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27 Blugolds Set to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

27 Blugolds Set to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

INDIANAPOLIS (blugolds.com) — The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee have announced the participants in the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships that are set to take place on May 26th through the 28th at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Full List of Qualifiers | Schedule of Events

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's track and field teams will have 27 Blugold athletes representing the school and the team later this week.

For each men's individual event contested, including the decathlon, the top 20 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested, the top 16 declared relay teams, one per institution, were accepted into the competition.  For each women's individual event contested, including the heptathlon, the top 22 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested, the top 16 declared relay teams, one per institution, were accepted into the competition.

The following athletes will be representing UW-Eau Claire:

Kayla Behnke (Fr. – Appleton, WI/Kimberly) – Discus

Megan Best (Jr. – Oshkosh, WI/West) – 4x100

Catie Fobbe (Sr. – Annandale, MN/Maple Lake) – Shot Put

Gabby Hicks (Sr. – Oakdale, MN/Tartan) – Discus

Amanda Iverson (Fr. – La Crescent, MN/La Crescent-Hokah) – 4x100 Alt.

Erin Johnson (Jr. – Shakopee, MN) – 4x100

Teagan Jones (So. – Lake Zurich, IL) – Hammer Throw

Kady Kochendorfer (Sr. – Hudson, WI) – 200m, Triple Jump, 4x100

Gianna Kornaus (So. – Oneida, WI/Pulaski) – 4x100

Carolyn Shult (Jr. – Augusta, WI) – 1500m

Evelyn Walker (Fr. – Mauston, WI/LA Follette) – Discus

Connor Dolan (Sr. – Nekoosa, WI/Assumption) – Steeplechase

Kevin Eisenzimmer (Jr. – Mineral Point, WI) – 4x400 Alt.

Yakob Ekouke (Jr. – Hopkins, MN) – Discus, Shot Put

Max Foland (Fr. – Middleton, WI) – 4x100 Alt.

Wes Keller (Fr. – Richland Center, WI) – High Jump

Stefan Klechefski (So. – Roberts, WI/River Falls) – 4x100

Jordan Lijewski (Sr. – Roseville, MN) – 4x400

Colin McClowry (Fr. – Neenah, WI) – 4x100

Sam Schreiber (Fr. – Kimberly, WI) – 4x400

Abrahm Schroedl (Sr. – De Forest, WI) – Decathlon, Pole Vault

Arik Skifstad (Sr. – Eau Claire, WI/North) – 4x100, 4x400

Mitch Stegeman (Jr. – Coleman, WI/Suring) - Decathlon

Sam Verkerke (So. – White Bear Lake, MN) – 1500m

Marcus Weaver (Jr. – Lewiston, MN/Lewiston-Altura) – Decathlon, Javelin

Charlie Wolter (Fr. – Eau Claire, WI/North) – 4x100

Josiah Ziebell (So. – Mauston, WI) – 4x400

The meet will begin on Thursday with the men's discus prelims at 10:30am and the decathlon 100m sprint at 11:30am.

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