Four Pioneers competed at Augustana Last Chance Meet

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville track and field team had four Pioneers compete at the Augustana Last Chance Meet on Friday night. 

Senior Jacob Dailey threw a personal-best of 57.09 meters in the hammer throw to stay 16^th on the national honors list and qualifies for nationals. 

Senior Mark Niemann won the javelin throw with a throw of 57.87 meters and sits 18^th on the national honors list. Dan Poh finished fourth with a throw of 51.51 meters and wasn't able to improve on his personal-best of 60.43 meters which is 21^st best in the country. 

Freshman Emily Kjos won the javelin throw with a throw of 40 meters, but wasn't enough for her to qualify for nationals. 

Niemann and Dailey will compete at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships on Thursday at UW-La Crosse.