OSHKOSH, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Senior Kendra Schumacher (Little Chute, Wis.) ran the NCAA Division III's top time in the 200m this year and the eighth-fastest in the 60m, as she won both events to lead the Wisconsin Lutheran College women's indoor track & field team at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge on Saturday. The Warriors finished eighth with 28 points at the event.
- Event: UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge
- Final Results: 8th of 14 (28 Points)
- Location: Kolf Sports Center, Oshkosh, Wis.
- Schumacher posted the fastest 200m time in NCAA Division III this year as she came in first out of 74 entries in the event with a time of 24.97 seconds. She bested the conference record by .07 seconds and her own WLC mark by .43 seconds. She also won the 60m in a time of 7.71, good for the eighth-best mark in NCAA Division III and tops in the NACC this season.
- Junior Mikaela Sullivan (Wauwatosa, Wis.) placed sixth of 49 in the Mile with a finishing time of 5:24:62 and eighth of 45 in the 800m in 2:23:91. Her Mile time is the seventh-best in the NACC this year.
- Junior Grace Weide (Waterford, Wis.) raced to a sixth-place finish in the 60m Hurdles in 9.63 seconds, good for sixth-best in the NACC this season.
- Senior Natalie Lendt (Watertown, S.D.) placed eighth in the 60m Hurdles at 10.00 seconds, but ran a 9.88 in the prelims.
- Junior Brooke Graesslin (Janesville, Wis.) was 10th in the 800m with a time of 2:26.64.
- "I'm very pleased with our team effort this weekend! Considering we pulled back on a lot of events this weekend, it shows we're ready for conference when we put up 33 PR's, 18 WLC Top 10 marks, and three school records! Michael Sheffler and Kendra Schumacher have been great examples of how hard work pays off and allows you to shatter records week after week. I'm excited for our entire team to go into indoor conference on such a high note!" - Head Coach Eric Kramer.
- The Warriors will compete next Friday and Saturday at the NACC Indoor Championships at the Willmore Center on Ripon's campus. Events begin at 11 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Live coverage links will be available both days at WLCSports.com.
