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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams hosted the annual Drake Alternative Meet Friday at Rex Foster Track.
On the men's side, junior
Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) won the 110-meter hurdles and improved his season-best time in the event. He tallied a 14.48 in the prelims, good for a top 10 mark in NCAA Division III. Freshman
Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) entered the nation's top 20 with a 14.74.
Senior
Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) entered the top 10 in the nation in the high jump with a season-best height of 6-09.00 (2.06 meters).
Sophomore
Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) and freshman
Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) claimed the 100- and 200-meter dash events, respectively. Thomas posted a time of 10.92 in the final after a 10.90 in the prelim, and Rinaldi finished the 200 in 22.21 seconds.
UW-Whitewater swept the relay events, taking the 4x100-meter relay in 41.61 seconds with a combination of Rinaldi, sophomore
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case), junior
Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) and Thomas. The team of junior
Alec Masters (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington), freshman
Josiah Vogel (Rockford, Ill./Rockford Christian), Keefover and Duff finished the 4x400-meter relay in 3:25.10.
Junior
Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) matched his outdoor season-best height to win the pole vault at 11-03.00 (4.65 meters). Sophomore
Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) placed first in the triple jump with a mark of 45-06.50 (13.88 meters).
Junior
Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) led the women, claiming the 400-meter dash in 58.39 seconds and helping the team sweep the relay events. She joined sophomore
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln), senior
Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) and freshman
Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) to win the 4x100-meter relay in 49.34 seconds, and combined with freshman
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), sophomore
Megan Hering (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) and junior
Alissa Korslin (Vesper, Wis./Pittsville) to take the 4x400-meter relay in 4:09.23.
Junior
Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East) and sophomore
Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) tied for first in the pole vault with a matching height of 11-03.00 (3.43 meters).
The Warhawks head to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships next Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, at UW-Platteville.
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
Men
100-Meter Dash:
Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) – 10.92, 1st (10.90 in prelims)
200-Meter Dash:
Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) – 22.21, 1st
400-Meter Dash:
Tyler Theel (Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda) – 51.08, 7th
800-Meter Run:
Clinten Woerishofer (Appleton, Wis./North) – 1:59.95, 2nd
1,500-Meter Run:
Seth Zimdars (Ripon, Wis./Ripon) – 4:11.16, 2nd
110-Meter Hurdles:
Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 14.52, 1st (14.48 in prelims)
400-Meter Hurdles:
Noah Verheyden (Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Preble) – 56.77, 4th
3,000-Meter Steeplechase:
Jeremy Morgan (Tinley Park, Ill./Tinley Park) – 10:40.59, 9th
4x100-Meter Relay: Rinaldi/Ford/Schneider/Thomas – 41.61, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: Masters/Vogel/Keefover/Duff – 3:25.10, 1st
High Jump:
Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) – 6-09.00 (2.06 meters), 1st
Pole Vault:
Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) – 15-03.00 (4.65 meters), 1st
Long Jump:
Griffin Gawenda (Grayslake, Ill./North) – 21-10.25 (6.84 meters), 3rd
Triple Jump:
Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) – 45-06.50 (13.88 meters)
Shot Put:
Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 47-10.50 (14.59 meters), T-5th
Discus Throw:
Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 155-02 (47.31 meters), 2nd
Hammer Throw:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 162-04 (49.47 meters), 3rd
Javelin Throw:
Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 151-00 (46.04 meters), 3rd
Women
100-Meter Dash:
Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 12.84, 3rd (12.72 in prelims)
200-Meter Dash:
Alissa Korslin (Vesper, Wis./Pittsville) – 27.29, 4th
400-Meter Dash:
Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) – 58.39, 1st
800-Meter Run:
Lauren Oleniczak (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) – 2:36.94, 10th
1,500-Meter Run:
Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 4:59.02, 2nd
100-Meter Hurdles:
Sarah Leitinger (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) – 17.44, 7th
400-Meter Hurdles:
Emery Podowicz (Clifton, Ill./Central) – 1:08.21, 2nd
4x100-Meter Relay: Nickels/Felton/Tokarski/Reynolds – 49.34, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: Jacobs/Hering/Korslin/Felton – 4:09.23, 1st
High Jump:
Ashton Doll (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster) – 4-11.75 (1.52 meters), 3rd
Pole Vault:
Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 11-03.00 (3.43 meters), T-1st;
Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) – 11-03.00 (3.43 meters), T-1st
Long Jump:
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 16-08.00 (5.08 meters), 4th
Triple Jump:
Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 34-01.25 (10.39 meters), 7th
Shot Put:
Ally Bachara (Fox Lake, Ill./Grant) – 37-01.00 (11.30 meters), 13th
Discus Throw:
Brittany Sykes (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) – 124-02 (37.84 meters), 3rd
Hammer Throw:
Elizabeth Schad (Milwaukee, Wis./Cedarburg) – 141-09 (43.20 meters), 5th
Javelin Throw:
Lexi Ewing (Richland Center, Wis./Richland Center) – 98-04 (29.97 meters), 7th