Baatz won a pair of throwing events and placed sixth in another as UW-Oshkosh captured the team title at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 13. Baatz took first place in the discus with a distance of 162-8. He defeated 46 other contestants, including UW-Oshkosh’s Lewis Prior who finished second with a mark of 161-9. In the shot put, Baatz recorded a winning measurement of 55-2. UW-Oshkosh’s Pete Delzer finished second among the event’s 41 contestants with a distance of 54-10. Baatz also finished sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 170-6. UW-Oshkosh scored 160 points to win the 11-team meet. UW-La Crosse placed second with 152.5 points and UW-Platteville third with 110.5.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Isaac Vazquez, Senior, Arcadia, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Dan Poh, Sophomore, Crivitz, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Cole Lubinski, Sophomore, Plainview, Minn. (Plainview-Elgin-Millville)
UW-Whitewater, Kevin Gorman, Sophomore, Wauwatosa, Wis. (West)