Friday's Results
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's track & field team is in second-place after the second day of competition in the Phil Esten Challenge Friday night at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
The Eagles have 14 team points while UW-Stout leads with 16. A total of nine teams have scored points.
In Friday's action, UWL's
Douglas Grace finished seventh (135-7),
Bryce Sitko 10th (130-9),
Michael Lampman 11th (130-3),
Kyle Peters 12th (129-3),
Logan Powers 24th (111-1) and
Ethan Welch 34th (104-3) in the discus.
The Eagles'
Joseph Jensen is in 12th-place after the first five events in the decathlon with 2,886 points. Friday's action included the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400-meter dash. The decathlon will conclude Saturday, April 23 with the 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and 1,500-meter run.
Esten served as head coach of the men's cross country program at UWL for 28 years (1970-97). He led the Eagles to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III title in 1996. UWL added national runner-up honors in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) or NCAA Division III eight times during Esten's tenure. In all, Esten's squads finished in the national top-10 in 26 consecutive tries and appeared in a national championship in 27 of his 28 cross country seasons. UWL won 20 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) titles under Esten. He was named the WIAC Men's Cross Country All-Time Coach.
He also served as an assistant track & field coach at UWL for 34 seasons. Esten is a member of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Hall of Fame, UWL Wall of Fame, NAIA Cross Country Hall of Fame, NAIA District 14 Hall of Fame and Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches' Association Hall. He is a 1965 graduate of UWL and former cross country and track athlete.
UWL returns to action on the third and final day of the Esten Challenge on Saturday, April 23 starting at 10 a.m.
