Atwater Extends National Lead at UW-Platteville Invitational
Apr 16, 2016
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Sophomore Tanasha Atwater won the shot put with a toss (14.51m/47-7.25) that leads the nation and crushed her previous best by nearly a foot at the UW-Platteville Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
No team scores were kept at a meet that featured numerous Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) schools and IIAC foes Wartburg and Loras.
Atwater tasted victory in the shot put for the second-straight week in impressive fashion. Her second throw allowed her to keep her national lead after a Trine (Ind.) thrower overtook Atwater’s mark earlier today. The Davenport, Ill. native is now 3-for-3 in shot put competitions this outdoor season.
Once again, the throwing contingent impressed despite an uptick in competition.
In Friday’s hammer throw competition, Atwater took home third (50.10m/164-4), followed by teammate Nicole Forson in fourth (48.69m/159-9). UD saw three Top-10 performances in the discus from freshman Rebecca Burmahl (38.95m/127-9) in sixth, freshman Shelby Lane in seventh (38.06m/124-10), and sophomore Abigail Willis (37.44m/122-10) in eighth.
Willis also placed fourth in the javelin throw (34.38m/112-9).
Junior Fabiola Ortiz led the UD on the track with her first victory of the outdoor season in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:29.38, breaking her previous school record by 0.49 seconds.
Sophomore Katrina Pagel added a ninth-place showing in the 400m hurdles (1:06.30) while freshman Isabella Solis placed sixth in the 100m hurdles (15.77).
The Spartans host the UD Invite next Saturday, April 23 at the Douglas J. Miller outdoor track.
Top UD Finishers
100m – 30th Candice Enis (13.17)
200m – 41st Aleyha Slatter (27.19)
400m – 24th Jamie Draeger (1:04.86)
800m – 46th Jaclyn Roeder (2:40.71)
1500m – 11th Kiersten Wenthold (5:01.16)
5000m – None
100m H – 6th Isabella Solis (15.77)
400m H – 5th Katrina Pagel (1:06.30)
3000m Steeplechase – 1st Fabiola Ortiz (11:29.38)
HJ – 12th Jordyn Gargus (1.51m/4-11.5)
PV – 24th Amanda Zbilski (2.99m/9-9.75)
LJ – None
TJ – 13th Aleyha Slatter (10.21m/33-6)
DT – 6th Rebecca Burmahl (38.95m/127-9), 7th Shelby Lane (38.06m/124-10), 8th Abigail Willis (37.44m/122-10)
HT (Friday) – 3rd Tanasha Atwater (50.10m/164-4), 4th Nicole Forson (48.69m/159-90)
Javelin – 4th Abigail Willis (34.38m/112-9)
Shot Put – 1st Tanasha Atwater (14.51m/47-7.25)
4x100m relay – 9th Burks, Enis, Solis, Zbilski (49.87)
4x400m relay – 12th Burks, Pagel, Zbilski, Sollis (4:04.04)
