2023 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
• 2022 Horizon League All-Academic Team (Outdoor)
• 2022 Horizon League All-Academic Team (Indoor)
• 2021 Horizon League All-Academic Team (Outdoor)
• 2021 Horizon League All-Academic Team (Indoor)
• 2021 All-League Second Team (Indoor Shot Put)
• 2020 All-League Second Team (Indoor Shot Put)
2021-22 Season
2022 Outdoor: Scored in all three throws events at the Horizon League Championships, finishing fourth in the hammer (season-best 50.82m), fourth in the shot put (14.18m), and fifth in the discus (43.52m) ... won all three throws at the Valparaiso Open on April 30 ... at the Illini Invite on April 23, finished fourth in the shot put and fifth in the discus ... finished ... placed second in the discus April 14 at the Warrior Invite ... opened the outdoor campaign at the Redbird Invite, recording a third-place finish in the shot put along with seventh in the discus and 14th in the hammer throw.
2022 Indoor: Won the Horizon League Championship in the shot put, tossing 14.27m ... placed fourth at the league meet in the weight throw at 16.97m ... threw a school record 14.67m in the shot put at the St. Valentine's Invite on February 18 ... posted a season-best 16.84m in the weight throw at the same meet ... won the shot put at the Tierney Classic on January 29 at 13.63m ... opened the indoor season with a ninth-place finish in the shot put and 10th in the weight throw at the Hawkeye Invite.
2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: Recorded three top-10 finishes at the Horizon League Championships, scoring in all three events... Placed third in the shot put with a mark of 14.01 meters... Set a new PR with a throw of 43.80 meters in the discus which ranks fourth all-time in program history... Also finished seventh in the hammer throw at 45.28 meters... Kicked off the outdoor season at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational on April 2 and set a new PR in the hammer throw at 48.21 to move to sixth all-time for MKE... After competing in all three throws at the Gibson Invitational, she captured first place in each event at the Green and White Invite at April 24... Also won two events at the Valpo Invitational, reaching 41.93 meters in the discus and 13.82 meters in the shot put.
2021 Indoor: Finished strong at the Horizon League Championships with a pair of top-fives... Placed second in shot put with a personal-best mark of 14.06 meters which also puts her third on the Panthers all-time list... Also placed fifth in the weight throw (16.60 meters)... Kicked off the year at the Panther Invite and placed fourth in the weight throw (14.99m) and fifth in the shot put (12.17m)... Locked up two first-place finishes at the home John Tierney Classic, winning the shot put with a 12.60-meter mark and the weight throw reaching 16.36 meters... Also placed first in the weight throw (16.40m) the following weekend at the Parkside Triangular and second in the shot put (13.05m)... Set a new PR in the weight throw at the Panther Tune-Up, placing second and moving to second all-time in program history... Also won the shot put at the event, pushing her total to four total titles throughout the indoor season.
2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor: Finished runner-up in shot put at the Horizon League Championships with a big PR throw of 13.69m (44-11) and ranks fifth in program history ... also placed fourth in weight throw at the League meet with a toss of 15.67m (51-5) ... opened up the season, placing seventh in weight throw (15.88m) and 11th in shot put (11.85m) at Gene Edmonds, Jan. 10 ... one week later at the Tierney Classic, Jan. 18, placed fourth in both shot put (12.45m) and weight throw with a PR mark of 15.99m (52-5 1/2), which ranks fifth in program history ... competed again in shot put (11.77m) and weight throw (15.18m) at the Illini Invite, Jan. 24 ... then threw to a mark of 14.98m at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14, to take 19th ... finished fourth in shot put (12.99m) and seventh in weight throw (15.09m) at the Panther Tune-Up, Feb. 22
2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Helped Milwaukee to a runner-up finish as a team by earning a pair of podium finishes as a freshman at the Horizon League Championships, taking third in shot put and eighth in discus ... shot put toss of 12.71m (41-8 1/2) at the league meet was a new PR that is just shy of the top-10 in program history ... came in sixth in discus in the outdoor opener in Missouri Mar. 30 ... one week later, finished fifth in discus (42.00m), sixth in shot put (11.37m) and 15th in hammer throw (33.73m) at the Jack Shaw Classic ... had two more top-10 finishes at Illinois April 13 ... was runner-up in discus and had a season-best hammer throw of 38.00m (124-8) at Marquette Mar. 24 ... just three days later, turned in a career-best discus throw of 42.27m (138-8) at Louisville, already ranking her fifth in MKE history.
2019 Indoor: Just missed a pair of scoring spots at her first Horizon League Championships, taking ninth in both throwing events ... made her collegiate debut Jan. 12 at the Badger Icebreaker, taking sixth in discus, eighth in weight throw and 10th in shot put ... one week later, came in seventh in shot put and eighth in weight throw at the Tierney Classic ... had a big day at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 16, taking third in weight throw and fourth in shot put, with her weight throw mark of 15.57m (51-1) already ranking her sixth in program history.
High School
A three-sport athlete that thrived in throws in track and field at Appleton West High Schoool ... capped her prep career at the Wisconsin State Championships, bringing home a bronze medal in discus with a PR throw of 135-1 ... that comes one year after taking eighth in the same event ... also competed in shot put at state both her junior and senior seasons, carrying a solid PR of 39-8 ½ in that event ... in all, Lietzke racked up an impressive 34 top-three finishes in those two events over that time ... was named team MVP as a senior and was a team captain her junior and senior campaigns ... earned all-conference honors her final three years ... also competed in both volleyball and basketball for the Terrors, serving as a captain in both sports and winning a regional title in basketball ... was an National Honors Society member and on the honor roll all four years.
Personal
Daughter of Greg and Paula ... chose Milwaukee because of its location, strong research programs and strong track program ... has volunteered through a number of community groups ... born Jan. 23, 2000.
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