STEVENS POINT, Wis.—The UW-Stevens Point men's and women's track and field teams hosted the Big Dawg Invite, the final home meet of the season, winning 13 events.
 
Results
 
Logan Murphy (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) stopped the clock at 8:30.21 in the 3000-meter run. Bennett Krause (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) took the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.23. Adam Eiden (Stevens Point, Wis./Pacelli Catholic) raced to a first-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.63. Jorden Ukpong (Kronenwetter, Wis./D.C. Everest) won the shot put with a mark of 16.54 meters. Nick Tuchscherer (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) finished first in the triple jump with a leap of 13.82 meters. Collin Thier (Hurley, WIs./Hurley) rounded out the men's first-place finishes with a mark of 16.33 meters in the weight throw.
 
Gracie Ridgway (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) notched a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.13. Emma Groff (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) recorded a personal-best time of 1:01.58 in the 400-meter dash to claim first-place. Lindsey Jossie (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) stopped the clock at 2:20.76 in the 800-meter run. Madeline Zirbel (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) placed first in the high jump with a mark of 1.64 meters, the new Division III 23^rd ranking. Adyn Theriault (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) leaped 5.31 meters in the long jump to take first place. Natalee Weiss (Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls) placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 3.21 meters. Bella Harriman (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet) finished out the women's first-place finishes with a heave of 11.94 meters in the shot put.
 
The Pointers are back in action for the Midwest Elite in Whitewater. The 5K and weight throw will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 13) and the remaining events will begin Saturday (Feb. 14) at 11:00 a.m.
 
Top Finishers in Other Events-
 
Men-
200-Meter Dash- Matthew Jokela (Lake Linden, Mich./Lake Linden-Hubbell) (4^th 22.76)
60-Meter Dash- Rylan Mendoza (Neenah, Wis./Neenah) (4^th 7.11)
High Jump- Casey Ploederl (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) (2^nd 1.95 meters)
Long Jump- Nick Tuchscherer (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) (2^nd 7.31 meters)- PR and New DIII #5
Mile- Logan Nolan (Campbellsport, Wis./Campbellsport) (5^th 4:29.47)- PR
Pole Vault- Gavin Fujino (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake) (2^nd 4.45 meters)
 
Women-
3000-Meter Run- Natalie Johnson (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) (2^nd 10:38.99)
60-Meter Dash- Gracie Ridgway (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) (3^rd 8.01)- PR
Mile- Zoey Kemmitz (Bruce, Wis./Bruce) (2^nd 5:22.43)- PR
Triple Jump- Samantha Heinzelman (Waukesha, Wis./South) (2^nd 10.27 meters)
Weight Throw- Bella Harriman (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet) (5^th 13.27 meters)