Cobber Men's Track & Field Award Winners
COBBER NCAA CHAMPIONS
1996 – Aaron Banks – Indoor Track & Field
1995 – Aaron Banks – Outdoor Track & Field
1995 – Aaron Banks – Indoor Track & Field
COBBER NCAA OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS
2021 - Jesse Middendorf - 800 Meters
2019 - Matt Bye - Decathlon
2002 - Joe Schmidgall - Decathlon
2000 - Adam Strainer - Decathlon
1996 - Aaron Banks - Shot Put & Discus
1995 - Aaron Banks - Shot Put & Discus
1994 - Aaron Banks - Shot Put & Discus
1992 - Jason Trichler - 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1988 - Greg Defor - 800 Meters
1985 - Kurt Waters - Pole Vault
1984 - Dave Swanberg - 400 Meters
1984 - Howard Berglund - Javelin
1978 - Steve Fox - 400-Meter Hurdles
1977 - Steve Fox - 400-Meter Hurdles
COBBER NCAA INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS
2024 - Cooper Folkestad - Shot Put (2nd Team)
2024 - Wade Rhonemus - Heptathlon (2nd Team)
2022 - Cooper Folkestad - Shot Put
2022 - Cal Wright - 400 Meters
2020 – Matt Bye - Pentathlon (Not contested)
2020 - Jesse Middendorf - 800 Meters (Not contested)
1996 – Aaron Banks – Shot Put & Weight Throw
1995 – Aaron Banks – Shot Put & Weight Throw
1994 – Aaron Banks – Shot Put & Weight Throw
1993 - Kyle Johnson - 800 Meters
1992 – Jon Ault – Weight Throw
1991 – Jon Ault – Shot Put & Weight Throw
COBBER NCAA OUTDOOR MEET PARTICIPANTS
2023 - Wade Rhonemus - decathlon
2023 - Cal Wright - 200 meters, 400 meters
2022 - Cooper Folkestad - Shot Put
2022 - Cal Wright - 400 Meters
2021 – Jesse Middendorf – 800 meters
2019 – Matt Bye – decathlon
2018 – Matt Bye – decathlon
2017 – Jackson Schepp – decathlon
2015 – Brandon Zylstra – high jump
2011 – Caleb Giesen – decathlon
2009 – Paul Westmark – decathlon
2005 – Nick Myran – 1500 meters
2004 – Nick Myran – 1500 meters
2002 – Joe Schmidgall - decathlon
2000 – Joe Schmidgall – high jump
2000 – Adam Strainer – decathlon
2000 – Micah Benson – long jump
2000 – Chris Goebel – 1500 meters
1998 – Micah Benson – long jump
1997 – Peter Benson – 400-meter hurdles
1996 – Aaron Banks – shot put, discus, hammer throw
1995 – Aaron Banks – discus, shot put, hammer throw
1994 – Aaron Banks – discus, shot put
1994 – James Lenhoff – javelin
1993 - Emry McAlear - Decathlon
1993 - Jason Trichler - 3000-meter steeplechase
1992 – Jon Ault – hammer throw & shot put
1991 – Jon Ault – hammer throw & shot put
1990 – Mark Olson – shot put
1990 - Don Worcester - 110-meter hurdles
1989 – Don Worcester – 110-meter hurdles
1988 – Greg Defor – 800 meters
1988 – Jay Jorgenson – 400-meter hurdles
1985 – Kurtis Waters – pole vault
1985 – Daniel Flauer – hurdles
1985 – Henrik Pederson – steeplechase
1984 – Howard Berglund – javelin
1984 – David Swanberg – 400 meters
1984 – Henrik Pederson – steeplechase
1983 – Howard Berglund – javelin
1983 – David Dahl – pole vault
1982 – Kevin Johnson – steeplechase
1980 – John Mutschelknaus – 5,000 meters
1980 - Craig Dresser, Pete Warnes, Ron Noyce, Jay Myers - 4x400-meter relay
1979 – Steve Fox – 110-meter hurdles
1979 – Steve Fox – 400-meter hurdles
1979 – Mike Ranum – 400-meter hurdles
1979 – Ron Kangas – javelin
1979 – Bob Dale – high jump
1979 – John Mutschelknaus – 5,000 meters
1979 – John Mutschelknaus – 10,000 meters
1978 – Steve Fox – 400-meter hurdles
COBBER NCAA INDOOR MEET PARTICIPANTS
2024 - Cooper Folkestad - Shot Put
2024 - Wade Rhonemus - Heptathlon
2023 - Hayden Gagnon - 400 Meters
2022 - Cooper Folkestad - Shot Put
2022 - Tommy Kern - 400 Meters
2022 - Jesse Middendorf - 800 Meters
2022 - Wade Rhonemus - Heptathlon
2022 - Cal Wright - 400 Meters
2022 - Cal Wright, Hayden Gagnon, Trevor Tiongson, Colin Schuller - 4x400 Meter Relay
2019 – Matt Bye – heptathlon
2017 – Jackson Schepp – heptathlon
2009 – Paul Schol – pentathlon
2009 – Paul Westmark – pentathlon
2001 – Joe Schmidgall – high jump
2000 – Micah Benson – long jump
2000 – Adam Strainer – triple jump
1996 – Aaron Banks – shot put, weight throw
1995 – Aaron Banks – shot put, weight throw
1994 – Aaron Banks – shot put, weight throw
1993 - Kyle Johnson - 800 meters
1992 – Jon Ault – weight throw
1992 - Kyle Johnson - 800 meters
1992 – Jason Schlepp – weight throw
1991 – Jon Ault – shot put, weight throw
1990 – Jon Ault – shot put
1990 – Mark Olson – shot put
1990 – Don Worcester – 55-meter hurdles
USTFCCCA OUTDOOR ALL-REGION AWARD WINNERS
2023 - Cal Wright (200 & 400 meters)
2022 – Cal Wright (400 meters)
2021 – Jesse Middendorf (800 meters), Cal Wright (400 meters)
2020 – Jesse Middendorf (800 meters), Cal Wright (400 meters)
2019 – Will Berning (Javelin), Matt Bye (Decathlon & Javelin), Willie Julkes (110-meter hurdles)
2018 – Eli Beachy (Pole Vault), Matt Bye (Decathlon), Patrick Griffin (Javelin)
2017 – Joe Hendrickson (Decathlon), Jackson Schepp (High Jump & Decathlon)
2016 – Jackson Schepp (High Jump)
USTFCCCA INDOOR ALL-REGION AWARD WINNERS
2023 - Hayden Gagnon (400 meters), Cal Wright (400 meters)
2022 – Cooper Folkestad (Shot Put), Tommy Kern 400 meters), Jesse Middendorf (800 meters), Cal Wright (400 meters), 4x400-Meter Relay (Kern, Middendorf, Colin Schuller, Wright)
2021 – Cooper Folkestad (Shot Put), Jesse Middendorf (800 meters), Wade Rhonemus (Heptathlon)
2020 – Matt Bye (Heptathlon), Jesse Middendorf (800 meters)
2019 – Matt Bye (Heptathlon), Sam Haley (Pole Vault), Cal Wright (400 meters)
2018 – Eli Beachy (Pole Vault)
2017 – Eli Beachy (Pole Vault), Willie Julkes (60-meter hurdles), Jackson Schepp (Heptathlon), David Supinski (600 meters)
2016 – Jackson Schepp (Heptathlon)
MIAC Award Winners
2024 - Wade Rhonemus - MIAC Indoor Meet Field Athlete of the Year
2020 – Garrick Larson – MIAC Indoor Coach of the Year
2015 - Brandon Zylstra – MIAC Outdoor Meet Outstanding Field Athlete
2015 - Brandon Zylstra – MIAC Indoor Meet Outstanding Field Athlete
2005 – Nick Myran – MIAC Outdoor Meet Outstanding Track Performance
1996 - Aaron Banks - MIAC Outdoor Meet Most Valuable Athlete
1996 – Aaron Banks – MIAC Indoor Meet Most Valuable Athlete
1996 - Aaron Banks - MIAC Indoor Meet Outstanding Track Performance
1975 - Dave Grinaker - MIAC Outdoor Meet Most Valuable Athlete