The UW Oshkosh men’s and women’s track and field teams won 13 events at the non-scoring Titan Challenge at the Kolf Sports Center Feb. 22.
On the men’s side, Bennett Midthun was the first Titan to win a medal on the day, finishing second in the mile with a 4:26.37. The Titans proceeded to sweep the 400-meter dash, with Londyn Little winning in 48.81 seconds. Matthew Eiden took second at 49.87 seconds and Daniel Wilson took third at 49.93 seconds. Brady Larson claimed gold in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing in 8.24 seconds. Joey Kean won the third straight event for the Titans, winning the 60-meter dash in 6.83 seconds. Danny Vinson took third at 6.86 seconds.
The Titans went on to sweep the 200-meter dash, with Nolan Milas taking the win in 22.21 seconds. Dylan Gramley finished right behind him in second at 22.35 seconds and Eiden claimed his second medal on the day, finishing in 22.43 seconds for third. The Titans 4×400-meter relay team defeated Stevens Point by 0.12 seconds, winning with a time of 3:25.47. The team consisted of Jett Breed, Ryan Potter, Nick Vey and Lucas Nicholson.
The Titans swept the high jump with Caleb Cornelius taking the win, clearing 1.93 meters. Kendrick Cyracus and Cameron McAndrews tied for second, both clearing 1.88 meters. Zach Zirgibel won the pole vault with a vault of 4.71 meters. The Titans grabbed two more medals in the long jump, with Caleb Wright finishing in second with 7.17 meters. Little grabbed his second medal on the day, jumping 7.03 meters for third place.
Gavin Fritsch, Steven Wauer and Bryce Hale swept the weight throw for the Titans. Fritsch won with 19.63 meters, Wauer took second with 18.24 meters, and Hale took third with 17.79 meters. Cameron Bendixen claimed bronze in the shot put, throwing 15.83 meters.
For the women’s squad, Jamie Catania got the Titans started on the track, winning the mile in 5:22.83. Maddy LaVoi kept the win streak going for the Titans, winning the 400-meter dash in 59.36 seconds. Addie Baker was right behind her in second with a 59.49. Olivia Stenzel won the 800-meter run with a new personal record of 2:14.10. Cyna Madigan finished in third with 2:14.89. The 4×400-meter relay team of Julia Steger, Stenzel, Madigan and LaVoi claimed a gold medal for the Titans as well, winning the event in 3:58.60.
In the field, Megan Hunt finished second in high jump, clearing the bar at 1.62 meters. The Titans grabbed the top two spots in the pole vault, with Haley Kanitz clearing 3.36 meters for the win. Emerson Clark finished second, clearing 3.21 meters. Kanitz proceeded to win another medal, this time in the triple jump. She finished in second with 10.79 meters. Brenna Masloroff, Bobbi Blahnik and Abi Masloroff all helped the Titans sweep in the weight throw. Brenna won with 18.01 meters, Blahnik took second with 16.11 meters and Abi took third with 15.43 meters. Brenna also won the shot put with 13.83 meters.
Next week, the Titans travel to Stevens Point for the WIAC Indoor Championship from Feb. 28 – March 1, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The meet consists of all four of the top-four teams from last year’s indoor national championship.
