MADISON, Wis. – Junior Taylor Amann shattered the Badgers' school record in the pole vault to lead the Wisconsin women's track and field team to a victory at the Shell Shocker Friday evening.
 
Amann toppled the program record by half an inch, clearing 13 feet, 6 1/2 inches on her second attempt.  Jane McCurry was runner-up in the event, soaring 12-6 3/4, good for a personal record.
 
"I got the new indoor school record," Amann said. "It was a good day. It's really helpful to have teammates there supporting you. As one gets a new PR we are there for each other, it's really great support. It just felt awesome."
 
Amann and McCurry weren't the only Badgers to set personal records as 10 student-athletes set or matched career bests in UW's final home indoor meet of the season en route to winning the team title with 158 points.
 
"We had some very good performances across the board," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Mick Byrne said. "Not just in the field events but also in the track.
 
"We had a couple of kids who made the bus for next week, and that's important. That was the big challenge coming into tonight, getting more kids on the team for next week and putting us in position to have a good meet at the Big Tens.
 
"So, mission accomplished."
 
Five Badgers took the top five places in the triple jump. Leading the way was freshman sensation Chinne Okoronkwo, winning with a personal-best of 42-10 3/4, as her jump ranks second in the Big Ten and second in program history.
 
Freshman Meagan Blair was second (37-10 3/4), Steele took third (37-8 3/4), Ike placed fourth (37-5 1/4) while Bartelson was fifth (37-1).  
 
Senior Sarah Heinemann won the 3000 meters with personal-best 9:41.16. Sophomore Shaelyn Sorensen was right on her tail, taking second in 9:42.54. Erin Wagner completed a 1-2-3 Wisconsin sweep, crossing the line in 10:00.96 placing third.
 
Sophomore Emma Haugen won the high jump, tying her personal record of 5 feet, 9 ¾ inches. Junior Georgia Ellenwood finished second, clearing a season-best 5-8 ½.
 
In the 60 meters, junior Ebony McClendon made it look easy, speeding to victory in 7.52. Freshman Gabby DesRosiers finished third, clocking in at 7.81.
 
Sophomore Kennedy Blahnik won shot put with mark of 50-4, with fellow sophomore Banke Oginni taking second with 49-11. Wisconsin graduate and 2016 Olympian Kelsey Card saw action in the shot put, earning a day's best toss of 58-1.
 
Wisconsin fared well in the mile. Freshman Alissa Niggemann took third place in 5:22.30, while Rachel Werking clocked in at 5:10.24 running unattached.
 
In weight throw, Oginni was runner-up with a throw of 69-9 while sophomore Haley Showalter finished fourth with a 59-0 1/4 mark.
 
Freshman Ruth Cesar-Heymann represented the Cardinal and White in the 60 hurdles, placing second with a time of 9.14.
 
Bartelson finished second in long jump and Blair set a personal record on her way to fourth, jumping 18-7 and 17-2 3/4, respectively.
 
The Badgers travel to Geneva, Ohio for the 2017 Big Ten Indoor Championships next weekend. The meet begins Friday and runs through Saturday at the SPIRE Institute, marking the fifth-straight year the league's meet has been held at the renowned facility.  
 
"Next week, it's a different ballgame," Byrne explained. "It's the Big Ten championship. It has the atmosphere, it has the name and now we just have to go down and compete. That's what next week is about. Performances don't matter, times, distances, heights. It's just trying to beat someone from the other team."