Hall of Fame
Tricia (Haralson) Rotering was an integral part of UW-Oshkosh women’s track & field teams that earned two NCAA Division III and five WIAC championships from 1991 to 1994.
Rotering was a national champion in the shot put and a nine-time All-American. She also won four conference titles and was named the Outstanding Field Performer at the league championship twice.
Rotering, a Whitehall High School graduate, began her UW-Oshkosh career by finishing fourth in the shot put as the Titans captured the team title at the 1991 WIAC Indoor Championship. She then earned All-America honors with her fourth-place finish in the shot put as UW-Oshkosh finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championship.
Rotering’s first outdoor season resulted in conference and national team championships for the Titans. Rotering finished fifth in the shot put at the WIAC Championship before collecting All-America recognition with her sixth-place ranking in the event at the NCAA Championship.
Rotering helped UW-Oshkosh to another WIAC indoor title in 1992 by finishing fourth in the shot put. She then earned All-America status with her sixth-place finish in the shot put as UW-Oshkosh placed second at the NCAA Indoor Championship for the third straight year.
Moving to the 1992 outdoor season, Rotering finished fourth in the shot put as UW-Oshkosh placed second at the WIAC Championship. She later earned All-America recognition with her second-place listing in the shot put as the Titans finished second at the NCAA Championship.
Rotering was named the Outstanding Field Performer at the 1993 WIAC Indoor Championship after winning the shot put with a toss of 47-11 3/4. Her performance led the Titans to their sixth straight WIAC indoor title. She then earned All-America status with her fourth-place finish in the shot put as UW-Oshkosh placed fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championship.
The 1993 outdoor season had Rotering win the shot put as UW-Oshkosh placed second at the WIAC Championship. She then finished second in the shot put to receive All-America honors as the Titans placed third at the NCAA Championship.
During the 1994 indoor season, Rotering finished second in the shot put as UW-Oshkosh placed second at the WIAC Championship. She then helped the Titans to the team title at the NCAA Championship held in UW-Oshkosh’s Kolf Sports Center by winning the shot put with a measurement of 45-2 1/4.
Rotering had a stellar 1994 outdoor season for the Titans. She was named the Outstanding Field Performer at the WIAC Championship after winning the hammer throw and shot put with distances of 144-3 and 45-1 3/4, respectively, and placing fourth in the discus with a mark of 130-7. Rotering’s efforts led the Titans to a first-place finish in the team competition.
Rotering concluded her UW-Oshkosh career with a pair of All-America awards at the 1994 NCAA Outdoor Championship. She finished second in the shot put and fifth in the hammer throw as the Titans placed second in the team category.
Rotering remained involved in track & field following her final season at UW-Oshkosh by serving as an assistant coach at Whitehall High School from 1996 to 2000 and Independence High School from 2012 to 2015.
Rotering, who was selected to the WIAC Women’s Track & Field All-Centennial Team in 2012, earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Capella University (Minn.) in 2019 and 2022, respectively.
Rotering, who currently works as a dementia care specialist for the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Trempealeau County, lives in Whitehall with her partner Stacy. Rotering is the mother of daughter Mikayla, sons Mitchel and Preston and grandmother of three.
