OSHKOSH, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's track and field teams both finished second at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Outdoor Championships on Saturday at Titan Stadium. The Blugolds produced several conference champions on the final day of the meet.

The UW-Eau Claire men finished with 149 points, while the women tallied 148.16. UW-La Crosse won both the men's and women's titles.

Blake Postler (Fr. - Weston, Wis./D.C. Everest), Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) and Adam Strouf (Sr. - Rice Lake, Wis.) all won WIAC titles on the final day of the meet. Postler was the men's 400-meter hurdles champion, Ekoue won the men's discus and Strouf topped the podium in men's shot put.

Postler finished the 400-meter hurdles in 52.60 seconds to win his first outdoor conference title as a Blugold. Ekoue set a new WIAC Championships record with a throw of 58.45 meters in the discus. Strouf won the shot put with a throw of 18.04 meters.

The Blugolds also had several top-three finishers at the meet to earn a multitude of all-conference honors.

Blugolds' top-three finishers

• Men
  • Blake Postler - first in 400-meter hurdles (52.60 seconds), second in 110-meter hurdles (14.47 seconds)
  • Yakob Ekoue - first in discus (58.45 meters), second in shot put (17.72 meters)
  • Adam Strouf - first in shot put (18.04 meters)
  • Sam Verkerke - third in 1,500 meters (3:52.32)
  • Stefan Klechefski - third in 100-meter dash (10.38 seconds), second in 200-meter dash (21.35 seconds)
  • Daylan Berger - third in 400-meter hurdles (52.87 seconds)
  • Jack Hesse-Withbroe - second in 5,000 meters (14:37.87)
  • Cameron Pease, Blake Postler, Izaak Clendenning, Colin McClowry - second in 4x400-meter relay (3:12.68)
  • Gage Stankiewicz - third in discus (51.84 meters)
  • Wes Keller - third in high jump (2.06 meters)
• Women
  • Lauren Dimler - second in heptathlon (4,403)
  • Emilee Booker - second in 100-meter hurdles (14.50 seconds)
  • Kylee Grabarski - second in 400-meter (55.82 seconds)
  • Mya Cinnamo - second in 400-meter hurdles (1:02.61)
  • Allyson Kakes - second in 200-meter dash (24.13 seconds)
  • McKenzie Kruse, Mya Cinnamo, Annabelle Eaton, Lauren Jex - second in 4x400-meter relay (3:51.53)
  • Anna Thaler - third in triple jump (11.56 meters)
  • Kayla Behnke - second in discus (43.47 meters)
  • Emma Gruen - second in high jump (1.65 meters)
  • Laura Bertrang - third in high jump (1.60 meters)

UP NEXT

Some Blugolds will compete at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite on May 9, while others will compete at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open that same day.

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