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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams kicked off the 2019 outdoor season Friday by hosting the annual Rex Foster Twilight at Rex Foster Track.
 
No team scores were compiled at the meet, which included participants from Illinois College, MSOE and UW-Oshkosh.
 
Junior Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) continued his outstanding 2019 campaign for the men with a school and facility record performance on pole vault. He posted a mark of 17-01.00 (5.21 meters), the best height in NCAA Division III to date and his best collegiate result.
 
The men's 4x100-meter relay team of junior Oren Henderson-Zintz (Madison, Wis./La Follette), sophomore Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case), junior Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) and sophomore Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) finished second in a time of 41.46 seconds, which currently ranks among the top 10 in the nation.
 
Junior Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) posted a top 20 national throw in the shot put at 51-00.75 (15.56 meters), good for second place at the meet.
 
Freshman Kylie Jacobs enjoyed a strong performance to lead the women, winning the 400-meter dash in 1:00.29 and placing third in the 200-meter dash in 26.79 seconds. Competing in the 800-meter run for the first time in her career, junior Abbie Felton won the race in 2:19.04.
 
The Warhawks enjoyed a strong day in field events, placing among the top three in all four jumps and each of the four throwing events. Freshman Brooke Walling claimed the high jump with a height of 4-11.75 (1.52 meters), while sophomore Sydney Davidson took the pole vault at a height of 11-02.50 (3.42 meters). Sophomore Shelby Nickels placed first in the long jump at 16-10.75 (5.15 meters), and senior Brittany Sykes won the discus throw with a toss of 130-06 (39.77 meters).
 
UW-Whitewater resumes outdoor action next Saturday, April 13, at the UW-Platteville Invitational. Events are slated to begin at 11 a.m.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
 
Men
100-Meter Dash: Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 11.05, 2nd (11.02 in prelims)
200-Meter Dash: Alec Masters (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington) – 22.62, 5th
400-Meter Dash: Josiah Vogel (Rockford, Ill./Rockford Christian) – 50.05, 1st
800-Meter Run: David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 2:04.85, 7th
1,500-Meter Run: David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 4:30.54, 1st
5,000-Meter Run: Jeremy Morgan (Tinley Park, Ill./Tinley Park) – 16:41.73, 3rd
110-Meter Hurdles: Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 15.27, 1st (15.16 in prelims)
400-Meter Hurdles: Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 57.19, 1st
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Braeden Michael (Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls) – 9:56.72, 1st
4x100-Meter Relay: Henderson-Zintz/Ford/Schneider/Thomas – 41.46, 2nd
High Jump: Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) – 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), 1st
Pole Vault: Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) – 17-01.00 (5.21 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Griffin Gawenda (Grayslake, Ill./North) – 22-01.00 (6.73 meters), 1st
Triple Jump: Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) – 44-07.50 (13.60 meters), 3rd
Discus: Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 149-08 (45.62 meters), 1st
Hammer Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 155-04 (47.34 meters), 3rd
Javelin: Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 138-09 (42.30 meters), 2nd
Shot Put: Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 51-00.75 (15.56 meters), 2nd
 
Women
100-Meter Dash: Kailey Reynolds – 13.01, 2nd (12.97 in prelims)
200-Meter Dash: Kylie Jacobs – 26.79, 3rd
400-Meter Dash: Kylie Jacobs – 1:00.29, 1st
800-Meter Run: Abbie Felton – 2:19.04, 1st
1,500-Meter Run: Hailey Van Ells – 5:18.56, 2nd
100-Meter Hurdles: Emery Podowicz – 16.40, 2nd (prelims); Sarah Leitinger – 17.88, 4th (finals)
400-Meter Hurdles: Emery Podowicz – 1:08.52, 1st
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Jessie Braun – 11:57.16, 1st
4x100-Meter Relay: Nickels/Felton/Tokarski/Reynolds – 49.45, 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Bianco/Leder/Oleniczak,/Gretz – 4:24.13, 3rd
High Jump: Brooke Walling – 4-11.75 (1.52 meters), 1st
Pole Vault: Sydney Davidson – 11-02.50 (3.42 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Shelby Nickels – 16-10.75 (5.15 meters), 1st
Triple Jump: Maddie Keifer – 32-10.25 (10.01 meters), 3rd
Discus: Brittany Sykes – 130-06 (39.77 meters), 1st
Hammer Throw: Elizabeth Schad – 138-06 (42.21 meters), 2nd
Javelin: Brittany Sykes – 109-07 (33.40 meters), 2nd
Shot Put: Ally Bachara – 38-03.50 (11.67 meters), 3rd