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UW-Platteville Results (5K women)
 
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams continued the outdoor season Saturday at the University of Dubuque's Spartan Invite.
 
The men won the meet with a team score of 209.50, while the women accumulated 120 points to finish third.
 
The Warhawk women finished 1-2 in the pole vault as Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) and Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) each recorded season bests. Holland won the event with a personal record height of 12-02.00 (3.71 meters), good for the top result in NCAA Division III. Davidson finished second with her height of 11-01.75 (3.40 meters).
 
Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) improved her season-best mark in the triple jump to a 36-08.25 (11.18 meters), good for first place and a top-20 national distance. She also finished second in the long jump, matching her personal record in the event with a 17-06.00 (5.33 meters).
 
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) led UW-Whitewater in all three throwing events, including a third-place finish in the hammer throw with a personal record toss of 157-01 (47.87 meters).
 
Other top finishers included Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), who placed second in the 800-meter run in 2:28.59, Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), who finished third in the 400-meter dash in 1:02.36, and Hope Mylin (Algonquin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy), who ran the 100-meter hurdles in a career-best 16.81, good for third place.

Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) led a contingent of UW-W runners in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Platteville Invitational, placing second out of 20 runners with a personal-best time of 19:06.37.
 
On the men's side, jumpers Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby), Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) and Josh Krystosek (Palmyra, Wis./Palmyra-Eagle) recorded strong performances. Krystosek posted a career-best height of 6-09.75 (2.08 meters) in the high jump, good for first place at the meet and No. 1 in NCAA Division III. Skaaland surged into the nation's top 10 with his season-best mark of 46-10.75 (14.29 meters), good for first place.
 
Pfeil won the long jump with a season-best distance of 22-07.25 (6.89 meters), good for a top-20 national mark.
 
Jack Scully (Oshkosh, Wis./West) tallied a personal record 15-05.00 (4.70 meters) in the pole vault to finish second at the meet and enter the nation's top 15. Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) improved his career best toss in the hammer throw with a 176-04 (53.76 meters), good for first place and a top-15 national mark.
 
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:40.17, which ranks among the nation's top five.
 
Other winners included Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) in the 200-meter dash (22.35), Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) in the 400-meter dash (51.39), Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) in the 1,500-meter run (4:04.86), Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) in the pole vault (15-05.00 / 4.70 meters) and the 4x100-meter relay team of Thomas Kelly (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer), Ford, Griffin Gawenda (Grayslake, Ill./North) and Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) (42.37).
 
The Warhawks host the Warhawk Invitational and Multi next Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, at Rex Foster Track.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
 
Women
100-Meter Dash: Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – 13.32 (13.20 in prelims), 5th; Michelle Siciliano (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 12.80 in prelims
200-Meter Dash: Noa Peller (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) – 28.19, 7th
400-Meter Dash: Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) – 1:02.36, 3rd
800-Meter Run: Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 2:28.59, 2nd
1,500-Meter Run: Amanda Leder (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) – 5:41.52, 14th
5,000-Meter Run: Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) - 19:06.37, 2nd (at UW-Platteville)
100-Meter Hurdles: Hope Mylin (Algonquin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy) – 16.81, 3rd
High Jump: Sarah Leitinger (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) – 4-08.25 (1.43 meters), T-7th; Miranda Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 4-08.25 (1.43 meters), T-7th
Pole Vault: Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – 12-02.00 (3.71 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 17-06.00 (5.33 meters), 2nd
Triple Jump: Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 36-08.25 (11.18 meters), 1st
Discus Throw: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 127-05 (38.84 meters), 5th
Hammer Throw: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 157-01 (47.87 meters), 3rd
Javelin Throw: Angie Kudick (Kewaunee, Wis./Kewaunee) – 74-04 (22.66 meters), 6th
Shot Put: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 35-00.25 (10.67 meters), 6th
4x100-Meter Relay: Siciliano/Shelton/Jacobs/Kornowski – 50.40, 2nd
 
Men
100-Meter Dash: Oren Henderson-Zintz (Madison, Wis./La Follette) – 11.21 (11.19 in prelims), 2nd; Shelvin Garrett – 11.04 in prelims
200-Meter Dash: Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 22.35, 1st
400-Meter Dash: Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 51.39, 1st
800-Meter Run: Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 1:58.46, 3rd
1,500-Meter Run: Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) – 4:04.86, 1st
5,000-Meter Run: David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 14:40.17, 1st
High Jump: Josh Krystosek (Palmyra, Wis./Palmyra-Eagle) – 6-09.75 (2.08 meters), 1st
Pole Vault: Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) – 15-05.00 (4.70 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 22-07.25 (6.89 meters), 1st
Triple Jump: Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) – 46-10.75 (14.29 meters), 1st
Discus Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 132-05 (40.36 meters), 5th
Hammer Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 176-04 (53.76 meters), 1st
Javelin Throw: Logan Meier (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – 78-05 (23.91 meters), 9th
Shot Put: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 45-09.00 (13.94 meters), 3rd
4x100-Meter Relay: Kelly/Ford/Gawenda/Rinaldi – 42.37, 1st