NEW ORLEANS (blugolds.com) – Scholar Athletes of the Year and All-Academic Athletes for the 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track & Field seasons were announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s track & field team were named Outdoor National Scholar Team of the Year after capturing the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship and posting a cumulative GPA of 3.27. The women’s team was named an All-Academic team with a 3.5 cumulative GPA and 31 total Blugolds earned All-Academic Athlete honors.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – In the final rankings for the 2021-22 Division III LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire finished 16th with the program’s third-highest point total of 715.50 points.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire moved up from 22nd to 7th in the Division III LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings after the final winter rankings were released Thursday.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (blugolds.com)-- On the second day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track, the Blugolds fought hard, endured struggles, and came away victorious as the men’s track & field team claimed their third indoor national title in school history.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (blugolds.com) – On the first day of the NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's indoor track & field teams saw a vast number of highlight performances from the men’s and women’s teams.
NEW ORLEANS (blugolds.com) – The All-Region honorees for the 2022 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with 16 Blugolds earning the recognition for their performances this season.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, which will be held March 11th-12th in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the JDL Fast Track.
WAVERLY, IA (blugolds.com)- In their final competition before the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships, a select crew of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire track and field athletes headed down to Wartburg College in hopes of securing qualifying marks for nationals. Three Blugolds made their mark and secured their spot for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships.
SPOKANE, WA (Blugolds.com) – This weekend the nation’s top track and field athletes competed at the 2022 United States Track and Field (USATF) Indoor Championships with three former Blugolds finishing in the top five in their respective events.
PLATTEVILLE, WI– Competing in the WIAC Indoor Championships, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s and women’s track teams capped off a strong regular season with a good showing against the best of the WIAC. The men’s team took 3rd overall, scoring 110.33 points, while the women’s team placed 2nd overall, scoring 115 points. The meet champions were UW-Oshkosh on the men’s side with 172 points and UW-La Crosse on the women’s side, scoring 244 points. Jordan Lijewski (Sr, - Roseville, MN/Roseville Area) was named the WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2021-2022 Indoor Track season, recognized for his accomplishments on and off the track.
OSHKOSH, WI (blugolds.com) — In their final regular season competition before the WIAC Championship, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s and women’s track teams competed at the Titan Invite at UW-Oshkosh, serving as a final opportunity to qualify for the conference meet. Both squads saw plenty of top-3 placements as the women took first with 125 points and the men placed second with 91.5 points.
MENOMONIE, WI– The University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire men’s and women’s track & field teams traveled to UW-Stout for the Stout Quad. facing off against UW-Stout, Bethel, and individual athletes from UW-River Falls. The men’s team featured six top-25 marks on the NCAA DIII leaderboard, while the women’s team had three top-25 marks.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s & women’s track teams competed at the UWSP Big Dawg Invitational on Saturday, racking up a handful of top three placements across the board.
Menomonie, Wis. (blugolds.com) - The University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire men’s and women’s track & field teams traveled to UW-Stout for the Warren Bowlus Multi & Open, with the multi-event athletes getting their first opportunity to contest the pentathlon and heptathlon.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (blugolds.com) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s and women’s track & field teams traveled to UW-Stevens Point for the annual WIAC Tri, competing against UW-Platteville along with UW-Stevens Point. Both the men’s and women’s teams captured the meet title, with the men scoring 127 points for the win and the women scoring 161.5 points in their victory.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire indoor track and field teams have canceled their annual Blugold Alumni Open due to COVID-19 issues.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) - When John and Carolyn Sonnentag met as students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the 1960s, no one could have predicted that they would fall in love and marry. Or that the love they had for each other and the university that brought them together would one day change the face of life in northwestern Wisconsin.
Sarah Glidden, the 2018 NCAA Indoor National Champion in the pentathlon, received this year’s Sandy Schumacher Courage Award at the Blugold Hall of Fame banquet Friday, October 15.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Beginning with the 2021 fall sports season, the Mayo Clinic Health System has been named the new provider of sports medicine services for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Athletics. Clinical staff from the Mayo Clinic Health System Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department will provide services including sideline support, radiology, concussion management, procedures and surgical care, physical therapy and rehabilitation for Blugold athletes on all 25 men's and women's athletic teams.
EAU CLAIRE, WI (blugolds.com) – In a year in which the UW-Eau Claire athletics program is celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s athletics, five women are among the six individuals who will be inducted into the Blugold Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021.