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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams each defeated two scholarship schools Saturday at the season-opening Karl Schlender Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center.
The men, currently No. 4 in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division III National Computer Rankings, totaled 238.33 points to outpace Division I UW-Milwaukee and NAIA foe Judson (Ill.).
The women finished with 248 points to finish ahead of the same two teams.
Junior captain
Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) won two events to lead the men, claiming the 60-meter dash in 6.87 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 22.26 seconds. His 60 time currently ranks No. 1 in NCAA Division III and was just eight-hundredths of a second from a school record, and his mark in the 200 currently ranks among the top five in the nation.
Junior captain
Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) placed first in the shot put with a toss of 53-07.50 (16.34 meters), good for a top-five national mark. Senior
Levi Perry (East Moline, Ill./United Township) cemented his spot atop the national weight throw list with a career-best 60-04.50 (18.40 meters).
In his first meet as a Warhawk, senior
DuVaun Goodlow (Plainfield, Ill./Central) tallied a top five national mark with a high jump of 6-08.75 (2.05 meters), good for first in the event.
On the women's side, sophomore
Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) enjoyed a strong 2017 debut, running a 7.87 in the 60-meter dash, good for first in the event and third in the nation. She also won the 200-meter dash with a 25.94, also good for a top five national mark.
Senior
Meredith Porter (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) won the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.81, which currently stands second in the nation. Freshman
Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) placed second with a 59.11, good for fourth in the nation so far.
The UW-Whitewater men and women continue action next Saturday at the NAIA Challenge at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill. Competition is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
MEN
60-Meter Dash:
Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North), 6.87 – 1st;
Leonard Carson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran), 7.14 – 3rd
60-Meter Hurdles:
Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West), 8.38 – 2nd
200-Meter Dash:
Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North), 22.26 – 1st
400-Meter Dash:
Connor Arneson (Oshkosh, Wis./West), 51.88 – 2nd;
Tyler Theel (Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda), 52.56 – 3rd
600-Meter Dash:
Alec Meixelsperger (Middleton, Wis./Middleton), 1:26.41 – 1st;
Ryan Mindham (Boscobel, Wis./Boscobel), 1:27.02 – 2nd
800-Meter Run:
Scott Wolter (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee), 2:03.69 – 1st;
Noah Stamsta (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee), 2:07.24 – 3rd
Distance Medley Relay: Meixelsperger/Mindham/Wolter/Michael, 11:04.47 – 1st
Shot Put:
Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove), 53-07.50 (16.34m) – 1st;
Julio Perez (Watertown, Wis./Kettle Moraine), 49-08.25 (15.14m) – 3rd
Weight Throw:
Levi Perry (East Moline, Ill./United Township), 60-04.50 (18.40m) – 1st;
Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove), 47-07.00 (14.50m) – 3rd
High Jump:
DuVaun Goodlow (Plainfield, Ill./Central), 6-08.75 (2.05m) – 1st;
Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner), 6-02.75 (1.95m) – 3rd
Long Jump:
Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), 21-10.75 (6.67m) – 2nd;
Zak Loess (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North), 21-04.50 (6.51m) – 3rd
Triple Jump:
Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), 43-07.75 (13.30m) – 2nd;
Grant Loess (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North), 42-01.25 (12.83m) – 3rd
Pole Vault:
Aron Schwartz (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls), 13-11.25 (4.25m) – 2nd;
Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom), 13-11.25 (4.25m) – 3rd
WOMEN
60-Meter Dash:
Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central), 7.87 – 1st
60-Meter Hurdles:
Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran), 9.19 – 2nd
200-Meter Dash:
Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central), 25.94 – 1st
400-Meter Dash:
Meredith Porter (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall), 58.81 – 1st;
Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran), 59.11 – 2nd
600-Meter Dash:
Hailey Van Ells (Greendale, Wis./Martin Luther), 1:48.30 – 2nd;
Monica Sweet (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), 1:55.25 – 3rd
800-Meter Run:
Sydney Prestifilippo (Naperville, Ill./North), 2:40.50 – 1st;
Mara Wiebke (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska), 2:41.32 – 2nd;
Liz Liska (New Berlin, Wis./West), 2:58.12 – 3rd
Distance Medley Relay: Wiebke/Van Ells/Knudtson/Wargowsky, 14:18.64 – 1st
Shot Put:
Genny Rose Stringer (Assumption, Ill./Assumption), 39-10.50 (12.15m) – 4th
Weight Throw:
Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), 52-02.50 (15.91m) – 1st;
Genny Rose Stringer (Assumption, Ill./Assumption), 50-08.75 (15.46m) – 3rd
High Jump:
Enyo Amet (Racine, Wis./Prairie), 5-01.75 (1.57m) – 4th
Long Jump:
Megan Linse (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson), 16-03.00 (4.95m) – 3rd
Triple Jump:
Kaylee Raucci (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North), 32-06.50 (9.92m) – 3rd
Pole Vault:
Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), 11-01.75 (3.40m) – 1st;
Brianna Bernett (Poynette, Wis./Poynette), 10-02.00 (3.10m) – T-2nd;
Ana Liska (New Berlin, Wis./West), 10-02.00 (3.10m) – T-2nd
