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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's cross country team moved up three spots in the standings over the final three kilometers Saturday to place fifth at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park Course in Louisville, Ky.
The Warhawks equaled their highest finish in program history (1999) after totaling 201 points at the 32-team meet.
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger),
Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) and
Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) all finished among the top 30 to earn All-America honors.
Fassbender finished his career as a three-time All-American with a personal-record time of 23:57.1, good for a sixth-place finish, equaling his previous top finish from 2019. His time is second-fastest personal record mark in program history.
Patzka placed 23rd with his career-best time of 24:09.4, and Schlender collected a PR of 24:13.7. Both were competing at their first-ever national cross country meet, and both enter the top five on the team's all-time PR list.
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) recorded a career-best 24:48.7, good for 94th place out of 289 competitors and 15th in the school record book.
Kyle Neuroth (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) cracked 25 minutes in his final collegiate race, finishing 104th in a PR of 24:53.4, good for 21st on the all-time bests.
Christian Seagren (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) and
Conner Hackett (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) also represented UW-Whitewater in the race. Seagren earned a spot in the top half of the field and in the top 25 on the program's PR list with at 25:01.2, good for 134th overall, and Hackett finished 265th in a season-best 26:08.1.
UW-Whitewater punched its ticket to the national meet as a team for the first time since 2003 by winning the NCAA North Regional title last week. UW-W finished second at the WIAC Championship.
