LA CROSSE, Wis. — The UW-Stevens Point men's and women's track and field teams participated in the Esten Challenge hosted by UW-La Crosse on Thursday and Friday afternoon.
 
Results
 
The Pointers had several notable performances at the Phil Esten meet. In the women's 10,000-meter run, Faith Wehrman (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) finished second with a time of 36:05.31. Lindsey Jossie (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) secured a sixth-place finish in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:39.85. Janessa Karau (Baldwin, Wis./Baldwin-Woodville) achieved a fourth-place finish in the javelin throw with a mark of 35.46 meters. The 4x400 meter relay team of Elida Nerothin (Madison, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran), Adyn Theriault (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson), Emma Groff (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) and Maddy Boehnlein (Mount Calvary, Wis./Hartford Union) placed sixth with a time of 4:01.60
 
On the men's side, Evan Paul (Medford, Wis./Medford) showed versatility in the decathlon with first place in the 100-meter dash, clocking an 11.06. Paul placed sixth overall with a score of 6371. Jack Gjovik (Eagle River, Wis./Northland Pines) placed eighth in the triple jump reaching 14.36 meters. The men's 4x100 meter relay team of Andrew Vold (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln), Rylan Mendoza (Neenah, Wis./Neenah), Drew Zinkel (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest) and Isaiah Floyd (/) finished eighth with a time of 42.30.
 
The men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on April 25 to compete in the Dick & Mary Johnson Invite in Eau Claire.
 
Top Finishers in Other Events-
 
Women-
Heptathlon- Gracie Ridgway (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) (8^th 4324)
4x100-meter relay- Melanie Princl (West Bend, Wis./West), Madilyn Fisher (Prairie du Chein, Wis./Prairie du Chien), Grace Goodness (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) and Adyn Theriault (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) (7^th 49.01)
100-meter Hurdles- Melanie Princl (West Bend, Wis./West) (10^th 15.11)
400-meter Dash- Kya Smith (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) (19^th 1:00.31)
400-meter Hurdles- Lexi Brey (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) (26^th 1:11.55)
800-meter Run- Emma Groff (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) (9^th 2:18.47)
Steeplechase- Makaela Malin (Monticello, Minn./St. Michael, Albertville) (8^th 11:36.53)
200-meter Dash- Madilyn Fisher (Prairie du Chein, Wis./Prairie du Chien) (30^th 026.30)
Pole Vault- Natalee Weiss (Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls) (21^st 10-7.00)
High Jump- Madeline Zirbel (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) (T8^th 1.60 meters)
Long Jump- Lindsey Taylor (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) (14^th 5.19 meters)
Triple Jump- Samantha Heinzelman (Waukesha, Wis./South) (17^th 10.38 meters)
Hammer Throw- Bella Harriman (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet) (30^th 42.59 meters)
Discus Throw- Bella Harriman (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet)n (29^th 36.31 meters)
Shot Put- Bella Harriman (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet)n (28^th 11.40 meters)
 
Men-
400-meter Dash- Simeion Harris (Sandwich, Ill./Sandwich) (9^th 48.90)
400-meter Hurdles- Ben Kempe (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) (13^th 56.29)
800-meter Run- Logan Nolan (Campbellsport, Wis./Campbellsport) (16^th 1:55.44)
Steeplechase- Cormick Buti (/) (15^th 9:45.41)
200-meter Dash- Joseph Johnson (Nekoosa, Wis./Assumption) (46^th 22.75)
1500-meter Run- Adam Eiden (Stevens Point, Wis./Pacelli Catholic) (12^th 3:59.61)
10,000-meter Run- Ethan Vandermeer (12^th 31:33.24)
High Jump- Phil Gartmann (19^th 1.91 meters)
Long Jump- Ben Klink (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah) (10^th 6.82 meters)
Javelin Throw- Michael Decker (/) (14^th 43.90 meters)
Hammer Throw- Colling Thier (9^th 53.82 meters)
Discus Throw- Jack Marsh (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) (6^th 50.21 meters)
Shot Put- Jorden Ukpong (Kronenwetter, Wis./D.C. Everest) (13^th 15.51 meters)