Bio

Elizabeth (Woodworth) Kujawa finished her UW-Oshkosh cross country and track & field career as one of the most decorated student-athletes in school history. Kujawa was a 12-time All-American in track & field, including a nine-time national champion, and a three-time All-American in cross country from 2000-04.

Kujawa, who placed second at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship in both 2003 and 2004, won three straight national indoor and outdoor 800-meter run track titles from 2002-04 and the 1,500-meter outdoor championship in 2004. She also ran a leg on UW-Oshkosh’s indoor national title-winning distance medley relay teams in 2002 and 2004.

Kujawa’s performances helped the Titans secure the 2000 WIAC and regional cross country titles. Kujawa, who led the Titans to a fourth-place finish at the 2004 Division III Cross Country Championship, played a major role in UW-Oshkosh’s indoor and outdoor track & field national titles in 2004. Kuwaja, who still holds the school records in the indoor 1,500-meter run and the outdoor 3,200-meter relay, played a part in 20 of the Titans’ winning total of 56.5 points during the 2004 national indoor meet and 20 more of the team’s school-record 80 points the 2004 outdoor meet.

Kujawa’s numerous individual accolades include 2004 Division III Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year honors, the 2002 and 2004 Midwest Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year awards, 2004 WIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in both cross country and track & field, and three consecutive CoSIDA Academic All-America awards from 2003-05 in both indoor and outdoor track & field. A 2004 United States Olympic Team qualifier in the 1,500-meter run, the Marinette High School graduate was selected to the NCAA Division III Silver Anniversary Team in 2006 in addition to the WIAC All-Centennial Teams for cross country and track & field.

Kujawa, who graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 2005, lives in Berlin, where she works for ThedaCare as a part of the Laboratory Leadership Team. After graduating from UW-Oshkosh, Kujawa went on to compete at several USA Track & Field events, including National Club Cross Country in 2005 and 2006; Outdoor Track & Field Nationals in 2005, 2006 and 2007; and Cross Country 4K Nationals in 2006.

Kujawa and her husband, Joshua, are the parents of Alyssa, Quinn and Elijah.