MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire women's track and field sprinter Carly Fehler (Sr.-Oak Creek, WI) has been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Track Performer of the Meet for her accomplishments at the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships help on May 1-2, it was announced today by Assistant Commissioner of Media Relations Matt Stanek.
Fehler earned first place finishes in the 200-meter dash and the 4 x 100-meter relay while finishing second in the 100-meter dash setting school records in all three events. She is the third Blugold to claim Track Performer of the Meet honors.
Fehler qualified for the finals of the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.20 seconds breaking the previous record of 24.31 seconds set by Liz Kooistra set at the WIAC Championships on May 2, 2009. In the finals Fehler won the outright crown posting a new school and conference record of 23.94 seconds. Her time broke the previous conference record of 23.98 seconds set by Brooke Bell of UW-Whitewater in 2009. Fehler's time is the fastest time recorded in NCAA Division III this year and she is the only runner to complete the event in less than 24 seconds this season.
Fehler was the anchor of the first place 4 x 100-meter relay team breaking both the school and conference records. The time of 46.35 seconds is the fastest time in NCAA Division III this season and broke the previous school record of 47.11 seconds set at the Drake Relays on April 26, 2014. It also broke the conference record of 47.11 seconds set by UW-La Crosse in 2012. It was the second consecutive year the Fehler anchored the 4 x 100-meter conference relay champions, the only two school titles earned in school history at the WIAC Outdoor Championships.
Fehler finished second in the 100-meter finishing with a time of 11.62 seconds. Her time broker her own school record of 11.81 seconds set at the 2014 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she became the school's first-ever women's 100-meter dash national champion. Her time in the finals currently ranks second nationally among all NCAA Division III competitors.
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