Micheel, Sheffler Lead Warriors To Runner-Up Finish At Ripon

RIPON, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Sophomore Zeke Micheel (Salt Lake City, Utah) and senior Michael Sheffler (Appleton, Wis.) both recorded event victories to lead the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's indoor track & field team on Saturday to a second-place finish at the Dick Hendricks Invite hosted by Ripon. The Warriors finished with 97 points at the 12-team event.

• Event: Dick Hendricks Invite
• Final Results: 2nd of 12 (97 Points)
• Location: Willmore Center, Ripon, Wis.

• Micheel won the 5,000m with a time of 15:36.90. He also placed third in the Mile run with a time of 4:34.93.
• Sheffler won the Shot Put (13.92m) and was second in the Weight Throw (14.19m).
• The Warriors' 4x400-meter relay team of sophomore Jordan Wiesen (Fort Atkinson, Wis.), senior Sam Rodmyre (Federal Way, Wash.), freshman Isaiah Herried (Necedah, Wis.), and sophomore Hans Rupnow (Mankato, Minn.) was second with a time of 3:41.12.
• Freshman Luke Donart (De Pere, Wis) finished fourth in the 800m (2:01.64). Rupnow was fifth (2:01.82), and sophomore August Davis (Springfield, Ill.) was sixth with a time of 2:03.28.
• Senior Chris Krahn (De Pere, Wis.) finished second in the Mile with a time of 4:31.82. He also recorded a fourth-place finish in the 3,000m (9:26.18).
• Herried was fourth in the Mile in a time of 4:38.48.
• Sophomore Peyton Hartman (Montgomery, Ill.) and freshman Adam Kriefall (New Berlin, Wis.) were second and sixth in the 5,000m with times of 15:46.14 and 16:12.52, respectively.
• Rodmyre finished fifth in the Shot Put at 11.45m and also fifth in the Pole Vault at 3.95m.
• Senior Thomas Jungwirth III (Appleton, Wis.) was sixth in the 60m Hurdles in 9.62 seconds.
• Senior Cole Kuehl (Richland, Mich.) finished seventh in the Weight Throw (11.36m).
• Wiesen sprinted to an eight-place finish in the 60m (7.32).

• "We did more volume than normal in the meets this week before we cut back to prep for conference over the next two weeks. Our relays and distance crew shined today! Mikaela Sullivan and women's 4x4 both ran by themselves for the entire race, so their marks are very impressive. 42 PR's, 17 WLC top 10 marks, and four school records for the weekend mean we have some BIG things coming soon." - Head Coach Eric Kramer.

• The Warriors will compete next Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge. Events are scheduled to start at 10 a.m. inside the Kolf Sports Center.

MTRACK: @WLC_XC_TF finishes 2nd with 97 points at Dick Hendricks Invite.

⚔️ Zeke Micheel (5,000m) and Michael Sheffler (Shot Put) win events.

⚔️ Chris Krahn finishes 2nd in Mile (4:31.82) and 4th in 3,000m (9:26.18).

⚔️ Sheffler finishes 2nd in Weight Throw (14.19m).#d3tf

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) February 12, 2022

IT&F: @WLC_XC_TF travels to Ripon today to compete in the Dick Hendricks Invite.

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— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) February 12, 2022

Meet Day! We're up at Ripon for the Dick Hendricks Invite #WeAreWarriors pic.twitter.com/OxEzrhxdSF

— WLC XC/TF (@WLC_XC_TF) February 12, 2022