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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up competition Saturday at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships (presented by Culver's) at UW-Platteville.
 
The Warhawk men totaled 104.50 points to finish fourth overall, fewer than 10 points out of second. The women amassed 44.50 points, good for seventh.
 
Junior Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) claimed his second conference title and first in the 110-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 14.27, which currently leads NCAA Division III. Freshman Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) earned All-WIAC honors with his third-place finish in a time of 14.94.
 
Sophomore Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) finished as runner-up in the 100-meter dash by only seven-thousandths of a second, registering a personal record result of 10.67 seconds. Freshman Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) finished seventh in a career-best 10.76 seconds.
 
Rinaldi, Ford, junior Jake Schneider (Plymouth, Wis./Plymouth) and sophomore Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) combined for a season-best 41.39 in the 4x100-meter relay, good for a top 10 time in the nation and for an all-conference finish of third place.
 
The men's trio of senior Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner), freshman Atty Wagner (Shawano, Wis./Shawano) and sophomore Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) finished 3-4-5 in the high jump. Ferger earned an All-WIAC medal with his height of 6-07.00 (2.01 meters), Wagner posted a height of 6-05.00 (1.96 meters) and Halversen tied for fifth place at 6-03.25 (1.91 meters).
 
Senior Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) tallied a personal record in the triple jump with a 46-09.50 (14.26 meters), good for an All-WIAC finish of third place. Sophomore Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) also posted the top mark of his career in the event with a 46-04.00 (14.12 meters), good for fifth place.
 
Sophomore Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 52-01.00 (15.87 meters). Duff finished off his fantastic weekend with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 55.16 seconds. Keefover placed sixth with a 56.89.
 
Sophomore David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) finished a strong weekend with a seventh-place finish in the 5,000-meter run, posting a 15:10.70. Junior Greg Hatzinger (Marshall, Wis./Marshall) earned a team point with his eighth-place finish in the decathlon, finishing with a score of 5581.
  
Junior Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) and sophomore Megan Hering (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) each repeated season-best performances Saturday in the 400-meter dash final. Felton finished second by six-thousandths of a second with a result of 56.19, which ranks among the top 10 in NCAA Division III. Hering recorded a career-best 58.88, good for seventh place.
 
Felton added a seventh-place finish in the 200-meter dash, crossing the finish line in 25.66 seconds.
 
The women's 4x100-meter relay team of sophomore Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln), Felton, senior Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) and freshman Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) earned a season-best result of 48.68, good for fifth place.
 
Freshman Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), junior Ashley Tijerina (West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago), Hering and Felton combined for a fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with a season-best result of 4:00.19.
 
Sophomore Emery Podowicz (Clifton, Ill./Central) moved up one spot from the preliminary in the 400-meter hurdles with a 1:05.63, good for a personal record and sixth place in the race. Sophomore Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) placed sixth in the heptathlon with a score of 3981, her best of the season.
 
The Warhawks visit North Central (Ill.) for the Dr. Keeler Invitational and UW-La Crosse for the Eagle Open Friday.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top-eight placers and top finishers in each event.
 
Men:
100-Meter Dash: Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 10.67, 2nd; Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) – 10.76, 7th
200-Meter Dash: Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) – 22.25, 10th
400-Meter Dash: Tyler Theel (Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda) – 50.06, 12th
800-Meter Run: Mathias Otten (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Lutheran) – 1:55.26, 12th
1,500-Meter Run: Clinten Woerishofer (Appleton, Wis./North) – 4:01.04, 13th
5,000-Meter Run: David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 15:10.70, 7th
10,000-Meter Run: David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 30:32.40, 1st
110-Meter Hurdles: Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 14.27, 1st; Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 14.94, 3rd
400-Meter Hurdles: Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 55.16, 4th (53.58 in prelims); Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 56.89, 6th (56.33 in prelims)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Seth Zimdars (Ripon, Wis./Ripon) – 9:28.90, 8th
4x100-Meter Relay: Rinaldi/Ford/Schneider/Thomas – 41.39, 3rd
4x400-Meter Relay: Masters/Theel/Vogel/Keefover – 3:18.91, 6th
High Jump: Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) – 6-07.00 (2.01 meters), 3rd; Atty Wagner (Shawano, Wis./Shawano) – 6-05.00 (1.96 meters), 4th; Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) – 6-03.25 (1.91 meters), T-5th
Pole Vault: Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) – 16-05.50 (5.02 meters), 1st; Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) – 14-08.00 (4.47 meters), 7th
Long Jump: Griffin Gawenda (Grayslake, Ill./North) – 22-01.50 (6.74 meters), 5th; Carl Wesley Jr. (Madison, Wis./La Follette) – 21-11.50 (6.69 meters), 7th
Triple Jump: Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) – 46-09.50 (14.26 meters), 3rd; Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) – 46-04.00 (14.12 meters), 5th
Shot Put: Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 52-01.00 (15.87 meters), 4th
Discus Throw: Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – 136-10 (41.70 meters), 16th
Hammer Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 159-02 (48.52 meters), 9th
Javelin Throw: Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 152-06 (46.48 meters), 12th
Decathlon: Greg Hatzinger (Marshall, Wis./Marshall) – 5581, 8th
 
Women:
100-Meter Dash: Jordan Tokarski (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 12.76, 17th
200-Meter Dash: Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) – 25.66, 7th (25.62 in prelims)
400-Meter Dash: Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) – 56.19, 2nd; Megan Hering (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) – 58.88, 7th
800-Meter Run: Hailey Van Ells (Greendale, Wis./Martin Luther) – 2:21.83, 15th
1,500-Meter Run: Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 4:55.08, 10th
10,000-Meter Run: Elizabeth Considine (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) – 44:21.03, 21st
100-Meter Hurdles: Emery Podowicz (Clifton, Ill./Central) – 16.10, 16th
400-Meter Hurdles: Emery Podowicz (Clifton, Ill./Central) – 1:05.63, 6th
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 11:35.63, 6th
4x100-Meter Relay: Nickels/Felton/Tokarski/Reynolds – 48.68, 5th
4x400-Meter Relay: Jacobs/Tijerina/Hering/Felton – 4:00.19, 5th
High Jump: Raevin Peek (Beloit, Wis./Memorial)/Brooke Walling (Camp Douglas, Wis./Mauston) – 5-01.75 (1.57 meters), T-9th
Pole Vault: Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 11-04.25 (3.46 meters), T-4th
Long Jump: Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 18-00.50 (5.50 meters), 5th
Triple Jump: Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 34-06.25 (10.52 meters), 13th
Shot Put: Ally Bachara (Fox Lake, Ill./Grant) – 39-04.50 (12.00 meters), 11th
Discus Throw: Brittany Sykes (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) – 122-00 (37.18 meters), 11th
Hammer Throw: Elizabeth Schad (Milwaukee, Wis./Cedarburg) – 143-10 (43.85 meters), 14th
Javelin Throw: Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 115-07 (35.24 meters), 5th; Brittany Sykes (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) – 112-00 (34.15 meters), 6th
Heptathlon: Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 3981, 6th