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Decathlon Results

La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's track & field placed second at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships Saturday night at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Stadium Sports Complex. The Eagles finished with 173.0 team points while UW-Oshkosh took the team title with 174.0. UW-Eau Claire placed third with 131.5. 

UW-Stout was fourth (109.0) followed by UW-Whitewater (88.0), UW-Platteville (87.5), UW-Stevens Point (42.0) and UW-River Falls (13.0). 

UWL had won the last 30 league championships.  

The Eagles' Sam Blaskowski swept the 100 (10.14) and 200 (20.80) meter dashes Saturday. He becomes the second straight UWL sprinter to sweep the 100 and 200-meter dashes after Seth Holden accomplished the feat in 2021. Blaskowski is the 19th sprinter in WIAC history to sweep the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the same championships, including the seventh for UWL. Reggie Rabb (1982), David Coates (1992), Danny Tutskey (2000), Alex Rooker (2008), Ernest Winters (2016) and Holden (2021) won both events. 

Blaskowski's time of 10.14 in the 100-meter dash ranks second in NCAA Division III history.

Ethan Gregg captured the 5,000-meter run (14:34.88) Saturday with teammate Isaac Wegner finishing second (14:36.99). It is Gregg's second title at this year's championships after winning the 10,000-meter run on Friday. He is the second runner in school history to win the 5,000 and 10,000-meter run in the same championships, joining Greg Barczak in 1985.

Other top finishes on the track Saturday included Michael Madoch placing second (1:52.25) and Thomas Blumer fourth (1:53.82) in the 800-meter run. Madoch was also third (3:48.31) in the 1,500-meter run. Carson Reilly was fifth (14.70) in the 110-meter hurdles with Caden Pearce fifth (49.25) in the 400-meter dash. 

Both of UWL's relays placed second Saturday. Jake Lee, Blaskowski, Justin Kotarak and Kaleb Schuster were second in the 4x100-meter relay (41.05) while Tyler Backes, Addison Hill, Payton Flood and Sam Mrochek were second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.41).

In the field events, William Cady finished second (48-0 1/4), Nick Crary sixth (46-1 1/4) and Chase Roehl seventh (46-1 1/4) in the triple jump with Evan Daley third (6-7 1/2) and Nathan Andringa fourth (6-7 1/2) in the high jump.  

Michael Lampman finished eighth (150-1) in the discus throw while Ethan Welch placed 10th (46-5 1/4) in the shot put.

The Eagles' Joseph Jensen finished 12th in the decathlon (5,729 points). The decathlon concluded Saturday with the 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and 1,500-meter run. Athletes competed in the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400-meter dash on Friday.

UWL returns to action Friday, May 13 hosting the UWL Eagle Open at 3 p.m.