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The No. 3 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's track and field team finished tied for third Saturday on the second and final day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships at UW-Oshkosh.
 
The Warhawks tallied 80.50 points, matching No. 1 ranked UW-Eau Claire's score. No. 2 UW-La Crosse won the meet with 166.5 points, followed by UW-Stevens Point, which totaled 98.
 
Sophomores Robert Starnes (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) and Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./North) each claimed individual conference championships to lead UW-Whitewater.
 
Starnes won the high jump with a mark of 6-09.50 (2.07 meters). He was joined among the top eight in the event by three other Warhawks – sophomore Cameron MaGee (Richland Center, Wis./Ithaca), who was third with a 6-05.50 (1.97 meters), freshman Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Turner), who was fourth with a 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), and sophomore Chanler Leonard (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point), who was eighth with a 6-01.50 (1.82 meters).
 
Witt crossed the finish line in the 200-meter dash in 21.86, edging UW-River Falls' David Paynotta by one-hundredth of a second. He also recorded an All-WIAC finish in the 60-meter dash, placing third with a career-best time of 6.84.
 
Senior Zach Stockheimer (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) posted a personal record result of 59-11.75 (18.28 meters) in the weight throw, good for a runner-up finish.
 
Other individual placers included junior Josh Selje (Rio, Wis./Rio), senior CJ Klingbeil (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) and sophomore Brett Harms (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater). Selje was fourth in the heptathlon with a career-high score of 4560, Klingbeil was fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.43 and Harms was sixth in the 3,000-meter run with a career-best 8:32.61.
 
UW-Whitewater's 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Connor Arneson (Oshkosh, Wis./West), junior Connor Larson (St. Charles, Ill./North), sophomore Logan Zeien (Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere) and senior Bryce Rudebeck (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) placed fifth with a mark of 3:19.87.
 
The Warhawks look to post national qualifying results next weekend at a pair of "last chance" meets. The team visits UW-Platteville Friday and UW-Stevens Point on Saturday.
 
See below for a complete list of UW-Whitewater placers and top finishers in each of Saturday's events.
 
MEN – TRACK EVENTS
 
60-Meter Hurdles
CJ Klingbeil (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) – 8.43, 5th
 
60-Meter Dash
Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./North) – 6.84, 3rd
 
800-Meter Run
Jonah Nelson (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) – 1:56.95, 12th
 
200-Meter Dash
Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./North) – 21.86, 1st
 
3,000-Meter Run
Brett Harms (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 8:32.61, 6th
 
4x400-Meter Relay
Arneson/Larson/Zeien/B. Rudebeck – 3:19.87, 5th
 
MEN – FIELD EVENTS
 
High Jump
Robert Starnes (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) – 6-09.50 (2.07 meters), 1st
Cameron MaGee (Richland Center, Wis./Ithaca) – 6-05.50 (1.97 meters), 3rd
Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Turner) – 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), 4th
Chanler Leonard (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) – 6-01.50 (1.82 meters), 8th
 
Triple Jump
Cole Trumble (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) – 39-01.25 (11.92 meters), 17th
 
Weight Throw
Zach Stockheimer (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 59-11.75 (18.28 meters), 2nd
 
MEN – MULTI EVENTS
 
Heptathlon
Josh Selje (Rio, Wis./Rio) – 4560, 4th