Men's Indoor Track and Field

UW-Whitewater's Patzka and UW-Eau Claire's Ekoue Named WIAC Kwik Trip Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Christian Patzka and UW-Eau Claire's Yakob Ekoue have been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 6 - 12.

Patzka (So., Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) registered the fastest flat-track 5,000-meter time in Division III history. His converted time of 13:40.26 (actual 13:49.04) at the UW-Whitewater Midwest ELITE Invitational on Feb. 11, is the best in Division III this season by more than three seconds. It is also a program record and Kachel Fieldhouse facility record.
 
Ekoue (Sr., Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins) won both the shot put and 35-pound weight throw at the UW-Stout Quadrangular on Feb. 10, with throws of 57-9 (17.60m) and 62-11 1/4 (19.18m), respectively. His shot put mark ranks first in the WIAC and second in NCAA Division III, while his weight throw performance ranks first in the WIAC and fifth in NCAA Division III.

Also nominated for track:
UW-Eau Claire, Stefan Klechefski, Junior, Roberts, Wis. (River Falls)
UW-La Crosse, Ethan Gregg, Junior, La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas)
UW-Oshkosh, Steven Potter, Senior, Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)
UW-River Falls, Logan Munson, Freshman, Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury)
UW-Stevens Point, Mason Mead, Freshman, Wausau, Wis. (West)
UW-Stout, Kaden Martin, Sophomore, West Bend, Wis. (Slinger)
 
Also nominated for field:
UW-Oshkosh, Eli Tranel, Senior, West Bend, Wis. (West)
UW-River Falls, Joel Alexander, Senior, Spring Lake Park, Minn. (Spring Lake Park)
UW-Stout, Connor Walechka, Graduate Student, Winona, Minn. (Cotter)
UW-Whitewater, Shelvin Garrett, Sophomore, Beloit, Wis. (Memorial)
 
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