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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams posted several strong performances Saturday at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Last Chance Meet, the 2021 indoor season finale, inside Kachel Fieldhouse.
Team scores were not compiled for the meet.
On the men's side, the Warhawks placed four in the top seven in the 3,000-meter run, led by
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), who won the event with a season-best 8:19.39, which ranks among the top five in NCAA Division III.
Other event winners included
Christian Seagren (Dixon, Ill./Dixon), who won the 5,000-meter run in 15:41.85, and
Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West), who finished first in the long jump with his distance of 22-10.50 (6.97 meters).
Josh Krystosek (Palmyra, Wis./Palmyra-Eagle),
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) and
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) placed second in their respective events. Krystosek tallied a height of 6-06.00 (1.98 meters) in the high jump, while Martin improved his season best in the weight throw with a mark of 59-02.00 (18.03 meters), good for a top 10 national distance. Krause surged into the nation's top 15 with his personal record of 4:14.77 in the 1-mile run.
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) improved his national top 10 time to 6.89 in the 60-meter dash, good for third place. Shelvin Garrett posted a career-best 46-10.25 (14.28 meters) in the triple jump to place third and move up among the top 10 in Division III.
Brayden Zettle (Monroe, Wis./Monroe) improved to 46-06.75 (14.19 meters) in the same event, good for third place and a national top 10 distance.
On the women's side,
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield), who ranks among the top 10 in NCAA Division III in the pole vault, tied for third in the event with her height of 3.51 meters. The Warhawks' distance medley relay team of
Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine),
Alex Handchetz (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley),
Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy) and
Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) combined for a third-place finish in the distance medley relay, completing the race in 12:55.11.
Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) secured fifth place in the triple jump with a mark of 36-09.50 (11.21 meters).
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln), who ranks among the top 10 in the nation in the long jump, tied for sixth with a mark of 18-00.50 (5.50 meters).
UW-Whitewater's outdoor season is slated to begin March 27 with a home meet at Rex Foster Track. Full details of the meet will be announced prior to the 27th.
See below for top UW-Whitewater finishers in each event.
Men
60-Meter Dash:
Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 6.89, 3rd
800-Meter Run:
Andrew Lohse (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) – 1:57.84, 3rd
1-Mile Run:
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) – 4:14.77, 2nd
3,000-Meter Run:
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 8:19.39, 1st
5,000-Meter Run:
Christian Seagren (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) – 15:41.85, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles:
Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) – 8.54 (8.52 in prelims), 6th
High Jump:
Josh Krystosek (Palmyra, Wis./Palmyra-Eagle) – 6-06.00 (1.98 meters), 2nd
Pole Vault:
Jack Scully (Oshkosh, Wis./West) – 14-09.00 (4.50 meters), T-6th
Long Jump:
Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 22-10.50 (6.97 meters), 1st
Triple Jump: Shelvin Garrett – 46-10.25 (14.28 meters), 3rd
Shot Put:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 48-02.00 (14.68 meters), 7th
Weight Throw:
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 59-02.00 (18.03 meters), 2nd
Women
400-Meter Dash:
Katie McNamara (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 1:00.75, 6th
800-Meter Run:
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 2:22.91, 8th
4x400-Meter Relay: Jacobs/McNamara/Fassbender/Niehueser – 4:06.67, 6th
Distance Medley Relay: Braun/Handchetz/Niehueser/De La Cerda – 12:55.11, 3rd
High Jump:
Sarah Leitinger (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) – 4-09.75 (1.47 meters), 11th
Pole Vault:
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – 11-06.25 (3.51 meters), T-3rd
Long Jump:
Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 18-00.50 (5.50 meters), T-6th
Triple Jump:
Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 36-09.50 (11.21 meters), 5th
Shot Put:
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 36-10.50 (11.24 meters), 12th
Weight Throw:
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 47-07.00 (14.50 meters), 10th
