Wisconsin Badgers track and field
College track and field team
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The Wisconsin Badgers track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Badgers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex.[4]
| Wisconsin Badgers track and field | |
|---|---|
| |
| University | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Head coach | Mick Byrne |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Outdoor track | Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex |
| Nickname | Badgers |
| Colors | Cardinal and white[1] |
| NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
| Men: 2007[2] Women: 1978 (AIAW)[3] | |
The program is coached by Mick Byrne.[5] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[6]
The Badgers have won one NCAA Division I team title in track and field, at the men's 2007 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[7][8] The women's team won the 1978 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3]
Postseason
AIAW
The Badgers have had 18 AIAW individual All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[9]
| AIAW All-Americans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1975 Outdoor | Cindy Bremser | Mile run | 3rd |
| 1975 Outdoor | Cindy Bremser | 2 miles | 6th |
| 1976 Outdoor | Bo Williams | 4 × 110 yards relay | 6th |
| Sue Tallard | |||
| Gilda Hudson | |||
| Randee Burke | |||
| 1977 Outdoor | Marybeth Spencer | 3000 meters | 4th |
| 1977 Outdoor | Marybeth Spencer | 5000 meters | 3rd |
| 1978 Indoor | Yvette Hyman | 60 yards | 6th |
| 1978 Indoor | Yvette Hyman | 300 yards | 3rd |
| 1978 Indoor | Jane Dwyer | 300 yards | 5th |
| 1978 Indoor | Brenda Howard | 600 yards | 2nd |
| 1978 Indoor | Sue Tallard | 600 yards | 4th |
| 1978 Indoor | Ellen Brewster | 1000 yards | 2nd |
| 1978 Indoor | Suzie Houston | 1000 yards | 3rd |
| 1978 Indoor | Suzie Houston | Mile run | 2nd |
| 1978 Indoor | Lynn Morin | Mile run | 4th |
| 1978 Indoor | Lynn Morin | 2 miles | 4th |
| 1978 Indoor | Yvette Hyman | 4 × 440 yards relay | 5th |
| Ellen Brewster | |||
| Brenda Howard | |||
| Sue Tallard | |||
| 1978 Indoor | Mary Grinaker | High jump | 3rd |
| 1978 Outdoor | Suzie Houston | 1500 meters | 5th |
| 1978 Outdoor | Marty Billingsley | 4 × 800 meters relay | 5th |
| Suzie Houston | |||
| Sue Tallard | |||
| Ellen Brewster | |||
| 1979 Outdoor | Suzie Houston | 1500 meters | 4th |
| 1979 Outdoor | Pat Johnson | Long jump | 2nd |
| 1980 Indoor | Rose Thomson | 1000 meters | 6th |
| 1980 Indoor | Suzie Houston | 2000 meters | 3rd |
| 1980 Indoor | Amy Dunlop | 4 × 220 yards relay | 4th |
| Yvette Hyman | |||
| Pat Johnson | |||
| Pam Moore | |||
| 1980 Indoor | Pam Moore | Distance medley relay | 4th |
| Ellen Brewster | |||
| Suzie Houston | |||
| Rose Thomson | |||
| 1980 Indoor | Pat Johnson | Long jump | 1st |
| 1980 Outdoor | Pam Moore | 400 meters | 5th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Rose Thomson | 1500 meters | 6th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Rose Thomson | 3000 meters | 2nd |
| 1980 Outdoor | Suzie Houston | 4 × 880 yards relay | 6th |
| Sue Beischel | |||
| Sue Spaltholz | |||
| Ellen Brewster | |||
| 1980 Outdoor | Pat Johnson | Long jump | 2nd |
| 1981 Indoor | Robin Jackson | 300 meters | 3rd |
| 1981 Indoor | Pam Moore | 400 meters | 1st |
| 1981 Indoor | Rose Thomson | 1000 meters | 4th |
| 1981 Indoor | Sue Beischel | 4 × 800 meters relay | 1st |
| Maryann Brunner | |||
| Ellen Brewster | |||
| Sue Spaltholz | |||
| 1981 Indoor | Sue Spaltholz | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Pam Moore | |||
| Ellen Brewster | |||
| Suzie Houston | |||
| 1981 Indoor | Pat Johnson | Long jump | 1st |
| 1981 Outdoor | Sue Beischel | 4 × 800 meters relay | 1st |
| Maryann Brunner | |||
| Ellen Brewster | |||
| Sue Spaltholz | |||
| 1981 Outdoor | Pat Johnson | Long jump | 3rd |
| 1982 Indoor | Maryann Brunner | 1000 yards | 3rd |
| 1982 Indoor | Kathy Borgwarth | 60 yards hurdles | 4th |
| 1982 Indoor | Sue Beischel | 4 × 880 yards relay | 2nd |
| Rose Thomson | |||
| Maryann Brunner | |||
| Sue Spaltholz | |||
| 1982 Indoor | Ellen Olson | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| Mary Mulrooney | |||
| Maryann Brunner | |||
| Cathy Branta | |||
| 1982 Indoor | Pat Johnson | Long jump | 2nd |
| 1982 Outdoor | Maryann Brunner | 800 meters | 5th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Rose Thomson | 1500 meters | 1st |
| 1982 Outdoor | Cathy Branta | 3000 meters | 3rd |
| 1982 Indoor | Ellen Olson | 4 × 800 meters relay | 2nd |
| Sue Beischel | |||
| Maryann Brunner | |||
| Rose Thomson | |||
| 1982 Outdoor | Cheri Essman | High jump | 6th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Pat Johnson | Long jump | 1st |
| 1982 Outdoor | Kathy Borgwarth | Heptathlon | 3rd |
NCAA
As of August 2025[update], a total of 162 men and 62 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[10][11]