2003 WIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

2003 WIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of April 21 - 27
Track
Breanna McMullen, Junior (Fall Creek), of UW-Eau Claire
McMullen won one event and finished second in another at the UW-La Crosse Classic on April 26. She took first in the 400-meter hurdles and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with a time of 1:03.13. She also took second in the high hurdles competition.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Jocelyn Loe, Senior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Elizabeth Woodworth, Junior, Marinette
UW-Platteville, Michelle Bakkum, Senior, Mt. Hope
UW-River Falls, Katie Mitchell, Junior, Easton, Md.
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Freshman, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Lisa Sorvala, Senior, New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale)

Field
Tricia Clark, Senior (Green Bay/Preble), of UW-La Crosse
Clark won the long jump and triple jump at the UW-La Crosse Classic on April 26. She went 18-10 3/4 in the long jump and 38-8 1/4 in the triple jump. Clark provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in both events.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jennifer Stafslein, Sophomore, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-Oshkosh, Deena Heins, Sophomore, Nekoosa
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Freshman, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Jen Leis, Junior, Alma Center (Lincoln)
UW-Stevens Point, Melissa Seefeldt, Junior, Valders
UW-Stout, Ann Schachtner, Sophomore, Somerset

Week of April 14 - 20
Track
Katie Isermann, Junior (West Allis/Central), of UW-Oshkosh
Isermann took first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:12.5 at the Augustana (Ill.) Invitational. Her time is the seventh fastest in the NCAA Division III this season. Isermann also ran a leg on the Titans' first-place 1,600-meter relay team which posted a time of 4:00.08. UW-Oshkosh finished second in the 14-team meet with 193 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Heidi Hancock, Sophomore, Greendale
UW-River Falls, Van Skorjanec, Junior, Gilbert, Minn. (Mesabi East)
UW-Stevens Point, Teresa Stanley, Sophomore, Whitewater
UW-Stout, Tracy Oostdyk, Junior, Spooner (Shell Lake)

Field
Amanda Nechuta, Sophomore (Mosinee), of UW-Stevens Point
Nechuta set a school record in the discus with a throw of 45.40 meters (148-11) at the Augustana (Ill.) Invitational. Her record-breaking throw provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championships and is currently the fifth-best throw in the country. She also placed third in the shot put at 13.00 meters (42-8) and fourth in the javelin at 33.99 meters (111-6). Nechuta has provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in three of the four throwing events.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Rachel Becker, Freshman, Gilmanton
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Thayer, Freshman, Grafton (Cedarburg)
UW-Oshkosh, Kay Mikolajczak, Junior, Franklin
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Freshman, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Jen Leis, Junior, Alma Center (Lincoln)
UW-Stout, Amy Biegel, Senior, Eau Claire (Memorial)

Week of April 7 - 13
Track
Elizabeth Woodworth, Junior (Marinette), of UW-Oshkosh
Woodworth won the 800-meter run to lead UW-Oshkosh to a second-place finish at the North Central (Ill.) Invitational on April 12. Her time of 2:10.67 in the middle distance race established the best mark in the NCAA Division III season. She won the race by 11 seconds. UW-Stevens Point scored 192 points to win the 10-team meet, while UW-Oshkosh finished second with 162 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Breanna McMullen, Junior, Fall Creek
UW-La Crosse, Angela Klatt, Junior, Eagan, Minn.
UW-River Falls, Katie Mitchell, Junior, Easton, Md.
UW-Stevens Point, Liz Goergen, Sophomore, Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview)
UW-Stout, Ashley Juleff, Freshman, Clear Lake

Field
Deena Heins, Sophomore (Nekoosa), of UW-Oshkosh
Heins won three weight events to lead UW-Oshkosh to a second-place finish at the North Central (Ill.) Invitational on April 12. She stole the meet's individual headline as she won the discus with a toss of 145-9 1/2, the hammer throw with a heave of 181-5 and the shot put with a hurl of 45-3 1/4. Her performance in the discus set a school record, while her effort in the hammer throw established the best mark in the NCAA Division III this season. UW-Stevens Point scored 192 points to win the 10-team meet, while UW-Oshkosh finished second with 162 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jennifer Stafslein, Sophomore, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-La Crosse, Sonja Peterson, Junior, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-River Falls, Jill Crandall, Freshman, Roseville, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Nechuta, Sophomore, Mosinee
UW-Stout, Ann Schachtner, Sophomore, Somerset

Week of March 31 - April 6
Track
Angela Klatt, Junior (Eagan, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Klatt won the 100 and 200 meter dashes at the Augustana (Ill.) Dual on March 28. She provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in both events and set meet records in both. Klatt won the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.28 and the 200 meter dash at 25.25.

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Krista Winchel, Sophomore, Oregon, Ill.

Field
Kristin Raether, Senior (Marathon), of UW-La Crosse
Raether won the hammer, discus and shot put at the Augustana (Ill.) Dual on March 28. She provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with a winning throw of 153-2 in the hammer. Raether won the discus with a throw of 125-1 and the shot put with a mark of 41-1.

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Krista Campbell, Junior, Bangor

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