Indiana Track Meet
Carol Chen

Men's Track & Field Londyn Butler

Badgers win two at Indiana and Kentucky meets

Olin Hacker runs nation's fastest time in 3,000 meters

MADISON, Wis.-- The Badger men's track and field team finished the weekend off at the Rod McCravy Memorial and the Indiana Relays in Bloomington, Indiana, on Saturday.

Indiana Relays

Senior Olin Hacker claimed another major win, dominating the 3,000 meters. Hacker won the race in a personal best time of 7 minutes, 45.73 seconds, ranking him first in the nation this season and second all time at Wisconsin. Junior Jackson Sharp finished second, running a personal best time of 7:51.65, ranking him sixth at UW and ninth nationally this season.

Freshman Adam Spencer competed in his first mile run, finishing fifth in 4:04.04 while in the 800 meters, senior Ansel Fellman placed fifth in 1:51.85. 

In the 4x400-meter relay, the team of Spencer, Abdullahi Hassan, Liam Belson and Nick Hruskocki finished sixth in 3:22.14.

In the heptathlon, three Badgers earned top-five finishes. Junior Cade Amborn scored a personal best of 5,171 points to finish second. Amborn finished third in the heptathlon 60-meter hurdles in 8.52 and tied for third in the heptathlon pole vault at 14-5 1/4.

Junior Max Herkert and sophomore Quinn Lansill tied for fourth overall with 4,742 points. Herkert tied for fifth in the heptathlon pole vault at 13-9 1/4 and finished sixth in the 1,000 meters in 3:07.22. Lansill won the 1,000 meters in 2:49.08 and placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.66. 

In the field events, Peyton Frankenreider won the triple jump at 46-6 1/4 while Connor Barfknecht finished third at 45-5 3/4.

In the pole vault, Chandlar Ifft cleared 15-5 for seventh place while Canon Melstrand also cleared 15-5 but finished in eighth. Freshman Hunter Cook made his Badger debut, finishing ninth at 15-5.

McCravy Memorial

Sophomore Davis Wenthe followed up Friday's personal best time in the 600 meters with a personal best of 47.76 in the 400 meters to finish 10th.

Up Next
Select throwers will be traveling to Mobile, Alabama, for the Jaguar Invitational on Feb. 5.  Remaining throwers will head to Ripon, Wisconsin, for the Red Hawk Invitational on the same day.

Results:

Heptathlon
2. Cade Amborn - 5,171 points
5. Quinn Lansill -  4,742 points
6. Max Herkert - 4,742 points

60m hurdles (Heptathlon)
2. Jack Herkert - 8.36
3. Cade Amborn - 8.52
4. Quinn Lansill - 8.66
8. Max Herkert - 9.02

Pole Vault (Heptathlon)
4. Cade Amborn - 14-5 ¼
6. Max Herkert 13-9 ¼
10. Quinn Lansill - 12-1 ½

Mile (Indiana)
3. Rowen Ellenberg - 4:12.19
5. Adam Spencer- 4:04.4 ( Day 2)
7. Nick Hruskoci- 4:18.31

Pole Vault (Indiana)
7. Chandler Ifft - 15-5
8. Canon Melstrand- 15-5
9. Hunter Cook - 15-5

Triple Jump (Indiana)
1. Peyton Frankenreider- 46-6 ¼
3. Connor Barfknecht- 45-5 ¾  

800 meters(Indiana)
5. Ansel Fellman- 1:51.85 

3000 meters(Indiana)
1. Olin Hacker- 7:45.73
2. Jackson Sharp - 7:51.65 

4x400 Relays (Indiana)
6. Wisconsin- 3:22.14

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Players Mentioned

Cade Amborn

Cade Amborn

Multi Events
Redshirt Junior
Connor Barfknecht

Connor Barfknecht

Jumps
Redshirt Junior
Liam Belson

Liam Belson

Middle Distance
Redshirt Junior
Rowen  Ellenberg

Rowen Ellenberg

Distance
Redshirt Sophomore
Ansel Fellman

Ansel Fellman

Distance
Redshirt Junior
Peyton Frankenreider

Peyton Frankenreider

Jumps
Redshirt Junior
Olin Hacker

Olin Hacker

Distance
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Abdullahi Hassan

Abdullahi Hassan

Distance
Sophomore
Max Herkert

Max Herkert

Multi Events
Redshirt Sophomore
Nick  Hruskoci

Nick Hruskoci

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Chandlar Ifft

Chandlar Ifft

Pole vault
Redshirt Junior
Quinn  Lansill

Quinn Lansill

Multi Events
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Cade Amborn

Cade Amborn

Redshirt Junior
Multi Events
Connor Barfknecht

Connor Barfknecht

Redshirt Junior
Jumps
Liam Belson

Liam Belson

Redshirt Junior
Middle Distance
Rowen  Ellenberg

Rowen Ellenberg

Redshirt Sophomore
Distance
Ansel Fellman

Ansel Fellman

Redshirt Junior
Distance
Peyton Frankenreider

Peyton Frankenreider

Redshirt Junior
Jumps
Olin Hacker

Olin Hacker

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Distance
Abdullahi Hassan

Abdullahi Hassan

Sophomore
Distance
Max Herkert

Max Herkert

Redshirt Sophomore
Multi Events
Nick  Hruskoci

Nick Hruskoci

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Chandlar Ifft

Chandlar Ifft

Redshirt Junior
Pole vault
Quinn  Lansill

Quinn Lansill

Redshirt Sophomore
Multi Events