ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Senior Izzy Peterson broke another school record as the University of Wisconsin-Platteville track and field teams competed at the Augustana Meet of Champions on Friday and Saturday in Rock Island, Illinois.

Men's Highlights
Senior McKade Jelinek was the winner in the discus, throwing 50.82m on his fifth and final attempt. Senior Beau Kopp took eighth in the same event at 45.85m. Jelinek also took fifth in the javelin with a personal-best of 47.95m. Sophomore Max Schneider was the Pioneers' top finisher in the javelin with a best throw of 52.35m for third place.

In the shot put, junior Colby Stotler placed second with a best throw of 15.89m. Junior Cohen Pfohl came in fifth in the shot put with his best mark being 15.19m.

Senior Joshua Stone was the runner-up in the 800m with a time of 1:57.76. Senior Paul Treiber ran a 1:59.78 in the same event to place seventh overall.

Freshman Owen Orioles collected a second-place finish in the pole vault by reaching 4.85m. Junior Trevor Schulz was fifth in the same event at 4.55m.

Senior Elijah Wade finished the 1500m run in 4:03.89 to finish second in the event.

To wrap up the day, the 4x400m relay team of Ethan Schneider, Cody Nichols, Logan Pasakarnis, and Gavin Pinnow finished second with a time of 3:26.91.

Sophomore Kadyn Dixon set a new personal-best in the 200m with a time of 21.72, which was good for fourth. Freshmen Mason Augustynowicz and Noah Platten placed seventh and eighth in the same event with times of 21.83. All three of those times rank inside the Pioneers Top 10 List.

Dixon, Platten, Caleb Kitelinger, and Augustynowicz took second in the 4x100m relay by running a time of 42.16.

Junior Nolan Marx advanced to the finals in the 100m and placed fourth overall with a time of 10.80. In the 3000m steeplechase, senior Justin Behnke collected a fifth-place finish at 9:43.77. Junior Dylan Powell ran a PR time of 9:56.62 to finish eighth in the event.

In the hammer throw, sophomore Nicholas Elliott reached a top mark of 51.42m on his second throw to finish sixth.

Sophomore Callahan Wrasman tallied a sixth-place finish in the 110m hurdles after running 15.43. Freshman Oliver Post placed seventh in the same event at 15.56. In the 400m hurdles, senior Alex Geissler finished fourth at 59.00, while Post took fifth with a time of 59.19.
 
Women's Highlights
For the second consecutive week, senior Izzy Peterson broke one of her own school records, this time in the 200m. She posted an event-winning time of 23.87, which currently ranks first in NCAA DIII.

Senior Avery Brown set a PR in the 3000m steeplechase of 11:53.89 to finish fourth overall in the event. That time is good for fourth best on the Pioneers Top 10 list.
Junior Elianna Dalamangas ran 12.44 in the prelims of the 100m to advance to the finals, where she took fourth with a time of 12.39.

The Pioneers 4x400m relay team of Rylee Steffen, Josephine Yurs, Grace Carlson, and Sarah Knaack placed fourth with a time of 4:15.74.

Junior Laura Weaver threw a personal-best 47.45m in the hammer throw to finish fifth in the event. Senior Samantha Klann also earned a top-eight finish with a mark of 45.08m for seventh, and later took fifth in the shot put at 12.85m. Freshman Paige Kurlinski recorded the Pioneers' top mark in the shot put at 12.98, which was good for fourth.

Sophomore Skyler McIlvried placed seventh in the long jump with a best mark of 5.12m. Junior Evelyn Troxel took seventh in the pole vault by reaching 3.30m.

In the 800m, junior Ava Garrard posted a time of 2:24.13 to take seventh. Junior Megan Hageman finished seventh in the 1500m with a time of 4:58.36.

Junior Grace Carlson advanced to the finals in the 100m hurdles and earned a seventh-place finish at 16.16.
 
Up Next
With the WIAC Outdoor Championships coming up in two weeks, the Pioneers will send competitors to the Drake Relays and the Drake Alternative meet hosted by UW-Whitewater next weekend.