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2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field USTFCCCA All-Region
A total of 12 members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field programs garnered All-Midwest Region accolades from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for their performances during the 2019 outdoor season.
To earn All-Region standing, student-athletes must rank among the top five in their region in individual events and/or be a part of a top-three ranked relay team.
Of the 12 honorees, 10 will be competing in their All-Region event(s) at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, which begin Thursday at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Junior
Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) headlines the men's selections with all-region times in both the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles. He owns the region's top result in the 110 hurdles with a 14.27, and enters the NCAA Championship with a season-best 53.30 in the 400 hurdles. Freshman teammate
Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) is also among the top five in the Midwest in the 110 hurdles with his career-best time of 14.74.
Junior
Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) ranks No. 1 in the region in the pole vault with the nation's best height of 17-02.75 (5.25 meters), which is also a school record. Junior
Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) also ranks among the best in the region in the event with his personal-best mark of 15-10.00 (4.83 meters).
High jumpers
Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) and
Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) rank among the region's top five. Halversen owns a personal record height of 6-09.50 (2.07 meters), while Ferger recorded a season-best 6-09.00 (2.06 meters) back on April 26 at the Drake Alternative Meet.
Senior
Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) was named All-Region in the triple jump with his personal record result of 46-09.50 (14.26 meters).
The men's 4x100-meter relay team of freshman
Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford), sophomore
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case), junior
Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) and sophomore
Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) finished with an all-region time of 40.93.
Junior
Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) of the women's team earned All-Midwest recognition in the 400-meter dash with her season-best time of 56.19 seconds.
