Wisconsin in fifth place after day two of Big Tens

Wisconsin in fifth place after day two of Big Tens

May 14, 2022 | Men's Track & Field

Hassan and Johnson lead finals qualifiers

By: Londyn Butler

MINNEAPOLIS—The Wisconsin men's track and field team added five more points to its score, tying for fifth in the team standings after day two of the Big Ten Conference Outdoor Championships.

Nebraska leads the team race with 35 points while Minnesota is second with 34 points. Only six points separate the next four teams with Wisconsin tying Purdue with 22 points.

Herkert leads Badgers in decathlon

Graduate transfer Jack Herkert finished eighth in the decathlon to lead the Badgers in the mutli-event. Herkert scored 7,021 points while teammate Quinn Lansill placed 10th with a personal best of 6,857 points and Max Herkert took 11th with an all-time best of 6,681 points.

Jack Herkert recorded a personal best of 14.57 seconds in the decathlon 110-meter high hurdles to finish second. He also had a personal best of 119 feet, 3 inches in the decathlon discus to place 10th, and placed 11th in the decathlon 1500 meters with a personal best finish of 4:54.78. .

Lansill recorded four personal bests on the day, including winning the 1500 meters in 4:27.02. He also finished eighth in the discus at 122-8, 11th in the pole vault at 13-1 1/2, and eighth in the javelin at 157-0.

Max Herkert had an impressive showing in the pole vault, improving his personal best by more than a foot to finish fourth with a clearance of 15-5. He also recorded personal bests in the 110-meter high hurdles, crossing in 15.30 for 10th place, and in the discus, throwing 121-4.

Stone finishes fifth in shot put

Junior Andrew Stone was a top-five finisher in the shot put, throwing 61-9 ¾ . Redshirt sophomore Jason Swarens just missed scoring, placing 10th with a toss of 58-6.

In the only other final for UW, Kavanaugh FitzPatrick finished 12th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:19.69.

Two Badgers qualify for finals

Junior Lawrence.Johnson won his heat of the 100-meter dash, qualifying for Sunday's final with the fourth-fastest time of 10.28.

Sophomore Abdullahi Hassan also qualified for the final of the 800 meters, winning his heat in 1:50.16. He has the fourth-fastest qualifying time.

Up Next

The final day of the Big Ten Championships begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday with the field events. Running events start at 12:50 p.m. The championship will be streamed live on B1G+.

Team Scores
1. Nebraska 35
2. Minnesota 34
3. Michigan State 28
4. Iowa 23
5. Purdue 22
Wisconsin 22
7. Michigan 21

Finals

3000-meter steeplechase
12. Kavanaugh FitzPatrick - 9:19.69

Shot put
5. Andrew Stone - 61-9 3/4
10. Jason Swarens - 58-6

Decathlon
8. Jack Herkert - 7,021 pts
10. Quinn Lansill - 6,857 pts
11. Max Herkert - 6,681 pts

Decathlon 110-meter high hurdles
2. Jack Herkert - 14.57
8. Quinn Lansill - 15.17
10. Max Herkert - 15.30

Decathlon discus
8. Quinn Lansill - 122-8
9. Max Herkert - 121-4
10. Jack Herkert - 119-3

Decathlon pole vault
4. Max Herkert - 15-5
7. Jack Herkert - 14-9
11. Quinn Lansill - 13-1 1/2

Decathlon javelin
8. Quinn Lansill - 157 PR
10. Jack Herkert - 148-3
11. Max Herkert - 128-1

Decathlon 1500 meters
1. Quinn Lansill - 4:27.02 PR
9. Max Herkert - 4:53.77
11. Jack Herkert - 4:54.78 PR

Trials

100 meters
4. Lawrence Johnson - 10.28

400 meters
13. Colin Enz - 47.74
23. Elliott Harris - 48.97

800 meters
4. Abdullahi Hassan - 1:50.16
17. Hudson Kugel - 1:51.84
18. Ansel Fellman - 1:52.13