MILWAUKEE, Wis. – On a cold, windy day, the Milwaukee women's track and field teams competed at the Warrior Invite Thursday afternoon, finishing first among 16 schools.
The Panthers scored 98 points to win the meet, finishing ahead of runner-up Aurora who tallied 91 points. Host school Wisconsin Lutheran came in at third with 85 points.
Milwaukee's throws team continued its strong season, as Tabitha Wechlo won the shot put with a personal best mark of 14.26m. In the discus, Lauren Lietzke finished second at 42.66m while Wechlo also scored in the event, placing eighth at 36.17m. Samantha Satterfield led the way with a third-place finish in the hammer with a throw of 46.09m, with Lietzke placing seventh at 40.79m.
"We faced less than ideal conditions with 25mph winds and feel-like temps in the mid-30's," head coach Andrew Basler. "But that's outdoor track. I felt like everybody who lined up to compete did so with intention and didn't allow the weather to deter their efforts."
Enne Burton (14.70 seconds) and Brooke Crosby (15.20) were the top two finishers in the 100m hurdles. Crosby earned her second runner-up finish on the day in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:07.93.
In the 1500m, Emily Burns (5:03.94) and Audrey Janik (5:06.48) claimed the second and third spots, respectively. Madison Hughes (5:08.39) also added points for Milwaukee in the event, finishing sixth.
Olivia Busch placed third in the javelin with a throw of 30.28m while Kortnie Volk finished sixth at 26.94m.
Chieme Udaku scored in a pair of the jump events, finishing fourth in the triple jump (10.90m) and sixth in the long jump (5.07m). Jada Schuh placed fifth in the long jump at 5.10m.
Rounding out the scorers in the running events were Kathryn Pecha, who finished fourth in the 100m (13.02), and Klaire Boisvert, who placed seventh in the 800m (2:33.74).
The Panthers will be busy next weekend, competing at a trio of meets. Select athletes will be at the Gibson Multi Invitational hosted by Indiana State on Thursday, April 21 and Friday, April 22. Others will travel to Urbana-Champaign, Ill. for the two-day Illinois Invitational starting on Friday, and the rest of the team will return to Wisconsin Lutheran College for the Green & White Invite on Saturday.
