Pioneers tune up for conference meet

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville placed third among six conference teams at UW-Stevens Point in the last rounds before the upcoming Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships.

The Pioneers finished with a two-day total of 708 at the UW-Stevens Point Mad Dawg Invite, held at the Stevens Point Country Club. UW-Whitewater won with 659, followed by the host Pointers at 676, the Pioneers at 708, UW-Stout 716, UW-River Falls 741, and UW-Oshkosh 743.

With a Sunday round of 80, Tricia Pawelski surged to fifth, finishing with a 165. Ellyn Subak was 14th with 176, Kellsey Welter tied for 16th at 180, and Kerrie Liske 24th with 190.