Men's Outdoor Track and Field

UW-La Crosse Wins Second Straight NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship

GENEVA, Ohio--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won its second straight NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship following three days of competition at the SPIRE Institute on May 24, while the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) secured six individual titles and one relay crown.
 
UW-La Crosse’s national title is the 17th in program history and 20th won by a WIAC program. Since the 1982-83 academic year, WIAC institutions have combined to win 131 NCAA Division III team championships.
 
The Eagles won this year’s championship with 84 points, while UW-Eau Claire was second with 56, Rowan University (N.J.) third with 44.50, Saint John’s University (Minn.) fourth with 39.50 and UW-Oshkosh fifth with 39.
 
Additional WIAC team finishes included: UW-Platteville tied for 18th with 11; UW-River Falls 36th with seven, UW-Whitewater tied for 50th with four, and UW-Stout tied for 73rd with one. A total of 78 teams accumulated points at the national meet.

UW-La Crosse’s championship effort was led by Sam Blaskowski, who won the 100- and 200-meter dash titles with times of 10.14 seconds and 20.35 seconds, respectively. He is one of two individuals in NCAA Division III history to claim four consecutive 100-meter dash championships. Blaskowski’s first-place finish in the 100-meter dash was his second straight.
 
UW-La Crosse’s Joey Sullivan claimed the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:50.51, while the Eagles’ 4x100-meter relay team of Ryder Smith, Evan Maurud, Lyndon Hemmrich-Hartman and Blaskowsi had championship record time of 39.66 enroute to a first-place finish.

UW-Eau Claire’s Yakob Ekoue won the discus for the second straight year with a toss of 190-10 (58.17m), while Adam Strouf was victorious in the shot put with a heave of 60-8 1/2 (18.50m).
 
UW-Oshkosh’s Joshua Rivers was victorious in the long jump for a second consecutive year with a leap of 24-9 3/4 (7.56m). The Titans' Charlie Nolan claimed the decathlon with 7,118 points.
 
The following individuals from the WIAC earned All-America recognition from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Athletes that finished in the top-8 of their respective individual events and as part of a relay team earned First Team All-America honors. Those who finished ninth through 16th individually and ninth through 12th as part of a relay team were named All-America Second Team.
 
100-Meter Dash:  Sam Blaskowski (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Stefan Klechefski (UW-Eau Claire-Sixth); Davian Willems (UW-Oshkosh-Seventh); Caleb Beightol (UW-Whitewater-Eighth)
 
200-Meter Dash:  Sam Blaskowski (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Sam Vargas (UW-Whitewater-Seventh)

400-Meter Dash:  Collin Conzemius (UW-La Crosse-Second); Chase Doornink (UW-La Crosse-Eighth)

800-Meter Run:  Cael Schoemann (UW-La Crosse-Third)
 
1,500-Meter Run:  Sam Verkerke (UW-Eau Claire-Fifth); Derek Penzkover (UW-Stevens Point-15th)
 
5,000-Meter Run:  Grant Matthai (UW-La Crosse-Ninth)
 
10,000-Meter Run:  Grant Matthai (UW-La Crosse-Fourth); Aidan Matthai (UW-La Crosse-Fifth); Logan Murphy (UW-Stevens Point-10th); Gunner Schlender (UW-Whitewater-13th)
  
110-Meter Hurdles:  Aden Sears (UW-Oshkosh-10th)
 
400-Meter Hurdles:  Blake Postler (UW-Eau Claire-Fifth); Finn Patenaude (UW-La Crosse-11th); Dirk Lueck (UW-La Crosse-13th)
 
3,000-Meter Steeplechase:  Joey Sullivan (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Adam Koenser (UW-La Crosse-Second); Caden Schneider (UW-Platteville-Third); Jayden Zywicki (UW-La Crosse-Seventh); Mason Shea (UW-Eau Claire-Eighth); Chuck Vater (UW-La Crosse-10th)
 
4x100-Meter Relay:  UW-La Crosse (Ryder Smith, Sam Blaskowski, Evan Maurud, Lyndon Hemmrich-Hartman-Champion); UW-Eau Claire (Jackson Schulz, Colin McClowry, Connor Jankuski, Stefan Klechefski-Seventh); UW-Whitewater (Nick McFadden, Sam Vargas, Andy VanZile, Caleb Beightol-Eighth)
 
4x400-Meter Relay:  UW-La Crosse (Chase Doornink, Andrew Hackbarth, Tyler Backes, Collin Conzemius-Second); UW-Oshkosh (Matthew Eiden, Joshua Rivers, Daniel Wilson, Tyran Bender-Sixth)
 
High Jump:  Nathan Andringa (UW-La Crosse-12th); Caleb Cornelius (UW-Oshkosh-15th)
 
Pole Vault:  Johnny Botsch (UW-Eau Claire-Seventh); Andrew Tumminaro (UW-La Crosse-13th)
 
Long Jump:  Joshua Rivers (UW-Oshkosh-Champion); Caleb Wright (UW-Oshkosh-Third); Triton Schmidt (UW-La Crosse-Seventh); Jack Roeber (UW-Stout-14th); Lincoln Begin (UW-Whitewater-15th)
 
Triple Jump:  William Cady (UW-La Crosse-Ninth)
 
Shot Put:  Adam Strouf (UW-Eau Claire-Champion); Yakob Ekoue (UW-Eau Claire-Third); Gage Stankiewicz (UW-Eau Claire-Seventh); Karter Rashke (UW-Stout-Ninth); Austin Rennhack (UW-Stevens Point-13th); Curtis Johnson (UW-Eau Claire-15th)
 
Discus:  Yakob Ekoue (UW-Eau Claire-Champion); Gavin Fritsch (UW-Oshkosh-Second); McKade Jelinek (UW-Platteville-Fourth); Gage Stankiewicz (UW-Eau Claire-Seventh); Soren Johnson (UW-Eau Claire-15th); Jack Marsh (UW-Stevens Point-16th)
 
Hammer:  Yakob Ekoue (UW-Eau Claire-Third); Gavin Fritsch (UW-Oshkosh-Ninth)
 
Decathlon:  Charlie Nolan (UW-Oshkosh-Champion); Jacob Balcome (UW-River Falls-Fourth); Max Foland (UW-Eau Claire-Fifth); Joe Guthrie (UW-River Falls-Seventh); Payton White (UW-Oshkosh-13th)
 
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