The UW-Whitewater men's and women's track and field teams each finished third in ten-team fields at the Midwest ELITE Invitational as more records were broken Saturday in Kachel Fieldhouse.

Caleb Beightol (Belgium, Wis./Cedar Grove-Belgium) was flying in the fastest event of the day. His clocking of 6.71 was tops at the meet, breaks the program record by .04, and is the fourth-fastest recorded in Division III this season. In the women's race, UWW had a pair of Warhawks finish among the top eight. Kelly Huerta (McHenry, Ill./) posted a time of 7.76 for fifth while Dakota Mitchell (Sun Prairie, Wis./West) was clocked in 7.81 for seventh. Both are top ten marks in the program record book

Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) captured the second program record on the day. He crossed the line in 7.98 to win the 60-meter hurdles - a mark that ranks sixth nationally this season. Sam Burge (Mukwonago, Wis./) and Lena Becker (Toulon, Ill./Stark County) added points to the women's total in the event. Burge was fourth with a time of 9.23 - marking the third-fastest time in program history - while Becker was seventh with a time of 9.58. 

Huerta added a bronze finish in the 200 with a time of 25.53. That mark is seventh in the program record book. Mitchell added another top ten mark with a sixth-place time of 25.86 while Danielle Pouska (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) finished seventh. 

Kobe Chandler (Beloit, WI/Memorial) paced a three-Warhawk contingent to finish among the top eight in the 400. Chandler posted a time of 50.31 to claim third while Brad Heller (Brookfield, WI/East) was fifth (50.42) and Chris Kalies (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) finished sixth (50.66). Hannah Bilodeau (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) finished eighth in the women's race stopping the clock at exactly one minute. 

Drew Davey (Elkhorn, WI/) was the runner-up in the 800-meters with a time of 1:56.77 - just three-tenths back from the lead. Colin Lewandowski (Elmhurst, Ill./York) added seventh-place points to the team total in the event. Meanwhile Katie Erb (Winnebago, Ill./) secured third in the women's mile with a time of 5:05.02 - the sixth-fastest time in UWW history. Miranda McNally (Downers Grove, Ill./North) added a runner-up finish in the 3,000 with a clocking of 11:32.51 while Brielle Scoles (Kewaskum, Wis./) was fifth and Abby Motz (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) eighth in the event. 

The men's 4x400 was an absolute thriller with the Warhawks taking silver by just 0.01. UWW's combination of Heller, Colton Krause (Jefferson, Wis./), Kalies and Chandler crossed the line in 3:21.66. 

Brynn Fuerstenberg (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) and Amanda Hillman claimed third and fourth in the women's high jump. The duo both successfully cleared at 1.60 meters (5-3) - a career best and top ten mark for Hillman. Ben Bunton (Hartford, Wis./Hartford) was eighth in the men's event with a height of 1.86 meters (6-1.25). 

The women's pole vault saw the top two heights in Division III this season recorded in Kachel Fieldhouse Saturday. Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) finished second to her rival from WashU with a height of 4.05 meters (13-3.5). 

In the horizontal jumps, Lincoln Begin (Greenfield, Wis./) was third in the men's long jump with a leap of 6.95 meters (22-9.75). Max Wallace (West Allis, Wis./Hale) recorded a distance of 13.73 meters (45-0.5) to finish third in the triple jump. Connor Anderson (Waukesha, Wis./North) was right behind in fourth. 

The Czarnecki's bolstered UWW in the throws. Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) registered a toss of 17.23 meters (56-6.5) to finish fourth in the weight throw while her distance of 12.32 meters (40-5) in the shot put was good for fifth. Ryleigh Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) added seventh-place points to the team total with a heave of 15.36 meters (50-4.75) in the weight throw. 

Friday Recap
UW-Whitewater's Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) smashed the program record while Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) registered the fastest time in Division III in the 5,000 to bolster the Warhawks in the opening day of the Midwest Elite held in Kachel Fieldhouse. 

De La Cerda crossed the line in 17:11.47 to claim third - under 0.5 seconds back from the leader - to break the program record by over eight seconds. That mark is also a top 15 time in Division III this season. 

Schlender paced UWW in a very tight men's race, crossing the line in 13:59.81 to win the event. That mark is the fastest recorded by a Division III runner so far this season and is a personal best by over 13 seconds. Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) claimed fourth - less than two seconds back - with a time of 14:01.12. 

The weight throw was the lone other event to go to completion Friday. Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) finished fourth with a toss of 17.23 meters (56-6.50). Ryleigh Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) posted a personal best toss of 15.36 meters (50-4.75) to finish seventh.