University of Wisconsin, Platteville Men's Cross Country

Antczak has been the UW-Platteville head cross country coach and assistant distance-middle distance track coach at UW-Platteville for the last 24 years. In that time, UW-Platteville has become a nationally prominent distance program. In the last 10 years alone, the men's cross country team has qualified for the NCAA III national meet six times, with a high finish of fourth in 2010.  During that time, Pioneer men's cross country student-athletes have garnered 10 All-America honors, the most of any WIAC or Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri) Region school. Tyler Sigl, who finished 14th in 2004, 4th in 2005, 10th in 2006 and 1st in 2007 leads that list of outstanding athletes. Two Pioneer women earned multiple cross country All-America honors.  Jackie Mulrooney and Marcia Taddy earned All-American honors twice in their careers. Jessica Scott earned her first cross country All-American honor during the 2009 season finishing 12th.  The 2007 season also saw the Womens Cross Country Team qualify for  the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history. In track, Antczaks athletes have achieved 49 All-America honors, including 16 national champions: 2003 outdoor mens 10K; 2004 indoor mens 1,500 meters and distance medley relay; 2005 indoor mens 800 meters and mile; 2005 women's outdoor 800 meters; 2006 womens indoor mile; 2007 womens indoor 800, mile, DMR; the outdoor mens 10K and womens 1,500 meters; 2008 mens DMR and 10K; and the womens 1,500 meters and 800 meters in 2008. In addition, his athletes have established more than 140 school records during his tenure. He also coached one of his athletes, Keri Wells, to the 2000 USA Olympic Marathon Trials and another, Ryan Kleimenhagen, to fourth place in the 1,500 meters at the 2005 USATF Indoor National Championships. Former athletes Tyler Sigl and Corey Stelljes have also qualified for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials. Antczak is a USATF Level II Certified Coach in middle distance/distance events. He is also an exercise physiologist, certified by the ACSM. During his competitive career, Coach Antczak reached near world-class status, qualifying for three Olympic Marathon Trials, winning two Marathon National Championships and placing fifth at the New York City Marathon and 12th at the Boston Marathon.

Young is entering his fifth year as the Assistant Track & Field and Cross Country Coach. Young serves as the pole vault, hurdles and javelin coach for the Pioneers. In addition, he handles administrative and meet management duties for the track and field and Cross Country teams. During his four year tenure, Young has led 22 individual event national qualifiers who have earned 11 All-American honors. Youngs athletes have also won 12 Conference Championships, earned 21 All-Conference performances and set school records 37 times. Young was awarded Midwest Regional Coach of the year honors for his athlete's performance during the 2016 Outdoor season. During the 2016 Outdoor WIAC Championships Young's athletes earned three Conference titles and two runner-up finishes. Most notably, Dan Arnold won the 110-hurdles in a new Championship record of 13.93 and Matt Dwyer set a new school record in the Pole Vault with a 17-foot clearance. A USATF Level 1 and USTFCCA Strength and Conditioning certified coach, Young began his coaching career at UW-Platteville, working with the Pioneers in 2006 and 2007. Young served as the multi-event coach and directed three Pioneers to school records while coaching the first decathlon national qualifier in program history. He also assisted with the cross country teams in the fall. Following his time at UW-Platteville, Young moved on to Alhambra High School in Phoenix, Ariz., where he was an assistant track and field coach and taught biology. As an assistant track and field coach, he was in charge of high jumpers, pole vaulters and long hurdlers, where four athletes qualified for the state meet. One of the four was Jania Featherstone, who finished second in the state in the high jump. He also assisted with coaching distance runners and the cross country team. Young returned to the midwest to pursue a masters degree at Northern Illinois University in kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise physiology and sports psychology. For three years, Young volunteered with the Huskies cross country and track and field programs. During the 2011 outdoor track and field season, he took over as interim distance coach for the Dekalb, Illinois based institution. Eleven of his 12 athletes ran career best times during that season. A native of Miami, Fla., Young attended UW-Platteville where he was a member of the Track and Field and Cross Country teams. Young ran the 400 and 800 meters while also competing in the decathlon. He received his degree from UW-Platteville in 2005, majoring in biology with a minor in Spanish. He and his wife Stephanie, who is a former UW-Platteville Track and Field All-American, reside in Platteville with son Lucas.

Laufenberg is beginning her first year with the Track & Field and Cross Country teams at UW-Platteville as an assistant coach. Laufenberg assists with a variety of aspects of the team including meet management, recruiting, and coaching the sprints.  Attending Carthage College as an undergraduate student, Laufenberg graduated in 2014 with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science. While at Carthage College, Laufenberg became a six-time CCIW Conference Champion during her four-year tenure with the Track & Field Team. She competed in the sprints, relays (4x100, 4x400, DMR), and triple jump. Laufenberg qualified to the 2012 and 2013 Division III Outdoor Championships before earning All-American status in the 400m at both the Indoor and Outdoor National Championships of 2014. She capped her career at the 2014 Outdoor NCAA Championships with a record breaking performance setting a new school record of 55.82 in the 400m.  Recently, Laufenberg graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching - Elementary degree from Converse College, located in Spartanburg, SC. While at Converse, she was a graduate assistant for the Track & Field and Cross Country teams working mainly with sprinters and jumpers. Originally from Waunakee, WI, Laufenberg has returned to the Wisconsin area to coach at UW-Platteville.