Gracie Holland, Marshfield, earns all-conference honors in track and field at UW-Whitewater

MARSHFIELD -- Gracie Holland, a Human Performance major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from Marshfield, is one of nine members of the Warhawk men’s and women’s track and field teams who garnered All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference accolades based on their performances at the 2025 WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 28-March 1 in Stevens Point.
The Warhawk men placed third at the meet, while the women finished fifth.
On March 1, the first running event of the day saw a Warhawk on the podium as Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest) claimed gold in the 60-meter hurdles. Cystrunk topped the final heat with a 8.10 second finish.
Following up Cystrunk, Caleb Beightol (Belgium) had a strong showing in the 60-meter dash. Beightol timed in at 6.76, finishing third overall.
Christian Patzka (Black Earth) wrote his name in the conference record book, setting a new WIAC record for the 3,000-meter run. Patzka crossed at 8:14.63, breaking his own record of 8:14.78 from the 2023 conference meet.

Patzka also secured a gold in the 1-mile run to bolster the Warhawks on February 28. He crossed the line in 4:12.49 and was followed by Gunner Schlender (Brillion), who came in third with a clocking of 4:15.50.
Kobe Chandler (Beloit) broke the program record in the 400-meter dash - a mark that had stood for 11 years. His time of 48.91 set the record by 0.08 and was good for third place at the championships.
Lincoln Begin (Greenfield) bolstered the Warhawks in the field events with a runner-up finish in the long jump. Begin posted a career-best mark of 7.25 meters (23-9.50) - the eighth-best long jump in UWW history.
Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee) highlighted the second day (March 1) for UWW, breaking the program record in the 3,000-meter run. The senior registered a 10-second personal best for a time of 10:01.17. That mark breaks the program record that UW-Whitewater Hall of Famer Stephanie Greiber held since 2000. De La Cerda, who now holds five program records, finished third in the event. She also claimed third place in the 1-mile run with a time of 5:05.87 for her second all-conference medal.
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego) led the Warhawks in the field events that day with a bronze in the weight throw. The senior registered a mark of 17.98 meters (59-0).
Gracie Holland (Marshfield) set a championship record to lead UW-Whitewater in the first day of competition on Feb. 28. Holland broke her own championship record - one she had held since 2023 - in the pole vault with a height of 3.98 meters (13-0.75). That mark also set the facility record at Skyward Fieldhouse.