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STEVENS POINT – Keiron Howelett won the long jump and had two other finishes in the top five to lift the Marshfield boys track and field team to a fifth-place finish at the 2013 Point Boys Track Invitational on Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Howlett won the long jump with a leap of 22-3, finished fourth in the triple jump (41-6) and was fifth in the 55-meter hurdles (8.09 seconds) for the Tigers, who finished fifth in the team standings with 45 points.
Appleton North won the team title with 89.5 points, with second-place Kimberly finishing with 56 points.
Marshfield had six other top-eight finishes on the day, led by Jacob Bauer, who took second in the high jump (6-4).
Brad Krueger tied for fourth in the pole vault (11-6), Nolan Redetzke was fourth in the 3,200 meters (10:21.16), the 800 relay team was fourth (1:36.63), Ryan Treierweiler took sixth in the long jump (20-2.5) and Derek Coffren finished eighth in the 400 (54.00).
Marshfield hosts its annual Tigers Boys Track Indoor Invitational on Tuesday at the Marshfield High School Fieldhouse.
2013 Point Boys Track Invitational
March 16, at UW-Stevens Point
Team standings: 1. Appleton North 89.5; 2. Kimberly 56; 3. Kettle Moraine 53; 4. Stevens Point 49; 5. Marshfield 45; 6. Neenah 38; 7. D.C. Everest 30; 8. Luxemburg-Casco 25; 9. Oshkosh North 22.5; 10. La Crosse Logan and Fond du Lac 21; 12. Nekoosa 17; 13. Merrill and Green Bay East 15; 15. Baraboo 13; 16. Hortonville 12; 17. Rosholt, Marathon and Wild Rose 7.