MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men’s track and field team returns home for their lone home meet of the outdoor season, the Badger Challenge, on Friday at the McClimon Track Complex. Field events will begin at 1 p.m. while track events will start at 3:15 p.m. Admission is free. UW will also honor its senior class during the competition.
1. RECORD RELAYS: The Badgers shined in Philadelphia this past week, breaking a 53-year-old school record and adding two other top-10 times. The sprint medley relay team of Gio Wearing, Jalen Williams, Andrew Casey and Patrick Hilby fought hard, crossing the line with a time of 3:16.69. With this time, the team finished fourth in the event, breaking the 53-year-old school record. Redshirt freshman Nick Gilles surged from 12th to 2nd in the steeplechase, clocking 8:39.91, earning the 10-best time in program history and second in the Big Ten Conference. The distance medley relay squad of Liam Newhart, Williams, Casey and Adam Spencer took eighth with a time of 9:32.56, the second-best outdoor time in UW history.
2. TOSSIN’ IN TEXAS: The Badger’s throwers broke records this weekend in Texas. Senior Jacob Zednik won the javelin with a throw of 70.50 meters, the second-best mark in school history and just seven inches shy of the program record set in 2009. Zednik is currently ranked fifth in the Big Ten.
3. THRILLING THROWS: Wisconsin’s throwers are dominant, ranking No. 1 nationally in the shot put event squad rankings. Jason Swarens leads the Badgers, ranking fifth in the nation with a throw of 20.18m. The Terre Haute, Ind. native is one of only five athletes in the nation to break the 20 meter barrier this season and is the only thrower in the Big Ten Conference to do so, where he ranks first in the event. Joseph White rounds out the nation’s top-10 rankings in 10th with a throw of 19.57m; he ranks fourth in the Big Ten. Ending the Badgers representation in the rankings is Andrew Stone, who ranks 21st in the nation and sixth in the Big Ten with a throw of 19.22m.
4. B1G MOVES: As the Badgers gear up for the Big Ten Championships, they are topping off the rankings. Jalen Williams ranks third in the 400 meters with a time of 45.49 seconds; he touts a runner-up finish in the event from the indoor season with a school record of 45.94. First-team All-American DMR teammate Adam Spencer leads the…
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