Distance dominates day one

Friday, February 7

South Bend, Ind.

4 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

Meyo Invitational

Austin Rendon -- Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Jan. 18, 2020, at the University of Iowa Recreation Building in Iowa City, Iowa. (Darren Miller/hawkeyesports.com)

February 07, 2020 | Men's Track & Field

Distance medley relay brings home first place

By: Morgan Lukrich

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The 16th-ranked Wisconsin men's track and field team traveled to Indiana to compete in day one of the Meyo Invitational on Friday event.

The distance medley squad of Austin Rendon, Jon Burt, Tannor Wagner and Jackson Sharp won the event in 9 minutes, 52.43 seconds, edging Purdue by two seconds to claim the title.

Sophomore Stacey Boyd II took home 11th place in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash with a personal best time of 6.88, one-tenth of a second better than his previous best. Boyd also placed eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 21.74, only one-tenth of a second off of his personal best of 21.64.

Redshirt sophomore Hudson Kugel ran a personal best time of 1:18.97 in the 600 meters to take home ninth place. Sophomore Colin Enz came in not far behind, placing 13th in 1:19.31.

Up Next

Olli Hoare will run the Wanamaker Mile tomorrow at the 113th Millrose Games. Last year, the senior from Australia broke the school record as well as the Big Ten record with a time of 3:54.83. Hoare is set to run at 4:50 p.m. CT. Throwers open competition in Ripon tomorrow, beginning at 11 a.m. with the women's weight throw and men's shot put. The Meyo Invitational will resume tomorrow at 8:55 a.m. CT with the 60-meter hurdles

Meyo Invitational
South Bend, Ind.
Feb. 7, 2020

60 Meters (Prelims)
11. Stacey Boyd II - 6.88
32. Sam McHone - 7.09
36. Jon Burt - 7.11

Distance Medley Relay
1. Wisconsin (Rendon, Burt, Wagner, Sharp) - 9:52.43

200 Meters
8. Stacey Boyd II - 21.74
37. Sam McHone - 22.40

600 Meters
9. Hudson Kugel - 1:18.97
13. Colin Enz - 1:19.31
29. Robert Hatch - 1:24.01