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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams started the 2020 season Saturday with the annual Karl Schlender Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse.
The Warhawk men won 13 events, while the women claimed nine.
On the men's side, junior
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) swept the throwing events. He posted a 47-11.75 (14.62 meters) in the shot put and a career-best 57-05.75 (17.52 meters) in the weight throw, which currently ranks among the top 10 in the nation.
Seniors
Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) and
Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) each started the season with top-10 national heights on pole vault. The duo tied for first with matching marks of 15-06.25 (4.73 meters).
Junior
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) won the 60-meter dash with his time of 6.95, which is currently among Division III's top 10. Junior
Thomas Kelly (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer) started his 2020 season with a strong showing in long jump, tallying a personal-record 23-02.75 (7.08 meters), good for a top-10 national debut.
UW-Whitewater's distance medley relay team of freshmen
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee),
Sam Uhrich (Beaver Dam, Wis./Beaver Dam),
Jared Weiler (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) and junior
Kyle Neuroth (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) started the year with a 10:45.32, a top-10 national time. Krause also finished first in the 800-meter run with a 2:02.41.
On the women's side, sophomores
Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) and
Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) won the 60- and 200-meter dash events, respectively. Reynolds crossed the finish line in a career-best 7.94 seconds in the 60, while Rossow registered a 26.87 in the 200.
Freshman
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) won the 600-meter run in her track and field debut, finishing her race in 1:43.42. Junior
Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) claimed the 800-meter run in 2:32.01.
Senior
Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East) and junior
Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) tied for first in pole vault with a 11-03.00 (3.43 meters). Other individual event winners included junior
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) and freshman
Miranda Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater). Nickels took the long jump with her 18-00.25 (5.49 meters), which currently ranks among the top 10 in NCAA Division III. Reynolds posted a strong collegiate debut in the high jump, clearing a height of 5-03.25 (1.61 meters).
The Warhawks host the annual "Squig" Converse Invitational Friday, Jan. 31, at 5 p.m. (men) and the Warhawk Classic Invitational Saturday, Feb. 1, starting at 12 p.m.
See below for top UW-Whitewater finishers in each event from Saturday's meet.
Men:
60-Meter Dash:
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 6.95, 1st
200-Meter Dash:
Alec Masters (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington) – 23.07, 1st
600-Meter Run:
Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 1:25.09, 2nd
800-Meter Run:
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) – 2:02.41, 1st
1-Mile Run:
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 4:29.88, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles:
Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 8.66, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: Keefover/Theel/Henderson-Zintz/Zanis – 3:30.45, 1st
Distance Medley Relay: Krause/Uhrich/Weiler/Neuroth – 10:45.32, 1st
High Jump:
Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) – 6-03.25 (1.91 meters), 1st
Long Jump:
Thomas Kelly (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer) – 23-02.75 (7.08 meters), 1st
Triple Jump:
Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) – 44-07.50 (13.60 meters), 1st
Pole Vault:
Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) – 15-06.25 (4.73 meters), T-1st;
Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) – 15-06.25 (4.73 meters), T-1st
Shot Put:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 47-11.75 (14.62 meters), 1st
Weight Throw:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 57-05.75 (17.52 meters), 1st
Women:
60-Meter Dash:
Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 7.94, 1st
200-Meter Dash:
Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) – 26.87, 1st
600-Meter Run:
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 1:43.42, 1st
800-Meter Run:
Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 2:32.01, 1st
1-Mile Run:
Berit Gretz (Hayward, Wis./Hayward) – 6:39.99, 2nd
60-Meter Hurdles:
Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) – 9.50, 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Missiaen/Tijerina/Korslin/Jacobs – 4:22.16, 1st
Distance Medley Relay: Braun/Fewell/Daley/Cavanaugh – 13:48.71, 1st
High Jump:
Miranda Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 5-03.25 (1.61 meters), 1st
Long Jump:
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 18-00.25 (5.49 meters), 1st
Triple Jump:
Nikolina Mijatovic (Greendale, Wis./Greendale) – 32-08.50 (9.97 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
Weight Throw:
Elizabeth Schad (Milwaukee, Wis./Cedarburg) – 44-11.50 (13.70 meters), 2nd
