DULUTH, Minn. – UW-Superior senior thrower C.J. Pillath (Coleman, Wis./Coleman) won both the weight throw – in school-record fashion – and the shot put to lead the UW-Superior men's track and field team in a strong showing at the Lake Superior Challenge at St. Scholastica's Burns Wellness Commons Saturday.
 
Pillath's toss of 18.99 meters bettered his own school record set earlier this season by two centimeters. He currently sits third in NCAA Division III in the discipline. Pillath also threw 14.64 meters in the shot put, winning that event over Colton Kostynick of Minnesota Duluth by more than 1.3 meters.
 
Junior Tyler Finger (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) was victorious in the 800 meters, giving UWS a third event win on the day. Finger ran 2:04.83, outpacing classmate Travis Gee (Minocqua, Wis./Lakeland Union), who ran 2:08.43, for the title.
 
Freshman Steven Pearson (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) was second in the 200 meters in a season-best 23.59, while sophomore Lennon Shimon (Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea Senior) was second in the 400 meters in 53.89.
 
Freshman Bryan Lemmer (Wausau, Wis./Wausau East) finished second in the 3,000-meter run in 9:59.99 beating out classmate Kei Okamoto (Nagoya, Japan/Mound-Westonka (Minn.)) in 10:39.06.
 
Following The Showcase at St. Thomas on Friday, the Yellowjackets return home to host their second meet of the indoor campaign, the Yellowjacket Open, next Saturday at 11 a.m., at Lydia Thering Fieldhouse.