The Warhawk men's track and field team used five top five finishes and a seventh place finish to put themselves in fourth place out of nine teams after day one of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in River Falls.

Complete results
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#R.J. Soderman and (Hartland/Hartland Arrowhead)David Schneekloth# were the top Warhawk finishers on Friday taking second in the javelin and 10,000 meters respectively.  Soderman's throw of 51.6 meters (169 feet, 3 inches) earned eight team points while Schneekloth's time of 31:21.77 did the same.  Schneekloth's time in the 10,000 is a season best by almost twelve seconds.

A third place finish by Shaun Davis (Edgerton/Edgerton) in the hammer throw earned six team points and improved on an already provisionally qualifying distance he threw earlier this season.  Davis' distance of 56.03 meters (183 feet, 10 inches) is a season best.

Dave Kuczynski (Brown Deer/Brown Deer) chipped in a fourth place finish in the long jump with a leap of 6.86 meters (22 feet, 6.25 inches).  The Warhawks also had a team run the 4x800 meter relay and finish fifth in a time of 7:53.29.  Both Kuczynski and the 4x800 meter relay team recorded season bests.

Also earning points for UW-W was Ben Stringer (Assumption, IL/Central A&M) who finished seventh in the javelin with a distance of 46.72 meters (153 feet, 3 inches).

Team scores after day one: UW-La Crosse 75, UW-Oshkosh 52, UW-Stevens Point 37, UW-Whitewater 33, UW-Eau Claire 29, UW-Platteville 26, UW-Stout 17, UW-Superior 2, UW-River Falls 2.

The competition will continue and conclude on Saturday.

For additional information, Mike Johnson (Marshall/Marshall)