2014 UW-Platteville Cross Country News
LaMere earns All-Academic individual, women earn team award
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The NCAA Division III Cross Country Academic Awards were announced by the USTFCCCA on Feb. 11 with regards to the fall 2014 season.
February 16, 2015
Player Perspective Series: Ashlynne Wampfler
Meet Ashlynne Wampfler a member of the UW-Platteville track and field and cross country teams. She is a senior from Stockton, Ill. majoring in chemistry.
December 11, 2014
Player Perspective Series | Sam Poser | Distance
Meet Sam Poser a member of the UW-Platteville track and field and cross country teams from Brookfield, Wis. He is a senior majoring in electrical engineering.
December 04, 2014
LaMere and Walden garner All-American Cross Country honors
UW-Platteville's Ian LaMere and Joel Walden earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Kings Island Golf Center.
November 22, 2014
LaMere and Walden qualify for NCAA Cross Country Championships
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Ian LaMere and Joel Walden were named individual automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Sunday.
November 16, 2014
LaMere and Walden lead Cross Country at NCAA Regional
The UW-Platteville men's finished in sixth out of 38 teams at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Saturday, while the women's squad placed 16th out of 41 teams.
November 15, 2014
Player Perspective Series: Matt Smaga
Meet Matt Smaga a member of the UW-Platteville men's cross Country team from Palantine, Illinois. He is a senior majoring in history and social science.
November 13, 2014
Kunkel selected Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete
UW-Platteville's Danielle Kunkel has been named the recipient of the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Judy Kruckman Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Award.
November 03, 2014
LaMere, Walden and Depies earn All-WIAC honors
UW-Platteville Ian LaMere, Joel Walden and Kiera Depies earned all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) honors on Saturday at the WIAC Championships, hosted by UW-La Crosse at the Ettrick Golf Course.
November 01, 2014
Cross Country teams primed for WIAC Championships
The UW-Platteville men's and women's cross country teams will compete at 2014 WIAC Cross Country Championships Saturday, Nov. 1 at Ettrick Golf Course in Ettrick, Wisconsin. The men's 8-kilometer race will begin at noon, while the women's 6-kilometer race will get underway at 1 p.m.
October 31, 2014
Cross Country competes at Oshkosh Open
The UW-Platteville men's and women's cross country teams used the Oshkosh Open on Friday afternoon as final preparation for next week's conference meet.
October 24, 2014
Kunkel earns second WIAC weekly honor
UW-Platteville's Danielle Kunkel was named women's cross country Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Runner of the Week for the second time this year, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
October 21, 2014
Kunkel and LaMere lead Pioneers at Drews/Neubauer Invite
UW-Platteville men's and women's cross country teams competed against several nationally ranked teams at the Drews/Neubauer Invitional, hosted by UW-La Crosse on Saturday.
October 18, 2014
Player Perspective Series: Allison Wells
Meet Allison Wells a member of the UW-Platteville women's cross country team from Moline, Illinois. She is a junior majoring in biology
October 16, 2014
Cross Country hosts Pioneer Gender Equity Invite
The UW-Platteville cross country teams hosted the Pioneer Gender Equity Inivational on Saturday, where the women’s races two minutes and 40 seconds after the men so both genders finished at the same time.
October 11, 2014
Men's Cross Country climbs to fifth in national rankings
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men’s cross country team has climbed up to fifth in the fourth week of the NCAA Division III National Coaches Poll.
October 08, 2014