Schrang captures first-place finish
For the Gazette
OSHKOSH – The UW-Stevens Point track and field teams finished the day out at the Titan Challenge with the men in fourth place and the women taking seventh. The men competed in 11 events while the women competed in nine events overall.
On the men’s side, Jared Schrang (Oconomowoc) led the way by taking a first-place finish in 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.36. He was the only Pointer to win an event in Oshkosh.
The Pointers grabbed a fourth-place finish in the one mile run from Michael Kluz (Oconomowoc) finishing with a time of 4:23.82.
Blake Orr (Waupaca) threw for 17.14 meters (56’ 3.00”) in weight throw, good for a fifth-place finish. Orr has been consistent force in weight throw and shot put for the Pointers in the past few meets.
Moving to the women’s side, UWSP grabbed three second-place finishes. These came from Leyna Herzog (Appleton) in the 200-meter dash, Esme Reinders (Eau Claire) running the 400-meter dash and Catie Gage (Janesville) in the 3000-meter run.
Katie Schaefer (Lombard, IL) also finished close behind Gage in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:41.03, good for third place.
Kasy Walker-Daniels (Sun Prairie) nabbed a fourth-place finish in triple jump with a distance of 10.49 meters (35’ 8.75”).
Below is a list of UWSP top finishers in each event hosted at the Titan Challenge:
Men
60-meter hurdles: Jared Schrang (Oconomowoc) – 8.36, 1st
200-meter dash: Lucas Hart (Mequon) – 23.04, 14th
400-meter dash: Tyler Santi (Kenosha) – 51.76, 13th
800-meter run: Logan Lutz (Greendale) – 1:58.20, 6th
3000-meter run: Adam Tess (Sun Prairie) – 8:57.97, 7th
1-mile run: Michael Kluz (Oconomowoc) – 4:23.82, 4th
Shot Put: Blake Orr (Waupaca) – 14.36 meters (47’ 1.50”), 6th
Weight Throw: Blake Orr (Waupaca) – 17.14 meters (56’ 3.00”), 5th
Triple Jump: Tom Cole – 12.79 meters (41’ 11.50”), 9th
Long Jump: Caleb Carter (Lisle, IL) – 6.42 meters (21’ 0.75”), 7th
Pole Vault: Sam Magnuson (North Oaks, MN) – 3.93 meters (12’ 10.75”), 15th
Women
200-meter dash: Leyna Herzog (Appleton)- 25.58, 2nd
400-meter dash: Esme Reinders (Eau Claire) – 1:01.22, 2nd
3000-meter run: Catie Gage (Janesville) – 10:40.51, 2nd
1-mile run: Gabri Gaines (Madison) – 5:30.29, 8th
Shot Put: Brilyn Brecka (Alma) – 12.03 meters (39’ 5.75”), 12th
Weight Throw: Jillian Hesse (Watertown) – 15.75 meters (51’ 8.25”), 6th
Triple Jump: Kasy Walker- Daniels – 10.89 meters (35’ 8.75”), 4th
Long Jump: Amanda Momont (Auburndale) – 4.96 meters (16’ 3.25”), 15th
High Jump: Amanda Momont (Auburndale) – 1.46 meters (4’ 9.50”), 15th