Women's Cross Country

UW-La Crosse Wins Sixth Consecutive Women’s Cross Country Championship; UW-Stout Polytechnic’s Lasiowski Claims Individual Title

OSHKOSH, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Cross Country Championship (presented by Culver’s) at UW-Whitewater’s campus course on Oct 31.
 
It is the sixth straight title for the Eagles and 15th in program archives. UW-La Crosse totaled 23 points to exceed the second-place total of 74 points by UW-Stevens Point. The second-place finish for the Pointers is their best since the 2013 championship. UW-Eau Claire took third this year with 88 points, UW-Oshkosh fourth with 95, UW-River Falls fifth with 135, UW-Stout Polytechnic sixth with 167, UW-Whitewater seventh with 187 and UW-Platteville eighth with 257.
 
UW-Stout’s Claudia Lasiowski secured the individual title after posting a course-record time of 21:38.5 on the 6,000-meter course. A total of 86 runners completed the race. She is the first runner in program history to claim the conference title.
 
UW-La Crosse’s Hailey Carroll took second in 21:38.6, UW-La Crosse’s Marah Benedict third in 21:42.3, UW-Stevens Point’s Faith Wehrman fourth in 21:43.9, UW-La Crosse’s Molly Novotny fifth in 21:51.5, UW-La Crosse’s Madison Twarling sixth in 21:57.6 and UW-La Crosse’s Annika Elliott seventh in 21:59.9. Benedict claimed the conference’s Newcomer of the Year award for being the highest finishing newcomer at the championship. A newcomer is defined as a student-athlete who used her first season of participation in women's cross country this season. Transfers are not eligible unless they didn’t participate in women’s cross country at their previous institution.
 
UW-La Crosse’s Mallory Reiser placed eighth in 22:00.3, UW-Oshkosh’s Lehna Mitchell ninth in 22:04.9, UW-La Crosse’s Milana Pisto 10th in 22:11.2, UW-La Crosse’s Becca Immer 11th in 22:12.4, UW-La Crosse’s Julia Zalewski 12th in 22:18.3, UW-Eau Claire’s Bella Hooker 13th in 22:19.5 and UW-Stevens Point’s Lindsey Jossie 14th in 22:23.3.
 
UW-La Crosse’s Lauren Wegand was 17th in 22:30.9, UW-River Falls’ Laina Viere 18th in 22:39.7, UW-Oshkosh’s Emma Boegh 19th in 22:47.1, UW-Oshkosh’s Izzy Ciesla 20th in 22:50.0 and UW-Stevens Point’s Leah Harper 21st in 22:51.4.
 
The top seven runners received All-WIAC first team recognition, while runners placing eighth through 14th earned All-WIAC second team accolades. Individuals finishing 15th through 21st claimed All-WIAC honorable mention laurels.
 
UW-Eau Claire’s Molly Heidorn was named recipient of 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 team as selected by that team. Named to the squad were: UW-Eau Claire’s Emeline Shefchik; UW-La Crosse’s Ella Woodworth; UW-Oshkosh’s Jamie Catania; UW-Platteville’s Tori Browning; UW-River Falls’ Alli Palmer; UW-Stevens Point; Judith Meister; UW-Stout’s Addie Christopherson; and UW-Whitewater’s Madison Wnek.
 
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