Wartburg College Select Results

Waverly, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's track & field team finished second at the Wartburg College Select Saturday night in Hoover Fieldhouse. The Eagles placed second with 210 team points while Wartburg was first with 247. The University of St. Thomas (Minn.) finished third with 161 points and UW-Platteville was fourth with 77.

Katelynn Williams captured the 5,000-meter run (17:53.38) Saturday and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. Teammate Alison Kolinski was second in the 5,000 (17:53.61) and also provisionally qualified. The Eagles' 4x400-meter relay finished third (3:58.43) and met provisional qualifying status for the national championships.

UW-L's 4x200-meter relay of Laurel Beck, Lauren Seidl, Clare Kaufman and Kelsey Katarow placed first (1:45.00).

Other top finishers on the track for the Eagles included Kailey Charlton placing second (7.30) and Ashton May fourth (7.49) in the 55-meter dash. May was also second in the triple jump (35-10). Ellen Kumm was third (11:10.50), Johanna Sumnicht fourth (11:15.83) and Emily Keepman fifth (11:27.60) in the 3,000-meter run.

Megan Johnson was third (18:16.41) and Rachel Boldt fourth (18:56.10) in the 5,000-meter run.

The Eagles' Megan Thiel placed fifth in the 200-meter dash (27.46), Megan Knutson fifth in the 800-meter run (2:22.06) and Leeanne Nowicki fifth in the 55-meter hurdles (9.03).

Sara Mitchell, Kaitlyn Joyce and Christy Bohl each captured individual crowns in the field events Saturday. Mitchell won the high jump (5-3 1/4), Joyce the pole vault (10-11 3/4) and Bohl the shot put (42-5 1/2). Bohl provisionally qualified for the NCAA III Championships. Bohl was also second in the weight throw (50-2 1/2).

UW-L's Tacara Lovings was fourth (45-6 1/2) and Jessica Ramel fifth (44-3 1/4) in the weight throw. Ramel also placed third in the shot put (38-6 1/4).

Maggie May finished fifth (32-7 1/2) in the triple jump while Andrea Fresen tied for second on the pole vault (9-6 1/4). Jenna Starck was fourth (5-1 1/4) and Kayla Johnson fifth (4-11 1/2) in the high jump.

UW-L returns to action Friday, Feb. 12 at the St. Mary's (Minn.) Cardinal Open at 11 a.m.