Ruechel sets shot put record, Bugella, Zastrow continue their winning ways

Whitewater Last Chance Results

WHITEWATER (March 6, 2021) - Kevin Ruechel set a UW-Stout school record in the indoor shot put and Jacob Bugella won his fifth straight weight throw title as the UW-Stout track and field team closed out the 2021 indoor season. 

Kevin Ruechel came into meet sitting second on the UW-Stout all-time shot put list. Ruechel left the meet with the school record, shattering his own career mark by more than two feet. Ruechel paced the field with a mark of 60-feet, 1-inch, far outpacing his own best mark of 57-10.25 and was nearly two feet better than Sam Elsner's 2018 mark of 58-2. The mark also surpassed Elsner's distance of 57-11.75 that won the 2018 national title. 

Alec Benzinger was second in the shot put with a throw of 53-9.

Jacob Bugella continued his winning ways in the weight throw, both winning the event and extending his previous best. Bugella unleashed a throw of 62-feet, 5-inches, winning the event by more than four feet. Dustin Martin of UW-Whitewater was second with a toss of 59-2. Bugella's throw moves him to third on the UW-Stout all-time list.

Teammate Alec Benzinger finished third in the weight throw with a career-best toss of 58-10, a mark that puts him fifth on Stout's all-time list. Connor Walechka was eighth with a mark of 53-10.

Noah Zastrow won the pole vault for his fifth straight meet with a mark of 17-feet, 0.75-inches. Hawkins Petron placed sixth in the event (14-9). 

Spencer Schultz finsihed third in the 3000-meter run in a season-best time of 8-minutes, 29.30-seconds. Matthew Ryan was sixth at 8:39.77. 


Men
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(First place, all Stout finishers)
60: 1. Seth Holden (LX) 6.8211. Brent Heilman 7.06; 200: 1. Seth Holden (LX) 21.88; 6. Brent Heilman 22.51; 10. Carter Wente 23.03; 11. Caleb Green 23.28; 400: 1. Caden Pearce (LX) 49.76; 5. Owen Jelnik 50.76; 8. Keegan Pulchinski 51.26; 800: 1. Dylan Wachter 1:54.50; 4. Trevin Nelson 1:58.15; Mile: 1. Michael Madoch (LX) 4:23.78; 7. Henry Hughes 4:27.44; 3000: 1. David Fassbender 8:19.39; 3. Spencer Schultz 8:29.30; 6. Matthew Ryan 8:39.77; 10. Brian Mathews 8:48.36; 5000: 1. ; 60-hurdles: 1. Jared Schrang (SP) 8.15; 7. Carter Wente 8.65; 11. Noah Beck 8.76; 12. Mason Barth 8.80; Distance Medley Relay: 1. Oshkosh 10:26.11; 4. Stout 10:52.25; ; 4x400-relay: 1. La Crosse 3:20.72; 3. Stout 3:29.19;

High jump;  1. Mike Ayensu-Mensah (SP) 6-8; 7. Brandon Dick 6-2; Pole vault: 1. Noah Zastrow 17-0.75; 6. Hawkin Petron 14-9; 10. Mason Barth 1403,25; 12. Jacob Tomazevic 13-9.25: Triple jump: 1. Jonathan Wilburn 49-11.25; 8. Jack Roeber 44-11.75; 9. Daniel Nesja 44-10.75; Shot put: 1. Kevin Ruechel 60-1*; 2. Alec Benzinger 53-9; Weight throw: 1. Jacob Bugella 62-5; 3. Alec Benzinger 58-10; 8. Connor Walechka 53-10; 


Women
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(First place, all Stout finishers)
400: 1. Katie Banie (LX) 59.05; 10. Grace Maurer 1:01.30; 13. Emma Bullard 1:02.18; 800: 1. Anna Schueth (EC) 2:17.44; 10. Sydney Reisner 2:25.63; 13. Dalie Thomas 2:27.80;  3000: 1. Katie Faris (EC) 10:16.45; 4. Molly Perkins 10:41.81; 60-hurdles: 1. Hannah Zenkovich (LX) 8.69; 4. Hannah Zastrow 8.96; 12. Caitlin Harrison 9.89; Distance Medley Relay: 1. La Crosse 12:50.98; 2. Stout 12:53.18; 4x400-relay: 1. La Crosse 3:46.86; 7. Stout 4:07.08;

High jump;  1. Bailey Waldhammer (EC) 5-5.75; 4. Hannah Zastrow 5-5.75; Triple jump: 1. Kady Kochendorfer (EC) 38-7.75; 10. Jenna Driscoll 34-11.25; 13. Shelby Larson 34-2.25; Shot put: 1. Skye Digman (LX) 46-3.50; 4. Mackenzie Huber 45-3.50; 6. Demi Ploor 41-7.75; Weight throw: 1. Skye Digman (LX) 57-5; 5. Mackenzie Huber 52-6;