UWEC Athletics Hall of Fame
Tony Algiers was a two-time conference champion and two-time NAIA All-American for veteran Blugold coach Don Parker. At the time of his induction, he was one of only five Blugold wrestlers to have won more than one conference title, taking the 134-pound championship in both 1981 and 1982. He finished eighth in the 1981 NAIA Nationals and fourth the following year. He produced a 29-5 record his junior year but an injury curtailed part of his senior season when he finished 16-9 and placed second in the conference. He finished with a 74-36 career record as a Blugold. Following his graduation in 1985, the Hartford native earned a Pulp and Paper degree from the University of Minnesota in 1985 and his MBA from the University of West Florida in 1989. He also has an EMT Certification from Pensacola Junior College. At the time of his induction, Algiers had been a Sales Representative for Buckman Laboratories, Inc. (paper chemicals) in Appleton since 2004. Prior to that he spent 19 years with International Paper (formerly Champion International Corporation) in Pensacola in various positions within the paper mill ranging from process engineer to lab and paper machine supervisor.
