2022-23 Men's Outdoor Track & Field News
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Track and field teams receive academic awards
July 18, 2023NEW ORLEANS (blugolds.com) — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's track and field teams received both individual and team academic awards from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2023 season. -
Stegeman Named CSC Academic All-American
June 29, 2023AUSTIN, Texas (blugolds.com) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Mitch Stegeman (Sr. - Coleman, Wis./Suring) has been named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Third Team.
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Blugolds place 37th in LEARFIELD Director's Cup
June 13, 2023EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire placed 37th in the 2022-23 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup among Division III competitors. The Blugolds finished in the upper echelon of a competition which featured 323 schools.
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Ekoue Tabbed 2023 USTFCCCA Field Athlete of the Year
June 01, 2023NEW ORLEANS (blugolds.com) – National Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) was named the Male Field Performer of the Year after capturing a National Championship and a second place finish at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor National Meet.
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Ekoue, Stegeman win national titles for Blugolds
May 25, 2023ROCHESTER, N.Y. (blugolds.com) — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire track and field program produced two national champions at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships over the weekend at Polisseni Track and Field Complex. Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) won the men's shot put national title, and Mitch Stegeman (Sr. - Coleman, Wis./Suring) claimed the men's decathlon national championship. The Blugold men placed fifth in the team standings, while the women tied for 49th.
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14 Blugolds Earn USTFCCCA All-Region Honors
May 23, 2023NEW ORLEANS (blugolds.com) – All Region honors for the 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Friday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the regular season. Top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region honors, in addition to each of the members of a top-3 ranked relay team.
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Multiple Blugold Earn Personal Bests at NCAA Qualifiers
May 18, 2023LA CROSSE, Wis (blugolds.com) - In the final tune-up meet before the National Championships next week, the UW-Eau Claire track and field athletes competed in the UW-L Final Qualifier in La Crosse, Wis and the Augustana College Twilight qualifier in Rock Island, Ill.
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Ekoue Earns Kwik Trip Performer of the Meet at WIAC Outdoor Championships
May 15, 2023MADISON, Wis.--The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has revealed its award winners for the 2023 men's outdoor track & field season based on voting by the league coaches. UW-Eau Claire's Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) earned the Kwik Trip Field Performer of the Meet during his performance at the 2023 WIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
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Blugolds Hit Marks At UWL and St. Francis Invites
May 12, 2023LA CROSSE, Wis (blugolds.com) - The UW-Eau Claire track and field team competed in two different states this past Friday. The majority of the team competed at the Eagle Open in La Crosse while a handful of Blugold distance runners competed in the St Francis Fighting Chance Invite in Joliet, Illinois.
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Track & Field Wrap Up WIAC Championships
May 06, 2023WHITEWATER, 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.
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Blugolds Wrap Up Day 1 of WIAC Championships
May 05, 2023WHITEWATER, Wis (blugolds.com) - Day 1 of the WIAC Conference Championships wrapped up late Friday night as the UW-Eau Claire men’s and women’s track and field teams opened up the competition in strong fashion.
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Track and Field Hosts Inaugural Dick and Mary Johnson Invite
April 28, 2023EAU CLAIRE, Wis (blugolds.com) - This past Friday, the UW-Eau Claire track and field team hosted their first outdoor meet since 2008! The Blugolds showed out in the unscored contest by winning eleven events across both the men’s and women’s teams. Stefan Klechefski (Jr. - Roberts, Wis./River Falls) stands out as a top sprinter of the meet as he picked up event wins in the 100m dash (10.70s) and 200m dash (22.10s). For the second straight week, Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) picked up wins in three different events: Shot Put (16.76m), Discus (52.91m), and Hammer Throw (57.51m). Tommy Mestnik (So. - Prior Lake, Minn.) won the Javelin Throw with a huge personal best of 51.88m.
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Track and Field Competes at Phil Esten Challenge
April 22, 2023LA CROSSE, Wis (blugolds.com) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire track and field teams were back in La Crosse this weekend for the Phil Esten Challenge. The women’s team finished the weekend with 123.5 points and a second place finish while the men finished in fourth with 81 points.
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Ekoue named WIAC Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week
April 11, 2023MADISON, Wis. (blugolds.com) — Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's track and field team has been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Men's Field Athlete of the Week for April 3-9.
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Track and Field Begins Outdoor Season on High Note at Ashton May Invite
April 07, 2023115.5 points and the women's team placed second with 113.5 points. Hannah Zastrow (Jr. - Spencer, Wis.) started her season off strong with an event win in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.48 seconds. On the men’s side, Yakob Ekoue (Sr. - Hopkins, Minn.) put together a pair of victories by winning the shot put (16.64m) and discus throw (53.41m).
