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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's track and field team continues its indoor season, traveling to two different meets this weekend.
Most of the team heads to Iowa City, Iowa, for the Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Friday-Saturday. Events begin at 11 a.m. on Friday and will continue at noon on Saturday at the Iowa Recreation Building. The Badgers compete against Purdue, Baylor, Gonzaga, Northern Iowa, and host Iowa.
The Badgers send their throwers to the Red Hawk Opener in Ripon, Wisconsin, on Saturday. Events begin at 11 a.m.
Here are five events to watch this weekend.
1. THROWING DOWN WITH THE BADGERS: Graduate student Josie Schafer highlights the Badger throwers this weekend. Schaefer is coming off a impressive weekend where she won the shot put throwing 58 feet, 8 inches. Wisconsin finished 1-2 in the shot put at the meet with redshirt sophomore Danni Langseth placing second. Redshirt junior Chloe Lindeman will also be back competing after starting her season strong at the Badgers Midwest Invitational where she took second in the weight throw at 70 feet, 2 ¼ inches and fifth in the shot put with 43-1 ½.
2. SPRINT TO THE FINISH: Senior Taylor Gilling will be competing in the 60-meter dash on Saturday after placing fifth last weekend. Gillings' fastest time this season is 7.57 seconds, which is a personal best and places her seventh on UW's indoor list. Junior Kiley Robbins will be back competing this weekend as she currently holds UW's fastest time in the 60-meter dash at 7.33, which she set last year at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.
3. GOING THE DISTANCE: The mile is a loaded field for the Badgers, including six runners with times under 4:50. Senior Victoria Heiligenthal and graduate student Madison Mooney lead the UW field while Peyton Sippy, Emma Watcke and Shea Ruhly all under 4:50. The Pro Classic women's mile runs on Saturday at 7 p.m.
4. HURDLING BADGERS: Senior Destiny Huven is looking to continue her season in the 60-meter hurdles this weekend. She currently holds the fastest time on Wisconsin's top-10 indoor list with a time of 8.23.
5. HIGH CLEARANCE: Sophomore Julia Moore leads the Badger competitors in the pole vault, along with four other athletes. Moore had the highest clearance last weekend of 12-4 1/2. Redshirt sophomore Kenzi Kluge, Lauren Bilau, and Tia Dorshorst will join Moore.
Fans can follow the action @badgertrackxc on Twitter and Instagram, and a meet recap will be posted on UWBadgers.com after the competition.
