achieve his goals.
"I run with the receivers and lift with the centers."
Mattek said that he wants to be a good team player and that he really has focused on the basics during training camp.
It's a good thing that the team is improving because Coach Glaser said that all the games will be tough, not just against defending National Champion UW- Whitewater. He added that even the non-conference games will be tougher this year.
Glaser knows that the competition will be fierce this season, but he stressed that it's important not to overthink the season.
"We've just been getting ready for Bethel," Glaser said. "Our theme this year is taking one play at a time, one quarter at a time … and one game at a time."
The Blugold's first game is this Saturday against Bethel University (Tenn.), at 7 p.m. at Carson Park.
Read full preview at The Spectator
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
From WEAU – Blugolds prepare for season opener against Bethel
The UW-Eau Claire football team kicks off a new season this Saturday when the Blugolds host Bethel College of Tennessee under the lights at Carson Park. Head coach Todd Glaser says his team will have several new faces on both sides of the ball, players ready to make an impact.Full preview with video - http://www.weau.com/sports/headlines/101845643.html
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Austin Murphy Featured in Rhinelander Daily News
Murphy filling new roles at UW-Eau Claire
Former RHS football player converts to cornerback
By Kevin Damask
During his high school football career, Rhinelander’s Austin Murphy used his unique blend of size, speed and quickness to become one of the Wisconsin Valley Conference’s best running backs. Heading into his sophomore season at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Blugolds coaches are hoping Murphy can use those rare attributes to master an entirely different position –– cornerback.
Unfortunately, Murphy, who played on special teams last year, won’t have much time to prepare for the switch to defense.
The Blugolds started their fall practice on Sunday, the same day head coach Todd Glaser asked Murphy if he would be interested in playing in the secondary.
“The first day we came in to get our equipment and right away, (Coach is) like, ‘Murphy, I need to talk to you,’ and I was like, ‘Oh no, what could this possibly be?,’” Murphy said. “He brought me to his office and said, ‘A couple of corners quit, we’re running low on numbers and we thought we could use a guy on offense and you’re one of the fastest, quickest guys. We could use you, would you want to move over?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, absolutely.’”
The Blugolds’ season opener is Sept. 4 against Bethel College (Tenn.) in Eau Claire. While Eau Claire’s season is approaching fast, it’s unlikely Murphy will get a lot of time at cornerback, at least early in the season. He’ll start out on special teams, but he could work his way into the Blugolds’ defensive scheme as an extra defensive back on nickel packages.
Despite all the success Murphy enjoyed as Rhinelander’s star halfback, he has no qualms about taking on a different role in college.
“At Rhinelander, we (played) both ways and I always loved hitting people and I loved being on defense and making plays, so when he told me, I wasn’t even mad or anything,” Murphy said. “I’m ready to hit people and that’s my new role on the team and I’m ready to take it on.”
After working hard in the offseason, the 6-1, 178-pound Murphy is physically ready to play defensive back. He’s going to need time to learn Eau Claire’s defensive playbook, but he’s willing to learn and that pleases Glaser.
“He’s a student of the game. He wants to get better, not only physically but mentally. He wants to know the game and that’s half the battle when you’re talking about players; kids have to really want it and Austin wants it,” Glaser said. “He really doesn’t have any weaknesses, it’s just his youth. But he’s a year older this year, he came into camp in really good shape. He’s been very good for us so far and I expect a bright future for him.”
As a freshman, Murphy admitted coming into fall camp feeling more content than he should have felt. While the Blugolds play at the NCAA Division III level, they’re in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the strongest conferences in D-III. The WIAC is home to UW-Whitewater, last season’s D-III national champion, along with several other solid programs. Last season, Murphy had to adjust to playing against bigger, faster players with more talent. He started out on Eau Claire’s scout team and worked his way onto the depth chart. By mid-season, he hit the field as a special teamer and his first play was a memorable one.
“I was a corner on a punt, so I was guarding a gunner. He came right at me and I just locked him up and took him to the ground and I was so jacked. I’ve never even done that before, not even in high school,” Murphy said. “It really set a good tone for the rest of the year for how I was going to play.”
As a running back at RHS, Murphy would handle the ball about 30 times a game, either on carries or receptions. At Eau Claire, those days are over, but Murphy’s been practicing as a kickoff/punt returner, so he could be handling the ball again during games.
Last fall, the Blugolds finished 6-4 and 4-3 in the WIAC. Coming off a solid season, Glaser has high expectations this fall and will look for Murphy to help the Blugolds in any capacity.
Murphy, meanwhile, has goals he wants to meet off the field, too. He’s committed to graduating in four years and becoming either a teacher or athletic trainer. Being a full-time student and athlete at a D-III university garners little glory, but Murphy’s enjoying it.
“If I ever start feeling down or practice is too tough, or if I’m getting tired and don’t want to go to practice, well I just think about how in five years I would have wished I would have tried my hardest,” Murphy said. “So that will push me a lot, to try my hardest every single day in practice to get better.
“I just want to be the best leader I can be and the best guy I can be because in the end, it doesn’t matter who made that big play, it was just about what type of person you are.”
Full article at Rhinelander Daily News
Former RHS football player converts to cornerback
By Kevin Damask
During his high school football career, Rhinelander’s Austin Murphy used his unique blend of size, speed and quickness to become one of the Wisconsin Valley Conference’s best running backs. Heading into his sophomore season at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Blugolds coaches are hoping Murphy can use those rare attributes to master an entirely different position –– cornerback.Unfortunately, Murphy, who played on special teams last year, won’t have much time to prepare for the switch to defense.
The Blugolds started their fall practice on Sunday, the same day head coach Todd Glaser asked Murphy if he would be interested in playing in the secondary.
“The first day we came in to get our equipment and right away, (Coach is) like, ‘Murphy, I need to talk to you,’ and I was like, ‘Oh no, what could this possibly be?,’” Murphy said. “He brought me to his office and said, ‘A couple of corners quit, we’re running low on numbers and we thought we could use a guy on offense and you’re one of the fastest, quickest guys. We could use you, would you want to move over?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, absolutely.’”
The Blugolds’ season opener is Sept. 4 against Bethel College (Tenn.) in Eau Claire. While Eau Claire’s season is approaching fast, it’s unlikely Murphy will get a lot of time at cornerback, at least early in the season. He’ll start out on special teams, but he could work his way into the Blugolds’ defensive scheme as an extra defensive back on nickel packages.
Despite all the success Murphy enjoyed as Rhinelander’s star halfback, he has no qualms about taking on a different role in college.
“At Rhinelander, we (played) both ways and I always loved hitting people and I loved being on defense and making plays, so when he told me, I wasn’t even mad or anything,” Murphy said. “I’m ready to hit people and that’s my new role on the team and I’m ready to take it on.”
After working hard in the offseason, the 6-1, 178-pound Murphy is physically ready to play defensive back. He’s going to need time to learn Eau Claire’s defensive playbook, but he’s willing to learn and that pleases Glaser.
“He’s a student of the game. He wants to get better, not only physically but mentally. He wants to know the game and that’s half the battle when you’re talking about players; kids have to really want it and Austin wants it,” Glaser said. “He really doesn’t have any weaknesses, it’s just his youth. But he’s a year older this year, he came into camp in really good shape. He’s been very good for us so far and I expect a bright future for him.”
As a freshman, Murphy admitted coming into fall camp feeling more content than he should have felt. While the Blugolds play at the NCAA Division III level, they’re in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the strongest conferences in D-III. The WIAC is home to UW-Whitewater, last season’s D-III national champion, along with several other solid programs. Last season, Murphy had to adjust to playing against bigger, faster players with more talent. He started out on Eau Claire’s scout team and worked his way onto the depth chart. By mid-season, he hit the field as a special teamer and his first play was a memorable one.
“I was a corner on a punt, so I was guarding a gunner. He came right at me and I just locked him up and took him to the ground and I was so jacked. I’ve never even done that before, not even in high school,” Murphy said. “It really set a good tone for the rest of the year for how I was going to play.”
As a running back at RHS, Murphy would handle the ball about 30 times a game, either on carries or receptions. At Eau Claire, those days are over, but Murphy’s been practicing as a kickoff/punt returner, so he could be handling the ball again during games.
Last fall, the Blugolds finished 6-4 and 4-3 in the WIAC. Coming off a solid season, Glaser has high expectations this fall and will look for Murphy to help the Blugolds in any capacity.
Murphy, meanwhile, has goals he wants to meet off the field, too. He’s committed to graduating in four years and becoming either a teacher or athletic trainer. Being a full-time student and athlete at a D-III university garners little glory, but Murphy’s enjoying it.
“If I ever start feeling down or practice is too tough, or if I’m getting tired and don’t want to go to practice, well I just think about how in five years I would have wished I would have tried my hardest,” Murphy said. “So that will push me a lot, to try my hardest every single day in practice to get better.
“I just want to be the best leader I can be and the best guy I can be because in the end, it doesn’t matter who made that big play, it was just about what type of person you are.”
Full article at Rhinelander Daily News
Austin Murphy Featured in Rhinelander Daily News
Murphy filling new roles at UW-Eau Claire
Former RHS football player converts to cornerback
By Kevin Damask
During his high school football career, Rhinelander’s Austin Murphy used his unique blend of size, speed and quickness to become one of the Wisconsin Valley Conference’s best running backs. Heading into his sophomore season at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Blugolds coaches are hoping Murphy can use those rare attributes to master an entirely different position –– cornerback.
Read full article at Rhinelander Daily News
Former RHS football player converts to cornerback
By Kevin Damask
During his high school football career, Rhinelander’s Austin Murphy used his unique blend of size, speed and quickness to become one of the Wisconsin Valley Conference’s best running backs. Heading into his sophomore season at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Blugolds coaches are hoping Murphy can use those rare attributes to master an entirely different position –– cornerback.Read full article at Rhinelander Daily News
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Former Wrestling Coach & Student-Athlete Coaching at St. Cloud State
From - examiner.com
St Cloud State names Derek Sikora assistant wrestling coach
Derek Sikora has been named an assistant wrestling coach at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
Sikora had been long associated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, as a coach and wrestler, most recently serving as the Blugolds' head wrestling coach.
A two-sport athlete at UW-Eau Claire, Sikora was a 2006 NCAA Division III wrestling champion at 165 pounds, a three-time NCAA All-American, three-year captain, four-year letterwinner and two-time WIAC champion. He also earned four letters in football where he was a two-time First Team All-Conference player, two-time Team MVP, two-time All-Region pick and a team captain.
In 2006 he joined the UW-Eau Claire coaching staff as an assistant football and wrestling coach. During the 2007-08 wrestling season, Sikora was the head assistant wrestling coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He returned to Eau Claire in 2008 as an assistant wrestling coach and took over as head coach in 2009.
"I am very excited to have Derek Sikora as my lead assistant wrestling coach," said St Cloud State head wrestling coach Steve Costanzo. "Derek comes highly recommended on the mat and his passion and dedication to the sport should pay immediate dividends to the Husky wrestling program. I am confident that he will help SCSU wrestling take that next step and get us to where we want to go."
The St. Cloud State wrestling team placed seventh at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championships, with four individuals earning All-American honors. The Huskies also did well in the classroom as nine wrestlers earned academic awards during the season.
St Cloud State names Derek Sikora assistant wrestling coach
Derek Sikora has been named an assistant wrestling coach at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.Sikora had been long associated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, as a coach and wrestler, most recently serving as the Blugolds' head wrestling coach.
A two-sport athlete at UW-Eau Claire, Sikora was a 2006 NCAA Division III wrestling champion at 165 pounds, a three-time NCAA All-American, three-year captain, four-year letterwinner and two-time WIAC champion. He also earned four letters in football where he was a two-time First Team All-Conference player, two-time Team MVP, two-time All-Region pick and a team captain.
In 2006 he joined the UW-Eau Claire coaching staff as an assistant football and wrestling coach. During the 2007-08 wrestling season, Sikora was the head assistant wrestling coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He returned to Eau Claire in 2008 as an assistant wrestling coach and took over as head coach in 2009.
"I am very excited to have Derek Sikora as my lead assistant wrestling coach," said St Cloud State head wrestling coach Steve Costanzo. "Derek comes highly recommended on the mat and his passion and dedication to the sport should pay immediate dividends to the Husky wrestling program. I am confident that he will help SCSU wrestling take that next step and get us to where we want to go."
The St. Cloud State wrestling team placed seventh at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championships, with four individuals earning All-American honors. The Huskies also did well in the classroom as nine wrestlers earned academic awards during the season.
Former Wrestling Coach & Student-Athlete Coaching at St. Cloud State
From - examiner.com
St Cloud State names Derek Sikora assistant wrestling coach
Derek Sikora has been named an assistant wrestling coach at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
Sikora had been long associated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, as a coach and wrestler, most recently serving as the Blugolds' head wrestling coach.
Read Full Story at examiner.com
St Cloud State names Derek Sikora assistant wrestling coach
Derek Sikora has been named an assistant wrestling coach at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.Sikora had been long associated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, as a coach and wrestler, most recently serving as the Blugolds' head wrestling coach.
Read Full Story at examiner.com
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