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The UW-Whitewater women's track and field team surged to five All-American finishes on Saturday to place twelfth at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship meet with 21 points, their best team finish since 2014.
 
The Warhawk women were led by senior Meredith Porter (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall), who earned three All-America honors on Saturday. Porter finished as the runner-up in the 400 meter hurdles in 1:00.05. She also anchored the 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads to sixth and third place finishes, respectively. Porter's big day puts a fitting cap on an outstanding career as a Warhawk in which she finishes as a five-time All-American.
 
Saturday began with a sixth-place finish for the 4x100 relay squad of sophomore Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine), sophomore Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central), sophomore Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran), and Porter, running 47.41. This was Tokarski's first career All-America honor.
 
Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) finished sixth in the 200 meter dash, running a new career-best time of 24.36 to earn her second All-American honor of the day. An hour earlier, Madda placed ninth in the 100 meter dash final in another new career-best time of 11.96.
 
Contributing a point to the Warhawk women's team total on Saturday was junior Lindsay Chase (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater). Chase placed eighth in the women's hammer throw with a new career-best mark of 177-0 (53.95 meters) to earn her first All-America honor.
 
In the final event on Saturday, the women's 4x400 relay of Felton, sophomore Enyo Amet (Racine, Wis./Prairie), senior Leah Richter (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), and Porter reset the school record they broke on Thursday by over one second, running 3:43.75 to place third. Felton earned her second All-American honor of the day and third of her career, Amet earned her first career All-American honor, and Richter earned her second All-American honor to cap off her terrific career as a Warhawk.