The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater track and field program hosted and competed in the Drake Alternative which featured a number of Division I opponents Friday afternoon. The competition was the team's final before the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 5-6 which will also take place in Whitewater.
The Warhawks had a number of first place finishers at the meet.
Jacqueline Kornowski (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) was the first to cross the finish line in the 200 with a time of 25.51.
Kobe Chandler (Beloit, WI/Memorial) was tops in the 400 with a clocking of 49.03. In the 1500,
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) bested the competition with a time of 4:43.78.
In the field events,
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) continues to dominate the pole vault with a height of 3.91 meters (15-6.25) for gold Friday.
Shelvin Garrett II (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) claimed the triple jump crown with a leap of 14.95 meters (49-0.75).
UW-Whitewater's 4x100 relay squads were golden on both the men's and women's sides. The men's combination included
Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest),
Cam Hughes (St. Charles, IL/North),
Carsen Rindt (Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) and Garrett with a top time of 41.87.
Hannah Bilodeau (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) led off the women's team that also included
Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker), Kornowski and
Daja Pryor (Milwaukee, Wis./Martin Luther) for a time of 48.19.
Other top eight finishers at the meet included:
Nick McFadden (Waukesha, Wis./Pewaukee) in the 100 (11.11) and 200 (22.34), Hughes in the 200 (21.80),
Katie McNamara (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) in the 400 (59.73), Sarah Nieheuser in the 400 (1:01.85),
Luke Zanis (St. Charles, Ill./North) in the 400 (49.93),
Will Kaashagen (Cambridge, Wis./Cambridge) in the 400 (50.79),
Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) in the 400 hurdles (56.01),
Cole Worrall (Rhinelander, WI/) in the 400 hurdles (58.92),
Wyatt Baker (Wayzata, MN/) in the 400 hurdles (59.15),
Tyler Holldorf (Erie, Ill./Erie) in the 400 hurdles (1:00.09),
Rhett Reuter (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) in the 800 (1:54.99),
Payton Scoggin (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trails) in the 1500 (4:59.25),
Colin Lewandowski (Elmhurst, Ill./York) in the 1500 (3:58.21),
Brandon Gang (Waukesha, Wis./West) in the 1500 (4:00.16),
Landen Bratt (Waukesha, Wis./West) in the 1500 (4:02.94),
Jonah Block (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay) in the 3000 steeplechase (9:45.62),
Alex Metko (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) in the 3000 steeple (10:00:00),
Jill Cavanaugh (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington) in the 5000 (20:21.07),
Tyler Jensen (Hilbert, Wis./Hilbert) in the discus (47.05 meters),
Sean Larsen (Waukesha, Wis./South) in the hammer (49.94 meters),
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) in the hammer (50.12 meters),
Spencer Steffen (Appleton, Wis./West) in the high jump (1.85 meters),
Ty Jahnke (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) in the high jump (1.80 meters),
Renee Rittmeyer (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) in the high jump (1.48 meters), Shelton in the javelin (31.69 meters), Cystrunk in the javelin (49.81 meters),
Ethan Molzahn (Wauconda, IL/) in the long jump (6.47 meters),
Tim Neumann (Waukesha, Wis./South) in the long jump (6.30 meters),
Zoe Jenks-Recker (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) in the pole vault (3.46 meters),
Margaret Helbig (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) in the pole vault (3.31 meters),
Chris Bitz (Brookfield, Wis./East) in the pole vault (4.28 meters),
Adam Giljohann (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) in the pole vault (3.98 meters),
Brady Frey (Brookfield, WI/East) in the shot put (12.91 meters),
Rileigh Elgas (Janesville, Wis./Craig) in the triple jump (10.62 meters),
Lexie Weier (Mount Horeb, WI/) in the triple jump (10.23 meters),
Brayden Zettle (Monroe, Wis./Monroe) in the triple jump (14.70 meters).
