Badgers score three in 5,000 meters

Sunday, May 16

Champaign, Ill.

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Big Ten Outdoor Championships

Tim Hacker competes in the Big Ten Indoor 5000 meters

Photo by: Kevin Sippy

Badgers score three in 5,000 meters

May 16, 2021 | Men's Track & Field

Hacker finishes second in distance race

By: Diane Nordstrom

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Behind three scorers in the 5,000 meters, the Wisconsin men's track and field team wrapped up the final day of the 2021 Big Ten Conference Championships on Sunday. Wisconsin scored 50 points to finish ninth in the team race.

Trio of scorers in 5000

The Badgers scored 14 points in the 5,000 meters behind second-place finisher Olin Hacker. Hacker was edged over the last 10 meters, crossing in 13 minutes, 49.98 seconds. Michigan State's Morgan Beadlescomb won in 13:49.05. Redshirt freshman Rowen Ellenberg sprinted to a third-place finish in 13:54.92 while senior Seth Hirsch placed fifth in a personal best time of 13:57.55.

Other scorers

Freshman Abdullahi Hassan placed third in the 800 meters, crossing in 1:49.12.

Sophomore L.O. Johnson finished fourth in the 100 meters in 10.35 and anchored the 4x100-meter relay to a sixth-place finish. He teamed with Max Peckenschneidner, Colin Enz and Jon Burt to run a season's best time of 40.57. Enz also placed seventh in the 400 meters, running a personal best time of 47.32.

Sophomore Jackson Sharp took fifth in the 1500 meters in 3:53.68. Freshman Jack Meijer finished just out of the scoring range in 11th in 3:57.39.

In the shot put, freshman Andrew Stone placed fifth in 61 feet, 11 3/4 inches.

Up Next

Wisconsin sends qualifiers to the NCAA West Preliminary Round on May 27-29 in College Station, Texas.

Final Results

100 meters
4. L.O. Johnson - 10.35

400 meters
7. Colin Enz - 47.32 PR

800 meters
3. Abdullahi Hassan - 1:49.12

1500 meters
5. Jackson Sharp - 3:53.68
11. Jack Meijer - 3:57.39

5000 meters
2. Olin Hacker - 13:49.98
3. Rowen Ellenberg - 13:54.92
5. Seth Hirsch - 13:57.55 PR

400-meter hurdles
9. Davis Wenthe - 52.80

4x100-meter relay
6. Wisconsin (Peckenscheidner, Enz, Burt, Johnson) - 40.57

4x400-meter relay
11. Wisconsin (Wenthe, Hassan, Peckenschneidner, Enz) - 3:12.54

Triple jump
11. Peyton Frankenreider - 47-3

Shot Put
5. Andrew Stone - 61-11 3/4