UW-Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) has been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year for the second straight season.

Cazzola was the individual winner at both the WIAC Championship held Oct. 29 in Menomonie and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Midwest Regional held Nov. 12 in Rock Island, Ill.

At the WIAC Championship, Cazzola posted a 6,000-meter time of 21:27 to earn her second consecutive league title. She then ran to a time of 21:31 to defeat 263 other runners at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional.

Cazzola achieved her second straight All-America award with her second-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship on Nov. 19 in Winneconne. Chiara Del Piccolo of Williams College (Mass.) took first place with a time of 20:52, while Cazzola finished second in 20:57. Cazzola was a fourth-place finisher at the 2010 NCAA Division III Championship.

Cazzola posted three other top-two finishes this season. She won the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:06 and placed second at both the Midwest Open and the UW-Oshkosh Invitational with times of 18:18 (5,000 meters) and 21:43, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh has owned six of the past nine WIAC individual champions, and now boasts all three WIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year recipients. Ayla Mitchell earned the award in 2009 before Cazzola captured it last season.

Dan Schwamberger of UW-Eau Claire was picked as the WIAC's Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

UW-Oshkosh's Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) finished five seconds behind as she placed second at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Women’s Cross Country Championship on Saturday (Nov. 19) at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.

Cazzola posted a 6,000-meter time of 20:57, while Chiara Del Piccolo of Williams College (Mass.) won the national title at 20:52. It was the second consecutive All-America performance for Cazzola, who placed fourth last year. The top 35 finishers at the meet received All-America honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Annie Lydens of Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Calif.) came in third place with a time of 21:02, while Erica Jackey of Washington University (Mo.) captured fourth in 21:04. Margo Cramer of Middlebury College (Vt.) wrapped up the top-five finishes with her time of 21:05.

Addie Tousley of Middlebury College earned the sixth position in 21:07, as Linda Keller of the University of Minnesota-Morris followed in seventh at 21:07 and Keri Lambert of Amherst College (Mass.) eighth in 21:12. The top-10 listings concluded with Alison Steinbrunner of Ohio Northern University taking ninth in 21:12 and Alana Enabnit of Wartburg College (Iowa) grabbing 10th in 21:13. A total of 277 runners finished the race.

Washington University captured its first NCAA Division III title with 70 points, while defending champion Middlebury College placed second with 111. Williams College took third with 153 points, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Calif.) fourth with 223 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology fifth with 276 in the 32-team meet.

The Middlebury College (Vt.) women and the Haverford College (Pa.) men look to defend their titles as UW-Oshkosh hosts the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA) Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday (Nov. 19) at the Lake Breeze Golf Club (6333 Ball Prairie Road) in Winneconne.

The women’s 6,000-meter race begins at 11 a.m., and the men’s 8,000-meter competition starts at noon. A total of 560 runners from 134 different schools will participate in the event, which was last hosted by UW-Oshkosh in 1999. Each race will field 32 teams of seven runners, along with 56 individuals who received at-large selections. Admission is $10 per vehicle.

In the women’s division, the top 14 teams from the 2010 championship return. Middlebury College scored 185 points at last year’s meet to capture its sixth national title, while Washington University (Mo.) finished second with 193. Massachusetts Institute of Technology took third with 214 points, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 218 and Williams College (Mass.) fifth with 230.

The top returning runner for the 31st edition of the women’s race is UW-Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola. She placed fourth a year ago with her time of 21:18.

The men’s category has nine of the top-11 teams, including the top-three squads, from the 2010 championship. Haverford College counted 87 points to claim its first national title, while North Central College (Ill.) ranked second with 104 and St. Lawrence University (N.Y.) third with 137.

Ben Sathre of the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) is the top returning runner for the 39th version of the men’s race. Sathre finished second at last year’s meet with a time of 24:23. Also back from 2010 are Steve Kiplagat of St. Lawrence University and Nate Stymiest of UW-Oshkosh who placed fourth and seventh, respectively.

In addition to the six women’s national titles won by Middlebury College, State University of New York-Cortland has seven and the University of St. Thomas and UW-Oshkosh four each.

North Central College boasts 11 national titles on the men’s side, while Calvin College (Mich.) and UW-Oshkosh own four each and the UW-La Crosse three.

Covering nine sports, UW-Oshkosh has now been the host for the finals of 22 NCAA Division III Championships. In addition to men’s and women’s cross country, the school also hosted the baseball finals from 2000-09, the final in both women’s basketball and women’s volleyball in 1996, the men’s and women’s indoor track and field championships in 1994, 1997 and 2001 and the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships in 2007 and 2008.

UW-Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) received the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Midwest Region Athlete of the Year award after winning three major races this season. The honor is annually presented by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Cazzola, who finished first or second in all but one race, captured the Midwest Region individual title on Nov. 12 in Rock Island, Ill. Her time of 21:31 was 22 seconds better than the second-place finisher. Cazzola took fourth at the regional competition and the national championship during 2010.

At the WIAC Championship on Oct. 29, Cazzola won her second straight crown. She posted a 6,000-meter time of 21:27 to beat the rest of the field by 40 seconds. Cazzola’s other victory this year came at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24), when she booked a mark of 22:06.

Cazzola earned second place in a pair of events this season. She clocked a 5,000-meter time of 18:18 at the Midwest Open and a 21:43 figure at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational. In her remaining race, Cazzola placed seventh among 170 runners at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational.

UW-Oshkosh has now owned the region’s Athlete of the Year three times in four seasons, with Ayla Mitchell taking the honor during 2008 and 2009.

The Midwest Region Men’s Athlete of the Year was Matthew Perez of North Central College (Ill.).

UW-Oshkosh competed in the 6,000 meter NCAA Division III Midwest Regional at the Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Ill., on Saturday (Nov. 12) taking seventh with a total of 239 points.

Washington University (Mo.) took first place among the 38 teams with a total of 24 points, followed by UW- Eau Claire in second with 115, University of Chicago (Ill.) in third with 146, North Central College (Ill.) in fourth with 150 and UW-Stevens Point in fifth with 188.

UW-Oshkosh's Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) finished first among the 264 women with a time of 21:31. Taking second, third and fourth for Washington University were Erica Jackey, Elizabeth Phillips and Lucy Cheadle in 21:53, 21:53 and 21:55, respectively. Rounding out the top five was Krista Cota of North Central College in 21:57.

Also running for UW-Oshkosh were McKenzie Kelly (Jr. • New Richmond) 38th in 23:09, Allie DeBaker (So. • Green Bay) 47th in 23:24, Kelsey Sweeney (Jr. • Verona) 65th in 23:47, Morgan Engelhart (So. • Oregon) 91st in 24:16, Tori Johnson (Jr. • Valders) 102nd in 24:28 and Katelyn Brooks (Fr. • Winneconne) 178th in 26:01.

Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) defended her individual title as UW-Oshkosh earned fourth place at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday (Oct. 29) in Colfax.

UW-Eau Claire scored 41 points to take first place in the team standings for the fifth consecutive year. UW-Stevens Point ranked second with 94 points, UW-La Cross third with 103 and UW-Oshkosh fourth with 107. UW-Stout owned the fifth position with 124 points, while UW-Platteville placed sixth with 128, UW-Whitewater seventh with 146, UW-River Falls eighth with 186 and UW-Superior ninth with 286.

Cazzola’s winning time of 21:27 was 40 seconds ahead of the next runner. The victory made her the sixth woman to repeat, with five of those victors being from UW-Oshkosh. The Titans now own four of the past five individual champions.

Kelly Haen (UW-Stevens Point) was next on the 6,000-meter course, clocking a time of 22:07. Katie Rydeen (UW-River Falls) took third place at 22:31, as Danielle Kunkel (UW-Platteville) crossed the line fourth at 22:31 and Madison Sawyer (UW-Eau Claire) fifth at 22:34.

The Blugolds took the top prize thanks to individuals in fifth, sixth, seventh, 11th and 12th place. Ashlyn Mauer finished sixth (22:36), just ahead of Alyssa Sybilrud (22:39) and UW-Whitewater’s Alyssa Duncan (22:40). A total of 102 runners completed the race on Whitetail Golf Course.

Each of the Titans’ five scorers placed among the top 40. McKenzie Kelly (Jr. • New Richmond) used 23 minutes to take 13th, while Allie DeBaker (So. • Green Bay) scored a 23:45 for 31st. Morgan Engelhart (So. • Oregon) stood 35th at 23:59 and Tori Johnson (Jr. • Valders) earned the 40th spot with her 24:04.

All nine teams will return to action Nov. 12 and participate at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional in Rock Island, Ill. The NCAA Division III Championship, hosted by UW-Oshkosh, is scheduled for Nov. 19 at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.

Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) can become the first repeat winner since 2004 when UW-Oshkosh runs at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday (Oct. 29) in Colfax. The 6,000-meter race on Whitetail Golf Course is set for 11 a.m.

UW-Eau Claire is the four-time defending champion of the event. A year ago, the Blugolds totaled 43 team points to squeeze past UW-Stevens Point's second-place sum of 45. UW-Oshkosh placed third with 61, UW-La Crosse fourth with 103, UW-Platteville fifth with 130, UW-Whitewater sixth with 151, UW-Stout seventh with 192, UW-River Falls eighth with 215 and UW-Superior ninth with 287. The two-point margin of victory by the Blugolds was the second-closest in the 33-year history of the championship. There were one-point victories in 1980 and 1983.

UW-Eau Claire is ranked seventh in the NCAA Division III based on rankings distributed by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Cazzola was last year’s individual champion and will try to match her coach, Liz Kujawa, who took the title in 2003 and 2004. Additional runners expected to challenge for this year’s gold are UW-Stevens Point's Kelly Haen, UW-Platteville's Ann Tank and UW-Eau Claire's Alyssa Sybilrud and Ashlyn Mauer. Haen finished second in the meet last season, while Sybilrud crossed the line fourth.

The Titans send 12 runners to the competition, including Katelyn Brooks (Fr. • Winneconne), Allie DeBaker (So. • Green Bay), Morgan Engelhart (So. • Tigerton), Tori Johnson (Jr. • Valders), McKenzie Kelly (Jr. • New Richmond), Alexandria Mahoney (Fr. • Spring Green), Mariah McMullen (So. • Byron, Ill.), Lauren Reigel (So. • Greenville), Kristin Stockheimer (Jr. • West Salem), Kelsey Sweeney (Jr. • Verona) and Natalie Wilke (Fr. • Waunakee). UW-Oshkosh won this event a record 15 times from 1986-2000.

The top seven runners in the race will receive All-WIAC first team recognition, while runners placing eight through 14 earn All-WIAC second team accolades.

Gabrhael Walman (So. • Franklin) and Michelle Murray (So. • Waunakee) posted top-16 finishes to lead UW-Oshkosh at its Women’s Cross Country Open on Friday (Oct. 21) in Winneconne.

NCAA Division I UW-Madison dominated the event with eight of the top nine runners. Following the Badgers’ 16 points, UW-Stevens Point totaled 62 for second place and UW-Oshkosh 98 for third. UW-Platteville came in fourth at 109, along with Finlandia University (Mich.) at 197 and Alverno College at 209.

The Titans rested many of their top runners in preparation for next week’s WIAC Championship. Walman came in the 15th position with a time of 25:12, while Murray was right behind with a mark of 25:21.

Kim Falk (Fr. • Poynette) used 26:00 to earn 22nd place, as Camille Davis (Sr. • Green Bay) clocked a 26:27 and Carlyn Brown (Sr. • Belleville) a 26:29 to finish 26th and 27th. UW-Oshkosh also had Jenny Dedolph (So. • Tigerton) take 38th at 28:09 and Alli Weil (Jr. • Cottage Grove) place 39th at 28:12.

Dani Fischer paced the 48-runner field with a time of 21:58. She was followed by teammates Liga Blyholder (22:08), Colleen McNulty (22:11) and Jessie Sykes (22:42). UW-Platteville’s Ann Tank rounded out the top five with a score of 22:51.

UW-Oshkosh competes at the WIAC Championship on Saturday (Oct. 29) in Menomonie.

Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) finished second in the individual competition as the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team placed 19th at the Brooks Invitational held Saturday (Oct. 15) at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.

Washington University (Mo.), which took second at last year's NCAA Division III Championship, scored 61 points to capture the team title with little difficulty. The Bears arrived at their winning value by placing all five of their scorers in the top 19 finishes.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology listed second in the 43-team meet with 123 points, while Calvin College (Mich.) finished third with 188, St. Olaf College (Minn.) fourth with 190 and Ohio Northern University fifth with 22.

Rounding out the top 10 teams were sixth-place Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) with 239 points, seventh-place Hope College (Mich.) with 250, eighth-place Emory University (Ga.) with 256, ninth-place North Central College (Ill.) 271 and 10th-place Carleton College (Minn.) with 297. UW-Oshkosh finished in 19th place with 500 points.

Washington University entered the meet ranked third in the NCAA Division III by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, while Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fifth, Calvin College seventh, St. Olaf College 13th and Carleton College 15th. All five of those teams are expected to return to the Lake Breeze Golf Club on Nov. 19 when UW-Oshkosh hosts the NCAA Division II Championship.

UW-Oshkosh will host a dual meet with UW-Stevens Point on Friday (Oct. 21) at the Lake Breeze Golf Club.

Twenty nationally ranked teams and more than 1,200 runners will compete in the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Cross Country Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 15) at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne.

A total of 51 women’s teams, including nine ranked in the top 25, will get the event started with their 6,000-meter competition at 10:30 a.m. There are 11 top-25 squads in the 50-team men’s race, which is 8,000 meters and scheduled for 11:15 a.m. The meet is the largest NCAA Division III cross country gathering in the nation this year.

On the men’s side, North Central College (Ill.) is the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III. The Cardinals won last year’s Brooks Invitational with 49 points, while Calvin College (Mich.) placed second and UW-Oshkosh sixth. Calvin College is currently the third-ranked team in the country, joining fifth-ranked Washington University (Mo.), seventh-ranked Massachusetts Institute of Technology and eighth-ranked UW-Oshkosh as top-10 teams coming to Winneconne.

Those squads will be joined by 12th-ranked Augustana University (Ill.), 13th-ranked New York University, 15th-ranked Wabash College (Ind.), 18th-ranked University of Chicago (Ill.), 20th-ranked UW-Stevens Point and 21st-ranked UW-Platteville.

The women’s division is led by third-ranked Washington University, fifth-ranked Massachusetts Institute of Technology and seventh-ranked Calvin College.

The remaining ranked squads competing are 13th-ranked St. Olaf College (Minn.), 15th-ranked Carleton College (Minn.), 16th-ranked Hope College (Mich.), 17th-ranked Emory University (Ga.), 19th-ranked New York University and 25th-ranked Ohio Northern University.

Washington University’s Michael Burnstein is the top returning runner after he placed second in 2010.  UW-Oshkosh’s Nate Stymiest (Sr. • Oconto Falls) took third at this race a year ago. The top returning woman, UW-Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna), finished third in last season’s meet.

Runners will be covering the same terrain as the 1999 NCAA Division III Championships and the 1997, 2007 and 2009 NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals. This course will host the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships on Nov. 19.

Admission to the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational is $5 per vehicle, and spectators are encouraged to arrive early.

UW-Oshkosh had four runners in the top 14 to post a third-place finish at the Gene Davis Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 8) in Appleton.

The team title went to UW-Whitewater (23 points), as UW-Stevens Point followed in second with 61, UW-Oshkosh third with 65 and Lawrence University fourth with 83. Lake Forest College (Ill.) concluded the five-team event with its total of 133.

Finishing seventh for the Titans was Kelsey Sweeney (Jr. • Verona) in a time of 25:26, along with Alexandria Mahoney (Fr. • Spring Green) 10th in 25:34, Mariah McMullen (So. • Byron, Ill.) 13th in 25:51, Kim Falk (Fr. • Poynette) 14th in 25:55 and Michelle Murray (So. • Waunakee) 23rd in 26:42.

UW-Oshkosh’s other competitors were Gabrhael Walman (So. • Franklin), who took 27th at 27:07, Carly Brown (Sr. • Belleville), who earned 31st at 27:36, and Jenny Dedolph (So. • Tigerton), who listed 44th at 29:01.

UW-Whitewater owned the top two individuals in Alyssa Duncan (23:51) and Maddy Roznos (24:06). Following in third was Emily Muhs (Lawrence University) at 24:09, as Katherine Larson of UW-Stevens Point (24:32) earned fourth and Janna Wise of UW-Whitewater stood fifth at 25:00.

UW-Oshkosh will host the Brooks Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 15) at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.

Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) posted her ninth consecutive top-10 finish to lead the UW-Oshkosh women’s cross country team at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday (Sept. 30) in South Bend, Ind. The Titans placed 15th in the 20-team competition.

NCAA Division II Grand Valley State University (Mich.) won the event with 40 points, as Northwestern University (Ill.) came in second at 56 and Central Michigan University third with 61. Indiana State University totaled 173 and Bradley University (Ill.) 219 to round out the top five. UW-Oshkosh compiled 406 points at the 5,000-meter race. Grand Valley State is currently ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II.

Northwestern’s Audrey Huth navigated the course in 17:29 to take individual honors. Grand Valley earned the second, fourth and fifth positions with showings by Monica Kinney (17:45), Rebecca Winchester (17:50) and Rachel Clark (17:56). Raeanne Lohner (Central Mich.) placed third at 17:50, while the Titans’ Cazzola listed seventh at 18:02.

Other runners scoring for UW-Oshkosh were McKenzie Kelly (Jr. • New Richmond) in 80th (19:27), Morgan Engelhart (So. • Oregon) in 110th (20:02), Allie DeBaker (So. • Green Bay) in 112th at 20:05 and Kristin Stockheimer (Jr. • West Salem) in 127th at 20:37. The final UW-Oshkosh finishers were Tori Johnson (Jr. • Valders) and Lauren Reigel (So. • Greenville), who placed 128th and 146th with times of 20:37 and 21:23, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh will run again at the Gene Davis Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 8) in Appleton.

UW-Oshkosh's Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) has been selected as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for meets held Sept. 19-25.

Cazzola earned the award after taking first place at the Roy Griak Invitational held Sept. 24 in Falcons Heights, Minn. Cazzola, who finished third at last year's meet, navigated her way around this year's 6,000-meter course in a time of 22:06.47.

Linda Miller of the University of Minnesota-Morris finished second among the meet's 385 runners with a time of 22:16.92. Simone Childs-Walker of Carleton College (Minn.) placed third in 22:36.72 and Emily Thomas of Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) fourth in 22:42.57.

UW-Eau Claire won the 32-team meet with 82 points, while Emory University (Ga.) finished second with 110, Lewis & Clark College third with 114 and Carleton College fourth with 143.  UW-Oshkosh finished 12th with 303 points.

Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) outran 384 competitors to take individual honors and lead UW-Oshkosh to a 12th-place finish at the Roy Griak Women’s Cross Country Invitational held Saturday (Sept. 24) in Falcon Heights, Minn.

UW-Eau Claire claimed first place with 82 points, followed by Emory University (Ga.) in second with 110, Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) in third with 114, Carleton College (Minn.) in fourth at 143 and UW-La Crosse in fifth at 177. The Titans’ 303 points positioned them 12th among the 32 squads.

Cazzola won the 6,000-meter race with a time of 22:06. She was followed by Linda Keller (Minnesota-Morris) in 22:16 for second, Simone Childs-Walker (Carleton) in 22:36 for third, Emily Thomas (Lewis & Clark) in 22:42 for fourth and Illana Livstrom (Lewis & Clark) in 22:46 for fifth.

UW-Eau Claire entered the meet ranked fifth in the NCAA Division III by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), while Lewis & Clark stood 18th, Emory University 20th, Carleton College 22nd and UW-La Crosse 29th.

The Titans’ other top runners were McKenzie Kelly (Jr. • New Richmond), who booked a 24:23 for 57th, and Morgan Engelhart (So. • Oregon), who used 24:36 to place 75th. Allie DeBaker (Jr. • Green Bay) also crossed the line 87th with her score of 24:48.

UW-Oshkosh travels to South Bend, Ind. for the Notre Dame Invitational next Friday (Sept. 30).

UW-Oshkosh clinched a fourth-place finish over Lawrence University on Saturday (Sept. 17) at UW-Whitewater’s 6,000-meter Invitational.

UW-Platteville took first place with 31 points ahead of UW-Whitewater with 39 for second, Jackson Community College (Mich.) with 88 for third, UW-Oshkosh with 100 for fourth and Lawrence University with 114 for fifth.

Leading the Titans was Kristin Stockheimer (Jr. • West Salem) in 25:55 for a 12th-place finish, followed by Camelle Davis (Sr. • Green Bay) at 26:20 for 18th, Alex Mahoney (Fr. • Spring Green) at 26:38 for 25th, Mariah McMullen (So. • Byron) at 26:59 for 29th and Michelle Murray (So. • Waunakee) at 27:15 for 33rd.

Continuing for UW-Oshkosh was Megan Tyjeski (Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids), El Walman (So. • Franklin), Kim Falk (Fr. • Poynette), Jenny Dedolph (So. • Tigerton), Alli Weil (Jr. • Cottage Grove) and Carly Brown (Sr. • Belleville). Tyjeski finished in 27:43 for 39th, Walman at 28:20 for 46th, Falk at 28:23 for 47th, Dedolph at 29:31 for 62nd, Weil at 29:59 for 64th and Brown at 30:08 for 65th.

Ann Tank of UW-Platteville finished first with a time of 23:57 while Danielle Kunkel, also of UW-Platteville finished second also with a time of 23:57. Taking third and fourth were Maddy Roznos with 24:14 and Alyssa Duncan with 24:19. Finishing up the top five was Emily Muhs of Lawrence University with a time of 24:39.

UW-Oshkosh travels to Falcon Heights, Minn. for Saturday’s (Sept. 24) Roy Griak Invitational.

Christy Cazzola (Jr. • Kaukauna) ran to a second-place finish as the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team took fifth at the Midwest Open on Saturday (Sept. 10) in Somers.

UW-Parkside topped the team standings with 37 points, followed by UW-Milwaukee in second (70) and UW-Green Bay in third (101). Illinois Tech. came in fourth place at 106, while the Titans totaled 114 points to finish fifth among the 14 squads.

A total of 89 runners challenged the 5,000-meter course, with Hope Christie (UW-Parkside) posting a winning time of 17:54. Cazzola was next in line at 18:18, as Lauren Mauel (UW-Green Bay) placed third at 18:51, Markelle Turk (UW-Parkside) fourth at 19:02 and Abby Jahn (Illinois Tech) fifth at 19:08.

UW-Oshkosh had its other four runners score in a tightly-grouped bunch. McKenzie Kelly (Jr. • New Richmond) marked a time of 20:42 for 24th place, while Morgan Engelhart (So. • Oregon) came in 29th at 20:45, Allie DeBaker (So. • Green Bay) 30th at 20:46 and Tori Johnson (Jr .• Valders) 37th at 21:11.

The Titans' other top-45 standings came from Kate Brooks (Fr. • Winneconne), who used 21:21 for 41st place, and Natalie Wilke (Fr. • Waunakee), who earned 44th place at 21:26.

UW-Oshkosh travels to Whitewater for Saturday’s (Sept. 17) Warhawk Invitational.