Related Links:Results The No. 2 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's track and field team placed second out of nine teams Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge in Oshkosh, Wis.
The Warhawks amassed 137 points, 33 shy of first-place UW-Oshkosh.
Sophomores
Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./North) and
Chanler Leonard (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) won the 60-meter dash and the high jump, respectively. Witt crossed the finish line in 6.88 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second shy of his career best, while Leonard's mark of 6-04.75 tied for the highest at the meet.
Seniors
Bryce Rudebeck (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union),
Zach Stockheimer (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) and sophomore
Jonah Nelson (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) placed second in their events with team season best results. Rudebeck posted a time of 49.49 in the 400-meter dash, while Nelson finished the 800-meter run in 1:56.92. Stockheimer recorded the best toss of his career in the weight throw with a 58-04.00.
Senior
CJ Klingbeil (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), junior
Scott Wolter (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) and sophomore
Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) were also runners-up in their respective events. Wolter finished the 3,000-meter run in 8:51.97, and Baumann tallied a 54-08.00 in the shot put. Klingbeil was second in the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 8.47.
One day earlier at the Wisconsin Open in Madison, Baumann registered a team season best of 55-05.50 in the shot put.
UW-Whitewater continues action Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. Competition begins Friday at 11:30 a.m. and continues Saturday at 9 a.m.
See below for top Warhawk finishers in each event from the weekend's meets.
At UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge:60-meter dash:
Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./North) – 6.88, 1st
200-meter dash:
Connor Larson (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 22.93, T-5th
400-meter dash:
Bryce Rudebeck (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) – 49.49, 2nd
800-meter run:
Jonah Nelson (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) – 1:56.92, 2nd;
Alec Meixelsperger (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) – 1:58.32, 5th
1-mile run:
Kent Miehe (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) – 4:33.50, 3rd
3,000-meter run:
Scott Wolter (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) – 8:51.97, 2nd
60-meter hurdles:
CJ Klingbeil (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) – 8.47, 2nd
High jump:
Chanler Leonard (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) – 6-04.75 (1.95 meters), T-1st
Pole vault:
Aron Schwartz (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) – 14-01.25 (4.30 meters), 5th
Long jump:
Zak Loess (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 21-04.25 (6.51 meters), 3rd
Triple jump:
Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Turner) – 40-03.50 (12.28 meters), 3rd
Shot put:
Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) – 54-08.00 (16.66 meters), 2nd;
Kyle McNeil (Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community) – 50-10.00 (15.49 meters), 5th
Weight throw:
Zach Stockheimer (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 58-04.00 (17.78 meters), 2nd;
Levi Perry (East Moline, Ill./United Township) – 56-07.50 (17.26 meters), 3rd;
Nathan Smith (McBain, Mich./McBain) – 48-02.75 (14.70 meters), 5th
At Wisconsin Open:Shot put:
Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) – 55.05.50 (16.90 meters), 3rd
Weight throw:
Zach Stockheimer (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 58-03.00 (17.75 meters), 6th
