Related Links:
Results
 
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams each finished as runner-up Saturday at UW-Stevens Point's Big Dawg Invitational.
 
In the teams' first away meet of the season, the Warhawk men accumulated 147 points, while the women collected 136.5 points.
 
Colin Lewandowski (Elmhurst, Ill./York) topped a field of 39 competitors in the men's 1-mile run with a 4:23.68. Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North), Chris Bitz (Brookfield, Wis./East) and Shelvin Garrett II (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) were also first-place finishers in their respective events. Zanis took the 400-meter dash in 51.25 seconds, Bitz won the pole vault with a season-best height of 14-10.00 (4.52 meters), and Garrett out-paced the field in the triple jump with his mark of 46-03.25 (14.10 meters).
 
Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) finished as runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 8.55 seconds, while Sean Larsen (Waukesha, Wis./South) was second in the weight throw with a distance of 51-02.75 (15.61 meters).
 
UW-W went 1-2-3 in the women's 1-mile run. Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) led the pack with a 5:09.25, a personal record and the No. 7 time in the program record book. She was followed by Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) with a 5:18.75 and Katie Erb (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) with a 5:26.49. The trio later combined with Roxanne Temple (Ingleside, Ill./Grant Community) to win the 4x400-meter relay in 4:15.55.
 
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) and Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) were each winners in field events. Holland tallied a season-best height of 12-05.25 (3.82 meters) in the pole vault, the No. 2 result in NCAA Division III, while Czarnecki posted a career-high 53-07.50 (16.34 meters) to earn top honors in the weight throw and the 25th-best toss in the nation.
 
Runners-up included Jacqueline Kornowski (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) in the 60-meter dash and Lena Becker (Toulon, Ill./Stark County) in the 60-meter hurdles.
 
UW-Whitewater hosts the Midwest Elite Invitational next Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. at Kachel Fieldhouse.
 
See below for the Warhawks' top finishers in each event from Saturday's meet.
 
Men
60-Meter Dash: Adam Kunny (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) – 6.98, 1st
200-Meter Dash: Kobe Chandler (Beloit, WI/Memorial) – 23.29, 5th
400-Meter Dash: Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) – 51.25, 1st
800-Meter Run: Drew Davey (Elkhorn, WI) – 1:59.83, 3rd
1-Mile Run: Colin Lewandowski (Elmhurst, Ill./York) – 4:23.68, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles: Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) – 8.55, 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Reuter/Metko/Bratt/Massman – 3:39.65, 4th
Pole Vault: Chris Bitz (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 14-10.00 (4.52 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Christian Crump (Kenosha, Wis./Bradford) – 20-04.50 (6.21 meters), 3rd
Triple Jump: Shelvin Garrett II (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) – 46-03.25 (14.10 meters), 1st
Shot Put: Brady Frey (Brookfield, WI/East) – 41-03.25 (12.58 meters), 4th
Weight Throw: Sean Larsen (Waukesha, Wis./South) – 51-02.75 (15.61 meters), 2nd
 
Women
60-Meter Dash: Jacqueline Kornowski (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) – 8.06, 2nd
200-Meter Dash: Hannah Bilodeau (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) – 27.32, 3rd
400-Meter Dash: Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy) – 1:02.87, 6th
1-Mile Run: Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) – 5:09.25, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles: Lena Becker (Toulon, Ill./Stark County) – 10.12, 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Fassbender/Erb/Temple/De La Cerda – 4:15.55, 1st
High Jump: Rebecca Lawrence (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander) – 4-10.25 (1.48 meters), T-3rd
Pole Vault: Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – 12-05.25 (3.82 meters), 1st
Long Jump: Ava Falk (Kaneland, IL) – 13-10.25 (4.22 meters), 8th
Triple Jump: Lexie Weier (Mount Horeb, WI) – 31-09.50 (9.69 meters), 6th
Shot Put: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 38-04.00 (11.68 meters), 5th
Weight Throw: Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 53-07.50 (16.34 meters), 1st