MENOMONIE, Wis.: Junior C.J. Pillath (Coleman, Wis./Coleman) and senior Fauston Wirtz (Esko, Minn./Esko) took first and second, respectively, in the weight throw to lead the UW-Superior men's track and field team at the Warren Bowlus Invitational at UW-Stout's Sports and Fitness Center on Saturday.
 
Pillath won the event with a mark of 16.80 meters on his second attempt. Wirtz threw 15.29 meters on his third attempt to claim runner-up honors. 
 
Sophomore Jake Weston (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert Senior) finished sixth in the 400 meters in 52.91. Freshman Lennon Shimon (Albert Lea, Minn/Albert Lea Senior) was ninth overall in 54.42, while junior Matt Carlson (Duluth, Minn./Hermantown) ran 11th, clocking a 55.56.

Junior Henry Seeb (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) set a personal-best mark in the 3,000 meters knocking 30 seconds off his previous best time in the event. Seeb ran 9:14.20 for 23rd overall.
 
Senior Rand Bieri (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet) finished ninth in the 800 in 2:04.38.
 
Sophomore Brett Goplen (Hugo, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran Academy) qualified for the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, finishing fifth overall in 9.40, a time that was less than four-tenths of a second off of his personal best in the event.
 
The 4x400-meter relay team of Carlson, Bieri, freshman Connor Nelson (Rockford, Ill./Rockford)  and Weston was fifth in that event. The squad ran 3:44.50.
 
UWS returns to action next Saturday at the Lake Superior Challenge, hosted by St. Scholastica. Competition begins at 11 a.m.