Blue Devils return to the outdoors with meet at St. Mary's

Spring, Sprang, Sprung Invitational Results | UW-Platteville Invitational Results

WINONA, Minn. (April 12, 2018) - After nearly a month hiatus, the UW-Stout track and field teams returned to outdoor action when they competed at the Spring, Sprang, Sprung Invitational at St. Mary's University Thursday. Due to weather forcing the cancellation of meets, the last time the Blue Devils competed outdoors was March 17 at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

Sam Elsner took a pair of first place finishes at St. Mary's and freshmen Brent Heilman and Cody Lohrenz each grabbed a pair of top three finishes in their first collegiate outdoor meets.

Elsner captured the hammer throw with a mark of 183-feet, 8-inches and topped the field in the discus with a mark of 177-5. Anton Proksch was second in the discus (146-4) and freshman Kevin Ruechel was fourth (138-5). Proksch was fifth in the hammer (164-9). Ruechel was fifth in the shot put (44-1.75) and Alec Benzinger was fourth (45-5.25).

Heilman was fifth int he 100-meter dash with a  time of 11.11, then finished third in the 200-meter dash (22.25). Lohrenz was tops in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.26 and was second in the 200 (22.24). Mackenson Steinberg was third in the 100 (11.22) and Ryan Bjornstal was fifth (11.44). Lucas Carroll made his collegiate track debut. Carroll, who is also a member of the Blue Devil hockey team, took a fourth place finish in the 400 (51.11).

Mike Fifield was first in the 3000-meter steeplechase in a career-best time of 9-minutes, 57.55-seconds.

Christian Lucchesi was second in the pole vault (15-7) and Robert Mesenburg was fifth (14-7.25). Spencer Wilhelm was fourth (41-7) in the triple jump and Isaac Lee was fifth (41-7).

Four Blue Devil men competed at the UW-Platteville Invitational, with three running in the 5000-meter run. Zach Zimmerman led the Blue Devils with a 42nd place finish (15:18.91). Dan Ressler finished 46th (15:21.30) and Tyler Ellefson was 64th (15:41.80) in a field of 96 runners that was broken into four heats. Joe VanGrinsven competed in the javelin (154-2), finishing eighth.

Four Blue Devil women competed at the UW-Platteville Invitational in the 5000-meter run. Jessica Petruzates led Stout with an 18th place finish (17:47.35) of 84 runners in four heats. Katie Repka was 42nd (18:18.17), Molly Perkins 55th (18:58.51) and Alex Ploeger 74th (20:08.05).

The St. Mary's meet was added to the schedule after several area meets were canceled due to impending inclement weather as well as current field conditions. The Platteville meet was moved forward two days due to the same storm predicted for the Upper Midwest.

Stout is scheduled to next participate at the Phil Esten Challenge at UW-La Crosse, Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20.


Men
100m
1. Brent Heilman, 11.11; 3. Mackenson Steinburg 11.22; 5. Ryan Bjornstal 11.44;
 
200m
2. Cody Lohrenz, 22.24; 3. Brent Heilman, 22.25; 7. Ryan Bjornstal 22.55; 10. Mackenson Steinburg 22.66; 14. Lucas Carroll 23.14; 15. Noah Bielinski 23.27; 17. Dillon Keller 23.63;
 
400m
1. Cody Lohrenz, 49.26; 4. Lucas Carroll 51.11;

800m
7. Andrew Gilles 1:58.36; 14. David Rosenlund 2:03.74; 18. Andrew Klavekoske 2:06.94;

1500m
13. David Rosenlund 4:22.83;
 
3000-steeplechase
1. Mike Fifield, 9:57.55

110-hurdles
7. Parker Rongstad 15.92; 10. Noah Zastrow 16.99; 11. Walker Olson 17.94;

400-hurdles
6. Mason Barth 58.33; 10. Seth Plenge 1:04.21;

4x400-relay
7. UW-Stout C 3:41.56; 8. UW-Stout B 3:42.87

High Jump
6. Alex Grulkowski 5-10.75; 7. Spencer Wilhelm 5-10.75; 8. Walker Olson 5-8.75
 
Pole Vault
2. Christian Lucchesi, 15-7; 5. Robert Mesenburg 14-0.75; 6. Josh Freyholtz 14-1.25; 12. Brenden Buryskia 13-1.50;

Long Jump
6. Alex Grulkowski 20-9.75; 9. Noah Zastrow 20-2.50; 13. Isaac Lee 19-5.25;

Triple Jump
4. Spencer Wilhelm 41-7; 5. Issac Lee 41-7;

Shot Put
4. Alec Benzinger 45-10.75; 5. Kevin Ruechel 44-10.75;

Discus
1. Sam Elsner, 177-5, 2. Anton Proksch, 146-4; 4. Kevin Ruechel 138-5; 10. Alec Benzinger 131-0; 13. Duncan Magerl 125-7; 14. Jacob Bugella 120-11; 18. Walker Olson 105-1;
 
Hammer Throw
1. Sam Elsner, 183-8; 5. Anton Proksch 164-9; 13. Duncan Magerl 137-6; 13. Kevin Ruechel 132-9; 19. Alec Benzinger 109-7; 21. Jacob Bugella 90-8

Javelin
12. Josh Freyholtz 121-9; 19. Brenden Burska 108-9;
 
Women
100m
2. Kaitlin Mallek, 12.53; 5. Nikki Nelson 12.96; 12. Sam Smith 13.31;

200m
5. Davia Clark 26.35; 6. Tymesia McFadden 26.36; 15. Nicole Nelson 27.24; 18. Clarice Tume 27.52; 19. Claire Zais 27.64; 26. Morgen Lux 28.39; 27. Sam Smith 28.44; 36. Mariah Lang 31.01;

400m
11. Claire Zais 1;03.82;

800m
6. Raelin Sorensen 2:24.94; 13. Sylvia Lechnir 2:31.87;

1500m
9. Sylvia Lechnir 5:09.13; 16. Kate Koster 5:27.00
 
3000m steeplechase
2. Brittany Staab, 11:55.23

100-hurdles
14. Shanna Laehn 16.17; 23. Miranda Scholten 17.43;

400-hurdles
5. Shanna Laehn 1:07.47; 12. Miranda Scholten 1:11.74;

4x100-meter relay
2. UW-Stout, 48.85

4x400-meter relay
9. UW-Stout B 4:30.49; 11. UW-Stout A 4:33.33;
 
High jump
1. Raelin Sorensen, 5-3; 7. Mariah Lang 4-7;

Pole Vault
6. Sierra Coonts 10-8; 10. Kristen Teupel 10-8; 11. Jenna Myhro 10-2; 12. Demi Ploor 9-8; 14. Jillian Holt 9-8; 19. Marissa VanTassel 8-8.25;

Long Jump
6. Kaitlin Mallek 17-6; 9. Aryn Benn 17-0.50; 18. Tymesia McFadden 16-3; 18. Hannah Miller 15-9.75; 19. Emily Makina 15-3.25; 20. Taylor Smida 15-1.50; 22. Shelby Larson 15-0.75; 24. Bria Thomas 14-8; 28. Kellyn Schubbe 14-2.50; 30. Janelle Robarge 13-6'

Triple Jump
10. Aryn Benn 35-3.75; 14. Kellyn Schubbe 33-8.75; 16. Hannah Miller32-8.25; 18. Emily Makina 31-11.50; 20. Kaleigh Schmutzler 31-6.75; 21. Shelby Larson 31-4.75;

Shot Put
4. Morgan Denton 30-6.75; 6. Ash Patterson 38-9.75; 8. Demi Ploor 37-5; 10. Emma Wittliff 36-2.25; 11. Kami Sawtelle 35-1.50; 12. Taylor Baker 35-3.25;
 
Discus
1. Heidi Leiffort, 147-1; 2. Lydia Meier 140-8; Ash Patterson, 134-0; 6. Kayla Pabst 123-9; 14. Morgan Denton 103-8; 16. Kami Sawtelle 102-3; 20. Sammy Butchley 96-5; 21. Emma Wittliff 96-1; 24. Taylor Baker 92-6; 26. Alyson Wilcox 91-6;
 
Hammer Throw
1. Lydia Meier, 181-10; 3. Kayla Pabst 161-4; 9. Kami Sawtelle 124-10; 12. Alyson Wilcox 116-11; 21. Ash Patterson 98-3; 25. Morgan Denton 89-1; 26. Emma Wittliff 88-1; 31. Lacey Winters 74-6; 33. Sammy Butchley 64-0;

Javelin
7. Heidi Lieffort 107-3; 15. Hannah Miller 86-8; 19. Demi Ploor 79-10;