Bria Halama wins second triple jump crown at DIII National Championships

UW-L finishes fourth overall in coach Pat Healy’s last meet

WAVERLY, Iowa – In the last meet for 25-year coach Pat Healy, his University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women’s track and field team finished fourth in the NCAA Division III National Championships.

Led by Independence, Wis., native Bri Halama’s second-consecutive individual title in the triple jump, the Eagles scored 35 points. Illinois Wesleyan won (42), Baldwin-Wallace was second (41) and Washington (Mo.) was third (39).

Halama, a senior, jumped 42 feet, 2.25 inches to win her second national triple jump title. It was a Walston-Hoover Stadium record. Her season best, however, came in the WIAC championships (41-5.25).

Also scoring for the Eagles was Claire Gordee, taking third in the 100-meter hurdles (14.17). Meg Heafy finished fifth in the 100 (12.38). 

Maggie Slatter, Courtney Purcell, along with Gordee and Heafy, took second in the 400 relay (46.28).

Read about Healy’s thoughts and career achievements heading into his final meet here.