RIPON – St. Norbert College got the men's indoor track and field season off to a good start with solid performances at the Ripon College Winter Open at Willmore Center.

St. Norbert won the team title with 107 points.
 
The Green Knights had four first-place finishes, led by Jacob Larson's (pictured) wins in the 300-meter dash (36.48 seconds) and 60-meter hurdles (8.60 seconds).
 
Ezra Schermacher won the pole vault with a clearance of 15 feet 5 inches, while Jacob Klitzke claimed the shot put at 53-9 3/4. Klitzke added a second-place finish in the weight throw at 50-4.
 
Also earning second-place showings were Ian Meyer in the 300-meter dash (36.85 seconds) and Ryan Flood in the high jump (5-10 3/4).
 
At the UW-Oshkosh Early Bird and Multi, Maddix Mueller finished fourth in the heptathlon with 4,392 points.
 
Top-eight finishes for the Green Knights at Ripon are below.
 
60 Dash: 6th, Corbyn Apfel, 7.38; 8th, Maxwell Jayne, 7.49
200 Dash: 6th, Ian Meyer, 24.15
300 Dash: 1st, Jacob Larson, 36.48; 2nd, Ian Meyer, 36.85; 4th, Ryan Flood, 37.81; 5th, Logan Ashby, 38.69
60 Hurdles: 1st, Jacob Larson, 8.60; 7th, Cole Pawlitzky, 10.60
Long Jump: 6th, Hunter Thiel, 20-10 1/2; 8th, Corbyn Apfel, 19-6 1/4
Triple Jump: 3rd, Hunter Thiel, 41-7 3/4
Shot Put: 1st, Jacob Klitzke, 53-9 3/4; 5th, Cooper Einsweiler, 43-0 1/2; 8th, Jacob Sawicki, 35-4 3/4
Weight Throw: 2nd, Jacob Klitzke, 50-4
High Jump: 2nd, Ryan Flood, 5-10 3/4; 7th, Cole Pawlitzky, 5-3
Pole Vault: 1st, Ezra Schermacher, 15-5; 2nd, Cole Pawlitzky, 12-5 1/2