University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Krystle (Brune) Brown Krystle was a 4-year starter on the Falcon volleyball team from 2000 to 2003. During her career at UWRF, Krystle was named to the All-WIAC, AVCA All-Midwest Region and All-American Teams. She still holds UWRF records for kills and sets played, and she was a member of the 2000 and 2003 NCAA tournament teams.

Sarah (Carlson) Anderson Sarah was a member of the Falcon soccer team from 2003 to 2005 and during her career she was named to the All-WIAC and NSCAA/Adidas All-Central Region Teams. She was named WIAC Player of the Year in 2003 and 2005 and was named the WIAC Scholar-Athlete in 2005. In 2012, Sarah was named to the WIAC Women’s Soccer All-Time Team.  In 2004, she set four school records that still stand today, goals in a game (4), Assists in a game (10), Points in a game (18), and assists in a season (13).

Jill Crandall Jill was a member of the Falcon track and field team from 2004 to 2007 and during her career she was a 7x WIAC Champion and 5x All-American in field events. In 2007, she was named WIAC Indoor and Outdoor Championship Field Performer of the Meet, NCAA Division III Outdoor Regional Field Athlete of the Year and NCAA Division III Outdoor National Field Athlete of the Year. That same year, she was also the NCAA Outdoor High Jump Champion. In 2012, Jill was named to the WIAC Women’s Track and Field All-Time Team and her school records for the outdoor high jump, 4x800 meter relay, pentathlon and heptathlon still stand.

Rich Melzer Rich played basketball for the Falcons from 2001 to 2004. During his career he was named to the All-WIAC, All-West Region and NABC and D3hoops.com All-American Teams. In 2003 and 2004, Rich was named the WIAC Player of the Year, and in 2004 he was also named Player of the Year for the NABC and DIII News. Rich was also named to the WIAC’s All-Decade Team and to the Wisconsin Basketball’s All-Century Team. Following his collegiate career, Rich enjoyed a 10-year professional basketball career, in which he played for the San Antonio Spurs, as well as teams in the NBA Developmental League and teams in New Zealand, the Dominican Republic, France, Israel, Germany and Australia.  He is second in WIAC career scoring with 2,363 points, and 4th in WIAC career scoring average (22.9 ppg). 

Glenn Oehlke Glenn competed for the Falcons in track and field in 1989 and in football from 1989 to 1992. During his career, he earned five varsity letters and was a four-year starting offensive lineman for the Falcons. He was named the team’s best blocker in 1991 and 1992 and was named to the All-WIAC first team in 1991 and 1992.

George Hansen George has been involved with the Falcon football and men’s basketball teams since 1974 when he began as a spotter for former public address announcer Bill Sperling. Upon Bill’s retirement, the microphone was turned over to George, and he continues to serve as the PA announcer for Falcon football. At basketball games, George has served as a PA announcer, scoreboard and shot clock operator and most recently as the official scorer. When not working at athletic events, George can often be seen in the stands cheering for the Falcons. He has also supported Falcon Athletics through the Falcon Club, the newly formed R-Club, as well as the Hunt Arena, David Smith Stadium and Falcon Center campaigns. In addition to his service to Falcon Athletics, George also worked in the UWRF Admissions Office for 35 years as an Admissions Counselor and Assistant Director/Transfer Coordinator. During his long-standing career, George met with thousands of students and families as the UWRF representative at college fairs, high schools and community colleges. In 1997, he was selected for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for Academic Staff.

1946-50 Men’s Basketball Teams Under the leadership of Coach George Schlaugenhauf, the Falcon men’s basketball program won four consecutive conference championships between 1947 and 1950. This feat achieved by players including Newman Benson, Eugene Deiss, Nate DeLong, Harry Gibbs, Wally Lindholm and Charley Most has not been repeated since. In three of the four seasons, the team reached the NAIB/NAIA Tournament. During the 1946-47 season, the team earned a 16-7 record and advanced to the first round of the NAIB tournament where they faced eventual champion Marshall College. The 1947-48 team finished the season with a record of 13-9. Nate DeLong led the nation in scoring and set WIAC and UWRF records for the most points scored in a game with 72, and the UWRF record for most field goals made in game with 25 vs Winona State. During the 1948-49 season, the team finished with a record of 21-6 and advanced to the first round of NAIA tournament where they faced Iowa State Teachers College. Finally, the 1949-50 team finished the season with a record of 26-5, which still stands as the UWRF record for most wins in a season. The team beat Eastern Illinois in the first round of the NAIA tournament before losing to East Central Oklahoma. Nate DeLong set the WIAC record for most points in a season with 861, and set the UWRF record for most field goals made in a season 307.