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Kayla Lipsey
Kayla Lipsey
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Pulaski, Wis.
  • High School:
    Pulaski
  • Event:
    Hurdles
Bio

Career Stats: TFRRS Profile


Major at UW-Platteville: Mechanical Engineering

What is your favorite thing about UW-Platteville? Some of my favorite things about Platteville are the people and how the environment is inclusive and unique.

Why did you choose UW-Platteville? The main reasons that made me want to attend UW-Platteville was for their amazing engineering program and the way it feels like home when you’re there.

News mentions
Leahy and Orr named champions on day 2 of WIAC Outdoor Championships
Leahy and Orr named champions on day 2 of WIAC Outdoor Championships

La Crosse, Wis. – On day two of the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 2 Pioneer women were named champions in 3 events. Several more Pioneer men and women made their way to the podium.

Two Pioneers crowned champions on day 1 of WIAC Championships
Two Pioneers crowned champions on day 1 of WIAC Championships

La Crosse, Wis. – The Pioneers competed at UW-La Crosse in day one of the 2022 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Eleven Pioneer track and field members prepare for Drake Relays
Eleven Pioneer track and field members prepare for Drake Relays

Platteville, Wis.- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville track and field program will send 11 student-athletes to compete in the 112th Drake Relays. The Drake Relays, held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, attracts the top track and field athletes from around the world to compete in this prestigious event every April.

Pioneers compete at Drake Relays and Drake Alternative
Pioneers compete at Drake Relays and Drake Alternative

Des Moines, Iowa | Whitewater, Wis. – The Pioneer track and field team traveled to two different venues for this weekend’s competitions, Drake Relays and the Drake Alternative Meet hosted by UW-Whitewater. With one week until championships season begins, the UW-Platteville track and field team began making final preparations for the first of post-season meets, the WIAC Outdoor Championships.

Leahy throws 6th best shot put in NCAA DIII history
Leahy throws 6th best shot put in NCAA DIII history

Rock Island, Ill. – Over the weekend, the Pioneers traveled a partial squad of distance runners to UW-La Crosse for the 10,000m run. While the majority of the team traveled to Augustana College to compete at the Meet of Champions. Of the many great performances, the throws once again stole the show.

Nationally ranked athletes perform at UW-Platteville Invitational
Nationally ranked athletes perform at UW-Platteville Invitational

Platteville, Wis. - Teams from around the mid-west traveled to Platteville chasing the opportunity to run, throw, and jump season and lifetime bests on Friday, April 15. Specifically, distance runners convened at the invitational to race this season’s fastest 5,000m races yet.

Pioneers host Day 1 of WIAC Indoor Championships
Pioneers host Day 1 of WIAC Indoor Championships

Platteville, Wis. - Williams Fieldhouse came alive on day one of the 2022 WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. The eight conference colleges met together to contest the indoor conference championship for the first time since the 2020 indoor season. The energy was almost tangible. More points to be scored on day two, with events beginning at 10:00 a.m. For results, livestream, and more, go to letsgopioneers.com.  

Leahy and Orr drop school records at Spartan Invite
Leahy and Orr drop school records at Spartan Invite

Dubuque, Iowa - The Pioneers competed at the University of Dubuque Spartan Invitational on Saturday, January 29 where two Pioneer women broke school records. Brianna Leahy threw a historic distance in the shot put, marking a throw of 14.84m (48-8.25). Gwen Orr ran 25.56 seconds in the 200m dash, breaking her own record by 0.01 second.