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Women Claim Second Straight WIAC Title; Men Place
Third
WIAC Cross Country Results
UW-Stevens Point had three of the top six finishers to earn its
second consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women�s
cross country championship on Saturday in River Falls.
Jenna Mitchler was fourth overall in 22:19
with Megan Craig finishing fifth in 22:25 and Leah Herlache sixth in
22:27 as the Pointers edged UW-Oshkosh by just four points in the team
standings for the victory.
Ashleigh Potuznik was 12th in 23:10 and
Veronique Van Gheem added a 16th place finish in 23:33 as the
second-ranked Pointers won for the second straight year after having
never won a conference crown. UW-Stevens Point had 43 team points and
UW-Oshkosh totaled 47 points.
The UW-Stevens Point men�s team was third
overall, finishing just two points out of third place and one point in
front of fourth place. Mark LaLonde led the Pointers by finishing fourth
overall in 25:33. Andy Bednarek was 14th overall and Mike Ormond was
15th with identical times of 26:12. Josh Kujawa was just three seconds
behind to place 16th for the Pointers, who are ranked sixth in the
country.
UW-Stevens Point had 84 team points, while
UW-La Crosse won the meet with 36 points. UW-Platteville was second with
82 points and UW-Oshkosh was fourth with 85 points. |
