BELOIT, Wis. -- Lawrence University track and field standout Riley Winebrenner raced to her first title at the Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday.
    Winebrenner won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:54.80 at Strong Stadium. Winebrenner topped Monmouth College's Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez by nearly three seconds at 11:57.77. Lawrence's Edythmae Frodl raced to fourth place in 12:25.63.
    Lawrence's Cristyn Oliver, who won the 1,500 on Friday, took second in the 5,000 in 18:24.45. Grinnell College's Emma Schaefer edged Oliver with a time of 18:13.37. Winebrenner added a seventh-place finish in 19:49.60.
    The Vikings placed two runners in the top seven in the 110 hurdles. Mariana Zendejas placed sixth in 17.34 seconds, and Irene Yank was seventh in 17.38 seconds. Yank added a fifth-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 32 feet, 5.75 inches.
    Lilia Bodnar took eighth in the 800 in 2:29.55, and Claire Paquin was eighth in the 400 hurdles in 1:14.92. Grace Fox added an eighth place in the discus with a throw of 114-4.
    Lawrence's 4x400 relay team of Paquin, Oliver, Leah Hawksford and Bodnar took seventh in 4:37.23. The 4x100 team of Zendejas, Maria Jankowski, Yank and Paquin was eighth in 54.40 seconds.
    Lawrence finished seventh in the team standings with 59 points, and Monmouth won the title with 167.