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Track Teams
Both Third at WIAC Outdoor Meet
Complete WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Results
UW-Stevens Point had three men�s individual
champions and three women�s champions as both squads placed third at
Saturday�s Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference outdoor track
and field championships in Eau Claire.
The Pointer men�s squad totaled 130 points as
UW-La Crosse won the meet with 262.5 points and UW-Whitewater was
second. The women had 148.5 points, while UW-Oshkosh won the title with
217.17 points and UW-La Crosse was second.
UW-Stevens Point had two automatic qualifiers
for the NCAA Division III championships as Mark LaLonde won the men�s
10,000-meter run in 30:20.44 and Megan Craig was second in the women�s
1500-meter run in 4:33.98.
Craig also had a provisional time of 2:15.77
by placing third in the 800-meter run and led three Pointers in the top
four finishers of the 1500 meters. Jenna Mitchler was third in 4:35.01
and Leah Herlache was fourth in 4:36.03 as both times were provisional
marks. Herlache was also second in the 5000 meters in 18:00.51.
Nicki Van Gheem captured the 10,000-meter run
in 39:28.32, Marie Burrows won the 400-meter dash in 57.09 seconds and
Becky Clarke won the javelin at 125 feet, 8.5 inches. Julia Slabosheski
was second in the discus at 147 feet, nine inches and the 4x800 meter
relay team was second in 9:33.83.
Andrew Schliepp had a pair of provisional
times for the men, winning the 110-meter hurdles in 14.50 seconds and
placing third in the 400-mter hurdles in 53.61 seconds. Matt Legel was
second in the 800-meter dash in 1:52.71 after posting a strong
provisional time of 1:51.67 in the prelims. The 4x400 meter relay team
had a provisional time of 3:16.67 while finishing third.
Curt Johnson won the 5000-meter run in
14:54.57, Jake Rhyner was second in the 3000-meter steeplechase in
9:23.67 and Ryan Shepard was second in the high jump at six feet, 6.75
inches.
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