WIAC Preseason Poll

Received from wiacsports.com

2012 Preseason Predictions--Voted on by WIAC Sports Information Directors

1. Whitewater (8)
2. Oshkosh
3. Platteville
4. Eau Claire
5. Stout
6. La Crosse
7. Stevens Point
8. River Falls

Team Snippets

UW-Eau Claire
Head Coach:  Todd Glaser; 10th season (7th at UWEC); 46-46 (overall) / 33-29 (UWEC)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  11/13
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense:  19/8
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/0
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  5/6
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  7/4
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/0
Returning All-WIAC:  Austin Goetsch, Sr., TE (2011-Second); Sean Graham, Jr., LB (2011-Honorable); Jimmy Hall, Sr., DL (2011-First); Austin Neu, Sr., QB (2011-Honorable); Paul Santi, Sr., OL (2011-Second); Joel Sweeney, Jr., RB (2010-Second); Kyle Thorpe, Sr., DB (2010-Honorable)

UW-La Crosse
Head Coach:  Joel Dettwiler; 2nd season at UWL; 3-7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  20/5
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense: 16/10
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/1
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  9/2
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  5/6
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  1/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Tony Bilderback, Jr., WR (2011-Honorable); Christian Hallingstad, Sr., K/P (2011-First); Ben Hertrampf, Jr., RB (2011-First); Jack Leahy, Sr., LB (2011-Second); Ben Pagel, Sr., OL (2011-Second); Ross Schulz, Sr., OL (2011-Honorable)

UW-Oshkosh
Head Coach:  Pat Cerroni; 6th season at UWO; 26-23
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  15/11
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense:  18/13
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/1
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  5/6
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  5/6
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  1/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Taylor Goodman, Sr., LB (2011-First); Cole Myhra, Jr., RB (2011-Second); Brandon Peter, Sr., OT (2011-Honorable); Andrew Thompson, Sr., DE (2011-Second); Caleb Voss, Jr., WR (2011-Honorable); Nate Wara, Sr., QB (2010-Second, 2011-Second)

UW-Platteville
Head Coach:  Mike Emendorfer; 14th season at UWP; 49-80
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  40/7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense:  30/7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/1
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  8/3
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  9/3
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  1/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Nick Anderson, Sr., QB (2010-Honorable); Colton Friemuth, Sr., OL (2011-Second); Zach Litchfield, Jr., K (2011-Second); Corey Marks, Sr., DL (2010-First, 2011-First); Ryan McWethy, Sr., DB (2011-First); Nick Snyder, Sr., LB (2010-Honorable, 2011-First); Lee Vlasak, Sr., RB (2010-Second); Jacob Zilbar, So., LB (2011-Honorable)

UW-River Falls
Head Coach:  Matt Walker; 5th season (2nd at UWRF); 23-17 (overall) / 1-9 (UWRF)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  33/14
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense:  33/8
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/0
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  6/5
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  8/3
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/0
Returning All-WIAC:  Nate Smits, Sr., LB (2011-Honorable); John Wahlstrom, Sr., WR (2011-Honorable)

UW-Stevens Point
Head Coach:  Tom Journell; 4th season (1st at UWSP); 22-18 (overall)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  23/23
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense:  38/11
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/1
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  5/6
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  6/5
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  1/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Colton Zimmerman, Sr., DB (2010-Honorable, 2011-Honorable)

UW-Stout
Head Coach:  Clayt Birmingham; 3rd season at UWS; 11-9
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  21/7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense:  21/7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/0
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  7/4
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  5/6
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  2/0
Returning All-WIAC:  Eric Brown, Sr., RB (2011-Second); Joe Gerber, Sr., OL (2011-Honorable); David Goebel, Jr., FB (2011-Honorable); Ricky Marteney, Jr., K (2010-Second); Josh Peterson, Sr., TE (2011-Honorable)

UW-Whitewater
Head Coach:  Lance Leipold; 6th season at UWW; 72-3
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Offense:  41/7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost on Defense:  39/10
Letterwinners Returning/Lost at Kicker:  3/1
Starters Returning/Lost on Offense:  6/5
Starters Returning/Lost on Defense:  7/5
Starters Returning/Lost at Kicker:  1/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Ryan Cortez, Jr., LB (2011-Second); Jake Hohlstein, Sr., DL (2011-Second); Tyler Huber, Sr., WR (2011-First); Eric Kindler, Jr., K (2011-First); Bernie Tamsett, Sr., FB (2011-Honorable); Noah Timm, Sr., DB (2011-First); Ryan Wenkman, Sr., DB (2011-Second)