RELEASED:  Sunday, May 4, 2008

Eagles Win Second Straight Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Crown

Eau Claire, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won its second straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women’s outdoor track and field crown at UW-Eau Claire’s Simpson Field on May 2-3.

The Eagles won the 24th conference championship in program history with 192 points to surpass the second-place total of 158.50 points by UW-Eau Claire.  UW-Oshkosh finished third with 140.5 points, followed by UW-River Falls in fourth with 118, UW-Stevens Point in fifth with 77, UW-Stout in sixth with 51, UW-Platteville in seventh with 50, UW-Whitewater in eighth with 46 and UW-Superior in ninth with 24.

UW-La Crosse won three individual titles and two relay crowns during the two-day competition.  Caitlin Schetter claimed the long jump with a leap of 19-2 ½, while Abby Lein secured the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.13 and AnnMarie Glejf totaled 4,225 points enroute to winning the heptathlon.

The Eagles captured the 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay events with times of 47.92 and 3:54.35, respectively.

UW-River Falls secured five individuals titles, including two by Becca Jordahl who won the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs with times of 17:01.58 and 36:53.43, respectively.  She was named the Track Performer of the Meet.

Krista Hasselquist placed first in the discus with a throw of 154-6, while Vicki Cooper claimed the shot put with a heave of 44-11 3/4 and Becky Ponick captured the javelin with a distance of 113-1.  Cooper was named the Field Performer of the Meet.

UW-Stout had three individual champions led by Ashlea Peter who won the triple jump for the second straight year with a leap of 39-0 1/4.  Sam Mayer earned the high jump with a height of 5-3 1/4 and Pam Sellberg claimed the pole vault with a height of 12-0 1/2.

UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy secured the 800-meter and 1,500-meter run for the fourth consecutive season with times of 2:12.86 and 4:38.25, respectively.   The Pioneers claimed the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9:06.06.

UW-Eau Claire’s Liz Kooistra won the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.11, while teammate, Liz Faller secured the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.59.

UW-Stevens Point’s Elizabeth Caine won the 100-meter dash for the second straight year with a time of 12.24, while UW-Oshkosh’s Terri Schwamb became a repeat winner in the hammer throw with a fling of 191-5.

UW-Whitewater’s Brooke Bell claimed the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.12.

WIAC Champions:
100-meter dash:  Elizabeth Caine (UW-Stevens Point), 12.24
200-meter dash:  Brooke Bell (UW-Whitewater), 25.12
400-meter dash:  Liz Kooistra (UW-Eau Claire), 57.11
800-meter run:  Marcia Taddy (UW-Platteville), 2:12.86
1,500-meter run:  Marcia Taddy (UW-Platteville), 4:38.25
5,000-meter run:  Becca Jordahl (UW-River Falls), 17:01.58
10,000-meter run:  Becca Jordahl (UW-River Falls), 36:53.43
3,000-meter steeplechase:  Hannah Humbach (UW-Eau Claire), 11:03.16
100-meter hurdles:  Liz Faller (UW-Eau Claire), 14.59
400-meter hurdles:   Abby Lien (UW-La Crosse), 1:03.13
High Jump:  Sam Mayer (UW-Stout), 5-3 1/4
Long Jump:  Caitlin Schetter (UW-La Crosse), 19-2 1/2
Triple Jump:  Ashlea Peter (UW-Stout), 39-0 1/4
Pole Vault:  Pam Sellberg (UW-Stout), 12-0 1/2
Hammer Throw:  Terri Schwamb (UW-Oshkosh), 191-5
Shot Put:  Vicki Cooper (UW-River Falls), 44-11 3/4
Discus:  Krista Hasselquist (UW-River Falls), 154-6
Javelin:  Becky Ponick (UW-River Falls), 113-1
Heptathlon:  AnnMarie Glejf (UW-La Crosse), 4,225 points

4x100-meter relay:  UW-La Crosse, 47.92
4x400-meter relay:  UW-La Crosse, 3:54.35
4x800-meter relay:  UW-Platteville, 9:06.06

Track Performer of the Meet:  Becca Jordahl of UW-River Falls
Field Performer of the Meet:  Vicki Cooper of UW-River Falls
Judy Kruckman Co-Scholar-Athletes:   Terri Schwamb of UW-Oshkosh and Jennifer Rogers of UW-Whitewater