MILWAUKEE – Grabbing experience last week against top level talent, the Raiders went to work again this week facing Division I foe UW-Milwaukee at the John Tierney Classic, showing their depth and getting personal bests as well.
RESULTS
Men's Team – NTS
Women's Team – NTS
MEN'S TEAM RECAP
- The Raiders showed the amount of depth the team has across many events. Colby Branch would lead four other Raiders within just two seconds of each other in the 3,000 meters, with Branch coming in fourth overall in 8:51.28. After leading the men in the mile and taking spots three through seven overall, Adam Shaw would come back to take a victory in the 800 meters, crossing the line in1:58.89 with Colby Sehnert coming in second in 2:02.43.
- Daniel Burant finished in 3rd place in the 400 leading two other Raiders that finished in fifth and sixth. In the throws, Keegan Rhodes led a weight throw crew that had six Red & White student-athletes finishing in the top eight. Rhodes ended up coming in second with a personal best toss of 15.13m
WOMEN'S TEAM RECAP
- Kaitlyn Rodman continuously drops time off her school-record mile and finished this week with a victory in 5:15.52. MacKenzie Bollis would also run a personal best in the 400-meter dash, running 1:02.80 to finish in fourth.
- In the throws, Katrina Wawrzn and Josephine Jacklin threw personal bests in the shot put to come in fourth and fifth respectively, while Elizabeth Mikkelson would also PR in the weight throw to come in fourth place as well.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders will travel next week to Chicago to compete in their largest meet of the season at the Aurora Grand Prix at Gately Park. The men will compete on Friday, January 27 while the women will compete the following day on Saturday, January 28.
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