USTFCCCA Release
New Orleans, La. - Thirty-nine University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student-athletes have earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-North Region honors for the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Indoor Track & Field season. Twenty-two members of the UWL women's track & field team earned all-region honors while 17
members of the Eagles' men's track & field squad earned recognition.
To earn All-Region honors, an athlete must be one of the top-five individuals in their respective region on the final TFRRS Descending Order List. In addition, each member of a region's top-three relay team was also selected for distinction. The 10 regions used in NCAA Division III are East, Great Lakes, Metro, Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, Midwest, Niagara, North, South, and West.
On the women's side, UWL's
Julia Anderson (mile run),
Emily Dawidowich (200-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay),
Araceli De Leo Lopez (pole vault),
Skye Digman (shot put, weight throw),
Ava Foley (long jump),
Maddie Hannan (800-meter run, 3,000-meter run, distance medley relay),
Ainsley Hansen (high jump),
Maddie Hansen (long jump),
Lauren Jarrett (60-meter dash, 200-meter dash),
Morgan Jennings (400-meter dash, distance medley relay),
Miah Keller (triple jump),
Hailie Kent (triple jump),
Greta Koehler (distance medley relay),
Melanie Kunze (4x400-meter relay),
Emma Lawrence (60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay),
Emma Malooly (distance medley relay),
Brooke McDowell (60-meter hurdles),
Ashley O'Connell (pole vault),
Olivia Owens (high jump),
Mara Schroeder (400-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay),
Macie Todd (high jump) and
Skylar White (pentathlon) earned 2023 USTFCCCA All-Region honors.
For the men,
Nathan Andringa (high jump),
Tyler Backes (4x400-meter relay),
Sam Blaskowski (60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, long jump),
Thomas Blumer (distance medley relay),
Chase Doornink (4x400-meter relay),
Payton Flood (4x400-meter relay),
Ethan Gregg (mile run, 3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run, distance medley relay),
Addison Hill (400-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay),
Logan Larson (pole vault),
Adam Loenser (3,000-meter run),
Caden Pearce (distance medley relay),
Triton Schmidt (long jump),
Cael Schoemann (800-meter run, distance medley relay),
Luke Schroeder (60-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash),
Nolan Seaberg (heptathlon),
Ryder Smith (60-meter dash) and
Isaac Wegner (3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run) earned All-Region accolades.
UWL travels to the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships Friday-Saturday, March 10-11 in Birmingham, Alabama.
