RIPON - St. Norbert College placed third out of seven teams at the Ripon College Red Hawk Invite at the Willmore Center.
The Green Knights earned 97.5 points, while UW-Oshkosh won the team title with 183 points.
Freshman
Kyan Lynts won the 3,000-meter run in 8:42.32, recording nearly a 20-second personal best while breaking a school record that had stood since 2007.
Ezra Schermacher (pictured) also delivered a standout effort, winning the pole vault with a personal-best clearance of 16 feet 1 3/4 inches, a mark that currently ranks ninth in the nation.
St. Norbert added two more event victories on the day, as
Lars Huffman claimed first place in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:20.25, while
Jacob Klitzke captured the shot put title with a throw of 56-2 3/4.
Overall top-eight finishers for St. Norbert are below:
800 Run: 6th,
Carson Hammer, 1:59.51
1-Mile Run: 1st,
Lars Huffman, 4:20.25
3,000 Run: 1st,
Kyan Lynts, 8:42.32; 8th,
Jacob Wellons, 9:02.27
5,000 Run: 2nd,
Edwin Galarza, 16:35.45; 3rd,
Evan Abts, 17:22.63
4x200 Relay: 2nd,
Jacob McVane-
Noah Antolec-
Maxwell Jayne-
Casey Van Horn, 1:35.94
4x400 Relay: 3rd,
Jacob Larson-
Ryan Flood-
Ian Meyer-
Ian Blom, 3:29.97
Long Jump: 4th,
Hunter Thiel, 20-6 1/2
Triple Jump: 6th,
Hunter Thiel, 41-1 1/2; 8th,
Anthony Osborn, 40-8 3/4
Shot Put: 1st,
Jacob Klitzke, 56-2 3/4
Weight Throw: 3rd,
Jacob Klitzke, 54-4 1/2
High Jump: 4th,
Bennett Schmidt, 6-2 3/4; 4th,
Maddix Mueller, 6-2 3/4
Pole Vault: 1st,
Ezra Schermacher, 16-1 3/4; 6th,
Jacob McVane, 13-3 1/2
