UW-La Crosse Earns 13th Straight Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championship
Championship Website | Day One Recap
WHITEWATER, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse captured its 13th straight title following two days of competition at the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championship at UW-Whitewater’s Kachel Fieldhouse on March 1.
The Eagles solidified the 39th first-place finish in program history with 189 points to top the 131 points compiled by UW-Eau Claire. UW-Oshkosh finished third with 109 points, UW-Whitewater fourth with 99, UW-Platteville fifth with 74.50, UW-Stout sixth with 44.50, UW-Stevens Point seventh with 29, UW-River Falls eighth with 16 and UW-Superior ninth with 10.
UW-La Crosse’s lone individual champion during the second day of events was John Cooper, who claimed the 35-pound weight throw title with a fling of 64-3 1/4.
UW-Eau Claire’s Thurgood Dennis earned his third straight titles in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash. His time of 6.75 in the 60-meter dash established a conference meet record and helped him become the first individual in WIAC archives to win the 60-meter/55-meter event three consecutive years. Dennis’ time in the 200-meter dash was 21.77.
He was also a member of both winning relay teams, teaming with Cody Prince, Brent Mantzke and Jimmy Paske to post a time of 1:28.74 in the 4x200-meter relay. Paske joined Dennis on the 4x400-meter relay foursome, along with Will LaJeunesse and Kevin Brooks to achieve a time of 3:19.40.
UW-Eau Claire’s Brandon Zarnoth set a conference meet record enroute to winning the heptathlon with 5,385 points.
UW-Oshkosh’s McKena Ramos was victorious in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:51.42, while John McCann claimed the high jump title with a height of 6-9 1/2.
UW-Stout’s Patrick Jenkins won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:17.80 and Nick Lubinski captured the triple jump with a leap of 47-5.
UW-Platteville’s TJ Valley secured the 60-meter hurdles crown with a time of 8.11 to match a conference meet record.
UW-La Crosse’s Jacob Peterson was named the Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete.
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school. Named to the squad were: UW-Eau Claire’s Jacob Dennis-Oehling; UW-La Crosse’s Bryan Klister; UW-Oshkosh’s Jonathan Jordan; UW-Platteville’s Patrick Kessnich; UW-River Falls’ Anthony Sumnicht; UW-Stevens Point’s Justin Hemshrot; UW-Stout’s David Nett; UW-Superior’s Tony Willette; and UW-Whitewater’s Nathan Smith.
Day Two Champions
60-Meter Dash: Thurgood Dennis (UW-Eau Claire), 6.75*
200-Meter Dash: Thurgood Dennis (UW-Eau Claire), 21.77
800-Meter Run: McKena Ramos (UW-Oshkosh), 1:51.42
3,000-Meter Run: Patrick Jenkins (UW-Stout), 8:17.80
60-Meter Hurdles: TJ Valley (UW-Platteville), 8.11* (tied)
High Jump: John McCann (UW-Oshkosh), 6-9 1/2 (2.07m)
Triple Jump: Nick Lubinski (UW-Stout), 47-5 (14.45m)
35-Pound Weight Throw: John Cooper (UW-La Crosse), 64-3 1/4 (19.59m)
Heptathlon: Brandon Zarnoth (UW-Eau Claire), 5,385*
4x200-Meter Relay: UW-Eau Claire (Thurgood Dennis, Cody Prince, Brent Mantzke, Jimmy Paske), 1:28.74
4x400-Meter Relay: UW-Eau Claire (Will LaJeunesse, Jimmy Paske, Kevin Brooks, Thurgood Dennis), 3:19.40
*Conference Meet Record
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