UW-Eau Claire Invitational Results

La Crosse, Wis. - Members of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's track & field team completed action at two meets on Friday. No team scores were recorded. 

At the Drake Relays, UWL's Bella Seitz, Lauren Jarrett, Lilly Halvorson and Greta Koehler placed third overall in the sprint medley with a school record time of 4:02.14. The relay broke the UWL record of 4:02.44 set by Caitlin Wippermann, Jenna Halvorson, Claire Elliott and Rebecca Scheuermann in 2012.

Amber Johnson, Morgan Jennings, Emily Dawidowich and Emma Lawrence advanced to the 4x400-meter relay final after Friday's preliminary time of 3:46.13. The relay will compete in the final Saturday. 

Melanie Kunze finished 13th (1:01.51) and Brooke McDowell 14th (1:02.00) in the 400-meter hurdles on Friday at the Drake Relays. In preliminary action, Lawrence failed to qualify for the final in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.02 while Jarrett failed to qualify for the 100-meter dash final with a time of 12.01. 

The Eagles' Maddy Vantassel placed 16th (10:46.42) and Emma Malooly 18th (10:49.89) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Drake Relays on Thursday. 

UWL's 4x100-meter relay of Seitz, Jarrett, Lawrence and Dawidowich placed second (46.23) at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) Relays on Thursday. 

In Friday's UW-Eau Claire Dick and Mary Johnson Invitational, UWL won six events, including three by Skye Digman. She captured the discus throw (152-5), hammer throw (181-3) and shot put (50-6). Digman broke her own school record of 50-2 in the shot put set earlier this season at the UW-Platteville Invite. 

Carly Schreurs won the triple jump (36-8 1/2) on Friday. 

On the track, Maddie Hannan captured the 800-meter run (2:09.69) while Kylie Stockton, Ellie Jillson, Anna Ayd and Izi Knoernschild won the 4x400-meter relay (3:59.30). Hannan set a school record in the 800-meter run, breaking Mary Kastelic's record of 2:10.33 set in 1983. 

Other top-six finishers in the field events at UW-Eau Claire included Skylar White placing second (129-4), Gabby Johnson fourth (123-8), Ella Puls fifth (122-6) and Amber Grosse sixth (106-6) in the javelin throw. Leah Surprenant was third (179-0) in the hammer throw with Holly Wardynski fourth (167-8) and Izzy Carroll fifth (157-5). Carroll was also fifth (41-7 3/4) in the shot put and sixth (125-8) in the discus throw. 

Audrey Braun placed second (17-6) and Madison Page fifth (16-8 3/4) in the long jump. Abby Meidl finished third (11-8) in the pole vault with Ashley O'Connell fourth (11-2 1/4) and Nina Morrison fifth (11-2 1/4). 

On the track, Grosse was second (15.11) and Macee Redman sixth (15.77) in the 100-meter hurdles. Gretchen McNeal placed second (1:05.55) in the 400-meter hurdles. In the 400-meter dash, UWL's Anna Ayd was third (1:00.51), Grace Albee fourth (1:00.58), Kaydee Johnson fifth (1:00.87) and Grace Lundie sixth (1:01.17). Knoernschild placed third (26.58) in the 200-meter dash and Kimberly Carviou was sixth (2:20.20) in the 800-meter run.

UWL returns to action Saturday, April 29 at the Drake (Iowa) Relays. Ainsley Hansen and Macie Todd will compete in the high jump while the 4x400-meter relay will run in the finals.