EUGENE, Ore. – Former Wisconsin track and field standouts Alicia Monson and Zach Ziemek combined to earn three silver medals to highligh action for the Badgers at the 2023 USAT Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Monson wins silver on day one
Alicia Monson was the national runner-up in the 10,000 meters on the first day of competition in Oregon. A native of Amery, Wisconsin, Monson crossed in 32 minutes and 17.51 seconds to automatically earn a spot on Team USA for the 2023 World Athletics Championships. A five time All-American at Wisconsin, Monson earned a spot on Team USA for the third-straight year.
Badger alum Benjamin Eidenschink raced in the men’s 10,000 meters on Thursday as he finished 10th finishing in 28:59.36.
Coming off of a 22nd-place finish in the 100 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Lawrence Johnson finished 26 in the event crossing in 10.30.
Ziemek takes silver in the decathlon
2016 NCAA heptathlon champion Zach Ziemek completed the decathlon, earning 8,508 points to place second. “Double Z” was in third place in the decathlon after day 1 with a score of 4370 points after posting the competitions best long jump mark (24-7 3/4) the second-best shot put mark (51-7) and the third-best mark in the high jump (6-8 3/4). His momentum from day one carried over into Friday, winning the discus throw with a toss of 161-6. The pole vault was the third event of the day, where the former Badger cleared 17-4 ½ taking home first in the event. Ziemek went on to take third with a park of 201-0 in the Javelin throw. During the course of the competition, Ziemek went on to place in the top-three six times. Ziemek will now represent the U.S. in the decathlon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships after finishing third in the decathlon at the 2022 event.
Brenna Detra raced in the 800-meters over the weekend, placing 11th in the semi-finals with a time of 2:01.69.
Star hurdler Destiny Huven competed in the 100-meter hurdles, crossing in 13.27 earning herself an 18th-place finish.
In the U-2020 competition, freshman Giovanni Wearing wrapped up a strong rookie campaign with a fifth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles, his time of 13.53 was a PR and ranks fourth in school history. It’s also the fastest time clocked by a UW hurdler since the 2001…
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