The UW-Stevens Point track and field teams split squads to compete at the Dr. Keeler Invite hosted by North Central College and the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open hosted by UW-La Crosse.  Scores were not kept for either meet.
 
Dr. Keeler Invite – Results
 
Michelle Petkovsek (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca), Rebecca Alter (Trevor, Wis./Wilmot), Brooke Wellhausen (Williams Bay, Wis./Big Foot), and Hannah Mertens (West Bend, Wis./Hartford Union) finished in eighth place in the 4x400-meter relay.  The quartet timed in at 4:09.62 in the event run on Thursday.
 
Mertens also earned a ninth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.82 on Friday.
 
Petkovsek also competed individually in the 800-meter run.  She placed 14th with a time of 2:15.88. 
 
UW-La Crosse Eagle Open – Results
 
Sam Carriveau (West De Pere, Wis./West De Pere) earned her first collegiate win in field events.  She won the long jump with a distance of 5.76 meters (18' 10.75").
 
The duo of Karen Wethal (Evansville, Wis./Evansville) and Larkin Hoepner (Eau Claire, Wis./North) placed in the top-10 in the discus throw.  The pair tossed distances of 46.37 (152' 1") and 42.16 meters (138' 4").
 
Wethal and Hoepner also earned a pair of fourth-place finishes in the shot put and hammer throw, respectively.  Hoepner earned a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw with a distance of 51.28 meters (168' 3").  Wethal threw a distance of 13.77 meters (45' 2.25").  
 
Caitlin Falk (Mayville, Wis./Mayville) placed among the top-5 in the 400-meter run.  She finished in fifth with a time of 1:00.54.
 
Taylor Fuerstenberg (Sussex,Wis./Hamilton) placed sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:27.39. 
 
For the men, the quartet of Sam Welch (Manawa, Wis./Manawa), Matt Cieslak (Wilmot, Wis./Wilmot), Jayden Jesse (Genoa City, Wis./Wilmot) and Calden Wojt (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) competed in the 4x400-meter relay.  The quartet placed second with a time of 3:16.07.
 
Jared Schrang (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) placed third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.92.
 
Lee Jepsen (Auburndale, Wis./Auburndale) placed fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.79. 
 
Alex Egbert (La Crosse, Wis./Aquinas) and Matt Stelmasek (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) placed in the top-10 in the 1,500-meter run.  The pair timed in at 3:55.02 and 4:00.12, good for fifth- and eighth-place finishes. 
 
Quinn Brownell (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.46.
 
Blake Orr (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) picked up a pair of seventh- and eighth-place finishes in the shot put and discus throw, respectively.  He tossed a distance of 15.29 (50' 2") and 48.49 meters (159' 1").
 
Alex Poncelet (Hastings, Minn./Hastings) rounded out the top-10 with a distance of 43.10 meters (141' 5") in the javelin throw in ninth place.
 
Casey Olson (Madison, Wis./West) earned a 12th-place finish with a time of 10:32.16 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. 
 
Anthony Klein (Trevor, Wis./Wilmot) closed out the top-20 in the 200-meter dash.  He finished in 17th with a time of 23.38.
 
The Pointers travel back to La Crosse for final attempts to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships at the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier on Thursday (May 16).