Des Moines, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's track & field team completed first day action at the Drake Relays Friday at Drake Stadium. No team scores are recorded. The Eagles had three relays compete Friday, including the 4x200-meter relay which placed 13th overall.
The 4x200-meter relay of
Jaime Ludwigson,
Caitlin Wippermann,
Hannah Mueller and
Rebecca Schmidt finished 13th overall in the college division with a time of 1:43.42.
UW-L had two other relays compete Friday in the college division. The 4x100-meter relay of Ludwigson, Wippermann,
Claire Elliott and Schmidt failed to advance to Saturday's final after running a 48.22 in Friday's preliminaries.
The Eagles' 4x400-meter relay of
Jenna Halvorson,
Rebecca Scheuermann,
Shannon Klein and Elliott also failed to advance to the final after finishing with a preliminary time of 3:52.09.
Action continues Saturday, April 28 at the Drake Relays with the Eagles' sprint medley team. UW-L will also compete at the St. Mary's University (Minn.) Invitational.