DULUTH, Minn.: Senior Fauston Wirtz (Esko, Minn./Esko) won the weight throw at the Lake Superior Challenge at St. Scholastica's Burns Wellness Commons with a personal-best mark of 15.87 meters to lead the UW-Superior men's track and field team on Saturday.
 
Wirtz's effort which ranks second in the UMAC, highlighted a strong day for the Yellowjackets, who earned 12 personal bests on the day.
 
Zach Mazurek (Bessemer, Mich./Bessemer) finished third in the mile run in a personal-best time of 4:39.11, while Henry Seeb (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) and Derrick Moe (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet) each followed suit with the best times in the event of 4:50.66 and 4:55.53, respectively. Seeb also ran 2:16.05, his best in the 800 meters to date, finishing third. Travis Gee (Minocqua, Wis./Lakeland Union) did the same, clocking a 2:16.80 for sixth overall.
 
Cody Fernandez (Duluth, Minn./Proctor) was sixth overall in the 60-meter dash in a personal best of 7.62. He also took eighth in the 200 meters in a personal-best time of 23.98. Matt Buerger (Superior, Wis./Superior) was 12th with a personal best of 24.77.
 
Brock Phernetton (Frederic, Wis./Frederic) posted personal best in both the weight throw (12.11 meters for eighth) and shot put (11.09 meters for ninth). Tanner Lee (Siren, Wis./Siren) was eighth overall in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 11.51 meters.
 
The Yellowjackets compete in two meets next weekend – the St. Thomas Showcase Friday and the Yellowjacket Open Saturday. Events in the home meet at Lydia Thering Fieldhouse are slated to begin at 11 a.m.