Blue Devils capture five first place finishes at Bowlus Open

2020 Warren Bowlus Open

MENOMONIE (February 1, 2020) - Junior Brent Heilman garnered two first place finishes at the Warren Bowlus Open Saturday at the UW-Stout Sports and Fitness Center. 

Heilman took first in the 60m with a career-best time of 6.98 seconds, a mark that would be fifth on the UW-Stout all-time list. Heilman captured the 200m in 22.52.

Parker Rongstad was first in the 60-hurdles (8.43). Noah Zastrow and Jack Kolar were first and second in the pole vault, with Zastrow clearing 16-feet, 8.75-inches and Kolar a career-best 14-9. Zastrow narrowly missed a school record jump of 17-3, just clipping the bar as he came down.
 
Kevin Ruechel was first in the shot put (55-0), Alec Benzinger was third (51-3) and Max Johnson was fifth (49-5).

Cody Lohrenz finished sixth in the 200m (23.17) and Owen Jelink was third in the 400m (52.01). Henry Hughes (1:58.76) and Trevin Nelson (1:58.88) were fourth and fifth in the 800m. Mike Fifield was fourth in the 3000-meter (8:47.77)

Hayden Wagner was third in the 60-hurdles (8.73 and Carter Wente was seventh (9.40). The 4x400-meter relay team of Noah Beck, Brandon Haag, Drake Biolo and Ray Fasen finished third (3:44.67).

Jacob Tomazevic was fifth in the pole vault (13-9.25), Shawn Waalen was seventh (12-9.50), Jacob Backes eighth (12-9.50) and Alec Varani ninth (12-3.50).

Bobby Vang was third in the long jump (20-11.75), Daniel Nejsa fifth (20-3), Isaac Lee seventh (19-9) and Nathan Skroch eighth (19-1.50). Lee was second in the triple jump (43-7.75) and Nejsa was third (43-1).

Benzinger was fifth in the weight throw (50-8.75) and Ruechel was seventh (49-1.75). Alex Grulkowski (4129 pts) was seventh in the heptathlon and Mason Barth (4075) was ninth. 

The Blue Devils will be at the UW-Stevens Point Open, Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10:30 a.m.