Upper Iowa's men and women's indoor track and field teams got back into competition on Saturday in the Sol Butler Classic hosted by the University of Dubuque. Joining the Peacocks and Spartans of Dubuque was Viterbo University and Cornell College for the quadrangular.
 
Men's Highlights… On the men's side, Dubuque claimed the team title with 214 points, while Upper Iowa placed second with 119.50 points. Viterbo and Cornell rounded out third and fourth place with 59 and 43.50 points, respectively. The men were fueled by a pair of record-breaking performances, five first-place winners and a pair of runner-up finishers.
 
Kaden Ludwig broke the program record in the 300-meter race and claimed first place with a time of 36.22 seconds. Ludwig then teamed up with Cam Green, Iain Gronewold and Deion Jones in the 4x400 meter relay to set a second new program record and win first place in a time of 3:31.31. The three other first place winners included Teddy Ayden in the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.48 seconds, Paul Marchand in the long jump with a leap of 6.61 meters and Jaylen Hobson in the triple jump with a mark of 13.29 meters. The pair of second place finishes came in the 55-meters with Marchand finishing in a time of 6.53 seconds and in the long jump when Hobson landed at 6.57 meters.
 
In total, the Peacocks competed and placed in all 12 events in which they entered. Complete UIU results are below.
 
Women's Highlights… The host Spartans of the Dubuque won the women's team race with 193 points, while Viterbo placed second with 120 points. The Peacocks scored 71 points to finish third ahead of fourth-place Cornell by 19 points.
 
Upper Iowa was led by a pair of first-place winners, two runner-up finishers and two athletes that placed third. Cassiddy Wilson won the 600-meter race in a time of 1:43.25 besting her teammate Christonna Shafranski, who came in second with a time of 1:49.97. Wilson paired with Zakaria Fuller, Jenna Ross and Ellie Loesch in the 4x400 meter relay and posted the top time of the event at 4:17.97. Madison Brownrigg pulled in UIU's additional second-place finish in the 1,000-meter race thanks to a time of 3:20.87. The two third place finishes came in the shot put after Kiana Maghanoy tossed an shot for a mark of 10.58 meters and in the 4x400 meter relay when the team of Shafranski, Jade Martin, Kysta Ramirez and Brownrigg crossed the line in 4:31.97.
 
At the end of the day, UIU competed in 11 events and placed in all but one in which they entered. Complete UIU results are below.
 

Peacocks Men's Indoor Track & Field
55m Hurdles	Andrew Paskey	7th – 9.55 – 2 pts.
	Brady Krupa	5th – 8.67 – 4 pts.
55m	Teddy Ayden	1st – 6.48 – 9 pts
	Paul Marchand	2nd – 6.53 – 7 pts.
	Joe Edozie	5th – 6.76 – 4 pts.
	Kaden Ludwig	6th – 6.82 – 3 pts.
	Nicholas Trimuel	7.20
1000m	Nathan Goranson	4th – 2:56.55 – 5 pts.
600m	Cameron Green	3rd – 1:30.28 – 6 pts.
	Deion Jones	4th – 1:30.99 – 5 pts.
	Grant Dieken	6th – 1:32.60 – 3 pts.
	Iain Gronewold	7th – 1:32.82 – 2 pts.
	David Snider	8th – 1:33.49 – 1 pt.
	Andrew Paskey	1:38.18
	Brady Johnston	1:40.85
	Bryce Baker	1:43.93
300m	Kaden Ludwig – Program record	1st – 36.22 – 9 pts.
	Teddy Ayden	5th – 37.14 – 4 pts.
	David Snider	44.07
4x400m Relay	Green, Ludwig, Gronewold, Jones – Program record	1st – 3:31.31 – 9 pts.
	Marchand, Jaylen Hobson, Thomas, Krupa	4th – 3:44.13
Weight Throw	Devon Lawrence	8th – 11.41 m – 1 pt.
	Christopher Vo	10.19 m
	Caden Wendt	10.63 m
Shot Put	Caden Wendt	3rd – 12.56 m – 6 pts.
	Devon Lawrence	7th – 11.23 m – 2 pts.
	Christopher Vo	9.13 m
	Mathew Moncrief	9.07 m
Long Jump	Paul Marchand	1st – 6.61 m – 9 pts.
	Jaylen Hobson	2nd – 6.57 m – 7 pts.
	Nicholas Trimuel	8th – 5.96 m – 1 pt.
	Iberius Jenkins	5.26 m
Triple Jump	Jaylen Hobson	1st – 13.29 m – 9 pts.
High Jump	Brady Krupa	T3rd – 1.76 m – 5.5 pts.
Pole Vault	Brady Krupa	3rd – 3.05 m – 6 pts.

  

Peacock Women's Indoor Track & Field
55m Hurdles	Kysta Ramirez	6th – 9.91 – 3 pts.
55m	Ellie Loesch	4th – 7.54 – 5 pts.
	Khanaila Kielo	7.98
1000m	Madison Brownrigg	2nd – 3:20.87 – 7 pts.
600m	Cassiddy Wilson	1st – 1:43.25 – 9 pts.
	Christonna Shafranski	2nd – 1:49.97 – 7 pts.
	Serianna Dehmlow	4th – 1:54.26 – 5 pts.
	Jade Martin	5th – 1:55.45 – 4 pts.
	Sidney Schnor	6th – 2:02.78 – 3 pts.
	Jadyn Schultz	7th – 2:03.34 – 2 pts.
	Delaney Miller	8th – 2:05.11 – 1 pt.
300m	Zakaria Fuller	8th – 45.59 – 1 pt.
4x400m Relay	Wilson, Fuller, Jenna Ross, Loesch	1st – 4:17.97 – 9 pts.
	Shafranski, Martin, Ramirez, Brownrigg	3rd – 4:31.97
Weight Throw	Kiana Maghanoy	6th – 11.91 m – 3 pts.
Shot Put	Kiana Maghanoy	3rd – 10.58 m – 6 pts.
Long Jump	Brittiney Harris	8th – 4.23 m – 1 pt.
	Jocelyn Greco	4.08 m
High Jump	Jade Martin	6th – 1.44 m – 3 pts.
	Jocelyn Greco	7th – 1.39 m – 2 pts.

 
Up Next… Upper Iowa will head south this coming weekend to the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo. Both the women and men's teams will compete in the Mule Relays in the Multipurpose Building on the campus of UCM from Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 4-6.