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Results
The No. 12 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's track and field team posted several impressive results Friday night at the annual "Squig" Converse Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse.
Sophomore
Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) led the team with a first-place finish in the heptathlon on a school-record score of 5109, the No. 1 score in NCAA Division III. His mark of 23-06.75 (7.18 meters) in the long jump places him among the nation's top 10 in the event. Duff also holds a top 10 result in the 60-meter hurdles.
Other event winners included senior
Jonah Nelson (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point), freshmen
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) and
Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva). Fassbender won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:47.46, while Kuehl improved on his top five national mark in the 800-meter run with a 1:54.59. Nelson crossed the finish line in 4:20.85 to win the 1-mile run.
Sophomore
Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) finished as runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with an 8.29, and sophomore
Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) moved into the top 15 in the country in the pole vault with a 15-01.00 (4.60 meters), good for second place.
Senior
Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) improved his national top 25 result in the long jump, placing third in the event with a 22-08.00 (6.91 meters). He also collected a personal record result of 47-05.75 (14.47 meters) in the triple jump to finish third and move into the top 10 in the nation in the event.
The Warhawks visit UW-Stevens Point next Saturday, Feb. 3, for the Point Invite at 10:30 a.m.
60-Meter Dash:
Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) – 7.20, 10th
200-Meter Dash:
Noah Verheyden (Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Preble) – 24.17, 24th
400-Meter Dash:
Logan Zeien (Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere) - 51.71, 9th
800-Meter Run:
Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 1:54.59, 1st;
Alec Meixelsperger (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) – 1:57.40, 3rd
1-Mile Run:
Jonah Nelson (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville/Mineral Point) – 4:20.85, 1st
3,000-Meter Run:
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 8:47.46, 1st
5,000-Meter Run:
Conner Hackett (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) – 16:12.74, 13th
4x200-Meter Relay: --
4x400-Meter Relay: Masters/Labs/Sutherland/Zeien – 3:30.84, 6th
Distance Medley Relay: --
60-Meter Hurdles:
Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) – 8.29, 2nd
High Jump:
Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) - 6-03.25 (1.91 meters), 5th
Long Jump:
Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 22-08.00 (6.91 meters), 3rd
Triple Jump:
Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) – 47-05.75 (14.47 meters), 3rd
Pole Vault:
Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) – 15-01.00 (4.60 meters), 2nd
Shot Put:
Julio Perez (Watertown, Wis./Kettle Moraine) - 48-09.00 (14.86 meters), 8th
Weight Throw:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 47-00.75 (14.34 meters), 13th
Heptathlon:
Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) - 5109, 1st
(school record)
