MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The 16th-ranked Wisconsin men's track and field team sent athletes to both Minnesota for the Jack Johnson Classic and Indiana for the Indiana Relays on Friday, opening the pair of two-day meets.

Zach Lorbeck led the way for the Badgers in the heptathlon at the Jack Johnson Classic and, through four of seven events, leads the field with a score of 3,376 points. The senior from Green Bay posted the field's best marks in the high jump, with a clearance of 6 feet, 10 1/4 inches, and the 60 meters, with a time of 6.89 seconds. He claimed the second-best marks in both the shot put, with a throw of 46-6 1/4, and the long jump, at 23-2.

Redshirt freshman Cade Amborn stands seventh, with a score of 2,789 points. He Amborn placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 41-4 3/4. He went on to take fifth in the high jump (6-3 1/4), sixth in the long jump (21-6 1/4) and 11th in the 60 meters (7.49). 

Freshman Max Herkert completed the first day of competition in the heptathlon in 10th place, with a score of 2,478.

Sophomore Colin Enz kicked off day one of the Indiana Relays for the Badgers by winning the 600 meters with a time of 1:20.90, less than half a second off from his personal best of 1:20.51.

Redshirt freshman Ansel Fellman took fifth in the mile with a time of 4:15.96 and redshirt sophomore Noah Jacobs came in right behind with a time of 4:16.05 to claim sixth place.

Sophomore Kavanaugh FitzPatrick finished seventh in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:35.07, and freshman David Vannucchi took 11th with a time of 8:40.00.

Sophomore Sam McHone and redshirt freshman Jon Burt both placed top 25 in the 60 meters.

Jack Johnson Classic
Minneapolis, Minn.
Jan. 31, 2020

Heptathlon 
1. Zach Lorbeck - 3376
7. Cade Amborn - 2789
10. Max Herkert - 2478

60 Meters (Heptathlon)
1. Zach Lorbeck - 6.89
11. Cade Amborn - 7.49
12. Max Herkert - 7.56

Long Jump (Heptathlon)
2. Zach Lorbeck - 23-2 (7.06m)
6. Cade Amborn - 21-6 1/4 (6.56m)
7. Max Herkert - 20-6 1/4 (6.25m)

Shot Put (Heptahtlon)
2. Zach Lorbeck - 46-6 1/4 (14.18m)
4. Cade Amborn - 41-4 3/4 (12.54m)
13. Max Herkert - 30-8 1/2 (9.36m)

High Jump (Heptathlon)
1. Zach Lorbeck - 6-10 1/4 (2.09m)
5. Cade Amborn - 6-3 1/4 (1.91m)
7. Max Herkert - 6-2 (1.88m)


Indiana Relays 
Bloomington, Ind.
Jan. 31, 2020

60 Meters (Prelims)
22. Sam McHone - 7.20
23. Jon Burt - 7.22

Mile
5. Ansel Fellman - 4:15.95
6. Noah Jacobs - 4:16.05

600 Meters
1. Colin Enz - 1:20.90

3000 Meters
7. Kavanaugh FitzPatrick - 8:35.07
11. David Vannucchi - 8:40.00