It was another long weekend for UW-Oshkosh track and field, as while the Titans hosted the 2026 Titan Challenge meet at the Kolf Sports Center, and the team also sent representatives to both the University of Iowa Open, and the UW-La Crosse Caged Eagle Open.
In La Crosse, both distance medley relay teams notched second place results. The men’s team of junior Lucas Nicholson, freshman Sean Malay, and seniors Dwight Hosni and Cameron Cullen made the podium with a time of 10:06.69. The women’s team finished with a time of 11:48.91, and was represented by freshman Lehna Mitchell, junior Maddy Lavoi, sophomore Emma Boegh and senior Amelia Lehman.
At the Iowa Open, junior Dylan Doss took home two crowns in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, sprinting 6.65 and 21.26 seconds respectively. Junior Nolan Milas and sophomore Tyran Bender also made the podium in the 200-meter dash. Milas placed second with a time of 21.41, while Bender finished with 21.91, securing third. In field events, senior Joshua Rivers took the top spot for the Titans, winning the Long Jump with a distance of 7.63 meters.
Back in Oshkosh, another school record was reset, as senior Gavin Fritsch broke the record for indoor weight throw, taking the meet title with the distance of 20.84 meters. Junior Bryce Hale and junior Isaiah Baez-Isom also rounded out the podium in the event. Hale placed second with a throw of 18.9 meters, while Baez-Isom threw 18.49 to receive third place. Baez-Isom also competed in the shot put, finishing in second place with a throw of 16.75 meters. The top two finishes in both high jump and long jump also went in favor of the black and gold. Sophomore Christian Thompson won the high jump with 2.01 meters, with freshman Jo Hibbler placed second with 1.96 meters. Sophomore Max Milbrath finished the long jump on top of the leaderboard with a jump of 6.84 meters, after finishing in second place in triple jump with 12.99 meters. Matthew Ewens notched second place in long jump, after the senior finished with 6.81 meters. Colin Kao once again took first in pole vault, with the graduate student completing the event with a height of 5.1 meters.
On the track, Hosni placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.79, while sophomore Eddie Jones also finished in second in the 60-meter dash, completing the sprint by a time of 6.87 seconds. Hosni also was a member of the 4×400-meter relay, alongside freshman Luke Beeksma, Ryan Flood, and graduate student Xavier Lasee, which finished in third place for UWO with 3:30.04 on the clock. Other top three placements include freshman Peyton Hale with third in the 200-meter run (22.37 seconds), junior Alex Peterson finishing in second in the mile run (4:19.06), and sophomore Aaron Nehls placing second in the 300-meter run (8:46.6).
The Titans swept the podium in women’s weight throw as sophomore Carly Huelskamp won the event with a mark of 16.18 meters. Sophomore Kaelyn Biello and junior Abi Masloroff weren’t far behind, with Biello placing second with 16.14 meters, and Masloroff rounding off the podium with 16.05. It wasn’t the only field event won by the Titan women, as junior Brooklyn Manz took home the crown in the shot put, placing a mark of 13.05 meters on the leaderboards. In other field events, two pole vaulters saw themselves on the podium for the black and gold. Senior Haley Kanitz placed second with a height of 3.55 meters, with Emerson Clark following behind in third, as the junior soared to a height of 3.4 meters.
In the running events, Addie Baker received top three placements in two of her events. The sophomore won the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.07 seconds, while placing second in the 400-meter run with 58.46. Lavoi won the 400-meter run with a time of 57.49. Freshman Megan Hoffman finished off the podium for the black and gold, running for a time of 58.85, landing her in third place. Hoffman was also a part of the 4×400-meter relay, alongside sophomores Anabel Mitchell and Adriana Garcia, as well as freshman Athena Soto, who finished in third place for UWO with 4:11.5 on the clock. Other top three placements include senior Gwen Feitl with second in the mile (5:15.2), junior Allison Van Der Wegen finishing in third in the 3000-meter run (10:34.81), and freshman Maya Van Schyndel placing third in the 60-meter hurdles (9.15 seconds).
UWO is back in action on Feb. 27-28 for the WIAC Indoor Championships, which are hosted by UW-Platteville. The men look to win their seventh title, while the women eye their 14th in program history.
