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Schetter Named Indoor and Outdoor National Field Scholar Athlete of the Year; UW-L Earns Team Honor
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
New Orleans, La. – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse senior Caitlin Schetter of Kiel (H.S.) has been selected the 2009 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Indoor and Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Schetter, who was named to the 2008 and 2009 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Track & Field/Cross Country College Division Second Team, was a communication studies major and sociology minor with a 3.75 grade point average.
She was selected the 2009 USTFCCCA National Indoor Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season after winning her second straight long jump title, placing second in the triple jump and seventh in the 55-meter dash. She is a three-time honoree as the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Field Athlete of the Year.
Earning three NCAA All-America accolades at the 2009 outdoor championships, Schetter became the first student-athlete in school history to win the outdoor long jump national title. She also placed sixth in the triple jump and was a member of UW-L's fifth-place 4x100-meter relay.
Schetter finished her career with 13 All-America honors, including capturing the national indoor long jump crown in 2008 and 2009. She was seventh in the indoor long jump in 2007 and earned three indoor All-America honors in the triple jump, including second in 2009.
A two-time WIAC Indoor Field Performer of the Meet, Schetter won seven league titles in her career and holds three school records. She was named the 2009 WIAC Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete and is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Schetter has also been recognized on UW-L’s Dean’s List six semesters and was selected to the 2008 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Schetter is one of 12 UW-L student-athletes to be named to the 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team. She is joined by seniors Alecia Ellingstad of Elk Mound (H.S.), Katie Fondow of Green Bay (West), Danica Schaefer of Waukesha (West) and Jamie Scott of Rosholt (H.S.) along with juniors Christy Bohl of Chippewa Falls (McDonell), Katlin Genthe of Menomonie Falls (H.S.) and Ashton May of Adams, Minn. (Southland). Sophomores Kailey Charlton of Brookfield (East), Lauren Seidl of Green Bay (Preble) and Caitlin Wippermann of Lake Geneva (H.S.) and freshman Laurel Beck of Rochester, Minn. (Marshall) also earned All-Academic honors.
UW-L also earned a USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Award with a cumulative team grade point average of 3.37.
The USTFCCCA honors Division III individuals for their academic and athletic achievements during the indoor and outdoor track and field season. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met the NCAA Division III Indoor or Outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event.
2009 Postseason Releases
- Schetter Named to Academic All-America Second Team for Second Straight Year (June 19)
- Schetter Named to Academic All-District First Team (June 4)
- Erickson Named National Assistant Coach of the Year (June 3)
2009 NCAA III Outdoor Championships
- NCAA III Championships Website (May 21-23)
- NCAA III Championships Results (May 21-23)
- UW-L Places Third at NCAA III Outdoor Championships; Fondow Finishes Second in Triple Jump (May 23)
- UW-L Continues to Lead After Second Day of NCAA III Championships; Perleberg Wins Steeplechase (May 22)
- UW-L Leads After First Day of NCAA III Championships; Schetter Wins Long Jump (May 21)
2009 NCAA Qualifier Meet at UW-La Crosse
- NCAA Qualifier Meet Results (May 14)
- UW-L Hosts NCAA Qualifier at New Sports Complex; Scott Finishes Second in Heptathlon at UW-River Falls (May 15)
2009 WIAC Outdoor Championships
- Healy Named WIAC Coach of the Year (May 6)
- WIAC Outdoor Championship Website (May 1-2)
- WIAC Outdoor Championship Results (May 1-2)
- UW-L Wins Third Straight WIAC Title; Garringer and Fondow Capture Titles (May 2)
- UW-L Second After First Day of WIAC Outdoor Championships; Schetter and Perleberg Win Titles (May 1)
2009 NCAA III Outdoor Qualifiers/Outdoor Results
- UW-River Falls Last Chance Multi (May 14-15)
- NCAA Qualifier (May 14)
- Wisconsin Twilight Invite (May 9)
- WIAC Championship Results (May 1-2)
- Drake Relays (Apr. 23-25)
- Wartburg College Dual (Apr. 21)
- Kansas Relays (Apr. 15-18)
- Phil Esten Challenge (Apr. 17)
- UW-Platteville Invite (Apr. 10)
- Wartburg College Select (Apr. 3-4)
2009 Outdoor Meet Stories
- UW-L Competes at Wisconsin Twilight; Three Individuals Earn Third-Place Finishes (May 9)
- UW-L Competes at Drake Relays (Apr. 25)
- UW-L Competes at Wartburg; Bohl and Schetter Win Multiple Events (Apr. 21)
- Schetter and Fondow Compete at Kansas Relays (Apr. 18)
- UW-L Wins Esten Challenge; May and Bohl Capture Titles (Apr. 17)
- UW-L Competes at UW-Platteville Invite; Fondow Wins Long Jump (Apr. 10)
- UW-L Wins Wartburg Select to Open Outdoor Season; Scott Captures Heptathlon (Apr. 4)
2009 NCAA III Indoor Championships
- Schetter Named Field Athlete of the Year (Mar. 20)
- UW-L Finishes Second at NCAA III Indoor Championships; Schetter Places Second in Triple Jump (Mar. 14)
- UW-L Leads After First Day of NCAA III Championships; Schetter Wins National Title in Long Jump (Mar. 13)
- NCAA III Championships Website (Mar. 13-14)
- NCAA III Championships Results (Mar. 13-14)
- USTFCCCA Championships Website (Mar. 13-14)
- Schetter Named National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year (Mar. 12)
2009 WIAC Indoor Championships
- Healy Named Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (Mar. 3)
- Schetter and Scott Share Women’s Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award (Mar. 3)
- WIAC Indoor Championship Website (Feb. 28-Mar. 1)
- UW-L Wins Third Straight WIAC Title; Schetter Named Field Athlete of the Meet (Mar. 1)
- UW-L Leads After First Day of WIAC Championships; Schetter and Bohl Win Titles (Feb. 28)
2009 Indoor Results
- UW-Stevens Point Last Chance Meet (Mar. 7)
- Karl Schlender Last Chance Meet (Mar. 6)
- WIAC Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1)
- Wisconsin Badger Open (Feb. 21)
- UW-L Triangular (Feb. 20)
- Coca Cola Classic (Feb. 13-14)
- Wartburg Indoor Select Meet (Feb. 7)
- UW-Stevens Point Invitational (Feb. 6-7)
- UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Open (Jan. 31)
- Minnesota State University Mankato Open (Jan. 31)
- UW-Stout Open (Jan. 24)
- UW-Eau Claire Blugold Open (Jan. 16)
2009 Indoor Meet Stories
- UW-L Competes at Pointer Last Chance Meet (Mar. 7)
- UW-L Competes at Schlender Last Chance Meet; Ellingstad Automatically Qualifies for NCAA III Championships (Mar. 6)
- UW-L Competes at Badger Open; Four Individuals Win Events (Feb. 21)
- UW-L Wins Triangular; Schetter Sets School and Facility Record; Relay Sets Facility Record (Feb. 20)
- UW-L Competes at Coca Cola Classic; Bohl Wins Shot Put (Feb. 14)
- UW-L Finishes Second at Wartburg Select; Scott Wins Pentathlon at UW-Stevens Point (Feb. 7)
- UW-L Competes at Minnesota State and Bowlus Opens (Jan. 31)
- UW-L Competes at UW-Stout Open; Eagles Win Both Relays (Jan. 24)
- UW-L Opens Season with Win at UW-Eau Claire Blugold Open; Schetter Wins Two Events (Jan. 16)
2008-09 Releases
- Erickson Named Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year (May 19)
- Schetter Named WIAC Field Athlete of the Week (Apr. 21)
- Genthe Named WIAC Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 24)
- Fondow Named WIAC Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 3)
- Schetter Named Runner-Up for College Female Athlete of the Year (Jan. 29)
- Schetter Named WIAC Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 27)
- Schetter Named WIAC Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 20)
- UW-L Leads Division III with Fourteen Student-Athletes Earning Academic Honors (July 11)
- Schetter Earns Academic All-American Second Team Honors (June 25)
- Schetter Named to Academic All-District First Team (June 5)
Track & Field Links
- WIAC Indoor Track & Field Website
- WIAC Outdoor Track & Field Website
- Apple Raceberry JaM
- Prime Time Timing
- U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Coach Pat Healy
608-785-6531
154 Mitchell Hall
La Crosse, WI 54601
healy.patr@uwlax.edu
