UW-La Crosse Grabs Lead At Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship
OSHKOSH, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the three-time defending champion, grabbed the lead after the first of two days of competition at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship (presented by Culver’s) at UW-Oshkosh’s Kolf Sports Center on Feb. 26.
The Eagles accumulated 61 points through the first eight events to surpass UW-Oshkosh’s second-place total of 52.50 points. UW-Eau Claire is third with 49.50 points, UW-Stout fourth with 47, UW-Stevens Point fifth with 41, UW-Platteville sixth with 32, UW-Whitewater seventh with 22.50 and UW-River Falls eighth with 6.50.
UW-La Crosse’s Kaitlyn McDaniel was victorious in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:42.44 and Autumn Miller captured the shot put with a heave of 46-4 1/4. The Eagles’ distance medley relay quartet of Valerie Jones, Bria Halama, Rachel Atchison and Karina Nelson posted a first-place time of 12:21.14.
UW-Stevens Point’s Shannon Burke became the first individual in WIAC archives to win three straight pole vault titles with a height of 12-5 1/2, while UW-Platteville’s Amber Williams claimed her second consecutive crown in the long jump with a leap of 19-0 1/2.
UW-Eau Claire’s Jessie Reineck won the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.08, while teammate Sarah Glidden posted a first-place height of 5-6 1/2 in the high jump.
UW-Stout’s Courtney Shaffer captured the one-mile run with a time of 5:12.40
Individual Event Champions – Day One:
400-Meter Dash: Jessie Reineck (UW-Eau Claire), 57.08
One-Mile Run: Courtney Shaffer (UW-Stout), 5:12.40
5,000-Meter Run: Kaitlyn McDaniel (UW-La Crosse), 17:42.44
High Jump: Sarah Glidden (UW-Eau Claire), 5-6 1/2 (1.69m)
Long Jump: Amber Williams (UW-Platteville), 19-0 1/2 (5.80m)
Pole Vault: Shannon Burke (UW-Stevens Point), 12-5 1/2 (3.80m)
Shot Put: Autumn Miller (UW-La Crosse), 46-4 1/4 (14.13m)
Relay Champions – Day One:
Distance Medley Relay: UW-La Crosse (Valerie Jones, Bria Halama, Rachel Atchison, Karina Nielsen), 12:21.14
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