UMAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Postseason Awards
ST. PAUL, MN - For the first time ever, the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets have won the indoor track and field championship. Wisconsin-Superior finished the weekend with 171.5 points, 28.5 points better than Bethany Lutheran who finished in second place. In the postseason awards, the Yellowjackets had six athletes selected for all-conference.
Stephanie Witbrod earned the Women's Field Athlete of the Meet award and was the top scorer at the event after dominating most of Friday and Saturday. Witbrod won the high jump, weight throw, long jump, triple jump, shot put, 60-meter hurdles and she placed second in the 60-meter dash. Witbrod was dominant in the majority of the field events, and Track Athlete of the Meet Deanna Trucksess was almost just as dominant on the track. Trucksess won the 400-meter dash, 60-meter dash, and the 200-meter dash for Northwestern this weekend. Ruth Brueckner flashed as well, earning Rookie of the Year honors after winning the 4x400-meter relay and finishing second in the 400-meter dash and the 800-meter run.
The all-conference list includes individuals who placed first or second in an event and individuals of first-place relay squads. There were nine athletes this year who earned at least two All-UMAC finishes including Abby Pausch (Crown), Maya Habben (Martin Luther), Kayla Tobin (Bethany Lutheran), Deanna Trucksess (Northwestern), Ruth Brueckner (Crown), Stephanie Witbrod (Bethany Lutheran), Alexxa DeQuevedo (Wisconsin-Superior), Anna Anderson-Sanchez (Crown), Colleen Claude (Wisconsin-Superior), and Myla Volk (Wisconsin-Superior).
Bethany Lutheran won the team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches and awarded to the team that best represents sportsmanship throughout the entire season. Each team also had one representative named to the individual sportsmanship award list.
Women's Top Scorer of the Meet: Stephanie Witbrod (Bethany Lutheran)
Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet: Deanna Trucksess (Northwestern)
Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet: Stephanie Witbrod (Bethany Lutheran)
Women’s Rookie of the Year: Ruth Brueckner (Crown)
Women’s Coach of the Year: Glen Drexler (UW-Superior)
UMAC All-Conference
| Name |
Event(s) |
School |
| Abby Pausch |
1 Mile Run (1st), 3000-Meter Run (1st) |
Crown |
| Maya Habben |
1 Mile Run (2nd), 5000-Meter Run (2nd), 3000-Meter Run (2nd) |
Martin Luther |
| Kayla Tobin |
5000-Meter Run (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Deanna Trucksess |
400-Meter Dash (1st), 60-Meter Dash (1st), 200-Meter Dash (1st) |
Northwestern |
| Ruth Brueckner |
400-Meter Dash (2nd), 800-Meter Run (1st), 4x400-Meter Relay (1st) |
Crown |
| Stephanie Witbrod |
High Jump (1st), Weight Throw (1st), Long Jump (1st), 60-Meter Dash (2nd), Triple Jump (1st), Shot Put (1st), 60-Meter Hurdles (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Alexxa DeQuevedo |
High Jump (2nd), Long Jump (2nd), 4x200-Meter Relay (1st), 60-Meter Hurdles (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Kasha Hughlett |
Weight Throw (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Anna Anderson-Sanchez |
800-Meter Run (2nd), 4x400-Meter Relay (1st) |
Crown |
| Colleen Claude |
200-Meter Dash (2nd), 4x200-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Myla Volk |
Triple Jump (2nd), 4x200-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Anna Briggs |
Shot Put (2nd) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Maddie Landwer |
Pole Vault (1st) |
Minnesota Morris |
| Brooke Petrich |
Pole Vault (2nd) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Jordan Merwin |
Distance Medley (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Naomi Anderson |
Distance Medley (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Cianna Hope |
Distance Medley (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Chloe Kuhlman |
Distance Medley (1st) |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Cora Schmitz |
4x200-Meter Relay (1st) |
Wisconsin-Superior |
| Ellie Schanbacher |
4x400-Meter Relay (1st) |
Crown |
| Ella Hollander |
4x400-Meter Relay (1st) |
Crown |
Sportsmanship Awards
Team Award - Bethany Lutheran
Bethany Lutheran - Cianna Hoppe
Crown - Anna Anderson-Sanchez
Martin Luther - MacKenzie Lynch
North Central - Elizabeth Lofstad
Minnesota Morris - Mckenna Langerud
Northwestern - Emily Ashton
Wisconsin-Superior - Alexxa DeQuevedo