UW-Milwaukee's Gretz, Butler's Gardner end season at NCAA Championships

June 7, 2007

Sacramento, Calif. - Senior Nick Gretz placed 22nd in the discus representing the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's track and field team at the NCAA Championships Wednesday in Sacramento.

Gretz capped his decorated career by throwing 171-8 in preliminaries of the event. He is the first Panther, male or female, to compete at the NCAA Championships since 1998.

Butler junior Genni Gardner ran the second-fastest time of her collegiate career and placed 20th in the semifinals of the women's 5,000 meter run at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday. She topped her seed position entering the race, but narrowly missed advancing to the event finals on Friday.

Gardner, who was seeded 25th in the women's 5,000 meter run at the national meet, placed 13th in her heat with a time of 16:30.79. Earlier this spring, she posed a career-best time of 16:26.82 at the Penn Relays.

Complete Discus Results

Complete 5,000 Meter Run Results