Titans Headed to Augustana for Final Meet Before Nationals
OSHKOSH, Wis.- In the final week before the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships (May 25-27), the UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team holds both a top-10 #EventSquad and a top-10 national time.
#EventSquad Rankings
The 800-meter run squad made up of sophomore Cyna Madigan, junior Libby Geisness and freshmen Josie Makurat and Olivia Stenzel remains in the top-10 this week with the ninth-fastest average finish in the nation at 2:16.23.
Individual National Rankings and Conference Leaders
Madigan is seventh in the nation in the 800-meter run with a 2:10.24 finish and sophomore Amelia Lehman leads the league with a 4:30.06 time in the 1,500-meter run.
Last Week's Highlights
Lehman's WIAC-leading 1,500-meter run time moved her to 10th in school history during the University of St. Francis (Ill.) Fighting Chance Invite. Junior Meygan Benzing also climbed the UWO all-time leaderboard in Joliet, running an 11:31.67 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for 11th. The Titans also sent heptathletes to the North Central College (Ill.) Cardinal Combined Events Qualifier. Sophomore Megan Hunt scored 4,402 points in the two-day meet for third place at the meet and moved from 12th to eighth in the heptathlon. She also took sole possession of the 16th-furthest long jump mark with a distance of 18' (5.49m).
Where the Titans are Competing
The Titans will head to Augustana College (Ill.) for the Midwest Twilight on Thursday. The Midwest Twilight is set for 11 a.m.