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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's track and field team totaled 24 team points Saturday to place eighth at the "Squig" Converse Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse in Whitewater.
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) and
Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) led the Warhawks with top-three finishes in their respective events. Holland improved her season best in the pole vault to a height of 11-06.25 (3.51 meters), good for second place overall. Shelton tallied a personal record time of 8.03 seconds in the 60-meter dash, good for third place in the event.
Other point scorers included
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger),
Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown).
Fassbender finished fifth in the 800-meter run in 2:26.43, while Missiaen registered a career best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.57 seconds. Jacobs collected a results of 1:02.26 to finish eighth in the 400-meter dash.
The Warhawks head to UW-Stevens Point's Big Dawg Invite next Saturday, Feb. 5, at 10:30 a.m.
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
60-Meter Dash:
Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – 8.03, 3rd
200-Meter Dash:
Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – 27.46, 16th
400-Meter Dash:
Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) – 1:02.26, 8th
800-Meter Run:
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 2:26.43, 5th
1-Mile Run:
Kristan Larson (Rio, Wis./Rio) – 6:15.61, 24th
3,000-Meter Run:
Jill Cavanaugh (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington) – 11:56.61, 30th
60-Meter Hurdles:
Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 9.57, 5th
High Jump:
Sarah Leitinger (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) – 4-08.25 (1.43 meters), T-10th
Pole Vault:
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – 11-06.25 (3.51 meters), 2nd
Shot Put:
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 38-01.25 (11.61 meters), 10th
Weight Throw:
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 42-04.00 (12.90 meters), 18th
Pentathlon:
Brynn Oremus (Waukesha, Wis./West) – 2,103, 13th
