2004 UW-Oshkosh Women's Cross Country News
Woodworth, Giljohann All-Americans As Titans Finish Fourth At NCAA Championship
Led by the All-America efforts of Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) and Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield), the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Division III Championship held Saturday (Nov. 20) at the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax.
Williams College (Mass.), a fourth-place finisher a year ago, captured the team title with 110 points. Defending champion Middlebury College (Vt.) finished second in the 24-team meet with 129 points, while Washington University (Mo.) placed third with 149 points, UW-Oshkosh fourth with 174 and Colby College (Maine) fifth with 202.
UW-Oshkosh's fourth-place standing marked the 13th time that it finished in the top four at the NCAA Division III Championship. The Titans also placed first in 1987, 1988, 1991 and 1996; second in 1989, 1990 and 1995; third in 1986, 1994 and 1998; and fourth in 1997 and 2000. UW-Oshkosh finished 11th with 311 points a year ago.
Woodworth finished second in the individual competition by completing the 6,000-meter course in a time of 20:46. It was the third All-America performance for Woodworth, who also placed second at the NCAA Division III Championship in 2003, eighth in 2001 and 42nd in 2000. The top 35 finishers at the meet receive All-America mention.
Missy Buttry of Wartburg College (Iowa) posted a time of 20:22 to win the individual title for the second straight year. Buttry and Woodworth were followed by Jenn Campbell and Caroline Cretti of Williams College and Carter Hamill of Amherst College (Mass.). Campbell finished third with a time of 21:25, while Cretti finished fourth in 21:26 and Hamill fifth in 21:34. A total of 215 runners finished the race.
Giljohann receives her first All-America accolade for the Titans after finishing 32nd with a time of 22:22. She placed 103rd at the NCAA Division III Championship a year ago.
Other UW-Oshkosh representatives at this year's NCAA Division III Championship were Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown), Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha), Jenny Graef (So. • Lena), Jackie Munoz (Sr. • Oshkosh) and Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend). Munoz led the group by finishing 68th in a time of 22:56, while Steinhafel placed 83rd in 23:04, Graef 109th in 23:24, Alvarez 112th in 23:25 and Baird 129th in 23:35. Munoz also finished 174th at the NCAA Division III Championship in 2003, 35th in 2001 and 107th in 2000, while Steinhafel placed 85th in 2003.
Titans To Run At NCAA Championship
Two-time All-American Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) leads the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team into Saturday's (Nov. 20) NCAA Division III Championship at the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax.
Woodworth, who finished second in last year's meet, eighth in 2001 and 42nd in 2000, is one of four UW-Oshkosh student-athletes returning to run at the NCAA Division III Championship.
Also back to compete at the national meet for the Titans are Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield), Jackie Munoz (Sr. • Oshkosh) and Emily Steinhafel
(Jr. • West Bend). Steinhafel placed 85th in last year's championship, while Giljohann finished 103rd and Munoz 174th.
Other UW-Oshkosh runners at the meet will be Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown), Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) and Jenny Graef (So. • Lena).
UW-Oshkosh is one of five schools expected contend for the women's team title, with the others being defending champion Middlebury College (Vt.), Washington University (Mo.), Williams College (Mass.) and UW-Stevens Point.
Woodworth is expected to battle defending champion Missy Buttry of Wartburg College (Iowa) for the women's individual crown.
Woodworth Leads Titans To Another NCAA Championship Appearance
Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) finished first for the 11th time in 12 races as the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team placed third at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional held Saturday (Nov. 13) at Credit Island Park in Davenport, Iowa.
UW-Stevens Point scored 76 points to successfully defend its Midwest Regional title, while Washington University (Mo.) finished second with 93, UW-Oshkosh third with 96, UW-La Crosse fourth with 119 and North Central College (Ill.) fifth with 157.
Rounding out the top 10 finishers were sixth-place Wheaton College (Ill.) with 180 points, seventh-place UW-Eau Claire with 234, eighth-place UW-Platteville with 276, ninth-place UW-Whitewater with 278 and 10th-place Illinois Wesleyan University with 358.
A total of 37 teams took part in the Midwest Regional, with the top four squads joining qualifiers from seven other regions at next Saturday's (Nov. 20) NCAA Division III Championship in Colfax. UW-Oshkosh's third-place finish at the Midwest Regional allowed the Titans to qualify for their 18th NCAA Division III Championship appearance in 19 years and 20th overall. UW-Oshkosh captured NCAA Division III titles in 1987, 1988, 1991 and 1996.
Woodworth successfully defended her Midwest Regional title by completing the 6,000-meter course in a time of 20:40. Megan Craig of UW-Stevens Point finished second in 21:13 and Amanda Kuca of Concordia University third in 21:54.
In addition to Woodworth, UW-Oshkosh also had Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield) finish sixth in 21:25, Jackie Munoz (Sr. • Oshkosh) 23rd in 22:12, Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) 32nd in 22:34, Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown) 35th in 22:38, Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) 39th in 22:46 and Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) 56th in 23:00.
A total of 255 runners finished the race, including Kuca, fourth-place Jackie Mulrooney and eighth-place Marcia Taddy of UW-Platteville, ninth-place Jessica Griffin and 13th-place Molly Morrison of North Central College, 12th-place Megan Kielar of UW-Whitewater, 15th-place Erin Kelley of Carroll College and 17th-place Jesi Christiansen of Wheaton College who qualified as individual competitors for the NCAA Division III Championship.
Titans To Compete At NCAA Regional
Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) is heavily favored to repeat as the individual champion as the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team runs at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Saturday (Nov. 13) in Davenport, Iowa.
Nearly 35 teams from the states of Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin are expected to compete at the event which is being hosted by Augustana College (Ill.) at Credit Island Park. The top four teams from the Midwest Regional will advance to the NCAA Division III Championship on Nov. 20 in Colfax.
Teams considered to have a legitimate shot at landing one of the four Midwest Regional slots in the NCAA Division III Championship are UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, defending champion UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, Washington University (Mo.) and Wheaton College (Ill.).
The latest NCAA Division III poll conducted by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association had UW-Stevens Point ranked third, UW-Oshkosh fourth, UW-La Crosse seventh, Washington University 12th and UW-Whitewater 23rd.
Woodworth Named WIAC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete
UW-Oshkosh's Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) has been named the 2004 WIAC Judy Kruckman Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete.
Woodworth successfully defended her indvidual title to lead the Titans to a second-place finish at the WIAC Championship held Oct. 30 in River Falls. She became the fifth person in league history to win back-to-back crowns. Woodworth is a two-time NCAA Division III All-American after finishing second last season at the NCAA Division III Championship and eighth in 2001.
Woodworth, who owns a 3.623 cumulative grade point average, is majoring in medical technology with a minor in chemistry/microbiology. She is a two-time College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American, claiming first team honors last year after earning second team status in 2003.
Woodworth is a three-time member of both the National Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team and the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. She is a five-time UW-Oshkosh Honor Roll selection and a three-time honoree on the school's Dean's List. Woodworth received the WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award for indoor track and field this past spring.
In addition, Woodworth has served as a volunteer for numerous on-campus activities and was a member of the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Board in 2002.
Woodworth becomes the eighth UW-Oshkosh women's cross country student-athlete to receive the conference scholar-athlete award. She joins Sara Holewinski (2002), Tiffany Speckman (1998), Nicole Iverson (1997), Melissa Langlois (1992), Marina Colby (1990), Cheryl Niederberger (1989) and Joan Handziak (1983).
Woodworth concluded a stellar track and field career at UW-Oshkosh this past spring by winning three individual titles and helping the Titans to the top ranking at the NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor championships. Woodworth was named the Outstanding Track Performer at both national meets as she captured the 800-meter run indoors and the 800 and 1,500-meter runs outdoors. She also was a member of the Titans' distance medley relay team that placed first at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship.
Woodworth's four-year UW-Oshkosh career (2001-04) featured seven individual titles, two relay crowns and 12 All-America mentions at the NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor championships.
The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is sponsored by Culver's. In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average, be in their last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.
Pointers Edge Titans For WIAC Title
Paced by the one-two punch of Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) and Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield), the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team finished second at the WIAC Championship held Saturday (Oct. 30) in River Falls.
UW-Stevens Point, which won its first team title last season, captured this year's championship with 43 points. UW-Oshkosh scored 47 points to finish second for the second straight year. UW-Stevens Point's margin of victory was the closest in league history, surpassing the previous mark of five points established in 1986 and 1999, when UW-Oshkosh outdistanced UW-La Crosse, 37-42 and 36-41, respectively.
UW-La Crosse finished third in this year's team standings with 66 points, while UW-Whitewater placed fourth with 128 points, UW-Platteville fifth with 132, UW-Eau Claire sixth with 171, UW-Stout seventh with 180, UW-River Falls eighth with 210 and UW-Superior ninth with 273.
Woodworth covered the 6,000-meter course in a time of 21:14 to take the individual title for the second consecutive year. She becomes the fifth person in conference history to win back-to-back crowns, joining UW-Oshkosh's Tiffany Speckman (1996-97), Laura Horejs (1990-91) and Cheryl Niederberger (1987-88) and UW-La Crosse's Tori Neubauer (1982-83).
Giljohann, who finished 40th at last year's meet, placed second to Woodworth with a time of 22:09. The top-five individual finishes were completed by the third-place time of 22:14 by UW-Platteville's Jackie Mulrooney, the fourth-place time of 22:19 by UW-Stevens Point's Jenna Mitchler and the fifth-place time of 22:25 by UW-Stevens Point's Megan Craig.
UW-Oshkosh's team scoring was completed by the 11th-place time of 23:04 by Jackie Munoz (Sr. • Oshkosh), the 15th-place time of 23:27 by Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) and the 18th-place time of 23:39 by Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown).
The Titans also had Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) finish 19th in 23:46, Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) 20th in 23:49, Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) 41st in 24:42, Annette Pufall (Sr. • Ashland) 49th in 24:51, Crystal Cook (So. • Lena) 70th in 25:35, Jill Gloudemans (Fr. • Little Chute) 73rd in 25:44 and Whitney Langer (Fr. • New Richmond) 91st in 26:46. A total of 102 runners finished the race.
UW-Stevens Point's Len Hill was voted WIAC Coach of the Year by league coaches.
Titans To Run At WIAC Championship
The UW-La Crosse men and the UW-Stevens Point women are favored to capture team titles at the WIAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday (Oct. 30) in River Falls. The men's 8,000-meter race starts at 11 a.m. on the UW-River Falls campus, while the women's 6,000-meter race begins at noon.
Expected to provide UW-La Crosse with its stiffest competition in the men's division are UW-Stevens Point and two-time defending champion UW-Oshkosh. UW-La Crosse enters the meet as the third-ranked team in the NCAA Division III by the Men's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, while UW-Stevens Point was voted sixth and UW-Oshkosh 18th.
Individually, the top contenders are UW-La Crosse's Andy Grupa, UW-Oshkosh's John LeRoy (Sr. • Oshkosh), UW-Stevens Point's Mark LaLonde and UW-Whitewater's Gary Garcia.
Defending champion UW-Stevens Point will receive its strongest challenge in the women's division from UW-La Crosse and UW-Oshkosh. UW-Stevens Point is ranked second in the NCAA Division III by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, while UW-Oshkosh is fourth and UW-La Crosse seventh.
UW-Oshkosh's Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette), who won last year's race by 61 seconds, is expected to repeat as individual champion.
Titans Run Against Rangers, Pointers
The UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team ran against UW-Parkside and UW-Stevens Point in a non-scoring meet held Friday (Oct. 22) at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne.
UW-Stevens Point had the top-three individual finishers in the 5,000-meter race as Erin Jasperson placed first in 19:55, Sara Bias second in 20:02 and Heather Draeger third in 20:36.
UW-Oshkosh, which rested several of its top runners, was led by Toni Morning's (Fr. • Colfax) fourth-place time of 20:49 and Hollie Vandenberg's (Fr. • Niagara) fifth-place performance of 20:55.
The Titans also had Lindsey Mansueto (Fr.• Mayville) finish 11th in 21:24, Stephanie Genrich (Fr. • Two Rivers) 14th in 21:37, Megan Slempkes (Jr. • Lena) 17th in 21:48, Megan Blackmon (Fr. • Schaumburg, Ill.) 18th in 21:53, Sheila Kruse (Sr. • West Bend) 19th in 21:53, Amanda Beard (So. • Wausau) 20th in 22:02, Diana Popp (So. • Hilbert) 23rd in 22:12 and Lauren Raupp (Fr. • Indian Creek, Ill.) 25th in 27:05.
UW-Oshkosh returns to action on Oct. 30 when it competes at the WIAC Championship in River Falls. The Titans finished second at last year's league meet held in Colfax.
Titans, Pointers Tie For UW-Oshkosh Hammer Strength Invitational Title
Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) ran comfortably to the individual title as the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team tied UW-Stevens Point for a first-place finish at the UW-Oshkosh Hammer Strength Invitational held Saturday (Oct. 16) at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne.
UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh both scored 33 points in the four-team meet, while North Central College (Ill.) finished third with 70 points and Calvin College (Mich.) fourth with 102.
UW-Stevens Point, ranked second in the NCAA Division III by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, counted 33 points by placing five of its runners in the top 13 individual finishes, including four in the top seven. UW-Oshkosh, ranked fourth in the NCAA Division III, tallied 33 points by placing all five of its scorers in the top 11 individual finishes, including two in the top three.
Woodworth, competing in the last home meet of her illustrious UW-Oshkosh career, took individual honors after finishing the 5,000-meter course in a time of 17:01. UW-Stevens Point's Megan Craig finished second in a time of 17:51 and UW-Oshkosh's Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield) third in 18:06.
Other runners contributing to UW-Oshkosh's scoring were Jackie Munoz (Sr. • Oshkosh), who finished eighth in a time of 18:37, Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend), who placed 10th in 18:48, and Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown), who charted 11th in 19:00.
UW-Oshkosh also had nine other runners finish in the top 50 as Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) placed 15th in 19:13, Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) 19th in 19:22, Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) 24th in 19:42, Annette Pufall (Sr. • Ashland) 28th in 19:57, Jill Gloudemanns (Fr. • Little Chute) 38th in 20:26, Crystal Cook (So. • Lena) 42nd in 20:40, Whitney Langer (Fr. • New Richmond) 44th in 20:50, Lindsey Mansueto (Fr. • Mayville) 47th in 21:01 and Toni Morning (Fr. • Colfax) 50th in 21:23. A total of 64 runners finished the race.
Titans To Host UW-Oshkosh Invitational
Five of the top 19 men's and two of the top four women's cross country teams in the NCAA Division III will run at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne on Saturday as UW-Oshkosh hosts its only invitational of the 2004 season.
The 8,000-meter men's race, which starts at 10:45 a.m., features top-ranked Calvin College (Mich.), fourth-ranked UW-Stevens Point, 14th-ranked UW-Oshkosh, 15th-ranked Carleton College (Minn.) and 19th-ranked Augustana College (Ill.). Carthage College, Elmhurst College (Ill.) and NCAA Division I UW-Green Bay will also compete in the meet.
The women's 5,000-meter race, which begins at 11:30 a.m., features second-ranked UW-Stevens Point and fourth-ranked UW-Oshkosh. Calvin College, North Central College and NCAA Division I UW-Green Bay will also participate in the event.
Langer Eighth, Vandenberg 25th At Carthage College Invitational
With more than half of its squad enjoying the weekend off from competition, the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team finished sixth at the Carthage College Invitational held Saturday (Oct. 9) in Kenosha.
Carthage College won the six-team meet with 37 points, while Illinois Tech finished second with 71 points, Northland College third with 81, Edgewood College fourth with 85, the Greater Milwaukee Track Club fifth with 102 and UW-Oshkosh sixth with 118.
UW-Oshkosh was led by the individual finishes of Whitney Langer (Fr. • New Richmond) and Hollie Vandenberg (Fr. • Niagara). Langer placed eighth in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 25:34, while Vandenburg finished 25th in 26:35. Carlie Wagner of Edgewood College won the race with a time of 24:02.
The Titans also had Toni Morning (Fr. • Colfax) finish 31st in 27:07, Amanda Beard (So. • Wausau) 32nd in 27:07, Sheila Kruse (Sr. • West Bend) 36th in 27:34, Megan Blackmon (Fr. • Schaumburg, Ill.) 37th in 27:38, Megan Slempkes (Jr. • Lena) 41st in 28:16 and Diana Popp (So. • Hilbert) 51st in 29:16. A total of 63 runners finished the race.
Woodworth, Titans Repeat As Notre Dame Invitational Champions
It was a repeat performance for Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) and the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team as both entities captured championships in the Gold Division of the Notre Dame Invitational held Friday (Oct. 1) in South Bend, Ind.
Woodworth, a two-time NCAA Division III All-American, completed the 5,000-meter course in a time of 17:10 to coast to her second straight Notre Dame Invitational title. Emily Schnitkey of NCAA Division I Youngstown State University (Ohio) finished second in a time of 18:05 and Ruth Limo of NCAA Division I University of Cincinnati (Ohio) third in 18:13. Last year, Woodworth won the Gold Division race of the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 17:23.
UW-Oshkosh, ranked fourth in the NCAA Division III by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, captured team honors with 119 points.
The Titans were followed in the 19-team event by second-place University of Notre Dame (Ind.) with 123 points, third-place Hillsdale College (Mich.) with 143 points, fourth-place University of Cincinnati with 156 points and fifth-place Valparaiso University (Ind.) with 202. The University of Notre Dame and Valparaiso University are both NCAA Division I schools, while Hillsdale College is a member of the NCAA Division II. UW-Oshkosh finished first in last year's Gold Division of the Notre Dame Invitational with 96 points.
UW-Oshkosh placed all seven of its runners in the top-66 finishes. In addition to Woodworth, the Titans also had Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield) finish seventh in a time of 18:24, Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) 21st in 18:51, Jackie Munoz (Sr. • Oshkosh) 33rd in 19:01, Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) 60th in 19:23, Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown) 61st in 19:23 and Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) 66th in 19:27. A total of 154 runners completed the race.
Titans Place Third In Junior Varsity Division Of UW-Eau Claire Invitational
With seven of their teammates competing at the Notre Dame Invitational earlier in the day, the remaining members of the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team finished third in the Junior Varsity Division of the UW-Eau Claire Invitational held Friday (Oct. 1) in Colfax.
UW-La Crosse, which owned five of the top six individual finishers, snatched the team title with 17 points. The Eagles were followed in the 12-team meet by second-place University of Minnesota-Duluth with 51 points, third-place UW-Oshkosh with 88 points, fourth-place St. Olaf College (Minn.) with 106 points and fifth-place Macalester College (Minn.) with 110.
UW-Oshkosh had three runners finish in the top 14 individual listings as Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) placed seventh in a time of 24:51, Annette Pufall (Sr. • Ashland) ninth in 24:54 and Crystal Cook (So. • Lena) 14th in 25:02. The Titans' scoring was completed by Lindsey Mansueto's (Fr. • Mayville) 24th-place time of 25:18 and Toni Morning's (Fr. • Colfax) 41st-place time of 25:36. UW-La Crosse's Erin Farley took individual honors by completing the 6,000-meter course in a time of 24:32.
Other top performances for the Titans were the 45th-place time of 25:37 by Jill Gloudemans (Fr. • Little Chute), the 61st-place time of 26:07 by Hollie Vandenberg (Fr. • Niagara) and the 71st-place time of 26:30 by Megan Blackmon (Fr. • Schaumburg, Ill.). A total of 174 runners finished the race.
Woodworth First, Titans Third At Midwest Collegiate Championship
Liz Woodworth (Sr. • Marinette) ran to the individual title for the second straight year as the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team finished third at the Midwest Collegiate Championship held Saturday (Sept. 18) in Kenosha.
Woodworth, who won the 5,000-meter race a year ago with a time of 17:28, completed the course this year in a time of 17:37. Julie Nemergut of Edinboro University (Pa.) finished second with a time of 17:49.
Edinboro University, ranked eighth in the NCAA Division II, took the team title with 41 points. NCAA Division I Loyola University (Ill.) finished second in the 20-team meet with 56 points, while UW-Oshkosh placed third with 91, NCAA Division II Wayne State University (Mich.) fourth with 104 and NCAA Division I UW-Milwaukee fifth with 115. UW-Oshkosh entered the meet as the fourth-ranked team in the NCAA Division III.
UW-Oshkosh placed all five of its scorers in the top-35 individual finishes. In addition to Woodworth, the Titans also had Kristy Giljohann (Jr. • Brookfield) finish 15th with a time of 18:49, Jackie Munoz (Sr. • Oshkosh) 23rd in 19:16, Emily Steinhafel (Jr. • West Bend) 29th in 19:22 and Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown) 35th in 19:30.
Completing the list of top-100 finishers for UW-Oshkosh were 36th-place Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) in 19:35, 52nd-place Krystal Laurence (Sr. • Winnebago, Ill.) in 19:59, 63rd-place Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) in 20:13, 79th-place Annette Pufall (Sr. • Ashland) in 20:37, 86th-place Lindsey Mansueto (Fr. • Mayville) in 20:45, 94th-place Jill Gloudemans (Fr. • Little Chute) in 21:02 and 100th-place Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) in 21:04. A total of 268 runners finished the race.
Titans Easily Capture Lawrence University Invitational Title
With several of its top runners in the crowd as spectators, the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team still managed to capture a first-place finish at the Lawrence University Invitational held Saturday (Sept. 11) in Sherwood.
UW-Oshkosh scored 38 points in its 2004 debut to easily finish ahead of the 10 other teams in the meet. St. Norbert College placed second with 64 points, while Lawrence University listed third with 88 points and Ripon College fourth with 112.
UW-Oshkosh had three of the meet's top-six individual finishers and six of the top 20. Rosa Alvarez (Fr. • Watertown) led UW-Oshkosh by completing the 5,000-meter course at High Cliff State Park in a time of 19:51. The Titans also had Beth Baird (Fr. • Waukesha) finish second in 19:53, Jenny Graef (So. • Lena) sixth in 20:05, Jessie Scheer (Fr. • De Pere) 14th in 20:51, Annette Pufall (Sr. • Ashland) 19th in 21:01 and Lindsey Mansueto (Fr. • Mayville) 20th in 21:02. Lawrence University alumnus Courtney Miller won the race with a time of 19:34.
Rounding out the top-50 individual finishers for UW-Oshkosh were 25th-place Jill Gloudemans (Fr. • Little Chute) in 21:22, 36th-place Whitney Langer (Fr. • New Richmond) in 21:46, 37th-place Crystal Cook (So. • Lena) in 21:51 and 39th-place Toni Morning (Fr. • Colfax) in 21:59.