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Results
 
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams competed Saturday at the NAIA Challenge at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
 
No team scores were compiled.
 
On the men's side, senior DuVaun Goodlow (Plainfield, Ill./Central) improved his season-best mark in the high jump and won the event with a 6-09.00 (2.06 meters), which is currently tied for the fifth-best height in NCAA Division III.
 
Sophomore Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) also jumped his way into the top 20 in the nation in the high jump with a 6-07.00 (2.01 meters), good for second place.
 
Junior captain Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) posted the No. 1 result in the nation with a 57-00.25 (17.38 meters) in the shot put, good for third in the event.
 
Other top finishers included senior Levi Perry (East Moline, Ill./United Township), who was the runner-up in the weight throw with a 59-10.25 (18.24 meters), and junior captain Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North), who was second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.91 seconds. Sophomore Connor Arneson (Oshkosh, Wis./West) was third in the 400-meter dash in 52.07, and freshman Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) tied for third in the pole vault with a 14-01.25 (4.30 meters).
 
Sophomore Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) led the women with a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash. She improved her personal best time to 7.79 seconds, good for second in the nation.
 
Senior Meredith Porter (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) finished as runner-up in the 400-meter dash with a career-best time of 58.33 seconds, good for fourth in the nation. Freshman Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) was third in the same event with a 1:00.08.
 
Freshman Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) placed second in the 60-meter hurdles with a result of 9.22 seconds and combined with Porter, junior Carly Manning (Wauwatosa, Wis./East) and freshman Maddie Matty (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) in the 4x400-meter relay for a time of 4:10.14, good for second place.
 
Juniors Enyo Amet (Racine, Wis./Prairie), Erika Sternard (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) and freshman Liz Liska (New Berlin, Wis./West) all tied for first in the high jump with a 5-01.75 (1.75 meters).
 
Senior Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) was also a top finisher, placing third in the weight throw and improving her season-best mark with a 53-07.00 (16.33 meters), which currently ranks among the top 20 in the nation.
 
The Warhawks return home next weekend to host a pair of meets. The men will host the "Squig" Converse Invitational and Multi-Event Friday starting at 5 p.m., and the women will host the Warhawk Classic Invitational and Multi-Event Saturday starting at 12 p.m.
 
See below for top finishers in each event from Saturday's meet.
 
Women:
60-Meter Dash: Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central), 7.79 – 1st
200-Meter Dash: Morgan McCuen (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), 27.82 – 15th
400-Meter Dash: Meredith Porter (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall), 58.33 – 2nd; Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran), 1:00.08 – 3rd; Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), 1:00.46 – 4th
800-Meter Run: Hailey Van Ells (Greendale, Wis./Martin Luther), 2:29.26 – 4th
1-Mile Run: Miranda Slaback (Janesville, Wis./Parker), 5:34.00 – 8th
60-Meter Hurdles: Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran), 9.22 – 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Porter/Rossow/Matty/Manning, 4:10.14 – 2nd
High Jump: Liz Liska (New Berlin, Wis./West)/Enyo Amet (Racine, Wis./Prairie)/Erika Sternard (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove), 5-01.75 (1.57 meters) – T-1st
Pole Vault: Courtney Pohlman (Janesville, Wis./Craig)n, 10-10.00 (3.30 meters) – 2nd; Ana Liska (New Berlin, Wis./West), 9-10.00 (3.00 meters) – T-4th
Long Jump: Liz Liska (New Berlin, Wis./West), 15-09.75 (4.82 meters) – 11th
Triple Jump: Kaylee Raucci (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North), 34-03.50 (10.45 meters) – 7th
Shot Put: Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), 38-02.75 (11.65 meters) – 9th
Weight Throw: Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), 53-07.00 (16.33 meters) – 3rd
 
Men:
60-Meter Dash: Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North), 6.91 – 2nd
200-Meter Dash: Grant Loess (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North), 23.14 – 7th
400-Meter Dash: Connor Arneson (Oshkosh, Wis./West), 52.07 – 3rd; Kiley Lofy (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger), 52.50 – 5th
800-Meter Run: Alec Meixelsperger (Middleton, Wis./Middleton), 2:00.33 – 2nd; Brett Harms (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), 2:01.22 – 4th
1-Mile Run: Scott Wolter (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee), 4:27.77 – 7th
60-Meter Hurdles: Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West), 8.51 (8.45 prelims) – 4th
4x400-Meter Relay: Nelson/Wolter/Meixelsperger/Sauer, 3:35.87 – 5th
High Jump: DuVaun Goodlow (Plainfield, Ill./Central), 6-09.00 (2.06 meters) – 1st; Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner), 6-07.00 (2.01 meters) – 2nd; Chanler Leonard (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point), 6-03.25 (1.91 meters) – T-5th
Pole Vault: Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom), 14-01.25 (4.30 meters) – T-3rd
Long Jump: Zak Loess (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North), 22-01.50 (6.74 meters) – 5th
Triple Jump: Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), 43-10.50 (13.37 meters) – 4th; Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa), 43-04.25 (13.21 meters) – 5th
Shot Put: Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove), 57-00.25 (17.38 meters) – 3rd
Weight Throw: Levi Perry (East Moline, Ill./United Township), 59-10.25 (18.24 meters) – 2nd