SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its 2024 outdoor track and field award winners in an announcement Tuesday, and the Yellowjacket men were heavily represented.
 
Senior Nate Ohman (Lake Nebagamon, Wis./Northwestern) was tabbed the UMAC Field Athlete of the Meet after earning three championships in the shot put, along with discus and hammer throws. The Yellowjackets also claimed the men's Coaching Staff of the Year award.
 
A total of 13 Yellowjackets received postseason awards from the UMAC after claiming its seventh conference championship.
 
All-UMAC honors are given to the top-two finishers in individual events, along with all members of winning relay squads at the championship.
 
Ohman continued to showcase his dominance across the UMAC, as he finished the shot put with a heave of 15.74 meters. His discus throw was good for 41.46 meters, while his mark in the hammer throw came in at 49.13 meters.
 
Ethan Westimayer (Laona, Wis./Laona) finished the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.57, giving him a second-place finish.
 
Shifting to the distance races, the 'Jackets saw Aidan Doherty (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) and Dylan Uitto (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) earn first and second place in the 1,500-meter race, respectively. Doherty clocked a 4:08.40 while Uitto ended the race at 4:09.13. Five Yellowjackets were represented in the top ten.
 
Zach Reese (Zimmerman, Minn./Spectrum) claimed the top spot in the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:17.92, over five seconds above the second-place entry.
 
Earl Foster (Forest Lake, Minn./Spectrum) ended the 110-meter hurdles clocking a time of 15.93 seconds, while finishing the 400-meter hurdles in 59.43 seconds. In the field events, he claimed a championship in the javelin throw, earning a 52.44-meter heave, which was eight meters further than the second-place competitor.
 
The Yellowjackets claimed victories in a pair of relays over the weekend, as the 4x400-meter relay squad of Joel Thomas (Cardiff, Wales/Islwyn), Bryce Boldt (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca), Garrett Kroells (Green Isle, Minn./Sibley East) and Iain Matheson (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) won with a race time of 3:28.30. In the 4x800-meter relay, the team of Uitto, Reese, Doherty and David Collins (Ironwood, Mich./Luther L. Wright) earned the championship with a time of 8:24.66, finishing 11 seconds faster than the second-place relay team.
 
Garrett Lynch (Portage, Wis./Portage) earned a share of the pole vault championship, finishing with a mark of 4.14 meters.
 
Ben Babcock (Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area) was recognized in the long jump, finishing the event with a mark of 6.38 meters. He also represented the Yellowjackets on the UMAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
 
UW-Superior earned the 2024 UMAC outdoor track and field championship by scoring 253 points, besting second place Martin Luther by 16 points.
 
The Yellowjackets return to action Friday, competing in the Eagle Open hosted by UW-La Crosse. Events will commence at the Veterans Memorial Sports Complex at 3 p.m.