2002 WIAC Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week

2002 Women's Cross Country
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 21 - 27
Kristin Krueger, Senior (Madison/Memorial), of UW-La Crosse
Krueger won the UW-Eau Claire Invitational with a time of 19:03 in the 5,000-meter race.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nicole Zeug, Sophomore, Shell Lake
UW-Oshkosh, Angela Bauer, Freshman, Buffalo City (Cochrane-Fountain City)
UW-Stevens Point, Kelly Firkins, Freshman, Black River Falls
UW-Stout, Leah Karaliunas, Freshman, Oconomowoc
UW-Superior, Carrie Smith, Senior, Superior (Senior)

Week of Oct. 14 - 20
Jane-Marie Ovanin, Sophomore (Amherst), of UW-Eau Claire
Ovanin finished ninth overall out of 318 runners at the Tori Neubauer Invitational. She covered the 6,000-meter course in a time of 18:59.5.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Stephanie Oudenhoven, Senior, De Pere (Freedom)
UW-Oshkosh, Erin Meinen, Sophomore, Cedar Grove
UW-River Falls, Lisa Traxler, Senior, Menomonie
UW-Stevens Point, Leah Herlache, Sophomore, Green Bay
UW-Stout, Lisa Sorvala, Junior, New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale)
UW-Superior, Carrie Smith, Senior, Superior (Senior)

Week of Oct. 7 - 13
Julia Rudd, Sophomore (Oshkosh/West), of UW-La Crosse
Rudd finished second at the Pre-National Invitational in Northfield, Minn. She ran the 6,000-meter course in 22:53.4 to place second overall. Rudd helped UW-La Crosse to the team title as the Eagles defeated 21 other teams.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Melissa Wright, Junior, Appleton (Kimberly)
UW-Oshkosh, Erin Meinen, Sophomore, Cedar Grove
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Freshman, Kaukauna
UW-Superior, Theresa Patchin, Freshman, Hoyt Lakes, Minn. (Mesabi East)

Week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 6
Carrie Smith, Senior (Superior/Senior), of UW-Superior
Smith ran a time of 19:25.3 over a 5,000-meter course to finish seventh out of 244 runners at the Midwest Long and Short Challenge Friday in Colfax.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jane-Marie Ovanin, Sophomore, Amherst
UW-La Crosse, Kristin Schulz, Freshman, Waukesha (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Renee Pilon, Junior, Waukesha (West)
UW-River Falls, Molly Larson, Freshman, Lakeville, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Jessie Weyenberg, Sophomore, Plover
UW-Stout, Lacey Osuldsen, Senior, Ladysmith (Bruce)

Week of Sept. 23 - 29
Julie Mocadlo, Sophomore (Wisconsin Rapids/Lincoln), of UW-La Crosse
Mocadlo finished 14th overall and third among all Division III runners in the Roy Griak Invitational Maroon II race. She ran the 5,000-meter course in 18:50.1 to help UW-La Crosse finish fifth out of 24 teams. She finished 53rd in the same race last season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jane-Marie Ovanin, Sophomore, Amherst
UW-River Falls, Lisa Barnes, Junior, Manitowoc (Lutheran)
UW-Stevens Point, Leah Herlache, Sophomore, Green Bay
UW-Stout, Tracy Oostdyk, Sophomore, Shell Lake (Spooner)
UW-Superior, Carrie Smith, Senior, Superior (Senior)

Week of Sept. 16 - 22
Kara Vosters, Junior (Little Chute), of UW-Stevens Point
Vosters won her second race in as many weeks, claiming the individual title at the UW-Whitewater Division III Challenge. She cruised to a 13-second margin of victory in a time of 18:47.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jane-Marie Ovanin, Sophomore, Amherst
UW-Oshkosh, Renee Pilon, Junior, Waukesha (West)
UW-River Falls, Lisa Traxler, Senior, Menomonie
UW-Stout, Rachel Wurz, Freshman, Marathon
UW-Superior, Carrie Smith, Senior, Superior (Senior)

Week of Sept. 9 - 15
Julia Rudd, Sophomore (Oshkosh/West), of UW-La Crosse
Rudd won the individual title at the 16-team Luther College All-American Invitational in Decorah, Iowa September 14. She finished at 18:25 and helped lead the Eagles to the team title.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Missy Paulson, Sophomore, Birnamwood (Wittenberg-Birnamwood)
UW-Oshkosh, Renee Pilon, Junior, Waukesha (West)
UW-Stevens Point, Kara Vosters, Junior, Little Chute
UW-Superior, Theresa Patchin, Freshman, Hoyt Lakes, Minn. (Mesabi East)

Week of Sept. 2 - 8
Lacey Osuldsen, Senior (Ladysmith/Bruce), of UW-Stout
Osuldsen paced UW-Stout to a first-place finish at the 17-team Tom Barry Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 7 in Green Bay. Osuldsen, who is running her second year of cross country, broke the 20-minute mark with a time of 19:55.46 to place sixth. The Blue Devils finished a slim five points ahead of host St. Norbert.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Julia Rudd, Sophomore, Oshkosh (West)
UW-River Falls, Marlene Yaeger, Sophomore, Medina, Minn. (Wayzata)
UW-Stevens Point, Kara Vosters, Junior, Little Chute
UW-Superior, Theresa Patchin, Freshman, Hoyt Lakes, Minn. (Mesabi East)

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