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Appleton's Witt Earns All-America Honors for UW-Whitewater Track and Field

2018 Mar 12

Parker Witt, a native of Appleton, WI, and graduate of Appleton North High School, was one of eight members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater track and field program to garner All-America accolades over the weekend at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships at Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.

The Warhawk men tied for 16th overall with 13 points, while the women placed in a tie for 56th with two points.

Sophomore Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) garnered All-America accolades in two events. He placed fifth in the heptathlon with a school-record score of 5016. He later competed in the 60-meter hurdles, placing eighth with a time of 8.54 seconds.

Sophomore Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) joined Duff on the All-America podium with a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line in 8.18 seconds.

Senior Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) collected the 10th All-America medal of his career after placing sixth in the 60-meter dash in 6.92 seconds, good for his third All-America honor in the 60.

Junior Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) rounded out Warhawk men's performers Saturday with a 47-02.50 (14.39 meters) in the triple jump, good for 12th place.

On the women's side, the 4x400-meter relay team of sophomores Ashley Tijerina (West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago), Megan Hering (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights), senior Enyo Amet (Racine, Wis./The Prairie School) and sophomore Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran) combined for an eighth-place finish with a mark of 3:57.05. Felton is now a four-time All-American, while Amet collected her second All-American medal.

Senior Lindsay Chase (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) collected her second career All-America medal, placing eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 56-01.00 (17.09 meters). Her point left the UW-Whitewater women tied for 30th at the end of the first day of competition.



See below for complete UW-Whitewater results from the weekend.

Men
60-Meter Dash: Parker Witt (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) - 6.92, 6th
60-Meter Hurdles: Christian Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) - 8.18, 4th; Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) - 8.54, 8th
Pole Vault: Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) - NH
Triple Jump: Matt Green (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) - 47-02.50 (14.39 meters), 12th
Heptathlon: Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) - 5016, 5th

Women
400-Meter Dash: Abbie Felton - 56.56, 10th
4x400-Meter Relay: Tijerina/Hering/Amet/Felton - 3:57.05, 8th
High Jump: Enyo Amet - 5-03.00 (1.60 meters), T-16th
Weight Throw: Lindsay Chase - 56-01.00 (17.09 meters), 8th