Micheel's 1500m Record Headlines Warriors' Last Chance Weekend

JOLIET, Ill. (WLCSports.com) - Wisconsin Lutheran College's Zeke Micheel (Salt Lake City, Utah) broke his own school record in the 1500m at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invitational on Friday, headlining the Warriors' performances across a pair of last chance meets this weekend.

St. Francis Fighting Chance Invitational
Micheel finished the 1500m with a school-record time of 3:52.63, breaking his own school record of 3:55.54 from the Carius-Gregory Invitational on May 13, 2022. The mark is the second-fastest in the NACC this season.

Senior Peyton Hartman (Montgomery, Ill.) also posted a personal-best time of 14:59.55 in the 5000m. Sophomore Elijah Franklin (Milwaukee, Wis.) registered a personal-best leap of 5.85m in the Long Jump. Freshman DeShawn Wells (Sioux City, Iowa) recorded a time of 12.67 seconds in the 100m.

Junior Autumn Przybyla (Belvidere, Ill.) competed in the Javelin with a mark of 25.64m. 

Carius-Gregory Invitational
Senior Jaden Schultz (Havana, Ill.) clocked a personal-best time of 10:18.37 in the 3000m Steeplechase. Freshman Noah Micheel (Mequon, Wis.) and junior Will Caldwell (Milwaukee, Wis.) each finished with personal-best times in the 1500m of 4:14.02 and 4:14.72, respectively. Senior Carlito Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis.) recorded a time of 4:25.89. 

Graduate student Emily Herried (Necedah, Wis.) posted a time of 2:35.00 in the 800m, while freshman Rachel Homan (New Lisbon, Wis.) eclipsed a personal-best time in the 1500m of 5:33.36. 

WLC will next compete in the Augustana Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier on Wednesday and Thursday in Rock Island, Illinois.