Eagles Hold Advantage At Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship
LA CROSSE, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the three-time defending champion, has the lead following the first of two days of competition at the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex on May 1.
The Eagles amassed 53.33 points to hold a slim advantage over UW-Stevens Point’s second-place total of 53 points. UW-Platteville is third with 40 points, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 38, UW-Oshkosh fifth with 36, UW-Stout sixth with 27, UW-Whitewater seventh with 18.33, UW-River Falls eighth with 6.33 and UW-Superior ninth with one.
Meaghan Howell helped UW-La Crosse to the lead by winning the pole vault with a height of 12-6.
UW-Platteville produced a pair of first-place finishes as Emily Kjos became the first individual in WIAC history to win three straight javelin titles with a launch of 141-2. Amber Williams was victorious in the long jump with a leap of 19-7.
UW-Oshkosh’s Melanie Brickner secured the hammer throw for the second consecutive year with a conference meet record fling of 193-6. The Titans’ 4x800-meter relay quartet of Isabella Tremonti, Kristen Linzmeier, Sonny Jenkins and Kylee Verhasselt had a first-place time of 9:15.68.
UW-Eau Claire’s Stephanie Dunlavy claimed the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:07.80 and UW-Stevens Point’s Lauren Dilley has a time of 37:08.75 enroute to winning the 10,000-meter run.
Day One Champions
10,000-Meter Run: Lauren Dilley (UW-Stevens Point), 37:08.75
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Stephanie Dunlavy (UW-Eau Claire), 11:07.80
Hammer Throw: Melanie Brickner (UW-Oshkosh), 193-6 (58.99m)*
Javelin: Emily Kjos (UW-Platteville), 141-2 (43.03m)
Long Jump: Amber Williams (UW-Platteville), 19-7 (5.97m)
Pole Vault: Meaghan Howell (UW-La Crosse), 12-6 (3.81m)
4x800-Meter Relay: UW-Oshkosh (Isabella Tremonti, Kristen Linzmeier, Sonny Jenkins, Kylee Verhasselt), 9:15.68
*Conference Meet Record
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