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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Mazomanie, WI
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- High School:
- Wisconsin Heights, WI
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- Events:
- Thrower
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- Major:
- Animal Science
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- Event:
- Throws
News mentions
Day two of the NCAA Championships began with the second day of the men’s decathlon.
Five women and three men qualified to the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Pioneer Track and Field teams opened the outdoor season at the Washington University Invite in St. Louis, Missouri. The two-day competition was highlighted by the Pioneer throwers winning both the men’s and women’s shot put.
The UW-Platteville Track and Field teams competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships Friday and Saturday.
The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named eight Pioneers All-Region. To be named All-Region athletes needed to be ranked in the top-5 in an individual event or top-3 in a relay.
The UW-Platteville Track and Field teams will send 10 athletes to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Three women broke school records at Friday night’s Spartan Invitational hosted by University of Dubuque.
The UW-Platteville track and field team traveled to Waverly, Iowa to compete in the Wartburg Indoor Select Meet Friday and Saturday. The Pioneer men competed amongst six other teams including University of St. Thomas, Wartburg College, Central College, Simpson College, University of Dubuque, and UW-River Falls. The Pioneer women competed against those teams as well as UW-La Crosse, Winona State University, and Cornell College.
The Pioneer track and field teams hosted the UW-Platteville Select on Saturday, welcoming 11 teams to Williams Fieldhouse.
The Pioneer track and field teams hit the road to Stevens Point Saturday morning for their first away meet of the 2017 Indoor season. The No. 11 nationally ranked Pioneer men and No. 12 ranked Pioneer women competed against UW-Stevens Point and UW-Eau Claire. The Pointer men are currently ranked ninth while the Eau Claire men hold the No. 6 spot in the rankings. The Eau Claire women go into the season with the No. 2 ranking in the nation.
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