Two Teams In Top Four of NCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship; UW-La Crosse’s Jarrett Wins Three Titles

GENEVA, Ohio--Two teams from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) finished in the top four at the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship following three days of competition at the SPIRE Institute on May 24. In addition, UW-La Crosse’s Lauren Jarrett claimed two individual titles and one relay crown.

UW-La Crosse finished third with 38 points, while UW-Eau Claire took fourth with 34. The Blugolds’ fourth-place finish is the second highest in program history.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology won the national championship with 56 points, while Washington University in Saint Louis (Mo.) was second with 47 and Augustana College (Ill.) fifth with 31.

Additional WIAC team finishes included: UW-Oshkosh 12th with 19 points; UW-Stout 16th with 16; UW-Whitewater tied for 22nd with 12; and UW-Platteville tied for 65th with two. A total of 80 teams accumulated points at the national meet.

Jarrett won the 100- and 200-meter dash titles for the second consecutive year with times of 11.30 seconds and 23.44 seconds, respectively. Her time in the 100-meter dash established a championship meet record.

Jarrett was also a member of the victorious 4x100-meter relay team that posted a championship meet record time of 45.20 seconds. She was joined by Julie Yang, Anika Reiland and Makenna Zak.

The following individuals from the WIAC earned All-America recognition from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Athletes that finished in the top-8 of their respective individual events and as part of a relay team earned First Team All-America honors. Those who finished ninth through 16th individually and ninth through 12th as part of a relay team were named All-America Second Team.

100-Meter Dash: Lauren Jarrett (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Dakota Mitchell (UW-Whitewater-Eighth)

200-Meter Dash: Lauren Jarrett (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Isabel Peterson (UW-Platteville-Seventh); Allyson Kakes (UW-Eau Claire-15th)

800-Meter Run: Cyna Madison (UW-Oshkosh-10th)

1,500-Meter Run: Libby Geisness (UW-Oshkosh-13th); Amelia Lehman (UW-Oshkosh-14th)

100-Meter Hurdles: Hannah Zastrow (UW-Stout-Seventh); Kaylie Raths (UW-Stout-12th)

3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Katelyn Chadwick (UW-La Crosse-14th); Becca Immer (UW-La Crosse-15th)

4x100-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse (Julie Yang, Anika Reiland, Makenna Zak, Lauren Jarrett-Champion); UW-Whitewater (Danielle Pouska, Dakota Mitchell, Kelly Huerta, Cici Stennett-Third); UW-Eau Claire (Hope Schueller, Allyson Kakes, Kylee Grabarski, Sophia Crespo-Eighth)

4x400-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse (Anna Plautz, Alli Thomas, Morgan Jennings, Macy Reybrock-Fourth); UW-Eau Claire (Emilee Booker, Mya Cinnamo, McKenzie Kruse, Kylee Grabarski-Seventh)

High Jump: Hannah Zastrow (UW-Stout-Second)

Pole Vault: Leah Zastrow (UW-Stout-Third); Gracie Holland (UW-Whitewater-Fourth); Maddy Habberstad (UW-La Crosse-Fifth); Annika Gunderson (UW-River Falls-10th); Araceli De Leo Lopez (UW-La Crosse-15th)

Long Jump: Megan Hunt (UW-Oshkosh-Sixth); Maya Evans (UW-La Crosse-14th)

Triple Jump: Maya Evans (UW-La Crosse-11th)

Shot Put: Brenna Masloroff (UW-Oshkosh-Second); Brenna Noon (UW-Platteville-12th)

Discus: Kayla Behnke (UW-Eau Claire-Fourth)

Hammer: Brenna Masloroff (UW-Oshkosh-Second); Teagan Jones (UW-Eau Claire-Sixth); Kayla Behnke (UW-Eau Claire-Eighth); Kenni Czarnecki (UW-Whitewater-12th)

Javelin: Laura Bertrang (UW-Eau Claire-Second)

Heptathlon: Emma Gruen (UW-Eau Claire-Second); Emilee Booker (UW-Eau Claire-Third); Amber Grosse (UW-La Crosse-10th); Alexys Scheuerell (UW-La Crosse-12th); Megan Hunt (UW-Oshkosh-15th)

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