2002 Women's Indoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 18 - 24
Track
Megan Craig, Freshman (Bangor), of UW-Stevens Point
Craig ran a personal best time of 5:01.60 in the mile run at the Pointer Open. She narrowly missed the automatic qualifying time, but still reached the provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship. Converted to 1,500 meters, her time would break Leah Juno's school record set last season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Distance Medley Relay Team--Melissa Wright, Breanna McMullen, Kristen Steffen, Jane-Marie Ovanin
UW-La Crosse, Angela Klatt, Sophomore, Eagan, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Jessica Marx, Senior, Mukwonago
UW-Platteville, 4x200 Relay Team
UW-River Falls, Kyrstin Bodenburg, Senior, Elk Mound
UW-Stout, Tracy Oostdyk, Sophomore, Spooner (Shell Lake)

Field
Jill Kincaid, Senior (Palmyra/Palmyra-Eagle), of UW-Oshkosh
Kincaid won the triple jump to help Oshkosh win its own eight-team invitational held February 23. She leaped 38-6 3/4 to surpass the automatic qualifying standard for next month's NCAA Division III Indoor Championship. The Titans won the meet with 178.50 points, while Monmouth College finished second with 123.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brooke Wozniak, Sophomore, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
UW-La Crosse, Bethany Renner, Freshman, Anoka, Minn.
UW-Platteville, Becky Fedak, Senior, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-River Falls, Nicole Pronschinske, Senior, Blair
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Nechuta, Freshman, Mosinee
UW-Stout, Andi Schwabenlender, Senior, Bristol (Burlington Catholic Central)

Week of Feb. 11 - 17
Track
Jocelyn Loe, Junior (Oshkosh/West), of UW-La Crosse
Loe won the 400-meter dash at the Warhawk Classic with a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 59.67. She also anchored the 4x400 relay which placed first and automatically qualified for the national championship with a time of 3:54.92.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jane-Marie Ovanin, Freshman, Amherst
UW-Oshkosh, Liz Woodworth, Sophomore, Marinette
UW-Platteville, Cassie Carey, Junior, Leaf River, Ill. (Foreston)
UW-Stevens Point, Becky Lebak, Senior, Burlington
UW-Stout, Heather Stiles, Sophomore, Eden Prairie, Minn.
UW-Superior, Carrie Smith, Freshman, Superior (Senior)
UW-Whitewater, Jessica Janson, Junior, Franklin

Field
Tabitha Fendrick, Senior (Marinette), of UW-Whitewater
Fendrick set a school record in the shot put at the Warhawk Classic. Her toss of 48-0 also automatically qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championship and is the second-best performance in the country this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Beth Flink, Senior, Colby
UW-La Crosse, Sonja Peterson, Junior, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Oshkosh, Carrie Danielewicz, Senior, Schofield (D.C. Everest)
UW-Platteville, Heidi Schultz, Senior, Janesville (Parker)
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Lundahl, Senior, Sturgeon Bay

Week of Feb. 4 - 10
Track
Liz Woodworth, Sophomore (Marinette), of UW-Oshkosh
Woodworth won the mile run with a provisional qualifying time of 5:03.84 at the Oshkosh Open Saturday, February 9. The time was also the fourth fastest in school history.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jane-Marie Ovanin, Freshman, Amherst
UW-La Crosse, Heather Kleckner, Senior, Mequon (Homestead)
UW-River Falls, Dana Martin, Sophomore, Hortonville (Xavier)
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Craig, Freshman, Bangor
UW-Stout, Angie McConnell, Sophomore, Blair

Field
Jenney Luer, Senior (Colfax/Wasilla, Alaska), of UW-Stout
Luer not only broke her own indoor shot put record, she shattered it at the Stout Pentangular Friday, February 8. After breaking the mark three weeks ago, Luer set another mark last week, then quickly erased that record with an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying distance of 45-5, breaking her previous best by almost 20 inches. Luer's toss is currently ranked third in NCAA Division III.

Sarah Moravchik, Junior (Becker, Minn.), of UW-Superior
Moravchik provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship with a leap of 17-8 1/4 in the long jump at the Warren Bowlus Invitational. Moravchik placed second in the event.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Katie Miller, Sophomore, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-La Crosse, Bethany Renner, Freshman, Anoka, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Jill Kincaid, Senior, Palmyra (Palmyra-Eagle)
UW-River Falls, Kady Kleven, Senior, River Falls
UW-Stevens Point, Jodi Butkowski, Senior, Stevens Point

Week of Jan. 28 - Feb. 3
Track
Breanna McMullen, Sophomore (Fall Creek), of UW-Eau Claire
McMullen achieved an NCAA provisional qualifying time in winning the 55-meter high hurdles in 8.66 seconds at the Don Bremer Classic in La Crosse. She also had the fastest split (1:00.43) of any Blugold runner this season in the 4x400-meter relay which had its fastest time (4:08.83) in years.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Jocelyn Loe, Junior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Amy Schulz, Sophomore, Reedsville (Valders)
UW-Platteville, Amanda Troy, Sophomore, Benton
UW-River Falls, Lisa Traxler, Senior, Menomonie
UW-Stevens Point, Becky Clarke, Sophomore, Antioch, Ill.
UW-Stout, Sarah Jenne, Junior, Waunakee
UW-Superior, Sarah Moravchik, Senior, Becker, Minn.

Field
Sonja Peterson, Junior (Oakdale, Minn./Tartan), of UW-La Crosse
Peterson won the shot put and weight throw, helping lead La Crosse to the Eagles Indoor Classic team title. She threw 44-0 in the shot put and a career-best 54-9 1/2 in the weight throw. Peterson automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship in both events.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Anna Nelson, Junior, Weston (D.C. Everest)
UW-Oshkosh, Niki Riemer, Senior, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Platteville, Julie Korish, Senior, Cashton
UW-River Falls, Jen Leis, Sophomore, Alma Center (Lincoln)
UW-Stevens Point, Nicki Merten, Senior, Fond du Lac
UW-Stout, Andi Schwabenlender, Senior, Bristol

Week of Jan. 21 - 27
Track
Becky Lebak, Senior (Burlington), of UW-Stevens Point
Lebak established a new Kachel Fieldhouse record in the 5,000-meter run at the Whitewater Invitational. Her time of 17:32.72 provisionally qualified her for this year’s NCAA Division III Championship and was just 3.91 seconds behind her own school record set last year at the NCAA Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jane-Marie Ovanin, Freshman, Amherst
UW-La Crosse, Angela Klatt, Sophomore, Eagan, Minn.
UW-Platteville, Amanda Troy, Sophomore, Benton
UW-Stout, Kate Werner, Freshman, Elk Mound

Field
Heather Kleckner, Senior (Mequon/Homestead), of UW-La Crosse
Kleckner won the high jump and pole vault at the La Crosse Invitational. She won the high jump at 5-1. Kleckner won the pole vault with an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark of 11-9 3/4. The pole vault mark was also a Mitchell Hall Fieldhouse record. She shared the mark with Ellen Findlay who also vaulted 11-9 3/4 at the invitational.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jessie Beaulieu, Sophomore, Eau Claire (North)
UW-Platteville, Julie Korish, Senior, Cashton
UW-Stevens Point, Jody Butkowski, Senior, Stevens Point
UW-Stout, Jenney Luer, Senior, Colfax

Week of Jan. 14 - 20
Track
Jackie Munoz, Sophomore (Oshkosh/West), of UW-Oshkosh
Munoz won the 1,500 meter run as Oshkosh dropped a 90.5-87.5 dual meet to Augustana (Ill.) on January 18. She ran to a time of 4:51.67 in the 1,500 meter run.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Rebecca Brandner, Junior, Eau Claire (Regis)
UW-La Crosse, Ali Trudeau, Senior, Marshfield
UW-River Falls, Katrina Spears, Freshman, Shell Lake
UW-Stout, Heidi Bedsted, Senior, Plainview, Minn.

Field
Kristin Raether, Junior (Marathon), of UW-La Crosse
Raether placed fourth in the weight throw at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational January 19. She provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship with a throw of 50-10 3/4.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Katie Miller, Sophomore, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Oshkosh, Penny Godleske, Sophomore, Merrill
UW-River Falls, Jennifer Leis, Sophomore, Alma Center (Lincoln)

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