UW-La Crosse Collects Third Consecutive Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship

UW-La Crosse Collects Third Consecutive Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship

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OSHKOSH, Wis.
--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won its third consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship after two days of competition at the Oshkosh Sports Complex on May 3.

The first-place finish for the Eagles is the 29th in program listings and seventh in the last eight years.  This year’s crown was won with 232 points.  UW-Oshkosh placed second with 172 points, UW-Eau Claire third with 104.50, UW-Whitewater fourth with 100, UW-Stout fifth with 79, UW-Stevens Point sixth with 73, UW-Platteville seventh with 58, UW-River Falls eighth with 33.50 and UW-Superior ninth with six.

UW-La Crosse claimed four individual and one relay title during the second day of events.  Marissa Mahr won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles for the third straight year with a time of 1:04.10.  Jenna Halvorson was victorious in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.02 and teamed with Claire Gordee, Rachel Atchison and Claire Elliott to win the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:55.17.

Jamie Ludwigson and Meg Heafy established conference meet records enroute to their titles.  Ludwigson posted a time of 14.12 in the 100-meter hurdles and Heafy captured the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.80.

UW-Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola was a triple winner, earning crowns in the 800-meter run, 1,500-meter run and 5,000-meter run with times of 2:12.26, 4:49.24 and 17:17.38, respectively.  She became the second person in WIAC history to claim both the 800-meter run and 1,500-meter run four straight years, joining UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy (2005-08).  Cazzola claimed the 5,000-meter event for the second consecutive season.

The Titans also received first-place performances from Breanna Strupp in the discus (156-3), Kasey Ederer in the high jump (5-6) and Jecel Klotz in the shot put (48-0 1/2).  Strupp also won the event in 2011 and 2012, while Ederer was victorious for the second straight year.

UW-Stout’s Jessika Smith won the heptathlon for the third time in her career with 4,877 points.  She also finished first in the event in 2011 and 2012.

UW-Platteville’s Amber Williams had a first-place of 40-2 1/4 in the triple jump, while UW-Whitewater’s Lexie Sondgeroth successfully defended her title in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.49.

The UW-Eau Claire quartet of Kayla Kelsey, Megan Mulligan, Lindsey Laufenberg and Carly Fehler combined to win the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 47.67.

UW-Oshkosh’s Breanna Strupp received the Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.

Named to the Larry Zirgibel All-Sportsmanship Team were:  UW-Eau Claire’s Alana Jenkins; UW-La Crosse’s Alyssa Luker; UW-Oshkosh’s Stephanie Jahn; UW-Platteville’s Stephanie Wyss; UW-River Falls’ Kimberly Lueck; UW-Stevens Point’s Chelsey Reierson; UW-Stout’s Tressa Retallick; UW-Superior’s Vicki Vinokur; and UW-Whitewater’s Emma Glogovsky.  The team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season.  It included one member from each school.

Day Two Champions
100-Meter Dash:  Meg Heafy (UW-La Crosse), 11.80*
200-Meter Dash:  Lexie Sondgeroth (UW-Whitewater), 24.49 
400-Meter Dash:  Jenna Halvorson (UW-La Crosse), 57.02
800-Meter Run:  Christy Cazzola (UW-Oshkosh), 2:12.26  
1.500-Meter Run:  Christy Cazzola (UW-Oshkosh), 4:49.24 
5,000-Meter Run:  Christy Cazzola (UW-Oshkosh), 17:17.38
100-Meter Hurdles:  Jaime Ludwigson (UW-La Crosse), 14.12*
400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles:  Marissa Mahr (UW-La Crosse), 1:04.10 
Discus:  Breanna Strupp (UW-Oshkosh), 156-3 (47.63m) 
High Jump:  Kasey Ederer (UW-Oshkosh), 5-6 (1.68m)
Shot Put:  Jecel Klotz (UW-Oshkosh), 48-0 1/2 (14.64m)
Triple Jump:  Amber Williams (UW-Platteville), 40-2 1/4 (12.25m)
Heptathlon:  Jessika Smith (UW-Stout), 4,877 points 

4x100-Meter Relay:  UW-Eau Claire (Kayla Kelsey, Megan Mulligan, Lindsey Laufenberg, Carly Fehler), 47.67

4x400-Meter Relay:  UW-La Crosse (Jenna Halvorson, Claire Gordee, Rachel Atchison, Claire Elliott), 3:55.17

*Conference Meet Record

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