By: Colin McClowry, UWEC Sports Information
WARTBURG, Iowa (blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's track and field teams sent a small number of Blugolds down to Wartburg College this past weekend to compete in the Wartburg Final Qualifier Meet. Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) finished his regular season off strong with wins in the shot put (17.75m) and weight throw (18.71m). Ekoue will go into the national meet next weekend as the second ranked shot putter in the nation, and the sixth ranked weight thrower. Joining Ekoue will be Catie Fobbe (Sr. - Annandale, Minn./Maple Lake), who placed second in both the shot put (14.22m) and weight throw (17.46m) at Wartburg. Fobbe is currently ranked first in the nation in the shot put for women, and she also boasts a ninth place ranking in the weight throw.
Heading into the final event of the men's heptathlon, Casey Chadwick (Sr. Poynette, Wis.) needed to run a huge personal record in the 1,000m run to qualify for the national meet. Chadwick did just that as he knocked 4 seconds off his lifetime best to finish with a time of 2:45.41s to achieve a personal record in the heptathlon with 4777 points. Casey will head into the national meet ranked seventeenth in the heptathlon. Carolyn Shult (Sr. Augusta, Wis) left it all out on the track as she ran a personal record to finish second in the mile run with a time of 4:57.46s. Shult will compete in the mile at the national meet next weekend.
Top Men's Performances
1st
Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.): Shot Put (17.75m) Weight Throw (18.71m) 2nd
Stefan Klechefksi (So. River Falls, Wis,): 60m Dash (6.87s)
3rd
Colin McClowry (So. - Neenah, Wis.): 200m Dash (22.07s)
Casey Chadwick (Sr. Poynette, Wis.): Heptathlon (4777pts)
Wesley Keller (So. - Richland Center, Wis.): High jump (1.99m)
Top Women's Performances
2nd
Carolyn Shult (Sr. Augusta, Wis): 1600m (4:57.46s)
Catie Fobbe (Sr. - Annandale, Minn./Maple Lake): Shot Put (14.22m), Weight Throw (17.46m)
3rd
Emilee Booker (So. - Genoa City, Wis./Badger): 60m Hurdles (8.81s)
Leah Zastrow (Fr. - Spencer, Wis.): Pole Vault (3.76m)
Final declarations for the national meet will be made early this week to determine which Blugolds will compete in the NCAA Championships next weekend in Birmingham, Alabama.
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