Warriors Tune-Up For NACC Indoors At Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) - Wisconsin Lutheran College recorded 17 personal-best marks on Saturday at the non-scoring Panther Tune-Up hosted by Milwaukee at the Klotsche Center.

WLC's 4x400m Relay team of junior Ryan Klibowitz (Butler, Wis.), freshman Andy Liu (Bay City, Mich.), sophomore Isaiah Herried (Necedah, Wis.), and freshman Michael Miller (Waukesha, Wis.) was second in 3:40.56.

Freshman Jack Staggs (Oostburg, Wis.) placed third in the 3,000m run with a personal-best time of 9:23.29. 

Freshman Ben Kopplin (Watertown, Wis.) and sophomores Devin Splinter (Ixonia, Wis.) and Vinny Brim (Oconomowoc, Wis.) were fourth through sixth in the Shot Put with marks of 10.99m, 10.86m, and 8.89m, respectively. Brim, Splinter, and Kopplin were also third through fifth in the Weight Throw with distances of 12.05m, 11.96m, and 6.77m, respectively.

Six Warriors posted personal-best marks in the Mile run, led by Herried's fifth-place time of 4:28.37. Freshman Josh Staggs (Oostburg, Wis.) was also seventh in the event with a personal-best time of 4:29.94. 

Freshman Ray Woller (Mount Horeb, Wis.) posted a sixth-place finish in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:03.18.

Junior August Davis (Springfield, Ill.) was seventh in the High Jump with a personal-best mark of 1.70m. 

Junior Jordan Wiesen (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) placed seventh in the 200m with a time of 23.70 seconds.

Liu was eighth in the 400m with a time of 54.91 seconds.

Freshman Abuchi Osuala (Milwaukee, Wis.) qualified for the finals of the 60m and posted a time of 8.70 seconds in the finals for eighth place.  

Wisconsin Lutheran competes at the NACC Indoor Championships next Friday and Saturday at the Willmore Center in Ripon. Events Friday start at 11 a.m., while Saturday's action starts at 9 a.m. Live coverage links will be available for the two-day championship at WLCSports.com.