DE PERE, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh men's track & field competed in the St. Norbert College Last Chance Meet on Monday (May 11) to kick off the final week of final qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship.
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On the track,
Paul Proteau (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield) and
Zachary Dietsch (West St. Paul, Minn./Two Rivers) finished second and third in the 10,000-meter run. Proteau edged out Dietsch's personal record of 33:15.72 with a time of 33:15.56.
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The Titans' 5,000-meter run crew swept the podium, led by
Owen Koele (Reeseville/Waterloo) in a 15:37.95 finish.
Luke Beeksma (Eau Claire/Eau Claire Memorial) was runner up in 16:32.51 and
Zac Watson (Waukesha/Waukesha South) placed third at 16:43.08 after running the 10,000-meter run. All three set personal records.
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In the field,
Gavin Fritsch (Little Chute/Little Chute Career Pathways Academy) and
Bryce Hale (Appleton/Kimberly) earned medals in the hammer throw. Fritsch claimed silver with a 59.71-meter throw and Hale claimed bronze with 56.56 meters. Fritsch then proceeded to win the discus, throwing 52.74 meters.
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Isaiah Baez-Isom (Lansing, Ill./Thornton Fractional South) dominated the shot put, throwing 16.74 meters for the win.
Kieran Maude (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) earned bronze in the event with a 15.92-meter throw.
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Bryce Smith (De Pere/West De Pere) snagged third in the javelin, throwing 41.87 meters.
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In the pole vault,
Chris St. Clair (West Allis/Nathan Hale) and
Ethan Stukenberg (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) grabbed the top two spots. St. Clair won with a 4.72-meter vault and Stukenberg was runner-up with a height of 4.42 meters.
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The Titans earned the top four places in the long jump.
Caleb Wright (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) led the way with 6.89 meters,
Keith Cyracus (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) was second with 6.78 and
Cavan Dobberstein (Manawa/Fox Valley Lutheran) rounded out the podium with 6.75.
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Max Milbrath (Durand, Ill./Durand) and
Ben Lissa (Silvis, Ill./United Township) made it on the podium in the triple jump. Milbrath won the event at 14.19 meters, and Lissa was third at 13.50.
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The Titans return for two more last chance meets, competing at the Augustana College Midnight Twilight Qualifier on Wednesday and Thursday (May 13-14) and the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier on Thursday (May 14).
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