Senior Day Salutes (3-6-15)
The UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball program honored it's three graduating seniors, Jake Ahnert, Erik Harke and Tyler Wiedenhoeft before the final home match of the season on Wednesday March 4.
Jake Ahnert is a 6-3 middle blocker from Burlington High School. Last year Jake had a break out season when he was named to the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation All-American second team in helping the Titans to the NCVF Division I national title. He was also named to the Midwest Ten Conference second team, the Wisconsin Volleyball Conference first team and led the WVC in hitting percentage.
A member of the UW-Oshkosh Division I team for four years, he also helped the Titans to a third place national finish in 2012 and 2013 and was named a NCVF honorable mention All-American in 2013. The Titans have also won the Midwest Ten Conference Championship every year (2012 was not played due to inclement weather) Jake has been a member of the team and the Wisconsin Volleyball Conference regular season title the last three years.
Jake is the son of Sandy Schiller and Mike Ahnert and will graduate in May with a degree in computer science.
Erik Harke is a 6-2 right side hitter and defensive specialist from Kimberly High School. Last year Erik was a key ingredient in the Titans backcourt when UW-Oshkosh won the NCVF Division I title, WVC regular season title and Midwest Ten Conference Championship.
Before last season, Erik was a member of the Titans Division II team, leading them to two WVC Division II regular season and state championship crowns. Having to take a year off due to a shoulder injury in 2012, Erik was named a WVC Division II first team selection in 2011 and 2013 and helped the Titans to fifth place finishes at the NCVF Division III national championship both years.
Erik is the son of Nancy and Ron Harke and will graduate in December with degrees in finance and supply chain management while maintaining a 3.23 grade point average.
Tyler Wiedenhoeft is a 5-8 libero from Homestead High School. Wiedenhoeft was steady all year last season as the Titans starting libero helping the fifth seeded Titans take home their fourth NCVF Division I national championship. He was named an honorable mention All-American for his efforts and led the WVC in digs per set.
During his freshmen and sophomore campaigns he was a member of the Titans Division II team, helping them to the 2012 NCVF Division III national title. That season he was named the WVC Division II libero of the year, a feat he repeated during the 2013 season. In 2012 he was also named the NCVF Division III national libero of the year, as well as a first team All-American.
Tyler is the son of Debbie and Jeff Wiedenhoeft and will graduate in May with a degree in supply chain management while maintaining a 3.32 grade point average.
The UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball program would like to thank our three seniors for their dedication and hard work during their careers. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
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