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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's track and field team placed second at the 11-team Warhawk Classic Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse.
 
The Warhawks collected 109 points, just one-half point behind the University of Chicago.
 
Senior Tyler Henderson (Madison, Wis./Verona) and junior Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) each won events to lead UW-Whitewater.
 
Henderson placed first in the triple jump with a 36-02.75 (11.04m), while Strupp won the weight throw with a toss of 58-03.00 (17.75m).
 
Juniors Kaylee Raucci (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) and junior Liberty Wieseman (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) joined Henderson and Strupp among the top five in their respective events. Raucci was fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 34-06.75 (10.53m), while Wieseman was fourth in the weight throw with a 51-03.00 (15.62m).
 
Wieseman added a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 40-02.75 (12.26m).
 
The Warhawks placed three among the top five in the 400-meter dash. Senior Candice Wayne (West Bend, Wis./West) was third with a time of 59.22. Junior Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) crossed the finish line in 59.48, good for fourth place, and junior Meredith Heller (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) was fifth with a result of 59.67.
 
Freshman LaBreya Johnson (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) and sophomore Morgan McCuen (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) finished among the top five in the long jump. Johnson tallied a 17-02.75 (5.25m), good for second place, and McCuen registered a 16-08.75 (5.10m), good for fifth.
 
Sophomore Erika Sternard (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) was the runner-up in the high jump with a result of 5-05.00 (1.65m).
 
Other top-five finishers included freshman Brianna Frey (Muskego, Wis./Muskego), senior Amy Kahl (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) and sophomore Carly Manning (Wauwatosa, Wis./East). Frey was fourth in the 60-meter dash (7.90), Kahl was fifth in the 3,000-meter run (10:45.16) and Manning was fifth in the pentathlon (2464).
 
Wayne, Heller, Richter and freshman Tiffany Bianco (Brookfield, Wis./East) combined to place fourth in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:02.48.
 
UW-Whitewater continues action next Saturday at the Pointer Invite. Events are slated to begin at 10:30 a.m. in Stevens Point.
 
See below for top Warhawk finishers and top-five placers in each event.
 
60m: Brianna Frey (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 7.90, 4th
60m hurdles: Megan Linse (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 9.67, 7th
200m: LaBreya Johnson (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) – 26.91, 12th
400m: Candice Wayne (West Bend, Wis./West) – 59.22, 3rd; Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) – 59.48, 4th; Meredith Heller (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) – 59.67, 5th
800m: Sarah Kasiurak (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) – 2:27.30, 19th
1-mile: Monica Sweet (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) – 5:34.36, 8th
3,000m: Amy Kahl (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) – 10:45.16, 5th
5,000m: Ashley Paulick (Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove) – 21:22.58, 30^th
4x400m relay: Wayne/Bianco/Heller/Richter – 4:02.48, 4th
High Jump: Erika Sternard (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) – 5-05.00 (1.65m), 2nd
Pole Vault: Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac)/Emma Glogovsky (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn) – 10-08.00 (3.25m), T-7th
Long Jump: LaBreya Johnson (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) – 17-02.75 (5.25m), 2nd; Morgan McCuen (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) – 16-08.75 (5.10m), 5th
Triple Jump: Tyler Henderson (Madison, Wis./Verona) – 36-02.75 (11.04m), 1st; Kaylee Raucci (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) – 34-06.75 (10.53m), 4th
Shot Put: Liberty Wieseman (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) – 40-02.75 (12.26m), 4th
Weight Throw: Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 58-03.00 (17.75m), 1st; Liberty Wieseman (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) – 51-03.00 (15.62m), 4th
Pentathlon: Carly Manning (Wauwatosa, Wis./East) – 2464, 5th