Results

Mankato, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's track & field team placed second at the Minnesota State University Mankato Ted Nelson Classic Saturday in Myers Field House. The Eagles totaled 121.0 team points while host Minnesota State Mankato took the team title with 271.5. A total of eight teams competed.

UWL won three individual and one relay title on Saturday. The Eagles' Katie Banie took the 600-meter run with a school record time of 1:34.82. She broke the record of Lace Van Zeeland of 1:35.43 set in 1997. 

The Eagles' Greta Koehler took the 800-meter run (2:20.88) while Ashley O'Connell won the pole vault (12-2).  

UWL won the 4x400-meter relay (3:55.23) with Amber Johnson, Emma Lawrence, Banie and Mara Schroeder.

Other top-six finishes on the track included Hannah Zenkovich second (8.92), Lawrence third (8.99) and Brooke McDowell sixth (9.13) in the 60-meter hurdles. Johnson placed fifth (59.78) and Lilly Halvorson sixth (59.85) in the 400-meter dash while Kylie Trousil finished fifth (2:25.13) and Ellie Jillson sixth (2:30.87) in the 800-meter run. Claire Koenecke was fifth (3:00.48) in the 1,000-meter run.

In the field events, Skye Digman was second (48-3 1/4) in the shot put and sixth (57-10 1/4) in the weight throw. 

Samantha Barrett placed second (37-5) and Jessica Stelzner third (36-6 3/4) in the triple jump with Madison Page fifth (17-4) in the long jump.

UWL returns to action Saturday, February 12 at the Midwest Elite at UW-Whitewater at 11 a.m.