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

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

Week of April 24 - 30
Track
Julia Rudd, Senior (Oshkosh/West), of UW-La Crosse
Rudd placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Drake Relays with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying time of 10:22.45. She also broke her own school record (10:26.56) and posted the second-fastest time in the country this year.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Kooistra, Freshman, Lakeville, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Nadine Pieske, Junior, Hales Corners (Whitnall)
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Senior, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Char Edwards, Freshman, Danbury (Webster)
UW-Whitewater, Megan Kielar, Senior, McHenry, Ill.

Field
Stephanie Barnes, Junior (Sauk City/Sauk Prairie), of UW-Eau Claire
Barnes won the pole vault event at the Kip Janvrin Open at Simpson (Iowa) with a height of 12-11. The winning height was 11 inches better than the second-place finisher. Barnes set the school record and currently ranks first in the NCAA Division III with the performance.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Thayer, Junior, Grafton (Cedarburg)
UW-Oshkosh, Kelly Rehn, Sophomore, Hartland (Hamilton)
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Senior, Deerfield
UW-Stevens Point, Beth Richter, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stout, Camelle Meyer, Senior, Kellogg, Minn. (Plainview)
UW-Whitewater, Mollie Zirbel, Junior, Wrightstown

Week of April 17 - 23
Track
Marcia Taddy, Sophomore (Two Rivers), of UW-Platteville
Taddy placed sixth at the Kansas Relays in the 1,500-meter run with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark of 4:28.75. Her time was the fastest in the country this spring.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Kooistra, Freshman, Lakeville, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Kristen Painter, Junior, Blue Earth, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Nadine Pieske, Junior, Hales Corners (Whitnall)
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Craig, Senior, Bangor
UW-Stout, Bridgette Crozier, Sophomore, Winona, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Jen Rogers, Junior, Fort Atkinson

Field
Sarah Thayer, Junior (Grafton/Cedarburg), of UW-La Crosse
Thayer won the long jump (18-1) and triple jump (38-2 1/4) at the Phil Esten Challenge on April 21. She provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in both events.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Paula Crossfield, Junior, Madison (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Kelly Rehn, Sophomore, Hartland (Hamilton)
UW-River Falls, Krista Hasselquist, Sophomore, Osceola
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Frey, Freshman, Spencer
UW-Stout, Char Edwards, Freshman, Danbury (Webster)
UW-Whitewater, Mollie Zirbel, Junior, Wrightstown

Week of April 10 - 16
Track
Amanda Donath, Freshman (Kewaskum), of UW-Oshkosh
Donath ran a first-place time of 56.85 in the 400-meter dash at the North Central (Ill.) Invitational on April 14. Her performance, which surpassed the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championships and ranks sixth in the country, helped the Titans capture the team title. Donath was also a member of UW-Oshkosh's 1,600-meter relay team that posted a second-place time of 3:55.93 and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Faller, Junior, Marinette
UW-La Crosse, Jena Durnin, Junior, Evansville, Ind.
UW-Platteville, Mary Johnson, Senior, Trempealeau (G-E-T)
UW-River Falls, Shannon Zweifel, Sophomore, Whitewater
UW-Stevens Point, Jenna Mitchler, Senior, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Oriana Zens, Sophomore, Dalton, Minn. (Fergus Falls)
UW-Whitewater, Sara Gisseler, Freshman, Mukwonago

Field
Erin Kokta, Senior (Brookfield/East), of UW-Eau Claire
Kokta recorded a pair of NCAA Division III provisional qualifying marks at the Blugold Open on April 14. She won the long jump with a leap of 18-7 3/4, which currently ranks fourth in the nation, and finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 37-10, which ranks fifth in the country. She also added a third-place finish in the high jump, clearing 5-3.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Thayer, Junior, Grafton (Cedarburg)
UW-Oshkosh, Hope Buehler, Freshman, Sheboygan Falls
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Senior, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Vicki Cooper, Sophomore, DeForest and Krista Hasselquist, Sophomore, Osceola
UW-Stevens Point, Amy Frey, Senior, Spencer
UW-Stout, Erin Berg, Freshman, Sheboygan
UW-Whitewater, Mollie Zirbel, Junior, Wrightstown

Week of April 3 - 9
Track
Marcia Taddy, Sophomore (Two Rivers), of UW-Platteville
Taddy earned an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Division III Championships in the 1,500-meter run at the Wartburg Select Invitational on April 8. She claimed the event in 4:33.46, winning by eight seconds and also coming within one second of Wartburg legend Missy Buttry's meet record.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kjersten Holt, Sophomore, Long Prairie, Minn. (LP Grey Eagle)
UW-La Crosse, Jena Durnin, Junior, Evansville, Ind.
UW-Oshkosh, Amanda Donath, Freshman, Kewaskum
UW-Stevens Point, Ashleigh Potuznik, Senior, Baraboo
UW-Stout, Jasmine Patzner, Sophomore, Taylor (Blair-Taylor)

Field
Katie Wagner, Senior (Campbellsport/Lomira), of UW-La Crosse
Wagner finished second in the heptathlon at the Wartburg Select Invitational on April 8 with a NCAA provisional qualifying score of 4,121 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Lonyll Seeley, Freshman, Two Harbors, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Lyndsey Thoma, Junior, Farmington, Minn.
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Senior, Deerfield
UW-River Falls, Vicki Cooper, Sophomore, DeForest
UW-Stevens Point, Beth Richter, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stout, Taylor Mayo, Sophomore, Iron River, Mich.

Week of March 27 - April 2
Track
Teresa Stanley, Senior (Whitewater), of UW-Stevens Point
Stanley finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the North Central (Ill.) First Chance Meet held April 1. She posted a provisional qualifying time of 11:12.00 in the event to help the Pointers to a fourth-place team finish.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Molly Warner, Sophomore, Mosinee
UW-Oshkosh, Sarah Schettle, Junior, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Mary Johnson, Senior, Trempealeau (G-E-T)
UW-Whitewater, Megan Kielar, Senior, McHenry, Ill. (McHenry West)

Field
Robyn Jarocki, Senior (Merrill), of UW-Oshkosh
Jarocki surpassed three automatic qualifying standards for the NCAA Division III Championships at the North Central (Ill.) First Chance Meet held April 1. She helped the Titans to the team title by winning the shot put with a school-record toss of 50-0 3/4, the discus with a fling of 161-3 and the hammer throw with a hurl of 181-4. All three performances are the best in the NCAA Division III this season. UW-Oshkosh totaled 223 points to win the four-team meet.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Paula Crossfield, Junior, Madison (East)
UW-Platteville, Carrie Morschauser, Senior, Deerfield
UW-Stevens Point, Beth Richter, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Whitewater, Nicole Schwann, Freshman, Iron Ridge (Horicon)

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