MENOMONIE, Wis. – The Yellowjacket men's track and field team enjoyed a fine day on the campus of UW-Stout, taking part in the Warren Bowlus Invite. Leading the charge for the day was
Kyle Peterson (Brainerd, Minn./Brainerd), who set a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles for UW-Superior.
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Meet Notes
- Peterson bettered his previous school record of 8.39 seconds in his first round with a mark of 8.36 seconds. He would later rank fifth in the finals with a race time of 8.55. Later in the 200-meter dash, he ranked first in his heat with a 23.10 second time with Benjamin McPherson in third at 26.81 seconds.
- Ethan Bowe (Chetek, Wis./Chetek-Weyerhaeuser) logged a second-place 7.16 second mark in his 60-meter heat.
- In the 200-meter dash, Sawyer Ferdon (Motley, Minn./Staples-Motley) took third in his heat with a race time of 25.13 seconds. Edward Hakanson (Foxboro, Wis./Superior) (24.30 seconds) and Kieran Bignell (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) (26.65 seconds) followed, respectively.
- The Yellowjacket duo of Marshall Swanson (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) and Garrett Kroells (Green Isle, Minn./Sibley East) finished in the top 10 in the 400-meter finals, collecting times of 55.36 and 57.75, respectively.
- Maverick Hoogland (Catawba, Wis./Phillips) garnered fifth place in the 3,000-meter navy race with a 9:05.85, while the white race featured Dylan Uitto (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) and Dominick Meisner (Bloomer, Wis./Bloomer) finished with race times of 9:29.47 and 9:35.18 for sixth and seventh place, respectively.
- Rene Sems (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) led the 'Jackets with a mark of 4.02 meters in the high jump.
- Ferdon cracked the top ten with a 6.17-meter finish in the long jump, while Carson Wilhorn (Necedah, Wis./Necedah) and Chase Pierce (Two Harbors, Minn./Two Harbors) finished with heaves of 13.58 and 13.54 meters in the shot put. In the weight throw, Wilhorn garnered eighth place with a 16.96-meter heave.
- In total, 11 personal records were set on the day.
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The 'Jackets stay on the road in Wisconsin to take on the UWRF Winter Classic. Action is set for 11 a.m. inside the Robert P. Knowles Field House.
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