Bowling's Triple Jump Title Leads WLC At NACC Indoor Championships

KENOSHA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Sophomore Keith Bowling (Jefferson, Wis.) claimed the conference title in the Triple Jump to lead the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's track & field team at the 2020 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday. The Warriors placed sixth out of nine scoring teams at the event held at Carthage's Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center.

• Event: 2020 NACC Indoor Championships
• Final Results: 6th of 9 (38.5 Points)
• Location: Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center, Kenosha, Wis.

• Bowling leaped a personal-best 13.79 meters in the Triple Jump to win the conference title. He also leapt a personal-best in the Long Jump of 6.47 meters for a fifth-place finish.
• Junior Michael Sheffler (Appleton, Wis.) placed third in the Weight Throw with a toss of 14.35 meters.
• Sophomore Sam Rodmyre (Federal Way, Wash.) tied for a fifth-place finish in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 3.67 meters. Rodmyre also ran a personal-best in the 55-meter Hurdles prelims of 8.49 seconds, good to qualify for the finals. He scored eighth in the finals with a time of 9.08 seconds.
• Junior Daniel Bronner (Hartland, Wis.) finished the Mile run in 4:41.08, scoring sixth place. Bronner placed seventh in the 3000-meter run, completing the race in a time of 9:16.76.
• Junior Chris Krahn (De Pere, Wis.) ran a personal-best time in the 5000-meter run of 16:31.83, good for sixth place.
• Senior Elijah Tesch (Sun Prairie, Wis.) scored seventh in the 800-meter run, clocking a time of 2:04.42.
• Freshman Thomas Jungwirth III (Appleton, Wis.) ran a time of 8.63 seconds in the 55-meter Hurdles prelims to qualify for the finals. In the finals, Jungwirth earned seventh place, clocking in at 8.83 seconds.
• The 4x400-meter relay team of junior Sam Boone (Mindoro, Wis.), Rodmyre, Tesch, and sophomore Grant Schroeder (Sheboygan, Wis.) finished eighth racing a time of 3:39.97.
• Rodmyre and freshman Jade Burge (Woodland, Ala.) tied for eighth in the High Jump, with each clearing a height of 1.69 meters.

• "Our message all week to the team was to compete to the best of their abilities and to not worry about their opponents. On paper we were not looking to make much of a splash, but we definitely 'beat the spread.' I could go on and on about individuals, but I'm proud of every single one of our athletes. It should leave a great motivation for them to prepare for the outdoor season!" - Head Coach Eric Kramer

• Select Warriors will compete in "last chance" meets next Friday at UW-Platteville and Carthage to close out the indoor season.