The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's track and field program competed in a pair of meets this week. The largest contingent of Warhawks competed in the Meet of Champions hosted by Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois while three UWW women ran in the Phil Esten Challenge hosted by UW-La Crosse.
UW-Whitewater senior pole vaulter
Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) the program record in her specialty once again in Augustana. This time, Holland also set the facility record and the meet record with a height of 4.05 meters (13-3.5) - also bettering her #2 mark in the national outdoor rankings this season.
The Warhawk sprinters were dominant in the 100 and 200. Six UWW women finished among the top eight in the 100.
Dakota Mitchell (Sun Prairie, Wis./West) paced the squad with the second-fastest time in Division III this season - 11.69, also the second-fastest in program history.
Cici Stennett (Barrington, Ill./) claimed silver with a clocking of 11.90 - fifth in program history and a top 10 mark nationally.
Kelly Huerta (McHenry, Ill./) (12.00 - 9th in the UWW record book),
Angela Dale (Milwaukee, Wis./Nicolet) (12.10),
Danielle Pouska (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) (12.12) and
Hannah Bilodeau (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) (12.14) finished fourth through seventh respectively.
Mitchell added another top 20 national mark in the 200. Her clocking of 24.78 was fourth at the meet and ranks seventh in program history. Huerta was fifth with the eighth-fastest time in UWW history - 24.85. Bilodeau registered the ninth-fastest 200 time in Warhawk history with a time of 25.08 to claim sixth while Dale was seventh at the meet with a time of 25.43.
Lena Becker (Toulon, Ill./Stark County) was the runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.21. Her preliminary time of 15.02 is ranked fourth in program history. In the 400,
Lily Cooper (Elkhorn, Wis./) was seventh after crossing the line in 1:00.39.
In the throws,
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) posted top eight marks in three events. She was the runner-up in the hammer throw with a mark of 55.96 (183-07) - second in the program record book and fifth in Division III. Czarnecki's shot put mark of 12.89 meters (42-3.5) was good for fourth while her 42.55 meters (139-07) finished fifth in the discus.
Ryleigh Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) secured bronze in the discus with a mark of 45.89 (156-06) and
Caitlin Zingsheim (Milton, Wis./) was seventh with a throw of 42.07 (138-0).
Lexie Weier (Mineral Point, WI/) placed in both horizontal jumps. In the long jump, her leap of 5.16 (16-11.25) was eighth. She claimed bronze in the triple jump with a mark of 10.85 (35-7.25) while
Emily Mohs (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) was sixth with a jump of 10.43 (34-2.75).
At the Phil Esten Challenge,
Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) led the three-Warhawk contingent competing in the 1500 meters. De La Cerda crossed the line third with a time of 4:39.65 - ranked fifth in the program record book.
Katie Erb (Winnebago, Ill./) was eighth with a time of 4:48.15 and
Paige Fassbender's (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) 4:50.68 was tenth.
