STEVENS POINT, Wis.-The UW-Stevens Point track and field teams turned in strong performances at the annual Big Dawg Invitational on Saturday at the Multi-Activity Center. The men won the meet with a score of 194. The women finished in second-place with a score of 139.5.
Results
Brent Reierson (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) earned a set of first-place finishes in the shot put and weight throw. Reierson threw distances of 15.51 meters (50' 10.75") and 17.18 meters (56' 4.5").
Evan Torgerson (Weston, Wis./D.C. Everest) earned a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.73.
Noah Scheer (Elkhorn, Wis./East Troy) won the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.05.
Nick Koschak (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton) won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:34.01.
Max Zeitler (Gillett, Wis./Gillett) finished in first place in the 5,000-meter run. Zeitler finished with a time of 16:27.15.
Jared Schrang (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) earned a first-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles. He finished with a time of 8.64.
Brayden Bernhagen (Markesan, Wis./Markesan) earned a second-place finish in the high jump. He cleared the bar at a height of 1.83 meter (6' 0"). Bernhagen also earned a second-place finish in the triple jump, with a distance of 12.99 meters (42' 7.5").
Lee Jepsen (Auburndale, Wis./Auburndale) finished in second place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.09.
Jeremey Lee earned a second-place finish in the long jump. He jumped a distance of 6.76 meters (22' 2.25").
On the women's side,
Michelle Petkovsek (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.98, more than five seconds faster than the field.
Angela Breunig (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) won the pole vault. She cleared the bar at a height of 3.55 meters (11' 7.75").
The team of
Makani Peters (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH),
Leah Trempe (Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly),
Hannah Mertens (West Bend, Wis./Hartford Union) and
Brooke Wellhausen (Williams Bay, Wis./Big Foot) won the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:00.48.
Karen Wethal (Evansville, Wis./Evansville) earned a set of first-place finishes in the shot put and weight throw. The junior thrower threw distances of 13.21 meters (43' 4.25") and 15.54 meters (51' 0").
Kara Hoier (New London, Wis./New London) earned a first-place finish in the 3,000-meter run. She finished with a time of 10:55.94.
Sylviann Momont (Auburndale, Wis./Auburndale) finished in second place in the 60-meter hurdles. She earned a time of 9.66. Momont also competed in the long jump earning a fourth-place finish with a distance of 5.11 meters (16' 9.25").
Erinn Olmsted,
Alexis Anderson (Wausau, Wis./D.C. Everest),
Amanda Cieslinski (West Allis, Wis./Central) and
Ellen Peterson (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) finished in second through fifth place, respectively. The group finished with times of 5:33.78, 5:47.41, 5:47.74 and 5:47.92.
Anna Hogan (Omro, Wis./Omro) and
Briana Simonis (Rosholt, Wis./Rosholt) tied for a fourth-place finish in the high jump. They both cleared the bar at height of 1.49 meters (4' 10.5").
Alexandria Schaub (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) sprinted to a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.20.
The Pointers will host the WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships (presented by Culver's) at the Multi-Activity Center on Feb. 23 and 24.