WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Junior Keith Bowling (Jefferson, Wis.) and freshman Jordan Wiesen (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) each claimed the top spot in their respective events as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's outdoor track & field team placed fifth at the Private College Championships at Raabe Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
- Event: Private College Championships
- Final Results: 5th of 8 (68 Points)
- Location: Raabe Stadium, Wauwatosa, Wis.
- Bowling placed first in the Triple Jump with a distance of 13.04 meters while also finishing third in the Long Jump at 6.43 meters.
- Wiesen claimed the top spot in the 100m with a time of 11.55 seconds.
- Junior Sam Rodmyre (Federal Way, Wash.) placed second in the Pole Vault with a height of 3.75 meters. He also finished fourth in the Javelin with a throw of 38.05 meters and eighth in the Shot Put with a mark of 11.21 meters.
- Sophomore Thomas Jungwirth III (Appleton, Wis.) raced to a time of 17.42 seconds in the 110m Hurdles, good for second place.
- In the 1500m, senior Chris Krahn (De Pere, Wis.) finished fifth with a time of 4:18.19 and freshman Ben Bode (Helena, Mont.) placed seventh with a time of 4:21.43.
- Sophomore Jacob Trietsch (Trafalgar, Ind.) leaped 1.66 meters in the High Jump for fourth place.
- In the hammer throw, junior Michael Sheffler (Appleton, Wis.) recorded a distance of 41.64 meters, good for fourth in the field of 14 throwers.
- St. Norbert finished first out of the eight scoring teams with 207 points after winning six events.
- "Always good to run at home, especially with the cold and access to our own locker rooms. We cut back on our original plans due to the weather and I think we still had some great progress. 29 PR's and a school record on a day like this makes me really excited for the future. We move into a new training cycle next week and we should see some big marks coming in a few weeks. Looking forward to warmer weather as well!" - Head Coach Eric Kramer
- The Warriors will compete at the Pioneer Invitational next Saturday, April 10 in Waukesha. The meet starts at 10 a.m. at the Dennis Punches Track and Field Complex.
