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| Gabrielle Anzalone |
Sophomore |
| Caroline Bauer |
Sophomore |
| Ashley Beutler |
Senior |
| Liga Blyholder |
Junior |
| Kassidy Clark |
Freshman |
| Gabriella Effrein |
RS Freshman |
| Kiah Ehrke |
Junior |
| Anne Gregory |
RS Freshman |
| Sarah Heinemann |
Freshman |
| Lauren Holtz |
Freshman |
| Lavinia Jurkiewicz |
Junior |
| Hanna Knurr |
Senior |
| Michele Lee |
Freshman |
| Clare McDonald |
Freshman |
| Jenna McMiller |
Sophomore |
| Rachel McNally |
Junior |
| Colleen McNulty |
Sophomore |
| Grace Meurer |
Freshman |
| Ariel Michalek |
Freshman |
| Sarah Miller |
Sophomore |
| Emma-Lisa Murphy |
Freshman |
| Victoria Paulson |
Sophomore |
| Abby Philipps |
Freshman |
| Theresa Selestow |
Junior |
| Elizabeth Sequin |
Sophomore |
| Erica Spiegelberg |
Junior |
| Dana Steffen |
Sophomore |
| Megan Stenz |
Sophomore |
| Rebecca Stoebe |
Junior |
| Jessica Sykes |
Sophomore |
| Madeline Timm |
Freshman |
| Lizzie Wendt |
Sophomore |
| Kristen Yarows |
Sophomore |
| Taylor Zimprich |
Freshman |
| Complete Roster |
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November 12-18
Senior Ashley Beutler and sophomore Gabrielle Anzalone are heading to Louisville, Ky., for the 2012 NCAA Championship, after becoming automatic individual qualifiers at the Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 9.
2012 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
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Date
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Saturday, Nov. 17 | 11:00 a.m. (CT) |
| Location |
Louisville, Ky. | E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park |
| Meet Info |
NCAA Championship Information |
| Admission |
$10 |
| Meet Schedule |
Women (6K): 11:00 a.m. (CT)
Men (10K): 12:15 p.m. (CT) |
| Course Info |
Course Maps  |
Updates
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@Badger_Track on Twitter |
About the Badgers
BADGERS' BEUTLER, ANZALONE BOOK RETURN TRIP TO NCAAS
• Beutler and Anzalone each earned return trips to Saturday’s 2012 NCAA Championship by virtue of their top-10 finishes at the 2012 NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 9.
• Beutler took sixth place in a time of 20 minutes, 19 seconds, while Anzalone finished just behind Beulter in seventh place in 20:25.
• For the second-consecutive year, the duo earned All-Great Lakes Region honors, after Beutler finished in 12th place and Anzalone took 24th place at last year’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
• The Badgers recorded an eighth-place team finish with a score of 182 points.
• Senior Hanna Knurr crossed the finish line in 37th place in a time of 21:21. Sophomore Lavinia Jurkiewicz ran to a 53rd-place finish, clocking in at 21:36.
• Sophomore Caroline Bauer rounded out Wisconsin’s scoring five, finishing in 81st place in a time of 21:59, while sophomore Theresa Selsestow finished sixth for the UW and 105th overall in a time of 22:17. Freshman Emma-Lisa Murphy finished in 112th place overall in a time of 22:24.
UW EARNS 24TH-PLACE FINISH AT 2011 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
• The No. 25-ranked Badgers punched their NCAA ticket for the first time since 2008 by virtue of their fourth-place team finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Wisconsin was one of 13 at-large teams selected.
• A season-best finish by Ashley Beutler led Wisconsin to a 24th-place performance with 529 points.
• The junior was the first Badger to cross the finish line to end a 21:05.2 run for 107th place.
• In her fourth-consecutive NCAA appearance, senior Caitlin Comfort came in second for the Badgers. With a finish of 21:12, Comfort took 119th overall.
• Freshman Gabrielle Anzalone took third for UW and 127th overall, crossing the finish line at 21:14.6.
BADGERS READY TO HOST GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
• Wisconsin returns to the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course for the 2012 NCAA Great Lakes Regional looking to build on last year's fourth place finish.
• It is the first time since 1974 that Wisconsin will host the Great Lakes Regional event.
• UW returns three of its top five finishers from last season, including reigning Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year Gabrielle Anzalone.
• The Badgers scored 91 points en route to its fourth-place finish last season.
• Three of Wisconsin's top five runners from last season's fourth-place effort return to help the Badgers on Sunday. Senior Ashley Beutler was 12th last year, with Anzalone finishing 24th and senior Hanna Knurr taking 41st.
• Last year, then-senior Caitlin Comfort ran to a third-place finish in a time of 20 minutes, 36 seconds, leading the charge for the Badgers.
• Wisconsin punched their way to the 2011 NCAA Championship for the first time since 2008 by virtue of their fourth-place team finish at last year's NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
TRIO LEADS WISCONSIN TO FIFTH-PLACE BIG TEN FINISH
• Behind Beutler, Anzalone and Knurr, Wisconsin earned 147 points to take fifth, a performance that comes on the heels of last year's fourth-place showing.
• It was the first time the Badgers earned consecutive top-five finishes at the Big Ten championship since the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
• Beutler, Anzalone and Knurr all recorded personal best Big Ten finishes. Beutler and Anzalone both earned first-team All-Big Ten.
• With a sixth-place individual finish in a time of 20 minutes, 28.1 seconds, Beutler led the charge for the Badgers and earned her best Big Ten finish after taking 16th at last year's meet.
• Anzalone crossed the line in seventh place overall and second for the UW, finishing in a time of 20:30. Knurr took 16th place in a time of 20:50.
• Junior Lavinia Jurkiewicz was UW's fourth finishers and crossed the line 61st overall with a time of 21:38. Junior Theresa Selestow rounded out Wisconsin's scoring with her 65th place-finish in a time of 21:43.
UW CLOSES REGULAR SEASON WITH PERFECT SCORE
• The Badgers took the top 12 spots to score a win in their final meet before championship season. Of those dozen, 10 competed for Wisconsin, with the Badgers claiming each of the first seven places eligible for team scoring in the meet.
• Wisconsin ran away with the competition behind sophomore Kristen Yarows, who finished first for the Badgers and second overall in a time of 22:31.9. UW freshman Ariel Michalek, competing unattached, won the individual title in 22:21.2 and led the way for a sweep of the top 12 spots for Badger athletes.
• Sophomore Dana Steffen crossed the finish line in third place, just behind Yarows in a time of 22:36.6. Sophomore Jessica Sykes took fourth overall in a time of 2:39.5, while junior Rebecca Stoebe placed fifth in a time of 22:48.8.
• Freshman Madeline Timm rounded out the Badgers' scorers by clocking in at 22:56.3 for sixth. Junior Erica Spiegelberg finished seventh in a time of 23:02.4.
ANZALONE LEADS CHARGE FOR BADGERS ON HOME COURSE
• Wisconsin sophomore Gabrielle Anzalone ran a strong race at the 2012 Wisconsin adidas Invitational and led the way for the Badgers with an impressive 27th-place finish against a stacked field. Anzalone finished the 6-kilometer course in a time of 20 minutes, 11 seconds.
• As a team, the Badgers finished in 30th place with 726 points.
• Senior Ashley Beutler was second for UW, clocking in at a time of 20:34 to take 58th place overall.
• Senior Hanna Knurr crossed the finish line in 160th place with a time of 21:09, while freshman Emma-Lisa Murphy finished the course in 229th place in a time of 21:35. Sophomore Theresa Selestow rounded out Wisconsin's top five with a 251st-place finish in a time of 21:43.
WISCONSIN'S FAMILIAR FACES
• Senior Ashley Beutler brings experience to the team after leading the Badgers with her 24th-place finish at last year's NCAA Championship. Beutler was also named to Great Lakes All-Region after taking 12th place at the Great Lakes Regional meet.
• Sophomore Gabrielle Anzalone was named 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year last season after taking 20th place at the Big Ten Championships. Anzalone was also named to Great Lakes All-Region with her 24th-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional competition.
• Senior Hanna Knurr, junior Kiah Ehrke and sophomore Theresa Selestow return to help the Badgers after strong performances last season.
BEUTLER NAMED BIG TEN RUNNER OF THE WEEK
• After leading Wisconsin to the team title at the Panorama Farms Invitational Saturday, senior Ashley Beutler was honored as the Big Ten Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week by the league on Tuesday, Sept. 25th.
• Beutler earned the honor after leading the Badgers to their third-consecutive win to open the season, finishing in fourth place with a time of 17 minutes, 43.8 seconds.
WISCONSIN REMAINS COMPETITIVE AGAINST STRONG FIELD
• The Badgers finished seventh against 31 teams with 205 points at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic in Louisville, Ky. Saturday, Sept. 29th.
• Senior Ashley Beutler led the way for the Badgers, finishing in 16th place overall with a time of 17:10.72. Sophomore Gabrielle Anzalone finished just behind Beutler in 22nd place overall with a time of 17:15.85.
• Senior Hanna Knurr ran to a 37th-place finish and was third for the Badgers with a time of 17:29.23. Freshman Emma-Lisa Murphy finished 55th overall with a time of 17:39.45, while sophomore Lavinia Jurkiewicz rounded out the UW's top five with her 75th-place finish in 17:52.45.
• Junior Kiah Ehrke finished just out of Wisconsin's top five in 81st place overall with a time of 17:53.43.
• The meet was be a preview of the course that plays host to the NCAA championship in November, and after Wisconsin's strong performance against tough teams, the Badgers hope to have secured additional points that could aid their case for an at-large bid to the national meet.
BADGERS STEP UP WITH IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE TO WIN TEAM TITLE
• UW emerged with a team score of 35 points to continue their season-opening win streak to three consecutive victories at the Panorama Farms Invitational in Earlysville, Va. on Saturday, Sept. 22nd.
• The Badgers won against tough competition including No. 15-ranked Virginia, Cal, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
• Senior Ashley Beutler led the way for the Badgers, running to a fourth-place finish overall in a time of 17 minutes, 43.8 seconds. Sophomore Gabrielle Anzalone finished right behind Beutler in fifth place overall with a time of 17:49.1.
• Senior Hanna Knurr placed seventh overall in 18:10.2, while junior Kiah Ehrke crossed the line in 18:19.4 to finish eighth overall. Sophomore Theresa Selestow placed 11th overall and rounded out the top five for Wisconsin with a time of 18:33.3.
WISCONSIN EARNS SECOND-STRAIGHT VICTORY OF SEASON
• The Badgers won the team title at the 6-kilometer Warhawk Invitational on Sept. 15 in Whitewater, Wis.
• UW scored 20 points to earn the victory, as they swept places two through seven.
• Junior Rebecca Stoebe led the way for the Badgers with a time of 22 minutes, 49 seconds to finish third overall.
• Sophomore Kristen Yarows was UW's second finisher and took fourth overall with a time of 23:01, while fellow sophomore Jessica Sykes was fifth overall and third for Wisconsin with a time of 23:04.
• Freshman Clare McDonald placed fourth for the Badgers and seventh overall with a time of 23:12 and junior Erica Spiegelberg rounded out Wisconsin's top five with a time of 23:27 and a ninth-place finish.
• Sophomore Gabriella Effrein ran to a 10th-place finish overall in a time of 23:30.
BADGERS EARN PERFECT SCORE IN SEASON-OPENING MEET
• Wisconsin opened its season with a perfect score of 15 points at the 5-kilometer Badger Opener at the Zimmer Championship Course on Sept. 7.
• Freshman Emma-Lisa Murphy finished in second place overall and was the Badgers top finisher in her first collegiate race finishing with a time of 17:54.
• Sophomore Gabrielle Anzalone ran to a third-place finish and crossed just fractions of a second behind Murphy with the same time of 17:54.
• Senior Hanna Knurr finished in fourth place with a time of 17:55, fellow senior Ashley Beutler finished in fifth with a time of 17:56 and sophomore Lavinia Jurkiewic rounded out the UW's top five with a time of 17:57 and a sixth-place finish overall.
A LOOK BACK AT THE 2011 CAMPAIGN
• The Badgers qualifyed as a team for the 2011 NCAA championship in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 21, where they went on to finish in 24th place.
• Junior Caitlin Comfort earned her fourth All-Region honor of career with a third-place finish overall at the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional in a time of 20:36.5. As a team, Wisconsin finished in fourth place with 91 points. Freshman Gabrielle Anzalone, junior Ashley Beutler and senior Kyla Chapman each earned All-Great Lakes Region honors.
• Comfort was named to First-Team All-Big Ten after placing 2nd overall with a time of 20:12 at the 2011 Big Ten Championship. The Badgers placed 4th as a team, their highest finish since 2008.
• Freshman Gabrielle Anzalone was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
• Senior Dani Fischer earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
• Junior Ashley Beutler and Senior Caitlin Comfort were named to USTFCCCA All-Academic.
