Athletics Hall of Fame
Megan Kielar Carstens was a member of the UW-Whitewater women's cross country and track and field programs from 2002-06. She was a three-time All-American in track and field in the 800-meter run and five-time national qualifier in indoor and outdoor track, a two-time national qualifier in cross country and a 2006 Academic All-America® third team selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Megan holds school records in the indoor 1-mile run (5:02.79) and the cross country 6-kilometer race (21:41.7) and collected six All-WIAC honors in the two sports combined in her career. At the time of her graduation, Megan held school records in both the indoor 800-meter run (2:12.60) and the outdoor 800-meter run (2:11.13). In 2005-06, she was named the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete in both cross country and indoor track and field. A graduate of McHenry West High School in McHenry, Ill., Megan graduated from UW-Whitewater with a degree in elementary education in 2006.
