WHITEWATER, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team placed fourth at the 48th edition of the WIAC Championship (presented by Culver's) on Saturday (Oct. 31) with 95 team points. The championship was hosted by UW-Whitewater on the Warhawks' campus course. The Titans' finish was their best since 2022.
UW-La Crosse won the team title for the sixth meet in a row with 23 points and UW-Stout Polytechnic's Claudia Lasiowki claimed the individual title (21:38.5), besting Hailey Carroll from UW-La Crosse by a tenth of a second.
Lehna Mitchell (Oshkosh/Oshkosh North) was the first Titan to secure an All-WIAC performance, taking ninth in 22:04.9. The finish earned Mitchell her second All-WIAC Second Team honor.
Emma Boegh (Berlin/Berlin) and
Izzy Ciesla (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) both claimed All-WIAC Honorable Mention laurels. Boegh placed 19th in 22:47.1 and Ciesla took 20th in 22:50.0.
Evelyn Karls (Kimberly/Kimberly) and
Jamie Catania (Fond du Lac/Horace Mann) rounded out the scorers for the Titans with a pair of top-35 finishes. Karls ran the course in 23:13.7 (29th) and Catania finished in 23:24.8 (34th).
Anabel Mitchell (Oshkosh/Oshkosh North) ran a 23:27.3 to place 36th and
Allison VanDerWegen (Kaukauna/Kaukauna) placed 40th in 23:32.1 as Oshkosh's sixth- and seventh-fastest runners.
The Titans host their final meet of the year, the UW-Oshkosh Dia de los Muertos Carrera, on Thursday (Nov. 5) before competing in the NCAA Division III North Regional Championship on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Northfield, Minn.
