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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Burlington, Wis.
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- High School:
- Burlington
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- Event:
- Pole Vault
Bio
Career Stats: TFRRS Profile
Personal: Daughter of John and Jennifer Ehlen ... majoring in Engineering.
News mentions
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.
Amber Williams and Ian LaMere both broke meet records on day one of the WIAC 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.
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.
Kyle Whaley headed into Saturday’s the final qualifying meet not ranked in the top-15 of shot putters that will get to compete in the NCAA Championships next weekend. Whaley wasn’t having it, he made sure he was going to participate in his third indoor national meet in a row. After qualifying to the finals in Saturday’s shot put, Whaley threw the mark that will get him there. Whaley tossed the shot 16.42m (53-10.5) to crack the top-15 into the No. 14 spot.
Amber Williams became the first woman in WIAC Championship history to win the long jump three years in a row. Once again Williams waited for her final attempt to jump her best mark. Knowing that she had already won the competition with a previous jump of 5.71m (18-9) she leapt to 5.85m (19-2.5) on her final attempt. Williams now moves to the third spot in the national rankings.
Three women broke school records at Friday night’s Spartan Invitational hosted by University of Dubuque.
It’s been 23 years since a Division III runner has run a 5,000m race as fast as Ian LaMere did on Friday. LaMere competed in the second heat of invitational 5,000m race at the Iowa State Classic. He followed the pacer for the first 3,000m meters and took control of the race. LaMere lead the remainder of the race until the final meters to finish second with a time of 13:54.88, less than two seconds from the all-time best time of 13:53.17 set by Dan Mayer of North Central in 1994. The performance earned LaMere National Athlete of the Week recognition by the USTFCCCA (United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association).
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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