2001 WIAC Women's Cross Country
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 15 - 21
Sue Hardtke, Senior (Kewaunee), of UW-Oshkosh
Hardtke won the individual title in a triangular contest with Stevens Point and Alverno. She finished the 5,000-meter course with a time of 21:12. The Titans won the meet with 27 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Mel Sass, Freshman, Waukesha (South)
UW-La Crosse, Nicole Ohmen, Freshman, Middleton
UW-Stevens Point, Bridget O’Malley, Sophomore, Hartland
UW-Stout, Heidi Bedsted, Junior, Plainview, Minn.

Week of Oct. 8 - 14
Elizabeth Woodworth, Sophomore (Marinette), of UW-Oshkosh
Woodworth placed fourth overall at the UW-Parkside Invitational Saturday with a time of 18:46. She was the first Division III runner to finish the 5,000-meter course. Woodworth’s performance helped the Titans to a second-place team finish.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Melissa Wright, Sophomore, Appleton (Kimberly)
UW-La Crosse, Dawn Schmick, Senior, Port Edwards
UW-River Falls, Felice Birmingham, Senior, Fish Creek
UW-Stevens Point, Becky Lebak, Senior, Burlington
UW-Stout, Lacey Osuldsen, Freshman, Ladysmith (Bruce)
UW-Superior, Carrie Smith, Junior, Superior (Senior)

Week of Oct. 1 - 7
Becky Lebak, Senior (Burlington), of UW-Stevens Point
Lebak finished second at the Midwest Long/Short Challenge Saturday in Colfax. Her time of 18:15 was just 12 seconds behind the winner. She was the first conference place finisher on the 5,000-meter course, finishing 14 seconds ahead of the nearest WIAC challenger.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jane Ovanin, Freshman, Amherst
UW-La Crosse, Courtney Mills, Freshman, Mosinee (D.C. Everest)
UW-Oshkosh, Elizabeth Woodworth, Sophomore, Marinette
UW-River Falls, Felice Birmingham, Senior, Fish Creek
UW-Stout, Becky Werner, Freshman, Menomonie
UW-Superior, Kristin Burho, Junior, Mason (Drummond)

Week of Sept. 24 - 30
Becky Lebak, Senior (Burlington), of UW-Stevens Point
Lebak placed second out of 508 finishers at the Roy Griak Invitational Maroon Race. She finished just two seconds behind the winner and helped the Pointers to a best-ever sixth place finish at this meet. Her time was 18:10, which is just eight seconds off her life-time personal record. Lebak was the first NCAA Division III runner to finish the race.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Missy Paulson, Freshman, Birnamwood (Wittenberg-Birnamwood)
UW-La Crosse, Dawn Schmick, Senior, Port Edwards
UW-Oshkosh, Elizabeth Woodworth, Sophomore, Marinette
UW-River Falls, Lisa Barnes, Sophomore, Manitowoc (Lincoln)
UW-Stout, Amy Arndt, Senior, Lakefield, Minn.
UW-Superior, Amanda Larson, Senior, Superior

Week of Sept. 17 - 23
Amanda Troy, Junior (Benton), of UW-Platteville
Troy placed seventh overall and third among all NCAA Division III runners at the Warhawk Invitational in Whitewater. She completed the 5,000-meter course in 19:34.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Shannon Parrish, Freshman, Sun Prairie
UW-Oshkosh, Sara Bailie, Senior, Waukesha (North)
UW-River Falls, Amy Nelson, Freshman, Cumberland
UW-Stevens Point, Kara Vosters, Sophomore, Little Chute
UW-Stout, Terra Dahlheimer, Junior, St. Michael, Minn.
UW-Superior, Amanda Larson, Senior, Superior (Senior)

Week of Sept. 10 - 16
Jessica Dober, Senior (Elkhorn), of UW-La Crosse
Dober was 18th at the Midwest Collegiate Meet at UW-Parkside. She ran the 5k course in 18:54. A total of 286 runners took participated in the meet. UW-La Crosse was fourth in the team standings out of 24 teams with 123 points.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Lisa Traxler, Junior, Menomonie
UW-Superior, Amanda Larson, Senior, Superior (Senior)

Week of Sept. 3 - 9
Julia Rudd, Freshman (Oshkosh/West), of UW-La Crosse
Rudd helped lead the Eagles to a second-place finish at the Luther (IA) Invitational. She ran the 5 kilometer course in 19:20 in her first collegiate race to finish seventh out of 147 runners.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Melissa Wright, Sophomore, Appleton (Kimberly)
UW-Stout, Lacey Osuldsen, Freshman, Ladysmith
UW-Superior, Amanda Larson, Senior, Superior (Senior)

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