By Brett Haffner, UWEC Sports Info
Menomonie, Wis. (blugolds.com) - The University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire men's and women's track & field teams traveled to UW-Stout for the Warren Bowlus Multi & Open, with the multi-event athletes getting their first opportunity to contest the pentathlon and heptathlon. In a remarkable two-day performance, Marcus Weaver (Jr. - Lewiston, MN/Lewiston-Altura) set the NCAA Division III National Record in the Heptathlon, scoring 5533 points over the seven events. The previous record was held by UWEC alum, Dylan Cooper.
Top Men's Placements:
1st:
Stefan Klechefski (Fr. - Roberts, WI/River Falls) – 60m (7.04)
Josiah Ziebell (So.- Mauston, WI/Mauston) – 600m (1:25.34)
Jake Petri (Sr. - Muskego, WI/Muskego) – 800m (1:54.50)
Seth Ray, Henry Keith, Sam Verkerke, Jake Petri –4x400m (3:32.09)
Marcus Weaver (Jr. – Lewiston, MN/Lewiston-Altura) – Hepathlon (5533 pts.)
2nd:
Jordan Lijewski (Sr. - Roseville, MN/Roseville Area) – 200m (22.67)
Mason Malm (So, - Loyal, WI/Loyal) – 60m Hurdles (8.62)
Noah Reedy (Sr. - West Salem, WI/West Salem) – Pole Vault (4.52m)
Yakob Ekoue (So. - Hopkins, MN/Hopkins) – Weight Throw (17.92m)
Abraham Schroedl (Sr. - DeForest, WI/DeForest) – Heptathlon (5004 pts.)
3rd:
Taylor Phillips (Fr. - Rome, WI/Jefferson) – 400m (52.46)
Kevin Eizenzimmer () – 600m (1:28.20)
Sam Verkerke (Fr. - White Bear Lake, MN/White Bear Lake) – 800m (1:58.35)
Connor Dolan (Sr. - Nekoosa WI/Assumption) – 3000m (8:36.46)
Wes Keller (Fr. - Richland Center, WI/Richland Center) – High Jump (1.91m)
Yakob Ekoue (So. - Hopkins, MN/Hopkins) – Shot Put (15.20m)
Brandon Roberts (So. - Maple Park, IL/Kaneland) – Weight Throw (16.01m)
Mitch Stegeman (So. - Coleman, WI/Suring) – Hepathlon (4872 pts.)
Top Women's Placements:
1st:
Kady Kochendorfrer (Jr. - Hudson, WI/Hudson) – 200m (26.00)
Cassidy Eiers (Jr. - Glendale, WI/Nicolet) – 600m (1:41.62)
Anna Schueth (So. - Heartland, WI/Arrowhead) – 800m (2:18.29)
Katie Faris (Sr. - Chippewa Falls, WI/Chippewa Falls) – 3000m (10:21.75)
Ayden Fleeharty (Fr. - Viola, WI/Kickapoo) – Pole Vault (3.42m)
Jane Kautz (So. - Port Washington, WI/Port Washington) – Pentathlon (3060 pts.)
2nd:
Kady Kochendorfer (Jr. - Hudson, WI/Hudson) – 60m (7.83)
Mikayla Hady (Fr. - Mount Auburn, IL/Sacred Heart Griffin) – 800m (2:22.15)
Carolyn Shult (So. - Augusta, WI/Augusta) – 3000m (10:29.75)
Jaryn Johannsen (Fr. - Frazee, MN/Frazee) – 60m Hurdles (9.37)
Ella Williamson (So. - Amery, WI/Amery) – High Jump (1.53m)
Abbey Fitzgerald (Fr. - Ephraim, WI/Gibraltar) – Long Jump (5.28m)
Catie Fobbe (Jr. - Annandale, MN/Maple Lake) – Shot Put (13.65m)
Catie Fobbe (Jr. - Annandale, MN/Maple Lake) – Weight Throw (16.65)
Emma Gruen (Fr. - Elroy, WI/Royall) – Pentathlon (2906 pts.)
3rd:
Megan Best (So. - Oshkosh, WI/West) – 60m (8.00)
Emilee Booker (Fr. - Genoa City, WI/Badger) – 200m (27.25)
Emilee Booker (Fr. - Genoa City, WI/Badger ) – 60m Hurdles (9.62)
Riley Armstrong (So. - Waunakee, WI/Waunakee) – 600m (1:44.11)
Kylie Judd (So. - Anchorage, AK/AJ Diamond) – 800m (2:22.72)
Michelle Hirsch, Kylie Judd, Torrance Marquez, Madeline Wainwright – 4x400 (4:22.47)
Emily Williams (Fr. - Waterford, WI/Waterford Union) – High Jump (1.53m)
Allison Weiker (Jr. - Roseville, MN/Roseville) – Pole Vault (3.27m)
Gabi Mella (So. - Plymouth, WI/Plymouth) – Long Jump (5.13m)
Molly Kellenbach (Fr. - Hudson, WI/Hudson) – Triple Jump (10.46m)
Teagan Jones (Fr. - Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) – Weight Throw (15.71m)
Gabby Semerad (So. - Eau Claire, WI/Regis) – Pentathlon (2850 pts.)
Next up for the Blugolds will be the UW-Stevens Point Invite, held in Stevens Point, WI on February 5th.
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