Women's Track & Field Finishes Fourth At NACC Championships

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - The Wisconsin Lutheran College women's outdoor track & field team won two events and set two school records at the 2022 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday at Raabe Stadium. The Warriors scored 89 points and finished fourth out of 11 total teams at the two-day event.

• Event: 2022 NACC Outdoor Championships
• Final Results: 4th of 11 (89 Points)
• Location: Raabe Stadium, Wauwatosa, Wis. 

• The Warriors' 4x400m Relay team of sophomore Anna Raasch (Germantown, Wis.), junior Brooke Graesslin (Janesville, Wis.), junior Grace Weide (Waterford, Wis.), and senior Kendra Schumacher (Little Chute, Wis.) won the event in a facility, conference championship, and school-record time of 3:53.39. The mark ranks 15th nationally.
• Schumacher won her first conference crown by sprinting to the title of the 200m with a time of 24.48 seconds. She also finished runner-up in the 100m with a time of 12.05 seconds.
• Graesslin set a new school record in the 800m with her second-place finishing time of 2:17.10. 
• WLC's 4x100m Relay squad of freshman Abigail Pechman (Savannah, Ga.), sophomore Janae Jensen (Slinger, Wis.), sophomore Mattie Stutzman (Burlington, Wis.), and Schumacher recorded a runner-up finish in 49.82 seconds.
• Junior Grace Weide (Waterford, Wis.) brought home second and third place in the 100m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles, respectively, with times of 15.79 seconds and 1:06.62.
• Raasch placed fourth in the 400m in 59.05 seconds and also scored points in the 200m by placing seventh in 26.46 seconds.
• Freshman Liz Eilertson (Mukwonago, Wis.) collected 3,558 points for a third-place finish in the Heptathlon. She was also eighth in the Long Jump at 4.94m. 
• Junior Mikaela Sullivan (Wauwatosa, Wis.) posted a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m run of 5:01.07, while also securing a sixth-place finish in the 800m in 2:26.30.
• Freshman Rachel Romens (Slinger, Wis.) placed fifth in the Triple Jump at 10.76m. 
• Junior Paige Sweem (Kalispell, Mont.) took home seventh place in the Javelin with a mark of 30.75m.
• Senior Natalie Lendt (Watertown, S.D.) also scored in the Heptathlon by placing sixth with 3,383 points.

• The Warriors will next compete on Thursday in Naperville, Illinois at the Carius/Gregory Track & Field Meet hosted by North Central. Field events begin at 11 a.m. with running events to follow at 3 p.m.

WTRACK: @WLC_XC_TF places 4th with 89 points at NACC Championships.

⚔️ WLC wins 4x400m Relay with NACC champ. record time of 3:53.39.

⚔️ @KSchumacher18 wins 200m (24.84) and finishes 2nd in 100m (12.05).

⚔️ @brookegraesslin (800m) and Grace Weide (100m Hurdles) finish 2nd.

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) May 8, 2022

WATCH: @KSchumacher18 joined @MMenzl for a postmeet interview…https://t.co/AqLd2ByECn

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) May 8, 2022

��CONFERENCE CHAMP AND SCHOOL RECORD ALERT�� The women's 4x400 relay of Raasch, Graesslin, Weide and Schumacher take the victory in the 4x4 and shatter the school record, running 3:53.39! That time is currently 14th in the Nation! #WeAreWarriors pic.twitter.com/icNDq45Jd9

— WLC XC/TF (@WLC_XC_TF) May 7, 2022

Conference Champion! Kendra Schumacher runs 24.48 to win the 200! Anna Raasch finishes 7th overall! #WeAreWarriors

— WLC XC/TF (@WLC_XC_TF) May 7, 2022

��SCHOOL RECORD ALERT�� Brooke Graesslin finishes 2nd in the 800 and runs 2:17.1 to break the school record! Mikaela Sullivan runs a gritty to finish 6th overall! #WeAreWarriors pic.twitter.com/WYeVrWwRVv

— WLC XC/TF (@WLC_XC_TF) May 7, 2022

You are looking live… (ok, the clock gives away the time!) Final home event in 21-22 for ⁦@WLCSports⁩ ! ⁦@WLC_Tennis⁩ looks for an upset, ⁦@WLC_Base⁩ on the road & ⁦@WLC_XC_TF⁩ looks to charge up the conference standings! #WeAreWarriors #lastbit #emotion pic.twitter.com/CGeWAX43zm

— Wayne Shevey (@RevShevWLC) May 7, 2022

The calm before the Day 2 storm ���� The Warriors are ready to take care of business! #WeAreWarriors pic.twitter.com/7z7kQuIAI1

— WLC XC/TF (@WLC_XC_TF) May 7, 2022

OT&F: It's day two of the NACC Outdoor Championships today for @WLC_XC_TF at Raabe Stadium.

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��️: May 7, 2022
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⏰: 10 a.m.
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— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) May 7, 2022

Showtime ��
It's Conference Weekend!! We're home at Raabe Stadium for the @naccsports championships! Things kick off this morning at 10:15 AM #WeAreWarriors pic.twitter.com/eqF83p67Ep

— WLC XC/TF (@WLC_XC_TF) May 6, 2022