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Men's Track & Field

Men's Track and Field Ranked 10th Heading into NCAA Outdoor Meet

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After competing at final qualifier meets last weekend, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's track and field team stays at the No. 10 spot in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III Outdoor National Rankings.

Seven individuals and one relay team qualified to compete in events at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.
 
Junior Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) enters the weekend holding the No. 1 spot in the Division III pole vault with a new career-best height of 17-02.75 (5.25m). Junior Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) will be joining Jasinski in the pole vault. Schommer is ranked 16th after a mark of 15-10.00 (4.83m) at the NCAA Final Qualifier meet at UW-La Crosse.

In the high jump, sophomore Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) will make his first NCAA Championships appearance ranked ninth with a height of 6-09.50 (2.07m). Senior Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) will also compete as he holds the No. 12 spot with a mark of 6-09.50 (2.06m).
 
Rounding out the field events is junior Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) in the shot put. He owns a mark of 52-09.50 (16.09m), good for the No. 23 spot and the 20th-best mark among competitors at the national meet.
 
On the track, junior Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) will be competing in both hurdle races. He holds the No. 2 spot in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.27. In the 400-meter hurdles, he is ranked 14th after clocking in a 53.30.
 
Sophomore David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) will compete in the 10,000-meter run as he owns a time of 30:32.40, good for the No. 18 spot.

The Warhawks' 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) qualified seventh in the race with a season-best time of 40.93.

UW-Whitewater is set to begin competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. Central Time
 
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Players Mentioned

Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Jake Schneider

Jake Schneider

Sprints
Sophomore
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Multi-Events
Sophomore
Dwayne Ford

Dwayne Ford

Sprints
Freshman
Tyreik Thomas

Tyreik Thomas

Sprints
Freshman
David Fassbender

David Fassbender

Distance
Freshman
Dylan Ferger

Dylan Ferger

Jumps
Junior
Quinn Halversen

Quinn Halversen

High Jump
Freshman
Adam Schommer

Adam Schommer

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Landon Zimmerman

Landon Zimmerman

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Jake Schneider

Jake Schneider

Sophomore
Sprints
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Sophomore
Multi-Events
Dwayne Ford

Dwayne Ford

Freshman
Sprints
Tyreik Thomas

Tyreik Thomas

Freshman
Sprints
David Fassbender

David Fassbender

Freshman
Distance
Dylan Ferger

Dylan Ferger

Junior
Jumps
Quinn Halversen

Quinn Halversen

Freshman
High Jump
Adam Schommer

Adam Schommer

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Landon Zimmerman

Landon Zimmerman

Freshman
Throws