Juniata College (Pa.) ended UW-Oshkosh's postseason run for the second consecutive year as the Eagles defeated the Titans, 3-0, in a semifinal round match of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship held Friday (Nov. 20) in University Heights, Ohio.

Juniata College, which ousted UW-Oshkosh in the quarterfinal round of last year's national event, posted winning set scores this time around of 25-23, 25-18, 26-24.

Friday's contest featured the top two teams in the country as Juniata College was ranked first in the NCAA Division III by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and UW-Oshkosh second. It was the second contest in less than a month between the squads, with UW-Oshkosh winning the first meeting by a 3-2 (22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-18, 15-13) score on Oct. 31 in San Antonio, Texas. (More)

Ayla Mitchell's (Sr. • New Richmond) third All-America performance led UW-Oshkosh to a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship held Saturday (Nov. 21) at the Highland Park Golf Course in Highland Hills, Ohio.

Mitchell crossed the finish line in this year's 6,000-meter race with a third-place time of 21:46. She previously recorded national finishes of 13th in 2007 and third in 2008. Mitchell becomes the sixth UW-Oshkosh runner to earn three All-America awards, joining Tiffany (Speckman) Ebensperger (1994, 1996-97), Tiffany Fox (1986-88), Laura Horejs (1989-91), Cheryl Niederberger (1986-88) and Liz Woodworth (2001, 2003-04).

Wendy Pavlus of St. Lawrence University (N.Y.) won this year's individual title with a time of 21:28. Defending champion Marie Borner of Bethel University (Minn.) finished second in 21:45, Lauren Reich of DePauw University (Ind.) fourth in 21:50 and Joanna Johnson of Oberlin College (Ohio) fifth in 21:54.

UW-Eau Claire tallied 171 points to win its first NCAA Division III title. The Blugolds' winning score was the second highest in the 29-year history of the event. (More)

UW-La Crosse won 10 of 13 events as it posted a 152-84 victory over the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team on Saturday (Nov. 21) in La Crosse.

The two-time defending WIAC champion Eagles received a pair of victories from both Danielle Ellingson and Katelyn Hartung.

Ellingson won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:17.00 and the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:16.08. Hartung finished first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.08 and the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:03.83.

UW-La Crosse also received wins from Shannon Doyle in the three-meter diving (261.30), Brittany Erb in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:40.42), Chelsea Hoff in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.47), Rachel Lavalley in the one-meter diving (2:54.10) and Kasey Madden in the 50-yard freestyle (25.66). (More)

UW-Oshkosh's Nate Stymiest (So. • Oconto Falls) ran to a 209th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championship held Saturday (Nov. 21) at the Highland Park Golf Course in Highland Hills, Ohio.

Stymiest, who was UW-Oshkosh's lone representative at the national meet, completed the 8,000-meter course in a time of 27:40. He finished 59th at last year's championship held in Hanover, Ind.

Stymiest earned his trip to the Buckeye State after placing 11th at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional held Nov. 14 at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.

Ricky Flynn of Lynchburg College (Va.) won this year's national race with a time of 25:09, while Michael Spain of North Central College (Ill.) finished second in 25:32, Edgar Kosgey of Williams College (Mass.) third in 25:34, Dan Ramsey of St. Lawrence University (N.Y.) fourth in 25:35 and Jason Garvens of UW-Platteville fifth in 25:36. A total of 276 runners crossed the finish line. (More)