Titans Have Seven Top-Eight Listings At UW-La Crosse Eagle Open

The UW-Oshkosh women's track & field team recorded seven top-eight finishes, including a pair in the 100-meter dash, at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open held Friday (May 10) in La Crosse.

UW-Oshkosh's Taylor Pralle sprinted to a second-place time of 12.65 seconds in the 100-meter dash while Morgan Endries finished second in 12.99. UW-Stout's Tymesia McFadden won the race with a time of 12.44 seconds.

The Titans also received second-place performances of 2:20.38 in the 800-meter run by Melissa Srnka and 45-10 in the shot put from Isabella Samuels. UW-La Crosse's Sophie Klein won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.13 while UW-Eau Claire's Erica Oawster finished first in the shot put with a measurement of 47-0 3/4.

UW-Oshkosh's 1,600-meter relay team of Pralle, Alexandra Demco, Lindsay Denu and Lauren Wrensch contributed a second-place result with their time of 3:54.73. UW-Eau Claire won the event with its time of 3:54.02.

UW-Oshkosh completed its top-eight listings with the third-place time of 14.81 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles from Sadie Huth and the eighth-place distance of 99-1 in the javelin by Elise Deaver.

Hannah Lohrenz was UW-Oshkosh's lone competitor at the North Central College Dr. Keeler Invitational held Thursday and Friday (May 9-10) in Naperville, Ill. She finished 12th in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:41.48.

The UW-La Crosse Eagle Open and the North Central College Dr. Keeler Invitational were both non-scoring meets.

UW-Oshkosh will be represented in three meets next week – the North Central College Gregory Invitational, the Augustana College (Ill.) Twilight Invitational and the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier. The North Central College Gregory Invitational begins Wednesday (May 15) and will also be held on Thursday (May 16) along with the Augustana College Twilight Invitational and the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier.