Warhawk distance runner
Olivia Zinanni

Men's Track & Field Set Personal Bests in 2026 Home Meet Finale

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's track team excelled at its final home meet of the 2026 outdoor track season. The Warhawks improved their standings & seedings before heading into the conference championship week. 

In the 100m, the Warhawks had 6 qualifiers finishing in the top spots to move to the finals. Sam Vargas (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) set a new personal-best, taking the top spot in qualifiers with a 10.45. Kayden Baumgart (Mount Horeb, Wis./Mount Horeb) followed with a 10.72, the second fastest of the prelims. Chris Kalies (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) also had a personal best at 10.75, Ayodele Bateye (Saint Charles, Ill./North) matched the mark with a 10.75 himself. Ben Bojar (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) & Tryasen Thomason rounded out the top six Warhawk sprinters. Bojar timed in at 10.82 for a season best, with Thomason at 10.85 for a personal best.

In the finals of the 100, Bateye claimed the top mark with a new personal best at 10.69. Bojar placed third in the finals with a 10.79, & Thomason improved on his prelim time with a 10.82.

In the 110m hurdles, Kaiden Porep (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn) qualified with a prelim time of 15.29, Porep placed 5th overall in the event with a 15.44 in the finals. 

In the 200m, Chris Kalies (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) set a season best, claiming the top time with a 21.46. Ben Bojar (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) & Traysen Thomason (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) also placed in the top five, both with personal bests. Bojar finished second overall with a 21.62, and Thomason was at 22.31.

The Warhawks also had the top mark in the men's 400m, Gabe Ubert (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South) took the top time with a new personal best at 48.72. James Williams (Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port) also had a personal best at 49.68, the 3rd fastest time at the meet. 

In the 400 hurdles, Jack Erickson (Belleville, Wis./Belleville) set the 25th fastest time in DIII this season, placing first overall with a 53.68. Wes Olsson (Sussex, Wis./Sussex-Hamilton) also placed in the top-5 with a 56.97, the third fastest time of the day. 

Heading to the distance events, the Warhawks continued their impressive day. Colin Lewandowski (Elmhurst, Ill./York) placed 3rd in the 800m with a 1:54.30. Jonah Block (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay) had the fifth best time at 4:01.87 in the 1500m, & Conner Murphy had the third fastest 5000m time at 15:48.34.

In the field events, Connor Fontaine (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) excelled in the discus throw, tossing a 46.28m on his last two throws of the event. Fontaine placed 5th overall in the discus. Jordan Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) placed 4th overall with a personal best in the shot put at 15.08m. 

In the javelin, the Warhawks had the second and third-best marks. Landon Scray (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) was 2nd with a 49.30m toss & Vargas marked at 44.72m. 

In the high jump, Jer'Von Anderson (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) set a new season best, reaching the 2.03m bar for the 19th best mark in DIII this season. Ben Bunton (Hartford, Wis./Hartford) set a new personal best by surpassing the 1.98m bar.

For the horizontal jumps, Connor Anderson (Waukesha, Wis./North) won the long jump with a season-best 7.00m leap. 

Both the men's 4x100 & 4x400 realy teams topped the podium. The 4x100 of Traysen Thomason (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), Kayden Baumgart (Mount Horeb, Wis./Mount Horeb), Ben Bojar (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee), & Ayodele Bateye (Saint Charles, Ill./North) timed in at 41.05 for the best time. In the 4x400, Ben Heller, Ryan Bintz (De Pere, Wis./De Pere), James Belus (Oconomowoc, Wis./) & Drew Davey (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn), timed in at 3:20.76. 

The Warhawks head up to UW-La Crosse for the WIAC Outdoor championship next weekend, May 1st & 2nd. 
 
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