Ruechel, Bugella, Lohrenz, Beck, capture first place finishes at UW-L Tribute Triangular

La Crosse Tribute Triangular - Men's | La Crosse Tribute Triangular - Women

LA CROSSE (April 2, 2021) - The UW-Stout men's track and field team finished second at the UW-La Crosse Tribute Triangular Friday night at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.  UW-La Crosse finished with 124.0 team points while the Blue Devils placed second with 101.0 and Gustavus Aldophus College (Minn.) third with 97.0. 

For the Blue Devils, Jacob Bugella set another personal best and won the hammer throw. Bugella added six feet to his toss from the previous week, finishing with a mark of 190-feet, 11-inches. In the outdoor season opener a week earlier, Bugella had a mark of 184-7.

Kevin Ruechel captured a first and second place finish, winning the discus with a personal-best mark of 174-9 and was second in the shot put with a 51-5. Alec Benzinger had three top five finishes, placing third in the shot put (50-5), third in the discus (156-0) and fifth in the hammer throw (160-1). The hammer and the discus were personal-bests for Benzinger. Nate Karau was fourth in the discus with a PR of 150-0.

Cody Lohrenz and Lucas Carroll finished first and second in the 400-meter, with Lohrenz clocking a time of 50.38 seconds and Carroll a 51.48. Keegan Pulchinski was fourth (51.96) and Owen Jelinek fifth (52.08). Lohrenz, Pulchinski and Jelinek teamed with John Hess to finish first in the 400-relay (3:27.61). 

Noah Beck and Carter Wente were first and second in the 400-hurdles, with Beck turning in a time of 59.20 and Wente a 1:01.95. Wente was fourth in the 110-hurdles (15.12) and Beck was fifth (15.34).  

Brent Heilman was fourth in the 100 (10.67) and third in the 200 (21.78). 

Hawkin Petron was third in the pole vault (15-0.25) and Jacob Tomazevic was fifth (14-0.50). Jack Roeber was fourth in the long jump (21-4.75) and Noah Zastrow, who took a break from the pole vault, was fifth in the long jump (21-0.75). Brandon Dick was second (5-11.25) in the high jump and Hayden Zachgo was third (5-9.25). 

The Blue Devils will be at UW-River Falls, Saturday, April 10. 

Men's Results - UW-La Crosse 124; UW-Stout 101; Gustavus Adolphus 97
(First place, all Stout finishers)
100: Seth Holden (LX) 19.57; 4. Brent Heilman 10.67; 8. Mackenson Steinberg 11.10; 11. Carter Wente 11.24; 13.Daniel Nesja 11.28; 18. Jakes Asembo 11.65; 18. Caleb Green 11.69; 19. Jack Roeber 11.74; 200: 1. Troy DeBruin (LX) 21.51; 3. Brent Heilman 21.78; 12. Mackenson Steinberg 22.89; 13. Lucas Carroll 22.94; 23. Zachary Helget 26.21; 400: 1. Cody Lohrenz (Stout) 50.38; 2. Lucas Carroll 51.48; 4. Keegan Pulchinski 51.96; 5. Owen Jelinek 52.08; 6. Brandon Dick 52.55; 7. John Hess 53.28; 9. Hayden Zachgo 54.00; 110-hurdles: 1. Taylor Rooney (GAC) 13.72; 4. Carter Wente 15.12; 5. Noah Beck 15.34; 7. Hayden Zachgo 16.58; 400-hurdles: 1. Noah Beck (Stout) 59.20; 2. Carter Wente 1:01.95; 4x400-relay: 1. UW-Stout A (Cody Lohrenz, Keegan Pulchinski, Owen Jelinek, John Hess) 3:27.61; High jump: 1. Matt Haynes (LX) 6-1.25; 2. Brandon Dick 5-11.25; 3. Hayden Zachgo 5-9.25; Pole vault: 1. Tommy Knoche (LX) 16-0; 3. Hawkin Petron 15-0.25; 5. Jacob Tomazevic 14-0.50; Long jump: 1. Samuel Sadowski (LX) 24-3.75; 3. Jack Roeber 21-4.75; 4. Noah Zastrow 21-0.75; 7. Isaac Lee 19-11; 8. Jakes Asembo 19-10.75; 9. Brandon Dick 19-4.75; 10. Hayden Zachgo 19-3.50; 12. Jonathon Loera 18-4.50; Shot put: 1. Steven Orzolek (GAC) 53-9; 2. Kevin Ruechel 51-5; 3. Alec Benzinger 50-5.50; 7. Jacob Bugella 39-1.25; 8. Derek Millard 38-11.75; 12. Isaac Kraus 34-2.25; 13. Anthony Kuehl 30-2; Discus: 1. Kevin Ruechel (Stout) 174-9; 3. Alec Benzinger 156-0; 4. Nate Karau 150-0; 7. Jacob Bugella 134-9; 9. Isaac Kraus 130-3; 11. Will Hammen 123-5; 13. Derek Millard 118-6; Hammer throw: 1. Jacob Bugella (Stout) 190-11; 5. Alec Benzinger 160-1; 8. Connor Walechka 146-9; 9. Nate Karau 142-1; 10. Kevin Ruechel 139-1; 11. Derek Millard 129-11; 12. Isaac Kraus 117-6; 13. Anthony Kuehl 106-11; 

Women's Results - UW-La Crosse 151; Gustavus Adolphus 116; UW-Stout 51
(First place, all Stout finishers)
100: 1. Kelly Aldrich (LX) 12.09; 6. Davia Clarke 12.77; 7. Grace Maurer 12.80; 8. Emma Bullard 13.02; 15. Jenna Driscoll 13.20; 16. Autumn Donatell 13.33; 19. Sam Leoni 13.81; 21. Rachel Younker 13.99; 200: 1. Birgen Nelson (GAC) 25.02; 12. Kiley Lehman 27.10; 16. Kaiya Larson 27.61; 17. Autumn Donatell 28.14; 19. Whitley Carothers 28.81; 20. Sam Leoni 28.88; 100-hurdles: 1. Emma Lawrence (LX) 14.42; 5. Caitlin Harrison 15.75; 9. Autumn Donatell 18.57; 4x400-relay: 1. La Crosse 3:57.84; 2. Stout A (Emma Bullard, Kiley Lawrence, Grace Maurer, Raelin Sorensen) 4:08.35; Stout B (Marissa Steele, Whitley Carothers, Kaiya Larson, Rachel Younkers) 4:21.45; High jump: 1. Raelin Sorensen (Stout) 5-1.25; 4. Ashton Unruh 4-9.50; 5. Mariah Lang 4-9.50; Long jump: 1. Nicole Lord (LX) 18-6.50; 6. Jenna Driscoll 16-8; 10. Shelby Larson 15-0.75; Shot put: 1. Annika Poe (GAC) 43-6.40; 2. Demi Ploor 42-8; Discus: 1. Skye Digman (LX) 148-7; 3. Kami Sawtelle 124-8; 6. Payton Schneider 119-3; Hammer throw: 1. Pamela Gramer (LX) 169-9; 11. Payton Schneider  117-8;