Blue Devil men's and women's track and field teams second at Great River Rust Buster meet

Great River Rust Buster Invite hosted by UW-La Crosse Results | Men | Women

LA CROSSE (March 27, 2021) - Jack Roeber won two events as the UW-Stout men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Great River Rust Buster hosted by UW-La Crosse on a cool, wet Saturday afternoon in the outdoor opener.

Roeber won the long jump with a leap of 20-feet, 10.75-inches and capped off the day with a first place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 44-4. Noah Zastrow won the pole vault with a jump of of 17-0.75 and Jacob Bugella won the hammer throw with a toss of 184-7, 20 feet beyond the second place finish of 163-8.

The long jump crew took the top five spots, while the triple jump crew took five of the top six finishes. Daniel Nesja was second in both the long jump I20-7.75) and the triple jump (43-7.75). in the long jump, Bobby Vang (19-6.25) was third, Isaac Lee fourth (19-1.25) and Hayden Zachgo fifth (18-9). In the triple jump, Lee was third (41-5), Jakes Asembo fourth (41-4.25) and Simon Lual sixth (39-3.25).

Zastrow led four pole vaulters in the pole vault. Hawkin Petron and Jacob Tomazevic were sixth(14-3.25) and Jacob Backes was eighth (13-9.25). 

Bugella continued the first place streak he began with the weight throw in the indoor season with the hammer throw. Alec Benzinger was foyrth (157-1) and Connor Walechka was fifth (156-9). 

Benzinger was second in the shot put (50-0) and fifth in the discus (140-8). Kevin Ruechel was third inthe discus (150-1). 

In the sprints, Brent Heilman was second (22.26) in the 200m and Cody Lohrenz was sixth (22.84). Carter Wente grabbed a third place finish in the 110-hurdles (15.33) and Zachgo was sixth (17.51). 

On the women's side, Hannah Zastrow won the high jump with a height of 5-5. Ashton Unrah was fifth in the event (4-9). 

Shelby Larson (15-4) and Jenna Driscoll (15-2.25) were third and fourth in the long jump and flipped finishes in the triple jump with Driscoll (33-4.50) third and Larson (33-3.25) fourth. 

Mackenzie Huber was third in the shot put (42-6.75), Payton Schneider was fifth in the discus (117-6) and Demi Ploor was third in the javelin (103-4). 

In the sprints, Davia Clarke had a pair of top eight finishes, placing sixth in the 200m (27.02) and eighth in the 100m (12.88). Marissa Steale was third in the 400m (1:04.98) and Whitley Carothers was fifth(1:05.95). Autumn Donatell was fourth in the 100-hurdles (18.19)

Both the men's and the women's team finished second of five teams.

Women's Results
UW-La Crosse 170, UW-Stout 58, Minnesota State 36, UW-Superior 24, Martin Luther 23
(First place, all UW-Stout finishers)
100: 1.Savannah Rygiewicz (LX) 12.34; 8. Davia Clarke 12.88; 11. Grace Maurer 13.21; 15. Kiley Lehman 13.35; 19. Kaiya Larson 13.67; 20. Samantha Leoni 13.91; 200: Emily Dawidowich (LX) 25.70; 6. Davia Clarke 27.02; 11. Kaiya Larson 27.89; 14. Ashton Unruh 28.32; 15. Autumn Donatell 28.34; 17. Samantha Leoni 28.90; 18. Whitney Carothers 29.34; 19. Rachel Younkers 32.06; 400: 1. Claire Koenecke (LX) 59.57; 3. Marissa Steele 1:04.98; 5. Whitney Carothers 1:05.95; 8. Rachel Younker 1:11.37; 100-hurdles: 1. Brooke McDowell (LX) 15.35; 4. Autumn Donatell 18.19; High jump: 1. Hannah Zastrow (Stout) 5-5; 5. Ashton Unruh 4-9; 7. Mariah Lang 4-7; Long jump: 1. Kemmasha Thomas (LX) 16-7.25; 3. Shelby Larson 15-4; 4. Jenna Driscoll 15-2.25; Triple jump: 1. Sydney Wambach (LX) 36-11.50; 3. Jenna Driscoll 33-5.40; 4. Shelby Larson 33-3.25; Shot put: 1. Brea Perron (Minn St) 45-1.75; 3. Mackenzie Huber 42-6.75; 5. Demi Ploor 40-8.25; 9.Leah Zemke 35-4.50; 13. Hannah Zastrow 30-6.25; Discus: 1. Katie Taylor (Minn St) 141-11; 5. Payton Schneider 117-6; 7. Kami Sawtelle 108-6; 12. Mackenzie Huber 75-0; Hammer: 1. Brea Perron (Minn St) 177-0; 11. Mackenzie Huber 129-2; 13. Payton Schneider 125-11; 20. leah Zemke 94-2; Javelin: 1. Hannah Zenkowvich (LX) 106-11; 3. Demi Ploor 103-4;

Men
UW-La Crosse 121; UW-Stout 90; UW-Superior 42; 4. Martin Luther 40; Minnesota State 29
(First place, all Stout finishers)
100: 1. Josh Koenecke (LX) 10.79; 5. Brent Heilman 11.06; 7. Mackenson Steinberg 11.31; 12. Lucas Carroll 11.53; 13. Caleb Green 11.55; 19. Owen Jelinek 11.75; 21. Bobby Vang 11.95; 22. Zachary Helget 12.84; 200: 1. Caden Pearce (LX) 22.17; 2. Brent Heilman 22.26; 5. Cody Lohrenz 22.84; 7. Carter Wente 23.07; 9. Mackenson Steinberg 23.25; 10. Keegan Pulchinski 23.28; 11. Caleb Green 23.29; 12. Owen Jelinek 23.36; 15. Noah Beck 23.73; 23. Zachary Helget 26.39; 1500: 1. Tyler Kisting (LX) 3:55.59; 12. Matthew Thomas 4:20.22; 15. Damon Zielke 4:26.79; Andrew Carlson 4:27.53; 17.. Bennet Rozak 4:28.81; 110-hurdles: 1. Dillon Murman (LX) 14.83; 3. Carter Wene 15.33; 6. Hayden 17.51; 9. Noah Beck 18.59; 10. Brandon Dick 20.46; High jump: 1. Matt Haynes (LX) 6-0; 2. Brandon Dick 6-0; Pole vault: 1. Noah Zastrow (Stout) 17-0.75; 6. Hawkin Petron 14-3.35; 6. Jacob Tomazevic 14-3.25; 8. Jacob Backes 13-9.25; Long jump: 1. Jack Roeber (Stout) 20-19.75; 2. Daniel Nesja 20-7.75; 3. Bobby Vang 19-6.25; 4. Isaac Lee 19-1.25; 5. Hayden Zachgo 18-9; 8. Simon Lual 17-9; Triple jump: 1. Jack Roeber (Stout) 44-4; 2. Daniel Nesja 43-7.75; 3. Isaac Lee 41-5; 4. Jakes Asembo 41-4.25; 6. Simon Lual 39-3.24;  Shot put: 1. Daniel Graf (LX) 52-4.75; 2. Alec Benzinger 50-0; 9. Derek Millard 39-2.25; 11. Jacob Bugella 38-0; 12. Connor Walchecka 37-3; 15. Isaac Kraus 31-9.50; Discus: 1. Carter Aguilera (Minn St) 154-5; 3. Kevin Ruechel 150-1; 5. Alec Benzinger 140-8; 8. Nate Karau 130-3; 10. Isaac Kraus 121-3; 11. Jacob Bugella 120-3; 15. Derek Millard 90-6; Hammer: 1. Jacob Bugella (Stout) 184.07; 4. Alec Benzinger 157-1; 5. Connor Walechka 156-9; 9. Kevin Ruechel 140-3; 11. Derek Millard 127-7; 12. NAte Karau 124-2; 15. Anthony Kuehl 117-6; 17. Isaac Kraus 99-10;