Women's Indoor Track and Field

UW-La Crosse Takes Lead At Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship

PLATTEVILLE, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is in first place following the first day of competition at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship (presented by Culver’s) at Willians Fieldhouse on Feb. 27.
 
The five-time defending champion Eagles have compiled 146 points through eight events. UW-Eau Claire is second with 34.25 points, UW-Platteville third with 29, UW-Oshkosh fourth with 28, UW-Stevens Point fifth with 27, UW-Whitewater sixth with 16.25, UW-Stout seventh with 16 and UW-River Falls eighth with 15.50.
 
UW-La Crosse won four events during the initial day of the championship. Madilyn Vander Sanden won the shot put for the second straight year with a heave of 46-4 1/4 (14.13m), while Regan Scott Regan Scott took first in the long jump with a leap of 18-9 1/2 (5.73m). In running events, Anna Plautz was victorious in the 400-meter dash in 56.68 seconds, while Molly Novotny claimed the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:10.71.
 
UW-Platteville’s Hailey Campbell secured the high jump with a leap of 5-7 1/4 (1.71m) to become the first individual in program history to finish first in the event at the indoor championship.
 
UW-Stout’s Leah Zastrow broke a conference championship record in the pole vault with a height of 13-2 1/4 (4.02m). She also won the event in 2024.
 
UW-Oshkosh’s Amelia Lehman claimed the one-mile run with a time of 4:58.75 and was a member of the triumphant distance medley relay team that posted a time of 12:11.57. She was joined by Emma Boegh, Megan Hoffman and Lehna Mitchell.
 
Day One Champions
400-Meter Dash:  Anna Plautz (UW-La Crosse), 56.68 seconds
One-Mile Run:  Amelia Lehman (UW-Oshkosh), 4:58.75
5,000-Meter Run:  Molly Novotny (UW-La Crosse), 17:10.71
Pole Vault:  Leah Zastrow (UW-Stout), 13-2 1/4 (4.02m)*
High Jump:  Hailey Campbell (UW-Platteville), 5-7 1/4 (1.71m)
Long Jump:  Regan Scott (UW-La Crosse), 18-9 1/2 (5.73m)
Shot Put:  Madilyn Vander Sanden (UW-La Crosse), 46-4 1/4 (14.13m)
Distance Medley Relay:  UW-Oshkosh (Emma Boegh, Megan Hoffman, Lehna Mitchell, Amelia Lehman), 12:11.57

*Conference Championship Record 
 
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