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Sydney Thompson won the discus and shot put competitions while placing fifth in the hammer throw at this year's WIAC Championship.
Sydney Thompson won the discus and shot put competitions while placing fifth in the hammer throw at this year's WIAC Championship.

Demco, Thompson Win Twice At WIAC Championship

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Alexandria Demco and Sydney Thompson won two events apiece to lead UW-Oshkosh to a fourth-place finish at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship (presented by Culver's) held Friday and Saturday (May 7-8) in River Falls.

Demco earned both of her victories on the track as she recorded first-place times of 2:13.52 in the 800- and 4:40.52 in the 1,500-meter runs. She defeated 18 other competitors in both races, including teammates Libby Geisness who finished eighth in the 800- and Hannah Lohrenz who placed fifth in the 1,500-meter events with times of 2:17.27 and 4:46.31, respectively. Lohrenz was a third-place finisher in the 1,500-meter run at the 2019 championship.

Demco, who ranks ninth in the NCAA Division III this season with previous performances of 2:12.76 in the 800-meter run and 4:32.81 in the 1,500-meter run, gave UW-Oshkosh its seventh 800-meter run title and sixth 1,500-meter run championship during the last 10 league meets held.

Thompson placed in three throwing events, including the shot put, where she beat 22 other challengers with her winning and nation-leading measurement of 48-10 3/4. UW-Oshkosh's Morgan Florek finished sixth in the event with a toss of 44-5 1/4 that ranks 16th nationally. Both Thompson and Florek are second year transfers from NCAA Division II Minnesota State University, Mankato.

In the discus, Thompson finished first among 26 contestants with her distance of 153-0 that ranks second in the country. Florek placed fifth in the event with a mark of 147-9 that ranks ninth nationally and UW-Oshkosh's Michaela Barrette eighth at 136-3.

Thompson also finished fifth in the hammer throw with a cast of 165-8. Florek placed sixth in the event with a measurement of 160-0 and UW-Oshkosh's Brenna Masloroff eighth at 156-10. Thompson ranks 19th in the hammer throw nationally from a performance of 168-9 achieved earlier this season.

Titans Riley Kindt and Cara Volz contributed a pair of place-winning performances as well. Kindt finished third in the high jump with a height of 5-2 1/2 and seventh in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.79 seconds while Volz placed third in the javelin with a throw of 123-6 and fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 37-2 1/4. Kindt, a freshman, ranks 15th nationally in the high jump following a leap of 5-6 measured earlier this season. Volz, who finished third in the triple jump at the 2018 championship, ranks 16th nationally in the event after a skip of 38-1 1/2 acquired earlier this season.

UW-Oshkosh also had Alexandria Steger finish fourth in the javelin with a distance of 120-11, Meygan Benzing sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:38.19 and Lauren Young eighth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:39.85. Steger previously finished third in the javelin at the 2018 and 2019 championships.

In the relays, UW-Oshkosh produced a second-place time of 48.47 seconds at 400 meters and a fifth-place performance of 4:03.48 at 1,600. Kindt, Rachel Castelli, Elizabeth Hren and Kyra Huber were members of the Titans' 400-meter relay team while Geisness, Vanessa Jenneman, Erika Mullen and Alaina Wagner were partners on the 1,600-meter relay squad.

The top finisher in each event receives all-conference first team status while the runner-up secures second team accolades and the third-place performer honorable mention recognition.

UW-Oshkosh, an 11-time WIAC champion, placed fourth in the team standings with 101 points. It was the most points counted by the Titans since they totaled 141 in 2016.

UW-La Crosse scored 276 points to win its ninth straight team title and 35th overall. UW-Eau Claire finished second to the Eagles with 164.5 points while UW-Stevens Point placed third with 106 and UW-Oshkosh fourth. UW-River Falls finished fifth among the eight competing teams with 49.5 points, UW-Stout sixth with 48, UW-Platteville seventh with 45 and UW-Whitewater eighth with 26.

The 2021 WIAC Championship showcased four programs ranked in the Top 17 of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's NCAA Division III Rating Index – top-ranked UW-La Crosse, sixth-ranked UW-Eau Claire, 13th-ranked UW-Oshkosh and 17th-ranked UW-Stevens Point.

Last year's conference championship was canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

UW-Oshkosh athletes will compete in a variety of last chance qualifying meets over the next two weeks before participating at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship on May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C.