Mark Schuck Open and Multi Final Results

            The Wayne State College men's indoor track and field team had four event wins on their way to a second place finish at the Mark Schuck Open and Multi Meet held Friday and Saturday in Mankato, Minnesota.  The Wildcats scored 99 points in the meet, trailing only host Minnesota State who won the men's team title with 243 points.
            Augustana and Concordia-St. Paul tied for third with 73 points while Sioux Falls finished fifth at 68 points out of 14 teams in the meet.
            Pierce sophomore Logan Moeller was a double winner once again taking first place in the long jump and triple jump.  His winning mark in the long jump was 23' 8 ¼" followed by a 47' 5 ¾" mark to win the triple jump.
            Wakefield junior Gabe Peitz collected an event win taking first in the 800-meter run at 1:59.01.
            The final event win came from the distance medley relay team of Brandon Mundorf, Austin Madsen, Peitz and Quentin Dreyer on the anchor leg with a winning time of 10:17.12. 
            Wisner-Pilger junior Dylan Kneifl recorded a second place finish in the high jump clearing 6' 8 ¾" to go with a third place finish in the long jump at 21' 10".
            The Wildcat 4 x 400 meter relay team of Alex Leuenberger, Mitchell Rudie, Madsen and Edgar Rodriguez earned a third place finish at 3:29.57.
            In the decathlon, junior Debonaire Williams was fifth at 4,625 points with sophomore Alex Brandt next in sixth place with 4,526 points.
            Braden Johnson took a fourth place finish in the long jump at 21' 4 ¼", freshman Jordan Porter was fifth in the 60-meter dash finals in 7.02 seconds and Grant Fritsch came in fifth in the weight throw at 57' 7 ¾". 
            Will McGonigal placed fifth in the 3,000-meter run in 8:55.02 and Titus Kiptoo was fifth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:37.65.
            Seventh place finishes were recorded by Drake Peed in the shot put (49' 8 ½") and Caid McCart in the 60-meter dash finals at 7.16 seconds.
            Cody Rogers was eighth in the triple jump (44' 8 ¼"), Wyatt Sindelar came in eighth in the weight throw at 53' 10 ½", Keaton Wattier was eighth in the 60-meter hurdle finals (8.64), freshman Mitchell Rudie was eighth in the 400-meter dash (52.79) and Abe Schroeder placed eighth in the 5,000-meter run in 15:57.58.
            Wayne State will compete Friday afternoon and evening at the Concordia Invite in Seward (February 3).