WHITEWATER – Senior
Claudia Lasiowski of the University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic women's cross country team claimed the individual championship at the 2026 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, edging UW-La Crosse's Hailey Carroll by one-tenth of a second in a thrilling down-to-the-wire finish to capture the conference title.
Lasiowski set the 6k course record in 21:38.5 to become the first Blue Devil women's runner to win the WIAC individual title. The rest of the Stout women's squad finished sixth as a team with 167 points. UW-La Crosse captured the team title with 23 points, followed by UW-Stevens Point (74) and UW-Eau Claire (88).
Behind Lasiowski, Stout's next four scorers were freshman
Madi Gilbert (42nd, 23:39.4), junior
Cora Sadlack (57th, 24:18.3), junior
Hanna Martensen (59th, 24:31.1) and freshman
Shayla Hill (65th, 24:57.2).
On the men's side, the Blue Devils posted a strong fourth-place team finish with 128 points. UW-La Crosse won the team title with 27 points, UW-Stevens Point took second (46) and UW-Whitewater was third (100).
Senior
Julian Van Antwerp led Stout in 28th place (25:53.4). He was followed closely by junior
John Nehmzow (31st, 25:58.1), junior
Colin Hanson (33rd, 26:01.8), junior
Alexander Burmeister (36th, 26:07.0) and sophomore
Niko Dayment (38th, 26:09.8).
Additional top-50 finishes for the Blue Devil men included sophomore
Dalton Anderson (44th, 26:20.5), junior Joe Huber (45th, 26:23.0) and Alex Chartland (50
th 26:30.1).
The Blue Devils will next compete at the NCAA Division III North Regional on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Northfield, Minn.
