Jumpers take firsts, Woyak, Johnson set school sprint records

UW-Stevens Point Invite results

STEVENS POINT (February 6, 2016) - Kaitlin Woyak (Fr, Plover) set a new UW-Stout record in the 60-meter dash as did Kate Johnson (Jr, Big Lake, Minn) in the 200-meter dash at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational Saturday.  The Blue Devils also got first place finishes from Carli Clifton (Jr, Fisher, Ill) in the long jump, Sarah Willett (Jr, South Beloit, Ill)  in the triple jump and Stephanie Pladies (Fr, Big Bend) in the high jump.

Wojak captured the 60-meter dash in a time of 7.85, displacing the converted school record set by Kelly Linstroth in 1984. Linstroth ran the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.30 seconds, which converted to a 60m time of 7.87. Wojak also topped Jessika Smith's 60-meter time of 7.89 from 2014. Wojak was fifth in the 200 (26.48).

Johnson finished third in the 200-meter in a time of 26.25 seconds, moving above the time of 26.27 set by Jada Hamilton last season. Alex Titterud (Sr, Lino Lake, Minn) finished eighth (27.01).

Clifton won the long jump with a leap of 18-feet, 0.50-inches, a personal best and the third-best mark in school history. Willett captured the triple jump with a mark of 36-2.75, less than an inch short of her personal best. Pladies high jumped 5-6, a half inch short of her personal best.

Danielle Norwick (Fr, Phillips) was eighth in the 800-meter (2:44.06). Brianna Ferguson (So, McHenry, Ill) was sixth in the mile run (5:55.63) and Hailey Haen (So, Kaukauna) was seventh (5:57.34). Morgan Gromowski (Jr, Watertown) was eighth in the high jump (5-0.25). Aryn Benn (So, Waukesha) was sixth in the long jump (15-7) and fourth in the triple jump (33-8.75).

Michelle Brandt (Jr, Wausau) was fourth in the shot put (40-10.25) and Cassie Flackey (Jr, Durand) was eighth in the weight throw (43-10).

Stout placed fourth, despite not bringing a full team to the meet.

The Blue Devils will be at the University of St. Thomas Invitational, Friday, Feb. 12.