2006 WIAC Women's Indoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 20 - 26
Track
Marcia Taddy, Junior (Two Rivers), of UW-Platteville
Taddy set two school records with NCAA Division III qualifying marks, while running two events at the Pointer Qualifier on February 25. She won the 800-meter run in 2:13.05, an automatic qualifying time and the third-fastest time in NCAA Division III this year. Taddy was also a member of the distance medley relay team that recorded the third-best time in the NCAA Division III this season at 11:54.97.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Julia Rudd, Senior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Nicole Pelischek, Junior, Two Rivers
UW-River Falls, Brittany Smith, Sophomore, Preston, Minn. (Fillmore Central)
UW-Stevens Point, Katie Simo, Junior, Appleton (East)
UW-Stout, Lindsay Kjolsing, Junior, Mankato, Minn. (East)
UW-Whitewater, Megan Kielar, Senior, McHenry, Ill. (McHenry West)

Field
Robyn Jarocki, Senior (Merrill), of UW-Oshkosh
Jarocki finished fifth in both the 20-pound weight throw and shot put at the AT&T USA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship held February 24-26 in Boston, Mass. She placed fifth out of 12 competitors in the 20-pound weight throw with a hurl of 66-8 and fifth out of eight participants in the shot put with a school-record toss of 53-2 3/4. She was the only NCAA Division III performer in both events.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Alyssa Leonard, Junior, Franklin (Whitnall)
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Senior, Deerfield
UW-Stevens Point, Beth Richter, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stout, Amelia Treptow, Freshman, Wells, Minn. (United South Central)
UW-Whitewater, AJ Meyer, Senior, Jefferson

Week of Feb. 13 - 19
Track
Jena Durnin, Junior (Evansville, Ind.), of UW-La Crosse
Durnin captured the 55-meter dash in UW-La Crosse's dual victory over Winona State (Minn.) on February 17 with a time of 7.17. She set a UW-La Crosse and Mitchell Hall Fieldhouse record with a time of 7.14 in the preliminaries. Durnin broke the school record of 7.21 set by Amber Lindblad (1999) and the facility record of 7.17 set by Karla Eggerson of UW-Whitewater (1995). Durnin automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with her performance. Her time of 7.14 also ranks first in NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Faller, Junior, Menomonie
UW-Oshkosh, Nicole Pelischek, Junior, Two Rivers
UW-Platteville, 4x400-Meter Relay Team - Mary Johnson, Senior, Trempealeau (G-E-T) - Alison Ross, Freshman, German Valley, Ill. (Forreston) - Bobbi Arand, Freshman, Stockton, Ill. - Heidi Heberlein, Sophomore, Kiel
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Senior, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Taylor Mayo, Sophomore, Iron River, Mich.
UW-Superior, Lindsay Tafs, Sophomore, Hermantown
UW-Whitewater, Megan Kielar, Senior, McHenry, Ill. (West)

Field
Kelly Runkle, Senior (Chetek), of UW-La Crosse
Runkle captured the long jump in UW-La Crosse dual victory over Winona State (Minn.) on February 17 with a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark of 17-9 1/2.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Erin Kokta, Senior, Broofield (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Lyndsey Thoma, Junior, Farmington, Minn.
UW-River Falls, Kim Altenhofen, Freshman, Marathon
UW-Stevens Point, Jamie Scott, Freshman, Rosholt
UW-Stout, Pam Sellberg, Freshman, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Nicole Schwamn, Freshman, Iron Ridge (Horicon)

Week of Feb. 6 - 12
Track
Jessica Scott, Freshman (Kiel), of UW-Platteville
Scott set a UW-Platteville school record and automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:13.64 at the Iowa State Classic. Her time is the third fastest in the country among NCAA Division III runners this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Molly Warner, Sophomore, Mosinee
UW-La Crosse, Kristen Painter, Junior, Blue Earth, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Nicole Pelischek, Junior, Two Rivers
UW-River Falls, Sara Rudesill, Senior, River Falls
UW-Stevens Point, Marie Burrows, Junior, Menomonee Falls
UW-Stout, Katee Rosburg, Freshman, Superior
UW-Whitewater, Sara Gisseler, Freshman, Mukwonago

Field
Kelly Rehn, Junior (Hartland/Arrowhead), of UW-Oshkosh
Rehn set a school record and surpassed the automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Division III Championships in the pole vault at the Warhawk Classic on February 11. She won the pole vault with a leap of 12-2 to defeat nine other competitors. Her performance is the fourth best in the NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Erin Kokta, Senior, Brookfield (East)
UW-La Crosse, Jena Durnin, Junior, Evansville, Ind.
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Senior, Deerfield
UW-Stevens Point, Amy Frey, Senior, Spencer
UW-Stout, Carrie Peterson, Sophomore, Luck
UW-Whitewater, Alison Lewis, Sophomore, Racine (Horlick)

Week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5
Track
Nadine Pieske, Junior (Hales Corners/Whitnall), of UW-Oshkosh
Pieske won the 200-meter dash and ran legs on two first-place relay teams as UW-Oshkosh outscored five teams in its own invitational on February 4. She took first place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.83. Her performance established UW-Oshkosh and Kolf Sports Center records. Pieske also helped UW-Oshkosh register times of 1:45.53 in the 800-meter and 3:59.98 in the 1,600-meter relays. UW-Oshkosh captured first place in the team standings with 334 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Faller, Junior, Marinette
UW-La Crosse, Jena Durnin, Junior, Evansville, Ind.
UW-Platteville, Marcia Taddy, Junior, Two Rivers
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Senior, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Bridgette Crozier, Sophomore, Winona, Minn.

Field
Stephanie Barnes, Junior (Sauk City/Sauk Prairie), of UW-Eau Claire
Barnes won the pole vault with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark of 12-8 at the seven-team Warren Bowlus Open on February 4. Her mark is the best in NCAA Division III this year and also set a school record.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Caitlin Schetter, Freshman, Kiel
UW-Oshkosh, Lyndsey Thoma, Junior, Farmington, Minn.
UW-Platteville, Beth Ambrosious, Senior, DePere
UW-River Falls, Krista Hasselquist, Sophomore, Osceola
UW-Stevens Point, Beth Richter, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stout, Tabitha Blanchard, Freshman, Mondovi (Gilmanton)

Week of Jan. 23 - 29
Track
Jenna Mitchler, Senior (Kaukauna), of UW-Stevens Point
Mitchler opened her indoor season with a first-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on January 28. She posted a time of 17:28.97, which provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championships. UW-Stevens Point finished third in the 14-team meet.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Kooistra, Freshman, Lakeville, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Jena Durnin, Junior, Evansville, Ind.
UW-Oshkosh, Nadine Pieske, Junior, Hales Corners (Whitnall)
UW-Platteville, Mary Johnson, Senior, Trempealeau (G-E-T)
UW-River Falls, Brittany Smith, Preston, Minn. (Fillmore Central)
UW-Stout, Jasmine Patzner, Sophomore, Taylor (Blair-Taylor)
UW-Whitewater, Megan Kielar, Senior, McHenry, Ill. (McHenry West)

Field
Beth Ambrosius, Senior (DePere), of UW-Platteville
Ambrosius placed second in the pole vault and broke her own school record with a vault of 11-3 at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on January 28. She provisionally qualified for nationals in the event.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Erin Kokta, Senior, Brookfield (East)
UW-La Crosse, Caitlin Schetter, Freshman, Kiel
UW-Oshkosh, Michelle Zach, Sophomore, Middleton
UW-Stevens Point, Amy Frey, Senior, Spencer
UW-Stout, Kelly Schachtner, Freshman, Deer Park (Clear Lake)
UW-Whitewater, Gretchen Meyers, Freshman, Lake Mills

Week of Jan. 9 - 22
Track
Jackie Mulrooney, Junior (Hartland/Arrowhead), of UW-Platteville
Mulrooney won the 5,000-meter run in 17:07.65, breaking her own Williams Fieldhouse record by 25 second and Keri Wells' 1999 school record of 17:12.83. Mulrooney's time would normally automatically qualify her for the NCAA Division III Championships, but because she ran in a combined race with the men, the national mark does not count.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Amanda Donath, Freshman, Kewaskum
UW-Whitewater, Amanda Chladek, Junior, Milwaukee (Pius)

Field
Robyn Jarocki, Senior (Merrill), of UW-Oshkosh
Jarocki finished first in both the shot put and 20-pound weight throw as UW-Oshkosh opened its season with a 96-53 victory over Chicago (Ill.) on January 14. She took first place in the shot put with a school record toss of 50-10 and 20-pound weight throw with a hurl of 65-3 1/2. Jarocki surpassed the automatic qualifying standard in both events for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Krista Hasselquist, Sophomore, Osceola
UW-Whitewater, Kari Jacobs, Senior, Prairie du Sac (Sauk Prairie)

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