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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams racked up a number of strong performances Saturday in their second meet of the 2021 indoor season, a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual against UW-Oshkosh, at Kachel Fieldhouse.
For the men,
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) tallied a national top-five mark in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.90, tying his personal record.
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) entered the top 15 of the 800-meter dash with his career-best time of 1:55.63.
Individual winners on the track included
Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North), who won the 400-meter dash in 50.77 seconds,
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), who crossed the finish line in 8:25.80 in the 3,000-meter run, and
Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch), who crossed the finish line first in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.55 seconds.
Fassbender and
Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights), who placed second in 8:26.64, rank third and fourth, respectively, in NCAA Division III in the 3K.
UW-Whitewater swept the field events, highlighted by performances from
Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West), who tied the nation's No. 2 distance in the long jump with a personal-best 23-01.75 (7.05 meters), and
Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby), whose career-record mark of 47-01.75 (14.37 meters) ranks second in the nation.
Brayden Zettle (Monroe, Wis./Monroe) ranks fifth in Division III with his personal record of 46-02.50 (14.08 meters) in the triple jump.
For the women,
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) duplicated her top performance of the season in the long jump with an 18-02.50 (5.55 meters), good for third in the nation.
Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) won the triple jump with her personal-best distance of 35-08.50 (10.88 meters), and
Brooke Walling (Camp Douglas, Wis./Mauston) placed first in the high jump with a height of 5-02.25 (1.58 meters). Both marks currently rank among the nation's top 20.
Other winners for the women included
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), who ran a time of 1:01.48 in the 400-meter dash, and
Amanda Leder (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower), who completed the 1-mile run in 5:51.67.
Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) registered a season-best heaight of 10-11.75 (3.35 meters) in the pole vault, which is currently tied for 15th in Division III.
The Warhawks and Titans compete inside Kachel Fieldhouse again Friday, Feb. 19, at 5 p.m.
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
Men
60-Meter Dash:
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 6.90, 3rd
200-Meter Dash:
Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 23.38, 6th
400-Meter Dash:
Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 50.77, 1st
800-Meter Run:
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) – 1:55.63, 3rd
1-Mile Run:
Nick Schmidt (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) – 4:38.30, 4th
3,000-Meter Run:
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 8:25.80, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles:
Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 8.55, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: Lohse/Krause/Uhrich/Otten – 3:33.05, 1st
High Jump:
Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) – 6-03.50 (1.92 meters), 1st
Pole Vault:
Jack Scully (Oshkosh, Wis./West) – 14-05.25 (4.40 meters), 1st
Long Jump:
Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 23-01.75 (7.05 meters), 1st
Triple Jump:
Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) – 47-01.75 (14.37 meters), 1st
Shot Put:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 47-04.50 (14.44 meters), 1st
Weight Throw:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 56-07.50 (17.26 meters), 1st
Women
60-Meter Dash:
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 8.26, 3rd
200-Meter Dash:
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) – 27.31, 4th
400-Meter Dash:
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) – 1:01.48, 1st
800-Meter Run:
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 2:25.33, 2nd
1-Mile Run:
Amanda Leder (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) – 5:51.67, 1st
3,000-Meter Run:
Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) – 11:03.63, 3rd
60-Meter Hurdles:
Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 9.69, 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Fassbender/Niehueser/Flade/Fewell – 4:26.54, 3rd
High Jump:
Brooke Walling (Camp Douglas, Wis./Mauston) – 5-02.25 (1.58 meters), 1st
Pole Vault:
Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) – 10-11.75 (3.35 meters), 2nd
Long Jump:
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 18-02.50 (5.55 meters), 1st
Triple Jump:
Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 35-08.50 (10.88 meters), 1st
Shot Put:
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 38-04.25 (11.69 meters), 5th
Weight Throw:
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 44-01.50 (13.45 meters), 9th