PLATTEVILLE, Wis.—The UW-Stevens Point men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Platteville Invitational.
 
Results
 
Thomas Nelson (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) won the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:46.99.
 
The men also had top-five finishes from Jack Gjovik (Eagle River, Wis./Northland Pines), Will Garcia-Heinrich (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee), Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville), Tyler Nosko (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka), Kaedon Welte (Byron, Ill./Byron) and Austin Rennhack (Columbus, Wis./Columbus).
 
Gjovik finished third in the triple jump with a mark of 13.97 meters.
 
Garcia-Heinrich finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.00.
 
Ploederl took fourth in the high jump with a jump of 1.90 meters.
 
Nosko posted a time of 4:04.52 to finish fourth in the 1500-meter run.
 
Welte tied for fifth in the javelin throw with a mark of 45.45 meters.
 
Rennhack finished fifth in the shot put with a mark of 16.31 meters.
 
The 4x400-meter relay team of Aiden Leist (Hortonville, WIs./Hortonville), Nosko, Adam Zinn (Woodstock, Ill./North) and Bennett Krause (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) took fifth place with a time of 3:25.07.
 
The women had a sixth-place finish from Melanie Princl (West Bend, Wis./West). She finished the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.99.
 
The 4x400-meter relay team of Jaimie Deschand (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), Kya Smith (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa), Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) and Princl took sixth with a time of 4:07.22.

The UWSP men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on Thursday (Apr. 17) for day one of the Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse.
 
Top Finishers in Other Events-
Men:
400-Meter Hurdles- Will Garcia-Heinrich (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) (4^th 57.00)
200-Meter Dash- Jake Wurster (Island Lake, Ill./Wauconda) (27^th 22.86)
400-Meter Dash- Mason Mead (Wausau, Wis./West) (12^th 49.57)
800-Meter Run- Logan Lutz (Greendale, Wis./Greendale) (11^th 1:55.02)
1500-Meter Run- Tyler Nosko (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka) (4^th 4:04.52)
5000-Meter Run- Thomas Nelson (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) (1^st 15:46.99)
4x400 Meter Relay- Aiden Leist (Hortonville, WIs./Hortonville), Tyler Nosko (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka), Adam Zinn (Woodstock, Ill./North) and Bennett Krause (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) (5^th 3:25.07)
Hammer Throw- Collin Their (14^th 48.97 meters)
Shot Put- Austin Rennhack (Columbus, Wis./Columbus) (5^th 16.31 meters)
Discus Throw- Jack Marsh (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) (6^th 47.37 meters)
Javelin Throw- Kaedon Welte (Byron, Ill./Byron) (T5^th 45.45 meters)
Long Jump- Amado Espinosa (Big Lake, Minn./Big Lake) (14^th 6.36 meters)
Triple Jump- Jack Gjovik (Eagle River, Wis./Northland Pines) (3^rd 13.97 meters)
High Jump- Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) (4^th 1.90 meters)
Pole Vault- Gavin Fujino (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake) (T6th 4.45 meters)
 
Women:
100-Meter Hurdles- Melanie Princl (West Bend, Wis./West) (6^th 15.99)
400-Meter Hurdles- Malina Carattini (Mosinee, Wis/Mosinee) (10^th 1:08.64)
200-Meter Dash- Madilyn Fisher (Prairie du Chein, Wis./Prairie du Chien) (30^th 26.64)
400-Meter Dash- Kya Smith (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) (13^th 1:00.78)
800-Meter Run- Lindsey Jossie (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) (16^th 2:22.35)
1500-Meter Run- Makaela Malin (Monticello, Minn./St. Michael, Albertville) (7^th 5:05.29)
5000-Meter Run- Brooklyn Hoff (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) (76^th 18:30.72)
4x400 Meter Relay- Jaimie Deschand (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), Kya Smith (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa), Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) and Melanie Princl (West Bend, Wis./West) (6^th 4:07.22)
Hammer Throw- Guadalupe Corn (Keshena, Wis./Menominee Indian) (13^th 43.84 meters)
Shot Put- Guadalupe Corn (Keshena, Wis./Menominee Indian) (15^th 11.73 meters)
Discus Throw- Bella Harriman (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet) (17^th 36.21 meters)
Javelin Throw- Lindsey Taylor (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) (11^th 34.73 meters)
Long Jump- Lindsey Taylor (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) (13^th 5.11 meters)
High Jump- Madeline Zirbel (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) (8^th 1.55 meters)
Pole Vault- Shannon Kearney (Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount) (20^th 2.91 meters)