Left: Kobe Chandler running; Right: Jacqueline Kornowski running
Olivia Zinanni

Men's Track & Field

Warhawk Men, Women Tops at Big Dawg Invite

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams topped the leaderboard at the Big Dawg Invite hosted by UW-Stevens Point Saturday. 

Men's Team Scores: UWW 181, UWSP 166.50, MSOE 108, Wisconsin Track Club 52, CUW 37.50, Copper Country Track Club 29

Women's Team Scores: UWW 142.50, UWSP 105.50, MSOE 95.50, CUW 92.50, Wisconsin Track Club 79, Copper Country Track Club 22

UW-Whitewater had multiple event winners over the course of the meet. In the 60-meter dash, Jacqueline Kornowski (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) was first to cross the finish line with a time of 8.04 just a one-hundredth of a second ahead of teammate Maddie Buehler (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater). Danielle Pouska (Algonquin, IL/Jacobs) and Eden Bowen (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster) finished fourth and fifth in the event respectively. On the men's side, the Warhawks also secured the top two spots led by Shelvin Garrett II (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) with a mark of 6.98. Ben Bojar (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) followed with a time of 7.01. Caleb Beightol (Belgium, Wis./Cedar Grove-Belgium), Nick McFadden (Waukesha, Wis./Pewaukee) and Andy VanZile (New Berlin, Wis./West) also finished among the top eight. 

UWW's Hannah Bilodeau (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) and Chris Kalies (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) claimed gold in the 400-meters. Bilodeau led a four-Warhawk contingent in the women's race to finish in the top eight with a time of 1:01.05. Kalies was clocked in 50.75 with teammate Brad Heller (Brookfield, WI/East) taking silver with a time of 51.82. 

Kobe Chandler (Beloit, WI/Memorial) was the first runner to cross in the 200 posting a time of 22.76. Makai Johnson (Delavan, Wis./Delavan-Darien), Wyatt Baker (Wayzata, MN/), Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) and Max Leibham (Hartland, WI/Lake Country Lutheran) also finished in the top eight in the event.

Three UWW runners finished among the top three in the 800. Katie Erb (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) and Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) finished back-to-back in second and third with times of 2:24.21 and 2:24.91 respectively. For the men, Craig Hundley's (Grayslake, IL/North) time of 1:57.05 was good for third. 

The mile saw ten Warhawks add points to the team totals. Tucker Johnson (Poynette, Wis./Poynette) won the men's race with a time of 4:25.24 while Jonah Block (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay), Chris Allen (Downers Grove, Ill./North), Alex Metko (Brillion, Wis./Brillion), Brandon Massman (Belvidere, Ill./North) and Conner Murphy swept third through seventh. A contingent of four swept fourth through seventh in the women's race with Renee Forystek (Waukesha, WI/North) leading the way with a clocking of 5:27.63 followed by Abbey Wedwick (Westby, WI/), Emma Shingledecker (New Berlin, Wis./West) and Nicole Brown (Grayslake, IL)

Thomas and Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) paced the field in the 60 hurdles. Thomas' 8.38 was tops with Cystrunk claiming silver with a time of 8:40. Tristan Ropiak (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) and Cole Worrall (Rhinelander, WI/) also placed in the event. Lena Becker (Toulon, Ill./Stark County) led the Warhawk women in the event with a time of 9.58 for second-place. Morgan Amend (Markesan, Wis./Markesan) was sixth in the event. 

In the relays, UWW's combination of Drew Davey (Elkhorn, WI/), Josh Anhalt (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran), Colin Lewandowski (Elmhurst, Ill./York) and Rhett Reuter (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) posted the top time (3:32.25) in the 4x400. 

Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) led UW-Whitewater in the field events as the Warhawks swept the top five spots in the pole vault. Her height of 3.81 meters won the event by nearly two feet. Ella Maher (Rockford, Ill./Winnebago), Zoe Jenks-Recker (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove), Malerie Morey (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) and Carleen Snow (Rio, Wis./DeForest) added points to the team total with top eight finishes in the event. Brady Schaller (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) posted a height of 4.26 meters to finish second on the men's side. Adam Giljohann (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) added a sixth-place finish. 

Jared Sudbrink (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) and Spencer Steffen (Appleton, Wis./West) registered matching heights of 1.85 meters to finish in fourth and fifth respectively in the high jump. Rebecca Lawrence (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander) was fourth with a leap of 1.45 meters with teammate Kiara McKowen (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) taking seventh. 

In the horizontal jumps, Aiden Neduzak (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) (6.20 meters) was fifth in the long jump while Ethan Molzahn (Wauconda, IL/) (6.13 meters) finished seventh. Connor Anderson (Waukesha, Wis./North) (12.34 meters) added fourth-place points in the triple jump. 

Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) led UWW in the throws. Her heave of 16.96 meters was best in the weight throw by over three feet. Mikayla Madlena (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) tied for third with a throw of 15.77 meters. Czarnecki added seventh-place points to the team total in the shot put with a toss of 11.86 meters. On the men's side, Sean Larsen's (Waukesha, Wis./South) heave of 15.91 meters in the weight throw was good for fourth. Tyler Jensen (Hilbert, Wis./Hilbert) finished sixth in the event. Jordan Jackson registered a mark of 13.52 meters in the shot put to finish sixth. 
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Players Mentioned

Morgan Amend

Morgan Amend

Hurdles
5' 5"
Freshman
Lena Becker

Lena Becker

Hurdles
5' 9"
Freshman
Kenni Czarnecki

Kenni Czarnecki

Throws
5' 8"
Freshman
Ari De La Cerda

Ari De La Cerda

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman
Gracie Holland

Gracie Holland

Pole Vault
5' 1"
Freshman
Jacqueline Kornowski

Jacqueline Kornowski

Short Sprints
5' 6"
Freshman
Rebecca Lawrence

Rebecca Lawrence

High Jump
5' 9"
Freshman
Mikayla Madlena

Mikayla Madlena

Throws
5' 11"
Freshman
Ella Maher

Ella Maher

Pole Vault
5' 4"
Freshman
Kiara McKowen

Kiara McKowen

High Jump
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Morgan Amend

Morgan Amend

5' 5"
Freshman
Hurdles
Lena Becker

Lena Becker

5' 9"
Freshman
Hurdles
Kenni Czarnecki

Kenni Czarnecki

5' 8"
Freshman
Throws
Ari De La Cerda

Ari De La Cerda

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance
Gracie Holland

Gracie Holland

5' 1"
Freshman
Pole Vault
Jacqueline Kornowski

Jacqueline Kornowski

5' 6"
Freshman
Short Sprints
Rebecca Lawrence

Rebecca Lawrence

5' 9"
Freshman
High Jump
Mikayla Madlena

Mikayla Madlena

5' 11"
Freshman
Throws
Ella Maher

Ella Maher

5' 4"
Freshman
Pole Vault
Kiara McKowen

Kiara McKowen

5' 6"
Freshman
High Jump