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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams combined for a pair of individual event titles Friday on the first day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships (Presented by Culver's) at UW-Oshkosh.
The Warhawk men amassed 20.33 points, and are fifth after the first day of competition through the completion of seven of 17 events. The women posted 22 points and are sixth through eight of 17 events.
Junior
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) claimed the championship in the women's long jump with a season-best mark of 18-06.00 (5.64 meters), which ranks among the top 15 in NCAA Division III.
Freshman
Miranda Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 5-02.25 (1.58 meters). The distance medley relay team of junior
Sydney Prestifilippo (Naperville, Ill./North), sophomore
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), freshman
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) and junior
Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) compiled a time of 12:33.25, good for fourth place.
Other scorers included senior
Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East), who placed eighth in the pole vault with a mark of 11-03.00 (3.43 meters), and freshman
Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy), who earned a spot on the podium with an eighth-place finish and career-best time of 1:01.05 in the 400-meter dash.
Sophomores
Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) and
Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) qualified for Saturday's finals in their respective events. Reynolds surged into the top 15 in the nation with a personal-record 7.75 in the 60-meter dash preliminaries, good for second place. Rossow crossed the finish line in 9.21 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to claim the No. 8 seed in the final.
The men's distance medley relay team of senior
Clinten Woerishofer (Appleton, Wis./North), freshman
Will Kaashagen (Cambridge, Wis./Cambridge), freshman
Andrew Lohse (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) and junior
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) earned the conference title with a time of 10:18.46, more than 10 seconds faster than the runner-up.
Two Warhawks found themselves on the podium in the pole vault. Junior
Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) finished fourth with a height of 15-03.50 (4.66 meters), and junior
Jack Scully (Oshkosh, Wis./West) tied for eighth with his personal-record 14-09.50 (4.51 meters).
Junior
Kyle Neuroth (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and freshman
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) placed among the top eight in their respective distance events. Neuroth finished sixth in the 5,000-meter run in a career-best 15:10.30, and Krause placed seventh in the 1-mile run in a personal-record 4:18.86.
UW-Whitewater earned two spots each in the finals of the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles. Junior
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) won his heat to qualify in the 60 with a time of 7.01 seconds, and junior
Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) qualified eighth with a season-best 7.00. In the hurdles, senior
Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) won his heat with the second-best time in the field, an 8.23. Sophomore
Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) claimed the fifth seed in Saturday's final with a time of 8.37.
Competition resumes Saturday at 11 a.m.
See below for UW-Whitewater's top-eight placers and top finishers in each event.
Men
60-Meter Dash:
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 7.01, 4th (prelim – won heat);
Tyreik Thomas (Racine, Wis./Case) – 7.00, 8th (prelim)
400-Meter Dash:
Tyler Theel (Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda) – 51.40, 19th
1-Mile Run:
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) – 4:18.86, 7th
5,000-Meter Run:
Kyle Neuroth (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 15:10.30, 6th
60-Meter Hurdles:
Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 8.23, 2nd (prelim);
Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 8.37, 5th (prelim)
Distance Medley Relay: Woerishofer/Kaashagen/Lohse/Fassbender – 10:18.46, 1st
Pole Vault:
Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) – 15-03.50 (4.66 meters), 4th;
Jack Scully (Oshkosh, Wis./West) – 14-09.50 (4.51 meters), T-8th
Long Jump:
Griffin Gawenda (Grayslake, Ill./North) – 21-10.75 (6.67 meters), 9th
Shot Put:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 49-06.50 (15.10 meters), 11th
Women
60-Meter Dash:
Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 7.75, 2nd (prelim)
400-Meter Dash:
Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy) – 1:01.05, 8th
5,000-Meter Run:
Alyssa Dobbs (Greendale, Wis./Greendale) – 19:51.42, 18th
60-Meter Hurdles:
Sydney Rossow (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) – 9.21, 8th (prelim)
Distance Medley Relay: Prestifilippo/Jacobs/Fassbender/Braun – 12:33.25, 4th
High Jump:
Miranda Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 5-02.25 (1.58 meters), 4th
Pole Vault:
Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 11-03.00 (3.43 meters), 8th
Long Jump:
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 18-06.00 (5.64 meters), 1st
Shot Put:
Ally Bachara (Fox Lake, Ill./Grant) – 38-04.75 (11.70 meters), 17th
