Milwaukee’s Track & Field team is set to host the Panther Tune-Up this Saturday at the Klotsche Center, marking their final indoor meet before heading to the Horizon League Indoor Championships. The event will start with field events at 10:00 a.m., followed by track events at approximately 2:40 p.m. Spectators can attend for an admission fee of $5.
In their previous competition at Grand Valley State’s Big Meet Friday, Milwaukee’s men’s team had notable performances. Jaelyn Reeves-Lile broke two school records in the 60m dash with a time of 6.70 and in the 200m dash with a finish of 21.30. His achievements earned him the Horizon League Track Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this season. Lucas Picco also made his mark, ranking fourth all-time in the program leaderboard with his 800m run time of 1:50.66. Karsten Grundahl secured a first-place finish in another section of the 800m with a time of 1:53.27, while Nate Taylor claimed victory in the 400m dash clocking in at 49.32.
The women’s team was led by Anelise Egge, who won the 3000m run at Grand Valley State with a record-breaking time of 9:33.27, surpassing a school record from 1983 and setting this season’s best time among Horizon League competitors. Katie Burns rose to fourth place in Milwaukee’s indoor record book with her performance in the 400m dash, finishing at 50.06. Victoria Evtimov reached seventh place on the school’s list for the 200m dash after recording a time of 25.10, and Cailin Kinas took fourth place out of a field of 51 runners in the mile run, finishing at 4:59.20.
Following Saturday’s meet, Milwaukee will prepare for the Horizon League Championships scheduled for March 1-2 at Lutheran Health Fieldhouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
