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Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Receive All-Academic Honors
The UW-Platteville Men’s and Women’sTrack and Field teams were acknowledged by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as All-Academic Teams.
August 23, 2017
Ian LaMere set to compete at USATF National Championship
Thursday night, Ian LaMere will be among the nation's elite runners that will toe the line at the USATF Outdoor Track Championships.
June 22, 2017
NCAA Day 3: Two Illustrious Careers Come to an End
Ian LaMere and Amber Williams competed for the Pioneers for the final time. On the third and final day of the NCAA Championships, LaMere and Williams put on the Pioneer uniform one last time.
May 27, 2017
NCAA Championships: Day 2 Recap
Day two of the NCAA Championships began with the second day of the men’s decathlon.
May 26, 2017
LaMere and Williams Receive Honors on Eve of NCAA Championships
Ian LaMere and Amber Williams received Midwest Regional Athlete of the Year awards. Williams eaned the field honors while LaMere got the track honors.
May 25, 2017
LaMere and Williams Win National Titles!
On a rainy day one of the NCAA Championships, Ian LaMere began the day by becoming the first runner in Division III history to ever win the 10,000m race three years in a row. To end the day, Amber Williams won her first long jump national title.
May 25, 2017
Eight Pioneers Qualify to NCAA Championships
Five women and three men qualified to the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
May 23, 2017
Whaley Joins the 17-Meter Club
The Pioneers sent a small group to the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier for a last chance to qualify to the NCAA Championships next weekend. Even though Kyle Whaley was set to qualify to to nationals he used the weekend to improve his national ranking.
May 18, 2017
LaMere skips award ceremony, breaks all-time WIAC 5k record instead.
At last night?s Wisconsin Sports Awards ceremony, held at Camp Randall Stadium and the UW Field House, Ian LaMere was awarded the Small College Athlete of the Year award. He wasn?t present to accept the award because he was competing at North Central?s Dr. Keeler Invite.
May 12, 2017
Two Championship Records Broken on WIAC Day 1
Amber Williams and Ian LaMere both broke meet records on day one of the WIAC Championships.
May 06, 2017
More Records Broken as Pioneers Win Five Events on WIAC Day 2
The UW-Platteville Track and Field teams took benefit of the home field advantage to step up and win five events on day two of the WIAC Championships. The Pioneer women alone took home titles in five events over the course of the weekend, the second highest total for any women’s team at the Championships.
May 06, 2017
May 03, 2017
End of Regular Season Riddled with Weather Woes
For the final week of the regular season, the track and field teams split their squad between the Drake Relays and the UW-whitewater Drake Alternative meet. Rain and unseasonably cold weather hampered the performances in both meets as a few athletes were able to persevere past the rough conditions.
April 29, 2017
Ian LaMere runs fastest 10,000m of the year while school records go down at Augie
Two school records went down over the weekend while the Pioneers competed at Augustana. Senior Heptathlete Megan Marotz finished day 1 of the Heptathlon with a school record in the 200m while teammate Rachel Beuthin broke the shot put record. Ian LaMere traveled to UW-LaCrosse to compete in the 10,000m and came away with the fastest time of the year.
April 21, 2017
Williams and Whaley Win at Ashton May Invite
The UW-Platteville track and field teams competed at the Ashton May Invitational hosted by UW-La Crosse on Saturday. The Pioneers came away with two event winners as Amber Williams took the long jump and Kyle Whaley bested the field in the shot put.
April 08, 2017
Pioneers name athletes of the week, Moses earns WIAC honors
April 04, 2017