WHITEWATER, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's track and field team won four events and took the team title at the Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational on Friday. The Pointers scored 130 points, eight points more than runner-up and host UW-Whitewater.
 
Results
 
UWSP's 4x400-meter relay team of Tyler Santi (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), Brad Brewer (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), Aiden Leist (Hortonville, WIs./Hortonville) and Braedon Gilles (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) took first place for the second-straight week with a time of 3:26.45.
 
Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) won the high jump as the only jumper to clear 2.00 meters (6' 6.75").
 
Mike Brown (Butternut, Wis./Butternut) crossed the finish line first in the 5000-meter run. His winning time of 15:56.15 was more than six seconds faster than the rest of the field.
 
In the shot put, Austin Rennhack (Columbus, Wis./Columbus) won the event with a toss of 14.76 meters (48' 5.25"), a mere 0.2 meters farther than the runner-up.
 
Santi and Gilles notched runner-up finishes in the 400-meter dash and 800-meter runs with times of 51.56 and 1:56.45, respectively.
 
UWSP multis will complete the other half of their events and the UWSP women compete at UW-Whitewater's Invite on Saturday (Jan. 28). Events start at 12:00 p.m.
 
Below is a list of the top finisher in each event for UWSP.
 
Men
60-Meter Dash: Andrew Vold (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) – 7.18, 12th  
200-Meter Dash: Andrew Vold (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) – 23.70, 16th
400-Meter Dash: Tyler Santi (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) – 51.56, 2nd  
800-Meter Run: Braedon Gilles (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) – 1:56.45, 2nd
3000-Meter Run: Josh Jumbeck – 8:43.62, 6th
5000-Meter Run: Mike Brown (Butternut, Wis./Butternut) – 15:56.15, 1st
60-Meter Hurdles: Quinn Greer (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn) – 8.83, 6th
4x400-Meter Relay: Tyler Santi (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), Brad Brewer (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), Aiden Leist (Hortonville, WIs./Hortonville), Braedon Gilles (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) – 3:26.45, 1st
High Jump: Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) – 2.00 meters (6' 6.75"), 1st  
Pole Vault: Gaven Lange (Wausau, Wis./West) – 4.20 meters (13' 9.25"), 8th  
Long Jump: Caleb Carter (Lisle, Ill./Lisle) – 6.41 meters (21' 0.50"), 10th  
Triple Jump: Ian Lillquist (New Prague, Minn./New Prague) – 13.35 meters (43' 9.75"), 7th  
Shot Put: Austin Rennhack (Columbus, Wis./Columbus) – 14.76 meters (48' 5.25"), 1st
Weight Throw: Dilan Schneider (Rib Lake, Wis./Rib Lake) – 15.77 meters (51' 9.00"), 4th
Heptathlon: Tom Cole – 2496, 4th 

Women
Pentathlon: Jordan Shamion (Iron River, Mich./West Iron County) – 2610, 7th