LEXIE WEIER, a former Mount Horeb athlete from Mineral Point, had a top-10 finish for the UW-Whitewater women’s track team last Saturday.
Weier, a senior horizontal jump specialist, placed eighth in the triple jump at the WIAC championships.
She was the top finisher of three Warhawks in the field of 25 athletes.
On her second attempt of the day, she jumped 36 feet 11 inches (11.25m); it was the second of three consecutive leaps that landed over 36′
The Warhawks finished the two-day meet in fourth place with 59.5 points.
UW-W will compete in Last Chance Meets this weekend.
ELLIE ROBINSON, a former Mineral Point High School athlete, was in action for the South Dakota State University women’s track team last weekend in Vermillion, SD. R Robinson, a distance runner redshirting the season, finished in the top one-third of the 1500- meter run at the South Dakota Challenge on the campus of the University of South Dakota.
She was one of 10 Jackrabbits in the field, finishing 16th overall and ninth on the team, with a time of 4 minutes 53.77 seconds.
ANNIE ROBINSON, a former Mineral Point High School athlete, was also on the track for the Jackrabbits in Vermillion, SD.
Annie Robinson, a freshman distance runner, displayed her talents in the 3000m steeplechase at the Lillibridge Track Complex.
After 7.5 laps, numerous barriers, and multiple water jumps, she placed sixth with a time of 11 :: 24.22.
Robinson was one of only two freshmen competing in the event.
SDSU returns to Vermillion, on Friday for the USD Twilight meet.
LIAM STUMPF, a former Mineral Point High School athlete, was utilized one time last week by the Central Michigan University (CMU) baseball team.
Stumpf, a 6-foot redshirt senior pitcher, threw two complete innings during a 12-1 loss to Northern Illinois University.
In his 16th appearance this season, he threw 50 pitches to 11 batters who scored three earned runs on a trio of hits, a walk, a wild pitch, and a hit batter.
Stumpf did fan one Huskie hitter, raising his season total to 15.
CMU (19-27, 9-18) plays its next four games at home; the Akron Zips come to Mount Pleasant for three games this weekend, then Valparaiso next Tuesday.
DOM MCVAY, a former Mineral Point High School athlete, hit safely in every game for UW- Whitewater baseball team last week.
McVay, a 5-9 junior OF, batted .500 as he collected nine hits in Warhawk’s 18 trips to the plate. He had three multihit games, including going 3-for-4 in the series opener against UW-Stout.
McVay scored three runs while collecting five RBI.
LEYTEN BOWERS, a former Mineral Point High School athlete, was a frequent guest on the bases for the Warhawks last week.
Bowers, a 6-0 senior INF reached base seven WARHAWKS times courtesy of four walks, a pair of hits, and being hit by a pitch.
He capped off his week by slugging his sixth home run of the season during a 16-0 whitewash of the Blue Devils in the finale.
In the sweep of the Blue Devils, the Warhawks outscored their visitors, 38- 4.
UW-W (36-3, 28-0) hosts UW-River Falls on Thursday to open WIAC tournament play.