MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's track and field team opened up its indoor campaign with a slew of strong performances in Saturday's Badger Icebreaker at the Shell. The Badgers won seven individual titles, helping them tally 165 points to edge UW-Milwaukee, who finished second with 158 points and DePaul, who took third with 101 points.
Two of the team's freshman earned individual victories in their first time competing in the Cardinal and White. Stoughton, Wisconsin, native
Sam McHone won the long jump with a mark of 21 feet, 6 ¾ inches. Teammate freshman
Stacey Boyd II also earned individual titles in the 60 meters and the 300 meters with times of 6.90 seconds and 34.89, respectively.
Also earning his first individual title of the season was sophomore Zach Dybul, who won the high jump with a personal best clearance of 6-9 3/4.
George Ghafari also competed in the high jump and was the runner-up, clearing the bar set at 6-6 3/4.
The Badgers saw success in the throwing ring with
Tucker Wedig winning the weight throw with a mark of 64-6 3/4 and redshirt freshman
Austin Glynn, competing unattached, taking second with a throw, measuring 64-4 1/2.
Nick Krawczyk led UW in the shot put, finishing fourth with a personal best toss of 51-0 3/4.
Rashid Coulibaly took home the gold in the pole vault, clearing a height of 16-4 3/4 while teammate
Travis Toliver was the runner-up with a clearance of 15-1.
The Badgers took the top-three spots of the men's 600 meters.
Hudson Kugel was the first to cross the line in 1:20.86 while freshmen
Colin Enz and
Rhys Koch finished second and third, respectively. Enz came through with a time of 1:21.18 while Koch was close behind in 1:21.50.
Trent Nytes,
Paul Afflitto, Zachary Lorbeck and freshman
Peyton Frankenreider all qualified for the final of the 60-meter hurdles, where Nytes was the runner-up in 8.23 seconds and Frankenreider finished fourth in 8.31. Lorbeck crossed the line sixth in 8.36 and Afflitto was right behind him, finishing seventh in 8.57.
In the last event of the meet, the Wisconsin 4x400-meter relay team of Kugel, Koch and freshmen
Alex Jansen and
Liam Belson took the crown, crossing the line in 3:26.08.
Up next, the Badgers will head to Iowa City for the third-annual Larry Wieczorek Invitational. Hosted by the University of Iowa, the two-day meet begins on Friday, January 18 and runs through Saturday, January 19.
Straight from the track: freshman Stacey Boyd
On how his first meet as a Badger went:
"Going into it, I was really nervous, but I knew I had to execute, so I just tried to get my mind right and tried going as fast as I could. The energy is good and we're all like a family, so being around everyone competing feels good."
On his performance at the Badger Icebreaker:
"I actually think I did pretty good, especially coming in as a freshman at my first meet. I'm really proud of how I did today, but I definitely have more progress to make. I can work more on my form and my starts coming off the blocks. I also want to lower my times and get closer with my team."
Badger Icebreaker
Madison, Wis.
January 12, 2019
60 Meter Finals
1.
Stacey Boyd II – 6.90
5.
Sam McHone – 7.15
300 Meters
1.
Stacey Boyd II – 34.89
2.
Sam McHone – 36.33
600 Meters
1.
Hudson Kugel – 1:20.86
2.
Colin Enz – 1:21.18
3.
Rhys Koch – 1:21.50
800 Meters
2.
Liam Belson – 1:59.73
4. Robert Hatch – 2:00.69
5.
Alex Jansen – 2:00.83
60 Meter Hurdles Finals
2.
Trent Nytes – 8:23
4.
Peyton Frankenreider – 8:32
6.
Zach Lorbeck – 8:36
7.
Paul Afflitto – 8:57
4x400 Relay
1.
Hudson Kugel,
Rhys Koch,
Alex Jansen,
Liam Belson – 3:26.08
High Jump
1. Zach Dybul – 6-9 3/4 (2.08m)
2.
George Ghafari – 6-6 3/4 (2.00m)
Pole Vault
1.
Rashid Coulibaly – 16-4 3/4 (5.00m)
2.
Travis Toliver – 15-1 (4.60m)
Long Jump
1.
Sam McHone – 21-6 3/4 (6.57m)
Shot Put
4.
Nick Krawczyk – 51-0 3/4 (15.56m)
Weight Throw
1.
Tucker Wedig – 64-6 3/4 (19.68m)
2.
Austin Glynn (unattached) – 64-4 1/2 (19.62m)
6.
Nick Krawczyk – 52-7 1/2 (16.04m)
7.
Dan Ufearo – 49-10 1/2 (15.20m)
Discus
1.
Austin Glynn (unattached) – 174-11 (53.32m)
