Men's Track & Field fourth at Cougar Invitational
Cougar
Invitational Results
RIVER FOREST, Ill. -- Concordia University Wisconsin's
men's track and field team finished fourth out of 12 teams behind
several big performances Friday afternoon at the Cougar
Invitational, hosted by Concordia University Chicago.
In the short races, winds helped several athletes get
personal records. Sophomore Jonny Balsman (Rockford, Ill.) had a
phenomenal day setting PRs in both the 100-meter (11.22) to
earn second place, as well as in the 200-meter (22.89) for a fourth
place finish. Senior Alex Pawlak (Germantown, Wis.)
ran the 100-meter for the first time in his career, finishing
first with a time of 11.13. Junior Michael Edwards (Milwaukee,
Wis.) also ran a PR in the race with an 11.51.
Senior Vincent Greefkes (Jackson, Wis.) ran a season
best time of 15.14 in the 110-meter hurdles, garnering first place
in the process. Although the wind may have assisted in
the short races, anything over the 200-meter was difficult with
extremely strong gusts of wind on the backstretch. Battling through
the wind and cold, sophomore Martin Hinze (Bourbonnais, Ill.) ran a
PR in the 3000-meter steeple chase (10:02.57) earning him
second place and ranking second in conference. Freshman Matthew
Sheafer (Fort Wayne, Ind.) also ran a PR time of 17:46.99 In the
5000-meter.
In the field events, freshman Josh Lehr (Sioux Falls,
S.D.) cleared 3.75-meter (12' 3.5") in the pole vault inching him
up in conference to seventh place. Freshman Malcolm Bowers
(Germantown, Wis.) set another PR in the long jump with a jump of
6.36 meters. Throwers Andrew Faber (freshman, Sussex, Wis.) set a
PR in discus with a throw of 34.89 meters and freshman Burke Dupuis
(Glenview, Ill.) in the discus and hammer with 29.95 meters and
35.13 meters, respectively.
The Falcons travel next week Saturday to Ripon, Wis.,
for the 2012 Private College Invitational.
