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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams returned home Friday and Saturday to host the Warhawk Invitational and Multi at Rex Foster Track.
 
On the women's side, event winners included Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) and Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) on the track and Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln), Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) and Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) in field events.
 
Jacobs ran a personal-record time of 59.84 to claim the 400-meter dash. She was also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that also included Katie McNamara (Geneva, Ill./Geneva), Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy) and Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger). The group posted a season-best time of 4:07.43, good for second place at the meet.
 
De La Cerda crossed the finish line first in the 1,500-meter run with a team season-best 4:56.45. Nickels won the long jump with a mark of 17-05.25 (5.31 meters), while Keifer placed first in the triple jump with an outdoor season-best 36-10.25 (11.23 meters).
 
Czarnecki claimed the discus throw with a distance of 132-06 (40.38 meters).
 
For the men, Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) improved his career record time in the 100-meter dash with a 10.58 to win the race. He currently ranks second in NCAA Division III in the event. Ford also helped the 4x100-meter relay finish with a season-best time of 41.90. The group also included Thomas Kelly (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer), Griffin Gawenda (Grayslake, Ill./North) and Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford).
 
Other event winners on the track included Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) in the 400-meter dash (50.17), Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) in the 800-meter run (1:56.16), Nate Fox (East Troy, Wis./East Troy) in the 1,500-meter run (4:09.35) and Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) in the 5,000-meter run (14:56.60). Zanis joined Will Kaashagen (Cambridge, Wis./Cambridge), Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) and Zach Miller (Saukville, Wis./Port Washington) in the 4x400-meter relay to record a season-best 3:21.65.
 
Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) was the lone first-place finisher for the men in field events, claiming the pole vault with a height of 14-05.25 (4.40 meters).
 
The Warhawks host the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative next Saturday, April 24, starting at 12 p.m. at Rex Foster Track.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
 
Women
100-Meter Dash: Daja Pryor (Milwaukee, Wis./Martin Luther) – 13.02, 3rd
200-Meter Dash: Daja Pryor (Milwaukee, Wis./Martin Luther) – 27.61, 7th
400-Meter Dash: Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) – 59.84, 1st
1,500-Meter Run: Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) – 4:56.45, 1st
100-Meter Hurdles: Hope Mylin (Algonquin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy) – 16.80 (16.68 in prelims), 5th
400-Meter Hurdles: Alex Handchetz (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley) – 1:14.50, 3rd
4x400-Meter Relay: Jacobs/McNamara/Niehueser/Fassbender – 4:07.43, 2nd
High Jump: Miranda Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 4-08.75 (1.44 meters), T-6th
Pole Vault: Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – 11-03.75 (3.45 meters), 3rd
Long Jump: Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) – 17-05.25 (5.31 meters), 1st
Triple Jump: Maddie Keifer (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) – 36-10.25 (11.23 meters), 1st
Shot Put: Morgan Huntley (Hillsboro, Wis./Hillsboro) – 37-08.75 (11.50 meters), 5th
Discus Throw: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 132-06 (40.38 meters), 1st
Hammer Throw: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 138-03 (42.13 meters), 3rd
Javelin Throw: Rialey Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 66-11 (20.40 meters), 9th
Heptathlon: Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 4387, 3rd
 
Men
100-Meter Dash: Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case) – 10.58, 1st
200-Meter Dash: Nick Andersen (Sussex, Wis./Waukesha North) – 23.01, 7th
400-Meter Dash: Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 50.17, 1st
800-Meter Run: Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) – 1:56.16, 1st
1,500-Meter Run: Nate Fox (East Troy, Wis./East Troy) – 4:09.35, 1st
5,000-Meter Run: Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) – 14:56.60, 1st
110-Meter Hurdles: Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) – 15.40 (15.14 in prelims), 2nd
400-Meter Hurdles: Brody Lippens (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – 1:02.76, 3rd
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) – 9:57.37, 4th
4x100-Meter Relay: Kelly/Ford/Gawenda/Rinaldi – 41.90, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: Kaashagen/Kuehl/Miller/Zanis – 3:21.65, 2nd
High Jump: Quinn Halversen (Rockford, Ill./Christian) – 6-01.25 (1.86 meters), 2nd
Pole Vault: Adam Schommer (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) – 14-05.25 (4.40 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 22-02.50 (6.77 meters), 4th
Triple Jump: Lucas Skaaland (Westby, Wis./Westby) – 46-00.75 (14.04 meters), 2nd
Shot Put: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 45-09.00 (13.94 meters), 3rd
Discus Throw: Tommy Morton (Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect) – 138-08 (42.27 meters), 4th
Hammer Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 171-02 (52.17 meters), 3rd
Javelin Throw: Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) – 159-03 (48.54 meters), 2nd
Decathlon: Jack McGinn (Madison, Wis./McFarland) – 5356, 5th