A pair of national track and field titles, an All-America performance in cross country and outstanding success in the classroom helped UW-Oshkosh’s Ayla Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) receive third-team status on the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Women’s College Division Track and Field and Cross Country Team.

The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selected 45 student-athletes to its College Division squad, with 15 placed on each of the three teams. The College Division team features NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA student-athletes.

This past season, Mitchell ran her way to NCAA Division III track and field titles in both the indoor one-mile run and the outdoor 5,000-meter run. She also placed second in the nation in the outdoor 1,500-meter run.

Mitchell picked up another All-America prize with her third-place NCAA Division III finish in cross country. The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named her the 2008 NCAA Division III Midwest Region Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

In WIAC competition, Mitchell captured four track and field titles while finishing second in cross country. She was the league’s indoor track and field champion in the one-mile run and 3,000-meter run indoor and conference’s outdoor track and field champion in the 1,500-meter run and 5,000-meter run.

Mitchell is the owner of two UW-Oshkosh track and field records, the indoor one-mile run with a time of 4:44.0 and the outdoor 5,000-meter run with a performance of 17:02.36.

Mitchell touts a 3.91 cumulative grade point average as an elementary education major. Last month, the four-time University Dean’s List member was named the female winner of the UW-Oshkosh John Taylor Scholar-Athlete Award.

Other Wisconsin student-athletes selected to the Women’s College Division Academic All-America® Track and Field and Cross Country Team were Liz Kooistra of UW-Eau Claire and Caitlin Schetter of UW-La Crosse. Kooistra was named to the first team and Schetter to the second.

Since CoSIDA's Academic All-America® program began in 1952, 40 UW-Oshkosh student-athletes have combined to receive 51 awards.

The UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team placed fourth in the final installment of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) 2009 NCAA Division III indoor dual meet rankings.

UW-La Crosse compiled 159.64 points to finish first in the rankings for the second consecutive year. Wartburg College (Iowa) listed second with 157.18 points, Illinois Wesleyan University third with 151.21, UW-Oshkosh fourth with 150.33 and UW-Eau Claire fifth with 149.82. The Titans finished third in last year's rankings.

The rankings simulate dual meet competition between the nation's top collegiate track and field squads. A team's total point score is the sum of all points earned by that team in each event. Teams are allowed to select up to two athletes per event, and an athlete can only be used in a maximum of three events (not including relays). Only one relay team per event can be selected. The points are based on the best marks in an event in the current season.

UW-Oshkosh concluded its indoor season with a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship held March 13-14 in Terre Haute, Ind.

Members of the UW-Oshkosh women’s track and field team enhanced some national honor roll listings with their performances at the UW-Stevens Point Open on Saturday (March 7) in Stevens Point.

UW-Oshkosh’s lone first-place finish went to Holly Ozanich (So. • Green Bay) in the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 55-4 ¼.

Ellie Sitek (Jr. • Marinette) posted a pair of second-place efforts with distances of 55-2 3/4 in the 20-pound weight throw and 44-2 1/2 in the shot put. Also finishing second were Danielle Carrigan (Fr. • Waukesha) in the pole vault with a height of 12-2 and Camille Davis (So. • Green Bay) in the long jump with a mark of 16-11 ½. Davis also finished fourth in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.33.

A third-place result was procured by UW-Oshkosh's Sue Trzebiatowski (Jr. • Rosholt) in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 54-3 ¾.

The Titans' Chelsea Benitz (So. • Osceola) finished fifth in both the 55-meter dash and long jump with performances of 7.70 and 16-1, respectively. Heather Bassett (So. • Minocqua) added a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.51.

Taking sixth place for UW-Oshkosh were Melissa Thies (Jr. • Slinger) in the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 51-4 ½ and Andrea Fabiano (So. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.47.

No team scores were kept at the meet.

The UW-Oshkosh women’s track and field team captured the top-four places in six events and won 12 of 17 categories overall to dominate the competition in its own invitational held Saturday (Feb. 21) in Kolf Sports Center.

UW-Oshkosh tallied 325 points followed by second-place Lawrence University with 80, third-place Ripon College with 69 and fourth-place Concordia University Wisconsin with 36. A total of seven teams participated in the invitational.

The Titans, in their last meet before the WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 28-March 1 in Menomlnie, took the top-four slots in the 55-meter hurdles, 5,000-meter run, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, the 20-pound weight throw and the shot put.

UW-Oshkosh had 10 different individuals two relay teams win events. Taking first-place for the Titans including Camille Davis (So. • Green Bay) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.44, Andrea Fabiano (So. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.52, Katie Wondra (Sr. • Campbellsport) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:24.15, Samantha Helgesen (So. • Bristol) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 19:30.75, Amy Mlezvia (Jr. • New Franken) in the 400-meter dash in a time of 59.80, Ayla Mitchell (Sr. • New Richmond) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:11.48, Jessie Welhoefer (So. • Waterloo) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 10:54.19, Lisha Hanson (Fr. • Clintonville) in the pole vault with a leap of 11-5 ¾, Ellie Sitek (Jr. • Marinette) in the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 56-0 and Sue Trzebiatowski (Jr. • Rosholt) in the shot put with a launch of 44-1 ½.

UW-Oshkosh also had both the 800-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay teams take first-place in a time of 1:46.28 and 4:07.53, respectively. Members of the 800-meter relay team consisted of Chelsea Benitz (So. • Osceola), Davis, Fabiano and Hanson and members of the 1,600-meter relay team were Brittany Haas (So. • St. Charles, Ill.), Hillary Kopczenski (Fr. • Waterford), Mitchell and Mlezvia.

Runner-up performances for UW-Oshkosh were Jenny Stein (Sr. • Sussex) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.75, Cassie Peterson (So. • Marinette) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 19:32.77, Kopczenski in the 400-meter run in a time of 1:02.69, Jordan Clark-Mand (Jr. • Waupun) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:20.37, Ellen Buchanan (So. • Chippewa Falls) in the high jump with a leap of 4-11 ¾, Holly Ozanich (So. • Green Bay) in the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 54-7 ½ and Sitek in the shot put with a heave of 43-3 ¾.

Achieving third-place results for the Titans included Benitz in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.66, Sadie Sawall (Fr. • Menasha) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.01, Shannon Madigan (Jr. • Green Bay) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 20:01.26, Kait Stockheimer (So. • West Salem) in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:02.95, Haas in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:23.35, Sarah Roswell (Jr. • Eleva) in the 200-meter dash in a time of 28.12, Katie Kohn (Sr. • Mayville) in the pole vault with a height of 9-4 ¼, Trzebiatowski in the 20-pound weight throw with a launch of 53-10 ½ and Ozanich in the shot put with a fling of 41-10.

Fourth-place performances for UW-Oshkosh included Danielle Carrigan (Fr. • Waukesha) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.70 and the high jump with a leap of 4-9 ¾, Ashleigh Edgerson (Fr. • Pewaukee) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.05, Haley Moeller (Fr. • Sturgeon Bay) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:38.13, Mallory Burk (So. • Athens) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 20:04.99, Roswell in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:03.01, Heather Bassett (So. • Minocqua) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:23.99, Stockheimer in the 200-meter dash in a time of 28.29, Leanne Bowen (Fr. • Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) in the pole vault with a distance of 8-4 ¼, Benitz in the long jump with a mark of 15-6 ¼, Melissa Theis (Jr. • Slinger) in the 20-pound weight throw with a hurl of 51-6 ¼ and Kayla Oberstadt (Fr. • New London) in the shot put with a toss of 38-9.

The UW-Oshkosh women’s indoor track and field team captured five runner-up performances, including two by Ellie Sitek (Jr. • Marinette) at the non-scoring UW-Platteville Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 14) in Platteville.

Sitek led the way for the Titans in the shot put with a heave of 42-10 ¼ and in the 20-pound weight throw with a launch of 56-9 ¼.

Also taking second-place for UW-Oshkosh were Katie Wondra (Sr. • Campbellsport) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 10:53.08, Lisha Hanson (Fr. • Clintonville) in the pole vault with a height of 11-3 ¾ and the 800-meter relay team in a time of 1:46.15.

Securing third-place results for the Titans were Camille Davis (So. • Green Bay) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.43, Allison Gehl (So. • Sherwood) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:19.12 and Sue Trzebiatowski (Jr. • Rosholt) in both the shot put with a toss of 41-3 ¼ and the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 54-5 ¼.

Fourth-place performances for UW-Oshkosh consisted of Brittany Haas (So. • St. Charles, Ill.) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:19.82, Shannon Madigan (Jr. • Green Bay) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 11:25.01, Fabiano in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.57, Ellen Buchanan (So. • Chippewa Falls) in the high jump with a leap of 4-11 ½ and Holly Ozanich (So. • Green Bay) in the shot put with a launch of 41-1.

Achieving fifth-place results for the Titans were Davis in the long jump with a mark of 16-5 ¼, Kayla Sanders (Fr. • Burlington) in the triple jump with a leap of 33-5 ¼ and Julie Falk (Sr. • Mukwonago) in the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 52-0 ½.

Sixth-place production for UW-Oshkosh came from Jordan Clark-Mand (Jr. • Waupun) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:21.29, Chelsea Benitz (So. • Osceola) in the long jump with a distance of 16-1, Kayla Oberstadt (Fr. • New London) in the shot put with a heave of 40-9 ¾ and Ozanich in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 51-7 ¾.

Behind five first-place performances, UW-Oshkosh grabbed a second-place finish at the Warhawk Women's Track and Field Classic held Saturday (Feb. 7) in Whitewater.

UW-Oshkosh scored 149.5 points to trail only frontrunner North Central College (Ill.), who squeaked out a two-point victory with 151.5 points. Rounding out the top-five team finishes in the seven-team event were third-place University of Chicago (Ill.) with 117.5 points, fourth-place hosty UW-Whitewater with 95 and fifth-place Augustana College with 79.

UW-Oshkosh's Ellie Sitek (Jr. • Marinette) won both the shot put and 20-pound weight throw with marks of 43-7 ¾ and 56-2, respectively. Sitek’s heave in the 20-pound weight throw automatically qualifies her for next month's NCAA Division III Indoor Championship.

Alya Mitchell (Sr. • New Richmond) also automatically qualified for the indoor championship with a time of 2:11.39 in the 3,000-meter run. Her standard is the best in the NCAA Division III this season.

Besides Mitchell and Sitek, UW-Oshkosh also had first place performances by Katie Wondra (Sr. • Campbellsport) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 18:41.02 and Andrea Fabiano (So. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.67.

Runner-up results for the Titans consisted of Camille Davis (So. • Green Bay) in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.37 and the 1,600-meter relay team in a time of 4:04.41.

Third-place performances for UW-Oshkosh included Amy Mlezvia (Jr. • New Franken) in the 400-meter dash in a time of 59.96, Danielle Carrigan (Fr. • Waukesha) in the pole vault with a height of 11-6 ½ and Holly Ozanich (So. • Green Bay.) in the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 53-11.

Taking fourth-place for UW-Oshkosh were Davis in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.53, Jordan Clark-Mand (Jr. • Waupun) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:17.99, Allison Gehl (So. • Sherwood) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 10:55.76, Ellen Buchanan (So. • Chippewa Falls) in the high jump with a leap of 4-10 ¼ and Lisha Hanson (Fr. • Clintonville) in the pole vault with a mark of 11-0 ¾.

Capturing fifth-place results for the Titans included Fabiano in the 200-meter dash in a time of 27.16, Sadie Sawall (Fr. • Menasha) in the high jump with a mark of 4-8 ¼ and Sue Trzebiatowski (Jr. • Rosholt) in the 20-pound weight throw with a skip of 52-1.

Achieving sixth-place marks for UW-Oshkosh were Brittany Haas (So. • St. Charles, Ill.) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:25.11 and Melissa Thies (Jr. • Slinger) in the 20-pound weight throw with a launch of 51-5.

UW-Oshkosh’s 800-meter relay team also finished sixth in a time of 1:55.82.

Ellie Sitek (Jr. • Marinette) tallied a pair of second-place finishes for the UW-Oshkosh women’s indoor track and field team as two throwers took part in the Badger Track Classic on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 16-17) in Madison.

Sitek posted a mark of 54-8 in the weight throw to earn second place among 22 participants. Marquette’s Jessica Ehlen won the event with a toss of 59-4 while Wisconsin’s Johanne Verpil took third at 54-4. Holly Ozanich (So. • Green Bay) also placed in the event, taking sixth with a heave of 50-9 1/4.

A launch of 41-11 1/4 earned Sitek second place out of 14 throwers in the shot put. UW-Milwaukee’s Jamie Woods took the top spot at 42-9, followed in third place by Wisconsin’s Samantha Dehn and her flight of 41-9 1/4.

No team scores were kept in the meet.

The UW-Oshkosh women’s indoor track and field team pulled away from the field with a dominating performance in the throwing events to win the UW-Oshkosh Invitational on Friday (Jan. 23) in Kolf Sports Center.

UW-Oshkosh accumulated 207 points to top the 170 points scored by second-place North Central College (Ill.). Ripon College took third-place with 38 points, UW-Parkside fourth-place with 37 and Benedictine University (Ill.) fifth-place with four.

Ellie Sitek (Jr. • Marinette) led the Titans with first-place performances in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 53-6 ½ and in the shot put with a heave of 43-1 ½.

UW-Oshkosh’s Holly Ozanich (So. • Green Bay) grabbed second-place in the 20-pound weight throw with a launch of 50-10 and took fourth-place in the shot put with a fling of 39-2 ½. Susie Trzebiatowski (Jr. • Rosholt) swapped positions in both events with a second-place result in the shot put with a heave of 41-7 ¾ and a fourth-place performance in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 49-11 ¾.

Julie Falk (Sr. • Mukwonago) finished off the top-four performances in the throwing events with a third-place fling of 50-5 ¼ in the 20-pound weight throw.

Capturing first-place for the Titans were Camille Davis (So. • Green Bay) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.59, Andrea Fabiano (So. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.70, Katie Wondra (Sr. • Campbellsport) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 18:41.79 and Chelsea Benitz (So. • Osceola) in the 200-meter dash in a time of 27.62.

Runner-up results for UW-Oshkosh included Brittany Haas (So. • St. Charles, Ill.) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:26.86, Amy Mlezvia (Jr. • New Franklin) in the 400-meter run in a time of 1:00.71, Jordan Clark-Mand (Jr. • Waupun) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:22.56, Lisha Hanson (Fr. • Clintonville) in the 200-meter dash in a time of 28.13, Ayla Mitchell (Sr. • New Richmond) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 9:48.85, Danielle Carrigan (Fr. • Waukesha) in the pole vault with a height of 11-11 ¾ and Davis in the long jump with a mark of 15-11 ¾.

The Titans took second-place in the lone relay event with a time of 4:08.60 in the 1,600-meter relay.

Third-place performances for the Titans went to Carrigan in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.79, Mallory Burk (So. • Athens) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 19:53.19, Ellen Buchanan (So. • Chippewa Falls) in the high jump with a height of 4-9 ¾ and Benitz in the long jump with a mark of 15-1 ¼.

Tallying fourth-place results for UW-Oshkosh were Fabiano in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.80, Jenny Stein (Sr. • Sussex) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.95 and Shannon Madigan (Jr. • Green Bay) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 20:45.46.

UW-Oshkosh started its 2009 women's track and field indoor season by squeaking out an 82-77 victory over the University of Chicago on Saturday (Jan. 10) in Chicago, Ill.

The Titans received first-place finishes from six different performers. UW-Oshkosh, which also snagged a first-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay, had nine second-place finishes and six third-place results.

Camille Davis (So. • Green Bay) paced the squad with a trio of top-two showings. She took first in the long jump with a mark of 16-1 ¼ before earning second place in both the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.59 and the 200-meter dash with a mark of 27.05.

Danielle Carrigan (Fr. • Waukesha) continued the victory tour in the pole vault with her height of 10-5 ½ and added a third-place score in the 55-meter dash after notching a time of 7.77. Another top performance belonged to Sue Trzebiatowski (Jr. • Rosholt), who took the shot put with a heave of 41-10 ¾ while placing fourth in the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 47-11 ¼.

Other champions for the Titans were Amy Mleziva (Jr. • New Franken) in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.04, Jordan Clark-Mand (Jr. • Waupun) in the 800-meter dash at a mark of 2:26.61 and Britt Haas (So. • St. Charles, Ill.) in the mile run with a clocking of 5:31.35.

UW-Oshkosh’s quartet of Clark-Mand, Liz Granberg (Fr. • Plymouth), Hilary Kopczenski (Fr. • Waterford) and Mleziva finished out the Titans’ winning performances in the 1,600-meter relay with a tally of 4:17.75.

Ellie Sitek (Jr. • Marinette) enjoyed dual second-place performances with her toss of 41-1 3/4 in the shot put and a launch of 52-5 ½ in the 20-pound weight throw. Also Grabbing second place for the Titans were Kopczenski in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.01 and Haley Moeller (Fr. • Sturgeon Bay) in the 800-meter run with a posting of 2:29.34.

UW-Oshkosh continued to produce second-place performances with Katie Wondra (Sr. • Campbellsport) in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:06.82, Lisha Hanson (Fr. • Clintonville) in the pole vault with a mark of 9-5 ¾ and Kayla Sanders (Fr. • Burlington) in the triple jump with a distance of 33-9 ¼.

The distance medley relay team comprised of Allison Gehl (So. • Sherwood), Haas, Haley Moeller (Fr. • Sturgeon Bay) and Kait Stockheimer (So. • West Salem) finished out the Titans’ second-place results with its a time of 13:37.89.

Chelsea Benitz (So. • Osceola) began the third-place tallies in the triple jump with a landing of 32-6 ¼ and also earned fourth in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.81. Another third-place contribution came from Katie Kohn (Sr. • Mayville), who cleared 8-11 ¾ in the pole vault.

The remaining third-place showings for UW-Oshkosh consisted of Andrea Fabiano (So. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.25, Jenny Stein (Sr. • Sussex) in the 55-meter hurdles with a total of 9.60, Stockheimer in the 400-meter dash after clocking a 1:05.05 and Holly Ozanich (So. • Green Bay) in the 20-pound weight throw with her flight of 51-5 ½.

Achieving fourth-place results for UW-Oshkosh were Sadie Sawall (Fr. • Menasha) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.69, Lindsey Nowak (Fr. • Green Bay) in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:05.85, Gehl in the one-mile run with a time of 5:36.86 and Ellen Buchanan (So. • Chippewa Falls) in the high jump with a height of 4-11 ½.

Former UW-Oshkosh student-athlete Sarah Schettle has been recognized as one of three Division III candidates for the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

The honor recognizes outstanding female senior student-athletes for their cumulative collegiate achievements in service, leadership, athletics and academics. Nominations for this year’s award were submitted by each NCAA institution and reviewed by the respective conference office. Upon receiving nominations from its member institutions, each conference was responsible for assessing each nominee’s eligibility and subsequently selecting a conference nominee.

Schettle was chosen as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's (WIAC) nominee for this year's award. The Oshkosh native joined 130 conference and independent nominees who were forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee.

The selection committee then narrowed the list of nominees to 30, with 10 of them representing each of the three NCAA divisions (I, II, III). From the group of 30, nine national finalists were selected.

Schettle will be recognized as a national finalist at the NCAA Awards Dinner on Oct. 19 in Indianapolis, Ind. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will then announce the 2008 Woman of the Year. An hour-long broadcast of the event will air on ESPN2 at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 5.

Schettle lettered as a member of the UW-Oshkosh track and field from 2004-07. She earned All-America honors in the 1,600-meter relay at the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Division III indoor championships. Schettle helped the Titans to NCAA Division III indoor titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and NCAA Division III outdoor championships in 2004, 2006 and 2007.

Schettle also was a four-time letter winner for the Titans in swimming and diving. She collected 12 WIAC medals for finishing in the top eight as an individual or as a relay team member at the league's championship meet. Schettle was named her team's Most Improved Performer in 2004 and her squad's Most Valuable Performer in 2006.

Last fall, Schettle earned a letter as a member of the UW-Oshkosh cross country team.

Schettle won the WIAC's Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award in indoor track and field in 2007 and swimming and diving in 2008. She was named to the 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large Second Team and announced by UW-Oshkosh as one of its nine 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence winners.

In 2006, the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct named Schettle as one of its two National Sportsmanship Award winners.

Schettle received various academic scholarships while attending UW-Oshkosh, including the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship, the Kimberly Clark Bright Future Scholarship, the UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scholarship and the John E. Kerrigan Scholarship.

She also was involved in many campus activities and organizations, including No Limits Support Association, Student Alumni Ambassadors (President), University Honors Program, Athletes in Action, Biology Club (President) and the Optimist Club. She also co-founded eMentors, an online program connecting students with alumni.

Schettle has volunteered with the Winnebago County Republican Party and was a leader of College Republicans at UW-Oshkosh. In the community, she volunteered in blood drives and for Special Olympics.

Schettle graduated from UW-Oshkosh last spring. She majored in both chemistry and Spanish and boasted a 3.90 cumulative grade point average. Schettle is currently attending graduate classes at UW-La Crosse.

In addition to Schettle, other national finalists are Susan Ackermann (lacrosse) of Division III Salisbury University (Md.), Nkolika Anosike (basketball) of Division I University of Tennessee, Jennifer Artichuk (swimming & diving) of Division II Delta State University (Miss.), Shanti Freitas (swimming & diving) of Division III Smith College (Mass.), Arianna Lambie (cross country and track & field) of Division I Stanford University (Calif.), Samantha Mitchell (volleyball and track & field) of Division II Mount Olive College (N.C.), Lindsey Ozimek (soccer) of Division I University of North Carolina-Charlotte and Heather Walker (volleyball and softball) of Division II Georgian Court University (N.J.).

Schettle is the first UW-Oshkosh student-athlete to be named as a national finalist in the 18-year history of the award.

Whitney Myers, a former swimming standout at the University of Arizona, was last year's NCAA Woman of the Year.