While it may be spring break at UW-Platteville, the Pioneer athletic teams are going full blast.
The track and field teams are sending nine qualifiers to the NCAA Division III national championships Thursday through Saturday (March 9-11) at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
The Pioneer web site will be updated Monday with full results and a picture gallery shot by assistant coach Dan Schwamberger. If you want to follow along during the course of the meet, the national web site is: http://www.stolaf.edu/athletics/ncaatr/.
Pioneers competing for Coach Jim Nickasch's squad, with their events and seed marks, include:
| Name | Event | Time/Distance | Seed |
| Beth Ambrosious | Pole Vault | 11-5.75 | 12th of 15 |
| Mayia Corcoran | Distance Medley Relay | 11:54.97 | 3rd of 10 |
| Stephanie Martin | Distance Medley Relay | 11:54.97 | 3rd of 10 |
| Carrie Morschauser | High Jump | 5-5.75 | 9th of 15 |
| Jackie Mulrooney | 5,000-Meter Run | 17:14.43 | 8th of 15 |
| Jessica Scott | Distance Medley Relay | 11:54.97 | 3rd of 10 |
| Jessica Scott | 800-Meter Run | 2:14.04 | 10th of 15 |
| Marcia Taddy | Distance Medley Relay | 11:54.97 | 3rd of 10 |
| Marcia Taddy | 800-Meter Run | 2:13.05 | 6th of 15 |
| Marcia Taddy | Mile Run | 4:55.09 | 2nd of 16 |
| Tyler Sigl | Mile Run | 4:16.60 | 3rd of 17 |
| Jim Uppena | Weight Throw | 63-2.25 | 4th of 13 |