UW-La Crosse Wins Third Consecutive Women’s Indoor Track & Field Title
PLATTEVILLE, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won its third consecutive title following two days of competition at the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship at UW-Platteville’s Williams Fieldhouse on Feb. 28.
The Eagles collected the 23rd first-place finish in program history with 207 points to surpass UW-Oshkosh’s second-place sum of 123 points. UW-Eau Claire finished third with 104 points, UW-Stout fourth with 80, UW-Stevens Point fifth with 66, UW-Platteville sixth with 55.50, UW-Whitewater seventh with 51, UW-River Falls eighth with 12.50 and UW-Superior ninth with one.
UW-La Crosse claimed a pair of individual titles during the second day of events as Claire Gordee established a conference meet record of 8.71 in the 60-meter hurdles, while Erin McCauley secured the pentathlon with 3,443 points.
UW-Eau Claire and UW-Oshkosh each secured three individual crowns. The Blugolds’ Carly Fehler claimed the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash with times of 7.74 and 24.99, respectively. Lucy Ramquist placed first in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:50.68.
The Titans’ Kylee Verhasselt was triumphant in the 800-meter run for the second straight year with a time of 2:14.32, while Kasey Ederer won the high jump with a leap of 5-5 3/4 and Melanie Brickner had a first-place fling of 62-10 in the 20-pound weight throw.
UW-Platteville’s Amber Willliams was victorious in the triple jump with a leap of 39-3 3/4.
UW-Stout won the 4x400-meter relay for the first time in program history as Molly Brion, Alex Titterud, Laurisa Titterud and Jada Hamilton posted a time of 3:57.02.
UW-Whitewater’s Shelby Mahr received the Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school. Named to the squad were: UW-Eau Claire’s Steph Dunlavy; UW-La Crosse’s Laura Muzia; UW-Oshkosh’s Melanie Brickner; UW-Platteville’s Cassandra Thorngren; UW-River Falls’ Nicole Manteuffel; UW-Stevens Point’s Rychia Bosman; UW-Stout’s Brooke Loeffler; UW-Superior’s Kate Weyenberg; and UW-Whitewater’s Chelsie Bence.
Day Two Champions
60-Meter Dash: Carly Fehler (UW-Eau Claire), 7.74
200-Meter Dash: Carly Fehler (UW-Eau Claire), 24.99
800-Meter Run: Kylee Verhasselt (UW-Oshkosh), 2:14.32
3,000-Meter Run: Lucy Ramquist (UW-Eau Claire), 9:50.68
60-Meter Hurdles: Claire Gordee (UW-La Crosse), 8.71*
High Jump: Kasey Ederer (UW-Oshkosh), 5-5 3/4 (1.67m)
Triple Jump: Amber Williams (UW-Platteville), 39-3 3/4 (11.98m)
20-Pound Weight Throw: Melanie Brickner (UW-Oshkosh), 62-10 (19.15m)
Pentathlon: Erin McCauley (UW-La Crosse), 3,443 points
4x400-Meter Relay: UW-Stout (Molly Brion, Alex Titterud, Laurisa Titterud, Jada Hamilton), 3:57.02
*Conference Meet Record
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