LA CROSSE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Men's and Women's Track and Field teams secured multiple top-three finishes at the WIAC Outdoor Championships. The men's program finished 3rd of teams in team score and the women's program finished 2nd of 8 team in team score.
UWEC Women's Track and Field Summary
Sprints
Allyson Kakes secured second place in both the 100 Meters with a time of 12.03 and the 200 Meters with a time of 24.33. In the 400 Meters,
Kylee Grabarski finished second with a time of 56.25.
Middle Distance
Hooker claimed first place in the 800 Meters with a time of 2:10.97.
Lauren Jex finished sixth in the same event with a time of 2:16.62.
Distance
In the 5000 Meters,
Molly Heidorn placed third with a time of 17:07.46.
Keeley Behr earned second place in the 10,000 Meters with a time of 35:43.81.
Hurdles
Lauren Dimler took second place in the 400 Hurdles, clocking in at 1:01.03, while
Michaela Dick followed in third with a time of 1:01.51.
Jumps
Laura Bertrang placed fourth in the High Jump with a mark of 1.58m. In the Triple Jump,
Anna Thaler secured fourth place with a distance of 11.64m.
Throws
Kayla Behnke won the Hammer with a throw of 56.91m and took second in the Discus with 47.14m.
Amaria Kejo finished second in the Shot Put, achieving a mark of 13.40m.
Heptathlon
Britt Fitzgerald placed second in the Heptathlon with a total of 4406 points.
Catie Hook finished third with 4382 points.
UWEC Men's Track and Field Summary
Sprints
Reilly Templeton placed 4th in the Men's 200 Meters Finals with a time of 21.63. In the Men's 100 Meters Preliminaries, Templeton also ranked 11th at 10.71.
Middle Distance
Noah Kundert secured 5th in the Men's 800 Meters Finals with a time of 1:52.65.
Jack Wanezek finished 8th in the same event, clocking 1:52.77.
Distance
Addison Wong finished 16th in the Men's 1500 Meters with a time of 4:01.92.
Jack Nelson placed 17th in the Men's 10,000 Meters at 31:38.87.
Hurdles
Blake Postler won the Men's 400 Hurdles Finals, completing the event in 50.87. Postler also placed 2nd in the Men's 110 Hurdles Finals with a time of 13.89.
Jumps
Jace Stolte achieved 5th place in the Men's Long Jump with a mark of 7.01m.
Johnny Botsch ranked 4th in the Men's Pole Vault, clearing 5.00m.
Throws
In the Men's Discus,
Gage Stankiewicz achieved 3rd place with a throw of 53.54m.
Adam Beck secured 5th in the Men's Hammer with a mark of 55.74m.
The Blugolds will be back in action on Friday, May 8 for the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open and St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite, hosted by the University of St. Francis.
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