SUPERIOR, Wis.: The UW-Superior men's track and field team won four events at its second home meet of the season, Yellowjacket Open, at Lydia Thering Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The 'Jackets claimed the 4x200-meter relay, the 5,000-meter run and shot put weight throw on the day.
The 4x200 squad comprised of
Joe Chucka (Couderay, Wis./Birchwood),
Matt Carlson (Duluth, Minn./Hermantown),
Lennon Shimon (Albert Lea, Minn/Albert Lea Senior) and
Jake Weston (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert Senior) turned in a time of 1:36.85, beating Northwestern's Ethan Bush, Darrell Myles, Spencer Goodwin and Cameron Coppock by more than four seconds. Shimon was also fifth in the 200 meters in 23.99.
Henry Seeb (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) took the 5,000 in 15:57.13, outrunning teammate
Zach Mazurek (Bessemer, Mich./Bessemer) (16:04.84) for the title.
C.J. Pillath (Coleman, Wis./Coleman) won the shot put with a top toss of 14.87 meters, topping Connor Kantack of Minnesota Duluth who threw 14.44 meters. Pillath also won the weight throw over
Fauston Wirtz (Esko, Minn./Esko). The pair had marks of 17.02 meters and 16.37 meters. Their nearest collegiate competition came from UMD's Kyler Kennedy with a mark of 14.25 meters in sixth place.
Superior is back in action next Saturday at the Tostrud Open, hosted by St. Olaf. Events get underway at 11 a.m.
