UW-L Eagle Open Final Results

La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's track & field team hosted the Eagle Open Friday night at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. No team scores were recorded. UW-L's Stephanie Perleberg captured the 5,000-meter run and automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with her time of 16:43.38.

The Eagles' 4x100-meter relay also automatically qualified for the national meet with a second-place finish and time of 46.94. UW-L's 4x400-meter relay placed fourth with an NCAA III provisional time of 3:54.73.

Other top finishes on the track included Ashton May placing second in the 100-meter dash (12.39) while Kailey Charlton was third in the 200-meter dash (25.56).

Jenna Starck was second in the 100-meter hurdles (15.66) while Rachel Boldt placed third in the 5,000-meter run (18:55.78). The Eagles' Megan Johnson was third (11:34.39), Kelsey Heinz fourth (11:58.63) and Abby Gustafson fifth (12:03.35) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

In the field events, UW-L's Kayla Johnson was second in the javelin throw (99-2) while Amy Jo Garringer placed fifth (91-1). Garringer was also fourth in the long jump (15-9 3/4) while Starck was third (16-1 1/2). Megan Marfilius placed fourth in the high jump (5-2 1/4) and Kaitlyn Joyce fifth in the pole vault (11-2 1/4).

UW-L returns to action Thursday, May 20 hosting the UW-L Qualifier at 4 p.m.