2023 UW-Platteville Cross Country News

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Athletic Department and its 16 teams join the UW-Platteville campus in kicking off the 9th annual Pioneers Day of Giving! The event officially starts at 10 a.m. on Thursday and runs through noon on Friday.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. —The University of Wisconsin-Platteville athletic department celebrated National Student-Athlete Day on Monday. The celebration marked UW-Platteville's 29th observance of National Student-Athlete Day.
NEWVILLE, Penn. – Sophomore Caden Schneider of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men’s cross country team ran at the 2023 NCAA DIII National Championships at Big Springs High School in Newville, Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon.

COLFAX, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams competed at the NCAA North Region Championships on Saturday afternoon from the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax. The Pioneers men’s team took seventh place while the women came in 17th.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Wednesday an exclusive partnership with Southwest Health’s Orthopedic Institute and the Pioneer Sport Medicine and Sport Performance departments.

PRESCOTT, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams ran at the 2023 WIAC Cross Country Championships (presented by Culver’s) hosted by UW-River Falls on Saturday afternoon at the Prescott High School Course in Prescott, Wisconsin. The Pioneers men’s team placed fourth, while the women came in seventh.

WHITEWATER, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men’s cross country team sent several runners to the Warhawk Open at the UW-Whitewater campus course on Friday evening, with junior Xavier Lasee winning the 8k race.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams ran at the Augustana Interregional Invite on Saturday morning from the Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Illinois.

COLFAX, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams ran at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite on Friday evening at the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wisconsin. The course was a preview of the 2023 NCAA North Regional Championships, which will take place on November 11.

CUBA CITY, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams hosted the annual Pioneer Gender Equity Invite on Saturday morning at the Cole Acres Golf Course in Cuba City, Wisconsin. The men’s team placed second with 49 points while the women took fourth with 104 points.

WHITEWATER, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men’s cross country team competed at the Tom Hoffman Invite on Saturday hosted by UW-Whitewater. The Pioneers placed second out of eight teams with 70 points.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Josh Schaefer has been named assistant coach of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams, announced today by head cross country coach James Akita. Schaefer will also assist the Pioneers track and field programs as a distant coach.