OPELT TAKES 3RD IN HEPTAHLON
Sunday, May 8th, 2011 -- 11:12 AM
U.W. LaCrosse sophomore Sheila Opelt of Neillsville finished 3rd in the heptahlon at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on Saturday. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh captured the 2011 WIAC Women?s Outdoor Track and Field Championship at UW-Platteville?s Track and Field Complex. UW-Oshkosh earned the 11th WIAC crown in program archives with 185 points. UW-Eau Claire took second with 143 points, four-time defending champion UW-La Crosse third with 133 points.On the men's side, in a finish that matched the closet in league history, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse claimed the 2011 WIAC Men?s Outdoor Track and Field Championship totaling 175 points during the two-day meet to nip the 174 points compiled by UW-Oshkosh and secure its 21st consecutive conference crown. The margin of victory matched the 1973 meet for the closest in WIAC history. In 1973, UW-Stevens Point defeated UW-La Crosse 69-68.
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