New Orleans, La. - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse junior Hannah Zenkovich of Antigo (H.S.) has been voted the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field National Field Athlete of the Year, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced. 

Zenkovich earned a pair of NCAA Division III All-America honors at this year's championships, including capturing the national title in the pentathlon and placing sixth in the long jump.  She captured the NCAA III title in the pentathlon with a school record 3,774 points.  The first student-athlete in UWL history to capture the NCAA Division III crown in the pentathlon, Zenkovich broke her own record of 3,741 points set at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships February 25-26. 

Her 3,774 points ranks sixth in NCAA Division III history. 

Zenkovich placed sixth in the long jump (18-5) at the 2022 NCAA Division III Championships. It is her first two career indoor NCAA III All-America awards. 

She is the second student-athlete in school history to be named the NCAA Division III Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, joining Caitlin Schetter who won the award in 2008 and 2009. 

Named the 2022 WIAC Field Performer of the Meet, Zenkovich won the pentathlon (3,741 points), placed second in the long jump (18-7 3/4) and fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.83) at the WIAC Championships.  She captured the pentathlon title with a school and WIAC Championship record with 3,741 points.  Zenkovich broke her own school record of 3,664 points set earlier this season at the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Classic January 28-29.  She broke the league record of 3,589 points by UW-Stout's Megan Ward in 2014.  Zenkovich also set the Williams Fieldhouse record, surpassing UWL's Erin McCauley total of 3,443 in 2015. 

She was named the 2022 NCAA Division III North Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year. 

UWL placed second at this year's NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, its sixth (1993, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2014, 2022) runner-up finish.  The Eagles earned a nation-leading 16 All-America honors. UWL opens its 2022 outdoor season Saturday, April 2 at the Wartburg College (Iowa) Select.