Corbin Ellis and Zach Benning
Eric Miller

Men's Track & Field

Badgers shine on the track in Iowa City

Ellis, Benning pick up wins on Saturday at Larry Wieczorek Invitational

Men's Track & Field

Badgers shine on the track in Iowa City

Ellis, Benning pick up wins on Saturday at Larry Wieczorek Invitational

 IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Wisconsin track and field team continued its successful campaign in Iowa City as the second day of competition came to an end Saturday evening.
 
Senior Corbin Ellis won the men's 400 meters with a time of 48.79 seconds. Teammate junior Alex Teague crossed the line behind Ellis in 49.75 to finish eighth overall.

In the men's 3000 meter event, junior Zack Benning came out with a huge win with his time of 8 minutes, 16.16 seconds, besting his previous personal-best by 16 seconds.
 
Wisconsin also had a strong showing in the men's 60 meter hurdles Olympic Development preliminaries with three athletes qualifying for finals. In the finals, sophomore Zach Lorbeck finished fifth overall with a time of 8.39, marking a new personal-best. Behind Lorbeck was junior Trent Nytes, who crossed the line in 8.45 to finish sixth overall, and sophomore Paul Afflitto, who finished seventh overall with a time of 8.57, also recording a new personal-best.

Senior Josh McDonald took fourth overall in the shot put with a toss of 57 feet. 9 3/4 inches (17.62 m).

Sophomore Ryan Clevenger also came in fourth in the mile, finishing in 4:23.15 seconds.
 
Senior Cooper Barth led the way for Wisconsin in the men's 800 meters, finishing sixth overall in 1:54.74. Crossing the line just behind Barth was teammate freshman Austin Rendon, who clocked in at 1:54.85 to finish seventh. 
 
The Badgers will head to New York City for next weekend's Dr. Sander Invitational on Friday, January 26 and the Columbia Challenge on Saturday, January 27.
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Players Mentioned

Paul Afflitto

Paul Afflitto

Sprints/Jumps
6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Cooper Barth

Cooper Barth

Middle Distance
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ryan Clevenger

Ryan Clevenger

Distance
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Corbin Ellis

Corbin Ellis

Sprints
6' 0"
Junior
Zach Lorbeck

Zach Lorbeck

Multi-Events
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Josh McDonald

Josh McDonald

Throws
6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Trent Nytes

Trent Nytes

Multi-Events
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Alex Teague

Alex Teague

Sprints
5' 7"
Sophomore
Zack Benning

Zack Benning

Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Paul Afflitto

Paul Afflitto

6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Sprints/Jumps
Cooper Barth

Cooper Barth

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Middle Distance
Ryan Clevenger

Ryan Clevenger

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Distance
Corbin Ellis

Corbin Ellis

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints
Zach Lorbeck

Zach Lorbeck

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Multi-Events
Josh McDonald

Josh McDonald

6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Throws
Trent Nytes

Trent Nytes

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Multi-Events
Alex Teague

Alex Teague

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sprints
Zack Benning

Zack Benning

Redshirt Sophomore