WIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (presented by Culver's)
Results
Platteville, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's track and field team is in first-place after the first day of action at the 2022 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Indoor Championship (presented by Culver's) hosted by UW-Platteville in Williams Fieldhouse.
The Eagles, seeking their 28th league title in school history, have 126 team points after Friday's action. UW-Eau Claire is second with 45 and UW-Oshkosh third with 43. UW-Stout is fourth (30) followed by UW-Platteville (19), UW-Stevens Point (18), UW-Whitewater (17) and UW-River Falls (14).
UWL's
Olivia Owens won the high jump (5-6) Friday while
Macie Todd was second (5-6) and
Alia Vanderhoef sixth (5-2 1/4). Owens is the first UWL student-athlete to win the high jump since Kayla Ashland won two straight titles (2013-14).
Skye Digman won the WIAC shot put title (48-8 1/4) Friday while
Sarah Hulstedt finished eighth (41-6). It is Digman's second straight shot put championship.
In other finishes in the field events,
Hannah Zenkovich finished second in the long jump (18-7 3/4) while
Jessica Stelzner was fifth (18-3 3/4) and
Samantha Barrett seventh (17-9 3/4). UWL's
Ashley O'Connell and
Abby Meidl tied for second (11-8 1/2) in the pole vault.
On the track,
Maddie Hannan was second (5:06.17) and
Emma Malooly third (5:07.09) in the mile run. In the 400-meter dash, the Eagles had seven of the top-eight finishers including
Katie Banie (59.18) second,
Amber Johnson (59.18) third, Izi Knoernschid (59.81) fourth,
Mara Schroeder (59.88) fifth,
Lilly Halvorson (1:00.01) sixth,
Melanie Kunze (100.36) seventh and
Anna Ayd (1:00.65) eighth.
Katelyn Chadwick was the Eagles' top finisher in the 5,000-meter run, placing third (18:16.11).
Rachel Jeffers was fourth (18:21.44),
Maddy Vantassel fifth (18:25.34),
Julia Anderson sixth (18:25.52) and Madelynn McIntyre eighth (18:35.12).
UWL's
Kylie Trousil,
Ellie Jillson,
Greta Koehler and Kimberly Carviou finished fourth (12:41.47) in the distance medley relay.
In preliminary track action, UWL's
Emma Lawrence (8.77),
Hannah Zenkovich (8.85),
Brooke McDowell (9.09) and
Hannah Holm (9.34) advanced to Saturday's 60-meter hurdles final.
Haley Durst (7.77),
Emily Dawidowich (7.79) and
Jessica Stelzner (7.91) advanced in the 60-meter dash.
Action continues Saturday, February 26 at 10 a.m
