Titans Win Four Events At Late-Season Meets

UW-Oshkosh dominated the discus standings and excelled in the other throwing events at three men’s track and field meets on Thursday-Saturday (May 12-14) in La Crosse, Chicago and Naperville, Ill.

Most of the Titans’ success came at the Chicago Penultimate non-scoring competition on Saturday. Lewis Prior (Jr. • Coleman) won the discus with his toss of 169-5, while Tony Baker (Sr. • Oshkosh) earned second at 168-10 and Nick Baatz (So. • Brownsville) third at 165-10. UW-Oshkosh also had Pete Delzer (So. • Oconto Falls) place sixth with a distance of 147-3.

The Chicago shot put held a similar trend, with Baatz taking first with his 54-9 1/2 figure. Baker again placed second (53-5) and Delzer came in fourth (51-4 1/4). Earning a victory, Baker won the hammer throw with his launch of 184-4.

Blaise Dueling (So. • Greenfield) got second place in the long jump by clearing 23 feet. Taking third in that event was Alan German (Jr. • West Bend), who flew 22-8. Donald Klitz (So. • Markesan) also triple-jumped 46-2 to finish third.

UW-Oshkosh’s lone track victory came from Chris Lipke (Sr. • Wautoma) at the Dr. Keeler Invitational in Naperville. Lipke beat his opponents with a 52.75 in the 400-meter hurdles. Another strong showing was turned in by Ken Halloran (Fr. • Mt. Prospect, Ill.), who earned second in the Chicago 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:08.77.

Frank O’Neal (So. • Viroqua) was the top Titan at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open, as he took third in the 400-meter hurdles at 58.76. Back in Naperville, Nate Stymiest (Jr. • Oconto Falls) placed fourth in the 1,500-meter run (3:51.58) and John Dewitt (So. • Oshkosh) snatched fifth place in the 10,000-meter journey (31:04.66).