Outdoor meet schedule

Congrats to everyone on a successful outdoor season! The Cows ran incredibly well, and set 11 new club records. We're so excited to have everyone back in the fall and kick off cross country season and sprints and field preseason!!

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Congrats to all the Cows who ran in Virginia this week! They achieved and we're so proud of them!

Mississippi River Rumble: In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Cows brought home a ton of top performances and even a few new club records! Caleb Rocha had a huge day, and caught top ten times in the 200, 110 hurdles, and triple jump! The men’s 1500 saw a ton of incredible times, as well: Nathan Simon improved his outdoor standing, and Adam Kitay, Wil Lackner, and Mason Weber all added their names to the top 10 list. Samara Bradtke crushed the 100 and the 200, and Audrey Seefeld scored three all-time performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. The steeplechasers had some category three fun, with Tony Camacho and Whitney Sylvester landing new record list times and Lauren Tears setting a new women’s record!! Speaking of new records, Anneka Cassel threw for a new one in shot, and tossed herself onto the record list for discus, too! Sam Culwell continues his streak of hitting top ten times at every meet, this time in the 100 and 200, and Ruby Bergstrom grabbed two, too—in long jump and for second all time in high jump. The women’s distance crew had a great day: Leah Remiker ran a top ten time in the 800, and power duo Claire Matthai and Maya Winfield ran awesome 1500 times! Mckenna Thom mooooo-ved on up the 100 list, Ben Harmon cracked it in the 400, Jacob Rhodes jumped onto the high jump list, and Hayden Metzger threw himself onto the shotput one. Great job, everyone! This outdoor season is shaping up to be an incredible one. 

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: Was tragically not in the cards for the Cows this year due to bad weather and a change of date 🥺

Drake Alternative: Another change-of-date meet! Luckily, some Cows were lucky enough to travel down to Whitewater and have a great day. Sam Culwell set a new 200 PR and moved up on the all time list, and both Samarth Boranna and Leah Remiker both had incredible 800 runs to move to second place on the WTC list. Tommy Dougherty improved his tenth place triple distance, and Lily Hamacher improved her second place 100 hurdles time! Great job, everyone! We'll see you at the last meet of the year.

Eagle Open: HUGE PERFORMANCES AT LACROSSE THIS WEEKEND! As a club, WTC set SEVEN new records! Count ‘em: Sam Culwell in the 100 (10.67) and the 200 (21.58) (extra fyi that these are his second and third broken records of the season), Lily Hamacher in the 200 (25.69) and 400 (57.38), Lauren Tears in the 3000 steeplechase (12:03.10), Ruby Bergstrom in the high jump (1.54) and Ace Awoyomi in the triple jump (14.88). Congrats to all! And, of course, WTC came away with a ton of new top ten performances to finish off the season. Beyond her record-breaking 200 and 400 times, Lily Hamacher improved her 100 hurdles PR to remain in the second spot on the record list, and Ruby Bergstrom improved on the long jump list, too. As is becoming routine, Audrey Seefeld had a huge weekend, with top-ten performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. Tommy Dougherty capped off his senior season with new PRs in both the long and the triple jump. The men’s 1500 had a great day; Nathan Simon, Wil Lackner, and Adam Kitay all came away with improved performance list times. McKenna Thom improved her standing in both the 100 and the 200, and Leah Remiker ran a top time in the 800. Hannah Zietlow killed it in the 400 and came away with a shiny new PR, and on the throws side, both Alex Leuhrs and Anneka Cassel tossed themselves up in the standings with their discus showings. Incredible job to everyone who came out to compete at our last meet of the season! Everyone’s hard work paid off, and I’m so excited to see what next season has to bring for all of us Cows!

Senior practice

Last Thursday,May 1st, marked our last practice of the season and our unofficial senior practice. We're so grateful for everything the WTC graduating seniors have given to our club, and we know that we would not be ourselves without them. We're so proud of everything that they've accomplished here in the club and at UW, and we can't wait to see what they do next. We know these Cows will continue to achieve, no matter how crusty they are! Congratulations!!

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

• RACE has resumed for the Spring! Meet at Picnic Point at on Saturdays at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
• SUMMER TRACK SERIES is back this year!! This is WTC biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need your help to make it possible. On Exhibition Day (Monday, May 5th), come to McClimon from 6:00-7:30pm to learn how to run events. Dates and timing for the rest of the summer are coming soon. Please be sure to fill out this interest form if you'd like to help!
  • What is the Summer Track Series?
    • STS is a series of community track and field meets organized by WTC that occur on various Thursday nights throughout June and July, culminating in the Dane County Championships at the end of July. These meets are put on at various tracks around the Madison area and are open to all ages and abilities. When we say “all,” we mean all – it doesn’t matter if an athlete is 5 years old or 75 years old, there’s a spot for them at STS! The Summer Track Series attracts hundreds of athletes every summer and fosters interest in track and field throughout the greater Madison community, making it a wonderful way to give back to this sport that we all love.
  • How does STS help the Wisconsin Track Club?
    • In addition to being a fantastic community event, STS serves as the main fundraiser for WTC. Profits from the meets go directly to lowering costs throughout the year for our members: reduced meet fees, free team dinners, fun socials, and more! For instance, we were able to cut the meet fee for NIRCA Nationals earlier this month roughly in half using funds generated from STS. A successful Summer Track Series means that we can continue to keep our club events affordable and accessible to all, so that’s why we need your help!
  • How can I help?
    • Volunteer! STS wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers who ensure that our meets run smoothly. We truly appreciate each and every one of you! Volunteer positions include managing field events, working at the registration table, moving hurdles, and more. Stay on the lookout for a volunteer sign-up once we get closer to the meet dates.

Outdoor meet schedule

It's time for outdoor track season!! You can find the sign up here, and previous meet results and season performance lists here and here. Sign ups for all outdoor meets are open now! Reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions and check out the schedule below.

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Congrats to all the Cows who ran in Virginia this week! They achieved and we're so proud of them!

Mississippi River Rumble: In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Cows brought home a ton of top performances and even a few new club records! Caleb Rocha had a huge day, and caught top ten times in the 200, 110 hurdles, and triple jump! The men’s 1500 saw a ton of incredible times, as well: Nathan Simon improved his outdoor standing, and Adam Kitay, Wil Lackner, and Mason Weber all added their names to the top 10 list. Samara Bradtke crushed the 100 and the 200, and Audrey Seefeld scored three all-time performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. The steeplechasers had some category three fun, with Tony Camacho and Whitney Sylvester landing new record list times and Lauren Tears setting a new women’s record!! Speaking of new records, Anneka Cassel threw for a new one in shot, and tossed herself onto the record list for discus, too! Sam Culwell continues his streak of hitting top ten times at every meet, this time in the 100 and 200, and Ruby Bergstrom grabbed two, too—in long jump and for second all time in high jump. The women’s distance crew had a great day: Leah Remiker ran a top ten time in the 800, and power duo Claire Matthai and Maya Winfield ran awesome 1500 times! Mckenna Thom mooooo-ved on up the 100 list, Ben Harmon cracked it in the 400, Jacob Rhodes jumped onto the high jump list, and Hayden Metzger threw himself onto the shotput one. Great job, everyone! This outdoor season is shaping up to be an incredible one. 

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: Was tragically not in the cards for the Cows this year due to bad weather and a change of date 🥺

Drake Alternative: Another change-of-date meet! Luckily, some Cows were lucky enough to travel down to Whitewater and have a great day. Sam Culwell set a new 200 PR and moved up on the all time list, and both Samarth Boranna and Leah Remiker both had incredible 800 runs to move to second place on the WTC list. Tommy Dougherty improved his tenth place triple distance, and Lily Hamacher improved her second place 100 hurdles time! Great job, everyone! We'll see you at the last meet of the year.

Eagle Open: THE LAST MEET OF THE YEAR! Cap off your finals week with a weekend at the beautiful UW-Lacrosse, and race on Friday, May 9. Thanks to an awesome ASM grant, this meet will be very low cost OR FREE, depending on how many people sign up. We'll stay overnight in Lacrosse so we don't have to drive back super late at night, and go for a hike on Saturday morning! Sign up is now closed.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

Field Day was Saturday, May 3rd! The Cows persevered through a flooded Gaga Ball pit, the elimination mile, and some tearing of the three-legged race bands. Congratulations to Sam's White Team on their big win!! Blue Team--you'll get them next time! We hope you all enjoyed this last social event of the semester. See you in August for camping!

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

• RACE has resumed for the Spring! Meet at Picnic Point at on Saturdays at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
• SUMMER TRACK SERIES is back this year!! This is WTC biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need your help to make it possible. On Exhibition Day (Monday, May 5th), come to McClimon from 6:00-7:30pm to learn how to run events. Dates and timing for the rest of the summer are coming soon. Please be sure to fill out this interest form if you'd like to help!
  • What is the Summer Track Series?
    • STS is a series of community track and field meets organized by WTC that occur on various Thursday nights throughout June and July, culminating in the Dane County Championships at the end of July. These meets are put on at various tracks around the Madison area and are open to all ages and abilities. When we say “all,” we mean all – it doesn’t matter if an athlete is 5 years old or 75 years old, there’s a spot for them at STS! The Summer Track Series attracts hundreds of athletes every summer and fosters interest in track and field throughout the greater Madison community, making it a wonderful way to give back to this sport that we all love.
  • How does STS help the Wisconsin Track Club?
    • In addition to being a fantastic community event, STS serves as the main fundraiser for WTC. Profits from the meets go directly to lowering costs throughout the year for our members: reduced meet fees, free team dinners, fun socials, and more! For instance, we were able to cut the meet fee for NIRCA Nationals earlier this month roughly in half using funds generated from STS. A successful Summer Track Series means that we can continue to keep our club events affordable and accessible to all, so that’s why we need your help!
  • How can I help?
    • Volunteer! STS wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers who ensure that our meets run smoothly. We truly appreciate each and every one of you! Volunteer positions include managing field events, working at the registration table, moving hurdles, and more. Stay on the lookout for a volunteer sign-up once we get closer to the meet dates.

Outdoor meet schedule

It's time for outdoor track season!! You can find the sign up here, and previous meet results and season performance lists here and here. Sign ups for all outdoor meets are open now! Reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions and check out the schedule below.

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Congrats to all the Cows who ran in Virginia this week! They achieved and we're so proud of them!

Mississippi River Rumble: In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Cows brought home a ton of top performances and even a few new club records! Caleb Rocha had a huge day, and caught top ten times in the 200, 110 hurdles, and triple jump! The men’s 1500 saw a ton of incredible times, as well: Nathan Simon improved his outdoor standing, and Adam Kitay, Wil Lackner, and Mason Weber all added their names to the top 10 list. Samara Bradtke crushed the 100 and the 200, and Audrey Seefeld scored three all-time performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. The steeplechasers had some category three fun, with Tony Camacho and Whitney Sylvester landing new record list times and Lauren Tears setting a new women’s record!! Speaking of new records, Anneka Cassel threw for a new one in shot, and tossed herself onto the record list for discus, too! Sam Culwell continues his streak of hitting top ten times at every meet, this time in the 100 and 200, and Ruby Bergstrom grabbed two, too—in long jump and for second all time in high jump. The women’s distance crew had a great day: Leah Remiker ran a top ten time in the 800, and power duo Claire Matthai and Maya Winfield ran awesome 1500 times! Mckenna Thom mooooo-ved on up the 100 list, Ben Harmon cracked it in the 400, Jacob Rhodes jumped onto the high jump list, and Hayden Metzger threw himself onto the shotput one. Great job, everyone! This outdoor season is shaping up to be an incredible one. 

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: Was tragically not in the cards for the Cows this year due to bad weather and a change of date 🥺

Drake Alternative: Another change-of-date meet! Luckily, some Cows were lucky enough to travel down to Whitewater and have a great day. Sam Culwell set a new 200 PR and moved up on the all time list, and both Samarth Boranna and Leah Remiker both had incredible 800 runs to move to second place on the WTC list. Tommy Dougherty improved his tenth place triple distance, and Lily Hamacher improved her second place 100 hurdles time! Great job, everyone! We'll see you at the last meet of the year.

Eagle Open: THE LAST MEET OF THE YEAR! Cap off your finals week with a weekend at the beautiful UW-Lacrosse, and race on Friday, May 9. Thanks to an awesome ASM grant, this meet will be very low cost OR FREE, depending on how many people sign up. We'll stay overnight in Lacrosse so we don't have to drive back super late at night, and go for a hike on Saturday morning! Sign up is now closed.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

Field Day is Saturday, May 3rd! Check Slack for locations and timing. Reach out to the VPs with any questions or social suggestions.

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

• RACE has resumed for the Spring! Meet at Picnic Point at on Saturdays at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
• SUMMER TRACK SERIES is back this year!! This is WTC biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need your help to make it possible. On Exhibition Day (Monday, May 5th), come to McClimon from 6:00-7:30pm to learn how to run events. Dates and timing for the rest of the summer are coming soon. Please be sure to fill out this interest form if you'd like to help!

Outdoor meet schedule

It's time for outdoor track season!! You can find the sign up here, and previous meet results and season performance lists here and here. Sign ups for all outdoor meets are open now! Reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions and check out the schedule below.

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Congrats to all the Cows who ran in Virginia this week! They achieved and we're so proud of them!

Mississippi River Rumble: In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Cows brought home a ton of top performances and even a few new club records! Caleb Rocha had a huge day, and caught top ten times in the 200, 110 hurdles, and triple jump! The men’s 1500 saw a ton of incredible times, as well: Nathan Simon improved his outdoor standing, and Adam Kitay, Wil Lackner, and Mason Weber all added their names to the top 10 list. Samara Bradtke crushed the 100 and the 200, and Audrey Seefeld scored three all-time performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. The steeplechasers had some category three fun, with Tony Camacho and Whitney Sylvester landing new record list times and Lauren Tears setting a new women’s record!! Speaking of new records, Anneka Cassel threw for a new one in shot, and tossed herself onto the record list for discus, too! Sam Culwell continues his streak of hitting top ten times at every meet, this time in the 100 and 200, and Ruby Bergstrom grabbed two, too—in long jump and for second all time in high jump. The women’s distance crew had a great day: Leah Reimeker ran a top ten time in the 800, and power duo Claire Matthai and Maya Winfield ran awesome 1500 times! Mckenna Thom mooooo-ved on up the 100 list, Ben Harmon cracked it in the 400, Jacob Rhodes jumped onto the high jump list, and Hayden Metzger threw himself onto the shotput one. Great job, everyone! This outdoor season is shaping up to be an incredible one. 

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: Was tragically not in the cards for the Cows this year due to bad weather and a change of date 🥺

Drake Alternative: On April 25, we're racing on down to UW-Whitewater for this year's Drake Alternative! Warm up for that weekend's events (just Crazylegs, obviously), and get excited. Sign up is now closed.

Eagle Open: THE LAST MEET OF THE YEAR! Cap off your finals week with a weekend at the beautiful UW-Lacrosse, and race on Friday, May 9. Thanks to an awesome ASM grant, this meet will be very low cost OR FREE, depending on how many people sign up. We'll stay overnight in Lacrosse so we don't have to drive back super late at night, and go for a hike on Saturday morning! Sign up deadline is April 25 at 9pm.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB (this semester's Men's Social) will be held next Sunday, April 27th, and Field Day is Saturday, May 3rd! Check Slack for locations and timing. Reach out to the VPs with any questions or social suggestions.

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

• WTC's first ever CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER was a success! Although some Cows may have forgot to mention the club at checkout, we raised close to $200 for the club! Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us.
• RACE has resumed for the Spring! Meet at Picnic Point at on Saturdays at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
• Girls on the Run Madison has offered us a few FREE SPOTS for this April's Crazylegs 8k. Reach out to volunteer coordinator Jenna Auth if you're interested.
• SUMMER TRACK SERIES is back this year!! This is WTC biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need your help to make it possible. On Exhibition Day (Monday, May 5th), come to McClimon from 6:00-7:30pm to learn how to run events. Dates and timing for the rest of the summer are coming soon. Please be sure to fill out this interest form if you'd like to help!

Outdoor meet schedule

It's time for outdoor track season!! You can find the sign up here, and previous meet results and season performance lists here and here. Sign ups for all outdoor meets are open now! Reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions and check out the schedule below.

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Congrats to all the Cows who ran in Virginia this week! They achieved and we're so proud of them!

Mississippi River Rumble: In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Cows brought home a ton of top performances and even a few new club records! Caleb Rocha had a huge day, and caught top ten times in the 200, 110 hurdles, and triple jump! The men’s 1500 saw a ton of incredible times, as well: Nathan Simon improved his outdoor standing, and Adam Kitay, Wil Lackner, and Mason Weber all added their names to the top 10 list. Samara Bradtke crushed the 100 and the 200, and Audrey Seefeld scored three all-time performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. The steeplechasers had some category three fun, with Tony Camacho and Whitney Sylvester landing new record list times and Lauren Tears setting a new women’s record!! Speaking of new records, Anneka Cassel threw for a new one in shot, and tossed herself onto the record list for discus, too! Sam Culwell continues his streak of hitting top ten times at every meet, this time in the 100 and 200, and Ruby Bergstrom grabbed two, too—in long jump and for second all time in high jump. The women’s distance crew had a great day: Leah Reimeker ran a top ten time in the 800, and power duo Claire Matthai and Maya Winfield ran awesome 1500 times! Mckenna Thom mooooo-ved on up the 100 list, Ben Harmon cracked it in the 400, Jacob Rhodes jumped onto the high jump list, and Hayden Metzger threw himself onto the shotput one. Great job, everyone! This outdoor season is shaping up to be an incredible one. 

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: It's shaping up to be a big Thursday night in Appleton on April 17! The Cows are headed to a Lawrence University to run fast before the weekend. Sign up will close on Saturday, April 10.

Drake Alternative: On April 25, we're racing on down to UW-Whitewater for this year's Drake Alternative! Warm up for that weekend's events (just Crazylegs, obviously), and get excited. Sign up deadline is Friday, April 18.

Eagle Open: THE LAST MEET OF THE YEAR! Cap off your finals week with a weekend at the beautiful UW-Lacrosse, and race on Friday, May 9. Thanks to an awesome ASM grant, this meet will be very low cost OR FREE, depending on how many people sign up. We'll stay overnight in Lacrosse so we don't have to drive back super late at night, and go for a hike on Saturday morning! Sign up deadline is April 25.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

WTC Formal was a huge success this weekend! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication this season. This was a great way to celebrate everything we accomplished together! Here are your 2025 Track season award winners:

• Female Rookie Cow: Anneka Cassel
• Male Rookie Cow: Caleb Rocha
• Female Freshman Cow: Ellie Huber
• Male Freshman Cow: Mason Weber
• Female Social Cow: Claudia Salgado
• Male Social Cow: Nathan Phillips
• Most Improved Female: Anna Nguyen
• Most Improved Male: Nathan Tsang
• Behind the Scenes Cow: Lauren Tears
• MVP of Women's Distance: Claire Matthai
• MVP of Men's Distance: Nathan Simon
• MVP of Women's Sprints & Field: Lily Hamacher
• MVP of Men's Sprints & Field: Sam Culwell
• Leadership Cow: Jacob Alejandro
• Community Cow: Jenna Auth
• Breadstick Champion: Maddox Fluno
• Enterprise's Nemesis: Lauren Fligge
• Michael Meyers Award: Adam Kitay
• Young GOAT: Daniel Avi Fuentez
• VP Grandmas: Emma Hudson and Claire Miller
• Crusty Cows: Lauren Ftizsimmons and Emily Phillips
• Made of Glass: Tommy Dougherty & Jaecan Fratzke

This semester's Women's Social will be held this Friday, April 18th. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB (this semester's Men's Social) will be held next Sunday, April 27th. Check Slack for locations and timing! Reach out to the VPs with any questions.

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

• Bracket Pool: Congrats to Maya Winfield on her bracket win!
• RACE has resumed for the Spring! Meet at Picnic Point at on Saturdays at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
• WTC's first ever CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER will be held on Tuesday, April 15th, from 5-9pm. Mention Wisconsin Track Club at the register and the club will get 25% of the profits from your meal. Eat good food and support the club while doing it! Tell your friends, and we'll see you then!
• Girls on the Run Madison has offered us a few FREE SPOTS for this April's Crazylegs 8k. Reach out to volunteer coordinator Jenna Auth if you're interested.

Outdoor meet schedule

It's time for outdoor track season!! You can find the sign up here, and previous meet results and season performance lists here and here. Sign ups for all outdoor meets are open now! Reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions and check out the schedule below.

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Congrats to all the Cows who ran in Virginia this week! They achieved and we're so proud of them!

Mississippi River Rumble: In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Cows brought home a ton of top performances and even a few new club records! Caleb Rocha had a huge day, and caught top ten times in the 200, 110 hurdles, and triple jump! The men’s 1500 saw a ton of incredible times, as well: Nathan Simon improved his outdoor standing, and Adam Kitay, Wil Lackner, and Mason Weber all added their names to the top 10 list. Samara Bradtke crushed the 100 and the 200, and Audrey Seefeld scored three all-time performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. The steeplechasers had some category three fun, with Tony Camacho and Whitney Sylvester landing new record list times and Lauren Tears setting a new women’s record!! Speaking of new records, Anneka Cassel threw for a new one in shot, and tossed herself onto the record list for discus, too! Sam Culwell continues his streak of hitting top ten times at every meet, this time in the 100 and 200, and Ruby Bergstrom grabbed two, too—in long jump and for second all time in high jump. The women’s distance crew had a great day: Leah Reimeker ran a top ten time in the 800, and power duo Claire Matthai and Maya Winfield ran awesome 1500 times! Mckenna Thom mooooo-ved on up the 100 list, Ben Harmon cracked it in the 400, Jacob Rhodes jumped onto the high jump list, and Hayden Metzger threw himself onto the shotput one. Great job, everyone! This outdoor season is shaping up to be an incredible one. 

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: It's shaping up to be a big Thursday night in Appleton on April 17! The Cows are headed to a Lawrence University to run fast before the weekend. Sign up will close on Saturday, April 10.

Drake Alternative: On April 25, we're racing on down to UW-Whitewater for this year's Drake Alternative! Warm up for that weekend's events (just Crazylegs, obviously), and get excited. Sign up deadline is Friday, April 18.

Eagle Open: THE LAST MEET OF THE YEAR! Cap off your finals week with a weekend at the beautiful UW-Lacrosse, and race on Friday, May 9. Thanks to an awesome ASM grant, this meet will be very low cost OR FREE, depending on how many people sign up. We'll stay overnight in Lacrosse so we don't have to drive back super late at night, and go for a hike on Saturday morning! Sign up deadline is April 25.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

WTC Formal will be on Saturday, April 12 this year! Sign up is closed. Reach out to Lauren Fligge with any questions and Adam Kitay to make a plan about paying your dues so you can join us for a night of celebration!

Keep your eyes out for information about a spring bonfire night! As the Brinner-loving Cows like to say...clear your calendar for the entire month of April. More information about the spring Women's Social and BBBBBBBBBBBBBB is coming soon!

New members

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had tons of fun and we hope that you enjoyed learning about all that this semester has to offer. If you missed the meeting, you can find the slides here.

If you're new to the club, welcome!! We're so excited that you're here. Join our Slack and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!  To become an official Wisconsin Track Club member, please send your $30 semester dues to @WiscoTC on Venmo. Check out this page to follow additional steps to become a new member. 

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

• Bracket Pool: As of this week, Ian 1 holds the top spot for the WTC Bracket Pool, but has no more potential for points. Will Maya Winfield #2 come from second to win?? Stay tuned, and  RIP Badgers.
• The WTC Blood Drive was a success! Thanks to everyone who came and donated their time and blood.
• RACE has resumed for the Spring! Meet at Picnic Point at on Saturdays at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
• WTC's first ever CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER will be held on Tuesday, April 15th, from 5-9pm. Mention Wisconsin Track Club at the register and the club will get 25% of the profits from your meal. Eat good food and support the club while doing it! Tell your friends, and we'll see you then!
• Girls on the Run Madison has offered us a few FREE SPOTS for this April's Crazylegs 8k. Reach out to volunteer coordinator Jenna Auth if you're interested.

Socials

Assassin Tag: It's almost time to see who comes out victorious! Jenna Auth  came in hot last week with a presidential assassination. Sorry, Jacob Alejandro! Better luck next year. Megan Zibton took out a major opponent in Lauren Tears, as well. After this week, Lottie Andersson, Jenna Auth, Adam Kitay, Bri Kiriago, Nora McCormick, Claire Miller, Maia Nebo, Claudia Salgado, and Megan Zibton all remain alive. Stay tuned to see who comes out on top! May the odds be ever in your favor, and may Beckerman's spirit look down on you!

WTC Formal will be on Saturday, April 12 this year! Sign up is closed. Reach out to Lauren Fligge with any questions and Adam Kitay to make a plan about paying your dues so you can join us for a night of celebration!

Keep your eyes out for information about a spring bonfire night! As the Brinner-loving Cows like to say...clear your calendar for the entire month of March. More information about the spring Women's Social and BBBBBBBBBBBBBB is coming soon!

New members

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had tons of fun and we hope that you enjoyed learning about all that this semester has to offer. If you missed the meeting, you can find the slides here.

If you're new to the club, welcome!! We're so excited that you're here. Join our Slack and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!  To become an official Wisconsin Track Club member, please send your $30 semester dues to @WiscoTC on Venmo. Check out this page to follow additional steps to become a new member. 

Socials

Assassin Tag: It's getting deadly on campus. Even with revivals in play, Nathan Simon was once again taken out by Adam Kitay,. and Stephanie Rathkamp fell victim to a snipe by Nora McCormick. A Lauren battle played out, with Lauren Fligge losing to Lauren Tears after a brutal exam. Adam Kitay survived a near-death experience with Megan Zibton, and Claudia Salgado drew her first blood with a kill on Lily Hamacher. Both Emily AND Nathan Phillips were sniped by Adam on Saturday as well 😳. After this week, Lottie Andersson, Jacob Alejandro, Jenna Auth, Adam Kitay, Bri Kiriago, Nora McCormick, Claire Miller, Maia Nebo, and Megan Zibton all remain alive. Stay tuned to see what happens in this last week leading up to spring break. May the odds be ever in your favor, and may Beckerman's spirit look down on you!

Media Day: Was a success! Thanks to everyone who came down to MemU to get their pictures taken, and thanks to our photographer Elliot Grodsky for setting everything up for us! Pictures are coming soon.

Keep your eyes out for information about a spring bonfire night! As the Brinner-loving Cows like to say...clear your calendar for the entire month of March. More information about the spring Women's Social and BBBBBBBBBBBBBB is coming soon! Finally, WTC Formal will be held on Saturday, April 12, so clear your calendars for a night of fun and celebration!! Sign up should be coming out early this week.

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

• Get your brackets ready for the WTC March Madness Bracket Pool! Entries are $5, and each person can enter up to 5 brackets (so you can pay up to $25). First prize will get 40% of the pot, second will get 10%, and third will get their entry fee back. All three podium placers will get their pick of retro WTC t-shirts. You can join the pool here. Password for the brackets is Milkerz. Good luck!
• The WTC Blood Drive will be hosted at Union South on Friday, April 4th. Come to donate and save some lives while you're doing it! All donors get free food, a $25 Amazon gift card, and an entry into a $5,000 drawing. This is a great way to make a real difference in the Madison community. Sign up for a slot here.
• RACE resumes Saturday, April 5! Meet at Picnic Point at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
• WTC's first ever CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER will be held on Tuesday, April 15th, from 5-9pm. Mention Wisconsin Track Club at the register and the club will get 25% of the profits from your meal. Eat good food and support the club while doing it! Tell your friends, and we'll see you then!
• Girls on the Run Madison has offered us a few FREE SPOTS for this April's Crazylegs 8k. Reach out to volunteer coordinator Jenna Auth if you're interested.

New members

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had tons of fun and we hope that you enjoyed learning about all that this semester has to offer. If you missed the meeting, you can find the slides here.

If you're new to the club, welcome!! We're so excited that you're here. Join our Slack and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!  To become an official Wisconsin Track Club member, please send your $30 semester dues to @WiscoTC on Venmo. Check out this page to follow additional steps to become a new member. 

Outdoor meet schedule

It's almost time for outdoor track season!! You can find the sign up here, and previous meet results and season performance lists here and here. Sign ups for all outdoor meets will open up as we get closer to the season, but you can sign up for Mississippi River Rumble now! Reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions and check out the schedule below.

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Some very dedicated Cows will make the journey to Richmond, Virginia from April 5 until April 6 and defend the club's honor! Sign up closed February 15.

Mississippi River Rumble: For those not heading to Virginia, the club will head to Dubuque, Iowa for some big competition at the University of Dubuque on April 5! I hope you're ready to rumble, because sign up closes Saturday, March 29.

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: It's shaping up to be a big Thursday night in Appleton on April 17! The Cows are headed to a Lawrence University to run fast before the weekend. Sign up will close on Saturday, April 10.

Drake Alternative: On April 25, we're racing on down to UW-Whitewater for this year's Drake Alternative! Warm up for that weekend's events (just Crazylegs, obviously), and get excited. Sign up deadline is Friday, April 18.

Eagle Open: THE LAST MEET OF THE YEAR! Cap off your finals week with a weekend at the beautiful UW-Lacrosse, and race on Friday, May 9. Thanks to an awesome ASM grant, this meet will be very low cost OR FREE, depending on how many people sign up. We'll stay overnight in Lacrosse so we don't have to drive back super late at night, and go for a hike on Saturday morning! Sign up deadline is April 25.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

Assassin Tag: It's getting deadly on campus. Nathan Simon was first out thanks to a snipe by Adam Kitay, and Claudia Salgado and Stephanie Rathkamp fell soon after, thanks to Lottie Andersson and Lauren Tears. Jacob Alejandro, Jenna Auth, Lauren Fligge,  Lily Hamacher, Bri Kiriago,  Nora McCormick, Claire Miller, Maia Nebo, Emily Phillips, Nathan Phillips, and Megan Zibton all remain in, too! Remember that you can still sign up until tonight to get in on the action!! Tagging hours are from 9-5 every day. May the odds be ever in your favor, and may Beckerman's spirit look down on you!

Media Day: Will be held next Sunday, March 16, from 11am-4pm at Memorial Union! Grab some fellow Cows for some fresh flicks and sign up for a slot here. Reach out to our club photographer, Elliot Grodsky, with any questions!

Keep your eyes out for information about a spring bonfire night! As the Brinner-loving Cows like to say...clear your calendar for the entire month of March. More information about the spring Women's Social and BBBBBBBBBBBBBB is coming soon!

Senior Spotlight with claudia salgado

Claudia always comes to practice excited to be there, and her love for the Great Dane is unmatched by anyone except for maybe the men's distance VPs. She's always a joy to run with or to see barista-ing at Indie Coffee! We'll miss her next year (hopefully she'll stay in Madison!) and are loving the last little bit of time together before her graduation this spring.

• How long have you been involved with the club?
  • I have been involved my summer before my freshman year !
• How did you first get involved with the club?
  • I heard it from my cross country coach in high school!
• What has been your favorite part of being involved with the club?
  • I have loved meeting so many beautiful strong ladies and also improving my mindset and fitness each day more ❤️
• What has been your favorite part of UW-Madison outside of track?
  • My favorite has been the socials we had and all the funny themes lol
• Kind of going off of that, what’s your all-time favorite WTC memory?
  • My favorite memory most recently has to be spending club relays with my running buddies Stephanie, Emily, Callie, Jordyn, and Lottie.
• If you could give a piece of advice to a freshman or someone new on the team, what would you say?
  • Don’t compare your times with others every runner is on their OWN journey! The main race you need to focus is against yourself! And savor every single practice and meet!
• Do you have any fun plans after graduation? Do you want to stay in Madison or are you ready to get out? What’s next after undergrad?  
  • My plan is attending to Law school either in Madison this year or next at NYU or Columbia! Still debating 🤭

games!

Play this week's WTC Contexto and WTC Wordle!

New members

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had tons of fun and we hope that you enjoyed learning about all that this semester has to offer. If you missed the meeting, you can find the slides here.

If you're new to the club, welcome!! We're so excited that you're here. Join our Slack and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!  To become an official Wisconsin Track Club member, please send your $30 semester dues to @WiscoTC on Venmo. Check out this page to follow additional steps to become a new member. 

meet schedule & updates

Signup for all indoor meets is now closed, but signup for OUTDOOR SEASON is beginning to open up!  Please feel free to reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions! You can find all meet results here and season performance lists here.

Lake Michigan Open: On Saturday, February 1, the Cows headed to UW-Parkside for this year's new meet and season kickoff! They ran fast and had a great time doing it. In an incredible rust-buster, nine Cows cracked the WTC all-time indoor list! Sam Culwell's 200m time was good for 4th on the all time list, and Lauren Fitzsimmons moo-ved to 3rd all time in the mile. Claire Matthai took 9th all time in the 3000m in her WTC indoor debut, and Alex McDowell and Jacob Rhodes jumped (literally) to 8th place on our all time high jump list! Caleb Rocha cracked 6th all time in triple jump and Audrey Seefield tied 3rd all time in the long jump. Mason Weber took 2nd all time in the 3000m and Maya Winfield took 8th all time in the same event! Special thank you to our new sponsor, Bubbl'r, for the fuel at Lake Michigan, and our Photography Lead, Elliot Grodsky, for all the pictures! Photos can be found here and results can be found here.

Big Dawg: The Cows trekked to UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, February 8th, and released that inner dawg! They braved the snowy conditions and had an incredible meet. MEGA SHOUTOUT to everyone who cracked the all-time indoor list, or improved their previous all-time list standing! Claudia Salgado, Lauren Fligge, and Whitney Sylvester made history as the first women in Cow history to run the indoor 5k, and Olivia deLuca, Claire Matthai, and Maya Winfield made it onto the all-time indoor mile list. Caleb Rocha made it onto the all-time 60m, 60 hurdles, and triple jump lists, and Jaecan Fratzke improved his 60m time as well. Sam Culwell improved his 200m time, and Ethan Sefkar and Ashton Yarrington's 5k times moo-ved them onto the list. Janelle Simons jumped onto the all-time long jump standings, Samara Bradtke and Ellie Huber raced onto the 60 meter list, and Anna Nguyen improved her standing on the indoor 3k list! Last, but certainly not least, Anneka Cassel BROKE OUR WOMEN'S INDOOR SHOTPUT RECORD! Photos can be found here and results can be found here.

Panther Tune-up: The Cows had one of the best days of the season so far in Milwaukee on February 22! The men's 3000m led the way for most WTC top ten performances: Andrew Quaal BROKE THE 3K RECORD, and Mason Weber, Adam Kitay, and Nathan Simon all clocked top ten times. On the women's side of the 3k, Maya Winfield improved her time. Men's jumps had a great day as well! Jaecan Fratzke improved his long jump (and 60m!) standing, Caleb Rocha upped his rank in triple jump (and 60m hurdles!), and Jacob Rhodes and Alex McDowell jumped up on the high jump list. Audrey Seefeld, Ellie Huber, and Kate Bjorklund all improved their long jump standings, and Ellie improved her 60m time, too! Sam Culwell had a big day, BREAKING THE 60M RECORD and improving his 200m standing, as well. Both Anna Nguyen and Lauren Fitzsimmons significantly improved their mile times, and Leah Remiker did the same in the 800m. Jackson Grabowski and Ben Harmon ran fast and picked up top ten times in the 400m, and so did Casey Trousil and Wil Lackner in the 800. Great job, Cows! You can find results here and photos here.

Club Relays: The Cows traveled down to the (not-so) great state of Illinois from February 28-March 2 and had the time of their lives at Club Relays! From the 15 men's mile heats to the absurdly chaotic costumed 4x4s, we made memories, came together as a team, and came away with SECOND PLACE for both the men and women! We broke the record for most people to ever attend a WTC meet, and there were so many top 10 times that I decided to put them into a list instead of a ginormous paragraph:

• Women's 60M Hurdles: Audrey Seefeld, and Kadrin Dwyer
• Men's 60M Hurdles: Caleb Rocha 
• Women's 60M: Jenna Rusch (good for 2nd on the WTC all-time list!), and McKenna Thom
• Men's 60M: Jaecan Fratzke
• Men's 4x800: Team A: Jackson Grabowski, Caden Zens, Wil Lackner, & Casey Trousil (3rd place at Club Relays and on the list!)
• Women's 4x200: Team A: Mckenna Thom, Audrey Seefeld, Samara Bradke, & Lily Hamacher, and Team B: Grace Nwankwo, Janelle Simons, Emily Barclay, & Kate Bjorklund
• Women's 3K: Anna Nguyen (improved her previous mark by 10 seconds!), Claire Matthai, and Lauren Fitzsimmons
• Men's SMR: Team A: Jordan Ranum, Jackson Grabowski, Sam Culwell, & Casey Trousil 
• Women's Mile: Olivia DeLuca
• Men's Mile: Nathan Simon
• Men's 4x400: Team A: Jordan Ranum, Jackson Grabowski, Casey Trousil, & Ben Harmon
• Men's Shotput: Hayden Metzger
• Women's High Jump: Ruby Bergstrom
• Men's Triple Jump: Caleb Rocha

Congrats to everyone who ran! We capped off an incredible indoor season, and outdoor season is looking like it will be a strong one. Enjoy the little Track Club racing break for the rest of March, and we'll see you at practice! You can find the rest of the Club Relays results here and photos here.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

Assassin Tag: Returns Monday, March 3! Venmo $5 to @WiscoTC and watch your back. Houses, bathrooms, and practice are the only places that are off limits. If you want to be safe, make sure to wear that WTC jersey in full view and hope that your tagger doesn’t yell moo when they come to get you! All of campus is fair game…who will make it out alive??

Keep your eyes out for information about a spring bonfire night! As the Brinner-loving Cows like to say...clear the entire month of March.

Club Relays recap with Sophie Mitra

• Year: Freshman
• Major: Strategic Communication
• Current binge watch: Lost
• Sprints, mid, or long distance? Long distance
• What events did you race this weekend? 4x800
• What was your favorite part of the meet? Running with my girls!! It was so fun to hang with them and feel accomplished and celebrate together after the relay
• What’s your all-time favorite track club memory? Running through the corn maze in the fall!

Moments with Milkerz

Mooooooo, Cows!

This week, I went on so many adventures! I got to be the moooooost special guest on the Cowcast, and thankfully I avoided the Kraft singles being thrown across the room at me. I knew the answer to every trivia question, but no one listened to me. I wonder if it's because I can't really talk. Then, I got to travel all the way to Illinois, where I got to eat some delicious meals, try out my long jump skills, crash out with some Cows, moo-del my new merch, lay on the floor, and even race a 4x4! I watched all my friends race, too, and some of them wore some crazy uniforms. I didn't realize that vegetable oil and hip numbers counted as a WTC uniform, but this weekend I was proved wrong. Some Cows at Club Relays didn't know who I was...so here is your reminder to follow @milkerzthecow for updates on me and my life! I loved hanging out with you all this weekend and I am so grateful for all of my WTC human friends. Until next time, I am,

Moodily,

Milkerz

games!

Play this week's WTC Contexto and WTC Wordle!

New members

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had tons of fun and we hope that you enjoyed learning about all that this semester has to offer. If you missed the meeting, you can find the slides here.

If you're new to the club, welcome!! We're so excited that you're here. Join our Slack and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!  To become an official Wisconsin Track Club member, please send your $30 semester dues to @WiscoTC on Venmo. Check out this page to follow additional steps to become a new member.