LA CROSSE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's track and field teams finished up UW-La Crosse's Phil Esten Challenge on Friday. The fifth-ranked Blugold men captured the team title while the women placed third.

The Blugold men finished with 217 points, beating second-place UW-La Crosse by 54.

Among the highlights for the Blugolds: Blake Postler (Fr. – Weston, Wis./D.C. Everest) set a new school record in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.36 seconds. That broke Jason Wolf's record of 14.51 seconds that had stood since 1995. In the field events, Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) won all three throwing events to continue his dominant start to the outdoor season.

The Blugold men and women also swept the multi events.

Individual event winners

• Men
  • Mitch Stegeman – decathlon (6,776)
  • Blake Postler – 110-meter hurdles (14.36 seconds)
  • Stefan Klechefski – 200-meter dash (21.93 seconds)
  • Brad Roe – high jump (1.96 meters)
  • Yakob Ekoue – discus (52.17 meters), shot put (16.97 meters) and hammer throw (57.77 meters)
• Women
  • Emilee Booker – heptathlon (5,074)
  • Allyson Kakes – 200-meter dash (24.67 seconds)
  • Anna Thaler – triple jump (11.14 meters)
  • Teagan Jones – hammer throw (54.36 meters)
  • Kayla Behnke – discus (44.89 meters)

UP NEXT

The Blugolds will send some competitors to the Drake Relays on April 25-26, while many others will compete at UW-Eau Claire's Dick & Mary Johnson Invitational on April 26 at Simpson Field. The Blugolds' home meet begins at 1 p.m.

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