MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin women's track and field senior Banke Oginni made program history in front of a home crowd on Friday at the Red and White Classic, one of UW's final meets before postseason action. 

Oginni was given a warm welcome when she took the throwing ring as the crowd began a slow clap for the senior thrower and she put on a show for them. Oginni threw for a personal best and school record 73 feet, 3 1/4 inches (22.33 meters) in the weight throw, giving her the win. She broke Olympian Kelsey Card's record of 72-7 3/4 (22.14m). Oginni's throw currently ranks No. 5 in the NCAA this season and No. 3 in the Big Ten Conference. 

Hanna Barton set a personal record in the weight throw, following a 61-1 ½ (18.63m) throw. This put the senior thrower in fourth place on the day. 

Oginni also won women's shot put with a 51-10 (15.80m) throw. Josie Schaefer also competed and took third thanks to a 50-8 1/4 (15.54m) throw.

The Badgers finished 1-2-3 in the women's long jump. Armoni Brown won and tied her personal best with a 20-0 1/2 (6.11 meters) jump, which ranks No. 6 in program history. Meagan Blair was runner up with a 19-0 ½ (5.80 meters) jump. Rounding out the top three was Mary Bartelson with an 18-7 1/4 (5.67 meters) jump. 

Wisconsin had another 1-2 punch on the day. In the 400 meters, Haley Lubow won with a personal best 56.48 while freshman Morgan Parzych took second in 56.86

Danielle Bellino won the women's 800 meters in time of 2:14.53 while Madison Mooney finished behind Bellino with a 2:15.17 mark. Cailyn Biegalski came in seventh place with a time of 2:19.34. 

Ebony McClendon won her heat in the preliminary 60 meters with a time of 7.61 seconds. Hannah Wilson took second place in the preliminary round, dashing to a 7.69 time and Louisa Marxen competed unattached and crossed the line in 8.01. Wilson and Marxen competed in the finals, where Wilson won in 7.68 while Marxen clocked in at 7.95 to take fourth 

In the women's triple jump, Mary Bartelson was the winner. Bartelson had a 37 feet, 7 1/4 inch (11.46m) triple jump. 

Hannah Wilson's day continued with the 200 meters. Wilson was runner up in the event following a 25.62 second sprint. Louisa Marxen also competed and took fourth place with a time of 26.89 seconds.

In the women's 3000 meters, three Badgers finished in the top five. Lucinda Crouch ran her first collegiate 3K and was runner up in 9:50.33 while Megan Olshanski took fourth place with a time of 10:01.58 time. Peyton Sippy competed unattached and took fifth place with a time of 10:10.51 minutes.

In the pole vault, Rayce Albino took third place with a clearance of 12-4 3/4 (3.78m).

Straight from the Track
UW Director of Track and Field Mick Byrne
On the Red and White Classic:
"As everyone knows, we don't get a lot of opportunities to run here at home. It seems like we're on the road a lot, and we don't see a lot of these 200-meter flat tracks anymore, now they're mostly all banked tracks. Those are fun, but being at home in this little environment and having our home fans, like parents, grandparents and Badger fans is really fun for our kids. There's a lot of people here today and that's really fun for our kids. It's a great opportunity for them to compete at home."

On Banke Oginni's school record:
"Hopefully for Banke it means, that she'll have a lot of confidence going into Big Tens. Her throw today ranks No. 5 in the NCAA, so going into next weekend, she'll have a lot of confidence going in. It doesn't matter what sport you play, it's all about confidence. A conference title would be awesome, and then two weeks later, she's going to be in the NCAA meet now, so that's exciting. Hopefully she can go to that meet and be successful."

On the upcoming Big Ten Indoor Championships:
"We always look at this meet as one more opportunity for our kids to get on the bus to Big Tens next week. Our goal is always to increase that number. The maximum is 32 and we challenge that to the athletes at the beginning of the year. We haven't given them that number in quite a few years, but again, with that challenge, let's get more and more kids on the bus. This is the final opportunity for our athletes to do that."

Up Next:
The Badgers will send a distance medley relay squad to the Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame on Saturday, February 16. After this weekend, Wisconsin will gear up for championship season, beginning with the Big Ten Indoor Championships next weekend in Ann Arbor.


Red and White Classic
Madison, Wisconsin
February 15, 2019

Women 60 Meter Dash Prelims
1. Ebony McClendon – 7.61
2. Hannah Wilson – 7.69
5. Louisa Marxen (un.) – 8.01

Women 60 Meter Dash Final
1. Hannah Wilson – 7.68
4. Louisa Marzen (un.) – 7.95

Women 200 Meters
2. Hannah Wilson – 25.62
4. Louisa Marxen – 26.89

Women 400 Meters
1. Haley Lubow – 56.48
2. Morgan Parzych – 56.86

Women 800 Meters
1. Danielle Bellino – 2:14.53
2. Madison Mooney – 2:15.17
7. Cailyn Biegalski – 2:19.34
10. Elli Daniels – 2:21.74

Women 3000 Meters
2. Lucinda Crouch – 9:50.33
4. Megan Olshanski – 10:01.58
5. Peyton Sippy (un.)  – 10:10.51
8. Hannah Reale (un.)  – 10:20.27
10. Katie Hietpas – 10:21.58
11. Vivian Hacker (un.) – 10:27.86
14. Tristia Pringle – 10:36.37

Women High Jump
6. Emma Haugen – 5-1 (1.55 meters)

Women Pole Vault
3. Rayce Albino – 12-4 ¾ (3.78 meters)
4. Hailey Orlowski – 11-10 ¾ (3.63 meters)
T6. Claire Buck – 11-5 (3.48 meters)

Women Long Jump
1. Armoni Brown – 20-0 ½ (6.11 meters)
2. Meagan Blair – 19-0 ½ (5.80 meters)
3. Mary Bartelson – 18-7 ¼ (5.67 meters)
7. Olivia O'Brien (un.) – 17-3 ¼ (5.26 meters)
10. Isabella Weekly (un.) – 16-5 (5.00 meters)

Women Triple Jump
1. Mary Bartelson – 37-7 ¼ (11.46 meters)
4. Olivia O'Brien (un.) – 34-11 ¼ (10.65 meters)

Women Shot Put
1. Banke Oginni – 51-10 (15.80 meters)
3. Josie Schaefer – 50-8 1/4 (15.54 meters)

Women Weight Throw
1. Banke Oginni – 73-3 1/4 (22.33 meters)
4. Hanna Barton – 61-1 ½ (18.63 meters)
16. Olivia Roberts (un.) – 46-6 ¾ (14.19 meters)