Women's Indoor Track and Field

Two Teams In Top Nine At NCAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship; Two Claim Individual Titles

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams finished in the top nine following two days of competition at the NCAA Division III Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship at the Birmingham Crossplex on March 14. In addition, a pair of individuals from the WIAC claimed titles.
 
UW-La Crosse compiled 38 points to finish fourth, while UW-Platteville tied for ninth with 20 points. Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) claimed its second national championship with 54 points. Williams College (Mass.) placed second with 44 points, Centre College (Ky.) third with 43, and Johns Hopkins University (Md.) fifth with 31.
 
Additional WIAC team finishes included: UW-Stout placed 13th with 15.5 points; UW-Eau Claire 24th with nine; and UW-Oshkosh tied for 25th with eight. A total of 61 teams earned points at the national meet that was hosted by the Southern Athletic Association and Birmingham CrossPlex.
 
UW-Platteville’s Isabel Peterson claimed the 200-meter dash with a meet record time of 23.78 seconds. The time also established an NCAA Division III record. Peterson is UW-Platteville’s first national champion since 2016.
 
UW-Stout’s Leah Zastrow won the pole vault with a height of 13-7 1/4 (4.15m). She is the second individual national champion in program history, joining Laura Verdegan (2004-long jump).
 
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.
 
60-Meter Dash:  Isabel Peterson (UW-Platteville-Third); McKenna Sedlacek (UW-La Crosse-11th); Julie Yang (UW-La Crosse-13th); Makenna Zak (UW-La Crosse-16th)
 
200-Meter Dash:  Isabel Peterson (UW-Platteville-Champion); Allyson Kakes (UW-Eau Claire-Ninth); Anika Reiland (UW-La Crosse-16th)
 
400-Meter Dash:  Anna Plautz (UW-La Crosse-Fourth)

One-Mile Run:  Amelia Lehman (UW-Oshkosh-Second)
 
3,000-Meter Run:  Brooklyn Luebke (UW-La Crosse-10th)
 
60-Meter Hurdles:  Regan Scott (UW-La Crosse-15th)
 
4x400-Meter Relay:  UW-La Crosse (Anna Plautz, Zoe Lain, Macy Reybrock, Andie Otto-Second); UW-Eau Claire (Kylee Grabarski, Mya Cinnamo, Britt Fitzgerald, McKenzie Kruse-Sixth)
 
Distance Medley Relay:  UW-La Crosse (Becca Immer, Sarah Grubbs, Kalli Vannieuwenhoven, Molly Novotny-Fourth); UW-Oshkosh (Emma Boegh, Maddy LaVoi, Adriana Garcia, Lehna Mitchell-11th)
 
High Jump:  Hailey Campbell (UW-Platteville-Fifth); Ainsley Hansen (UW-La Crosse-Sixth); Laura Bertrang (UW-Eau Claire-11th)
 
Pole Vault:  Leah Zastrow (UW-Stout-Champion); Maddy Habberstad (UW-La Crosse-Third); Raegan Sorensen (UW-Stout-Third); Araceli De Leo Lopez (UW-La Crosse-10th); Jackie Bergeron (UW-La Crosse-14th); Nora Waddell (UW-La Crosse-16th)
 
Long Jump:  Maya Evans (UW-La Crosse-Eighth)
 
Triple Jump:  Mackenzey Kronberg (UW-La Crosse-Fifth); Maya Evans (UW-La Crosse-Eighth); Emily Blaskowski (UW-La Crosse-16th)
 
Shot Put:  Madilyn Vander Sanden (UW-La Crosse-14th)
 
20-Pound Weight Throw:  Kayla Behnke (UW-Eau Claire-Third); Ella Puls (UW-La Crosse-Eighth); Jadyn Roden (UW-La Crosse-10th); Lauryn Schutz (UW-River Falls-12th); Ali Clifford (UW-River Falls-13th)
 
Pentathlon:  Amber Grosse (UW-La Crosse-Fourth); Lauren Dimler (UW-Eau Claire-10th)
 
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