Underclassmen strike again

Saturday, January 23

Iowa City, IA

Wisconsin Badgers

Larry Wieczorek Invitational

Abdullahi Hassan at the Badger Icebreaker

Photo by: Diane Nordstrom

January 23, 2021 | Men's Track & Field

Badgers leave Iowa with three top-three finishes and two more PRs

By: Miriam Jaber

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two underclassmen and the Wisconsin A relay finished in on the podium, while redshirt sophomore Canon Melstrand and freshman Abdullahi Hassan earned personal bests on day two of the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.

The Rookie Can Run

Hassan continues to be a force, finishing third in the 800-meter run with a personal record time of 1 minute, 50.34 seconds. Following Hassan were teammates Austin Rendon, who finished third in 1:52.02, Ansel Fellman who finished eighth in 1:53.36 and Hudson Kugel who finished ninth in 1:53.87.

High Points in the Pole Vault

Sophomore Chandlar Ifft placed second with a clearance of 16-0 3/4. Meldstrand placed fifth with his PR clearance of 15-7, which capped a total of three PRs for the Wisconsin men this weekend.

The Speedy 4x400

Davis Wenthe, Kugel, Hassan and Colin Enz led Wisconsin to a third-place finish with a time of 3:14.66. Enz also competed in the 400-meter dash premier where he finished fifth in 48.39 seconds.

The Badgers put up a good effort in the preliminaries for the 60-meter hurdles with Wenthe finishing ninth in 8.40, Quinn Lansill finishing 13th in 8.49, Max Herkert finishing 16th in 8.93 and Cade Amborn finishing 17th in 9.06.

Up Next

Next Friday and Saturday the Badgers head to Illinois to compete in the Big Ten Multis.

Larry Wieczorek Results:

400 Meter Dash Premier
5. Colin Enz 48.39 seconds

800 Meter Run Premier
3. Abdullahi Hassan 1:50.34
5. Austin Rendon 1:52.02
8. Ansel Fellman 1:53.36
9. Hudson Kugel 1:53.87

4x400
3. Wisconsin 3:14.66
(Wenthe, Kugel, Hassan, Enz)

Pole Vault
2.Chandlar Ifft 16-0 3/4
5. Canon Melstrand 15-7