Bio

Ann Marie (Fink) Caruso, a two-time national champion and seven-time All-American, was involved in several notable firsts for the UW-Oshkosh women's track & field program.

In 1989, Caruso became the first national champion in UW-Oshkosh history when she won the long jump with a school-record leap of 19-2 1/4 at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship in Naperville, Ill. Her performance from that meet held as a school record until 1997.

In 1990, Caruso was again a part of UW-Oshkosh history. This time, Caruso, along with teammates Dena Beekman, Kim Bemowski and Tina Partoll, captured the school's first national relay title with their winning time of 3:56.50 for 1,600 meters at Division III Indoor Championship in Northampton, Mass.

Caruso, a Mayville High School graduate, competed for the Titans from 1987-90 and concluded her career as an eight-time WIAC champion. She also was a member of one national and six conference championship teams.

UW-Oshkosh won the first of its 18 national women's track and field team titles at the 1990 Division III Outdoor Championship in Naperville, Ill. Caruso finished fifth in the 1,600-meter relay and eighth in both the long jump and 400-meter hurdles to help the Titans win the meet with 75 points.

Caruso also played a huge role in helping UW-Oshkosh win both the WIAC indoor and outdoor titles from 1988-1990. The 1988 indoor and outdoor conference championships were the first in program history.

Caruso's All-America awards concluded with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1989 Division III Outdoor and a sixth-place finish in the long jump at the 1990 Division III Indoor championships.

Caruso won all three of her WIAC indoor titles in 1990. She accomplished the feat with victories in the 600-meter run, long jump and 1,600-meter relay.

Caruso ran to WIAC outdoor titles in the 400-meter hurdles from 1987-90. She also took first place in the outdoor long jump in 1989 and 1990.

Caruso, who held the Titans' outdoor 400-meter hurdles record of 1:02.38 from 1990-2016, was named the 1990 UW-Oshkosh John Taylor Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also was selected to the WIAC All-Centennial Women's Track & Field Team in 2012.

Caruso earned a bachelor's degree from UW-Oshkosh in 1991. Since 2021, she has been a special education technician and volunteer track & field coach at Gorham Middle School in Gorham, Maine.

Caruso and husband Travis live in Gorham and are the parents of daughters Megan, Alyvia and Camryn. Alyvia is a member of the women's track & field team at Division I University of Rhode Island.