Pioneer track and field compete at Augustana Twilight Qualifier
Rock Island, Ill. - Select members from the UW-Platteville track and field team competed one last time at the Augustana Twilight Qualifier, a last chance meet to qualify to the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Rock Island, Ill. - Select members from the UW-Platteville track and field team competed at the Augustana Twilight Qualifier, a last chance meet to qualify to the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
On May 26-28 the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be hosted in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Institute. The Pioneers will release national qualifiers in the coming week. Stay tuned to letsgopioneers.com for more details.
Highlights from the Augustana Twilight Qualifier included...
Pioneer Men
Alex Girard - Threw a personal best in the discus, marking a throw of 52.83m (173-4) which ranks him No. 4 on the national list.
Alexander Walechka - Threw 50.21m (164-9) in the discus, a 0.18m off from his season best throw.
Justin Eichler - Threw 57.42m (188-5) in the hammer throw, and maintains No. 4 on the national list.
Jarrod Vis - The freshman cleared a personal best bar, finishing the day with a clearance of 4.75m (15-7) in the pole vault.
Cole Stugelmeyer - Ran 14.82 seconds in the finals of the 110m hurdles. Stugelmeyer's best time this season of 14.59 ranks him No. 30 nationally.
4x400m Relay - The team of Cade VanHout, Spencer Vanek, Jacob Downing, and Zach Zenner ran a season best time of 3:16.05.
Pioneer Women
Gwen Orr - Ran 12.14 in the preliminaries of the 100m dash, the leading time going into finals. In the 200m dash, Orr ran 24.51 and took first.
Brianna Leahy - Threw 14.78m (48-6) in the shot put, and 40.14m (131-8) in the discus. Leahy's previous marks in the season place her No. 1 in the shot put and No. 17 in the discus.
Brenna Noon - Threw 13.21m (43-4.25) in the shot put. Noon's previously throw from conference of 14.06m (46-1.5) ranks her No. 10 in the nation.
Paulina Wienke - Threw 47.30m (155-2) in the hammer throw. Her personal best this season was thrown during the UW-Platteville Opener, a mark of 49.05m (160-11).
Results for the Augustana Twilight Qualifier can be found here: Men's Results | Women's Results