By Colin McClowry, UWEC Sports Information
WHITEWATER, Wis (blugolds.com) - The University if Wisconsin-Eau Claire track and field teams showed out at the WIAC Conference Championships this past weekend hosted at UW-Whitewater. The women's team placed second overall with 156 points and men placed fourth with 88.5 points.
Senior thrower Yakob Ekoue left his mark on the conference as he was crowned the winner in both the Discus Throw (55.63m) and Shot Put (17.42m). The women's throwers put on a clinic scoring 53 of the teams points. Catie Fobbe led the charge placing second in the Discus (44.78m) and Shot Put (14.45m). Evelyn Walker added six points by placing third in the Discus with a throw of 43.20m.
Stefan Klechefski proved himself to be the fastest man in the WIAC by winning the 100m dash with a time of 10.50s. The women's sprinters got in on the fun by placing second in the 4x100m relay with a time of 47.58. The relay consisted of sprinters Best, Kallenbach, Johnson, Iverson.
Finally back from injury, senior Mitch Stegeman won the competitive Decathlon by scoring 6932 points over the two day event. This score places Stegeman as the highest ranked decathlete in the nation. Max Foland and Tommy Mestnik placed fourth and fifth in the same event with scores of 6532 and 6484 points. In the Heptathlon, Emilee Booker found herself atop the podium as she scored 4636 points.
Conference Champions
Yakob Ekoue (Sr. Hopkins, Minn.): Discus (55.63m) Shot Put (17.42m)
Emilee Booker (So. Genoa City, Wis./Badger): Heptathlon (4646 pts)
Stefan Klechefski (Jr. Roberts, Wis./River Falls): 100m Dash (10.50s)
Mitch Stegeman (Sr. - Coleman, Wis./Suring): Decathlon (6932pts)
Second Team All-Conference
Catie Fobbe (Sr. Annandale, Minn./Maple Lake): Shot Put (14.45m) Discus (44.78m)
Teagen Jones (Jr. Lake Zurich, Ill.): Hammer Throw (57.19m)
Yakob Ekoue (Sr. Hopkins, Minn.): Hammer Throw (59.68m)
Women's 4x100m Relay: Best, Kallenbach, Johnson, Iverson (47.58s)
All-Conference Honorable Mention
Naomi Long (Sr. Medina, Minn/Wayzata): 10,000m (37.17.24)
Evelyn Walker (So. Madison, Wis./La Follette): Discus (43.20m)
Jaryn Johannsen (Jr. Frazee, Wis): 100m Hurdles (14:54s)
Carolyn Shult (Sr. Augusta, Wis.): 1,500m (4:35.55s)
4th Place
Molly Kallenbach (So. Hudson, Wis.): 100m Dash (12.07s)
Christi Forman (Jr. Waterloo, Wis.): 10,000m (38:13.34)
Wes Keller (So. Richland Center, Wis.): High Jump (1.95m)
Brandon Roberts (Sr. Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland): Weight Throw (54.53m)
Morgan Jensen (Jr. Colfax, Wis): Shot Put (13.47m)
Rachel Breu (Fr. De Pere, Wis./West): Discus (42.07m)
Ayden Fleeharty (Sr. Viola, Wis./Kickapoo): Pole Vault (3.61m)
Max Foland (So. Middleton, Wis.): Decathlon (6532pts)
Jane Kautz (Sr. Port Washington, Wis.): Heptathlon (4301pts)
Ava Matejcek (Fr. Mankato, Minn./East): 5,000m (18:13.61s)
5th Place
Abbey Fitzgerald (So. Ephraim, Wis./Gibraltar): Long Jump (5.28m)
Leah Zastrow (Fr. Spencer, Wis.): Pole Vault (3.61m)
Teagen Jones (Jr. Lake Zurich, Ill.): Discus (41.75m)
Tommy Mestnik (So. Prior Lake, Minn.): Decathlon (6484pts)
Emma Gruen (So. Elroy, Wis./Royall): Heptathlon (4263pts)
Men's 4x400m Relay: Schreiber, Wolter, Lijewski, Eisenzimmer (3:19.15s)
Men's 4x100m Relay: Luebke, Klechefski, Wolter, Jankuski (42.36s)
Naomi Long (Sr. Medina, Minn/Wayzata): 5,000m (18.16.68)
6th Place
Megan Best (Sr. Oshkosh, Wis/West): 100m Dash (12.10s)
Molly Kallenbach (So. Hudson, Wis.): 200m Dash (25.50s)
Mason Shea (Jr. River Falls, Wis.): 3,000m Steeplechase (9:21.74)
Jenna Trzebiatowski (Jr. Rosholt, Wis.): 10,000m (38:28.80)
Anna Scheuth (Sr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead): 800m Run (2:18.05s)
Kailee Sellen (Jr. Krivitz, Wis.): Shot Put (13.06m)
Soren Johnson (Fr. Fall Creek, Wis.): Discus (47.49m)
Raina Stecher (So. Stewartville, Minn.): Discus (41.44m)
7th Place
Sam Schreiber (So. Kimberly, Wis.): 400m Dash (49.38s)
Kylee Grabarski (Fr. Waunakee, Wis.): 400m Dash (58.58s)
Ashley Kachurik (Sr. Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township): 3,000m Steeplechase (11:32.99s)
Molly Kallenbach (So. Hudson, Wis.): Triple Jump (11.20m)
Jessica Kemstra (Sr. New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower): Javelin Throw (34.34m)
Haley Blagdon (Jr. Waukesha, Wis./North): Pole Vault (3.46m)
Tyler Oslage (Jr. Antioch, Ill.): Pole Vault (4.40m)
Evelyn Walker (So. Madison, Wis./La Follette): Shot Put(12.97m)
Casey Chadwick (Sr. Poynette, Wis.): Decathlon (6223pts)
8th Place
Kevin Eisenzimmer (Sr. Mineral Point, Wis.): 400m Dash (49.91s)
Zach Yengo (Sr. Eau Claire, Wis/Regis): 10,000m (31:25.38)
Lauren Jex (Fr. Germantown, Wis.): 800m Run (2:19.70s)
Jaryn Johannsen (Jr. Frazee, Wis): 400m Hurdles (1:04.58s)
Addie Mangold (So. Burlington, Wis.): Triple Jump (11.08m)
Morgan Jensen (Jr. Colfax, Wis): Weight Throw (48.10m)
Will Broome (So. Eau Claire, Wis./North): Shot Put (14.27m)
Women's 4x400m Relay: Mangold, Wainwright, Armstrong, Schueth (4:06.71s)
Morgan Dahl (Jr. Shoreville, Minn./Mounds View): 5,000m (18:30.19s)
The Blugolds will travel to La Crosse next Friday, May 12th, to compete in the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open.
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