MINNEAPOLIS – The UW-Superior men's track and field team opened the 2020 portion of its indoor season Saturday at the Minnesota Open on the campus of the University of Minnesota on Saturday.
 
Senior C.J. Pillath (Coleman, Wis./Coleman) led the way for the Yellowjackets with their top individual finish on the day. Pillath was fifth overall in the weight throw with a mark of 18.48 meters, the top distance at the Division III level so far this season. It is the second consecutive meet Pillath has set the weight throw standard. He also recorded the nation's best mark at The Opener Dec. 7.
 
Minnesota's Kieran McKeag won the event title with a toss of 21.55 meters.
 
Elsewhere, UWS posted three other top-10 finishes at the Minnesota Fieldhouse. Freshman Michael Knaack (Maple, Wis./Northwestern) was 10th in the 200-meter dash finals in 23.82. Classmates Steven Pearson (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) and Evan Nelson (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) ran 12th and 19th overall in the race in times of 23.99 and 25.81, respectively.
 
Knaack and Nelson also finished seventh and eighth in the 400-meter dash in times of 55.25 and 55.35.
 
Pearson also just missed a top-10 finish in the long jump. He was 11th overall in 5.08 meters.
 
Junior Tyler Finger (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) posted a personal best in the 3,000-meter run in 9:27.10, while sophomore Tanner Lee (Siren, Wis./Siren) recorded his best mark in the weight throw at 13.19 meters for 16th place overall.
 
UWS returns to action when it hosts the Twin Ports Open at Lydia Thering Fieldhouse Saturday at 11 a.m.