Women take 5th at Augustana Invite

Written by Colten Bartholomew, UW-Sports Information Intern

Rock Island, Ill. -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's track team earned a fifth-place finish at the Augustana Invitational Thursday night.

Amber Williams took first in long jump 5.68 meters (18-07.75) and Jessica Jentz finished ninth in the event with a 4.89-meter effort (16-00.50).

Emily Kjos finished first in javelin at 39.49 meters (129-07), Krysta Parson took sixth with a 31.48-meter throw (103-03), and Caitlin Thomson took ninth at 30.52 meters (100-01).

The Pioneers continued their dominance in the high jump, Amber Williams took second with a 1.66 meter effort (5-05.25), Thomson took third with a 1.61-meter jump (5-03.25) and Cassandra Thorngren finished fifth with a 1.51-meter bound (4-11.50).

Williams also finished ninth in the 200-meter dash in 26.88 seconds, and Thomson took third in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.51 seconds.

Lynea Axelson placed third in the 800-meter dash in 2:16.54, while Chelsea Delzer took ninth in 2:26.55.

Jentz triple jumped 10.53 meters (34-06.75) to take fourth.

Tess Burns, Reed, Axelson, Delzer finished fourth  (4:07.04) in 4x400-meter relay.

In the 4x100-meter relay, Parson, Kelsey Reed, Jentz and Williams placed fifth in 50.96 seconds.

Caitlin Hare took fifth in the pole vault with a 3.06-meter clearance (10-00.50).

Reed also finished sixth in 400-meter dash at 1:01.77.

Parson placed ninth in the 100-meter dash (13.17), and Allison Wells took ninth in 1,500-meter run in 4:58.15.

The Pioneer men will compete at Augustana tomorrow to conclude the meet.