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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams continued the indoor season Friday at the North Central Cardinal Opener in Naperville, Ill.
 
The Warhawk men placed second out of six teams with 181 points, while the women finished fifth out of eight teams with 77.50 points.
 
On the men's side, senior Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) tallied a 6.85 in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash to improve his season-best result among the top three in NCAA Division III.
 
Sophomores Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) and Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) each improved their season-best times in the 60-meter hurdles. Duff finished first with a time of 8.17 seconds, and Jackson crossed the finish line second and posted a season-best 8.22 in the preliminary race. Both marks rank among the top 15 in the nation.
 
Freshman Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) jumped into the top 10 in the country in the 800-meter run with a mark of 1:55.71. Senior Brett Harms (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) claimed first place in the 1-mile run with a 4:27.04, and was followed closely by freshman David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), who was third with a 4:27.89.
 
Sophomore Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) registered a top 15 result in the pole vault with a 15-03.00 (4.65 meters) to finish second in the event.
 
Sophomore Julio Perez (Watertown, Wis./Kettle Moraine) won the shot put with a 51-02.75 (15.61 meters). He entered the night ranked sixth in the nation in the event.
 
On the women's side, senior Lindsay Chase moved into the top 20 in the nation in the weight throw by improving her season best toss to 51-01.00 (15.57 meters).
 
Sophomore Abbie Felton and senior Enyo Amet placed second and third, respectively, in the 200-meter dash. Felton posted a time of 26.23, and Amet crossed the finish line in 26.48 seconds. Amet also tied for second in the high jump with a mark of 4-11.50 (1.51 meters).
 
Freshman Shelby Nickels rounded out top three placers for the women with a runner-up finish in the long jump (17-04.00 / 5.28 meters).
 
UW-Whitewater resumes action next weekend. The men host the "Squig" Converse Invitational Friday starting at 5 p.m., while the women host the Warhawk Classic Invitational Saturday, Jan. 27, starting at noon.
 
Men:
60-Meter Dash: Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) – 6.85 (ran prelims only); Thomas Kelley – 7.20 (7.18 prelim), 5th
200-Meter Dash: Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) – 22.59, 3rd
400-Meter Dash: Kiley Lofy (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) – 52.54, 8th
800-Meter Run: Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 1:55.71, 1st
1-Mile Run: Bret Harms – 4:27.04, 1st; David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 4:27.89, 3rd
4x400-Meter Relay: Masters/Kuehl/Meier/Meixelsperger – 3:32.23, 4th
60-Meter Hurdles: Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 8.17, 1st; Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) – 8.52 (8.22 prelim), 2nd; Robert Martin (Bangor, Wis./Bangor) – 8.55 (8.51 prelim), 3rd
High Jump: Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) – 6-03.25 (1.91m), 3rd
Long Jump: Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) – 21-01.25 (6.43m), 5th
Triple Jump: Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 45-10.50 (13.98m), 1st; Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) – 43-10.00 (13.36m), 2nd
Pole Vault: Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) – 15-03.00 (4.65m), 2nd
Shot Put: Julio Perez (Watertown, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 51-02.75 (15.61m), 1st; Jason D'amico (Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community) – 48-00.50 (14.64m), 3rd
Weight Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 47-07.75 (14.52m), 3rd
 
Women:
60-Meter Dash: Chelsie Bence – 8.34, 9th
200-Meter Dash: Abbie Felton – 26.23, 2nd; Enyo Amet – 26.48, 3rd
400-Meter Dash: Sara Fuller – 1:05.13, 11th
800-Meter Run: Monica Sweet – 2:35.68, 10th
1-Mile Run: Sydney Prestifilippo – 5:32.13, 4th
4x400-Meter Relay: Sweet/Hettenbach/Fuller/Tokarski – 4:21.30, 5th
60-Meter Hurdles: Emery Podowicz – 10.33, 10th
High Jump: Enyo Amet – 4-11.50 (1.51m), T-2nd
Long Jump: Shelby Nickels – 17-04.00 (5.28m), 2nd
Triple Jump: Maddie Keifer – 32-01.50 (9.79m), 6th
Pole Vault: Courtney Pohlman – 9-11.75 (3.04m), 4th
Shot Put: Elizabeth Schad – 38-03.25 (11.66m), 6th
Weight Throw: Lindsay Chase – 51-01.00 (15.57m), 3rd