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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Darlington, Wis.
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- High School:
- Darlington
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- Event:
- Mid-Distance
Bio
2017: Team Captain.
2016: Competed in five meets including the WIAC Conference Meet with a season best time of 25:52.
2015: Competed in six meets including the WIAC Conference Meet with a season best time of 24:42.
Career Stats: TFRRS Profile
High School: Cross Country and Track and Field Team Captain ... Honor Student ... Drum Major ... Class Officer ... Cross Country Team MVP 2015. Ran a personal best of 20:46 for 5,000m and 2:22 in the 800m.
Major at UW-Platteville: Mechanical Engineering with a Spanish Minor
What is your favorite thing about UW-Platteville? The atmosphere, the students, professors, staff, and coaches make UW-Platteville a great place to be. Their dedication to learning and individual growth is awesome.
Why did you choose UW-Platteville? I choose UW-Platteville for its reputable engineering program and the atmosphere of the smaller university. Being able to make great connections with professors and classmates is another reason I choose Platteville.
News mentions
The UW-Platteville track and field teams hosted nationally ranked teams in a triangular on Saturday. The Pioneer men finished third to No. 9 ranked UW-Stevens Point and No. 16 UW-Eau Claire. The Pointers won with 123.5 points while the Blugolds finished with 94 points and the Pioneers earned 84.5 points. The Blugold women beat No. 17 ranked UW-Stevens Point 123.5 points to 94 points. The Pioneers finished third with 49 points. Despite falling short to nationally ranked teams, the Pioneers were able to put down some great performances on their home track.
The Pioneers opened the season competing at the Bob Eubanks Open hosted by Grand Valley State in Allendale, Michigan. Sophomore Rachel Beuthin, the Pioneers lone returning individual national qualifier, opened the season with a 13.84m (45-5) shot put which currently ranks her third in the nation. Coming off of a national qualifying cross country season, sophomore Johanna Meister won the 800m with a time of 2:19.11. Meister was followed closely by freshman teammate Kaitlyn Galgon in 2:20.63.
Four Pioneers competed at the NCAA Cross Country National meet earlier today.
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Zach Lee, Walker Ryne, Johanna Meister, and Katie Wardinski were named individual qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Sunday.All four Pioneers earned All-Region honors for their finishes at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday.
Four Pioneers earned All-Region honors at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet. Zach Lee and Walker Rynes finished 4th and 6th place in the 8,000m race. Their places will assure them an individual qualifying spot to the NCAA National meet next weekend. Johanna Meister and Katie Wardinski finished 11th and 15th in the 6,000m race to earn All-Region honors. They are both likely individual qualifiers to next week’s NCAA National meet.
Four Pioneers earned All-Conference honors as both teams ended the day with fourth place finishes at the WIAC Championships. The men’s 8,000m and women’s 6,000m championship races were hosted by UW-Whitewater were 92 men and 88 women competed.
The UW-Platteville cross country teams competed at the Principia Cowbell Classic which served as this year’s pre-nationals meet. The women exceeded expectations finishing 15th out of 36 teams with 406 points beating No. 15 nationally ranked Calvin by 12 points. The Pioneers also finished ahead of No. 32 ranked UW-Stevens Point. The pointers finished 18th with 520 points.
The UW-Platteville men headed into the Blugold Invitational with a No. 9 regional ranking and nationally unranked. Ready to prove themselves, the Pioneer men had an agreeseive start to the race before settling in. They trailed No. 17 nationally ranked St. Olaf at the 5,000m mark. During the final two miles of the race the Pioneers would claw their way ahead of St. Olaf to finish fourth in the 13-team invitational. The Pioneers’ 124 points edged out St. Olaf’s 140 points. Finishing behind St. Olaf was No. 7 regionally ranked UW-Whitewater with 169 points. UW-LaCrosse won the meet with 33 points, host Eau Claire was second with 80 points and UW-Stout third with 91 points.
The UW-Platteville Cross Country teams opened the season at the Tom Hoffman Invitational hosted by UW-Whitewater. Many runners used the competition partly as a training race with many of the Pioneer runners running in pairs.
