The UW-Whitewater women's cross country team finished sixth at the 2009 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship on the campus of UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks' top finisher was
Madeline Roznos who finished twentieth in the race. The 20th place finish is the second best by a UW-W runner in the past three years. The best finish was a 16th place finish by Jennifer Rogers in 2007.
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Roznos' time of 23:50 is the seventh best time by a UW-W runner this season and Roznos' second best. Conditions were cold and windy for the championship where the best time was by Ayla Mitchell of UW-Oshkosh who ran the six kilometer course in 22:01. Mitchell finished second in the 2008 championship and first in 2007.
Other Warhawk runners were
Jackie Nett (24:21),
Andrea Newman (24.22),
Katie McCabe (24:28),
Alyssa Duncan (24:47),
Eileen Hyland (25:08),
Wendy Wise (25:16),
Jen Taylor (25:15),
Kristi Egnarski (25:31),
Danielle Anton (25:33),
Katie Wagner (26:11), and
Bridgette Jordan (26:42).
Team results were: UW-Eau Claire (29), UW-La Crosse (57), UW-Oshkosh (71), UW-Stevens Point (111), UW-Platteville (151), UW-Whitewater (161), UW-River Falls (201), and UW-Stout (213). The victory for UW-Eau Claire is their third consecutive and fifth overall.
The top five finishers were: Mitchell, Alyssa Sybilrud of UW-Eau Claire (22:19), Hannah Humbach of UW-Eau Claire (22:22), Stephanie Perleberg of UW-La Crosse (22:26), and Katelyn Williams of UW-La Crosse (22:29).
The top seven runners received All-WIAC first team recognition, while runners placing eighth through 14th earned All-WIAC second team accolades. Individuals finishing 15th through 20th claimed honorable mention recognition.
The WIAC championship concludes regular season competition for the women's team.