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Despite a windy, rainy couple of days at the 108th edition of the Drake Relays, junior Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) and the women's 4x400 relay squad of Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran), Enyo Amet (Racine, Wis./Prairie), Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), and Meredith Porter (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) shined brightly for the Warhawks. Witt ran 10.42 and placed fifth in Friday's preliminary round of the 100 meters, qualifying him for Saturday's final and making him the only Division III athlete to advance. His 10.42 again reset his own school record in the event. In Saturday's final, he placed an impressive fifth with a time of 10.63, behind three Division I and one NAIA student-athlete. Witt still owns the No. 1 times in Division III in both the 100 and 200 meters.
 
On Friday in the preliminaries, the women's 4x400 relay team of Felton, Amet, Richter, and Porter earned the eighth spot for Saturday's Drake Relays College Division final. On Saturday, the relay squad moved up two spots in the final to place sixth in 3:49.58. This time was second among Division III teams and puts them in to the top five of the Division III national qualifying list for the event. The relay is currently second-best in the WIAC, trailing only UW-Eau Claire heading in to next weekend's WIAC outdoor championship meet.
 
Also on Saturday, both the men's and women's track and field teams hosted the Drake Alternative Meet, held at the Rex Foster Track. There were no team scores kept, but the meet did serve as final chance for the Warhawks to improve times and marks as they head in to next weekend's WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
The No. 16 women at Saturday's Drake Alternative meet were led by freshman Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran), who won the 100 meter hurdles in 14.97. Her time of 14.86 set in the preliminaries is No. 3 in the WIAC heading in to next weekend's championship meet. Additionally on the track, sophomore Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) ran a big new career-best 12.72 in the 100 meter dash to place second. This is currently the No. 12 time in the WIAC. Alissa Korslin (Vesper, Wis./Pittsville) placed second in the 200 meter dash in a new career-best time of 26.85. Senior Tiffany Bianco (Brookfield, Wis./East) placed fifth to lead the Warhawks in the 400 meter dash in 1:02.48. 
 
In the field events, the Warhawk women were led by Courtney Pohlman (Janesville, Wis./Craig) and Ana Liska (New Berlin, Wis./West), who placed third and fourth in the pole vault with marks of 11-00.25 (3.36 meters). Pohlman is No. 2 in the WIAC and Liska is No. 7. Genny Rose Stringer (Assumption, Ill./Assumption) and Amanda Strupp (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) also finished 3-4 in the discus throw, behind two Wisconsin throwers, with marks of 143-04 (43.69 meters) and 142-07 (43.45 meters), respectively. Stringer maintains the No. 1 mark in Division III and the WIAC by a large margin. Strupp is No. 12 in Division III and No. 3 in the WIAC in the event. Additionally, Stringer placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 39-10.75 (12.16 meters). Stringer is No. 10 in the WIAC in the event.

On the No. 3 men's side, freshman Julio Perez (Watertown, Wis./Kettle Moraine) threw to a massive new career-best of 163-08 (49.90 meters) to win the discus throw, a mark that moves him in to the top ten in Division III and second only to teammate Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) in the WIAC. Perez also finished fourth in the shot put with a mark of 50-00.50 (15.25 meters). In the hammer throw, senior Levi Perry (East Moline, Ill./United Township) also threw a huge new career-best mark of 183-04 (55.89 meters) to finish third behind two Wisconsin throwers. His new mark moves him in to the top 15 in Division III and to No. 3 in the WIAC. Junior Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) placed third in the shot put, behind two Wisconsin throwers, with his mark of 54-04 (16.56 meters). His season-best mark of 17.84 meters in the event is still No. 1 in Division III.
 
On the track, junior Robert Martin (Bangor, Wis./Bangor) won the 110 meter hurdles in 15.13, and set a new career-best time of 15.01 in the preliminaries, a time that puts him at No. 4 in the WIAC in the event. Freshman Quentin Mendez (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) also finished fourth in the event in a new career-best of 15.65, a top ten time in the WIAC in the event. In the 400 meter dash, freshman Alec Masters (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington), freshman Tyler Theel (Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda), and sophomore Connor Arneson (Oshkosh, Wis./West) finished 2-4-5, running 50.44, 52.10, and 52.11, respectively. Masters owns the No. 8 time in the WIAC. Sophomore Joe Bullis (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) finished third in the 400 meter hurdles in 57.68. His time of 57.06 ranks No. 10 in the WIAC. In the 100 meter dash, sophomore Leonard Carson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) finished third in 10.98. In the 200 meters, freshman Justin Prostinak (Milwaukee, Wis./Lake Country Lutheran) finished third in a new career-best time of 22.37.
 
Also standing out in the field events were freshmen Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton), sophomore Cole Trumble (Darlington, Wis./Darlington), sophomore Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa), and freshman Keane Holzemer (Cuba City, Wis./Cuba City). Jasinski was second in the pole vault to an unattached vaulter with his leap of 15-09 (4.80 meters). His season-best mark of 4.90 meters is currently No. 13 in Division III and sixth in the WIAC. Trumble placed fourth in the javelin throw with a new career-best mark of 152-09 (46.55 meters). Stephens and Holzemer finished 2-4 in the triple jumps with marks of 42-11.50 (13.09 meters) and 41-01.75 (12.54 meters), respectively. Stephens sits at No. 8 in the WIAC in the event prior to next week's championship meet.
 
Next Friday and Saturday, the Warhawk men's and women's track and field teams will travel to UW-Platteville to compete in the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The men will look to compete for their first team championship since 1966, and the women will look to improve on last season's fourth place team finish. Championship events will begin on Friday at 12 noon. Visit the WIAC Championship page here.

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