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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- DeForest, Wis.
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- High School:
- DeForest
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- Major:
- Industrial Engineering
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- Event:
- Sprints
Bio
2019: Ran a personal best time of 8.08 seconds for 17th place in the 60m dash at the WIAC Indoor Championships...Placed 16th in the 200m dash at the WIAC Indoor Championships...Ran two personal bests at the WIAC Outdoor Championships in the 100m (12.55) for 9th place and 200m (25.57) for 5th place...Placed 4th in the 4x100m relay at the WIAC Outdoor Championships and also set the school record.
2018: Competed in 6 indoor meets ... Indoor season best 8.33 seconds in the 60m and 27.17 seconds in the 200m ... Competed in five outdoor meets including the WIAC Outdoor Championships in the 4x100m relay ... Outdoor season best 12.97 seconds in the 100m and 26.70 seconds in the 200m.
Career Stats: TFRRS Profile
High School: State Qualifier in the 4x400m relay ... Conference champion in the 4x200m and 4x400m relays ... Team MVP ... Scholar Athlete Award winner ... 4-year letter winner ... Volleyball team captain ... Member of National Honor Society ... Graudated Magna Cum Laude ... Ran a personal best of 12.95 in the 100m and 27.26 in the 200m
Major at UW-Platteville: Industrial Engineering
What is your favorite thing about UW-Platteville? My favorite thing about UW-Platteville is the small class sizes because they allow me to ask questions that I wouldn't be able to in large lecture halls.
Why did you choose UW-Platteville? I chose UW-Platteville for its engineering program.
News mentions

Pioneers' Orr looking to improve lives through engineering
Platteville, Wis.- University of Wisconsin-Platteville track and field record holder Gwen Orr enjoyed math and science in high school. After a...
July 27, 2021

Pioneers wrap up day two of WIAC Championships: Schilling, Leahy, Walechka receive All-Conference honors
River Falls, Wis. – Saturday, May 8, the Pioneers continued competition on day two of the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted...
May 8, 2021

Orr breaks 200m school record on day 1 of WIAC Championships
River Falls, Wis. - The UW-Platteville track and field team, traveled to UW-River Falls to compete at the 2021 WIAC Outdoor Track and Field...
May 7, 2021

Pioneers capitalize on final home track and field meet of the season
Platteville, Wis. - With one week to go until the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, UW-Platteville hosted the Border Battle on Friday,...
April 30, 2021

Leahy breaks outdoor shot put school record
Rock Island, Ill. – On Saturday, April 17, the Pioneers competed at the Meet of Champions hosted by Augustana College. Among the outstanding...
April 17, 2021

Galgon, Leahy ranked among the top in the nation
Platteville, Wis. – Battling adverse weather conditions, the Pioneers hosted the UW-Platteville Invitational on Saturday, April 10.
April 10, 2021

Gwen Orr breaks 100m school record
Whitewater, Wis. – The Pioneers competed at the Rex Foster Twilight Meet at UW-Whitewater on Friday, April 2, 2021. Gwen Orr breaks the 100m...
April 2, 2021

Pioneer track and field is back on home turf
Platteville, Wis. – It had been quite some time since the UW-Platteville Pioneers competed in an outdoor track and field meet. In fact, it...
March 27, 2021

Pioneers ready for an outdoor season that will end with an NCAA Championship meet
Platteville, Wis.- When the NCAA cancelled the 2021 indoor track and field National Championships, members of the University of Wisconsin-Plattevi...
March 24, 2021

Pioneer Track and Field prepare for modified WIAC Last Chance Meet
Platteville, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams will travel...
March 5, 2021

Pioneers gain momentum to close indoor track and field season
Whitewater, Wis. – The Pioneers competed in one last regular season dual against the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Warhawks. In...
February 27, 2021

Pioneers vs. Pointers at indoor track and field dual
Stevens Point, Wis. – The Pioneers and Pointers came together this weekend to compete at the second indoor track and field dual meet of the...
February 13, 2021

Track and field returns for the 2021 indoor season
Whitewater, Wis. – It had been 337 days since the University of Wisconsin – Platteville track and field team competed in a meet....
February 6, 2021

Pioneers perform at WIAC Last Chance Indoor Track and Field Meet
Whitewater, Wis. – The Pioneers were accompanied by the seven other Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference universities at the WIAC...
February 6, 2021