MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Parkside track & field team traveled north to competed in the Marquette Invite at the Wisconsin Lutheran College track facility. The Rangers earned a pair of second-places finishes on the team scoreboard, scoring points in numerous events throughout the day.
 
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES
Marquette – 208
Parkside – 110
Carroll – 91
Milwaukee – 89
Concordia (Wis.) – 68
Harper – 52
Edgewood – 38
Wisconsin Lutheran – 23
Bryant & Stratton – 10
 
MEN'S TEAM SCORES
Carroll – 114
Parkside – 108
Marquette – 108
Milwaukee – 95
Concordia (Wis.) – 78
Bryant & Stratton – 68
Harper – 57
Edgewood – 25
Wisconsin Lutheran - 18
 
WOMEN'S POINT SCORERS
The 4x100 meter relay team, which featured Arianah Carroll, Emily Elford, Victoria Lendal, and Rachel Blaskowski, kicked the day off with a victory for the Rangers with a time of 49.75 and earning ten points to give the Green and White an early lead.
 
Mckenna Armstrong and Lendal finished first and second in the triple jump, with Armstrong taking the victory in 10.68 meters. Lendal jumped 10.64 meters as the duo brought home 18 points for the team.
 
The 4x400 meter relay team, which showcased Sonja Mitrovic, Grace Mildice, Katja Baeuerle, and Savanah Wittig, finished off the day on the women's side with a 4:10.14 to earn the victory and another ten points for the Rangers.
 
S. Mitrovic placed second in the 1,500m with a time of 4:50.51. Ella Rondeau placed fifth. The two combined for 12 points.
 
Michelle Barnvos placed second in discus with a throw of 38.87 meters. Emily Maynard placed sixth with a throw of 35.55 meters. The Rangers came away with ten points in the event.
 
Mildice placed second in the 400m hurdles and scored eight points with a time of 1:07.17.
 
Amber Tomazevic placed third in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.31 meters. Kalista Butkiewicz placed seventh, and the duo combined for 11 points on the team scoreboard.
 
Armstrong placed third in the javelin throw, throwing 30.61 meters. Maynard placed fifth with a throw of 27.04 meters.
 
Dijana Mitrovic placed fifth in the 5,000m with a time of 19:31.70, scoring five points.
 
Lendal placed fifth in the 200m dash with a time of 27.27, earning four points for the Rangers.
 
Wittig placed seventh in the 400m dash with a time of 1:04.91. She scored a pair of points for the Rangers.
 
Iyana Simmons placed seventh in the high jump, clearing 1.45 meters and scoring two points.
 
MEN'S POINT SCORERS
The 4x100 meter relay team, which consisted of David Ward, Khalil McLain, Zachary Neumann, and Nic Davy brought home the win in 42.40, scoring ten points for the Rangers.
 
Davy and Brody Nyffenegger finished first and second in the 200m dash. Davy finished in 22.03, with Nyffenegger finishing just behind him in 22.26. The two combined for 18 points.
 
The Rangers were on cruise control in the 5,000m, placing four in the top six finishers of the race. Uriah Aili came home with the win, finishing in 15:04.52. Ellery Pleier was right behind him in second at 15:05.87. Walker Miller finished fourth, with Davis finishing in sixth. The Rangers earned an impressive 26 points in the event.
 
The 4x400 meter relay closed out the meet with a win for the Rangers. Fischer Schneider, Austin Depuydt, Konner Akey, and Sean Waldvogel combined for a time of 3:24.82 to earn ten points.
 
Simon Dominic placed second in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.96. Jared Furman placed third and the duo combined for 14 points.
 
Nyffenegger placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 12.68 meters. Riley Williams placed fourth with a jump of 12.13 meters. The two earned 11 points for the team score.
 
Grady Davis placed fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:56.52. Erik Johnson placed eighth in the event, finishing in 1:59.33. The Rangers earned six points in the event.
 
Schneider placed sixth in the 400m dash with a time of 51.79, earning three points for the Green and White.
 
Dominic placed sixth in the high jump, clearing 1.85 meters and scoring three points.
 
Thomas Diamond placed seventh in the 1,500m with a time of 4:10.56. He scored two points for the Rangers.
 
Elijah Fairbanks placed seventh in the long jump with a jump 6.00 meters to earn two points.
 
HEAR FROM COACH MAAS
"Honestly, it was not the best weather conditions for us today, typical Wisconsin weather where we had sunshine, rain, sleet, cold, warmth, all of the above. Our team did not let that bother them though and I weel that we rose above the conditions and performed really well. Our outstanding athletes of the meet were Emily [Maynard], who set PR's in both discus and javelin, and Ellery [Pleier], who set a PR of over 30 seconds in the 5k. And we always do a Ranger of the Meet, someone who shows our spirit of what it means to be a Ranger. Katherine Sim went through a nasty injury during cross country season and was able to finally come back and help pace one of her teammates today in the 5k. Overall, it was a pretty productive Saturday for the Rangers."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers return to action next weekend. The team will divide their forces and represent Parkside at the Drake Relays and the Drake Alternative Meet at UW-Whitewater. For more information, visit parksiderangers.com.