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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up competition Saturday with several impressive performances on the second and final day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships (Presented by Culver's) at Kachel Fieldhouse.
 
The Warhawk men finished fourth with 88 points, only two out of third place, while the women earned 30.50 points to place seventh.
 
Senior Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) led a group of four UW-Whitewater placers in the high jump with his first WIAC championship and third career all-conference honor on a personal record height of 6-09.50 (2.07 meters). Sophomores Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) and Jake Lautenschlager (Omro, Wis./Omro) tied for fourth with matching heights of 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), and freshman Atty Wagner (Shawano, Wis./Shawano) finished eighth at 6-01.50 (1.87 meters).
 
Junior Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) and sophomore Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) finished 3-4 in the triple jump. Stephens garnered All-WIAC accolades with a season-best 46-02.75 (14.09 meters), while Skaaland tallied a personal record 46-00.00 (14.02 meters) for his second career podium finish.
 
Junior Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) and freshman Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) placed third and fifth, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdles. Duff recorded a time of 8.19 seconds, while Keefover finished with an 8.31, 14-hundredths faster than his preliminary time.
 
Sophomores Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) and Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) earned spots on the podium in the 60-meter dash. Ford crossed the finish line in 6.96 seconds, good for fourth place, while Thomas tallied a 7.05, good for seventh.
 
Sophomore Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) earned a career best in the weight throw with a 55-07.00 (16.94 meters), good for sixth place. Sophomore Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) earned his second podium finish of the meet with a 54-07.25 (16.64 meters), good for eighth.
 
Sophomore David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) placed fifth in the 3,000-meter run in a career-best time of 8:33.09, and junior Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) finished sixth in the 200-meter dash in a season-best time of 22.46.
 
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of junior Tyler Theel (Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda), freshman Josiah Vogel (Rockford, Ill./Rockford Christian), Keefover and junior Alec Masters (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington) compiled a season-best mark of 3:22.29, good for sixth place.
 
Junior Abbie Felton earned her second top-five finish of the meet with a fourth-place showing in the 200-meter dash. She crossed the finish line in a season-best 26.01 seconds. Freshman Kailey Reynolds reached the podium in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.99 seconds.
 
Felton also anchored the 4x400-meter relay to a fifth-place finish in a season-best 4:02.10. She was joined by junior Alissa Korslin, freshman Kylie Jacobs and junior Megan Hering.
 
Several Warhawks will compete next week in last chance/final qualifying meets at UW-Platteville on Friday, March 1, and at UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, March 2.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers and top-eight placers in each event.
 
Men
60-Meter Dash: Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 6.96, 4th (6.95 in prelims); Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) – 7.05, 7th (6.99 in prelims)
200-Meter Dash: Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) – 22.46, 6th
400-Meter Dash: Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 49.62, 5th
800-Meter Run: Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 2:09.28, 18th
3,000-Meter Run: David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 8:33.09, 5th
5,000-Meter Run: Kyle Neuroth (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 15:24.17, 10th
4x400-Meter Relay: Theel/Vogel/Keefover/Masters – 3:22.29, 5th
Distance Medley Relay: Kuehl/Sutherland/Woerishofer/Fassbender – 10:22.20, 2nd
60-Meter Hurdles: Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 8.19, 3rd (8.16 in prelims); Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 8.31, 5th
High Jump: Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) – 6-09.50 (2.07 meters), 1st; Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) – 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), T-4th; Jake Lautenschlager (Omro, Wis./Omro) – 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), T-4th; Atty Wagner (Shawano, Wis./Shawano) – 6-01.50 (1.87 meters), 8th
Pole Vault: Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) – 16-01.75 (4.92 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Thomas Kelly (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer) – 21-07.50 (6.50 meters), 10th
Triple Jump: Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) – 46-02.75 (14.09 meters), 3rd; Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) – 46-00.00 (14.02 meters), 4th
Shot Put: Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 50-01.25 (15.27 meters), 5th
Weight Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 55-07.00 (16.94 meters), 6th; Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 54-07.25 (16.64 meters), 8th
Heptathlon: Greg Hatzinger (Marshall, Wis./Marshall) – 4454, 11th
 
Women
60-Meter Dash: Kailey Reynolds – 7.99, 7th (7.97 in prelims)
200-Meter Dash: Abbie Felton – 26.01, 4th
400-Meter Dash: Abbie Felton – 58.14, 3rd
800-Meter Run: Tiffany Bianco – 2:22.66, 15th
3,000-Meter Run: Jessie Braun – 10:52.35, 19th
4x400-Meter Relay: Korslin/Jacobs/Hering/Felton – 4:02.10, 5th
Distance Medley Relay: Van Ells/Tokarski/Bianco/Braun – 12:42.61, 4th
High Jump: Ashton Doll – 5-03.75 (1.62 meters), 6th; Raevin Peek – 5-01.75 (1.57 meters), T-8th
Pole Vault: Madi McDonald – 11-02.25 (3.41 meters), T-6th; Sydney Davidson – 11-02.25 (3.41 meters), T-8th
Long Jump: Shelby Nickels – 17-09.00 (5.41 meters), 7th
Triple Jump: Lexi Ewing – 33-11.50 (10.35 meters), 10th
Shot Put: Ally Bachara – 39-10.50 (12.15 meters), 11th
Weight Throw: Ally Bachara – 48-02.50 (14.69 meters), 13th
Pentathlon: Emery Podowicz – 2865, 9th