2022 WIAC Track and Field Championship |
First Day Results |
Final Results |
Decathlon Results
LA CROSSE (May 7, 2022) - UW-Stout's
Kevin Ruechel was a double winner at the 2022 WIAC Track and Field Championships, presented by Culvers, Saturday at UW-La Crosse.
Ruechel broke his own school record in defending his 2021 shot put title, taking a mark of 60-feet, 0.25-inches, the first Stout thrower to exceed 60 feet at an outdoor meet. Ruechel's throw won the event by nearly nine feet. Ruechel, who won the indoor conference crown in the shot put, holds the school indoor record at 61-9.50. Ruechel won the discus throw with a throw of 164-7. Ruechel placed eighth in the hammer throw to finish the meet with 21 team points.
Freshman
Kaden Martin won the 110-hurdles in a school record time of 14.29 seconds, blowing past his previous bests 14.95 and a wind-aided 14.55. Martin was third in the preliminaries. Martin beat the mark of 14.50 seconds, set by Zak Adams in 1989.
The Blue Devils got second place finishes from:
Mason Barth, decathlon, 6587 points;
Hayden Wagner, 400-hurdles, 54.46;
Jacob Bugella, hammer, 190-10;
Mitch Koeckeritz, javelin, 175-8;
Jacob Backes tied for third in the pole vault (14-11). The 4x400-relay team of
Owen Jelinek,
Caleb Green,
Keegan Pulchinski,
Grant Magnuson finished third (3:19.67).
Spencer Schultz was fourth in the 5000-meter (14:46.44 and
Matthew Ryan was sixth (14:51.88.
Freshman
Lance Pfrimmer was sixth in the 1500 (3:52.25) and
Max Fore was sixth in the 10,000-meter (31:21.62).
Logan Garski was seventh in the shot put (49-7.75).
Hayden Wagner was eighth in the 110-hurdles (15.04).
Grant Magnuson placed eighth in the 800 (1:54.75).
Barth led the Stout decathlon charge, using the second day to power his way from ninth at the beginning of the day to finish second.
Brandon Dick finished fifth (6177) and
Hayden Zachgo was seventh (6132).
Mackenson Steinberg was selected to the All-Sportsmanship team.
As a team, the Blue Devils finished fourth tallying 109 points.
2022 WIAC Men's Track and Field Championship
1. Oshkosh 174; 2. La Crosse 173; 3. Eau Claire 131.5; 4. Stout 109; 5. Whitewater 88; 6. Platteville 87.50; 7. Stevens Point 42; 8. River Falls 13
First place, all Stout finishers
200: 1. Sam Blaskowski (LX) 20.80; 15.
Carter Wente 22.43;
400: 1. Colin McClowry (EC) 48.45; 21.
Caleb Green 50.84;
800: 1. Steven Potter (Osh) 1:52.10; 8.
Grant Magnuson 1:54.75; 15.
Kory Wiegert 1:58.27; 19.
Casey Deboth 1:59.62; 23.
Josh Wehrman 2:05.34;
1500: 1. Sam Verkerke (EC) 3:46.18; 6.
Lance Pfrimmer 3:52.25; 13.
Calvin Fiala 4:01.56; 16.
Trevor Locke 4:06.12; 17.
Jaad Stout 4:12.28; 18.
Nels Trandahl 4:15.62;
5000: 1. Ethan Gregg (LX) 14:34.9; 4.
Spencer Schultz 14:46.44; 6.
Matthew Ryan 14:51.88; 9.
Ian Williams 15:09.25; 15.
Cale Bishop 15:25.81;
10,000: 1. Ethan Gregg (LX) 30:01.62; 6.
Max Fore 31:21.62; 17.
Matt Thomas 32:35.47; 19.
Christian Manthey 32:39.73;
110-hurdles: 1.
Kaden Martin 14.29*; 8.
Hayden Wagner 15.04; 9.
Carter Wente 15.37; 14.
Noah Beck 15.87;
400-hurdles: 1. John Ford (Osh) 53.53; 2.
Hayden Wagner (Stout) 54.46; 11.
Owen Jelinek 57.59; 17.
Noah Beck 1:01.38;
3000-steeplechase: 1. Christian Patzka (WW) 8:56. 87; 16.
Alex Suelflow 9:50.98; 27.
Cade Hanson 10:21.48; 4x100-relay: 1. Oshkosh 40.72; 7. Stout (
Mackenson Steinberg,
Bobby Vang,
Mason Slag,
Carter Wente) 42.56;
4x400-relay: 1. Eau Claire 3:15.15; 3. Stout (
Owen Jelinek,
Caleb Green,
Keegan Pulchinski,
Grant Magnuson) 3:19.67;
High jump: 1. Caleb Cornelius (Osh) 6-8.75; 18.
Mitch Koeckeritz 5-9.75;
Pole vault: 1. Mitch Stegeman (EC) 15-5; 3,t:
Jacob Backes 14-11; 9.
Michael Volz 14-5.25;
Long jump: 1. Sam Blaskowski (LX) 23-11.75; 18.
Jack Roeber 21-7.50; 21.
Jakes Asembo 21-4.25;
Triple jump: 1. Jonathan Wilburn (Osh) 48-2.75; 10.
Daniel Nesja 44-10.25; 16.
Jonathan Loera 42-11; 18.
Simon Lual 42-9; 18.
Jakes Asembo 42-9; 23. Frank Ochtrup-Dekeyerl 39-3.75;
Shot put: 1.
Kevin Ruechel (Stout) 60-0.25*; 7.
Logan Garski 49-7.75; 12.
Karter Rashke 44-11.50; 21.
Derek Millard 40-3.50; 22.
Tony Kuehl 39-11.50;
Discus: 1.
Kevin Ruechel (Stout) 164-7; 11.
Jacob Bugella 136-7; 12.
Tony Kuehl 135-8; 14.
Connor Walechka 134-8; 17.
Isaac Kraus 124-1;
Hammer throw: 1. Justin Eichler (PV) 194-7; 2.
Jacob Bugella 190-10; 8.
Kevin Ruechel 170-2; 10.
Logan Garski 155-2; 13.
Nate Karau 150-4; 20.
Connor Walechka 138-5; 23.
Tony Kuehl 125-7; 24.
John Nicpon 112-1;
Javelin: 1. Will Lawrence (PV) 199-1; 2.
Mitch Koeckeritz 175-8; 5.
Michael Volz 164-2; 6.
Nate Karau 161-9; 7.
Mason Barth 161-1; 10.
Alex Suelflow 145-4; 24.
Kevin Ruechel 123-4;
Decathlon: 1. Marcus Weaver (EC) 7193; 2.
Mason Barth 6587; 5.
Brandon Dick 6177; 7.
Hayden Zachgo 6132;
