Week of April 28-May 4, 2008
Tatiana Bulat
Women's Track and Field
Tatiana Bulat won one event and placed in three others at the Ripon Invitational on May 3. The junior from Madison, Wis., won the triple jump with a leap of 33 feet, 11.5 inches. She also placed sixth in the long jump with a jump of 14-0.25. she also took third in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:14.36 and took fifth in the 100 hurdles in 18.55 seconds.
Nick Maxam
Men's Track and Field
Nick Maxam won the javelin at the Ripon Invitational on May 3 and topped his previous personal best by more than 18 feet in the process. The sophomore from Appleton, Wis., had a winning throw of 139 feet, 10 inches, which easily outdistanced his previous personal best of 121-9. This was Maxam's first collegiate victory in the javelin.
Tim Salm
Baseball
Tim Salm hit .500 (7-for-14) for the week and smacked three homers, including the first grand slam of his career. In a doubleheader sweep of Wisconsin Lutheran, the senior catcher from Cleveland, Wis., went 3-for-3 in the opener with three runs scored and seven RBIs. He hit a pair of homers in that contest, a three-run blast and a two-run shot. In the nightcap, Salm was 1-for-3 but his one hit was a grand slam. He finished the doubleheader 4-for-6 with four runs scored and 11 RBIs. In a doubleheader against Carroll on Sunday, Salm went 3-for-8 with a pair of runs scored. For the week, Salm had a 1.214 slugging percentage, as four of his seven hits went for extra bases.
