Men's Track & Field - Player Bios

 

Max Bender Jorgen Chapin

Max Bender

Year:
 Sophomore
Major: Graphic Communications
Experience: Middle & High School Track
Hometown: Brighton, MI
Why NMU?: I've been coming here since I was little, its like a second home.

Jorgen Chapin

Year:
 Freshman
Major: Criminal Justice
Experience: 6 yrs.
Hometown: Greenville, MI
Why NMU?: The atmosphere, scenery, and all of the other benefits of da U.P.
Zack Hagner Matt Isham

Zack Hagner

Year:
 Junior
Major: Nursing
Experience: 
Hometown: Bolingbrook, IL
Why NMU?: I don't know, I just ended up here.

Matt Isham

Year:
 Junior
Major: 
Experience: 
Hometown: Charlotte, MI
Why NMU?: Better than my hometown!
Michael Jacoby Garde Kangas

Michael Jacoby

Year:
 Senior
Major: English & Psychology
Experience: Middle & High School Track
Hometown: Brighton, MI
Why NMU?: It's the bomb!

Garde Kangas

Year:
 Senior
Major: Secondary Education
Experience: 4 yrs.
Hometown: Manistique, MI
Why NMU?: Close enough to home, yet far enough away.
Tim Ketchum Travis Lang

Tim Ketchum

Year:
 2012
Major: 
Experience: 3 yrs.
Hometown: Gladstone, MI
Why NMU?: Why not?

Travis Lang

Year:
 Freshman
Major: Sports Management
Experience: 4 yrs.
Hometown: Crystal Lake, MI
Why NMU?: The best running trails on this side of the Mississippi.
Jake Palomaki David Thompson

Jake Palomaki

Year:
 Freshman
Major: 
Experience: 7 yrs.
Hometown: Ishpeming, MI
Why NMU?: Because it is close to home.

David Thompson

Year:
 Freshman
Major: Sports Science 
Experience: 2 yrs.
Hometown: Cary, IL
Why NMU?: Great cost, beautiful city, and still able to compete in track. 
Jon (Danger) Vopat Brad Wattkins

Jon (Danger) Vopat

Year:
 Sophomore
Major: Secondary Ed. Social Studies
Experience: Since the 5th grade
Hometown: Cloquet, MN
Why NMU?: I picked NMU because I do what I want. 

Brad Wattkins, Coach

Year:
 Junior
Major: Human Physiology
Experience: 8 yrs.
Hometown: Dixon, IL
Why NMU?: Born to be a Wildcat!
Steve Wirkuty  

Steve Wirkuty

Year:
 Junior
Major: Art
Experience: 4 yrs.
Hometown: Hebron, IL
Why NMU?: I heard I could get a good education here. 

 

 

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