2018 Women's Track and Field Roster

Walt Middleton
David Stluka
David Stluka

Brenna Detra

  • Position Middle Distance/Hurdles
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Peoria, Ill.
  • Highschool Peoria Richwoods

Biography

Eligibility Cross Country): Redshirt Senior
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): None/Redshirt Senior

Notables

  • No. 2 in school history in the 400 hurdles
  • Three-Time All-American
    • 2017 - Honorable Mention All-American (400 Hurdles)
    • 2018 - Second-Team All-American (400 Hurdles, 4x100 Relay)
  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree
    • Cross Country - 2017
  • NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier
    • 2016 - 400 Hurdles
    • 2017 - 400 Hurdles
    • 2018 - 400 Hurdles, 4x100 Relay

2017-18 Season

2018 Outdoor: Ran the third leg of the 4x100 relay that finished 16th overall with a school record time of 44.48 and also finished 13th overall in the 400 hurdles with a time of 58.18 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7) ... punched two tickets to the NCAA Championships at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26), finishing seventh in the 400 hurdles in a personal-best 57.42 and 10th in the 4x100 setting a school record with a time of 44.66 ... finished fourth in the preliminary round of the 400 hurdles in 58.72 and went on to capture another fourth place finish in the finals with a season-best time of 57.70, and was also a part of two school record-setting relays, the 4x100 which finished in 44.83 and the 4x400 which finished with a time of 3:38.70 at the Big Ten Championships (5/11-13) ... won the 400 hurdles in 59.55 seconds at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/4) ... placed 15th in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:01.42. Was also a member of two UW record holding relay teams; the 4x100 relay that finished in 45.40 seconds and the 4x400 relay in 3:40.32 at the National Relays (4/27) ... finished fifth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 59.50 seconds. Also competed on the fifth place 4x100 relay team who finished in 45.84 seconds and the 4x400 relay team who crossed the line in 3:42.19 at the Beach Invite (4/21)...placed first in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1 minute 1.62 seconds and fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 55.27 seconds at the Spec Towns Invite (4/6-7)...finished runner-up in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:01.34 and was on the winning 4x100 relay team with a time of 46.96 seconds at the California Collegiate Open (3/31)

2016-17 Season

2017 Outdoor: Was unable to finish the 400 hurdles due to injury at the NCAA Championships (6/8) ... qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 hurdles by placing third in her heat in 58.43 at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25-27) ... ran a season-best 57.64 in the 400 hurdle prelims at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) before placing third in the finals in 57.80 ... was runner-up in 400 hurdles at the Drake Relays (4/28) with a time of 59.13 ... ran a season-best 57.83 in the 400 hurdles, placing second at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/22) ... finished in third during the 400 hurdles in 1:00.29 at the Jim Click Shootout (4/8) ... won the 400 hurdles at the UC-Riverside Spring Classic with a time of 59.21

2017 Indoor: Finished runner-up in the 800 meter finals at the Big Ten Championships (2/24-25) crossing the line in 2:08.38 ... became fifth all-time at Wisconsin with a personal-best 2:06.47 in the 800 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) ... helped the 4x400 relay become second all-time at Wisconsin with a time of 3:43.77 and ran the 800 meter leg of the winning distance medley relay at the Armory Invitational (2/3-4) ... won the premier 600 meters in 1:31.12, only one second off her personal record, at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27-28) ... won the 600 meters at the Minnesota Dual (1/21) in 1:33.67 ... ran a personal-best 56.88 seconds in the 400 meter dash at the Badger Icebreaker (1/14)

2016 Cross Country: Placed 56th overall and second for the Badgers in 22:49.2 (6k) at the Nuttycombe Invitational open race (10/14) ... ran unattached at the Badger Classic (9/23) in 23:48.8 (6k)
 

2015-16 Season

2016 Outdoor: Placed 19th in the 400 hurdles at the NCAA West Regional (5/27) in 58.91 ... Earned a new PR in the preliminary round of the 400-meter hurdles at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) in 57.56 to take fourth, went on to take fifth overall in the finals in 57.94 ... Won the 400-meter hurdles at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/6) crossing the line in 1:02.98 ... Placed 15th in the 400-meter hurdles in 59.88 and was a member of the DMR team that placed sixth in 11:35.24 at the Drake Relays (4/29-30) ... Finished fifth in the 400 hurdles at the John McDonnell Invite (4/20-23) with a time of 1:01.35 ... placed fourth in the 800 meters at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9) with a new personal best time of 2:12.02 ... Earned first place finishes and new personal records in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.11 and in the 400 meter hurdles in 59.23 at the Aztec Invitational (3/24-26)

2016 Indoor: At the Big Ten Championships (2/26), took sixth in the 600-meter preliminaries with a new personal record of 1:30.12 and fifth in the event finals in 1:30.35. Was also a member of the distance medley relay team that took eighth in 11:46.71 and the 4x400 team that took 13th in 3:46.55 ... Finished first in the 600 meters in 1:33.13 at the Red and White Open (2/19) ... Took eighth in the 800 meters with a new personal record of 2:11.73 and was a part of the distance medley relay that took fifth in 11:41.21 at the Armory Track Invitaitonal (2/5) ... At the Notre Dame Dual (1/16), placed first in the 600 meter run in 1:33.81 and was a part of the 4x400m relay that placed second

2015 Cross Country: Did not compete
 

2014-15 Season

2015 Outdoor: Placed 14th in the preliminary round of the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:02.82, while helping UW to an 11th place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:44.03 at the Big Ten Championship (5/15-17) ... Finished second in the 400 meters at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a time of 57.43 ... Placed sixth in the 'B' section of the 400 hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational (4/18) with a time of 1:02.22 ... Finished 62nd in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:16.12 at the Stanford Invitational (4/4), while helping the 4x400 relay to a 13th place finish in a time of 3:53.65

2015 Indoor: Finished 19th in the 600 meters in a time of 1:33.79 and placed 13th in the 4x400 relay in a time of 3:54.79 at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/27-28) ... Won the 400 meters at the Red and White Open (2/20) in a time of 57.72, while placing second in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:00.91 ... Placed 45th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.32 and finished 11th in the 4x400 relay in a time of 3:52.59 at the Iowa State Classic (2/14) ... Finished second in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:57.84 and placed second in the 600 meters with a time of 1:33.85 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24) ... Placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.59, while also taking third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:57.54 at the Wisconsin Open (1/17)

2014 Cross Country: Did not compete
 

2013-14 Season

2014 Outdoor: Won the 400 hurdles at the Embry Riddle Spikes Classic (4/4-5) with a time of 1:03.34 ... placed third in the long jump at the Embry Riddle Spikes Classic with a mark of 17-8 1/2

2014 Indoor: Placed 17th in the long jump with a mark of 18-5 1/4 at the Big Ten Championships (3/1) ... finished second in the long jump at the Red a White Open (2/21) with a mark of 18-7 (5.66m) ... won the 400 meters at the Red a White Open (2/21) with a time of 58.13 ... helped the Wisconsin 'B' team to a first-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the Red a White Open (2/21) with a time of 3:55.86 ... finished 64th in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational (2/15) with a time of 25.32 ... placed fourth in the long jump at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) with a mark of 17-8 (5.38m) ... took sixth in the 60 hurdles at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) with a time of 9..07 ... placed sixth in the 60 hurdle prelims at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) with a time of 9.08 ... placed 17th in the 200 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) with a time of 25.48 ... took 14th in the 400 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) with a time of 58.56 ... finished sixth in the 600 meters at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25) with a time of 1:37.48 ... placed 10th in preliminary competition in the 60 hurdles at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25) after posting a time of 9.18 ... placed first in the 400 meters at the Wisconsion Dual (1/18) with a time of 57.42 ... placed second in the long jump at the Wisconsin Dual (1/18) after finishing with a mark of 17-7 (5.36m) ... helped her team to a second-place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:57.32 at the Wisconsin Dual (1/18)

2013 Cross Country: Did not compete
 

High School

As a sophomore, was state champion in the 300 hurdles ... four-time all-conference ... three-time state qualifier ... at the state championships, received three meddles as a freshman, four as a sophomore and one in the 400 meters as a junior ... holds school records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and long jump ... two-time Palatine Athlete of the Meet recipient ... named Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame 2012 Female Athlete of the Year
 

Personal

Major is retailing and consumer behavior
 

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
200 Meters 25.32 2-15-14 400 Meters 55.27 4-7-18
400 Meters 56.88 1-14-17 800 Meters 2:12.01 4-8/9-16
600 Meters 1:30.12 2-26-16 400 Hurdles 57.42 5-25-18
800 Meters 2:06.47 2-10/11-17 Long Jump 17-8 1/2 (5.40m) 4-5-15
60 Hurdles 9.07 2-1-14
Long Jump 18-7 (5.66m) 2-21-14
Cross Country
6 Kilometers 22:49.2 10-14-16
 

Honors and Accolades

At the NCAA Championships
2018 - Outdoor
400 Hurdles: 13th (58.47)
4x100 Relay: 16th (44.48)

2017 - Outdoor
400 Hurdles: DNF

At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2018 - West
400 Hurdles: 7th (57.42)
4x100 Relay: 10th (44.66)

2017 - West
400 Hurdles: 10th (58.43)

2016 - West
400 Hurdles: 19th (58.91)

At the Big Ten Championships
2018 - Outdoor
400 Hurdles: 4th (57.70)
4x100: 7th (44.83)
4x400: 6th (3:38.70)

2017 - Outdoor
400 Hurdles: 3rd (57.80)
4x100 Relay: 6th (46.31)
4x400 Relay: 8th (3:44.06)

2017 - Indoor
800 Meters: 2nd (2:08.38)
4x400 Relay: 11th (3:47.46)

2016 - Outdoor
400 Hurdles: 5th (57.94)

2016 - Indoor
600 Meters: 5th (1:30.35)
4x400 Meter Relay: 13th (3:46.55)

2015 - Outdoor
400 Hurdles: 14th (1:02.82)
4x400 Relay: 11th (3:44.03)

2015 - Indoor
600 Meters: 19th (1:33.79)
4x400 Relay: 13th (3:54.79)

2014 - Indoor
Long Jump: 17th (18-5 1/4 (5.62m))

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2015-16Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2016-17Senior

    Middle Distance/Hurdles
  • 2017-18Senior

    Middle Distance/Hurdles