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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams competed in their first away meet Saturday at the Big Dawg Invitational in Stevens Point, Wis.
 
The Warhawk men claimed first place in four events, while the women won three events.
 
D'Angelo Dear (Green Bay, Wis./Preble), Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) and Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) were victorious on the track for the UW-W men. Dear posted a career-best 6.97 to cross the finish line first in the 60-meter dash, while Patzka tallied a 4:20.25 to win the 1-mile run. Keefover finished the 60-meter hurdles in 8.41 seconds, more than two-tenths faster than the runner-up.
 
Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) improved his season-best toss in the weight throw to 57-11.00 (17.65 meters), good for 19th in NCAA Division III, to top a field of 24 competitors at more than three feet further than the runner-up.
 
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) led the women by moving into the top 15 in the nation in the pole vault. She registered a season-best height of 11-11.25 (3.64 meters).
 
Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) captured the 1-mile run with a personal record time of 5:19.38. The team's 4x400-meter relay team of Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), Katie McNamara (Geneva, Ill./Geneva), Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) and Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy) crossed the finish line first in 4:08.92. McNamara also finished as runner-up in the 400-meter dash, completing the race in 1:02.38.
 
The Warhawks host the Midwest Elite Invitational next Saturday, Feb. 12, at Kachel Fieldhouse.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers in each event.
 
Men
60-Meter Dash: D'Angelo Dear (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) – 6.97, 1st
200-Meter Dash: Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 23.12, 4th
400-Meter Dash: Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 50.94, 4th
1-Mile Run: Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) – 4:20.25, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles: Landon Keefover (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) – 8.41, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: Allen/Bratt/Uhrich/Lohse – 3:41.41, 4th
High Jump: Spencer Steffen (Appleton, Wis./West) – 6-02.00 (1.88 meters), 3rd
Pole Vault: Chris Bitz (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 14-09.00 (4.50 meters), T-2nd
Long Jump: Andy VanZile (New Berlin, Wis./West) – 19-09.50 (6.03 meters), 7th
Shot Put: Tommy Morton (Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect) – 42-03.25 (12.88 meters), 6th
Weight Throw: Daustin Martin (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – 57-11.00 (17.65 meters), 1st
 
Women
60-Meter Dash: Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – 8.07 (8.05 in prelims), 5th
200-Meter Dash: Jacqueline Kornowski (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) – 28.04, 16th
400-Meter Dash: Katie McNamara (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 1:02.38, 2nd
800-Meter Run: Jenna Cooper (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) – 2:44.75, 12th
1-Mile Run: Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) – 5:19.38, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles: Lena Becker (Toulon, Ill./Stark County) – 10.06, 6th
4x400-Meter Relay: Jacobs/McNamara/Fassbender/Niehueser – 4:08.92, 1st
High Jump: Rebecca Lawrence (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander) – 4-10.25 (1.48 meters), 2nd
Pole Vault: Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – 11-11.25 (3.64 meters), 1st
Shot Put: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 38-00.00 (11.58 meters), 6th
Weight Throw: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 46-08.25 (14.23 meters), 4th