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Thu, Jan 16, 2025 No Event(s) Scheduled For Selected Date Two Blugolds Named WIAC Athletes of the Week By: Kevin Meinholz, Sports Information Director MADISON, Wis. (UWECBlugolds.com) - UW-Eau Claire women's cross country runner Elly Prunty (Sr.-Antigo, Wis.) and women's tennis player Megan Born (Jr.-Antigo, Wis.) have earned Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Athlete of the Week honors, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Stanek announced today. Prunty set a personal record, beating her old record by 31 seconds as she placed fourth out of 450 runners in a 6,000-meter time of 21:38 at the Tori Neubauer Invitational on Oct. 16. She led the Blugolds to a fifth-place finish out of 27 teams. Born won two matches during the week at No. 1 singles, defeating UW-River Falls’ Jenny Paxton (6-3, 6-2) on Oct. 12, and UW-La Crosse’s Kelly Stadum (6-2, 6-2) on Oct. 16. She has won four matches in a row, improving her overall record to 9-4. She finished the regular season 5-1 at No. 1 singles in the WIAC. |
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