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The No. 2 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's track and field team opened the 2016 outdoor season Sunday by winning the five-team Rex Foster Invitational on a cold, blustery day at Rex Foster Track.
 
The Warhawks totaled 333 points to defeat UW-Oshkosh, which finished with 273.
 
Sophomore Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) won a pair of events to lead UW-Whitewater. He finished first in the shot put with a toss of 51-07.75 (15.74 meters) and claimed the top spot in the discus throw with a 148-06 (45.27 meters).
 
Senior Bryce Rudebeck (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) won the 400-meter dash in 49.44 second, and was runner-up in the 200-meter dash with a career-best 22.04.
 
Other event winners included seniors Mike Judd (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence), Zach Stockheimer (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), juniors Jack Bullis (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), Grant Loess (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) and sophomore Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago). Judd won the 110-meter hurdles with a mark of 14.76, while Loess was first in the 100-meter dash with a 10.63. Green claimed the triple jump with a 43-10.75 (13.38 meters), Stockheimer was first in the hammer throw with a result of 176-05 (53.77 meters) and Bullis won the javelin with a personal-record throw of 175-04 (53.44 meters).
 
Sophomore Jonah Nelson (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) was second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.04, and sophomore Brett Harms (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) was runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a mark of 9:53.47.
 
The Warhawks continue action Saturday at the UW-Platteville Invitational at 11 a.m.
 
MEN
100-Meter Dash: Grant Loess (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) – 10.63, 1st
200-Meter Dash: Bryce Rudebeck (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) – 22.04, 2nd
400-Meter Dash: Bryce Rudebeck (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) – 49.44, 1st
800-Meter Run: Jonah Nelson (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) – 2:00.04, 2nd
1,500-Meter Run: Scott Wolter (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) – 4:17.31, 3rd
110-Meter Hurdles: Mike Judd (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) – 14.76, 1st
400-Meter Hurdles: Noah Verheyden (Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Preble) – 58.68, 4th
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Brett Harms (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 9:53.47, 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Verheyden/Jo. Bullis/Lewis/Williams – 3:32.75, 2nd
High Jump: Chanler Leonard (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) – 6-02.75 (1.90m), 3rd
Pole Vault: Aron Schwartz (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) – 14-01.25 (4.30m), 4th
Long Jump: Robert Starnes (Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Preble) – 21-10.75 (6.67m), 3rd
Triple Jump: Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 43-10.75 (13.38m), 1st
Shot Put: Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) – 51-07.75 (15.74m), 1st
Discus: Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) – 148-06 (45.27m), 1st
Hammer: Zach Stockheimer (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 176-05 (53.77m), 1st
Javelin: Jack Bullis (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 175-04 (53.44m), 1st