Monica Rasch to compete for UW-Whitewater cross country team

Monica Rasch, a native of Kenosha, and graduate of Westosha Central High School, is competing for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s cross country team during the 2016 season.

Rasch, a freshman at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in physical education.

The Warhawks opened the 2016 season  Sept. 17. UW-Whitewater will compete in four more meets prior to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, which are set for Oct. 29 at Wisconsin River Golf Club in Stevens Point. The NCAA Midwest Regional will take place two weeks later at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, with the NCAA Championships slated for Nov. 19 at the Tom Sawyer Course in Louisville, Kentucky.

Juniors Monica Sweet (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) and Mara Wiebke (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) return to lead the women’s team, which will compete in 6-kilometer races.

Sweet and Wiebke were among the Warhawks’ top seven finishers a year ago. Sweet posted a season-best 24:36 at the Brissman/Lundeen Invitational on Sept. 25th, while Wiebke’s season-best came at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 25:00 on Nov. 14. Both will look to finish among the top three of the varsity lineup.

Juniors Olivia Woyak (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) and Liz Mielke (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), who each registered several varsity finishes a year ago, look to become consistent top seven finishers. Woyak’s season-best finish came at the Open AAE Invitational with a time of 25:41, while Mielke had her personal best time of 24:33 at the Open AAE Invitational as well.

Other returners include seniors Katelyn Pena (Kenosha/Tremper), Leeana Liska (New Berlin/West), juniors Sara Fuller (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield), Emma Knudtson (Aurora, Ill./Rosary), Ashley Paulick(Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove), sophomores Elizabeth Considine (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove), Grace Drake(Elburn, Ill./Kaneland), Lauren Oleniczak (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek), Brittany Scott (Racine, Wis./Horlick), Manda Slaback (Janesville, Wis./Parker), Madison Wargowsky (Wentzville, Mo./Wentzville Holt) and Margaret Wehde (Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central).

For more than 140 years, UW-Whitewater has provided students with the education and training to begin their careers with a solid foundation behind them. The UW-Whitewater is committed to the development of the individual, the growth of personal and professional integrity and respect for diversity and global perspectives. These are met by providing academic and co-curricular programs that emphasize the pursuit of knowledge and understanding and a commitment to service within a safe and secure environment.

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