2022 WIAC Kwik Trip Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week


Week of April 25 - May 1
Track
Emma Lawrence, Junior (Benton, Wis./Benton-Scales-Mound-Shullsburg), of UW-La Crosse
Lawrence competed in the 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays, running a career-best 1:00.37 in the preliminaries. Her time ranks second in school history. It is also first on this year's NCAA Division III Honor Roll. Lawrence was a member of a pair of top-six finishing relays at the Drake Relays on April 30. She joined Jessica Stelzner, Haley Durst, and Emily Dawidowich in the fifth-place 4x100-meter relay (47.73 seconds). Lawrence was a member of the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:52.38) with Amber Johnson, Katie Banie and Mara Schroeder.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Alexandria Demco, Senior, Fontana, Wis. (Big Foot)
UW-Whitewater, Paige Fassbender, Sophomore, Slinger, Wis. (Slinger)
 
Field
Gabby Hicks, Senior (Minneapolis, Minn./Tartan), of UW-Eau Claire
Hicks won the discus with a throw of 161-5 (49.21m) at UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet on April 29. The throw is first in NCAA Division III and the conference. It is over 5 meters better than the second-best throw in the conference.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Cara Volz, Senior, Weyauwega, Wis. (Weyauwega-Fremont)
UW-River Falls, Kimi Robertson, Senior, Antigo, Wis. (Antigo)
UW-Stevens Point, Makenzie Lueck, Senior, Walworth, Wis. (Big Foot)
UW-Whitewater, Kenni Czarnecki, Freshman, Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)
 

Week of April 18 - 24
Track
Hannah Zastrow, Sophomore (Spencer, Wis./Spencer), of UW-Stout
Zastrow won the 100-meter hurdles at the UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge with a time of 14.05 seconds, breaking her own school record. That time ranks first in the conference and first in NCAA Division III.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Emma Lawrence, Junior, Benton, Wis. (Benton-Scales-Mound-Shullsburg)
UW-Oshkosh, Alexandria Demco, Senior, Fontana, Wis. (Big Foot)
UW-Stevens Point, Rachel Krouse, Freshman, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa West)
UW-Whitewater, Kylie Jacobs, Junior, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
 
Field
Brianna Leahy, Senior (Shullsburg, Wis./Shullsburg), of UW-Platteville
Leahy won the shot put & discus competition at the Augustana College (Ill.) Meet of Champions on April 23. Her throw in the shot put of 50-4 (15.34m) is the sixth-best throw in NCAA Division III history. The mark ranks first on the NCAA Division III Performance List by over 2 feet. She also won the discus competition in a personal best toss of 141-9 (43.20m). That throw ranks No. 13 on the Division III Honor Roll this season. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Barrett, Freshman, Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-Oshkosh, Riley Kindt, Sophomore, Brookfield, Wis. (East)
UW-River Falls, Lexi LeFever, Junior, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-Stout, Hannah Miller, Senior, Beloit, Wis. (Turner)
UW-Whitewater, Bryann Oremus, Freshman, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
 

Week of April 11 - 17
Track
Gwen Orr, Senior (DeForest, Wis./DeForest), of UW-Platteville
Orr won the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 15, both in school record time. The 100-meter dash time was a .14 second personal best in 11.97 seconds (1.7w).  The 200-meter dash time of 24.65 seconds (3.7w) was a .17 second personal best. Both performances are No. 1 in the WIAC, with her 100-meter tied for No. 3 and her 200-meter No. 7 on the NCAA Division III list.   
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Emma Lawrence, Junior, Benton, Wis. (Benton-Scales-Mound-Shullsburg)
UW-Oshkosh, Libby Geisness, Junior, Waukesha, Wis. (South)
UW-Stevens Point, Rachel Krouse, Freshman, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa West)
UW-Whitewater, Tina Shelton, Freshman, Janesville, Wis. (Parker)

Field
Gracie Holland, Freshman (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield), of UW-Whitewater
Holland broke her own outdoor school record in the pole vault and finished first out of 25 competitors to help the Warhawks place seventh at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 15. Her height of 12-6 (3.81m) currently leads the WIAC and ranks fourth in NCAA Division III.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kayla Behnke, Freshman, Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Barrett, Freshman, Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-Oshkosh, Brenna Masloroff, Sophomore, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)
 

Week of April 4 - 10
Track
Hannah Zastrow, Sophomore (Spencer, Wis./Spencer), of UW-Stout
Zastrow won the 100-meter hurdles at the UW-La Crosse Ashton May Invitational on April 9, with a time of 14.09 seconds. That time leads the conference, ranks second in NCAA Division III, and set a school record, breaking her own school mark. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Alexandria Demco, Senior, Fontana, Wis. (Big Foot)
UW-Platteville, Gwen Orr, Senior, DeForest, Wis. (DeForest)
UW-River Falls, Lexi LeFever, Junior, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-Whitewater, Tina Shelton, Freshman, Janesville, Wis. (Parker)

Field
Brianna Leahy, Senior (Shullsburg, Wis./Shullsburg), of UW-Platteville
Leahy won the shot put competition at the UW-La Crosse Ashton May Invitational on April 9.  Her throw of 48-8 (14.83m) broke her existing school record and is the best throw in NCAA Division III this season by over 2 feet.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Gabby Hicks, Senior, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Barrett, Freshman, Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-Oshkosh, Riley Kindt, Sophomore, Brookfield, Wis. (East)
UW-River Falls, Lexi LeFever, Junior, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-Stout, Hannah Miller, Senior, Beloit, Wis. (Turner)
UW-Whitewater, Mikayla Madlena, Freshman, Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH)
 

Week of March 14 - April 3
Track
Ashton Keene, Senior (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee), of UW-Oshkosh
Keene ran to a school record in the 10,000-meter run as UW-Oshkosh opened its 2022 outdoor season at the Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) Invitational held April 1-2. Keene broke the UW-Oshkosh 10,000-meter run record with her third-place time of 35:43.87. Keene's performance among the event's 48 runners shattered the previous school record of 36:08.23 set by Hannah Kuenzi in 2016. Emma Walter of Washington University in St. Louis won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:21.49 while Chloe Figgins of the University of Memphis (Tenn.) finished second in 35:35.90.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Gwen Orr, Senior, DeForest, Wis. (DeForest)
UW-River Falls, Lexi LeFever, Junior, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-Stout, Hannah Zastrow, Sophomore, Spencer, Wis. (Spencer)
UW-Whitewater, Katie McNamara, Freshman, Geneva, Ill. (Geneva)

Field
Gracie Holland, Freshman (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield), of UW-Whitewater
Holland broke the program’s nine-year-old school record in the outdoor pole vault and finished first in the event at the UW-Platteville Pioneer Opener on April 2. Her height of 12-5 1/4 (3.79m), the top outdoor mark of her career, currently leads the WIAC and is tied for fourth in NCAA Division III.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Brenna Masloroff, Sophomore, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)
UW-Platteville, Brianna Leahy, Senior, Shullsburg, Wis. (Shullsburg)
UW-River Falls, Lexi LeFever, Junior, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-Stout, Demi Ploor, Senior, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Sevastopol)