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Nationally Ranked Titans To Run At WIAC Championship

Nationally Ranked Titans To Run At WIAC Championship

Recap Results

Four-time participant Cody Chadwick leads an experienced UW-Oshkosh men's cross country team into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver's) that will be held Saturday (Oct. 30) in Colfax. The 60th edition of the championship begins at 12 p.m. from the Whitetail Golf Course.

Chadwick, who earned All-America honors with his 21st-place listing at the 2019 NCAA Division III Championship, finished eighth at the WIAC meet in 2019, 12th in 2018 and 26th in 2017. The 2020 WIAC Championship was canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

UW-Oshkosh also returns a trio of three-time conference championship contestants in Noah Bruehl, Andrew George and Steven Potter. Bruehl placed 48th at the league meet in 2019 and 64th in 2017 while George finished 29th in 2019 and 42nd in 2018. Potter took 13th place for the Titans at the 2019 event and 46th in 2018.

Titans returning for their second appearance at the WIAC Championship are Mitchell Bradford, Jason Ford, Joe Kehoe and Andrew Rathkamp. All four runners competed at the 2019 championship, with Bradford finishing 46th, Ford 63rd, Kehoe 27th and Rathkamp 38th.

UW-Oshkosh runners making their debut at the conference meet are Ryan Dolnik, Dwight Hosni, Eduardo Neri and Cody Witthun.

In addition to Chadwick and Potter, this year's WIAC Championship features seven other runners who secured all-league honors at the 2019 meet. The list includes UW-Eau Claire's Connor Dolan (14th place) and Brett Haffner (17th); UW-La Crosse's Ethan Gregg (10th); UW-Stout's Spencer Schultz (fifth); and UW-Whitewater's David Fassbender (fourth), Justin Krause (18th) and Kyle Neuroth (19th).

The top seven runners in Saturday's 8,000-meter race will receive All-WIAC First Team recognition, while runners placing eighth through 14th earn Second Team accolades. Individuals finishing 15th through 20th collect Honorable Mention laurels.

UW-Oshkosh, a 10-time WIAC champion, finished fourth in the team scoring at the 2019 championship with 107 points.

UW-La Crosse scored 28 points to easily win its third straight title and 35th overall. The Eagles were followed by second-place UW-Stout with 89 points and third-place UW-Eau Claire with 92.

Finishing behind fourth-place UW-Oshkosh were fifth-place UW-Whitewater with 110 points, sixth-place UW-Stevens Point with 124, seventh-place UW-Platteville with 185 and eighth-place UW-River Falls with 260.

UW-Whitewater enters Saturday's meet ranked eighth in Division III by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, UW-La Crosse 11th, UW-Oshkosh 22nd and UW-Eau Claire 29th.

In addition to the WIAC championships won by UW-La Crosse and UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stevens Point owns five league titles, UW-Eau Claire and UW-Platteville four apiece and UW-Whitewater two.

Following a weekend off all eight WIAC programs will participate at the Division III North Regional on Nov. 13 at the Whitetail Golf Course. The Division III Championship will be held Nov. 20 at the E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.