UW-La Crosse and UW-River Falls Lead WIAC at NCAA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship

Ada, Ohio--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and UW-River Falls led a contingent of seven Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams that earned points at the NCAA Division III Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship that was held March 14-15 at the Ohio Northern Sports Center on the campus of Ohio Northern University.

Illinois Wesleyan captured the national title with 30 team points to nip the second-place total of 27 points by Wartburg College (Iowa).  Washington University (Mo.) took third with 23 points, while UW-La Crosse and Keene State (N.H.) tied for fourth with 21 points.

UW-River Falls tied for ninth with 15 points, UW-Eau Claire 11th with 13 points, UW-Oshkosh 12th with 12 points, UW-Platteville tied for 15th with 10 points, UW-Stout tied for 46th with four points and UW-Stevens Point tied for 51st with three points.   A total of 67 teams earned points at the national meet.

UW-La Crosse’s Caitlin Schetter claimed the long jump with a leap of 19-2 3/4, while UW-Platteville’s Jessica Scott won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.84

The top eight finishers in each event claimed All-America status from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

WIAC All-Americans:
400-Meter Dash:  Liz Kooistra (UW-Eau Claire-Second)

800-Meter Run:  Jessica Scott (UW-Platteville-Champion)

One-Mile Run:  Ayla Mitchell (UW-Oshkosh-Second)

5,000-Meter Run:  Becca Jordahl (UW-River Falls-Second)

Long Jump:  Caitlin Schetter (UW-La Crosse-Champion), Katie Fondow (UW-La Crosse-Third)

Triple Jump:  Ashlea Peter (UW-Stout-Fifth)

20-Pound Weight Throw:  Rebecca Masephol (UW-Oshkosh-Fifth)

Shot Put:  Vicki Cooper (UW-River Falls-Fifth), Krista Hasselquist (UW-River Falls-Sixth)

4x400-Meter Relay:  UW-La Crosse (Katie Steingraeber, Caitlin Perra, Abby Lein, Danica Schaefer-Fourth), UW-Stevens Point (Andrea Irvine, Angela Steffens, Kathleen Folbrecht, Laura Simonis-Sixth), UW-Eau Claire (Laura Broner, Corrina Saager, Maria Peloquin, Liz Kooistra-Seventh)

Distance Medley Relay:  UW-Eau Claire (Hannah Humbach, Laura Broner, Liz Kooistra, Mary Palmer-Sixth)