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WolfPack Earn First Trip to National Tournament
Posted 11-1-09 - The #4 nationally ranked WolfPack Women's Volleyball team earned the program's first ever trip to the national tournament with a 3-2 win over #1 ranked Rock Valley College in front of a home crowd at H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium on the MATC-Truax Campus.

In the semifinal game, MATC beat Harper College in three straight games (25-21, 25-16, 25-18) to advance to the NJCAA Region IV championship match. Casee Simms posted 12 kills and Kristen Klein recorded 32 assists in the win.

In the championship, the WolfPack faced the #1 ranked Rock Valley College Golden Eagles. Having lost to Rock Valley on three different occasions in the regular season matches, the WolfPack knew it was going to be a very tough test. MATC proved they were up for the challenge as they won the first game. The second game went to the Golden Eagles and the teams split the next two games to force a fifth and deciding game. In the fifth game, MATC rallied to win 15-13 claiming a region title for the first time in program history. Melissa Ernst recorded 23 kills and 24 digs as Kristen Klein had 49 assists and three aces to propel the WolfPack to a thrilling five game match victory.

The WolfPack will play in the NJCAA Division III National Championships in Rochester, MN on November 13-15.

[Women's Volleyball News]

MATC Soccer's Postseason Run Ends Early
Posted 10-26-09 -The WolfPack season came to an end on Oct. 24 as they lost a close 4-3 game against Harper College in Madison. The loss came just three days after an impressive 8-2 win over Milwaukee Area Technical College.

It was a back-and-forth game with MATC striking first. Harper College and MATC traded goals to end the first half with a 2-2 tie. The Wolfpack took an early 3-2 lead in the second half off of Thiemoko's third goal of the game. However, the Hawks scored just one minute later to tie the game for the third time. The game remained tied until Harper College scored the game-winning goal and ended MATC's season.

Kone scored seven goals in MATC's two postseason games, bringing his season total to 17, which led the team this year. Serigne Sarr led the team with nine assists and was tied for second on the team in goals scored with Tim Kennedy at eight apiece.

Goalie Michael Boerboom saved two goals and allowed four in the loss to Harper College. On the season Boerboom saved 28 goals and allowed 25 goals. Goalie Matt Hovey saved 37 goals while allowing 15 goals on the season.

[Soccer News]

MATC Golf Finishes in Second Place
Posted 10-12-09 - The WolfPack came up just short of qualifying for the NJCAA Division III National Championship as a team. MATC kept it close with Rock Valley College for the entire tournament, but the Golden Eagles pulled away on the final nine holes to finish ahead of MATC. Rock Valley College finished with a score of 935 and MATC finished with a score of 948.

Individually, Andrew Steinhofer finished in first place with a three day score of 227 (72-76-79). Steinhofer will compete as an individual at the NJCAA Division III National Championship in Chautauqua, NY for his first-place finish. The national championship competition runs from June 7-11, 2010.

Evan Wartgow made an impressive shot when he hit a hole-in-one on the 17th hole in the final round of the tournament on the Prairie View Golf Course.

Other MATC Finishers:

O'Connell-234-4th (75-79-80) Wartgow-243-9th (85-80-78), Smith-250-11th (79-83-88), Kowaleski-257-13th (92-80-85)

[Golf News]

MATC is Switching Conferences After 43 Years
Posted 8-26-09 - After 43 years in the the Wisconsin Technical College Conference (WTCC) Madison Area Technical College (MATC) is making the switch to a new intercollegiate athletic conference.  Starting this fall, Madison Area Technical College along with Milwaukee Area Technical College will join the North Central Community College Conference (N4C).

In addition to both Madison Area Technical College and Milwaukee Area Technical College, the N4C is comprised of  the following teams… College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL), Harper College (Palatine, IL), Joliet Junior College (Joliet, IL), Rock Valley College (Rockford, IL) and Triton College (River Grove, IL).

HISTORY

Wisconsin Technical College Conference (WTCC)
The Wisconsin Technical College Conference was formed in 1966 by the late MATC Athletics Director Douglas Redsten. MATC was a leader within the conference since its inception, winning over 160 conference championships over the course of the past 43 years including seventeen straight conference baseball titles.

Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association
MATC will also be leaving the Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association (WJCAA).  In 1973, the WJCAA was created and began functioning as the official governing body for junior college athletics in the state of Wisconsin.  MATC was one of fifteen charter members of the WJCAA and MATC Athletic Director Douglas Redsten served as the inagugural president of the organization.  MATC has won 115 WJCAA Championships since 1973.

National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
In 1972, Madison Area Technical College joined the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).  MATC teams have competed in Region XIII of the NJCAA which is comprised of two year colleges from Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Michigan.  The WolfPack have won 37 Region XIII Championships. The change in conferences will also change the NJCAA region in which MATC competes.  The WolfPack will be in Region IV which encompasses Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. MATC has claimed 22 top eight national finishes and three national titles coming out of Region XIII.

REASONS FOR SWITCH
The switch was prompted by recent elimination of intercollegiate athletic programs within our current membership in the the Wisconsin Technical College Conference (WTCC) and the Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association (WJCAA).  The changing dynamics within these athletic associations caused us to consider the long term direction and future of the MATC Athletics program.  With MATC being, first and foremost, fully committed to continuing membership within the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) the college has made the decision to discontinue our current membership in the WTCC and the WJCAA.

NEW CONFERENCE
The timing of this move benefits MATC as well as the N4C membership.  The move will allow for efficient and effective intercollegiate athletics contest scheduling and will provide desired strength, relative to both the quantity of teams and the quality of teams, for both MATC and membership of the N4C.  For instance, MATC Soccer used to compete against only one other team in the Wisconsin Technical College Conference (Milwaukee Area Technical College) and now the team will have five other conference opponents and ten conference games instead of just two.

The N4C has a rich tradition of success at the national level as is evidenced by numerous national championships in many sports over the past few years.  The conference schools have also produced quality athletes like former Triton College Baseball player and Minnesota Twins outfielder, Kirby Puckett.

COMMENTS
Quote from Steve Hauser, MATC Director of Athletics: "We have always valued our relationship with both the WTCC and WJCAA. However, many factors needed to be carefully considered in assessing our current and future athletic association membership.  Because our primary intent is to provide valuable, quality and competitive experiences for all of our intercollegiate student-athletes long into the future, the move is prudent."

MATC Women Announce 2009-10 Recruiting Class
Posted 8-25-09 - The MATC Women's Basketball team is proud to announce the addition of the following players to the 2009-10 team. The following players have signed NJCAA National Letters of Intent...

Shelby Beth - 5-8 Guard - Reedsburg HS

Mya Flentji - 5-5 Guard - Baraboo HS

Alicia Evans - 5-10 Post - Madison Memorial HS

Thresia Elskamp - 5-8 G/F - Potosi HS
Played in the 2009 WBCA All-Star game

Morgan Lass - 5-6 Guard - Potosi HS
Played in the 2009 WBCA All-Star game

Alicia Kopp - 5-8 G/F - Evansville HS

Gabi Hungerford - 5-9 Forward - Wild Rose HS Transfer from the University of Detroit-Mercy

[Women's Basketball News]

Article on Cody Winiarski in Capital Times
Posted 8-17-09 - An online article entitled "Madison Mallards: A whirlwind summer for Winiarski" appeared in The Capital Times on August 13th. The article was written by former MATC sports information student assistant, Chuck Kurth.

Big Dog inducted into Mallards Wall of Honor
Posted 8-17-09 - MATC's Gary "Big Dog" Breneman was inducted into the Madison Mallards Wall of Fame in an August 9th home game versus the Green Bay Bullfrogs.

"Big Dog" has been an avid MATC supporter and manager for our baseball and basketball teams for over 30 years.

[Baseball News]

MATC Men Announce 2009-10 Recruiting Class
Posted 7-21-09 - The Men's Basketball team is proud to announce the addition of the following players to the 2009-10 team. The following players have signed NJCAA National Letters of Intent...

Antowan Epps - 5-10 Guard - Oconto, WI          
(16.2 ppg, 5.6 apg) Team MVP,
1st team All-Conference, All-Area Honorable Mention

Garrett Borgrud - 6-7 Post - Deerfield, WI
(13.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.6 bpg)
Team MVP, 1st team All-Conference,
All-Area Honorable Mention, WIAA Scholar Athlete

Max Findreng - 6-2 Wing - Elkhorn, WI
(13.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.0 apg)
1st team All-Conference, 1st team All-County

Xavier Jones - 5-9 Point Guard - Madison, WI
Played for Madison Memorial (State Champion) Honorable mention All-Conference

Derrick Nillissen - 6-0 Guard - Bowler, WI
(2008 graduate - 27.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.2 spg) 1st team All-Conference, All-Area, Team MVP, State Leading scorer, WBCA All-Star, Academic All-State

Gau Deng - 6-6 Post - Oshkosh, WI
Played on state tournament team

[Men's Basketball News]

Awards Given at Annual Athletic Banquet
Posted 4-23-09 - The 44th annual MATC Athletics Banquet on Thursday, April 23 was a great night to honor current and former student-athletes, coaches and supporters. The following special awards and honors were presented:

Hall of Fame Inductee
Travis Thompson, Baseball, 1995-96

Doug Redsten Service Award
Scott Ritter

2009 MATC Sportspersons of the Year
MEN'S - Cody Winiarski (Baseball)
WOMEN's - Whittney Schultz (Volleyball / Basketball)

Congratulations to all these special award winners and to all the 2008-09 student-athletes, coaches and teams.