LA CROSSE, Wis.—The UW-Stevens Point men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse. The men finished 3^rd with a score of 121 and the women finished 7^th with a score of 22.66.
 
Results
 
The men were led by Jack Gjovik (Eagle River, Wis./Northland Pines), Mason Mead (Wausau, Wis./West), Ethan Vandermeer, Tyler Nosko (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka), Austin Rennhack (Columbus, Wis./Columbus), Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) and Reid Rydzewski (Random Lake, Wis./Random Lake).
 
Gjovik won the triple jump with a mark of 14.31.
 
Mead finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.83.
 
Vandermeer posted a second-place finish in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:52.44.
 
Nosko took third in the 500 meter run with a time of 1:56.51.
 
Rennhack heaved a mark of 16.62 meters in the shot put to take third.
 
Ploederl and Rydzewski were a part of a four-way tie for third in the high jump with a mark of 1.86 meters.
 
The 4x400-meter relay team of Will Garcia-Henrich, Mead, Ben Kempe (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) and Bennett Krause (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) took second with a time of 3:22.48.
 
The women were led by Lindsey Taylor (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) and Guadalupe Corn (Keshena, Wis./Menominee Indian).
 
Taylor placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 5.26 meters.
 
Rabitz took sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:22.38.
 
Corn posted a mark of 12.16 meters to finish sixth in the shot put.
 
The 4x400-meter relay team of Jaimie Deschand (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), Ashlee Lord (La Grange, Ill./LaSalle-Peru), Lindsey Jossie (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) and Margaret Hopkins (South Bend, Ind./Saint Joseph) finished fifth with a time of 4:28.80.
 
The UWSP men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on Friday (Apr. 25) for the Drake Alternative at UW-Whitewater, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
 
 
Top Finishers in all events-
 
Men:
Decathlon- Gavin Ridge (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) (11^th 4820)
4x100-Meter Relay- Thomas Cole (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc), Jake Wurster (Island Lake, Ill./Wauconda), Andrew Vold (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) and Thomas Trudgeon (Bessemer, Mich./A.D.Johnston) (5^th 43.29)
4x400-Meter Relay- Will Garcia-Henrich, Mason Mead (Wausau, Wis./West), Ben Kempe (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) and Bennett Krause (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) (2^nd 3:22.48)
200-Meter Dash- Jake Wurster (Island Lake, Ill./Wauconda) (5^th 22.37)
400-Meter Dash- Mason Mead (Wausau, Wis./West) (2^nd 49.83)
800-Meter Run- Tyler Nosko (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka) (3^rd 1:56.51)
1500-Meter Run- Derek Penzkover (Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake) (4^th 3:52.50)
5000-Meter Run- Ethan Vandermeer (2^nd 15:52.44)
10,000-Meter Run- Logan Murphy (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) (4^th 30:09.51)
Steeplechase- Aaron Richardson (Roseville, Minn./Roseville Area) (27^th 11:00.42)
110-Meter Hurdles- Travis Vertin (Chicago, Ill./Sheboygan South) (7^th 15.64)
400-Meter Hurdles- Will Garcia-Henrich (5^th 56.58)
Pole Vault- Gavin Fujino (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake) (8^th 4.57 meters)
High Jump- Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) and Reid Rydzewski (Random Lake, Wis./Random Lake) (T3^rd 1.86 meters)
Long Jump- Nick Tuchscherer (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) (4^th 6.92 meters)
Triple Jump- Jack Gjovik (Eagle River, Wis./Northland Pines) (1^st 14.31 meters)
Javelin Throw- Thomas Cole (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) (10^th 40.19 meters)
Hammer Throw- Jacob McConnell (Wonder Lake, Ill./Woodstock North) (4^th 52.76 meters)
Discus Throw- Jack Marsh (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) (6^th 45.48 meters)
Shot Put- Austin Rennhack (Columbus, Wis./Columbus) (3^rd 16.62 meters)
 
Women:
Heptathlon- Jordan Shamion (Iron River, Mich./West Iron County) (10^th 4141)
4x400-Meter Relay- Jaimie Deschand (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac), Ashlee Lord (La Grange, Ill./LaSalle-Peru), Lindsey Jossie (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) and Margaret Hopkins (South Bend, Ind./Saint Joseph) (5^th 4:28.80)
200-Meter Dash- Madilyn Fisher (Prairie du Chein, Wis./Prairie du Chien) (15^th 26.33)
400-Meter Dash- Maddy Boehnlein (Mount Calvary, Wis./Hartford Union) (10^th 1:02.71)
800-Meter Run- Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) (6^th 2:22.38)
1500-Meter Run- Lindsey Jossie (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) (16^th 4:55.87)
10,000-Meter Run- Judith Meister (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) (35^th 39:49.69)
Steeplechase- Makaela Malin (Monticello, Minn./St. Michael, Albertville) (7^th 11:48.65)
400-Meter Hurdles- Malina Carattini (Mosinee, Wis/Mosinee) (11^th 1:08.72)
Pole Vault- Natalee Weiss (Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls) (21^st 3.07 meters)
High Jump- Madeline Zirbel (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) and Kaylee N. Miller (Ithaca, Wis./Ithaca) (T8^th 1.51 meters)
Long Jump- Lindsey Taylor (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) (5^th 5.26 meters)
Javelin Throw- Mariah Moehn (Chilton, Wis./Chilton) (7^th 30.53 meters)
Hammer Throw- Guadalupe Corn (Keshena, Wis./Menominee Indian) (10^th 43.67 meters)
Discus Throw- Mariah Moehn (Chilton, Wis./Chilton) (8^th 36.11 meters)
Shot Put- Guadalupe Corn (Keshena, Wis./Menominee Indian) (6^th 12.16 meters)