University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans

2008 Highlights

Schettle Among Final Nine Candidates
For NCAA Woman Of The Year Award

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.

Jarocki Competes At Olympic Trials

Former UW-Oshkosh student-athlete Robyn Jarocki finished 13th in the shot put at the United States Olympic Track & Field Trials held June 27-July 6 in Eugene, Ore.

Jarocki competed in the second flight of the preliminaries and threw the shot put a distance of 52-9 1/4. A total of 20 athletes participated in the preliminaries, with the top 12 performers qualifying for the finals.

Michelle Carter took first place in the overall shot put competition with a distance of 61-10 1/4, while Kristin Heaston finished second with a throw of 60-2 and Jillian Camarena third with a launch of 59-5. All three athletes will represent the United States at the Olympic Games on Aug. 8-24 in Beijing, China.

Jarocki totaled 17 All-America awards as a member of the UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team from 2003-06. Her resume is highlighted by 10 NCAA Division III titles, including three in the indoor 20-pound weight throw. Jarocki also claimed two NCAA Division III titles in the indoor shot put, outdoor discus and outdoor shot put. The Merrill native is a 14-time WIAC champion.

Jarocki helped UW-Oshkosh capture five national championships, including NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor titles in both 2004 and 2006. The Titans also finished first in the team standings at the 2005 NCAA Division III Indoor Championship.

Jarocki is the owner of several event records. In 2006, she set a meet record at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship with a throw of 55-0 1/4 in the shot put. Jarocki also possesses WIAC records of 51-1 3/4 in the indoor shot put, 67-4 in the indoor 20-pound weight throw and 50-8 in the outdoor shot put. She holds UW-Oshkosh records of 55-11 1/4 in the indoor shot put, 68-10 in the indoor 20-pound weight throw, 171-9 in the outdoor discus and 55-0 1/4 in the outdoor shot put.

Titans Repeat As Champion Of NCAA Power Rankings

UW-Oshkosh is champion of the NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field power rankings for the third consecutive year.

Sponsored by the M-F Athletic Company of Cranston, R.I., the power rankings are intended to measure a team's dual-meet strength and overall depth rather than strength in a national or conference meet where teams rely on elite performances by a smaller number of individuals.

UW-Oshkosh scored 309.42 points to capture the 2008 outdoor crown. The Titans took last year's title with 211.03 points and the 2006 championship with 218.59. UW-Oshkosh finished third in the 2008 indoor power rankings with 221.64 points.

Wartburg College (Iowa) finished second in this year's outdoor power rankings with 304.74 points, while UW-La Crosse placed third with 301.44, Calvin College (Mich.) fourth with 298.53 and Washington University (Mo.) fifth with 297.93.

UW-Oshkosh concluded the outdoor season with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship held May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh.

Titans Take Seventh At NCAA Championship

Terri Schwamb (Sr. • Little Chute) became UW-Oshkosh’s sixth multiple national champion as she won the hammer throw for the second consecutive year at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.Schwamb entered the championship as the top seed and did not disappoint, winning the hammer throw with a heave of 191-1 to become a three-time All-American in the event. Last year, she won with a fling of 198-0 and took fifth in 2005 with a cast of 170-10.

Schwamb joins fellow Titan standouts Stephanie Bostwick, Laura Horejs, Robin Jarocki, Lisa Melendez and Liz Woodworth as multiple national champions. UW-Oshkosh has now won 26 individual national championships, covering 14 athletes. The Titans have also won one national championship in the 400-meter relay.

Claiming their first national championship were Illinois Wesleyan University and UW-River Falls with 35 points. Wartburg College (Iowa) placed third with 34 points, Keene State College (N.H.) fourth with 29 and Roanoke College (Va.) fifth with 27.

The top 10 teams continued with sixth-place McMurry University (Texas) with 25 points, seventh-place UW-Oshkosh and UW-Platteville with 24, ninth-place University of Redlands (Calif.) with 23 and Messiah College (Pa.), Texas Lutheran University and University of Chicago (Ill.) 10th with 21. A total of 80 schools placed at this year’s meet.

UW-Oshkosh racked up two more All-American performances in the hammer throw when Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville) finished in fifth place with a toss of 174-11 and Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) tallied a seventh-place mark of 169-11.

Last season, Masephol took third in the hammer throw with a toss of 176-11 and captured fifth in 2006 with a launch of 169-0. Sitek also qualified last season in the hammer throw, but failed to advance to the finals.

Sitek became the Titans’ only 2008 two-time All-American, finishing sixth in the discus with a toss of 152-7. Sitek entered the competition as the 11th seed. Fellow Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member sophomore Dana Thompson of UW-Whitewater captured the event with a fling of 161-8.

Alya Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) picked up her first outdoor track and field All-America prize by finishing fourth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:29.10. UW-Platteville senior Marcia Taddy finished first with a time of 4:23.36.

Other UW-Oshkosh participants at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship were Susie Trzebiatowski (So. • Rosholt) in the hammer throw and Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) in the shot put. Trzebiatowski failed to qualify for the finals with a toss of 159-5 and Seider with a heave of 43-3 3/4. Senior Lauren Lucci of Widener University (Pa.) won the shot put with a heave of 47-4 1/4.

Besides last year's crown, UW-Oshkosh also won NCAA Division III titles in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 and 2006. The Titans also finished second at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship in 1989, 1992, 1994 and 2005 and third in 1988, 1993 and 1998.

NCAA Championship Includes Six Titans

UW-Oshkosh attempts to capture its fourth national title in the last five years and ninth overall when it competes at this weekend's NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. UW-Oshkosh hosts the event for the second consecutive year Thursday (May 22) through Saturday (May 24) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.

Teams from around the country will travel to Oshkosh for a chance to take home the team title and 19 individual championships, two relay championships, as well as eight All-America awards in each of the 21 events.

UW-Oshkosh sends six athletes to this weekend's meet, including four contestants in the hammer throw as Terri Schwamb (Sr. • Little Chute) is seeded first with a toss of 191-5, Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville) fourth with a cast of 173-11, Susie Trzebiatowski (Fr. • Rosholt) fifth with a fling of 173-2 and Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) 11th with a heave of 167-0.

Schwamb is the returning national champion in the hammer throw with a toss of 198-0 last season. In 2005, Schwamb finished fifth in the hammer throw with a heave of 170-10 and also qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the hammer throw in 2004.

Last season Masephol took third in the hammer throw with a toss of 176-11 and took fifth in 2006 with a launch of 169-0. Sitek also qualified last season in the hammer throw, failing to qualify for the finals. Sitek represents UW-Oshkosh's lone multi-event qualifier as she is seeded 11th in the discus with a mark of 151-5.

Joining Trzebiatowski as first-time entries into the championship are Alya Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmand) and Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill). Mitchell is the top seed in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:26.87 and Seidler is slotted 16th in the shot put with a heave of 43-11 1/4.

Last season, UW-Oshkosh captured its eighth NCAA Division III outdoor title by amassing 57 points. Calvin College (Mich.) finished second to UW-Oshkosh at last year’s NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship with 44.5 points, while City College of New York placed third with 43, Amherst College (Mass.) fourth with 41 and Loras College (Iowa) and Lincoln University (Pa.) fifth with 32.

Besides last year's crown, UW-Oshkosh also won NCAA Division III titles in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 and 2006. The Titans also finished second at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship in 1989, 1992, 1994 and 2005 and third in 1988, 1993 and 1998.

Schwamb Receives WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award

UW-Oshkosh’s Terri Schwamb (Sr. • Little Chute) and UW-Whitewater’s Jennifer Rogers have been named the 2008 winners of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Judy Kruckman Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award.

Schwamb boasts a 3.97 cumulative grade point average as a major in mathematics education. She has been recognized on UW-Oshkosh's Dean's List nine semesters and is a three-time member of the WIAC's Scholastic Honor Roll.

At the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship held May 2-3 in Eau Claire, Schwamb won the hammer throw with a toss of 191-5 to help the Titans finish third in the team standings. She also won the event in 2007 with a league-record toss of 192-4.

Schwamb is the defending NCAA Division III outdoor champion in hammer throw. Her fling of 198-0 helped the Titans to their third NCAA Division III outdoor title in four years. Schwamb placed fifth in the hammer throw (170-10) at the 2005 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship to receive All-America status.

In 2007, she was named by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as its NCAA Divsion III Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Shwamb was also named to the 2007 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team.

Earlier this year, Schwamb won the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 61-2 3/4 at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship held March 9-10 in Terre Haute Ind. Her victory helped UW-Oshkosh to a sixth-place finish in the team standings.

Schwamb concluded her four seasons of indoor track and field in 2007. She was a member of UW-Oshkosh squads that claimed NCAA Division III indoor titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Schwamb finished fourth in the 20-pound weight throw (56-5 3/4) at the 2005 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship to earn All-America honors.

Schwamb is a member of the Wisconsin Educators Association the Wisconsin Math Council and has served as a tutor for the UW-Oshkosh Math Department.

A senior from Fort Atkinson, Wis., Rogers possesses a 3.89 grade point average and is majoring in finance. She received her undergraduate degree in December, 2007 and is currently enrolled as a graduate student in the school of curriculum and instruction. Rogers is also serving as a financial representative intern with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.

She won the conference title in the 10,000-meter run at the 2007 championship and placed third in the event in 2006 and second in 2005. Rogers was named her team’s Most Valuable Player in 2007 and also claimed UW-Whitewater’s Freshman of the Year and Sophomore of the Year accolades.

She is a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, National Scholars Honor Society, Institute of Management Accountants, Finance Association and Beta Gamma Sigma. Rogers has been involved with J-Hawk Triathlon, the UW-Whitewater Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Campus Community Clean-Up.

Also nominated for this year’s scholar-athlete award were: UW-Eau Claire’s Molly Warner (Sr., Mosinee, Wis.), UW-La Crosse’s AnnMarie Glejf (Sr., Cudahy, Wis.), Krista Kopetsky (Sr., Appleton, Wis./East), Stephanie Lasko (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.) and Katie Steingraeber (Sr., La Crosse, Wis./Aquinas), UW-Oshkosh’s Jessie Scheer (Sr., De Pere, Wis.) and Vanessa Virbitsky (Sr., Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy (Sr., Two Rivers, Wis.), Lindsey Vick (Sr., Cottage Grove, Wis./Abundant Life) and Ashleigh Waltz (Sr., Fennimore, Wis.), UW-River Falls’ Krista Hasselquist (Sr., Osceola, Wis.), UW-Stevens Point’s Hannah Dieringer (Sr., Spencer, Wis.), UW-Superior’s Sheri Niemeyer (Sr., Inwood, Iowa) and UW-Whitewater’s Ashley Pick (Sr., Monroe, Wis.).

The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Judy Kruckman and sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. Kruckman served as Assistant Commissioner for the WIAC from 1996-98. Prior to this appointment, she functioned as Commissioner of the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from October, 1984 - September, 1996.
In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average, be in their last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.

Titans Take Third At WIAC Championship

Defending champion UW-La Crosse took first-place honors at the WIAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship held Friday (May 2) and Saturday (May 3) in Eau Claire.

UW-La Crosse scored 192 points, leading the nine-team field by 33.5 points. UW-Eau Claire came in second, scoring 158.5 points, while UW-Oshkosh scored 140.5 for a third place spot. UW-River Falls finished the meet in fourth with 118, and UW-Stevens Point scored 77 for fifth place. In sixth came UW-Stout with 51 points, while UW-Platteville had 50 for a seventh place finish. UW-Whitewater ended the meet in eighth with 46 points and UW-Superior came in last with 24.

UW-River Falls’ Becca Jordahl was named Track Athlete of the Meet, while Vicki Cooper, also over UW-River Falls claimed Field Athlete of the Meet honors. Terry Schwamb of UW-Oshkosh and Jenny Rogers of UW-Whitewater were named WIAC Judy Kruckman Co-Scholar-Athletes.

Taking the top spot in the high jump was UW-Stout’s Sam Mayer with a leap of 5-3 1⁄4. UW-Eau Claire did well in the event, taking the next two spots. Bridget Wolfe placed second with a height also of 5-3 1⁄4, while Alicia Schuelke tied for third with a jump of 5-1 1⁄4. UW-Oshkosh’s Ellen Buchanan and Shaparis Wyatt also tied for third with the same height.

In the discus throw, UW-River Falls’ Krista Hasselquist was the event champion with an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying distance of 154-6, also the second farthest throw in the WIAC this season. Sam Mayer of UW-Stout threw a distance of 148-4, an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying throw. UW-River Falls’ Vicki Cooper also picked up a provisional qualifying distance of 145-5 for a third place finish.

The shot put was dominated by UW-River Falls, taking first, second and third. Vicki Cooper took the top spot with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying throw of 44-11 3⁄4. In second was Kim Altenhofen with a provisional qualifying distance of 44-0 3⁄4. Krista Hasselquist finished in third with a throw of 41-11 1⁄2.

UW-La Crosse runners took the top spot in the 400-meter relay with a provisional qualifying time of 47.92, which came up sixth-tenths of the second short of a facility record. UW-Stevens Point finished second in the event with a finish of 48.78, while UW-Eau Claire’s relay team came in a close third with a time of 48.80.

In the 1,500-meter run, UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy took first with a time of 4:38.25. Ayla Mitchell of UW-Oshkosh finished second with a time of 4:42.33, while UW-Eau Claire’s Hannah Humbach completed the race with a time of 4:42.66 for a third place finish. All three finishes were provisional qualifying times.

In the 400-meter run, UW-Eau Claire’s Liz Kooistra finished first with a time of 57.11. UW-Stevens Point’s Kathleen Folbrecht took second with a time of 59.16, while UW-La Crosse’s Danica Schaefer finished right behind her with a run of 59:22.

The 100-meter hurdles were led by UW-Eau Claire’s Liz Faller, with a time of 14.59. UW-La Crosse’s Chris Clausen finished second with a run of 15 seconds and Andrea Fabiano of UW-Oshkosh took third with a time of 15.22. All three were NCAA Division III provisional qualifying times.

Marcia Taddy of UW-Platteville won the 800-meter run with a provisional qualifying time of 2:12.86. UW-Stevens Point’s Angie Steffens finished in second with a time of 2:15.26 and UW-Oshkosh Ayla Mitchell took third with a finish of 2:17.68.

UW-La Crosse’s Abby Lien won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.13, an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time. Liz Faller of UW-Eau Claire took second with a time of 1:04.49 while UW-River Falls’ Shannon Zwiefel finished in third with a time of 1:04.65.

Picking up provisional qualifying times in the 200-meter dash were UW-Whitewater’s Brooke Bell and UW-Stevens Point’s Liz Caine. Bell won the race with a time of 25.12, while Caine finished right behind her with a time of 25.16. UW-La Crosse’s Sarah Duchow took third with a time of 25.36.

In the 5,000-meter run, UW-River Falls’ Becca Jordahl was crowned the champion with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time and facility record of 17:01.58. The next closest finisher, Jessica Scott of UW-Platteville, completed the race with a time of 18:01.19. UW-Eau Claire’s Mary Palmer finished in third with a time of 18:06.16.

In the 1,600-meter relay, UW-La Crosse took home the first place finish with a time of 3:54.35, an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time. UW-Stevens Point finished in second, completing the relay in 3:54.90, also a provisional qualifying time. UW-Eau Claire finished with a time of 4:02.41 to take third in the event.

The triple jump was led by UW-Stout’s Ashlea Peter. She finished with a facility record and provisional qualifying leap of 39-0 1⁄4. UW-La Crosse’s Caitlin Schetter and Ann Marie Glejf also picked up provisional qualifying jumps, taking second and third with distance of 38-7 and 37-5 1⁄4, respectively.

In the heptathlon, UW-La Crosse’s Ann Marie Glejf won first with 4,225 points. Brittany Smith of UW-River Falls finished in second place with 4,223 points, while UW-Eau Claire’s Bridget Wolfe took third place with 4,193 points. All three scores were NCAA Division III provisional qualifying times.

Despite a wet and rainy day, competition on day one was completed.

UW-Oshkosh led the nine-team field with 67.5 points while UW-La Crosse, which won last year’s crown, was second with 67.

UW-Oshkosh’s Terri Schwamb took home the top spot in the hammer throw with a distance of 191-5, an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying throw. The throw also marked a facility record, but came up just short of her own conference record that she set last season. Rebecca Masephol, also of UW-Oshkosh, threw to a second-place finish in the event with a 173-08, also an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark. UW-Superior’s Sheri Niemeyer took the third spot with a distance of 162-10.

In the pole vault, UW-Stout’s Pam Sellberg and UW-La Crosse’s Alicia Ellingstad took first and second, respectively, with heights of 12-0 1⁄2. UW-Eau Claire’s Hayley Suckow finished third with a height of 11-6 1⁄2.

In the long jump, UW-La Crosse dominated, taking home the top three spots. Caitlin Schetter won with a leap of 19-2 1⁄2, an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying score and a facility record. Katie Fondow finished second with a distance of 17-10 3⁄4 while Krista Kopesky finished in third with a jump of 17-09.

Taking first in the javelin throw was UW-River Falls’ Becky Ponick, throwing 113-01. UW-La Crosse’s Amanda Bly came in second with a distance of 109-04, while UW-Oshkosh’s Katie Kohn threw 107-09 for a third place finish.

In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, UW-Eau Claire’s Hannah Humbach brought home the championship with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 11:03.16. Claudi Borlee, also a member of the Blugolds, finished in second with a time of 11:26.71. UW-Superior'a Katie Rosburg took third with a time of 11:31.78.

UW-River Falls’ Becca Jordahl won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 36:53.43, an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time and facility record. Elly Prunty of UW-Eau Claire took second with a 38:17.44 finish, while UW-La Crosse’s Jenna Gerten finished third with a time of 38:21.37.

In the 3,200-meter relay, UW-Platteville took the top spot with a time of 9:06.06, a facility record. UW-Oshkosh finished in second with a time of 9:22.13 and UW-Eau Claire took third with a time of 9:25.94.

Team Depth Leads Titans To Benedictine University Title

The UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team won the 2008 Benedictine University Invitational on Saturday (April 19) in Lisle, Ill.

Nineteen teams competed in the meet, and the Titans came away victorious with 201 points. Monmouth (Ill.) finished second with 119.5 points, followed by UW-Whitewater's 171.5 points. Lewis University (Ill.) was fourth with 88.5 points.

Two UW-Oshkosh athletes achieved first-place finishes over the weekend. Terri Schwamb led the way by winning the hammer with a throw of 181-6. Besides the victory, her toss surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship that will be held May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.

Also gaining victory was the Titans Peggy Seidler in the shot put with a throw of 43-3. Her mark provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Two other UW-Oshkosh athletes provisionally qualified in the hammer. Rebecca Masephol finished second in the event with a throw of 166-4, while Ellie Sitek finished third with a toss of 162-1.

Along with Masephol, Brittany Haas, Allison Gehl, Katie Kohn, Kristi Konsella, Hannah Kussler, Jenny Melville, Amy Mleziva, Nicole VanEgtern, and Vanessa Virbitsky all finished second for the Titans.

Second-place efforts were turned in by Haas in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.29, Gehl in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:56.97, Kohn in the javelin with a cast of 120-3, Konsella in the long jump with a leap of 17-3 1/2, Kussler in the triple jump with a mark of 34-11 1/4, Melville in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:42.95, Mleziva in the 400-meter run with a time of 59.31, VanEgtern in the pole vault with a vault of 11-4, and Virbitsky in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.22.

Also, the Titans' 400-meter relay team of Konsella, Mleziva, Chelsea Benitz, and Camille Davis, and the 1,600-meter relay team of Benitz, Haas, Mleziva, and Kait Stockheimer both finished in second place with times of 49.24 and 4:07.74, respectively.

Aside from Sitek, Ellen Buchanan, Jordan Clark-Mand, and Jenny Piskor took third-place for UW-Oshkosh. Buchanan had a mark of 5-1 in the high jump, Clark-Mand ran 2:21.67 in the 800-meter run and Piskor ran 11:43.85 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Fourth-place finishes went to UW-Oshkosh's Sitek in the shot put with a toss of 40-10 1/4, Katie Wondra in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:47.26 and Julie Falk in the hammer with a throw of 144-4.

Capturing fifth-place finishes for the Titans' were Davis in the 200-meter run with a time of 26.65, Konsella in the 100-meter run with a time of 12.83, Kussler in the long jump with a leap of 16-3 3/4, Shannon Madigan in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:32.20, Seidler in the discus with a mark of 130-11, Melissa Thies in the hammer with a throw of 144-4, Vanessa Virbitsky in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:13.15 and Lisa Wilke in the 100-meter hurdle with a time of 16.98.

Sixth-place finishes were recorded by UW-Oshkosh's Davis in the 100-meter run with a time of 12.88, Sitek in the discus with a mark of 130-0, Sam Helegesen in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:27.94 and Cassie Petersen in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5:06.69.

Three Titans' finished seventh in their events. They were Masephol in the shot put with a throw of 39-1 3/4, Mallory Burk in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:45.93 and Susie Trzebiatowski in the hammer with a toss of 142-8.

Finishing eighth for UW-Oshkosh were Amanda Bonn in the long jump with a leap of 15-10 1/2, Holly Ozanich in the hammer with a mark of 140-7, Melissa Thies in the discus with a throw of 124-6 and Jessie Welhoefer in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 12:41.76.

Titans Have Seven Winners In Platteville

The UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team had seven first-place efforts at the Nike/Impact Sports UW-Platteville Invitational held Sunday (April 13) in Platteville.

Terri Schwamb led the Titans by winning the hammer throw with a mark of 175-9. Her effort surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship that will be held May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.

UW-Oshkosh had three athletes eclipse the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship as Ayla Mitchell finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.14 while Rebecca Masephol and Peggy Seidler both placed second with distances of 159-4 in the hammer throw and 42-0 3/4 in the shot put, respectively.

Along with Mitchell and Schwamb, Andrea Fabiano, Katie Kohn, Jenny Melville, Becky Thomas and Nicole Van Egtern all won events for the Titans. First-place efforts were turned in by Fabiano in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.49, Kohn in the javelin with a mark of 117-6, Melville in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:36.66, Thomas in the high jump with a leap of 4-11 1/2 and Van Egtern in the pole vault with a height of 11-3 3/4.

In addition to Masephol and Seidler, UW-Oshkosh received second-place listings from Jenny Stein in the javelin with a cast of 107-8.

The Titans' 400-meter relay team of Fabiano, Camille Davis, Kristi Konsella and Anna Loveland also finished second with a time of 49.50.

Cassie Peterson added a third-place finish for the Titans in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:17.78.

UW-Oshkosh's Ellie Sitek recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes after posting marks of 130-0 in the discus and 39-6 1/2 in the shot put. Other fourth-place finishes went to Davis in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.12, Konsella in the long jump with a leap of 17-0 3/4, Mallory Burk in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:34.91 and Kait Stockheimer in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.55.

Fifth-place finishes went to the Titans' Konsella in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.41, Julie Falk in the shot put with a toss of 38-10 1/2, Samantha Helgesen in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:44.06, Sarah Roswell in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.50, Sue Trzebiatowski in the hammer throw with a fling of 149-3, Vanessa Virbitsky in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.61 and Katie Wondra in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:01.47.

UW-Oshkosh's 1,600-meter relay team of Mitchell, Stockheimer, Brittany Haas, and Jordan Clark-Mand also finished fifth with a time of 4:08.96.

Capturing sixth-place finishes for the Titans were Haas in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:57.03, Thomas in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:11..40, Hannah Kussler in the triple jump with a mark of 34-5 3/4, Anna Loveland in the long jump with a leap of 16-1 3/4, Holly Ozanich in the shot put with a toss of 38-3 1/4, Jessie Scheer in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.46, Melissa Walsh in the pole vault with a height of 9-4 1/4 and Jessie Welhoefer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 13:21.68.

Titans Triumphant In Outdoor Debut

The UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team successfully kicked off its outdoor season, winning the UW-Oshkosh Invitational held Saturday (April 5) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.

The Titans finished atop a fourteen-team field. They had 219.5 points total, while UW-Eau Claire had 166.6 points, good enough for second place. Winona State was third with 114 points, UW-Whitewater fourth with 94.5 points, and UW-Stevens Point fifth with 84 points.

UW-Oshkosh displayed critical depth in the four throwing events. Five Titans scored in the hammer, four in the shot put and discus, and three in the javelin.

Terri Schwamb was runner-up to former Titan Robyn Jarocki in the hammer. Her throw of 179-05 automatically qualifies her for the NCAA Division III Championship that will be held May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.

Finishing third was Ellie Sitek with a throw of 157-1, which surpasses the provisional qualifying standard. Suzie Trezbiatowski, Julie Falk, and Melissa Thies finished fifth, sixth, and eighth respectively with throws of 148-7, 145-0, and 142-0.

In the shot put, Peggy Seidler came away victorious. Her throw of 42-11 1/2 not only earned her the win, but a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Division III Championship. Sitek finished third with a throw 39-9 1/4. Also scoring were Trezbiatowski and Falk. They finished seventh and eighth respectively, with throws of 38-7 and 37-0 1/2.

Like the shot put, four Titans scored in the discus. Sitek was runner-up to UW-Whitewater's Dana Thompson. Sitek's best mark was 130-11. Holly Ozanich, Thies, and Trezbiatowski finished fourth, sixth, and eighth respectively, with throws of 121-1, 117-10, and 114-2.

Katie Kohn led the way in the javelin. Her throw of 124-6 eclipsed the rest of the field. Jenny Stein and Nicole Zach scored in the event too. Stein finished fifth with a mark of 107-5, and Zach seventh with a mark of 99-0.

Besides Seidler and Kohn, one other Titans finished first in her event. Ayla Mitchell outdistanced the field in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:48.60.

Kristi Konsella and Jenny Piskor both clinched second place finishes for the Titans. Konsella best mark in the triple jump was 35-0 1/4, while Piskor ran 12:20.90 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Third-place finishes went to UW-Oshkosh's Andrea Fabiano in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.96, Brittany Haas in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.36, and Jenny Melville in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 39:50.90.

Both Titan relay teams finished third, as well. The 400-meter relay team of Fabiano, Konsella, Camille Davis, and Anna Loveland ran a time of 49.91, while the 1,600-meter relay team of Heather Bassett, Chelsea Benitz, Amy Mleziva, and Kait Stockheimer ran 4:10.33.

Capturing fourth-place finishes for UW-Oshkosh were Davis in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.82, Amanda Bonn in the long jump with a mark of 16 11 1/2, Cassie Peterson in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:27.90, and Katie Wondra in the 10,000 meter-run with a time of 40:00.60.

UW-Oshkosh's Shannon Madigan and Nicole VanEgtern both took fifth place in their respective events. Madigan ran 42:01.30 in the 10,000 meter run and VanEgtern vaulted 10-06 in the pole vault.

Two Titans took sixth place in different events. Fabiano in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.68 and Hannah Kussler in the long jump with a mark of 16-8.

Becky Thomas ran 1:12.87 in the 400-meter hurdles, good enough for seventh place. Konsella and Mlezvia both finished eighth in their events. Konsella ran 14.10 in the 100-meter dash and Mlezvia ran 28.40 in the 200-meter dash.

Titans Finish 12th At NCAA Championship

UW-Oshkosh placed 12th at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships on March 14-15 in Ada, Ohio.

Ayla Mitchell achieved a second place finish in the mile run, while the Titans had one other NCAA All-American, Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville) in the 20-pound weight throw.

Also competing in the event were Kristi Konsella (Fr. • Merrill) in the long jump, Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) in the 20-pound weight throw, and Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) in the shot put.

Illinois Wesleyan University won the meet with 30 points. Wartburg College (Iowa) was second with 27 points and Washington University (Mo.) finished third with 23 points. UW-La Crosse and Keene State College (N.H.) shared fourth place, both earning 21 points. UW-Oshkosh finished with 12 points.

Mitchell led the way for the Titans with a second-place finish in the mile run. Mitchell finished within seconds of the winner, Marie Borner of Bethel University (Minn.). Borner's winning time was 4:58.36, while Mitchell was right behind her, finishing in 4:58.61. Catherine Beck of Tufts University (Mass.) finished third in 4:59.72.

Aside from Mitchell, Masephol was an All-American in the 20-pound weight throw. Masephol came into the meet seeded eleventh, but improved six places to finish fifth. Her mark of 55-0 is her personal best.

Ellie Sitek competed in the event as well. Her longest throw was 52-4 1/2, good enough for 12th place. Carol Comp of the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) won the event with a mark of 56-10 1/4.

Kristi Konsella, in the long jump, finished in 10th place. Her leap of 17-6 1/4, left her one spot away from making finals. Caitlin Schetter of UW-La Crosse won the event with a jump of 19-2 3/4.

Peggy Seidler placed 12th in the shot put. Her best effort was 42-2 1/4. Monique Riddick of Montclair State University (N.J.) won the event with a toss of 46-4 3/4.

UW-Oshkosh, which won the meet in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2006, finished sixth a year ago with 28 points.

UW-Oshkosh will host the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. The Titans are the two-time defending NCAA Division III outdoor champion.

Five Titans To Compete At NCAA Championship

Five UW-Oshkosh athletes have qualified for this weekend's NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship in Ada, Ohio. The two-day meet begins Friday (March 14) and concludes on Saturday (March 15) at Ohio Northern University's Sports Center.

UW-Oshkosh will be represented at the national spectacle by Kristine Konsella (Fr. • Merrill) in the long jump, Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville) in the 20-pound weight throw, Ayla Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) in the one-mile run, Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) in the shot put and Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) in the 20-pound weight throw.

Konsella is seeded seventh among 13 entrants in the long jump with a leap of 18-1 1/2. UW-La Crosse's Caitlyn Schetter is seeded first in the event with a distance of 19-3 1/2.

Mitchell, a first-year transfer from the University of Minnesota, is seeded third among 12 participants in the one-mile run with a school-record time of 4:54.98. UW-Platteville's Marcia Taddy earned the event's top seep with a time of 4:53.07.

Seidler has the seventh-best effort in the shot put with mark of 45-10. Lauren Lucci of Widener University (Pa.) is seeded first among the event's 12 competitors with a distance of 48-0 3/4.

Sitek is seeded eighth and Masephol 11th among the 13 entrants in the 20-pound weight throw with performances of 54-5 1/4 and 53-11, respectively. Liz Ulferts of Loras College (Iowa) is seeded first in the event with a toss of 58-1 1/4. Masephol placed ninth at last year's championship with a cast of 51-3 1/4.

Competition in both the long jump and 20-pound weight throw will be held on Friday. The one-mile run will hold its trials on Friday and its finals on Saturday. Action in the shot put will take place on Saturday. The top eight finishers in each event will be awarded NCAA Division III All-America recognition by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Projected to compete for this year's team title are Illinois Wesleyan University, Tufts University (Mass.), UW-La Crosse, UW-Platteville, Wartburg College (Iowa) and Wheaton College (Mass.). Williams College (Mass.) won last year's meet with 42 points, while City College of New York finished second with 35 and UW-Eau Claire third with 32.

UW-Oshkosh, which won the meet in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2006, finished sixth a year ago with 28 points. The Titans are the two-time defending NCAA Division III outdoor champion.

UW-Oshkosh will host the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.

Titans Finish Third At WIAC Championship

The UW-Oshkosh women's track team went into Superior this weekend (February 29 and March 1) to participate in one of their biggest meets of the season, the WIAC Indoor Championship. The Titan women finished in third place as a team. The team scores were very spread out with UW-Lacrosse blitzing the field as they scored 192.33. UW-Eau Claire finished second with 137.83, the Titans third with 115.50, UW-River Falls fourth with 74, and UW-Stevens Point fifth with 51.

The UW-Oshkosh throwers have come through for the women at every meet this year, and this weekend proved more of the same. Four Titan women scored in the weight throw. Leading the way was Ellie Sitek (Fr. • Marinette) who finished second with a throw of 54-5 1/4. Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville), Susie Trzebiatowski (So. • Rosholt) and Melissa Thies (So. • Slinger) finished third, fourth, and seventh with throws of 53-11, 52-2 1/2, and 50 3/4, respectively. All four women threw provisional qualifying marks in the event.

Four Titan women also managed to score in the shot put. Like the weight throw, Sitek led the charge with a third place finish. Her longest throw of 43-1 3/4 was a provisional qualifying throw. Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill), Trzebiatowski and Masephol rounded out the event when they finished sixth, seventh, and eighth with throws of 42-7, 41-8, and 40 3/4, respectively.

The UW-Oshkosh distance medley relay bettered their performance from a week ago, and beat the field on Friday. Their time of 12:12.17 also provisionally qualified them for the national meet, and is the seventh fastest time in the nation. The 800-meter relay team finished third with a time of 1:45.69, while the 1600-meter relay team placed fith with a time of 4:05.92.

Ayla Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) battled sickness to hang on to a second place finish in the mile. Her finishing time was 5:07.04, but has already automatically qualified in this event earlier in the season.

Kristi Konsella (Fr. • Merrill) really performed well in the jumping events at her first conference meet. In the triple jump, she finished third with a jump of 36-2 3/4. Before that she competed in the long jump, and placed fourth with a jump of 17-4 3/4. Hannah Kussler (Fr. • Greendale) also placed in the triple jump. She finished seventh with a jump of 35-8 1/2.

Konsella also placed in the 200-meter run. She finished fourth with a time of 26.20. Teammate Camille Davis (Fr. • Green Day) also scored for the Titans in the event. She finished seventh with a time of 26.24. Davis also scored in the 55-meter dash. Her time of 7.42 placed her fifth.

Aside from the long and triple jumps, Becky Thomas (Jr. • Mineral Point) finished an oustanding second in the high jump. Her highest jump was 5-1 3/4, and was her best jump of the indoor season. Ellen Buchanan (Fr. • Chippewa Falls) also placed in the high jump, finishing sixth with a jump of 4-11 3/4.

Andrea Fabiano (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) scored eight points for the Titans in the 55-meter hurdles. Her final time was 8.67, only .03 seconds from winning the event.

Two Titan women scored in the 800-meter run. Jordan Clark-Mand (So. • Waupun) placed sixth with a time of 2:20.32 and Jessie Scheer (Sr. • De Pere) eighth with a time of 2:22.33.

Two more women came away with points in the pentathlon. Jenny Stein (Jr. • Sussex) was fifth with 2772 points, and teammate Cassie Shedal (Fr. • Newton) placed seventh with 2630 points.

Amy Mlezvia (So. • New Franken) managed to take the final scoring spot in the 400-meter run. Her time of 1:00.60 placed her eighth.

Titans Win UW-Stevens Point Invitational

The UW-Oshkosh Titan women came into Saturday's (February 24) meet in Stevens Point looking to prepare themselves for the Conference championships next weekend at UW-Superior. They did this and more, as they came away as with the team title at the UW-Stevens Point Track & Field Invitational. The Titans are obviously prepared to put forth their best effort in the last few weeks of the indoor season.

UW-Oshkosh crushed the competition by scoring 177.5 points. The closest team to them was UW-Eau Claire with 97 points. UW-Stevens Points finished third with 88 points, and UW-Platteville fourth with 72.

The throwers continue to bring their best week in and week out for the Titans. In the shot put and the weight throw, UW-Oshkosh took 10 of the 16 scoring spots. Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) led the way in the shot put with a provisional qualifying throw of 43 1/4. Susie Trzebiatowski (So. • Rosholt) also threw provisional qualifying as she finished second to Seidler. Her longest throw was 42-7. Holly Ozanich (Fr. • Green Bay) finished third with a throw of 41-1 3/4. Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) and Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville) finished sixth and seventh, respectively, with throws of 40 1/2 and 39-5.

The dominance continued in the weight throw for the Titan throwers. Masephol threw a provisional qualifying mark, not to mention a seasonal best as she won the event with a throw of 52-8. Sitek and Trzebiatowski also provisionally qualified for the National meet with throws of 50-1 1/2 and 50-6 3/4. They placed second and fourth, respectively. Julie Falk (Jr. • Mukwonago) and Melissa Theis (So. • Slinger) also scored for the Titans. Falk finished in fifth with a throw of 49-1, and Thies in eighth with a throw of 47-1.

The Titan relay teams both finished as victors on Saturday. The distance medley relay team provisionally qualified when they ran 12:13.34. They outdistanced UW-Stevens Point, who finished second to the Titans, by 11 seconds.

The 800-meter relay team also won the five-team event when they ran a time of 1:44.40.

The jumps provided a lot of scoring for the Titans as well. Hannah Kussler (Fr. • Greendale) jumped a seasonal best, and managed to win the triple jump, with a jump of 35-08. In the long jump, Amanda Bonn (Fr. • Sister Bay) finished fifth, when she jumped 16-6 1/2. Becky Thomas (Jr. • Mineral Point) and Ellen Buchanan (Fr. • Chippewa Falls) both scored in the high jump. Thomas finished fourth with a jump of 5-1, and Buchanan seventh with a jump of 4-11.

Victory was also achieved, for the Titans, in the 55-meter hurdles. Andrea Fabiano (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) ran a seasonal best after running 8.63 on her way to the win.

The 3000 and 5000-meter runs went well for the Titan participants. Katie Wondra (Jr. • Campbellsport) ran a seasonal best in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:59.09. This time placed her second. Shannon Madigan (So. • Green Bay) also placed second in the 5000-meter run with a time of 19:46.14. Mallory Burk (Fr. • Athens) and Cassie Petersen (Fr. • Marinette) ran the 5000 as well, and placed fourth and fifth respectively, with times of 20:10.00 and 20:23.80.

Nicole VanEgtern (So. • Fond du Lac) finished as a runner-up in the pole vault. Her longest vault went 11-1 3/4. Melissa Walsh (Fr. • Franklin) also scored in the event, finishing seventh with a jump of 9-8.

Scoring was abundant in the sprinting events. Camille Davis (Fr. • Green Bay) finished third for the Titans in the 55-meter dash witha time 7.42. Anna Loveland (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) finished seventh in the same event with a time 7.62. In the 200-meter dash, Chelsea Benitz (Fr. • Osceola) and Destiny Kafer (Fr. • Ripon) finished fifth and sixth with times of 27.27 and 27.39, respectively.

Jordan Clark-Mand (So. • Waupun) ran a seasonal best in the 800-meter run by five seconds. Her time placed her third in the event, it was 2:17.51. Hope Scholze (Fr. • Melrose) rounded out the socring in the 800. She finished eighth with a time of 2:26.63. Brittany Haas (Fr. • St. Charles, Ill.) outran her seasonal best in the mile run by four seconds. She ran 5:20.02, and placed third. Allison Gehl (Fr. • Sherwood) ran the mile as well. She finished sixth, and ran a time of 5:29.33.

Amy Mlezvia (So. • New Franken) scored for the Titans in the 400-meter dash. Her time of 1:00.24 was good enough for fourth place.

Titans Easily Win Own Invitational

It’s safe to say that the UW-Oshkosh women’s track and field team is prepared for the upcoming conference championship.

In a tune-up meet held on Saturday (Feb. 16) in Kolf Sports center, the Titans dominated a nine-team field. They used the meet to display their outstanding depth. Their overall score of 312 points was well ahead of the closest competition. Carroll College was the runner-up with only 102 points.

The throwers destroyed the competition in the shot put and the weight throw as they took thirteen of the sixteen scoring positions. Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) led the way in the shot-put with a throw of 45-10. This throw is her seasonal best and automatically qualifies her for the national championship meet. Susie Trzebiatowski (So. • Rosholt) also had a throw that qualified her for nationals, but provisionally and not automatically. Her longest throw went for 43-5 1/4. Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) was third with a throw of 40-2 3/4. The Titans then swept the fifth through eighth positions with Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville), Julie Falk (Jr. • Mukwonago), Hollie Ozanich (Fr. • Green Bay), and Melissa Thies (So. • Slinnger) all scoring.

Like the shot put, the throwers had a firm grip on the scoring positions in the weight throw. In fact, they swept the first six scoring positions. Sitek was the winner with a provisional qualifying throw of 53-1. Masephol and Falk’s throws also exceeded the provisional qualifying standard when they threw 52-06 and 50-1 1/4. Thies, Ozanich, and Cassidy Walsh (So. • Mauston) finished in positions fourth through sixth.

The Titans also showed their critical depth in the 800-meter run. Jessie Scheer (Sr. • De Pere) broke the 2:20 barrier for the first time in her career, and led a sweep of the first six scoring positions in the event. Scheer’s time was 2:19.59, and she was followed closely by Heather Bassett (Fr. • Minocqua) and Jordan Clark-Mand (So. • Waupun) whose finishing times were 2:21.48 and 2:22.26, respectively. Hope Scholze (Fr. • Melrose), Janelle Brooks (Fr. • Janesville), and Samantha Helgesen (Fr. • Bristol) completed the Titans sweep of the event as they took positions fourth through sixth.

Ayla Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) made it known to the rest of the country that she’s one of the top milers in the nation. Her time of 4:54.98 is currently the best time in the country at the distance, and automatically qualifies her for the national meet. Her last lap of 36 seconds displayed that she can mix endurance with speed. Brittany Haas (Fr. • St. Charles, Ill.) ended up fifth in the event with a time of 5:24.22 and teammate Allison Gehl (Fr. • Sherwood) was close behind her in sixth place when she ran 5:27.02.

Even more depth was shown in the 5,000-meter run. Jenny Melville (Sr. • Waukesha) won the event with a time of 18:43.01. Her teammates, Katie Wondra (Jr. • Campbellsport), Shannon Madigan (So. • Green Bay), and Cassie Peterson (Fr. • Marinette), took the second through fourth positions. Mallory Burk (Fr. • Athens) also managed to score in the 3,000-meter run. She finished sixth with a time of 11:28.00.

The Titan jumpers scored major points in their distinct events. Anna Loveland (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) won the long jump with a jump of 17 06.25. Hannah Kussler (Fr. • Greendale) also jumped well in the event as she finished third with a long jump of 16-7.75. Like Loveland, Kristi Konsella (Fr. • Merrill) also won her event, but she did so in the triple jump. Her jump of 35-10.50 set the mark for the rest of the field. Ellen Buchanan (Fr. • Chippewa Falls) managed to finish as the runner-up in the high jump with a jump of 5-9.75. Nicole VanEgtern (So. • Fond du Lac) led the way in the pole vault with a vault of 10-6. Three other Titans scored in the vault. Katie Kohn (Jr. • Mayville), Melissa Walsh (Fr. • Franklin), and Lindy Stein (Fr. • Kaukauna) finished fourth through sixth, respectively.

The sprints also went incredibly well for the Titans on Saturday. Camille Davis (Fr. • Green Bay) edged out Loveland in the 55-meter dash by a nose. They both finished with times of 7.48. Konsella was fourth in the event with a time of 7.58. Davis also placed well in the 200-meter dash. She finished second with a time of 26.19. Chelsea Benitz (Fr. • Osceola) and Destiny Kafer (Fr. • Ripon) finished right behind Davis, in fourth and sixth place, with times of 27.45 and 27.84. Andra Fabian (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) also managed to score in the 55-meter hurdles. She ended up sixth with a time of 11.30.

Amy Mlezvia (So. • New Franken) ran a seasonal best in the 400-meter dash, and also took home a victory. Her time of 1:00.87 eclipsed he field. Mlezvia’s teammates, Sarah Roswell (So. • Eleva) and Kait Stockheimer (Fr. • West Salem), finished fourth and fifth.

The UW-Oshkosh women’s relay teams took home first and second place. The 1,600-meter relay team ran a seasonal best on their way to victory. Their finishing time was 4:05.43. The 800-meter relay team was narrowly beat by Carroll College, but they finished as runner-ups with a time of 1:50.99.

Titans Take Second At UW-Stevens Point Invitational

The UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team can use their meet in Stevens Point as a learning experience for the championship season that they are about to embark on. It's safe to say that they're probably not ecstatic that they came in second place as a team to UW-Eau Claire, but the experience's they can take away from this meet will only help in the coming weeks. One thing to keep in mind is that the Titans have a lot of talented young athletes who will improve as the season wears on.

UW-Eau Claire narrowly edged the Titans in the team race by two points. UW-Eau Claire had 125 points, while UW-Oshkosh had 123. The University of Minnesota-Duluth and Winona State were close behind with 113 and 100 points, respectively.

Although the Titans know that they can perform better, that doesn't mean that there weren't great achievements to be found in a lot of different places on Saturday.

Two freshman led the Titans to fine performances in the sprints. Camille Davis (Fr. • Green Bay) almost came away with the victory in the 55-meter dash, but was narrowly edged by .01 seconds by Liz Caine of Stevens Point. Davis's finishing time was 7.43 seconds. Anna Loveland (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) was close behind Davis with a time of 7.58 seconds which was good enough for fourth place. Davis also sprinted well in the 200-meter dash. Her time of 26.58 seconds led her to a fifth-place finish. In the 55-meter hurdles, newcomer Andrea Fabiano (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) rounded out the scoring in the event with an eighth place finish, her time was 9.60 seconds.

The Titans are trying to repeat past success in the 400-meter dash by way of a youth movement. Kait Stockheimer (Fr. • West Allis), another freshman, ran to a strong finish in the event. Her time of 1:03.97 was good enough for sixth place, and a lot like the Davis and Loveland in the sprints, she'll look to continue to improve her times throughout the rest of the indoor season.

In the 800-meter run, UW-Oshkosh had great performances from many different runners. Ayla Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) continues her dominants at the half-mile distance winning her second 800 in as many meets. This time she had no problem pulling away from the rest of the field to finish with a time of 2:14.35. Her time is well under the provisional standard of 2:16.90. Jesse Scheer (Sr. • De Pere) also had a strong showing. After being boxed in early in the race, she finished with a quick last lap to obtain 5th place with a time of 2:22.22. Another freshman, was Heather Bassett (Fr. • Minocqua), finished right behind Scheer with a personal-best of 2:22.67.

Both Katie Wondra (Jr. • Cambellsport) and Jenny Piskor (Fr. • Eagan, Minn.) rounded out the 3000-meter run in scoring positions. They finished seventh and eighth, respectively, and finished with times of 11.03.49 and 11:04.45. Piskor is another talented freshman that the Titans will be counting on for the future. Jenny Melville (Sr. • Waukesha) finished with a time of 19:11.68 in the 5000 meters. After getting caught running by herself for the last mile of the 3.1 mile race, she still managed to hang on to a third place finish.

With a lot of their top runners injured for the relays, the Titans still managed to score points in both. An inexperienced 800-meter relay team of Davis, Fabiano, Kristi Konsella (Fr. • Merrill) and Loveland still hung on to a second place finish and a time of 1:48.23. The 1,600 meter relay team Mitchell, Scheer, Jordan Clark-Mand (So. • Waupun) and Bassett also offered a lot of fresh faces on it, but still finished fifth with a time of 4:09.68 in a tough field.

The jumping events offered scattered success for the Titans. In the long jump, Konsella led the way with a second-place finish. Her jump was 17-0 3/4 long. Konsella is another young competitor that these young Titans are counting on to lead them to a bright future. Amanda Bonn (Fr. • Sister Bay) also placed well for the Titans in the long jump. She finished in fifth place with a jump of 16-0 1/2. Hannah Kussler (Fr. • Greendale) jumped well, placing fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 34-10 1/4 and eighth in the long jump with a mark of 15-9 3/4.

Like Kussler, Becky Thomas (Jr. • Mineral Point) also finished in second place, but Thomas did so in the high jump. Her best jump for the day was 5-1. In the pole vault, Katie Kohn (Jr. • Mayville) placed with a vault of 10-0, which was good enough for fourth place. Melissa Walsh (Fr. • Franklin) also placed for UW-Oshkosh in the vault. She finished seventh with a vault of 9-0.

The throws continue to be a dominating presence on the UW-Oshkosh women track team. The faces may change, but the positive results remain. The Titans had three female's place in the shot put. Leading the way was Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) in fourth place. Her throw of 34-2 was a provisional qualifying mark. Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) also threw a provisional mark with a toss of 42-7 1/2. Her best throw was good for sixth place. Hollie Ozanich (Fr. • Green Bay) rounded out the Titan scoring in the event by finishing eighth. Her longest throw went 39-9 1/2.

The domination continued in the 20-pound weight throw as three more Titan women scored, and two more threw provisional standards. Sitek led the way with a second place finish. Her throw of 53-9 3/4 was a provisional qualifier. Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville), also threw for a provisional mark at 50-0 1/2, not to mention finishing in sixth place. Susie Trzebiatowski (So. • Rosholt) rounded out the Titan scoring by finishing in eighth place. Her throw went for 49-1.

Titans Dominate Own Invitational

UW-Oshkosh dominated the throwing events and won all three relays to capture the five-team UW-Oshkosh Invitational held on Friday (Jan. 25) in Kolf Sports Center. The Titans scored 277 points to easily outdistance second-place North Central College's score of 125.

St. Norbert College followed in third-place with 46 points, UW-Parkside in fourth-place with 41 and Ripon College in fifth-place with 14.

UW-Oshkosh had the top-two shot putters and the top-four twenty-pound weight throwers provisionally qualify for the NCAA Division III National Indoor Championship to pace the Titans.

Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) led the Titans in the shot put with a first-place toss of 43-9 3/4, Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) took second-place with a heave of 43-7 3/4, Susie Trzebiatowski (So. • Rosholt) landed in third-place with a launch of 41-9 3/4 and Holly Ozanich (Fr. • Green Bay) tallied a fourth-place mark of 41-3.

Trzebiatowski led the Titans in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 52-4 3/4. Sitek followed with a second-place listing of 51-6 1/4, Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville) with a third-place tally of 50-6 1/4 and Melissa Thies (So. • Slinger) with a fourth-place mark of 49-9 3/4.

The 800-meter relay quartet of Chelsea Benitz (Fr. • Osceola), Camille Davis (Fr. • Green Bay), Kristine Konsella (Fr. • Merrill) and Amy Mlezvia (So. • New Franken), the 1,600-meter relay foursome of Heather Bassett (Fr. • Minocqua), Andrea Fabiano (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.), Ayla Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) and Mlezvia and the distance medley relay team of Allison Gehl (Fr. • Sherwood), Jordan Clark-Mand (So. • Waupun), Jessie Scheer (Sr. • De Pere) and Becky Thomas (Jr. • Mineral Point) all took first-place.

The 800-meter relay team won in a time of 1:47.29, the 1,600-meter relay team won in a time of 4:07.01 and the distance medley relay team crossed the tape in a time of 13:03.05.

Konsella was a double event individual winner for the Titans as she took first-place in the long jump with a distance of 17-6 and in the triple jump with a mark of 35-0 1/2.

Other Titans winning events included Anna Loveland (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.59, Fabiano in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.63 and Scheer in the one-mile run in a time of 5:19.32.

UW-Oshkosh's second-place listings included Davis in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.64 and in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.82, Fabiano in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.54, Bassett in the one-mile run in a time of 5:24.60, Mlezvia in the 400-meter run in a time of 1:01.35 and Mitchell in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:14.34. Fabiano and Mitchell's performance exceeded the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship.

Runner-up finishes for the Titans continued for Jenny Melville (Sr. • Waukesha) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 10:46.47, Katie Wondra (Jr. • Campbellsport) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 19:18.77, Thomas in the high jump with a leap of 4-11 3/4 and Hannah Kussler (Fr. • Greendale) in the triple jump with a mark of 34-2. Capturing third-place listings for the Titans were Brittany Haas (Fr. • St. Charles, Ill.) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:24.60, Clark-Mand in the 400-meter run in a time of 1:03.19, Jenny Piskor (Fr. • Eagan, Minn.) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 11:20.23 and Ellen Buchanan (Fr. • Chippewa Falls) in the high jump with a height of 4-11 3/4.

Fourth-place performances for UW-Oshkosh included Shannon Madigan (So. • Green Bay) in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 20:29.20, Jenny Stein (Jr. • Sussex) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.23, Nicole VanEgtern (So. • Fond du Lac) in the pole vault with a height of 11-3 3/4 and Loveland in the long jump with a mark of 16-1 3/4. VanEgtern's performance set a provisional mark for the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship.

Titans Trip Maroons In Season Opener

The UW-Oshkosh women's indoor track and field team won 11 out of 13 individual events, including six by freshmen, in a 93-57 pasting of the University of Chicago (Ill.) in a dual meet held on Saturday (Jan. 12) in Kolf Sports Center.

Highlighting the day for the Titans was Krista Konsella (Fr. • Merrill), who won the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.75 seconds and the long jump with a mark of 16-10 1/2.

Other winners for UW-Oshkosh were Jessie Scheer (Sr. • De Pere) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:26.91, Amy Mlezvia (So. • New Franken) in the 400-meter run in a time of 1:03.12, Ayla Mitchell (Jr. • New Richmond) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:17.94, Andrea Fabiano (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.02 and Anna Loveland (Fr. • Roscoe, Ill.) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.63.

The 1,600-meter relay team consisting of Jordan Clark-Mand (So. • Waupun), Mitchell, Mlezvia and Stephanie Sisk (Jr. • Beloit) won in a time of 4:11.38 to round out the track winners.

UW-Oshkosh's field event winners included Nicole VanEgtern (So. • Fond du Lac) in the pole vault with a mark of 10-11 3/4 and Hannah Kussler (Fr. • Greendale) in the triple jump with a distance of 35-0 1/2. The Titans also enjoyed two first-place finishes in the throwing events as Susie Trzebiatowski (So. • Rosholt) won the shot put with a heave of 43-0 1/2 and Rebecca Masephol (Sr. • Pittsville) captured the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 51-11.

Taking second-place for the Titans were Clark-Mand in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:27.35 and Jenny Melville (Sr. • Waukesha) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 11:05.32.

UW-Oshkosh's second-place performances on the track continued with Jenny Stein (Jr. • Sussex) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.46 and Sisk in the 200-meter dash in a time of 27.77.

The Titans’ field event second-place listings included Melissa Walsch (Fr. • Franklin) in the pole vault with a height of 9-0 1/4, Peggy Seidler (Fr. • Merrill) in the shot put with a launch of 42-4 3/4 and Trzebiatowski in the 20-pound weight throw with a heave of 51-3.

Third-place results for UW-Oshkosh in the track events included Jenny Piskor (Fr. • Eagan, Minn.) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:43.60, Brittany Haas (Fr. • St. Charles, Ill.) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:27.60, Katie Wondra (Jr. • Campbellsport) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 11:32.95 and Camille Davis (Fr. • Green Bay) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.74.

The Titans gathered third-place honors in the field with Becky Thomas (Jr. • Mineral Point) in the high jump with a height of 4-11 and Loveland in the long jump with a showing of 15-10 1/4. In the throwing events, Masephol took third position in the shot put with a toss of 40-8 1/4 and Ellie Sitek (So. • Marinette) grabbed the third slot in the 20-pound weight throw with a launch of 51-2 3/4.

Fourth-place results on the track for the Titans included Mallory Burk (Fr. • Athens) in the one-mile run in a time of 5:50.44, Sarah Roswell (So. • Eleva) in the 400-meter run in a time of 1:05.16, Heather Bassett (Fr. • Minocqua) in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:29.00, Cassie Peterson (Fr. • Marinette) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 11:47.90, Cassie Shedal (Fr. • Newton) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.62 and Chelsea Benitz (Fr. • Osceola) in the 200 meter dash in a time of 28.20.

UW-Oshkosh’s fourth-place performances on the field included Ellen Buchanan (Fr. • Chippewa Falls) in the high jump with a leap of 4-11 and Julie Falk (Jr. • Mukwonago) in the shot put with a heave of 40-5.

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