Akaila Cabell is back on track - literally and figuratively.

Cabell, a former Case High School track standout, saw her promising running career at the University of Wisconsin brought to a screeching halt in fall when she tore the posterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.

"I was riding a moped and I must have fish-tailed and fell off," Cabell said.

The injury forced Cabell to miss the entire indoor portion of her sophomore season and delayed her development, much to her and Badgers coach Jim Stintzi's dismay.

Stintzi was ecstatic to have successfully recruited Cabell two years ago after she finished her high school career by winning the 100- and 400-meters at the WIAA Division 1 state meet.

Stinzi was also pleased by Cabell's showing last season as a freshman when she placed fifth in the 60-meters at the Big Ten Conference indoor championship and ran a leg on the Badgers' 4x400-meter relay that placed second in the Big Ten outdoor championship,

"We were thinking she was really going to have a big year," Stinzi said. "But then she had that accident on the moped. That was sort of devastating for her and us. That put her pretty far behind. But she's bounced back. She's a hard worker and she's really motivated and focused."

Cabell is also competing in a different event. While she concentrated on the 100- and 200-meters last season, Cabell and Stintzi mutually agreed it was in Cabell's best interest to run the 400.

She competed in the event in Wisconsin's last two meets and had a personal-best time of 56.47 in the Mt. San Antonio College Relays at Walnut, Calif, earlier this month.

Cabell, who has a 3.5 grade point average with majors in psychology and zoology, firmly believes her career is back on track.

"It's coming along great," Cabell said of her transition to the 400. "I really didn't train for it (the 400) in high school and I still had pretty good success. I think with the proper training I could really be good at it."

So does Stintzi.

"I think she can become an impact runner in the 400," Stinzi said. "She definitely can do that in the Big Ten. There's quite a bit of potential there."

Baseball

Jason Jacobson (Case) set a UW-Platteville record by going 6-for-6 in a recent Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against UW-Stout.

Jacobson, a junior second baseman, went 9-for-10 in the doubleheader and was nominated for WIAC Athlete of the Week in baseball.

Jacobson is batting a team-high .348 with a team-leading six homers for the Pioneers (17-15,

5-5).

* Alex Siehoff (Catholic Central) is a part-time starter for UW-Platteville. Siehoff, a junior outfielder, is batting .222.

* Zach Bickel (Racine Lutheran) is enjoying a terrific season for Concordia University - Chicago.

Bickel, a center fielder, has started all 36 games and is batting .338. He also has three homers and 37 RBI and leads the team in stolen bases with 16.

Bickel has helped Concordia to a 12-4 record in the Northern Athletics Conference, good for first place.

* Zach Prideaux (Racine Lutheran) is a backup infielder for Concordia University n Mequon.

Prideaux, a sophomore, has a .353 on-base percentage. Concordia has an 11-4 record, second in the NAC.

* AJ Paczocha (Union Grove Christian) and John Bodnar (Park) are members of the Wisconsin Lutheran team.

Paczocha, a senior who has started all 16 games, is batting .290 with 11 RBI.

Bodnar a sophomore, has been used as a pitcher and infielder. He has pitched in five games with a 6.48 earned run average and made three plate appearances.

Soccer

Senior Craig Signorin (Horlick) certainly made his mark on the Upper Iowa University soccer program.

Signorin leaves Upper Iowa holding several records: Most goals in a season (12) and career (31), most points in a season (32) and career (75); most games in a career (71) and most starts in a career (66).

Signorin was an NCAA Division II All-American honorable-mention selection this season.

Honor roll

Cody Winiarskii (Union Grove) was chosen the MATC Male Sportsperson of the Year.

Winiarski, a pitcher, was recognized for exhibiting "the ideals of scholarship, leadership and sportsmanship."

Winiarski had a 6-2 record last season, which included a perfect game against Highland Community College.

Winiarski has a 2-1 record this season.

*Two Carthage athletes - Jackie Peterson of Schaumburg, Ill. and Joel Brunner of De Pere - were recipients of the Merle Chapman Leadership award.

Peterson, a business administration major, plays soccer and competes in track and field. Brunner, an environmental science major, competes in cross country and track and field.

The award recognizes student-athletes from the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin who demonstrate academic, athletic and personal excellence.

* Bryan Dykstra (Horlick) was chosen UW-Eau Claire's MVP in diving. Dykstra, a senior, finished eighth in the one-meter and was 12th in the three-meter diving competitions at the NCAA Division III Championships.

* Lawrence University basketball standout Jayce Apelgren (Waterford) was named to the all-Midwest Conference academic team. Apelgren, a senior, is a biology major. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.2 grade point average.

Basketball

Neal Ring has been named the head men's basketball coach at Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown.

Ring started his coaching career as a junior high school boys' basketball coach at Union Grove Christian School.

While working on a doctorate degree, Ring returned to Union Grove Christian School and served as an assistant to Lee Morey.