2005 UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame
The UW-Oshkosh Athletic Hall of Fame increased its membership to 138 with the May 1 inductions of four former athletes in a ceremony held at UW-Oshkosh's Reeve Memorial Union.
The 2005 inductees were Amy Cayemberg, Tim Jorgensen, Melissa (Langlois) Vandenhouten and Mary (Leivian) Taylor.
The UW-Oshkosh Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1974 to give tribute and deserved recognition to former athletes, coaches and friends of the university. It is also intended to enhance school tradition by honoring those people who have shown exceptional ability while on the UW-Oshkosh campus and since graduation.
Amy Cayemberg was an All-America performer at UW-Oshkosh in both women’s volleyball from 1988-91 and women’s track & field from 1991-93.
In volleyball, Cayemberg gained All-America mention in three of her four seasons, including the 1991 campaign when she helped the Titans to a 42-8 record, the WIAC championship and a visit to the NCAA Division III Final Four. Cayemberg led UW-Oshkosh with 651 kills, a .467 hitting percentage and 86 solo blocks that season to become the school’s first three-time All-America selection in women’s volleyball.
Cayemberg helped UW-Oshkosh to a 41-20 record in 1988 and a third-place finish in the NAIA District 14 Playoffs. In 1989, Cayemberg helped the Titans to a 39-16 record and the NAIA District 14 title. UW-Oshkosh nearly qualified for the NAIA National Tournament in Laie, Hawaii, that season, but lost a 3-2 decision to Moorhead State University (Minn.) in the championship match of the NAIA Bi-District Playoffs. Cayemberg was named as a second team selection on the 1989 NAIA All-America squad after hitting .380 with 551 kills, 82 service aces and 62 solo blocks.
In 1990, UW-Oshkosh posted a 44-5 record, captured the WIAC title and finished ninth in the NCAA Division III Championship. Cayemberg received NCAA Division III All-America accolades that year after hitting .370 with 645 kills, 421 digs, 47 service aces and 36 solo blocks.
Cayemberg’s track & field accomplishments are also impressive.
Indoors, Cayemberg is a four-time NCAA Division III All-American in the high jump, a three-time WIAC high jump champion and a member of four WIAC championship teams. Outdoors, she is a four-time NCAA Division III All-American in the high jump, a WIAC champion in the high jump and triple jump, a member of one NCAA Division III championship team and a member of two WIAC championship squads.
Cayemberg’s impact in track & field was felt immediately as she helped the 1989 Titans to a pair of WIAC championships. Indoors, she captured the league’s high jump title while finishing fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, she won WIAC high jump and triple jump titles while placing fourth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship.
In 1991, Cayemberg helped UW-Oshkosh to a pair of WIAC titles and a first-place finish at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship. Indoors, she won the WIAC high jump title while finishing sixth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, Cayemberg charted fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship.
In 1992, Cayemberg assisted UW-Oshkosh to the WIAC indoor championship after winning the league’s high jump title. She also finished third in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, she placed second in the high jump with a school-record leap of 5-9 3/4 at the NCAA Division III Championship.
Cayemberg’s last track & field season, the 1993 campaign, resulted in another WIAC indoor championship for the Titans. Indoors, she placed sixth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, Cayemberg placed fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship.
Cayemberg and UW-Oshkosh placed fourth or higher in seven of a possible eight NCAA Division III championship appearances. In addition to the 1991 outdoor title, the Titans also finished second indoors in 1991 and 1992 and second outdoors in 1989 and 1992.
Cayemberg, a 1994 UW-Oshkosh graduate, lives in Manitowoc with her husband, Mark Steeber. Cayemberg works at Manitowoc Ice, Inc., and serves as the head girls volleyball coach at Manitowoc Roncalli High School.
Records come and records go, but for Tim Jorgensen a few NCAA Division III marks that he established while playing baseball for UW-Oshkosh may stand forever as they appear to be chiseled in stone.
Jorgensen, who played for the Titans from 1992 to 1995, epitomized raw power. His 162-game playing career at UW-Oshkosh featured a NCAA Division III-record 70 home runs. It also included 234 hits in 563 at-bats for a .416 batting average, 237 runs batted in, 200 runs scored, 33 doubles and nine triples.
Jorgensen’s career accomplishments helped UW-Oshkosh register an impressive four-year run. During that time the Luxemburg-Casco High School graduate helped the Titans fashion a 144-32 record, capture one NCAA Division III title, advance to four NCAA Division III World Series and claim four WIAC crowns.
Jorgensen, who joins his brother, Terry, as a member of the UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame, began to make a name of his own in his first season with the Titans. Jorgensen helped UW-Oshkosh in 1992 to a 36-8 record, a WIAC championship and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series by hitting .394 with six home runs, 43 runs scored and 35 runs batted in.
In 1993, Jorgensen battled through an injury-plagued season to help the Titans to a 28-15 record, a WIAC championship and a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series. Playing in just 30 games, he hit .260 for UW-Oshkosh with two home runs and 17 runs batted in.
Jorgensen returned at full strength for the 1994 season and teamed with current Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Jarrod Washburn to lead the Titans to a 41-4 record, another WIAC championship and the NCAA Division III title. Jorgensen was named the 1994 NCAA Division III Player of the Year after hitting .455 with 23 home runs, 64 runs batted in and 58 runs scored. Following the NCAA Division III World Series, Jorgensen decided not to sign a professional contract after being selected in the 28th round of MLB’s Amateur Draft by the San Diego Padres.
Jorgensen’s return for the 1995 season resulted in leading UW-Oshkosh to a 39-5 record, another WIAC championship and a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series. Jorgensen repeated as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year that season after hitting .491 with a NCAA Division III record 39 home runs, a NCAA Division III record 121 runs batted in and 83 runs scored. In all, he established eight NCAA Division III season records, including six grand slams.
On May 14, 1995, Jorgensen went to Tiedemann Field for a doubleheader against UW-Eau Claire. About five hours later, Jorgensen exited the ballpark with six homers and 16 runs batted in to lead the Titans to the WIAC title. In an 18-7 win in the nightcap, Jorgensen completed the rarest of cycles by hitting a solo home run, a two-run home run, a three-run home run and a grand slam. His four home runs in that game tied a NCAA Division III record.
Following the 1995 season, the Cleveland Indians drafted Jorgensen in the eighth round of Major League Baseball’s Amateur Draft. He signed with the Indians a few days later and played in the organization for the next several seasons.
Jorgensen lives in Green Bay with his wife, Ragan. The 1997 UW-Oshkosh graduate is employed by Associated Bank in Green Bay as its assistant vice president for business banking. He also serves as the head baseball coach at Ashwaubenbon High School.
Running for UW-Oshkosh in both women’s cross country from 1989-91 and in women’s track & field from 1989-92, Melissa Langlois gave the Titans national attention with her high level of proficiency in athletics and in the classroom.
In cross country, the Manitowoc Lincoln High School graduate was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American and a three-time All-WIAC first team selection. Langlois helped the Titans to three WIAC titles and the NCAA Division III championship in 1991.
Langlois helped UW-Oshkosh to WIAC titles in 1989, 1990 and 1991 by placing among the top 10 individual finishers each season. She finished 10th in 1989, fifth in 1990 and second in 1991.
Nationally, Langlois received a pair of NCAA Division III All-America cross country mentions. In 1990, she helped UW-Oshkosh to a second consecutive second-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship by ranking 10th in the individual competition with a time of 18:10. In 1991, Langlois assisted UW-Oshkosh to the NCAA Division III title by finishing third with a time of 17:35.
On the track, Langlois primarily ran the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. She collected three NCAA Division III All-America ribbons while running to three WIAC titles. Langlois also was a member of UW-Oshkosh track & field teams that captured NCAA Division III outdoor crowns in 1990 and 1991, WIAC indoor titles from 1989-92 and WIAC outdoor championships from 1989-91.
Indoors, Langlois enjoyed her best season in 1992. She won the 5,000-meter run at the WIAC Championship that year while placing third with a time of 17:24.80 in the same event at the NCAA Division III Championship.
Outdoors, Langlois won a WIAC event and gained All-America mention in both of the 1991 and 1992 seasons. In 1991, she won the 5,000-meter run at the WIAC Championship while racing to a sixth-place time of 17:48.57 in the event at the NCAA Division III Championship. In 1992, Langlois won the 10,000-meter run at the WIAC Championship while placing fourth with time of 36:58.74 at the NCAA Division III Championship.
In addition to being a part of two national championship track and field teams, Langlois also was a member of UW-Oshkosh squads that finished second at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship in 1990, 1991 and 1992 and second at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship in 1989 and 1992.
Langlois was also exceptional in the classroom, graduating summa cum laude from UW-Oshkosh in 1992. A very strong mix of athletic and academic accomplishments earned Langlois CoSIDA Academic All-America first team honors, the UW-Oshkosh Chancellor’s Award For Excellence, a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and the UW-Oshkosh John Taylor Senior Scholar-Athlete Award in 1992. In 1991, the WIAC named Langlois as its Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Since graduating from UW-Oshkosh, Langlois has used her nursing degree to land positions at hospitals in Connecticut, Kentucky and Massachusetts. Today, she lives in Oshkosh with her husband, Ron, and three daughters.
When looking through the list of accolades for the UW-Oshkosh women’s gymnastics program the redundancy of Mary Leivian’s name is astonishing.
Leivian’s catalog of mentions starts with 14 WIAC titles, builds with 14 NAIA All-America performances, increases with nine NAIA championships and closes with two NCAA Division II titles. She is also identified as a member on UW-Oshkosh women’s gymnastics teams that captured three WIAC crowns, one NAIA championship and one NCGA title.
Leivian competed for the Titans from 1986-89 and is still recognized as UW-Oshkosh’s finest female gymnast. The Oshkosh North High School graduate is also considered to be one of the top female gymnasts in the history of both the WIAC and the NAIA.
Leivian made an immediate contribution to the UW-Oshkosh women’s gymnastics program. In 1986, she captured four event titles to lead the Titans to the WIAC championship. Later that season, Leivian compiled winning scores in the all-around competition, uneven bars and vault to guide the Titans to the NAIA championship. Following first-place scores of 36.65 in the all-around and 9.30 on the uneven bars at the NCAA Division II Championship, Leivian’s inaugural collegiate season ended with an appearance in the all-around competition at the NCAA Division I Championship in Gainesville, Fla.
Leivian’s 1987 season was also impressive. She led UW-Oshkosh to the WIAC title that season by winning event championships in the all-around competition, floor exercise, uneven bars and vault. Competing at the NAIA Championship, Leivian helped the Titans to a third-place finish by winning all five event titles at the meet for the second consecutive year.
In 1988, UW-Oshkosh finished second at the WIAC and fifth at the NAIA championships. Leivian was stellar at both meets as she won all five events at the WIAC Championship and the all-around, floor exercise, uneven bars and vault titles at the NAIA Championship. Following first-place efforts in the all-around competition and balance beam at the USGF Division II-III Championship, Leivian concluded her junior season with an appearance at the NCAA Division I Central Regional in Baton Rouge, La.
Leivian’s 1989 campaign featured another collection of event titles. At the WIAC Championship, Leivian captured her fourth straight all-around title to lead the Titans to their 10th league crown in 11 years. The following weekend, she posted winning scores in the all-around competition, floor exercise and vault to spirit the Titans to the NCGA Championship.
Following graduation from UW-Oshkosh in 1990, Leivian served as the head girls gymnastics at Oshkosh North High School for 10 years. Today, Leivian lives in Oshkosh with her husband, Steve, and one son. She is employed as the technology coordinator at the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh.