The UW-Oshkosh women’s swimming and diving team won one relay and two individual events to highlight their 142-80 loss to Luther College (Iowa) on Saturday (Jan. 24) in Decorah, Iowa.

UW-Oshkosh’s quartet of Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin), Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.), Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.) and Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) won the 200-yard medley in a time of 1:57.67.

Capturing individual first-place results for UW-Oshkosh were Sommers in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:25.26 and Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 57.98.

The Titans’ runner-up performances included Jana Krautkramer (Jr. • Marathon) in the 1,000-yard freestyle in a time of 11:59.16, Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest) in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:06.77, Sommers in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 26.37, Molly Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:33.24 and Elizabeth Schneider (Fr. • Madison) in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:45.21.

UW-Oshkosh enjoyed third-place results by Karpinsky in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:19.76 and Picotte in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:44.96.

Fourth-place performances by the Titans went to Danielle Smith (Sr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 1,000-yard freestyle in a time of 12:06.79, Julie Zahour in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:09.03, Picotte in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 26.94, Gruenke in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 2:25.46, Heather Statz (So. • Sun Prairie) in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 59.68 and Harvey in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:20.00.

UW-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater owned all of the event winners as the two women's swimming and diving teams ousted UW-Oshkosh on Saturday (Jan. 17) in Stevens Point.

UW-Oshkosh lost decisions of 225-61 to UW-Stevens Point and 193-87 to UW-Whitewater.

Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest) led UW-Oshkosh's listings by finishing second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:20.87 and third in both the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley with times of 1:05.75 and 2:24.16, respectively.

The Titans' Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.) earned a third-place finish by posting a time of 2:21.87 in the 200-yard backstroke. She also placed seventh in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:30.35.

UW-Oshkosh has four individuals combine for five fourth-place finishes, including Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) who recorded times of 26.49 in the 50-yard freestyle and 5:43.19 in the 500-yard freestyle.

Other fourth-place mentions went to Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin) in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.14, Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:05.35 and Elizabeth Schneider (Fr. • Madison) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:40.76. Schneider also placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:47.82 while Picotte ranked sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:17.97 and seventh in 100-yard freestyle with a time of 58.56.

Heather Statz (So. • Sun Prairie) marked a time of 6:06.73 in the 500-yard freestyle for another seventh-place finish for the Titans.

UW-Oshkosh had three eighth-place finishes as Alisha Brieske (Fr. • Milton) swam 1:20.02 in the 100-yard breaststroke, Jana Krautkramer (Jr. • Marathon) 2:57.61 in the 200-yard breaststroke and Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) 26.97 in the 50-yard freestyle.

In the relays, UW-Oshkosh placed second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:48.10 and fourth in the 200-yard medley with an effort of 1:59.06.

The UW-Oshkosh women’s swimming and diving team won 14 events, including all five relays, to defeat Lawrence University, Ripon College and St. Norbert College on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 5-6) in Albee Hall.

UW-Oshkosh accumulated 1,209 points, followed by second-place Lawrence University with 822, third-place Ripon College with 589 and fourth-place St. Norbert College with 210.

Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) had a huge outing for the Titans, capturing six first-place performances. She totaled three victories as an individual and three as a member of UW-Oshkosh’s relay squads.

Sommers won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 59.67, the 200-yard butterfly in a school-record time of 2:16.03 and the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 26.04. Sommers’ first-place relay events included a time of 1:57.64 in the 200-yard medley relay, a mark of 4:21.43 in the 400-yard medley relay and a clocking of 1:44.13 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Joining Sommers in the 200-yard medley relay were Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin), Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.) and Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.). In the 400-yard medley relay, the other contributors were Gruenke, Harvey and Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg). The 200-yard freestyle relay used Sommers’ speed along with Picotte, Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) and Heather Statz (So. • Sun Prairie).

Sommers concluded her busy weekend with a second-place showing in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:22.82.

UW-Oshkosh’s winning relay events continued with Picotte, Reichel, Statz and Julie Zahour in the 400-yard relay, as they earned a time of 3:46.89. Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • De Forest), Picotte, Reichel and Julie Zahour combined to capture the 800-yard freestyle with a time of 8:17.80.

Gruenke and Reichel each added two individual championships as Gruenke won the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:38.47 and the 400-yard individual medley in a time of 5:07.54. Reichel extended the Titans’ dominance by grabbing the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:16.34 and the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:21.08.

Harvey won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:03.04 while Picotte took the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 56.66 to conclude UW-Oshkosh’s first-place results.

Picotte began the second-place showings with her times of 26.73 in the 50-yard freestyle and 2:03.99 in the 200-yard freestyle. The Titans’ second-place results continued for Karpinsky in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:00.20 and Julie Zahour in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.54.

Harvey tagged the wall second in the 200-yard backstroke after a time of 2:17.94, as did Reichel in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.90 and Gruenke in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:14.22.

Karpinsky enjoyed a trio of third-place scores to pace the Titans. She tallied a time of 1:04.37 in the 100-yard backstroke, a mark of 2:19.81 in the 200-yard backstroke and a tally of 5:31.62 in the 500-yard freestyle.

Molly Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) added to UW-Oshkosh’s success with two third-place listings as she clocked times of 1:06.83 in the 100-yard butterfly and 2:31.85 in the 200-yard butterfly.

The Titans earned more third-place performances from Elizabeth Schneider (Fr. • Madison) in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:33.38, Janna Oelrich (Jr. • Marathon) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:46.39 and Reichel in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:06.28. Statz notched a finish of third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.78, along with Gruenke in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:26.97.

Capping off the weekend for the Titans were seven fourth-place finishes, including two by Statz with her times of 58.15 in the 100-yard freestyle and 2:08.73 in the 200-yard freestyle.

Adding fourth-place results for UW-Oshkosh were Emma Nametz (Jr. • Madison) in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:39.23, Amanda Storch (Jr. • Sun Prairie) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:59.69 and Oelrich in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:18.76. Harvey completed the fourth-place scores in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:28.04, joined by Schneider in the 500-yard freestyle with her time of 5:43.09.

The UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team achieved its best point total since 2004 as it took fifth place at the WIAC Relays held Saturday (Nov. 22) in Eau Claire.

The Titans scored 54 points, the most since the recording 64 during the 2004 campaign. UW-La Crosse took first place with 158 points, while UW-Stevens Point finished second with 154, UW-Eau Claire third with 88, UW-Whitewater fourth with 60 and UW-River Falls sixth with 40.

Highlighting the day for the Titans were fourth-place performances in six separate events. The 800-yard freestyle relay posted a time of 8:31.38, while the 300-yard medley individual relay notched a time of 3:27.46 and the 1,500-yard freestyle relay a time of 17:07.22.

The 200-yard medley relay continued the finishes of fourth with its time of 2:00.70, along with the 300-yard backstroke team’s mark of 3:16.07 and the 850-yard freestyle group’s figure of 9:14.65.

Members of the Titans’ 800-yard freestyle relay included Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest), Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.), Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) and Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg). The performers pacing the 300-yard medley individual relay were Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin), Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.) and Janna Oelrich (Jr. • Marathon).

UW-Oshkosh’s 1,500-yard freestyle relay competitors consisted of Karpinsky, Reichel and Elizabeth Schneider (Fr. • Madison), while the 200-yard medley relay included Gruenke, Harvey, Picotte and Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico). The Titans’ 300-yard backstroke featured the efforts of Harvey, Karpinsky and Reichel, to go along with the 850-yard relay that was made up of Karpinsky, Schneider, Statz and Julie Zahour.

In 2007 and 2008 the Titans scored 50 and 48 points, respectively.

Five individual event champions were not enough for the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team as it fell, 136-83, to UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Nov. 15) in Albee Hall.

Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) began the Titans’ feats in the 200-yard butterfly with her time of 2:20.59, along with Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.), who topped the field in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.93. Lynnea Krajco (Jr. • Verona) earned the title in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:18.46, as did Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:46.45.

Krajco and Picotte joined Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest) and Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) in the 200-yard freestyle relay as the quartet won that event with a time of 1:46.10. Karpinsky continued her success with a pair of second-place listings in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:54.80 and in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:20.15. UW-Oshkosh also notched results of second place from Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) in the 100-yard freestyle with her time of 59.53 and Janna Oelrich (Jr. • Marathon) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:49.90.

Third-place listings for the Titans went to Heather Statz (So. • Sun Prairie) in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:00.37, Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.) in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:24.10 and Amanda Storch (Jr. • Sun Prairie) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 3:04.03.

Reichel captured two fourth-place results for UW-Oshkosh as she finished the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:05.21 and the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:37.17.

Fourth-place totals continued for UW-Oshkosh thanks to Molly Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) in the 200-yard butterfly with her time of 2:34.53, Jennifer Davis (Sr. • Appleton) in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:02.69 and Haley Oosterhof (Fr. • DeForest) in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:31.30.

The UW-La Crosse women's swimming and diving team spoiled UW-Oshkosh's first home meet of the 2008-09 season by ousting the Titans, 184-53, on Friday (Nov. 14) in Albee Hall.

UW-Oshkosh captured one first-place finish on the day, thanks to Jennifer Karpinsky’s (Fr. • DeForest) showing in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.02.

Second-place listings for the Titans went to Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:05.21 and Lynnea Krajco (Jr. • Verona) in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:42.98.

The Titans notched a total of four third-place finishes, with Heather Statz (So. • Sun Prairie) scoring in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 12:14.61 and Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.) registering in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:06.86. Reichel touched fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:06.71, as did Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) in the 500-yard freestyle with her time of 5:47.40.

Capturing fourth place for UW-Oshkosh were Molly Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 12:38.88 and Krajco in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:08.07. Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) rounded out the top-four results in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.94, along with Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.) in the 100-yard butterfly with her time of 1:08.08.

After narrowly being defeated the past two seasons, the UW-Oshkosh women’s swimming and diving team splashed over NCAA Division II Northern Michigan University, 133-98, on Saturday (Nov. 8) in Marquette, Mich.

Last year, the Wildcats skimmed by the Titans, 118-112. They also prevailed by a count of 118-91 in 2006.

UW-Oshkosh had six different swimmers earn top honors in six different events while capturing both relay competitions. Jana Krautkramer (Jr. • Marathon) started the victory tour in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:33.54, while Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.) continued it in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 58.02.

Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest) took her title in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:23.88, as did Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:06.52 and Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.85. Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin) finished off the individual championships in the 100-yard breaststroke with her mark of 1:15.37.

The 400-yard medley relay quartet of Gruenke, Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.), Sommers and Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) won with a time of 4:19.33. The Titans also scored points with the 400-yard freestyle relay foursome of Karpinsky, Lynnea Krajco (Jr. • Verona), Picotte and Heather Statz (So. • Sun Prairie), which was victorious in a time of 3:54.97.

UW-Oshkosh’s second-place finishes started with Reichel, who notched those honors in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:26.20 and in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:42.95.

Second-place performances for the Titans continued for Emma Nametz (Jr. • Madison) in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:38.62, Sommers in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.84 and Julie Zahour in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 58.43. Krajco earned the second spot in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.91, along with Harvey in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.21 and Krautkramer in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:17.35.

UW-Oshkosh's third-place results went to Kimberly Price (So. • Waukesha) in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:39.81, Molly Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:07.42, Picotte in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.98 and Krajco in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.25.

Haley Oosterhof (Fr. • DeForest) swam her way to a pair of third-place results in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 59.35 and in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:47.07.

The Titans fourth-place showings consisted of Gruenke in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:30.13, Karpinsky in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.63 and Alisha Brieske (Fr. • Milton) in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:21.46. Statz closed out the top-four listings with her time of 27.60 in the 50-yard freestyle and her mark of 59.82 in the 100-yard freestyle.

Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain) and Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) each posted a pair of top-two results as the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team lost dual meets with Luther College (Iowa) and UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Nov. 1) in Whitewater.

The Titans lost to Luther College, 189-91, and to UW-Whitewater, 211-83.

UW-Oshkosh's two event victories belonged to Harvey in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 30.75 and Sommers in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.37. Harvey also turned in a second-place showing in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.91, while Sommers added hers in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 29.75.

Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) raced to a pair of second-place listings in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 31:39 and in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:07.33.

The 400-yard medley relay quartet of Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin), Harvey, Sommers and Julie Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg) also gathered a second-place score with their time of 4:19.62.

The Titans’ third-place performances included Gruenke in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 34.72, Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest) in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.07 and Lynnea Krajco (Jr. • Verona) in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.07.

Fourth-place showings for UW-Oshkosh consisted of Gruenke in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:16.48, Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.99 and Elizabeth Schneider (Fr. • Madison) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:59.41.

The UW-Oshkosh women’s swimming and diving team took advantage of three first-place results from relay teams as it won the St. Norbert College Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 25) in Appleton.

UW-Oshkosh tallied 538 points to dominate the seven-team event, while Lawrence University finished second with 346, Loyola University Chicago (Ill.) Swim Club third with 284.5, Central Michigan University fourth with 215, Marquette University fifth with 206.5, St. Norbert College sixth with 194 and Beloit College seventh with 192.

The Titans’ 100-yard medley relay group notched a time of 56.56 on the strength of Lynnea Krajco (Jr. • Verona), Janna Oelrich (Jr. • Marathon), Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) and Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico).

The 200-yard medley relay squad posted a figure of 1:59. Members of that winning quartet were Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin), Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.), Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.) and Sommers.

Teammates of the 500-yard freestyle relay included Jennifer Davis (Sr. • Appleton), Gruenke, Harvey, Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest), Krajco, Haley Oosterhof (Fr. • DeForest), Picotte, Kimberly Price (So. • Waukesha), Reichel and Sommers. Their time of 4:31.21 bested all opponents.

Reichel swam to a time of 30.80 in the 50-yard backstroke, while Heather Statz (So. • Sun Prairie) earned a mark of 27.56 in the 50-yard freestyle to account for UW-Oshkosh’s individual first-place finishes.

The Titans also received second-place results from Reichel in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:06.70 and Karpinsky in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 31.00. Picotte scored a pair of second-place showings in 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:00.02 and in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 27.29.

UW-Oshkosh also posted a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle relay with a time of 50.88 and in the 500-yard freestyle crescendo relay with a time of 5:13.97. Competitors in the 100-yard freestyle relay included Karpinsky, Krajco, Picotte and Reichel. The 500-yard freestyle crescendo relay featured the strokes of Davis, Harvey, Karpinsky and Elizabeth Schneider (Fr. • Madison).

Third-place finishes for the Titans came from Statz in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:00.17, Krajco in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 31.01, Sommers in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 29.50 and Gruenke in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:07.83.

Karpinsky began UW-Oshkosh’s fourth-place listings in the 100-yard freestyle with her time of 1:00.84, while Oelrich closed them out in the 50-yard breaststroke with her mark of 36.18.

Harvey and Oosterhof each recorded a sixth-place performance in the 50-yard backstroke when the duo tied with a time of 31.30. Karpinsky, Reichel and Picotte ended the meet with five top-six showings apiece. The Titans also received strong performances from Harvey, Krajco and Sommers, who each notched four top-six results.

No diving events were held in the meet.

The UW-Oshkosh women’s swimming and diving team swept the top three places in two events as it dropped a narrow 137-134 decision to UW-River Falls in the season opener on Saturday (Oct. 18) in River Falls.

Lynnea Krajco (Jr. • Verona), Luciana Reichel (So. • Brookfield) and Melissa Harvey (Fr. • Iron Mountain, Mich.) grabbed the first, second and third-place spots, respectively, in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke to pace the Titans. Krajco finished with times of 1:06.72 and 2:24.89, while Reichel notched scores of 1:07.82 and 2:26.72 and Harvey posted figures of 1:08.49 and 2:31.70.

Another event winner for the Titans was Genesis Gruenke (Sr. • New Berlin), who topped all competitors in both the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke. She recorded times of 1:16.26 and 2:44.25 in her two victories. Gruenke also earned second place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:28.85.

Samantha Sommers (So. • Suamico) continued the UW-Oshkosh winners list with her times of 1:05.20 and 2:28.60, respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard butterfly.

Jennifer Karpinsky (Fr. • DeForest) captured the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 5:48.60 and posted a third-place result in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:10.94. Reichel closed out the Titan champions with a first-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley after clocking a 2:25.67.

Third-place performances for the Titans included Elizabeth Schneider (Fr. • Madison) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 12:17.59 and Danielle Smith (Sr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:07.31.

Janna Oelrich (Jr. • Marathon) and Angie Picotte (Jr. • Andover, Minn.) each added a pair of third-place performances for UW-Oshkosh. Oelrich finished with a time of 1:19.53 in the 100-yard breaststroke and 2:52.79 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Picotte earned her scores from her times of 26.98 in the 50-yard freestyle and 59.78 in the 100-yard freestyle.

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.