UW-Platteville Indoor Invite

Saturday, February 10, 2012, at the Williams Fieldhouse on the campus of UW-Platteville. Results

Former Wisconsin High School Athletes Competing At The Next Level



Deidre Dillman a junior at UW-Platteville from Prairie du Chien [above 2nd from left] won the 400m dash [58.60]. Bridget Hosley [above-far left] from the University of Dubuque [Oak Park HS, IL ] was second while former Monroe athlete Stephanie Wyss a sophomore at UW-Platteville [above-far right] was 3rd .


Above L-R: Ellen Schwartz [Wisconsin Lutheran College, Lakeside Lutheran HS] was 5th in the 400m. Zakkiyya Jones [Wisconsin Lutheran College, Oak Creek HS] and Kathryn Davis [Milwaukee School of Engineering, Appleton East] in the 60m dash, .


Above center and right L-R: 60m dash athletes Carshella Porter [UW-P, Bradley Technical], Jessica Heitsman [UW-P, Janesville Parker], and Rebecca Kuhle [U of Dubuque, Southwestern HS]. Porter was 3rd in the 60m finals. Heitsman's sisters Kristen and Erica compete for UW-Whitewater in track and field. Erica has been hospitalized with a serious illness. However she has improved and hopefully will be released in the near future.


Above: Amanda Markham was a hurdler at Oostburg last season. Now she competes for Wisconsin Lutheran College.


Above L-R: Amanda Markham [Wisconsin Lutheran, Oostburg HS] was 2nd in the 60m HH. Emily Dieringer [red jersey, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Port Washington] was first in the 60m HH and Keturah Vangen [#3, UW-P, Rio] was 5th.


5000m run: Holly Phelps [#8, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Pewaukee], Amanda Heller [#3, MSOE, New Holstein], and Danielle Kunkel [#1, UW-P, Southwestern]. Kunkel won the 5000m race. Kunkel had a season-best time of 18:04.73 and teammate Lisa Kaiser [Marshfield] was fourth in 19:43.87. The performance by Kunkel is the 25th-fastest in NCAA Division III.


Mile runners: Megan Knutson [left, UW-P, Lancaster], Hannah Frett [above, Marquette, Pewaukee], Sarah Ball [right, Marquette, Kenosha Tremper], and Frett [#12]. Frett won the mile in 5:18.99.
Former Lakeside Lutheran track athlete Alyssa Schumacher [left, Wisconsin Lutheran College] was third in the mile run.

Right: Lauren Holt a Wisconsin Lutheran runner ran track in high school at Muskego.

Marquette University teammates below L-R:

  • Alyssa Stevens [Naperville Central HS, IL],
  • Sarah Ball [Kenosha Tremper],
  • Holly Robertson [St Charles East HS, IL] and
  • Hannah Frett [Pewaukee].

Above L-R Hammer throwers: Hannah Albright [UW-P, Omro], Angela Boushea [UW-Madison, Monona Grove], and Meggen Elsen [Loras, Nekoosa].


David Astrauskas the throws coach at the University of Wisconsin has a very talented womens throw group. Taylor Smith [above] set a Williams Field House record in the weight throw. Her launch of 69' 10.75 broke the mark of 65' 08.75 set by UW-Oshkosh athlete Holly Ozanich [Green Bay East] one year ago at the UW-Platteville Invite. Smith's Facility record throw broke her own Wisconsin record and automatically earned her a bid to the NCAA championships. Smith's throw is the best by a Big Ten athlete this season and ranks her No. 5 nationally.

Smith was not finished with records as she set a Williams Field House record in the SP with a put of 53' 01. This shattered the old record of 48' 05.50 set by Robyn Jarocki [UW-Oshkosh, Merrill] in 2005.


Above: UW-Platteville thrower Janice Rasmussen [Desoto] in the weight throw.

Left: Former Columbus athlete Abby Lueck is now a Badger. She finished second in the Weight throw.


Above L-R: Angela Boushea [UW-Wisconsin, Monona Grove] and Jasmine Boyer [UW-Wisconsin, O'Fallon HS, MO].


Above L-R: Caitlin Thomson [tie for 1st, 5' 04.25, UW-P, Whitehall] and Monica Mansavage [3rd, 5' 02.25, UW-P, Fort Atkinson] in the HJ.

Right: High jump coach Spider Fromader congratulates Megan Bruckschen [UW-P, Sheboygan North] after a successful jump.


The parents of Caitlin Thomson, Jeanne and Scott, had shorter trips during Caitlin's participation in meets in the Dairyland Conference. They are pictured at Platteville. Because of facility problems UW-Superior will not host the 2012 WIAC Indoor Championships. Instead UW-Stout will host this years meet - a much shorter trip from Whitehall. Right: Thomson on an earlier jump. Mary Katherine Kladar [UW-P, Rockton, IL] also tied for 1st - height of 5' 04.25.

Above L-R: Amanda Bregger [Wisconsin Lutheran College, Waukesha South], Katelyn Malcore [University of Wisconsin, Brookfield Central], and Kallie Schoessow [UW-P, Homestead].

Left: PV winner Courtney Walden [UW-Wisconsin, Oconomowoc] vaulted 11' 05.75.


Above: 4x2 relay exchanges