Stevens Point, WI (uwrfsports.com) This weekend the Men's and Women's track and field teams traveled to the WIAC Indoor Conference Championships at UW-Stevens Point. The Falcons competed against the best in the WIAC to come up with podium finishes, personal records, and season bests. The women's track team finished in 8^th place scoring 9 points, and the men's track team also finished in 8^th place scoring 6.5 points on the weekend.
 
Team Results Women (17 events scored):
1) Wis.-La Crosse 201.50 points
2) Wis.-Eau Claire 153.50 points
3) Wis.-Oshkosh 89 points
4) Wis.-Stout 67.50 points
5) Wis.-Stevens Point 67 points
6) Wis.-Whitewater 51.50 points
7) Wis.-Platteville 23 points
8) Wis.-River Falls 9 points
 
Team Results Men (17 events scored):
1) Wis.-La Crosse 157.50 points
2) Wis.-Whitewater 105 points
3) Wis.-Stevens Point 90 points
4) Wis.-Eau Claire 88 points
5) Wis.-Platteville 76 points
6) Wis.-Oshkosh 73.50 points
7) Wis.-Stout 66.50 points
8) Wis.-River Falls 6.50 points
 
Individual Event Results
 
 In the Field:

• Kimberly Robertson established a new personal record in the pole vault with a height of 3.13m (10'3.25"), a .25m improvement.
• Justin Barnes placed 8th in the heptathlon* with 4,477 points, ranking him 2nd on the UWRF All-Time Performance List. He also tied for 9th in the high jump, with a height of 1.85m (6'0.75").
• Colton Sorensen tied for 5th in the pole vault with a season best height of 4.76m (15'7.25"). He also placed 9th in the heptathlon* with 4,362 points ranking him 4th on the UWRF All-Time Performance List.
• Haley Macklem narrowly missed her personal record by .05m in the high jump, posting a 1.48m (4'10.25") height.
• Joe Swanson established a new personal record in the weight throw with a 14.43m (47'4.25"), ranking him 8th on the UWRF All-Time Performance List.
• Abby Bakken threw in the both the shot put and weight throw, posting 11.78m (38'7.75") and 13.78m (45'2.5") respectively.
• Riley Jacobson established a new personal record in the heptathlon with 3,893 points, showing improvements in nearly all 7 events.

 
On the Track:

• The women's Distance Medley Relay (1200m-400m-800m-1600m) team of Nikki Jurik, Alanna Grant, Emily Klatt, and Katelyn Moore placed 4th overall with a time of 12:42.73. This ranks the DMR team 6th on the UWRF All-Time Performance List.
• Nikki Jurik placed 8th in the mile with a season best time of 5:14.93. She also ran a 2-second personal best in the 3000m run (10:32.73) and was the WIAC Sportsmanship award recipient for UWRF.
• Adam Kasper ran an indoor personal record in the 800m with a time of 1:57.45, a 1.3 second improvement, placing him 9th.
• Linsey Tolkkinen placed 7th in the 5k with a time of 18:24.33 after battling sickness for the past 3 weeks.
• Emmy Farago ran a 4-second personal record in the mile for a time of 5:15.79 and a 2:27.05 in the 800m run.
• Kyle Dorosz ran a 7.12 in the 60m dash at his first indoor conference championships.
• Katelyn Moore placed 9th in the mile with a 5:15.55 and a 2:28.07 in the 800m run to round out her 3-race weekend.
• Braydon Johnson ran 16:06.21 in the 5k.
• Jean Lain established a new personal record in the 800m run with a 2:02.56, while also competing on the Men's DMR and 4x400m relay, which both placed 8th.