WHITEWATER, Wis.—The UW-Stevens Point men's track and field team and women's pentathlon athletes competed in the Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite and Multi on Friday evening.
 
Results
 
Ben Kempe (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) won the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.33, tying UWSP's ninth all-time performance. Simeion Harris (Sandwich, Ill./Sandwich) stopped the clock at 50.45 in the 400-meter dash. Nick Tuchscherer (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) took the long jump with a mark of 1.08 meters.
 
Gracie Ridgway (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) led the way for the women's pentathlon, finishing third with a score of 3251.
 
Gavin Ridge (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) currently leads the Pointer men in the heptathlon, through four events, in third place with a score of 2518.
 
The heptathlon will wrap-up tomorrow (Jan. 31) at 9:00 a.m. UWSP women will compete tomorrow in the Whitewater Invite at 12:00 p.m.
Top Finishers in Other Events
Men-
200-Meter Dash- Andrew Vold (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) (11^th 23.21)
3000-Meter Run- Noah Kuhn (Cross Plains, Wis./Edgewood) (30^th 8:59.57)- PR
4x400-Meter Relay- Ben Kempe (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH), Simeion Harris (Sandwich, Ill./Sandwich), Bennett Krause (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) and Mason Mead (Wausau, Wis./West) (2^nd 3:22.68)
60-Meter Dash- Andrew Vold (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) (8^th 7.15)
800-Meter Run- Tyler Nosko (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka) (2^nd 1:57.28)
High Jump- Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) (4^th 1.91 meters)
Pole Vault- Gavin Fujino (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake) (2^nd 4.56 meters)
Shot Put- Jorden Ukpong (Kronenwetter, Wis./D.C. Everest) (2^nd 16.29 meters)- PR
Triple Jump- Logan Witberler (Marathon, Wis./Marathon) (8^th 12.98 meters)
Weight Throw- Jack Marsh (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) (4^th 16.24 meters)