Box score
LISLE, Ill. - The Wisconsin Lutheran College
track & field teams competed in the Northern Athletics
Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday at Benedictine
University.
Junior captain and NAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year Zach
Shiels (Johnson Creek, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) lived up to his
title as he brought home three gold medals with victories in the
10,000 meter run, the 3,000 meter steeplechase and the 5,000 meter
run.
His accomplishments in the meet were good enough to earn him NAC
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. Shiels' 10k time of 32:26.02 and
5k time of 15:33.39 were both conference records. Shiels holds the
3000 steeplechase record from the 2007 season.
Freshman Blake Miller (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran)
complemented Shiels well, finishing fourth in the steeplechase with
a time of 10:41.50 and seventh in the 10k with a time of
36:04.41.
In the sprints, sophomore Ryan Timm (New Ulm, Minn./Minnesota
Valley Lutheran) took the gold in the 100 meter dash, breaking the
conference record by .01 seconds in a time of 11.03. Timm also took
second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.62.
Junior Tom Dietrich (Abita Springs, La./Michigan Lutheran
Seminary) followed close behind with fourth place finishes in both
the 100 meter dash (11.48) and the 200 meter dash (23.20). Junior
Matt Moeller (Clinton, Mich./Clinton) finished second in the 110
meter hurdles with a time of 15.98 and third in the 400 meter
hurdles with a time of 59.84 seconds.
The men's 1600 meter relay came down to the wire as Moeller
edged out Benedictine by .01 for a fourth place finish in 3:36.34.
The relay included Moeller, Timm, Dietrich, and freshman Ben
Zietlow (Montello, Wis./Great Plains Lutheran).
In the field, Moeller brought home gold in the pole vault with a
height of 12-9.5. Freshman Andrew Loescher (Jackson, Wis./Kettle
Moraine Lutheran) contributed fifth place finishes in the hammer
throw (131-0) and the javelin (139-2). Loescher also placed seventh
in the shot put with a throw of 43-1.5 feet.
The men's javelin throwers once again proved efficient as all
four qualified for the final round. Freshman Nate Rosenberg
(Hortonville, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) exploded for a second place
throw of 163-5. Loescher and Zietlow finished fifth and sixth with
throws of 139-2 and 137-1, respectively.
On the women's side, senior captain Beth Windschitl (Sleepy Eye.
Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) finished second in the 5000 meter
run (19:52.89), the 3000 meter steeplechase (12:19.61) and the
10,000 meter run (41:04.20).
Junior Sam Sturomski (St. Francis, Wis./St. Francis) competed in
seven events throughout the day, bringing home bronze metals in the
400 meter hurdles (1:18.13), the 100 meter hurdles (17.31) and the
javelin, breaking the school record with a throw of 95-11.
Sturomski also charted fourth place finishes in the triple jump
(29-9.5), as a member of the 1600 meter relay team, and a sixth
place finish in the 100 meter dash with a time of 14.63.
Sophomore Laurie Dexter (New London, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran)
was the only female pole vaulter to clear a height as she one the
event with a vault of 8-6.
In the throwing events, sophomore Sarah Hudson (Monroe,
Wis./Monroe) broke the school record in the hammer throw with a
toss 123-4. Junior captain Emily Goss (Neenah, Wis./Fox Valley
Lutheran) finished fifth with a distance of 115-7.
Overall, the men placed third with 118 points. The MSOE men won
the title with 205 team points. The WLC women placed fourth with 71
points. Concordia University Wisconsin won the title with 230 team
points.
A select group of Warriors will be competing in Naperville,
Ill., at North Central College on Thursday for the Dr. Keeler
Invitational. Events are scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m.
