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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2016 season Saturday at the Karl Schlender Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse.
 
The Warhawk men placed first with a score of 208, more than 60 in front of runner-up UW-Milwaukee (147.50). The women finished third with a total of 131.50.
 
Sophomore Theron Baumann won the shot put with a mark of 55-03.00 (16.84m), while sophomore Brett Harms claimed first place in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:27.86.
 
Other individual winners included junior Levi Perry, sophomores Aron Schwartz and Parker Witt. Perry finished first in the weight throw with a 55-10.50 (17.03m), and Schwartz won the pole vault with a 14-03.25 (4.35m).
 
Witt beat out four Division I student-athletes in the 60-meter dash to win the 60-meter dash in 6.89 seconds.
 
The distance medley relay team of sophomore Noah Stamsta, sophomore Jack Bullis, freshman Jack Sauer and junior Scott Wolter posted a time of 10:52.38, good for first place in the event.
 
Sophomore Cameron MaGee finished as runner-up in both the high jump (6-06.00/1.98m) and long jump (22-03.25/6.80m). Witt placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.40, and junior Scott Wolter finished second in the 800-meter run with a 2:04.96.
 
Other runners-up included seniors Bryce Rudebeck, Zach Stockheimer and freshman Cole Trumble. Rudebeck ran the 400-meter dash in 50.17, Stockheimer recorded a mark of 53-06.25 (16.31m) in the weight throw and Trumble logged a 40-02.25 (12.25m) in the triple jump.
 
On the women's side, junior Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) won the 400-meter dash in 1:00.55. Junior Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 55-07.75 (16.96m), and sophomore Erika Sternard (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) was second in the high jump with a leap of 5-03.75 (1.62m).
 
Freshman Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) placed second in the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.07, just one-hundredth of a second shy of first and ahead of four Division I runners, and was third in the 200-meter dash with a 26.39.
 
Junior Emma Glogovsky (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn) was also a runner-up, tallying a 10-06.00 (3.20m) in the pole vault.
 
Junior Aisha Coleman (Janesville, Wis./Craig) posted a 35-08.00 (10.87m) in the triple jump, good for third place. Junior Megan Linse (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) finished third in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.69 seconds.
 
The Warhawks continue action Friday at the North Central Cardinal Opener. Competition is slated to begin at 4:30 p.m. in Naperville, Ill.