2005 WIAC Women's Indoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 21 - 27
Track
Jenna Mitchler, Junior (Kaukauna), of UW-Stevens Point
Mitchler scored an automatic qualifying performance at the Pointer Qualifier on February 26. She turned in a time of 2:14.50 to claim a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship. She also ran on the first place 4 x 400-meter relay team, which clocked a time of 4:02.32.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Faller, Sophomore, Marinette
UW-La Crosse, Melissa Marvin, Senior, White Bear Lake, Minn. (Mahtomedi)
UW-Oshkosh, Julie Hoch, Junior, Mukwonago
UW-Platteville, Tracy Wilber, Freshman, Trempealeau (G-E-T)
UW-River Falls, Barbie Soine, Junior, Montevideo, Minn.
UW-Stout, Laura Eysnogle, Junior, Whitewater

Field
Danielle Rankin, Junior (Algoma), of UW-Oshkosh
Rankin recorded two of UW-Oshkosh's seven first-place finishes at the Pointer Qualifier on February 26. She paced the Titans at the unscored meet by winning the shot put with a toss of 43-5 3/4 and the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 56-6 3/4. Both performances provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jessica Owens, Freshman, Elm Grove (Brookfield East)
UW-La Crosse, Alyssa Leonard, Freshman, Franklin (Whitnall)
UW-River Falls, Holly Komray, Sophomore, Minocqua (Lakeland)
UW-Stevens Point, Amy Frey, Junior, Spencer
UW-Stout, Krista Hasselquist, Freshman, Osceola

Week of Feb. 14 - 20
Track
Distance Medley Relay Team (Ashleigh Potuznik, Marie Burrows, Jenna Mitchler, Megan Craig) of UW-Stevens Point
The quartet ran the second fastest DMR in the country this season and the second fastest DMR in Pointer history. The team finished with a time of 11:59.57 at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational. The time was a high provisional qualifier and will likely qualify the team for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ashley Nelson, Senior, Darwin, Minn. (Litchfield)
UW-La Crosse, Julie Mocadlo, Senior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Nichols, Junior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Tracy Wilber, Freshman, Trempealeau (G-E-T)
UW-River Falls, Molly Larson, Freshman, Lakeville, Minn.
UW-Stout, Lindsey Enger, Sophomore, Blue Earth, Minn.
UW-Superior, Lindsay Tafs, Freshman, Hermantown, Minn.

Field
Marci Schachtner, Senior (Deer Park/Clear Lake), of UW-Stout
Schachtner shattered her own school record in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 59-2 3/4, beating her closest competitor by nearly 10 feet at the Blue Devil Open on February 18. The throw is currently the third-best toss in NCAA Division III and further than last year when she placed third at the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jen Stafslien, Senior, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-La Crosse, Carrie Simonson, Junior, Holmen
UW-Oshkosh, Brigid Hamill, Sophomore, Brookfield (Central)
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Junior, Deerfield
UW-Stevens Point, Nicole Pooley, Junior, Fennimore

Week of Feb. 7 - 13
Track
Megan Craig, Senior (Melrose/Bangor), of UW-Stevens Point
Craig likely earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship with a high provisional qualifying mark at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational. She blistered the track in the 800-meter run, winning the event in 2:14.84. She also ran on the Pointers' 4x400-meter relay team which finished second in a time of 4:07.67.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Christina Locke, Sophomore, Racine (Horlick)
UW-La Crosse, Shelli Gotto, Senior, Waukesha (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Nichols, Junior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Jackie Mulrooney, Sophomore, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-River Falls, Amy Piersak, Freshman, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Stout, Carly Mann, Sophomore, Mounds View, Minn.

Field
Carrie Morschauser, Junior (Deerfield), of UW-Platteville
Morschauser won both the high jump and long jump at the Eastbay/Pointer Invitational on February 12. She raised her NCAA Division III provisional qualifying high jump mark to 5-5 1/4, which currently ranks fifth in the country. She also won the long jump with a leap of 16-7 1/4.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Stephanie Barnes, Sophomore, Sauk City (Sauk Prairie)
UW-La Crosse, Krista Kopetsky, Freshman, Appleton (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Terri Schwamb, Sophomore, Little Chute
UW-River Falls, Jill Crandall, Junior, Roseville, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Kateley Haberman, Freshman, Whitewater
UW-Stout, Ramona Vann, Senior, Grand Rapids, Minn.
UW-Superior, Samantha Miller, Sophomore, Superior

Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
Track
Marcia Taddy, Sophomore (Two Rivers), of UW-Platteville
Taddy set a school record in the 800-meter run at 2:14.09 to automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships. She was eighth among all the predominately NCAA Division I athletes at the Husker Invitational on February 5 at the University of Nebraska. Her time is also the best in Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jen Stafslien, Senior, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-La Crosse, Melissa Marvin, Senior, White Bear Lake, Minn. (Mahtomedi)
UW-Oshkosh, Katie Isermann, Senior, West Allis (Central)
UW-River Falls, Amy Piersak, Freshman, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Stevens Point, Marie Burrows, Sophomore, Menomonee Falls
UW-Stout, Jasmine Patzner, Freshman, Taylor (Blair-Taylor)
UW-Superior, Lindsay Tafs, Freshman, Hermantown

Field
Angela Hilgers, Senior (Wisconsin Rapids/Lincoln), of UW-La Crosse
Hilgers tied for second in the pole vault at the Minnesota State Mankato Open on February 5. Her mark of 11-11 3/4 provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships and is currently second in Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Stephanie Barnes, Sophomore, Sauk City (Sauk Prairie)
UW-Oshkosh, Danielle Rankin, Junior, Algoma
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Junior, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Jill Crandall, Junior, Roseville, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Amy Frey, Junior, Spencer
UW-Stout, Bonnie Nutt, Junior, Marengo (Ashland)
UW-Superior, Samantha Miller, Sophomore, Superior (Senior)

Week of Jan. 24 - 30
Track
Lindsay Tafs, Freshman (Hermantown, Minn.), of UW-Superior
Tafs recorded three first-place finishes at the Dairy Queen Blizzard Open on January 29 in Superior. She won the 60-meter dash with a school record time of 8.07 and also claimed the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.93. Tafs was also a member of the first place distance medley relay team.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jen Stafslien, Senior, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-La Crosse, Melissa Marvin, Senior, White Bear Lake, Minn. (Mahtomedi)
UW-Oshkosh, Emily Schulz, Junior, Elkhart Lake (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah)
UW-Platteville, Mary Johnson, Junior, Trempealeau (G-E-T)
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Craig, Senior, Melrose (Bangor)
UW-Stout, Bridgette Crozier, Freshman, Winona, Minn. (Cotter)

Field
Julia Slabosheski, Senior (Princeton), of UW-Stevens Point
Slabosheski reached the NCAA's provisional qualifying mark in the shot put in her first meet of the season. She threw the shot 13.11 meters (43-0 1/4) to win the event at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on January 29. She also placed 10th in the weight throw with a toss of 12.26 meters (40-2 3/4).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kate Stuewe, Freshman, Norwood, Minn. (Waconia)
UW-La Crosse, Alyssa Leonard, Freshman, Franklin (Whitnall)
UW-Oshkosh, Danielle Rankin, Junior, Algoma
UW-Platteville, Beth Ambrosius, Junior, DePere
UW-Stout, Liana Frisch, Sophomore, Madelia, Minn. (St. James)

Week of Jan. 17 - 23
Track
Marcia Taddy, Sophomore (Two Rivers), of UW-Platteville
Taddy won the 800-meter run in a school-record time of 2:16.07 at the UW Elite Invitational on January 22, beating seven NCAA Division I athletes. She bested the Badgers' Amanda Ganser, who finished second in 2:17.93. Taddy provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship with her performance.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Christina Locke, Sophomore, Racine (Horlick)
UW-Superior, Lindsay Tafs, Freshman, Hermantown, Minn.

Field
Stephanie Barnes, Sophomore (Sauk City/Sauk Prairie), of UW-Eau Claire
Barnes set a school record in the pole vault at the Blugold Open on January 21. She cleared a height of 3.41 meters to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship. UW-Eau Claire won the six-team meet with 172 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Junior, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Jill Crandall, Junior, Roseville, Minn.

Week of Jan. 10 - 16
Track
Jackie Mulrooney, Sophomore (Hartland/Arrowhead), of UW-Platteville
Mulrooney broke both the UW-Platteville and Williams Fieldhouse records in the 5,000-meter run, winning the race in 17:33.81. Her time was a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Christina Locke, Sophomore, Racine (Horlick)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Nichols, Sophomore, Oshkosh (West)

Field
Robyn Jarocki, Junior (Merrill), of UW-Oshkosh
Jarocki opened the 2005 indoor season with a pair of NCAA Division III-leading performances in UW-Oshkosh's 109-71 dual meet victory over Augustana (Ill.) on January 15. She helped the Titans to the victory by winning the shot put with a toss of 46-3 ¼ and the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 63-11 ½. Jarocki's effort in the shot put qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Stephanie Barnes, Sophomore, Sauk City (Sauk Prairie)
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Junior, Deerfield

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