Pioneers Compete at NCAA North Region Championships

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams competed at the NCAA North Region Championships on Saturday at the Carleton Campus Course in Northfield, Minnesota. The Pioneers men’s team took ninth place while the women came in 12th.

November 16, 2024

Photo by: Rachel Bingham

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams competed at the NCAA North Region Championships on Saturday at the Carleton Campus Course in Northfield, Minnesota. The Pioneers men's team took ninth place while the women came in 12^th.

Men's Highlights

UW-Platteville totaled 234 points, which placed them ninth overall. UW-La Crosse won the meet with 40 points, followed by UW-Whitewater (78) and St. Olaf (87).

Leading the Pioneers was junior Caden Schneider who finished 18^th overall with a time of 25:01.8 in the 8,000-meter race.

Sophomore Zachary Sporaa was not far behind, taking 27^th with a time of 25:09.2. Next was freshman Maxwell Voss who finished with a time of 25:40.1 which was good for 54^th .

Rounding out the scorers was freshman Hayden Triebold (25:55.0) and senior Korbin Eisler (25:55.8) who finished 67^th and 68^th overall.

Also competing was sophomore Maxwell Sporaa who came in 73^rd with a time of 26:03.5 and junior Joshua Stone who finished 77^th with 26:10.4.

Women's Highlights

The Pioneers tallied 464 points for 12^th place in the 6,000-meter race. UW-La Crosse won with 63 points, followed by St. Olaf (99) and Carleton (114) to round out the top three.

Senior Hannah Fliss was the top finisher for UW-Platteville, taking 56^th with a time of 23:35.3.

Sophomore Megan Hageman was next with a time for 23:47.8, good for 65^th place. Freshman Caitlin Wirth (24:07.6) and junior Avery Brown (24:14.8) were the next two Pioneers to finish and take 79^th and 81^st place.

Senior Natalie Kreier rounded out the scorers, placing 88^th with a time of 24:27.1.

Also competing for the Pioneers was junior Leah Digmann who finished 104^th with a time of 24:46.3 and sophomore Kendra Downing who ran 25:37.1 finishing 153^rd.

Up Next

The Pioneers will find out no later than 2 p.m. Sunday if any of Saturday's runners qualify to run at the NCAA National Championships next Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana.