St. Bonifacius, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced the recipients of their 2025 men's outdoor track & field awards on Wednesday. The awards are nominated and voted on by the UMAC track & field head coaches as Crown totaled 8 awards.
Andrew Deedon was named Track Athlete of the Meet as he took 1
st in three events, the 1500m, 3000m steeplechase, and the 4x800m relay), 2
nd in the 800m, and 3
rd in the 5000m totaling 36.5 points in track events.
Steven Petkau was named Field Athlete of the Meet as he took 1
st in the long jump and the triple jump totaling 20 points in field events for the Polars.
Crown had a total of 6 athletes named to the UMAC All-Conference team including
Andrew Deedon (1500m, 3000m steeple, 4x800m, and 800m),
Steven Petkau (long jump and triple jump),
Alexander Burnham (shot put),
Austin Carlson (800m and 4x800m),
Caden Swoboda (4x800m), and
Casey Struthers (4x800m).
This marks the first time that Crown has swept both the Track Athlete of the Meet and Field Athlete of the Meet awards in men's outdoor track and field in program history.
Casey Struthers earned the All-Sportsmanship award for the Polars.
