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Stevens Point, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's track & field team leads after the first day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships (presented by Culver's) Friday night at UW-Stevens Point at the Skyward Fieldhouse.
 
UWL has 119.5 team points after eight events while UW-Eau Claire is second with 53.5. UW-Oshkosh is third (35.0) followed by UW-Stout (33.0), UW-Whitewater (30.0), UW-Platteville (18.5), UW-River Falls (12.0) and UW-Stevens Point (10.5).
 
The Eagles won four individual titles on Friday, including two on the track and two field events.

 
On the track, Gwen Hinz captured the mile run (5:02.29). Becca Immer was fifth (5:09.29) for the Eagles with Madison Twarling seventh (5:12.67) and Lily Higgins eighth (5:12.89).
 
Anna Plautz took the 400-meter dash title (57.11). Macy Reybrock placed second (57.69) and Morgan Jennings sixth (58.54).

The distance medley relay team of Kylie Stockton, Jocelyn Thomson, Jessica Wilson and Bryn Sato took home the crown with a time of 12:33.65.

UWL's Elizabeth Schwartz was second in 5,000-meter run (18:03.17) Friday with Karlie Meyer eighth (18:25.50).
 
The Eagles won a pair of crowns in the field events as Macie Todd repeated as the WIAC high jump champion (5-6 1/2) with Izzy Bender tied for fifth (5-2 1/2). Madilyn Vander Sanden took home the shot put title (44-2 1/2). Jadyn Roden was fourth (42-8 3/4) and Addy Moseler eighth (41-4 1/4) for the Eagles.
 
UWL finished with five of the top-eight in the pole vault. Maddy Habberstad placed second (12-10 3/4), Emily Shafron fifth (12-0 3/4), Marisa Harvey sixth (12-0 3/4), Amanda VanCalster seventh (12-0 3/4) and Jackie Bergeron eighth (11-7).

 
The Eagles also had five of the top-eight finishers in the long jump. Rachel Halverson was third (18-3) with Alison Daugherty fifth (18-1 3/4), Corrin Liptak sixth (17-9), Josie Blum seventh (17-9) and Ashley Davies eighth (17-8 3/4). 
 
In preliminary track action on Friday, UWL advanced five runners, including the top-four spots, to Saturday's 60-meter dash finals and four in the 60-meter hurdles. Lauren Jarrett (7.45) broke her own meet record (7.55) set last year at the WIAC Championships in the 60-meter dash. Makenna Zak (7.65), Julie Yang (7.67), McKenna Sedlacek (7.69) and Anika Reiland (7.69) all advanced in the 60-meter dash with Jarrett recording the fastest qualifying time. Zak was second, Yang third, Sedlacek fourth and Reiland seventh.
 
UWL's Megan Zemke (8.99), Olivia Navin (9.02), Brie Eckerman (9.13), and Andie Otto (9.13) advanced to the 60-meter hurdles final. Zemke had the second-fastest time with Navin fourth, Eckerman sixth and Otto eighth.

Action continues on Saturday, March 1 starting at 10 a.m.