SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Yellowjacket men's track and field team returned to action Saturday, traveling to the confines of Klas Field on the campus of Hamline University for their yearly invitational.
 
The 'Jackets had a strong showing on the day, including freshman sensation Jesse Ortiz (Medford, Minn./Medford) receiving national recognition with his performances on the day.
 
Meet Notes

• Ortiz highlighted the day in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. He finished third in the 100-meter with a 10.96-second finish, which ranks 81st in NCAA Division III. His fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash was clocked at 21.62 meters, marking as the nation's 24th best.
• Joseph Kamara (Elk River, Minn./Elk River) took fifth in the 110-meter hurdles, setting a time of 15.84 seconds.
• The 400-meter hurdles saw a personal record from Garrett Kroells (Green Isle, Minn./Sibley East), finishing the race in 1:00.72.
• Six-of-nine Yellowjackets achieved a PR or a season-best mark in the 5,000-meter race. Zach Reese (Zimmerman, Minn./Spectrum) led the charge with a sixth-place finish of 15:37.41.
• Aidan Doherty (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) followed in tenth at 15:59.30 before Kieran Johnson (South Range, Wis./Northwestern) PR'd at 16:00.98. Maverick Hoogland (Catawba, Wis./Phillips) and Dylan Uitto (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) followed, setting PR's of 16:02.10 and 16:03.54, respectively.
• Dominick Meisner (Bloomer, Wis./Bloomer) logged a PR at 16:43.66 while Tyler Smith (Ironwood, Mich./Ironwood) garnered a season-best race time of 17:44.45.
• Both Blake Rossmann (Brule, Wis./Brule) and Fabian Rosales (Washburn, Wis./Washburn) set PRs in the discus throw, ending with marks of 35.47 and 32.85 meters, respectively.
• A personal record came to Carson Wilhorn (Necedah, Wis./Necedah) in the hammer throw, achieving a heave of 46.88 meters. Bo Waletzko (Superior, Wis./Superior) followed in seventh place, logging a 41.26-meter chuck before setting a season-best heave in the shot put at 11.73 meters for 18th place.
• The high jump pit saw Chance Davis (Superior, Wis./Superior) PR at 1.70 meters, good for tenth place before picking up another tenth place spot in the triple jump, logging a 10.57-meter mark.
• Jason Thomas (Superior, Wis./Superior) competed in the pole vault, logging a third-place finish at 4.05 meters.
• The 4x100-meter relay came in Garrett Lynch (Portage, Wis./Portage), Ortiz, Edward Hakanson (Foxboro, Wis./Superior) and Will Schorr (Superior, Wis./Superior), and they set a 44.22 second time for seventh place.
• Competing at UW-La Crosse Saturday, Earl Foster (Forest Lake, Minn./Spectrum) took the top spot in the javelin, setting a heave of 55.79 meters.

 
The 'Jackets now set their sights to the Saint Mary's Invitational, set for next Saturday. Events will take place at their outdoor complex.