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The Warhawk men's track and field team took third place at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded Saturday at North Central College. With 30 team points, the Warhawk men had a podium finish for their second straight NCAA Indoor Championship meet. UW-La Crosse and North Central College tied to win the NCAA meet with 34 team points.
 
Leading the way on Saturday for the Warhawk men was junior Parker Witt and junior Theron Baumann. Witt finished third in the 60 meter dash in 6.852 seconds, improving upon his fifth place finish in the event from a year ago. Just 50 minutes later, Witt took third in the 200 meter dash, tying his school record time of 21.76. Witt's solid day scored 12 points for the Warhawk men's team, and now makes him a five-time indoor track All-American.
 
Theron Baumann finished as the runner-up in the shot put with his throw of 57-08.50 (17.59 meters) to become a three-time indoor track and field All-American. Baumann joins Ross Kapp '06 as the only one other Warhawk thrower to earn All-American honors three times. His second place finish scored eight points towards the team standings for the Warhawk men.
 
On the women's side, on Saturday afternoon, senior Meredith Porter (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) placed sixth in the 400 meter dash in 56.45 to earn her first All-American honor. Porter then went on to earn her second All-American honor anchoring the seventh place women's 4x400 relay team. The squad of Porter, freshman Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran), junior Tiffany Bianco (Brookfield, Wis./East), and senior Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) ran 3:53.46 and became the second-ever UW-Whitewater women's indoor relay squad to earn All-American honors. It is the first All-American honor for Felton, Bianco and Richter.
 
Saturday morning in the high jump, junior Cameron Magee and senior DuVaun Goodlow each cleared their opening height of 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), and Magee then cleared 6-05.5 (1.97 meters), but each were unable to clear 6-07.50 (2.02 meters). Magee finished tied for 10th place and Goodlow tied for 13th.
 
The Warhawk men's and women's track and field teams will take a brief break and then begin their quest for more success outdoors. The first outdoor track and field meet for the Warhawks will be April 1st at Augustana College.