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Rock won the 200 and 400-meter dashes at the 2004 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Outdoor Championships for the fourth straight season.
At the 2004 NCAA III Indoor Championships, Rock became the first athlete in NCAA III history to win three consecutive 400-meter championships.
4x100-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse (Matt Schultz, Ben Dorsey, Marcus Walgrave, Matt Pagel--Champion), UW-Whitewater (Cameron Austin, Jon Otte, Matt Ninneman, Mike Sampson--4th)
4x400-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse (Nate Olson, Eric Svestka, Tony Marcinek, Andrew Rock--Champion), UW-Stout (Scott Barthel, Derek Gonzenbach, Craig Kotsmith, Dave Hanson--8th)
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UW-Whitewater's Wendt Named Men's Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete
RELEASED: Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Madison, Wis.
UW-La Crosse won seven individual titles and two relay crowns during the two-day league meet.
He holds nine UW-L (four individual; five relays) and six WIAC records (three individual; three relays).
He ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 relay at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Track Field Championships August 1 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Olympic Team; Finishes Sixth In 400 Meter Final
RELEASED: Thursday, July 15, 2004
Sacramento, Calif.
4x400-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse (Lee Wienkes, Jeremy Deterville, Kevin Means, Tony Marcinek), 3:15.
110-Meter Hurdles: Derek Toshner (UW-La Crosse--2nd), Andrew Schliepp (UW-Stevens Point--3rd).
Rock qualified for the trials by winning the 400-meter dash at the 19th Annual Jim Bush Southern California United States of America Track Field Championships June 5.
21, while Matt Schultz, Ben Dorsey, Marcus Walgrave and Matt Pagel won the 4 x 100-meter relay with a time of 40.
He won the 200-meter dash at the 2004 WIAC Indoor Championships, becoming the first athlete in conference history to win four straight 200 titles.
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UW-La Crosse's Rock Set To Run On Relay At Olympic Games
RELEASED: Wednesday, August 25, 2004
La Crosse, Wis.
Rock won the 400-meter dash with a United States Olympic Trials qualifying time and was a member of UW-La Crosse's national champion 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2004 NCAA Division III outdoor championship as the Eagles won their fourth straight national crown.
Rock is a nine-time national champion (six individual; three relays) and 17-time conference champion (11 individual; six relays).
States Men’s Olympic Head Coach George Williams told me Tuesday (August 24) I was running in the relay,” says Rock.
Rock, who finished sixth in the 400-meter dash at the 2004 United States Olympic Trials, has been a member of two 4x400-meter relays since the trials.
Rock ran the opening leg of the United States' 4x400-meter relay August 8 at the Challenge" with France and Germany in Munich, Germany.
Rock is a member of the 4x400-meter relay pool for the Olympics in Athens, Greece scheduled for August 11-29.
Named the 2003 United States Track Coaches Association Male Athlete of the Meet at both the indoor and outdoor national championships, Rock finished his career with 17 NCAA III All-America honors (11 individual; six relays).
A 2003 and 2004 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American First Team selection, Rock won the 400-meter dash and was a member of UW-L’s national champion 4x400-meter relay at the 2004 NCAA III Outdoor Championships.
Rock set a NCAA III indoor record in the 400-meter dash in 2004, finishing second at the Iowa State Classic February 14 with a time of 45.
) was a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay semifinal at the Olympic Games Friday, August 27 in Athens, Greece.
He was also a member of UW-L’s national champion 4x400-meter relay at this year’s indoor championships and was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Performer.
2004 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track Field Headlines
United States Wins Gold Medal In 4x400 Relay; UW-La Crosse's Rock Earns Medal
RELEASED: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Athens, Greece--The United States’ 4x400-meter relay of Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner and Darold Williamson won the gold medal Saturday at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
He ran the opening leg of the United States’ winning 4x400-meter relay August 8 at the Challenge” with France and Germany in Munich.
--Chad Johnson, who competed three seasons in cross country for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, finished eighth in the 5,000 meter run at the U.
He also won the 5,000-meter run title at the 2004 WIAC outdoor championship and participated in the national meet in the 10,000-meter run.
The first round of the 4x400-meter relay is scheduled for August 27 with the final scheduled for August 28.
Rock and Willie were members of the United States’ 4x400 relay semifinal August 27 running 2:59.
Decathlon: Steve Nowak (UW-Oshkosh), 6,570 points
4x100-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse (Matt Schultz, Marcus Walgrave, Ben Dorsey, Matt Pagel), 41.
He also was runner-up in the 10,000-meter run and placed seventh at the NCAA Division III championships.
excited about getting the chance to run in the relay and really looking forward to it.
He became the sixth student-athlete in NCAA III history to capture back-to-back national 400-meter outdoor titles with a winning time of 45.
) will be running the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay semifinal at the Olympic Games Friday, August 27 in Athens, Greece.
He has his USA Track Field Level II Coaching Certifications in Endurance, Sprints, Hurdles and Relays.
It marked the first time since 1988 the United States swept the top three places in the 400-meter dash.
Rock won the 400-meter dash at this year's NCAA Division III indoor championship and was a member of UW-La Crosse's winning 4 x 400-meter relay team as the Eagles won their fourth consecutive national title.
He qualified for the trials by winning the 400-meter dash at the 19th Annual Jim Bush Southern California United States of America Track Field Championships June 5.
Johnson was the WIAC track and field runner-up in both the indoor and outdoor 5,000 meters in 1996.
UW-La Crosse's Matt Pagel claimed the 100-meter dash for the second consecutive season with a time of 10.
Rock captured the 400-meter dash title for the second straight season with a United States Olympic Trials qualifying time of 45.
2004 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Headlines
UW-Platteville's Ryan Kleimenhagen claimed the 800-meter run and 1,500-meter run titles with times of 1:51.
He also captured the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash titles at the WIAC outdoor championship for the fourth straight year.
It’s a lot of downtime but it was worth the wait, it was a fun run; it’s great to represent the United States in a relay like that.
Willie was seventh in the 400-meter dash at the 2004 United States Olympic Trials while Brew was third, Rock sixth and Williamson fourth.
The Eagles were led by Andrew Rock, who won the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash titles for the fourth straight season.
76, while Derek Toshner secured the 400-meter hurdles title for the third straight year with a time of 51.
The United States has won the men’s 4x400-meter relay every year since 1976, not including the boycotted Moscow Olympics.
He also earned three career All-America honors in the outdoor 200-meter dash, finishing eighth in 2001, second in 2002 and first in 2003.
) was selected to the 2004 United States Olympic Track Field Team late Thursday night after finishing sixth in the 400-meter dash final at the Alex G.
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UW-La Crosse's Rock Runs Third Leg of Relay at Olympic Games; Relay Runs Fastest Time In The World This Season
RELEASED: Friday, August 27, 2004
Athens, Greece--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student-athlete Andrew Rock of Stratford (H.
Nate Olson, Eric Svestka, Tony Marcinek and Rock won the 4 x 400-meter relay with a championship meet record time of 3:08.
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