Blugolds earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors

Blugolds earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors

NEW ORLEANS (Blugolds.com) –  Four Blugold men and 11 women have been named U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honorees for the 2018 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field season.

USTFCCCA release

UW-Eau Claire had seven athletics earn All-Region honors for a single event while seven others were honored for two or more. Below are the Blugolds recognized by the USTFCCCA: 

Michael Amerlan (So. – Itasca, IL/Lake Park West) - decathlon

David Kornack (Jr. – Edgar, WI) - shot put and discus

KJ Munn (So. – Bayport, MN/St. Croix Prep) - 400m

Dietrich Schwoerer (So. – McFarland, WI) - 400m

Mel Becker (Sr. – Osseo, WI/homeschool) - 1500m

Tommie Brenner (Jr. – Reedsburg, WI) - 100m hurdles, 4x100

Ashleigh Buergi (Sr. – Green Bay, WI/Bay Port) - 400m hurdles, 4x100, 4x400

Amy Chen (Fr. – Fr. – Mayville, WI) - 4x100

Sarah Glidden (Sr. – Greenville, WI/Hortonville) - 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x400, high jump, heptathlon

Lakyn Kummer (So. - Medford, WI) -(4x400

Erica Oawster (Jr. – Lino Lakes, MN/Centennial) - shot put, discus

Samantha Slattery (Jr. – Waunakee, WI) - 10K

JoHannah Theisen (Sr. – Eau Claire, WI/Regis) - shot put

Megan Wallace (Fr. – Burlington, WI) - 4x400, heptathlon

Kelsey Worachek (Sr. – Appleton, WI/Xavier) - 100m, 4x100

The Blugolds will compete at the NCAA National Championship Thursday-Saturday in La Crosse, Wis. Keep up with all the action on Blugold Game Day or the UWEC Blugolds app on your mobile device.