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Five Things to Know: Badgers Set for Drake, Penn Relays
April 22, 2026 | Men's Track & Field
Wisconsin heads to two of the nation’s premier meets
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's track and field team travels to compete at the Drake Relays and the Penn Relays from April 24-25.
Fans can follow along on X and Instagram @BadgerTrackXC. Results for the Drake Relays can be found at PTTiming while Penn Relays results can be found at Penn Relays Online. The Penn Relays will also be streamed on FloTrack.
1. 800 EXCELLENCE: At the Bryan Clay Invitational, Patrick Hilby delivered one of the fastest races in school history, placing sixth in the elite section with a time of 1 minute, 46.03 seconds. The mark moves Hilby to No. 3 all-time at Wisconsin. In the invitational section, Henry Risser finished sixth in 1:47.68, a time that ranks No. 10 in program history.
2. FANTASTIC 5000: Matan Ivri finished eighth in Heat 1 of the invite section of the 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal-best time of 13:23.11. The performance moves Ivri to No. 7 all-time at Wisconsin and No. 3 in Israeli history. In Heat 2, Johnny Livingstnoe and Christian de Vaal recorded times of 13:59.10 and 14:15.00, respectively. Liam Newhart capped the event by winning the third section with a time of 13:40.60.
3. SO CAL SPEED: At the Pacific Coast Invite, Joshua Onwunili won the 100 meters in 10.13 seconds, marking the No. 4 fastest wind-aided time in school history. He followed that performance with a victory in the 200 meters at the Beach Invite, clocking 20.46, the fastest wind-aided mark in program history.
4. LOOKING BACK: At last year's Penn Relays, Wisconsin turned in historic relay performances at Franklin Field. The distance medley relay team of Newhart, Jalen Williams, Andrew Casey and Adam Spencer finished eighth in 9:32.56, the second-fastest outdoor time in school history. The spring medley relay team of Gio Wearing, Williams, Casey and Hilby broke a 53-year-old school record with a time of 3:16.69, finishing fourth overall and narrowly missing third place by .01 seconds.
5. UP NEXT: The Badgers return home to host the Badger Challenge on May 1 at 12 p.m. to close out the regular season.
Fans can follow along on X and Instagram @BadgerTrackXC. Results for the Drake Relays can be found at PTTiming while Penn Relays results can be found at Penn Relays Online. The Penn Relays will also be streamed on FloTrack.
1. 800 EXCELLENCE: At the Bryan Clay Invitational, Patrick Hilby delivered one of the fastest races in school history, placing sixth in the elite section with a time of 1 minute, 46.03 seconds. The mark moves Hilby to No. 3 all-time at Wisconsin. In the invitational section, Henry Risser finished sixth in 1:47.68, a time that ranks No. 10 in program history.
2. FANTASTIC 5000: Matan Ivri finished eighth in Heat 1 of the invite section of the 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal-best time of 13:23.11. The performance moves Ivri to No. 7 all-time at Wisconsin and No. 3 in Israeli history. In Heat 2, Johnny Livingstnoe and Christian de Vaal recorded times of 13:59.10 and 14:15.00, respectively. Liam Newhart capped the event by winning the third section with a time of 13:40.60.
3. SO CAL SPEED: At the Pacific Coast Invite, Joshua Onwunili won the 100 meters in 10.13 seconds, marking the No. 4 fastest wind-aided time in school history. He followed that performance with a victory in the 200 meters at the Beach Invite, clocking 20.46, the fastest wind-aided mark in program history.
4. LOOKING BACK: At last year's Penn Relays, Wisconsin turned in historic relay performances at Franklin Field. The distance medley relay team of Newhart, Jalen Williams, Andrew Casey and Adam Spencer finished eighth in 9:32.56, the second-fastest outdoor time in school history. The spring medley relay team of Gio Wearing, Williams, Casey and Hilby broke a 53-year-old school record with a time of 3:16.69, finishing fourth overall and narrowly missing third place by .01 seconds.
5. UP NEXT: The Badgers return home to host the Badger Challenge on May 1 at 12 p.m. to close out the regular season.
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