2004 WIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

2004 WIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of April 26 - May 2
Track
Julia Rudd, Junior (Oshkosh/West), of UW-La Crosse
Rudd won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the WIAC Qualifier in La Crosse on April 30. She set a track and school record with a winning time of 10:35.30. Rudd also automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jen Stafslien, Junior, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-Oshkosh, Sarah Schettle, Freshman, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Anissa Szesterniak, Sophomore, Berlin
UW-River Falls, Marlene Yaeger, Junior, Medina, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Craig, Junior, Melrose (Bangor)
UW-Stout, Lindsay Enger, Freshman, Blue Earth
UW-Superior, Alice Loebsack, Wenatchee, Wash.

Field
Robyn Jarocki, Sophomore (Merrill), of UW-Oshkosh
Jarocki turned in a stellar performance at the WIAC Qualifier held April 30 in La Crosse by surpassing the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championships in three events. She won the shot put with a toss of 47-8 and the hammer throw with a heave of 176-0, while finishing second in the discus with a hurl of 154-7. Her performance in the discus and shot put established school records.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Laura Tamm, Senior, Brillion
UW-La Crosse, Angela Hilgers, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Platteville, Beth Ambrosius, De Pere
UW-River Falls, Gina Anderson, Junior, Clear Lake
UW-Stevens Point, Becky Clarke, Senior, Antioch, Ill.
UW-Stout, Marci Schachtner, Junior, Deer Park (Clear Lake)
UW-Superior, Samantha Miller, Freshman, Superior (Senior)

Week of April 19 - 25
Track
Elizabeth Woodworth, Senior (Marinette), of UW-Oshkosh
Woodworth recorded the fastest 800-meter run time in NCAA Division III history when she finished second in the University & College Division event at the prestigious Drake Relays held April 22-24 in Des Moines, Iowa. Kinsey Coles of North Dakota State won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:06.11, while Woodworth finished second in 2:06.49 and Michelle Lahann of the University of Iowa third in 2:06.79. Woodworth also anchored UW-Oshkosh's 3,200-meter relay team that placed fourth in the College Division of the Drake Relays with a time of 9:08.65.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Kelly Runkle, Sophomore, Chetek
UW-Platteville, Jackie Mulrooney, Freshman, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-River Falls, Shannon Zweifel, Freshman, Whitewater
UW-Stevens Point, Ashleigh Potuznik, Sophomore, Baraboo
UW-Stout, Leah Karaliunas, Sophomore, Oconomowoc
UW-Superior, Star Houck, Senior, Wright, Minn. (Cromwell)

Field
Julia Slabosheski, Sophomore (Princeton), of UW-Stevens Point
Slabosheski broke her own school record in the discus at the UW-La Crosse on April 24. She recorded a throw of 48.82 meters (160-2), breaking her old mark of 45.44 meters (149-1) by over 11 feet. Slabosheski's throw automatically qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championships. She also finished 10th in the shot put at the eight-team event.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Angela Hilgers, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Oshkosh, Robyn Jarocki, Sophomore, Merrill
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Sophomore, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Haylee Hall, Senior, Shell Lake
UW-Stout, Camelle Meyer, Sophomore, Plainview, Minn.
UW-Superior, Abby Gustin, Senior, Becker

Week of April 12 - 18
Track
Elizabeth Woodworth, Senior (Marinette), of UW-Oshkosh
Woodworth recorded the fastest 1,500-meter time in NCAA Division III history when she finished fourth in the event at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays held April 16-18 in Walnut, Calif. Her performance of 4:18.55 was just 1.05 seconds off the qualifying standard for the United States Olympic Trials. Arianna Lambie of Stanford University won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:16.89. A total of 103 runners competed in the event.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jen Stafslien, Junior, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-La Crosse, Julia Rudd, Junior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Mary Johnson, Sophomore, Trempealeau (G-E-T)
UW-River Falls, Katie Mitchell, Senior, Cordova, Md. (Easton)
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Craig, Junior, Melrose (Bangor)
UW-Stout, Stephanie Nichols, Freshman, Chetek
UW-Superior, Star Houck, Senior, Wright, Minn. (Cromwell)

Field
Ashley Nelson, Junior (Darwin, Minn./Litchfield), of UW-Eau Claire
Nelson recorded a pair of first-place finishes, breaking two facility records in the process as the Blugolds won the seven-team UW-Eau Claire Open. She posted the second-longest long jump in NCAA Division III this season covering 18-7 3/4 and breaking a 22-year old school record and Simpson Track facility record. Nelson established a second facility record in winning the triple jump with a leap of 36-10 1/2.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Angela Hilgers, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Oshkosh, Robyn Jarocki, Sophomore, Merrill
UW-Platteville, Beth Ambrosius, Sophomore, De Pere
UW-River Falls, Steph Dura, Senior, Peshtigo
UW-Stevens Point, Jill Tucker, Sophomore, Reedsburg
UW-Stout, Marci Schachtner, Junior, Deer Park (Amery)
UW-Superior, Cori Glau, Sophomore, Herbster (South Shore)

Week of April 5 - 11
Track
Tracy Oostdyk, Senior (Spooner/Shell Lake), of UW-Stout
Oostdyk broke her school record in the steeplechase, winning the event at Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) on April 9 in a time of 11:32.30. She took 17 seconds off the school mark she set last week.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jen Stafslien, Junior, Onalaska (West Salem)
UW-La Crosse, Julia Rudd, Junior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Sarah Schettle, Freshman, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Mary Johnson, Sophomore, Boscobel
UW-River Falls, Jill Crandall, Sophomore, Roseville, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Sophomore, Kaukauna

Field
Jen Leis, Senior (Alma Center/Lincoln), of UW-River Falls
Leis provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in the hammer and the discus at the Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) Invitational on April 9. She won the hammer throw with a toss of 156-8 and placed third in the discus with a heave of 140-3.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Betsy Kaminske, Freshman, Waupaca
UW-La Crosse, Sonja Peterson, Senior, Oakdale, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Danielle Rankin, Sophomore, Algoma
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Sophomore, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Jen Leis, Senior, Alma Center (Lincoln)
UW-Stevens Point, Nicole Pooley, Sophomore, Fennimore, Ill.
UW-Stout, Liana Frisch, Freshman, Madelia, Minn. (St. James)

Week of March 29 - April 4
Track
Angela Klatt, Senior (Eagan, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Klatt won the 100-meter dash (12.15) and 200-meter dash (25.22) at the North Central (Ill.) Quadrangular on April 3. She provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in both events. UW-La Crosse finished second in the meet with 216 team points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Melissa Wright, Senior, Appleton (Kimberly)
UW-Oshkosh, Sarah Schettle, Freshman, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Jackie Mulrooney, Freshman, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-River Falls, Shannon Zweifel, Freshman, Whitewater
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Sophomore, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Tracy Oostdyk, Senior, Spooner (Shell Lake)

Field
Robyn Jarocki, Sophomore (Merrill), of UW-Oshkosh
Jarocki surpassed one automatic and two provisional qualifying standards for the NCAA Division III Championships with her efforts at a quadrangular hosted by North Central (Ill.) on April 3. She helped UW-Oshkosh to the team title by winning the discus with a heave of 141-6 and the hammer throw with a toss of 181-3 3/4. She also finished second in the shot put with a hurl of 45-1 3/4. Jarocki's performance in the hammer throw is the best in the NCAA Division III this season and an automatic qualifying effort for the national meet. UW-Oshkosh captured the quadrangular with 228.50 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Laura Tamm, Senior, Brillion
UW-La Crosse, Angela Hilgers, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Platteville, Beth Ambrosius, Sophomore, De Pere
UW-River Falls, Jen Leis, Senior, Alma Center (Lincoln)
UW-Stevens Point, Becky Clarke, Senior, Antioch, Ill.
UW-Stout, Laura Verdegan, Junior, Tony (Flambeau)

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