52 // VARSITY April 10, 2014
INSIDE
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Badgers set to divide and
conquer this weekend
UW to send athletes to Platteville and Georgia
BY AJ HARRISON @BADGER_TRACK
T
he outdoor season is in
full swing for the Wis-
consin women's track
and field squad, and another
busy weekend awaits the Bad-
gers.
Angela Boushea, Brianna
Bower, Georgia Ellenwood, An-
drea Savitch and Taylor Twedt
will travel to Athens, Ga., to
take part in the Spec Towns
National Team Invitational.
"It's a big weekend on the
multi side and for our throw-
ers that are going to Georgia,"
Wisconsin Director of Cross
Country and Track & Field
Mick Byrne said. "Angela will
compete in the shot, Brianna
and Andrea will throw the jav-
elin, and we will have Georgia
and Taylor open up in the hep-
tathlon. We are looking for-
ward to see what they can do."
A lot of eyes will be watching Ellen-
wood, who won the bronze medal in the
heptathlon at the 2013 Pan-American Ju-
nior Championships. She made her Wis-
consin debut at the Walt Disney Open
back in March, and she opened her ca-
reer with wins in the 200 meters and the
100 hurdles and a top-five finish in the
javelin.
"We're excited to see Georgia compete
in her first heptathlon at the collegiate
level," Byrne said. "We should see a great
performance from her."
In addition to the quartet of athletes
going to Georgia, the Badgers will also
send athletes to the UW-Platteville Invi-
tational on Saturday.
DISTANCE RUNNERS IMPRESS
● Last weekend at the Florida Relays,
the distance crew for UW shined as
the Badgers placed third in the dis-
tance medley relay.
In addition, Erin Cawley and Collete
Richter delivered top-five finishes in
the 3000 steeplechase and the 5000
meters, respectively.
Emma-Lisa Murphy and Sarah Dis-
anza posted top-10 finishes in the
1500 meters.
"They all looked fantastic," Byrne
said. "I think these kids are going to
get better as we go outdoors and as
we get on our own outdoor track and
get some work in.
"We're excited to see what they do
in the upcoming weeks."
SCHEDULE
LAST TIME OUT
April 4-5 Florida Relays
April 6 Rex Foster Invitational
THIS WEEK
April 10-12 Spec Town Invitational
April 12 UW-Platteville Invitational