WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Junior Keith Bowling (Jefferson, Wis.) finished first in the Triple Jump and sophomore Thomas Jungwirth III (Appleton, Wis.) won the 110m Hurdles as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's outdoor track & field team placed second out of 14 teams at the Warrior Invitational at Raabe Stadium on Saturday.
- Event: Warrior Invitational
- Final Results: 2nd of 14 (82 Points)
- Location: Raabe Stadium, Milwaukee, Wis.
- Jungwirth III finished first in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 17.49 seconds.
- Bowling placed first in the Triple Jump with a distance of 13.02 meters. He also finished second in the Long Jump behind a distance of 6.32 meters.
- In the 100m, freshman Jeff Zeh (Jefferson, Wis.) placed fourth with a time of 11.46 seconds. Freshman Jordan Wiesen (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) finished sixth in the same event, racing to a time of 11.54 seconds.
- Freshman Jacob Hefle (Germantown, Wis.) finished seventh in the 200m with a time of 23.57 seconds. Zeh raced to a time of 23.58 seconds in the 200m, good for eighth. Hefle also placed eighth in the 400m with a time of 53.22.
- The Warriors 4x100m relay team of Zeh, Hefle, Wiesen, and Jungwirth III took home the top spot with a time of 44.47 seconds.
- Freshman August Davis (Springfield, Ill.) recorded a seventh-place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:02.76
- Freshman Hans Rupnow (Mankato, Minn.) posted a seventh-place finish in the 1500m behind a time of 4:23.76.
- In the 5000m run, seniors Chris Krahn (De Pere, Wis.), Daniel Bronner (Hartland, Wis.), and freshman Jaden Schultz (Havana, Ill.) finished second, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Krahn clocked in at 16:09.56, Bronner raced to a time of 16:14.20, while Schultz ran a 16:45.60.
- Freshman Peyton Hartman (Montgomery, Ill.) placed seventh in the 10,000m with a time of 35:58.24.
- Junior Sam Rodmyre (Federal Way, Wash.) finished third in the high jump with a mark of 1.69 meters.
- Junior Michael Sheffler (Appleton, Wis.) recorded a distance of 10.79 meters in the shot put, good for eighth. He also placed seventh in the discus with a distance of 35.23 meters.
- Marquette finished atop the 14-team invitational standings with 128 points.
- "Finishing second on both sides and first out of all D3's is a pleasant surprise! When we put together entries for this meet, we weren't trying to go for a lot of team points, but concentrated on individual events, which showed in our 42 PR's. As we continue planning for conference in a few weeks, we still have a lot of work to do, but it's good to know we're moving in the right direction!" - Head Coach Eric Kramer
- WLC hosts the Green and White Invite next Saturday at Raabe Stadium. Events are scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Live results will be available for the meet at WLCSports.com.
