BOSTON, Mass. (Blugolds.com) – After day one of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, the Blugold women are tied for fourth place.
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The Blugold women earned 10 points on the day and are tied with Brandeis, Linfield, George Fox, Chicago and Wesleyan. Earning points for Eau Claire were Megan Wallace (So. – Burlington, WI) and Ashley Agrimson (So. – Peterson, MN/Rushford-Peterson).
Wallace took third place in the pentathlon with 3,549 points. The sophomore won the high jump (1.62m, 5-3.75) and shot put (11.56m, 37-11.25) and finished third in long jump (5.40m, 17-8.75), ninth in the 800m (2:28.81) and 12th in the 60m hurdles (9.47).
In the long jump, Agrimson took fifth place with a leap of 5.74m (18-10) after entering the meet seeded 12th.
In addition, Tommie Brenner (Sr. – Reedsburg, WI) – seeded 16th - finished tied for 10th in the 60m hurdles (8.90) while Brianne Johnsrud (Sr. – Dodgeville, WI) was 11th in the weight throw with a toss of 16.68m (54-8.75).
Seeded 20th in the 400m, Lizzy Keena (So. - Wisconsin Rapids, WI/Lincoln) was 17th with a time of 58.57 and the distance medley relay team of Emma Drangstveit (So. – Lakeville, MN/North), Lizzy Keena (So. - Wisconsin Rapids, WI/Lincoln), Hanna Reed (Sr. – Fort Atkinson, WI), Morgan Marek (Sr. – Muskego, WI) took 10th with a time of 11:58.68.
For the Blugold men, Patrick Treacy earned a spot in Saturday's final in the mile run, clocking in at 4:09.49 in the prelims. Also punching their ticket to Saturday was the 4x400 relay team of Hunter Henk (Jr. – Beldenville, WI/River Falls), Arik Skifstad (Fr. - Eau Claire, WI/North), Brandon Christnovich (Sr. – Holmen, WI), KJ Munn (Jr. – Bayport, MN/St. Croix Prep Academy), finishing with a time of 3:17.62.
Munn also competing in the 400m where he placed 15th with a time of 49.79.
The final day of competition will be Saturday with the action beginning at 9 a.m. CST. Follow the meet on Blugold Game Day or on the 'UWEC Blugolds' app' on your mobile device.