Warren Bowlus Open

Menomonie, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's indoor track & field team competed at the Warren Bowlus Open Saturday at UW-Stout in the Sports & Fitness Center. No team scores were recorded, but the Eagles had nine individual winners Saturday. 

On the track, Kailey Charlton took the 55-meter dash (7.25), Caitlin Wipperman the 200-meter dash (26.11), Kristin Lillie the 800-meter run (2:23.28), Megan Stats the mile run (5:19.32), Rachel Boldt the 5,000-meter run (18:53.79) and Leeanne Nowicki the 55-meter hurdles (8.83). 

UW-L also won the 4x200 (1:44.84) and 4x400 (4:16.15) meter relays. 

Charlton also won a field event, taking the long jump (16-8 1/2).

The Eagles' Kayla Ashland won the high jump (5-5 1/4) and Maggie May the triple jump (34-9). 

Other top finishes on the track included Wipperman placing second in the 55-meter dash (7.48) while Rebecca Scheuermann finished second (1:00.43) and Laurel Beck third (1:00.53) in the 400-meter run. Abby Gustafson was second (2:25.52) and Kailey Lewis third (2:26.11) in the 800-meter run.

UW-L's Ellen Kumm was second in the 5,000-meter run (19:08.66). In the 55-meter hurdles, May was second (8.93) and Jamie Montgomery third (9.56). 

In the field events, Megan Marfilius finished second (5-3 1/4) and Meghan Thomas third (5-3 1/4) in the high jump while Stephanie Peters placed third in the pole vault (10-8). 

Nowicki was second (16-0 1/4) and Liz Amici third (15-5 1/2) in the long jump while Hannah Mueller finished third in the triple jump (33-3) and Jessica Ramel was third in the weight throw (46-6 1/4).

UW-L returns to action Friday, February 4 at the Wartburg College (Iowa) Pentathlon starting at 11 a.m.