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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams competed Saturday at the Drake Alternative Meet at Rex Foster Track in the final tune-up for the two programs prior to next week's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
 
The seventh-ranked Warhawk men were led by senior Parker Witt, who surged into the top 10 in a pair of sprint events. He moved to No. 1 in the nation in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.42 seconds, good for first place Saturday, and vaulted to sixth in the 200-meter dash with a 21.42, good for third.
 
Sophomore Christian Jackson, who ranks second in NCAA Division III in the 110-meter hurdles, won the event Saturday with a time of 14.37. Senior DuVaun Goodlow claimed the high jump with a career-best height of 6-11.00 (2.11 meters), good for third in the country.
 
Senior Matt Green won the long jump with a distance of 22-07.75 (6.90 meters). Other top-three finishers included junior Noah Verheyden, who placed second in the 400-meter hurdles in 56.39, and sophomore Cole Trumble, who finished third in the javelin throw with a toss of 164-07 (50.16 meters).
 
Junior Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) led the women with a pair of national top 10 performances. She recorded a 12.04 in the preliminaries of the 100-meter dash to move to seventh in NCAA Division III, and added a mark of 24.50 in the 200-meter dash, good for a first-place finish and the No. 3 result in the nation.
 
Junior Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) collected her season best mark in the 200 to finish as runner-up to Madda with a 25.16, good for 23rd in NCAA Division III.
 
Junior Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) won the 100-meter dash finals with a 12.45. Sophomore Megan Hering (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) crossed the finish line first in the 400-meter dash in 1:01.14, and senior Lindsay Chase (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) finished as runner-up in the hammer throw with a 167-10 (51.16 meters).
 
The 4x100-meter relay team of senior Chelsie Bence (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc), Felton, Tokarski and Madda combined to finish first with a time of 48.48 seconds.
 
Other top-three finishers included freshman Emery Podowicz (Clifton, Ill./Central) in the 400-meter hurdles (1:07.77), freshman Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) in pole vault (11-03.50 / 3.44 meters), and freshman Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) in the long jump (16-11.50 (5.17 meters).
 
The two-day WIAC Outdoor Championships begin Friday, May 4, at 12 p.m. at UW-River Falls.
 
See below for top finishers in each event for UW-Whitewater.
 
Men
100-Meter Dash: Parker Witt – 10.42, 1st
200-Meter Dash: Parker Witt – 21.42, 3rd
400-Meter Dash: Logan Zeien – 50.94, 5th
800-Meter Run: Jonah Nelson – 1:57.00, 4th
1,500-Meter Run: Brett Harms – 4:05.85, 4th
5,000-Meter Run: N/A
110-Meter Hurdles: Christian Jackson – 14.37, 1st
400-Meter Hurdles: Noah Verheyden – 56.39, 2nd
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Connor Hackett – 10:24.70, 9th
4x100-Meter Relay: N/A
4x400-Meter Relay: N/A
High Jump: DuVaun Goodlow – 6-11.00 (2.11 meters), 1st
Pole Vault: Adam Scohmmer – 14-09.00 (4.50 meters), 8th
Long Jump: Matt Green – 22-07.75 (6.90 meters), 1st
Triple Jump: Lucas Skaaland – 43-07.75 (13.30 meters), 7th
Shot Put: Keegan Richards – 47-02.25 (14.38 meters), 8th
Discus: Julio Perez – 146-02 (44.56 meters), 6th
Hammer Throw: Landon Zimmerman – 156-00 (47.56 meters), 8th
Javelin: Cole Trumble – 164-07 (50.16 meters), 3rd
 
Women
100-Meter Dash: Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 12.45, 1st; Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) – 12.04 in prelims
200-Meter Dash: Celeste Madda (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) – 24.50, 1st; Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) – 25.16, 2nd
400-Meter Dash: Megan Hering (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) – 1:01.14, 1st
800-Meter Run: Hailey Van Ells (Greendale, Wis./Martin Luther) – 2:26.74, 9th
1,500-Meter Run: Sydney Prestifilippo (Naperville, Ill./North) – 5:07.32, 18th
5,000-Meter Run: Ashley Paulick (Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove) – 21:41.06, 8th
100-Meter Hurdles: Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 16.23, 11th
400-Meter Hurdles: Emery Podowicz (Clifton, Ill./Central) – 1:07.77, 3rd
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Sam Sommerville (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland) – 14:47.80, 8th
4x100-Meter Relay: Bence/Felton/Tokarski/Madda – 48.48, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: N/A
High Jump: Ashton Doll (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster), Enyo Amet (Racine, Wis./Prairie) – 4-11.75 (1.52 meters), T-5th
Pole Vault: Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) – 11-03.50 (3.44 meters), 3rd
Long Jump: Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 16-11.50 (5.17 meters), 3rd11-03.50 (3.44 meters),
Triple Jump: Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 33-10.25 (10.32 meters), 8th
Shot Put: Elizabeth Schad (Milwaukee, Wis./Cedarburg) – 36-05.75 (11.12 meters), 20th
Discus: Brittany Sykes (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) – 116-11 (35.64 meters), 14th
Hammer Throw: Lindsay Chase (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 167-10 (51.16 meters), 2nd
Javelin: Emery Podowicz (Clifton, Ill./Central) – 109-11 (33.50 meters), 4th