STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point track and field team opened the season with 12 event victories in a dual with visiting UW-Eau Claire.  The men fell short by a score of 68.5-64.5 while the UWSP women fell by a score of 83-57.
 
Results
 
Felix King (Chicago, Ill./John Adams) earned the win the 60-meter dash for the UWSP men with a time of 7.27.
 
Distance runners Braedon Gilles (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) and Kyle Pflug (Paddock Lake, Wis./Westosha Central) won the one mile and 3000-meter runs with time of 4:28.96 and 9:14.53, respectively.
 
Tom Kohn (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka) swept the top spot in the long and triple jumps. His winning distance in the long jump was 6.59 meters. In the triple jump, he reached a distance of 14.2 meters for the win.
 
Blake Orr (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) took first place in the weight throw with a distance of 16.98 meters.
 
For the women, Shannon Nelson (Franklin, Wis./Oak Creek) won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.90, leading a trio of top finishers for the Pointers.
 
Freshman Ashley Spatz (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) won the 400-meter dash in her collegiate debut. Her victorious time was 1:01.19.
 
Sylviann Momont (Auburndale, Wis./Auburndale) won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.06. Claire Neuberger (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) earned first place in the pole vault with a height of 3.22 meters.
 
UWSP's women won the long and triple jump.  Adrienne Lewis (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) took first in the long jump with a distance of 5.45 meters.  Kasy Walker-Daniels (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) reached a distance of 10.66 meter to win the triple jump.
 
The Pointers host UW-Platteville next Saturday (Feb. 13).  Events start at 12:00 p.m.
 
Below is a list of the top finisher in each event for UWSP.
 
Men
60-Meter Dash:  Felix King (Chicago, Ill./John Adams) – 7.27, 1st
400-Meter Dash:  Quinn Brownell (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) – 52.59, 2nd
1-Mile Run:  Braedon Gilles (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) – 4:28.96, 1st
3000-Meter Run:  Kyle Pflug (Paddock Lake, Wis./Westosha Central) – 9:14.53, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles:  Nick Chesterman (Sun Prairie, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) – 8.86, 2nd
4x400-Meter Relay: Noah Rosas (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) :: David Kienow (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) :: Spencer Lindstrom (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo) :: Max Sobczak (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) – 3:37.45, 2nd
High Jump: Mike Ayensu-Mensah (Appleton, Wis./North) – 2.00 meters, 2nd
Pole Vault:  Nick Baumgartner (Kewaunee, Wis./Kewaunee) – 4.17 meters, 2nd
Long Jump:  Tom Kohn (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka) – 6.59 meters, 1st
Triple Jump:  Tom Kohn (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka) – 14.20 meters, 1st
Shot Put:  Blake Orr (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) – 14.44 meters, 2nd
Weight Throw:  Blake Orr (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) – 16.98 meters, 1st
 
Women
60-Meter Dash: Shannon Nelson (Franklin, Wis./Oak Creek) – 7.90, 1st
200-Meter Dash:  Leyna Herzog (Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) – 26.82, 2nd
400-Meter Dash: Ashley Spatz (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) – 1:01.19, 1st
1-Mile Run:  Brooke Wellhausen (Williams Bay, Wis./Big Foot) – 5:23.91, 5th
3000-Meter Run:  Emma Guenther (Monroe, Wis./Albany) -11:15.14, 3rd
60-Meter Hurdles:  Sylviann Momont (Auburndale, Wis./Auburndale) – 9.06, 1st
4x400-Meter Relay: Brooke Wellhausen (Williams Bay, Wis./Big Foot) :: Shannon Nelson (Franklin, Wis./Oak Creek) :: Molly Milliren (Thorp, Wis./Thorp) :: Elisha Wilson (Little Chute, Wis./Little Chute) – 4:12.06, 2nd
High Jump: Sylviann Momont (Auburndale, Wis./Auburndale) – 1.66 meters, 2nd
Pole Vault:  Claire Neuberger (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) – 3.22 meters, 1st
Long Jump:  Adrienne Lewis (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) – 5.45 meters, 1st
Triple Jump:  Kasy Walker-Daniels (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) – 10.66 meters, 1st
Shot Put:  Brilyn Brecka (Alma, Wis./Alma) – 11.99 meters, 2nd
Weight Throw: Brilyn Brecka (Alma, Wis./Alma) – 13.65 meters, 2nd