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Men’s track wins five events at Oregon Relays | Wisconsin Badgers

Men's track wins five events at Oregon Relays | Wisconsin Badgers

EUGENE, Oregon — The Wisconsin men’s track and field team wrapped up their weekend of competition at the ORegon Relays and Invitational on Saturday. The Badgers won six events at the Oregon Relays

Four Badgers win events

Junior Lawrence Johnson was the only double-event winner for the Badgers, claiming the 100-metr dash on Friday in 10.52 seconds while winning the 200 meters on Saturday in apersonal best time of 21.02. Johnson was also a member of the second-place 4×100-meter relay and second-place 4×400-meter relay. He teamed with Elliott Harris, Davis Wenthe and Colin Enz to win the shorter relay in 41.50 while Johnson, Wenthe, Enz and Robbie Hatch crossed the line in 3:12.54.

Enz won the open 400 meters in 47.41 while Wenthe and Hatch finished first and second, respectively, in the 400-meter hurdles. Wenthe finished in 52.65 while Hatch crossed in 53.47.

Grad student Olin Hacker had an impressive outdoor season opener, winning the invitational 5,000 meters in 13:19.34. His meet record time was a personal best by more than 17 seconds and moves him up to fourth on the UW outdoor performance list. Hacker is now ranked second in the Big Ten this season, just two seconds behind Michigan State’s Morgan Beadlescomb.

In the field events, redshirt freshman Jason Swarens won the discus with a throw of 160-feet, 6 inches.

Dominating 5,000 meters

In addition to Hacker winning the invitational 5,000 meters, five other Badgers ran personal bests in the race. Sophomore Bob Liking finished sixth in 13:37.24, an improvement of nearly 30 seconds and ranking him fourth in the Big Ten this season.

Senior Charlie Wheeler improved his personal best time by 14 seconds to finish seventh in 13:43.42, which ranks fifth in the conference. Sophomore Evan Bishop crossed the line in 13:45.58 for ninth place, an improvement of 10 seconds and ranking him sixth in the Big Ten. Sophomore Rowen Ellenberg and senior Seth Hirsch finished 10th and 11th, respectively. Ellenberg improved his personal best by eight seconds to 13:46.37 while Hirsch crossed in

Hassan, Spencer run impressive races

Sophomore Abdullahi Hassan was the top collegian in the invitational 800 meters, finishing second in 1:47.66. His time was just .15 seconds off his personal best, ranking him No. 2 in the Big Ten this season.

Freshman Adam Spencer improved his personal best in the 1,500 meters by nearly nine seconds, finishing third in 3:37.40. His time ranks him No. 2 in the Big Ten this season and No. 4 all time at Wisconsin.

Field event standouts

Cole Hooper led the Badgers in the field events, finishing third in the hammer throw at 205-5. His throw was a personal best by more than three feets and continues to rank sixth at UW. Grad transfer Sam Coil finished fourth in the hammer at 198-10 while Dan Ufearo (191-1) and Swarens (178-9) placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

Junior Andrew Stone finished second in the shot put with a toss of 59-3 1/2 while Swarens was third at 57-1 1/2.

 

Connor Barfknecht finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 47-6 ½.

Indiana Invitational

Redshirt junior Ansel Fellman opened his outdoor season, running a personal best of 3:46.67 in the 1,500 meters to finish 12th.
 
David Vannucchi opened his outdoor season in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing seventh in a personal best time of 9:16.33. Kavanaugh FitzPatrick finished 12th with a time of 9:28.31

Oregon Relays Results

100 meters
1. Lawrence Johnson – 10.52

200 meters

1. Lawrence Johnson – 21.02

6. Elliott Harris – 22.18

400 meters

1. Colin Enz – 47.41

4. Elliott Harris – 49.68

Invitational 800 meters

2. Abdullahi Hassan – 1:47.66

7. Adam Spencer 1:50.21

Invitational 1500 meters

3. Adam Spencer – 3:37.40  

10. Jack Meijer – 3:43.99

Invitational 5000 meters

1. Olin Hacker – 13:19.34

6. Bob Liking – 13:37.24

7. Charlie Wheeler – 13:43.42

9. Evan Bishop – 13:45.58

10. Rowen Ellenberg – 13:46.37

11. Seth Hirsch – 13:57.50

400-meter hurdles

1. Davis Wenthe – 52.65

2. Robbie Hatch – 53.47

4×100-meter relay

2. Wisconsin (Johnson, Harris, Wenthe, Enz) – 41.50

4×400-meter relay

2. Wisconsin (Wenthe, Hatch, Enz, Johnson) – 3:12.54

Triple jump

2. Connor Barfknecht – 47-6 1/2

Shot put

2. Andrew Stone 59-3 1/2

3. Jason Swarens – 57-1 1/2

5. Sam Coil – 50-4

Discus

1. Jason Swarens – 160-6

2. Andrew Stone – 159-5

Hammer

3. Cole Hooper – 205-5

4. Sam Coil – 198-10

5. Dan Ufearo – 191-1

6. Jason Swarens – 178-9

Indiana Invitational

1500 meters
12. Ansel Fellman – 3:46.67

3000-meter steeplechase

7. David Vannucchi – 9:16.33

12. Kavanaugh FitzPatrick – 9:28.31

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Five events to watch: Badgers compete in Arizona | Wisconsin Badgers

Five events to watch: Badgers compete in Arizona | Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – The Badger women’s track and field team continues its outdoor season, competing at the Jim Click Shootout in Tuscon, Arizona, from Thursday to Saturday. Events begin on Thursday with the heptathlon starting at 12:30 p.m. CT. On Friday, day two of the heptathlon kicks off at 1:30 p.m. CT. On Saturday, all other events begin at 3 p.m. CT.
 
Fans can follow live results on our Twitter page @BadgerTrackXC. Live results can also be found here.
 
Here are five events to watch this weekend.
 
1. SEVEN-EVENT CLASSIC: Jordan Hirsbrunner and Mackenzie Heyroth make their season debut in the heptathlon on Thursday and Friday. The Badger duo compete in the 100-meter hurdles, shot put, high jump and 200 meters on Thursday with the long jump, javelin and 800 meters running on Friday. The duo are coming off second and third-place finishes, respectively, in the pentathlon at the Big Ten Indoor championships in late February.
 
2. HISTORICAL HURDLES: Current school record holder in the 100-meter hurdles, Destiny Huven, kicks off the hurdles action for the Badgers on Saturday at 7:35 p.m. CT.  Bianca Stubler will compete in the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday at 9:45 p.m. CT.  Stubler is currently ranked third all-time for UW, just .32 seconds off the school record.
 
3. YES, IT IS A SPRINT: Kiley Robbins, Taylor Gilling, and Diamond Black will all compete in the 100-meter dash Saturday.  Robbins set the school record in the 100 earlier this outdoor season while Gilling has the third-fastest time in the event. The duo will also be competed in the 4×100-meter relay. Armoni Brown, Ali Dorn, Gilling and Robbins are set to compete in the 200 dash on Saturday at 10:05 p.m. CT.  Gilling holds the seventh-fastest time in program history in this event.
 
4. THROW FAR BADGERS: Chloe Lindeman and Olivia Roberts are looking to improve on their personal best marks in the hammer throw.  Lindeman holds the third position for all-time marks in the event with her distance of 195 feet, three inches. Roberts sits at sixth all time for Wisconsin with a mark of 189-6.  Lindeman and Josie Schaefer will make appearances in the shot put. Schaefer holds the second- farthest mark in Wisconsin’s history with a distance of 60-¼ feet, set at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Schaefer will also compete in the discus where she ranks second at UW with a throw of 186-10.
 
5. VAULTING BADGERS: A quartet of Badgers are scheduled to compete in the pole vault on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT. Hailey Orlowski will lead the Badgers into the pole vault Saturday, her personal best clearance of 13-8 ½ positions her as third-all time in program history. Tia Dorshorst ranks sixth all time at 13-5 1/4. They will be joined by Kenzi Kluge and Julia Moore.