Indianapolis, Ind. - Eleven members of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's track & field team and six members of the women's track & field team have qualified for the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Indoor Championships, the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track & Field Committee announced Monday.  The championships will be held March 9-10 in the Charles Benson Bear '30 Recreation and Athletic Center in Grinnell, Iowa.  Grinnell College is serving as the host of the championships.

For each woman's individual event including the pentathlon, the top 15 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition.  For each men's individual event including the heptathlon, the top 13 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition.  For each relay event contested, the top 10 declared relay teams — one per school — were accepted into the competition.

On the men's side, seniors Jeremiah Burish (pole vault) and Andy Novak (shot put) will compete for UW-L.  Juniors Troy Brooks (long jump), Andy Grossman (heptathlon), Aric Hoeschen (400-meter dash; distance medley relay) and Isaac Vazquez (long jump; triple jump) will also be in action for the Eagles.

Sophomores John Cooper (weight throw), Andrew Rohlman (distance medley relay) and Sean Royer (distance medley relay) along with freshmen Garrett Kerska (distance medley relay) and Alex Koenen (60-meter dash) will also be competing.

For the UW-L women, senior Caitlin Wippermann (4x400-meter relay); juniors Nicole Flackey (weight throw) and Rebecca Scheuermann (4x400-meter relay); sophomores Kayla Ashland (high jump) and Jenna Halvorson (4x400-meter relay) and freshman Claire Elliott (4x400-meter relay) will compete.

For more information on the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, click here.