With the Blugolds tying for second place at the Pointer Invitational, Baranek won the high jump with a school-record height of 5-7 3/4. The previous school record was 5-7 1/4, set by Arlene Meinholz in 1996. Baranek’s mark was also the third best in the nation so far this season.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Hannah Mueller, Junior, Edgar, Wis. (Colby)
UW-Oshkosh, Alexia Child, Senior, Lake Geneva, Wis. (Badger)
UW-Platteville, Caitlin Thomson, Freshman, Whithall, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Leanna Rose, Sophomore, Rothschild, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
UW-Stout, Andrea Krueger, Sophomore, Menomonie, Wis. (St. Croix Lutheran in West St. Paul, Minn.)
UW-Superior, Katie Capriglione, Junior, Culver, Minn. (Albrook)
UW-Whitewater, Ryanne Bell, Senior, Boscobel, Wis.