Pioneers’ Orr named WIAC Track Performer of the Meet

PLATTEVILLE, Wis.- Senior Gwen Orr, of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's track program, was named the WIAC's Track Performer of the Meet after winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. 

Orr is the first Pioneer to win a conference title in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes in school history. Orr is the second Pioneer to win a conference title in the 100-meter dash, which last happened when Diane Montgomery took home the title in 1981. 

Orr holds the school record for both the 100- and 200-meter dashes along with the indoor records for the 60- and 200-meter dashes. Orr's 11.74 second time in the 100-meter currently sits third on the national honor roll list, while her 200-meter time of 24.44 seconds sits seventh. Both times will qualify her for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships in Geneva, Ohio.