Stockheimer Leads Titans At UW-Oshkosh Open

Kristin Stockheimer (So. • West Salem) took 23rd place to lead all UW-Oshkosh runners during a women's cross country meet the Titans hosted on Friday (Oct. 22) at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne.

The non-scoring event also featured participants from Mount Mary College, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, NCAA Division II UW-Parkside and NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin.

Stockheimer ran her way around the 5,000-meter course in a time of 20:36. The Titans had two other runners finish in the top 30 as Lauren Pinzl (So. • Mercer) placed 26th in 20:49 and Mariah McMullen (Fr. • Byron, Ill.) 29th in 20:57.

The University of Wisconsin owned the top six finishers, including Liga Blyholder who won the race with a time of 17:54. The Badgers also had Karen Greuel finish second in 18:06, Lavinia Jurkiewicz third in 18:10, Karlye Wolff fourth in 18:11, Ashley Beutler fifth in 18:21 and Rachel McNally sixth in 18:34.

Other UW-Oshkosh competitors in the meet were Alex Nutter (Fr. • Fennimore), Gabrhael Walman (Fr. • Franklin), Carlyn Brown (Jr. • Belleville), Kelsey Sweeney (So. • Verona), Jennifer Dedolph (Fr. • Tigerton) and Alli Weil (So. • Cottage Grove). Nutter finished 43rd among the 70 runners who finished the race with a time of 21:39, while Walman placed 48th in 22:01, Brown 50th in 22:08, Sweeney 52nd in 22:15, Dedolph 54th in 22:23 and Weil 62nd in 23:10.

UW-Oshkosh, which rested several of its top runners in Friday's meet, competes at the WIAC Championship on Oct. 30 in Colfax.