Women's Track & Field wins UWEC Triangular, Men finish third

Women's Track & Field wins UWEC Triangular, Men finish third

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's track and field teams kicked off the indoor season at home on Saturday, hosting the UWEC Triangular. The Blugold women took first place while the men were third.

Results

Women's Team Scores

  1. UW-Eau Claire 267
  2. UW-Stevens Point 107
  3. UW-Platteville 46

Men's Team Scores

  1. UW-Platteville 136
  2. UW-Stevens Point 127
  3. UW-Eau Claire 122

Winning events for the Blugold women were:

Morgan Marek (Sr. – Muskego, WI) - mile (5:11.60)

Glory Hecker (Jr. – Stone Lake, WI/Hayward Center) – 400m (1:02.07).

Lexi Lefever (Fr. – Hudson, WI) - 200m (26.65)

Tommie Brenner (Sr. – Reedsburg, WI) - 55m (8.57)

Lizz Ottusch (Sr. Delafield, WI/Kettle Moraine) - high jump (1.61m, 5-3 1/4)

Kady Kochendorfer (Fr. – Hudson, WI) – triple jump (10.68m, 35-0 ½)

Brianne Johnsrud (Sr. – Dodgeville, WI) – weight throw 16.20m, 53-1 ¾)

Erica Oawster (Sr. – Lino Lakes, MN/Centennial) – shot put (15.11m, 49-7) *School Record

Winning events for the Blugold men were:

Adam Lembke (So. – Waukesha, WI/West) - 55m (6.55) and long jump (6.44m, 21-1 ½)

Arik Skifstad (Fr. Eau Claire, WI/North) - 200m (22.91)

Braden Cousineau (Jr. – Woodbury, MN/Stillwater) – pole vault (4.46m, 14-7 ½)

In addition, nine Blugolds are currently ranked in the top 20 in the nation

Athlete

Event

Performance

National Rank

Erica Oawster

Shot Put

49'7"

1st

Patrick Treacy

Mile

4:13.29

2nd

David Kornack

Shot Put

56'9.25"

2nd

John Skubal

Shot Put

51'8.5"

9th

Brianne Johnsrud

Weight Throw

53'1.75"

11th

Kyler Lueck

Mile

4:19.09

15th

Tommie Brenner

Pole Vault

11'6.5"

16th

Olivia Bright

Pole Vault

11'6.5"

16th

Morgan Marek

Mile

5:11.60

20th

 

The Blugolds will be back in action next weekend as they travel to Menomonie to compete at UW-Stout's Warren Bowlus Multi/Open. Follow the action on Blugold Game Day or on the 'UWEC Blugolds' app on your mobile device.