At the WIAC Indoor Championship, UW-Oshkosh’s men’s and women’s squads had a successful weekend at the Williams Center, hosted by UW-Platteville.
The men’s team placed second with 163.5 points, while the women’s team finished third with 53 points, both falling to UW-La Crosse, which scored 206 and 328 points for its men’s and women’s teams, respectively.
Titans’ Dylan Doss and Amelia Lehman shined the brightest. Doss won the 60-meter dash in 6.69 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 21.48 seconds. For the women’s team, Lehman contributed 30 of the 53 team points, winning both the mile and the 3,000-meter run with times of 4:58.75 and 9:51.43, respectively, while also anchoring the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) to victory in 12:11.57.
Despite the individual success, Lehman said the relay victory meant the most to her.
“I am most proud of the DMR win because it was a team win,” Lehman said.
The men’s team recorded its highest point total since 2022 and the fifth-highest total in program history. Joshua Rivers captured the long jump with a mark of 7.91 meters, setting new facility and meet records and leading Division III nationally, a distance that would also rank 12th in Division I. Cameron Cullen won the 3,000-meter run in 8:28.39 and also placed second in the 5,000-meter run with 14:28.66.
Collin Kao took first in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.21 meters. Other top men’s performances included Doss setting a program record in the 400 meters with 47.73 seconds, Charlie Nolan scoring 5,046 points in the heptathlon, Jo Hibbler clearing 2.01 meters in the high jump and Davian Willems running 6.72 in the 60 meters.
On the women’s side, UW-Oshkosh’s DMR victory featured Emma Boegh on the 1,200-meter leg, Megan Hoffman on the 400 meters, Lehna Mitchell on the 800 meters and Lehman anchoring the mile.
Lehman said the relay brings a different kind of intensity compared to individual events.
“DMR feels different from other races because of the environment and the pressure to race and win for others,” Lehman said. “We already have chemistry because of all the training we do together. I think what helps the most is encouraging each other.”
She said seeing both teams finish on the podium made the weekend even more special.
“It feels incredible to see both teams podium this weekend,” Lehman said. “The last few years the DMR has been iffy. It’s cool to see the impact of the DMR.”
The 4×400 relay placed third in 3:55.93, led by Addie Baker, Hoffman, Jenna Pierre, and Maddy LaVoi. Maya Van Schyndel finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.90), Amaya Lafontant finished eighth (9.27) and Boegh placed sixth in the 800 meters (2:19.14)
Both the men’s and women’s teams will compete in the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier March 7 before the Division III Indoor Championship in Birmingham, Alabama March 13–14.
