The women’s track and field team wrapped up the 2007 University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships April 22 in a familiar position — first place.
The women picked up their eighth straight — and 11th overall — UAA outdoor team title, totaling 221 points.
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The men also turned in a strong conference performance, placing third (131.33 points) in the seven-team event.
On the final day of competition, the women added three individual titles to bring their two-day total to seven.
The 4×400-meter relay squad continued its reign atop the conference, winning the event for the seventh straight outdoor season.
Sophomore Alli Alberts defended her championship in the javelin with a throw of 37.19 meters (122-0), while freshman Molly Schlamb won the 800-meter run in 2:18.25.
Sophomore Tanner Coghill and freshman Keith England turned in UAA-championship performances to pace the Bears men.
Coghill won the 400-meter hurdles in 54.31, while England notched a personal-best throw of 56.97 meters (just .33 meters shy of recording an NCAA provisional mark) to win the javelin.
Women’s tennis fifth at UAA Championship
The women’s tennis team picked up two wins to take fifth place at the 2007 UAA Championship April 21 in Cleveland.
The Bears opened the day with a 9-0 win against host Case Western Reserve University, and they closed out competition with a marathon 5-4 victory against Brandeis University.
On April 20, the Bears fell to New York University, 7-2, in the first round of the UAA Championship. Earlier in the week, WUSTL upended Principia College, 9-0, but fell to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 7-2.
Men’s tennis defeats Principia and SIUE
The No. 9 men’s tennis team posted 9-0 victories against Principia and Division II SIUE last week. The Bears have won 11 straight matches and improved their overall record to 15-3.
Baseball defeats Illinois Wesleyan, 5-1
The No. 10 baseball team defeated Illinois Wesleyan University, 5-1, April 19 in Bloomington, Ill. The Bears, who ended the Titans’ 15-game winning streak, improved to 24-8.
Sophomore righthander Brian Williams moved to a team-best 9-2 with his seventh complete game of the year. He struck out three and allowed eight hits with no walks.
Softball extends winning streak to 13
The No. 23 softball team extended its winning streak to 13 games with doubleheader sweeps at home against Blackburn College and Illinois College.
The Bears posted a 4-1 victory in Game 1 against Illinois College and then took Game 2, 6-2. Senior Laurel Sagartz (16-1) picked up the win, allowing two hits and one earned run. She also struck out 16 batters.
Senior Abby Morgan (5-3) picked up the win in Game 2, pitching 4 1/3 innings while allowing eight hits and one earned run.
Sagartz got her first save of the year in 2 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit. She also struck out five to move into 10th on the all-time Division III list with 765 career strikeouts.
The Bears won both games in five innings against Blackburn, posting a 10-0 win in Game 1 and a 24-2 victory in Game 2. Senior Jamie Kressel connected on four of the Bears’ 10 home runs, moving past Liz Swary (2002-05) into first place on the all-time WUSTL home run list with 31.