Track Completed At Oshkosh Sports Complex

A newly completed track at the Oshkosh Sports Complex has brought the $5.7-million project one step closer to completion.

The complex and its track, football field, baseball and soccer facilities will be a sports attraction for the entire Fox Valley, said Darryl Sims, UW-Oshkosh athletics advancement officer.

“We expect the complex to be used about 190 times a year, with an estimated annual economic impact of $25 million,” Sims said.

The Olympic-quality track is one of the finest in the NCAA Division III. The running surface is identical to that of the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain.

The red track features nine lanes. A two-layer construction allows for easy maintenance and traction and provides outstanding resilience and shock absorption.

Competition on the new track will begin this spring, with its first major event being the 2006 WIAC Championship. High school athletes from Appleton, Fond du Lac, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Menasha, Neenah and Oshkosh will use the track for the Fox Valley Association Championship in 2006 as well.

UW-Oshkosh has also placed a bid to host the NCAA Division III Championship in 2007 and 2008.

Through a unique partnership of UW-Oshkosh, Oshkosh Area School District and Unified Catholic Schools of Oshkosh, the Oshkosh Sports Complex will become the home for many of the city’s middle school, high school and collegiate athletes.

“Eventually, premier statewide events will come to the Oshkosh Sports Complex,” Sims said. “The facility will also attract more regional and national sporting and cultural events, an added bonus for Oshkosh and the Fox Valley.”

A formal grand opening for the Oshkosh Sports Complex will be held Oct. 22 during UW-Oshkosh's 2005 Homecoming Weekend.

The Oshkosh Sports Complex is funded entirely through private donations. The project is entering its third phase, which includes updating locker rooms, team meeting rooms, coaches’ rooms and restroom facilities. Sims said these amenities are essential if the facility is going to accommodate the increasing number of athletes and fans it will attract.

Those interested in supporting the Oshkosh Sports Complex should contact the UW-Oshkosh Foundation, (920) 424-2178.

Titans Finish Second At
NCAA Outdoor Championship

Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) won two events and placed second in another as UW-Oshkosh finished second at the NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship held Thursday through Saturday (May 26-28) in Waverly, Iowa.

UW-Oshkosh, which won the 2004 meet held in Decatur, Ill., scored 42 points to tie Calvin College (Mich.) for second place. Wartburg College tallied 43 points to capture its first NCAA Division III outdoor title, while The College of New Jersey counted 41 to finish fourth. Wartburg College's margin of victory was the closest in the 24-year history of the NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

The battle for the team title came down to the meet's last event, the 1,600-meter relay. UW-Oshkosh took a meet-leading 42 points into the 1,600-meter relay, but had to watch from the sidelines as Wartburg College finished third in the event to advance past the Titans. Calvin College finished fourth in the 1,600-meter relay to tie UW-Oshkosh for second place in the teams standings.

Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) collected the most hardware of any UW-Oshkosh competitor. Jarocki was named the meet's "Outstanding Field Performer" after winning the discus with a fling of 171-9 and the shot put with a toss of 48-0 1/2. She also finished second in the hammer throw with a hurl of 184-10 to account for 28 of UW-Oshkosh's 42 team points. Jarocki was named the "Outstanding Field Performer" at the 2004 championship after placing first in the hammer throw, third in the discus and fourth in the shot put.

Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) picked up a pair of All-America awards for the Titans by finishing sixth in the hammer throw with a cast of 168-5 and seventh in the shot put with a heave of 44-6 3/4. Kelly Godsey of Bates College (Maine) won the hammer throw with a propel of 195-4. Rankin finished seventh in the hammer throw at the 2004 championship with a toss of 162-2.

UW-Oshkosh also received All-America performances from Kelly Rehn (Fr. • Hartland) and Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute). Rehn finished fourth in the pole vault with a leap of 12-2 1/2, while Schwamb placed fifth in the hammer throw with a pitch of 170-10. Stephanie Barnes of UW-Eau Claire won the pole vault with a spring of 12-2 1/2.

Also representing UW-Oshkosh at this year's NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship were Julie Hoch (Jr. • Mukwonago) in the heptathlon, Nadine Pieske (So. • Hales Corners) in the 400-meter dash, Sarah Schettle (So. • Oshkosh) in the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles and Schwamb in the discus. Pieske, Schettle, Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) and Becky Thomas (Fr. • Mineral Point) also competed as a member of the Titans' 1,600-meter relay team that ran to a time of 3:55.91.

Since 1988, UW-Oshkosh has recorded 13 top-three finishes at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship. The Titans placed first in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2004, second in 1989, 1992, 1994 and 2005 and third in 1988, 1993 and 1998.

Titans Finish Second At
WIAC Outdoor Championship

Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) successfully defended her titles in three throwing events as UW-Oshkosh finished second at the WIAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship held Friday and Saturday (May 6-7) in La Crosse.

UW-La Crosse totaled 177 points to capture its seventh WIAC outdoor title in eight seasons and 23rd overall. Defending champion UW-Oshkosh finished second with 162 points, while UW-Stevens Point placed third with 120.5, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 97, UW-Stout fifth with 85.5, UW-Platteville sixth with 77, UW-Whitewater seventh with 71, UW-River Falls eighth with 37 and UW-Superior ninth with 31.

UW-La Crosse posted victories in six of the 22 events, while UW-Platteville counted five and UW-Oshkosh four. UW-Oshkosh also had three second-place finishes, seven third-place efforts and five fourth-place performances.

Jarocki led UW-Oshkosh at this year’s championship by repeating as champion in the discus, hammer throw and shot put. She won the discus with a hurl of 159-6, hammer throw with a fling of 179-11 and the shot put with a toss of 48-10. Jarocki also finished fifth in the javelin with a cast of 113-4.

UW-Oshkosh’s remaining first-place finish belonged to Nadine Pieske (So. • Hales Corners). Pieske won the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.58.

Compiling second place finishes for the Titans were Julie Hoch (Jr. • Mukwonago) in the heptathlon with 4,486 points, Becky Knapp (So. • West Allis) in the javelin with a throw of 118-11 and Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) in the shot put with a toss of 43 5. Hoch was the two-time defending champion in the heptathlon.

Maggie Nichols (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute) each recorded a pair of third-place finishes for UW-Oshkosh. Nichols ran to times of 12.59 in the 100-meter dash and 25.95 in the 200-meter dash, while Schwamb threw to distances of 135-7 in the discus and 166-2 in the hammer throw. Sarah Schettle (So. • Oshkosh) also added a third-place time of 1:03.68 in the 400-meter hurdles.

Placing fourth for UW-Oshkosh were Pieske in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.91, Rankin in the hammer throw with a toss of 165-2, Schettle in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.95, Jennifer Graef (So. • Lena) in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 11:27.21 and Kelly Rehn (Fr. • Hartland) in the pole vault with a leap of 11-7 3/4.

UW-Oshkosh registered five sixth-place finishes as Graef ran to a time of 18:28.45 in the 5,000-meter run, Rebecca Masephol (Fr. • Pittsville) threw to a mark of 39-8 1/2 in the shot put, Emily Schulz (Jr. • Elkhart Lake) sprinted to a time of 12.66 in the 100-meter dash and Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) ran to times of 2:18.92 in the 800-meter run and 4:45.55 in the 1,500-meter run.

UW-Oshkosh also had its 400-meter and 1,600-meter relay teams finish third with times of 48.89 and 3:58.49, respectively.

Jennifer Stafslien of UW-Eau Claire and Marcia Taddy of UW-Platteville shared the Track Performer of the Meet award, while Laura Verdegan of UW-Stout was voted as the Field Performer of the Meet. Pat Healy of UW-La Crosse was named Coach of the Year, while Verdegan, Breanna McMullen of UW-Eau Claire and Shelli Gotto of UW-La Crosse were selected as the winners of the WIAC’s Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.

Titans Attempt To Defend WIAC Outdoor Title

UW-La Crosse, UW-Stevens Point and defending champion UW-Oshkosh are expected to contend for the team title at this weekend’s WIAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship in La Crosse.

Competition will be held Friday (May 6) from noon to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday (May 7) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at UW-La Crosse’s Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) and Julie Hoch (Jr. • Mukwonago) return as event champions for UW-Oshkosh. Jarocki was named the outstanding field performer at last year’s championship after winning the discus, hammer throw and shot put events. Hoch goes for her third heptathlon title after winning the competition the past two years.

Other UW-Oshkosh athletes expected to compete for event titles are Maggie Nichols (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the 200-meter dash, Kelly Rehn (Fr. • Hartland) in the pole vault and Sarah Schettle (So. • Oshkosh) in the 100-meter hurdles.

UW-Oshkosh scored 217.17 points to win last year's WIAC outdoor title, while UW-La Crosse finished second with 195 points and UW-Stevens Point third with 148.5. UW-Oshkosh also captured WIAC outdoor titles in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.

Titans Successfully Defend
NCAA Indoor Title

Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) threw to a pair of first-place finishes as UW-Oshkosh successfully defended its team title at the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship held this past weekend (March 11-12) in Bloomington, Ill.

UW-Oshkosh scored 36 points, including 20 by Jarocki, to capture its fifth NCAA Division III indoor title. Wartburg College (Iowa) finished second with 32 points, while Amherst College (Mass.) finished third with 26, Williams College (Mass.) fourth with 24 and the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) fifth with 22. A total of 60 teams scored points at this year's meet.

UW-Oshkosh's victory, which matched NCAA Division III indoor titles won by the Titans in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2004, came down to the last event of the meet, the 1,600-meter relay. UW-Oshkosh held a 36-30 over Wartburg College lead going into the relay and had to watch its fate as the Knights were entered in the event. If the third-seeded Knights finished first or second in the relay, they won the team title, and if they placed third, they tied the Titans for the team championship. When the race ended, Wartburg College finished seventh, thus, awarding the team title to UW-Oshkosh.

Jarocki was named the Outstanding Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the 20 pound weight throw and shot put events. She took the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 67-2 to establish a new mark for the meet and for UW-Oshkosh. Jarocki won the shot put with a hurl of 50-4.

Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) scored 10 points for the Titans by placing third in the 20-pound weight throw and fifth in the shot put. Rankin threw to marks of 57-0 3/4 in the 20-pound weight throw and 44-7 1/2 in the shot put.

The Titans also received a fourth-place finish (five team points) from Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute) in the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 56-5 3/4 and a seventh-place listing (one team point) from Kelly Rehn (So. • Hartland) in the pole vault with a leap of 11-3 3/4.

UW-Oshkosh qualified only four athletes for the meet, but all of them received All-America recognition, an honor going to the top eight finishers in each event.

UW-Oshkosh's national championship was the 36th in the history of the UW-Oshkosh athletics program, including the 22nd in NCAA Division III competition.

Four Titans To Compete At
NCAA Indoor Championship

Defending 20-pound weight throw champion Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) is one of four UW-Oshkosh athletes competing at this weekend's NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship in Bloomington, Ill. The two-day meet begins Friday (March 11) morning and concludes Saturday (March 12) afternoon at Illinois Wesleyan University's Shirk Center.

Jarocki is entered in two events at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship, the shot put and the 20-pound weight throw. She is the top seed in both events, tossing to season marks of 50-6 1/4 in the shot put and 65-2 in the 20-pound weight throw.

Jarocki was named the outstanding field performer at last year's championship after winning the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 60-3 3/4 and placing second in the shot put with a hurl of 48-0. Her toss in the 20-pound weight throw established a meet record.

UW-Oshkosh's Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) joins Jarocki as a participant in the shot put and 20-pound weight throw competitions. Rankin is seeded third in the shot put with a mark of 45-7 1/4 and the fifth in the 20-pound weight throw with a distance of 58-4 1/2. Rankin placed fifth in both events last year, tossing to marks of 44-9 1/2 in the shot put and 54-9 1/2 in the 20-pound weight throw.

UW-Oshkosh will also be represented at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship by Kelly Rehn (So. • Hartland) and Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute). Schwamb is seeded fourth in the 20-pound weight throw with a hurl of 58-6 3/4, while Rehn is seeded eighth in the pole vault with a leap of 11-6 1/4. Megan Rossi of North Central College (Ill.) is the top seed in the pole vault with a jump of 12-6.

Competition in the pole vault and 20-pound weight throw will be held on Friday. The shot put event is scheduled for Saturday. The top eight finishers in each event will be awarded NCAA Division III All-America recognition.

UW-Oshkosh, which captured the team title at last year}s NCAA Division III Indoor Championship, is expected to battle Carthage College, Wartburg College (Iowa) and Williams College (Mass.) for this year's crown. UW-Oshkosh also won NCAA Division III indoor titles in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Titans Finish Second At
WIAC Indoor Championship

Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) established two meet records as UW-Oshkosh finished second at the WIAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship held Friday and Saturday (March 4-5) in Platteville.

UW-La Crosse captured the team title by edging second-place UW-Oshkosh, 145.33-140.5. It was the sixth straight title for the Eagles and their 16th overall. UW-Oshkosh, which lists 10 championships on its resume, has finished first or second at every meet held since 1987.

UW-Stevens Point finished third in this year's spectacle with 104.83 points. The Pointers were followed in the nine-team meet by fourth-place UW-Stout with 76.5 points, fifth-place UW-Eau Claire with 70, sixth-place UW-Platteville with 62.5, seventh-place UW-Whitewater with 40.33 and eighth-place UW-River Falls and UW-Superior with 31 each.

Jarocki set meet records by winning the shot put with a toss of 48-5 1/2 and the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 63-1 1/4. She was the defending WIAC champion in the 20-pound weight throw. Jarocki's effort in the shot put surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for next week's (March 11-12) NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship in Bloomington, Ill.

UW-Oshkosh also received a stellar performance from Julie Hoch (Jr. • Mukwonago). Hoch won the pentathlon with 3,278 points, finished second in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.55 and placed sixth in the high jump with a leap of 5-3 3/4. It was the third straight pentathlon title for Hoch.

The Titans' remaining first-place finish came in the distance medley relay, where Katie Isermann (Sr. • West Allis), Nadine Pieske (So. • Hales Corners), Andrea Sonnenschien (Fr. • Poy Sippi) and Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) ran to a time of 12:14.96. It was the fourth straight year that UW-Oshkosh had won the distance medley relay.

In addition to Hoch in the 55-meter hurdles, UW-Oshkosh's second-place efforts went to Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) in the shot put with a heave of 45-7 1/4 and Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute) in the 20-pound weight throw with a hurl of 58-6 3/4. Rankin also placed fourth in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 55-11 3/4.

UW-Oshkosh registered five third-place finishes, including performances of 18:29.80 in the 5,000-meter run by Jenny Graef (So. • Lena), 26.16 in the 200-meter dash by Maggie Nichols (Jr. • Oshkosh) and 8.55 in the 55-meter hurdles by Sarah Schettle (So. • Oshkosh).

The Titans had two relay teams finish third as Nichols, Pieske, Schettle and Emily Schulz (Jr. • Elkhart Lake) ran to an 800-meter time of 1:47.19 and Pieske, Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere), Schettle and Becky Thomas (Fr. • Mineral Point) ran to a 1,600-meter time of 4:05.87.

Fourth-place finishes for UW-Oshkosh went to Kelly Rehn (So. • Hartland) in the pole vault with a leap of 11-6 1/4 and Isermann in the one mile run with a time of 5:10.98. Isermann also finished sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:22.36.

UW-Oshkosh's fifth-place rankings went to Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:39.95, Erica Schleif (So. • Merrill) in the pentathlon with 2,883 points and Steinhafel in the one mile run with a time of 5:11.76. Schleif also finished sixth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.91.

Brigid Hamill (So. • Brookfield) concluded UW-Oshkosh's list of top finishers by placing sixth in the pole vault with an elevation of 11-0 1/4.

UW-Stevens Point's Jenna Mitchler was named Track Athlete of the Meet, while UW-Stout's Laura Verdegan was selected as the Field Athlete of the Meet. UW-La Crosse's Pat Healy was chosen as the WIAC's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. Verdegan and UW-Stevens Point's Megan Craig were the recipients of the WIAC's Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.

Jarocki Records Two
Fifth-Place Finishes At USA Championship

UW-Oshkosh's Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) finished fifth in both the shot put and 20-pound weight throw at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championship held this past weekend (Feb. 25-27) in Boston, Mass. Jarocki placed fifth out of five competitors in the shot put with a toss of 43-2 1/2 and fifth out of seven participants in the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 63-1 1/4. She finished ninth in the 20-pound weight throw at last year's USA Indoor Track and Field Championship with a cast of 59-2 3/4. Jillian Camarena won this year's shot put event with a hurl of 56-9 1/2, while Janae Strickland finished second at 53-7 3/4, Leann Boerema third at 52-6 and Bree Fuqua fourth at 49-6 1/2. Jarocki was the lone collegiate performer in the event. Erin Gilreath successfully defended her national 20-pound weight throw title with a fling of 80-3, while Amber Campbell placed second at 78-8 1/2, LaQuanda Cotten third at 70-3 1/2, Cari Soong fourth at 68-1, Kristal Kostiew sixth at 62-4 and Kelly Godsey seventh at 60-10 3/4. Jarocki was one of only two collegiate participants in the event, with the other being Godsey of NCAA Division III Bates College (Maine). Jarocki qualified for the USA Indoor Track and Field Championship by recording performances of 63-11 1/2 in the 20-pound weight throw on Jan. 15 and 50-6 1/4 in the shot put on Jan. 28. The USA Indoor Track and Field Championship is the world's oldest indoor track and field championship, with the first meet being held in 1888 in New York. Jarocki, who leads this year's NCAA Division III Indoor Honor Roll in both the shot put and 20-pound weight throw, will compete at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship on March 11-12 in Bloomington, Ill. She is the defending NCAA Division III indoor champion in the 20-pound weight throw.

Titans Win UW-Stevens Point Invitational

The UW-Oshkosh women's indoor track and field team recorded seven first-place finishes as it captured the UW-Stevens Point Invitatonal held Saturday (Feb. 26) in Stevens Point. UW-Oshkosh took first-place in the team standings with 183.5 points. The Titans were followed in the nine-team meet by second-place UW-Stevens Point with 136.5 points and third-place UW-Platteville with 81. Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) paced the Titans by winning the shot put with a toss of 43-5 3/4 and the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 56-6 3/4. Other UW-Oshkosh winners were Julie Hoch (Jr. • Mukwonago) in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.54, Maggie Nichols (Jr. •Oshkosh) in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.27, Kelly Rehn (So. | Hartland) in the pole vault with a spring of 11-5 3/4 and Nicole Zach (Fr. • Middleton) in the long jump with a hop of 16-4 1/2. The Titans' distance medley relay team of Katie Isermann (Sr. • West Allis), Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere), Andrea Sonnenschein (Fr. • Poy Sippi) and Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) also finished first with a time of 12:20.30. Finishing second for the Titans were Hoch in the high jump with a leap of 5-1 1/4, Sarah Schettle (Sr. • Oshkosh) in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.65 and Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute) in the 20-pound weight throw with a hurl of 56-3 3/4. UW-Oshkosh also had two relay teams finish second as Nichols, Schettle, Amy Scharenbroch (Fr. • Sheboygan) and Emily Schulz (Jr. • Elkhart Lake) ran to an 800-meter time of 1:48.85 and Hoch, Schettle, Mandy Kozicki (So. • Hales Corners) and Becky Thomas (Fr. • Mineral Point) to a 1,600-meter performance of 4:10.18. Third-place efforts belonged to UW-Oshkosh's Brigid Hamill (So. • Brookfield) in the pole vault with a leap of 11-3 3/4, Isermann in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.30, Erica Schleif (So. • Merrill) in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.07, Schulz in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.66 and Thomas in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:01.30. UW-Oshkosh had three athletes involved in a four-way tie fourth place in the high jump. Leaping to 4-9 1/2 and sharing fourth place with UW-Platteville's Morgan Lewis were UW-Oshkosh's Thomas, Tori Kolosso (Jr. • Appleton) and Michelle Zach (Fr. • Middleton). The Titans also received a fourth-place time of 11:05.93 in the 3,000-meter run from Rosa Alvaraez (Fr. • Watertown). Recording fifth-place finishes for the Titans were Schleif in the pole vault with an elevation of 10-4, Steinhafel in the one mile run with a time of 5:19.75 and Rebecca Masephol (Fr. • Pittsville) in the shot put with a throw of 37-1.

Titans Capture Own Invitational

The UW-Oshkosh women's indoor track and field team counted 28 top-four finishes as it won its own invitational held Saturday (Feb. 5) in Kolf Sports Center. UW-Oshkosh took the title with 237 points, while UW-Stevens Point finished second in the seven-team meet with 160.5. UW-Platteville finished third with 99 points, while Ripon College placed fourth with 84, Carroll College fifth with 44.5, Milwaukee School of Engineering sixth with seven and Lawrence University seventh with five. Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) earned two victories for the Titans by winning the shot put with a toss of 45-1 3/4 and the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 64-7. Sarah Schettle (So. • Oshkosh) also took part in two first-place performances, including a win in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.98. Schettle teamed with Maggie Nichols (Jr. • Oshkosh), Nadine Pieske (So. • Hales Corners) and Emily Schulz (Jr. • Elkhart Lake) to win the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:49.25. Other first-place efforts for the Titans belonged to Julie Hoch (Jr. • Mukwonago) in the heptathlon with 3,180 points, Katie Isermann (Sr. • West Allis) in the one mile run with a time of 5:19.12 and Kelly Rehn (So. • Hartland) in the pole vault with a leap of 10-10. UW-Oshkosh's second-place finishes were led by Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) and Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend). Rankin was runner-up in the shot put with a hurl of 44-5 1/4 and the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 55-9 1/4, while Steinhafel finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.60. Steinhafel also teamed with Isermann, Schettle and Hollie Vandenberg (Fr. • Niagara) to place second in the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 4:09.90. Additional second-place performances for UW-Oshkosh belonged to Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) in the one mile run with a time of 5:32.18, Erica Schleif (So. • Merrill) in the heptathlon with 2,811 points and Michelle Zach (Fr. • Middleton) in the high jump with a leap of 5-3. UW-Oshkosh's third-place finishes went to Tori Kolosso (Jr. • Appleton) in the heptathlon with 2,276 points, Nichols in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.71, Schulz in the 200-meter run with a time of 27.98, Andrea Sonnenschein (Fr. • Poy Sippi) in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:31.25 and Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute) in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 53-9.

Titans Win Pentangular

Julie Hoch (Jr. • Mukwonago) won three individual events and Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) two as the UW-Oshkosh women's indoor track and field team outscored four other squads in a meet held Friday (Jan. 28) in Kolf Sports Center. UW-Oshkosh captured first place with 129 points, while North Central College (Ill.) finished second with 78, Northern Michigan University third with 70, UW-Parkside fourth with 45 and Ripon College fifth with 34. Hoch turned in an impressive meet for UW-Oshkosh by winning the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.85, the high jump with a leap of 5-3 1/4 and the long jump with a hop of 15-9. She also teamed with Maggie Nichols (Jr. • Oshkosh), Emily Schulz (Jr. • Elkhart Lake) and Nicole Zach (Fr. • Middleton) to win the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:50.41. Jarocki won a pair of field events for the Titans as she took the shot put with a toss of 50-6 1/4 and the 20-pound weight throw with a hurl of 64-7 3/4. Her effort in the shot put established UW-Oshkosh and Kolf Sports Center records. UW-Oshkosh's seventh first-place performance went to Schulz, who won the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.64. Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) and Erica Schleif (So. • Merrill) each had a pair of second-place efforts for UW-Oshkosh. Rankin threw to distances of 45-2 1/2 in the shot put and 55-7 1/2 in the 20-pound weight throw, while Schleif ran to a time of 9.23 in the 55-meter hurdles and leaped to a mark of 15-6 3/4 in the long jump. Katie Isermann (Sr. • West Allis) also contributed a second-place time of 2:20.61 in the 800-meter run. UW-Oshkosh picked up another second-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay, where Hoch, Nadine Pieske (So. • Hales Corners), Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) and Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) ran to a time of 4:10.30. Third-place finishes for UW-Oshkosh belonged to Brigid Hamill (So. • Brookfield) in the pole vault with a spring of 10-4, Megan Miles (Fr. • New London) in the shot put with a toss of 37-1 1/4, Nichols in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.76, Pieske in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.89 and Terri Schwamb (So. • Little Chute) with a heave of 52-3 1/4 in the 20-pound weight throw.

Titans Take Vikings In Season Opener

The UW-Oshkosh women's indoor track and field team won 12 of the 17 events as it defeated Augustana College (Ill.), 109-71, on Friday (Jan. 15) in Kolf Sports Center. It was the first meet of the 2005 indoor season for both squads.

Robyn Jarocki (Jr. • Merrill) took first place in both the shot put and the 20-pound weight throw to lead the defending NCAA Division III indoor champion Titans to the victory.

Jarocki won the shot put with a toss of 46-3 1/4 and the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 63-11 1/2. Jarocki's effort in the shot put qualified her for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship in March. She is the defending NCAA Division III indoor champion in the 20 pound weight throw.

Julie Hoch (Jr. } Mukwonago) took part in three victories for UW-Oshkosh as she leaped 5-3 to win the high jump and ran legs on the Titans' first place 800-meter and 1,600-meter relay teams. Hoch, Maggie Nichols (Jr. • Oshkosh), Sarah Schettle (So. } Oshkosh) and Emily Schulz (Jr. • Elkhart Lake) ran to a time of 1:49.97 to win the 800-meter relay, while Hoch, Katie Isermann (Sr. } West Allis), Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) and Hollie Vandenberg (Fr. • Niagara) ran to a time of 4:13.32 to win the 1,600-meter relay.

UW-Oshkosh also had Nichols win the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.02, Schulz the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.87 and Steinhafel the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.77.

Other winners for the Titans were Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield) in the one mile run with a time of 5:19.93, Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:57.04 and Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.40.

UW-Oshkosh's remaining victory came in the 3,200-meter relay, where Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown), Amanda Beard (So. • Wausau), Giljohann and Scheer ran to a time of 10:11.54.

Danielle Rankin (Jr. • Algoma) recorded a pair of second-place finishes for the Titans by posting marks of 41-3 3/4 in the shot put and 53-9 3/4 in the 20-pound weight throw.

UW-Oshkosh's remaining second-place efforts went to Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:02.43, Beard in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.50, Isermann in the one mile run with a time of 5:23.34, Nadine Pieske (So. • Hales Corners) in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.06, Caley Thurs (Fr. • Edgar) in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of 31.60, Kelly Rehn (So. • Hartland) in the pole vault with a height of 10-11 3/4, Vandenberg in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:28.41, Michelle Zach (Fr. • Middleton) in the high jump with a leap of 5-1 and Nicole Zach (Fr. • Middleton) in the 55-meter dash with a time of 8.13.