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Men's Results
Women's Results
 
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up competition Friday on the first day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships at UW-Oshkosh.
 
The Warhawk men, who are currently ranked No. 3 in the nation by the United States Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association, stand sixth with 19 points.
 
The women are seventh with 22.50 points.
 
Sophomore Noah Stamsta earned honorable mention All-WIAC honors with a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter run, crossing the finish line in 14:55.73.
 
Junior Zak Loess, sophomore Cameron MaGee and junior Grant Loess finished 6-7-8 in the long jump. Zak Loess posted a mark of 22-03.50, MaGee recorded a 22-03.00 and Grant Loess tallied a 22-01.00.
 
Junior Kyle McNeil scored points in the shot put, registering a toss of 49-07.00, good for sixth place. The distance medley relay team of sophomores Alec Meixelsperger, Logan Zeien, freshman Trent Rudebeck and sophomore Brett Harms finished the race in 10:14.32, good for fifth place.
 
Senior CJ Klingbeil qualified third in the 60-meter hurdles, tallying a career-best time of 8.37 in the event. Sophomore Parker Witt qualified for Saturday's 60-meter dash final with a 6.90, good for fourth overall.
 
The women collected two placers each in the pole vault, shot put and 400-meter dash. Juniors Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) and Emma Glogovsky (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn) finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the pole vault. Richter compiled a result of 11-07.75, and Glogovsky finished with a mark of 11-01.75.
 
Juniors Liberty Wieseman (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) and Genny Rose Stringer (Assumption, Ill./Assumption) went 5-6 in the shot put with throws of 41-05.00 and 41-03.75, respectively. Senior Candice Wayne (West Bend, Wis./West) placed seventh in the 400 with a time of 58.32, and Richter finished eighth with a mark of 58.38.
 
Sophomore Erika Sternard (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) placed fifth in the high jump with a result of 5-02.50. Sophomore Monica Sweet (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), freshman Tiffany Bianco (Brookfield, Wis./East), seniors Sarah Kasiurak (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) and Amy Kahl (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) combined in the distance medley relay for a time of 12:41.95, good for fifth place.
 
Freshman Brianna Frey (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) earned a spot in Saturday's 60-meter dash final, posting a season-best time of 7.89.
 
See below for Warhawk placers and top finishers in each event.
 
MEN – FIELD EVENTS
 
Long Jump:
Zak Loess – 22-03.50 (6.79 meters), 6th
Cameron MaGee – 22-03.00 (6.78 meters), 7th
Grant Loess – 22-01.00 (6.73 meters), 8th
 
Pole Vault:
Aron Schwartz – 14-07.25 (4.45 meters), 12th
 
Shot Put:
Kyle McNeil – 49-07.00 (15.11 meters), 6th
 
MEN – TRACK EVENTS
 
1-Mile Run:
Jonah Nelson – 4:17.49, 10th
 
400-Meter Dash:
Bryce Rudebeck – 50.23, 14th
 
5,000-Meter Run:
Noah Stamsta – 14:55.73, 3rd
 
Distance Medley Relay:
Meixelsperger/Zeien/T. Rudebeck/Harms – 10:14.32, 5th
 
WOMEN – FIELD EVENTS
 
Long Jump:
Morgan McCuen (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) – 16-07.25 (5.06 meters), 12th
 
High Jump:
Erika Sternard (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) – 5-02.50 (1.59 meters), 5th
 
Pole Vault:
Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) – 11-07.75 (3.65 meters), 6th
Emma Glogovsky (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn) – 11-01.75 (3.40 meters), T-7th
 
Shot Put:
Liberty Wieseman (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) – 41-05.00 (12.62 meters), 5th
Genny Rose Stringer (Assumption, Ill./Assumption) – 41-03.75 (12.59 meters), 6th
 
WOMEN – TRACK EVENTS
 
60-Meter Hurdles:
Tyler Henderson (Madison, Wis./Verona) – 9.34, 11th
 
400-Meter Dash:
Candice Wayne (West Bend, Wis./West) – 58.32, 7th
Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) – 58.38, 8th
 
5,000-Meter Run:
Liz Mielke (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 19:25.36, 19th
 
Distance Medley Relay:
Sweet/Bianco/Kasiurak/Kahl – 12:41.95, 5th