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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams welcomed several of the nation's top teams to Kachel Fieldhouse Saturday as they hosted the Midwest Elite Invitational.
 
The Warhawk men finished third with 102.25 team points, while the women placed eighth with 13 team points.
 
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) and Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) led the UW-W women with top-five finishes in their respective events. Holland tied for second in the pole vault with a height of 11-08.00 (3.56 meters), while De La Cerda ran a personal record time of 10:37.73 in the 3,000-meter run to place fourth.
 
Other top performers included Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker). Missiaen tied for ninth in the high jump with a height of 4-10.25 (1.48 meters), while Shelton placed 12th in both the 60-meter dash in 8.04 seconds and the 200-meter dash in a career-best 26.90 seconds.
 
David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) and Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) finished 1-2 in the 5,000-meter run, each entering the top 10 in the nation with their performances. Fassbender broke both the school and facility records with his career-best 14:14.34, topping Brian Butzler's previous record of 14:21.70 from 2011. Schlender ran a personal record 14:26.80, the third-fastest PR in school history.
 
Josh Krystosek (Palmyra, Wis./Palmyra-Eagle) and Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) also contributed event wins for the Warhawks. Krystosek made his indoor season debut in the high jump with a 6-07.00 (2.01 meters), while Krause tallied a career best and entered the top 15 in the nation in the 1-mile run with his time of 4:11.81, the third-fastest PR time in the event in program history.
 
Shelvin Garrett II (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) finished as runner-up in the triple jump with a season-best 47-05.00 (14.45 meters). Curtis Pfeil (West Bend, Wis./West) and Brayden Zettle (Monroe, Wis./Monroe) also finished among the top five. Pfeil recorded a 46-10.25 (14.28 meters), and Zettle collected a 45-07.75 (13.91 meters).
 
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) vaulted into the top 15 in NCAA Division III with his season-best toss of 59-00.00 (17.98 meters) to place second in the weight throw. He also finished as runner-up in the shot put with a season-best 49-11.75 (15.23 meters). Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) registered a pair of personal records, finishing fourth in the prelims of the 60-meter dash with a 6.89 and second in the 200-meter dash final with a 22.12, currently the 15th-fastest time in the nation.
 
Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) placed third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:19.53, good for a top 10 mark in Division III. Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) earned a spot among the nation's top 15 times with his personal best 8.24 in the 60-meter hurdles, good for fourth place at the meet.
 
The Warhawks head to North Central's F. Lee Slick Invitational Friday starting at 4 p.m. in Naperville, Ill.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
 
Men
60-Meter Dash: Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) – 6.89, 4th (prelims)
200-Meter Dash: Victor Rinaldi (Medford, Wis./Medford) – 22.12, 2nd
400-Meter Dash: Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 50.37, 5th
800-Meter Run: Andrew Lohse (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) – 1:56.83, 6th
1-Mile Run: Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) – 4:11.81, 1st
3,000-Meter Run: Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) – 8:19.53, 3rd
5,000-Meter Run: David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) – 14:14.34, 1st; Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) – 14:26.80, 2nd
60-Meter Hurdles: Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) – 8.24, 4th
4x400-Meter Relay: Selensky/Zanis/Kaashagen/Miller – 3:33.16, 8th
High Jump: Josh Krystosek (Palmyra, Wis./Palmyra-Eagle) – 6-07.00 (2.01 meters), 1st
Pole Vault: Adam Giljohann (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) – 12-08.00 (3.86 meters), T-10th
Long Jump: Tim Neumann (Waukesha, Wis./South) – 21-03.50 (6.52 meters), 13th
Triple Jump: Shelvin Garrett II (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) – 47-05.00 (14.45 meters), 2nd
Shot Put: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 49-11.75 (15.23 meters), 2nd
Weight Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 59-00.00 (17.98 meters), 2nd
 
Women
60-Meter Dash: Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – 8.04, 12th
200-Meter Dash: Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – 26.90, 12th
400-Meter Dash: Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) – 1:01.56, 14th
800-Meter Run: Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy) – 2:27.15, 19th
1-Mile Run: Jenna Cooper (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) – 6:03.84, 23rd
3,000-Meter Run: Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) – 10:37.73, 4th
5,000-Meter Run: Jill Cavanaugh (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington) – 20:14.39, 31st
60-Meter Hurdles: Lena Becker (Toulon, Ill./Stark County) – 9.90, 16th
High Jump: Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 4-10.25 (1.48 meters), T-9th
Pole Vault: Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – 11-08.00 (3.56 meters), T-2nd
Shot Put: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 37-05.25 (11.41 meters), 15th
Weight Throw: Rialey Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 45-06.25 (13.87 meters), 17th