University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
Minnesota/Wisconsin Dual
'U' Wins Third-Straight Border Battle Dual
1/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Results
MADISON, Wis. (GopherSports.com) - The No. 18 University Minnesota men's track & field program won nine out of 15 events to claim its third-straight Minnesota/Wisconsin Dual championship on Saturday at the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center.
The Maroon & Gold outscored the Badgers 87-74 at the meet as Minnesota has now swept the Border Battle every year since the event returned in 2015.
"I'm happy for our guys," Minnesota Director of Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Steve Plasencia said. "They've really embraced this meet, and it's great to see the passion that they bring to the competition each year."
All-American Luca Wieland led the way for the Gophers with a pair of first-place finishes for 10 points. The senior paced the 60-meter hurdles at 8.09 and also added a win in the long jump at 7.40 meters (24-03.50 ft.).
Minnesota's 4x400 meter relay team of Nate Roese, Mitch Hechsel, Josh Tracy and Jackson Wellenstein combined for 22 points for the Maroon & Gold including capping the meet with a relay win for five points at 3:15.85. Wellenstein and Roese added seven points in the 400 by finishing first (48.34) and third (49.04), respectively. Hechsel set a meet record in the 800 meters with his winning time of 1:51.10, and Tracy won the 600 meters at 1:18.94.
Meanwhile, the Gophers captured the maximum eight points in a pair of events - the high jump and the triple jump. Nick Bachinski (2.08 meters, 6-09.75 ft.) and Ryan Lockard (2.04 meters, 6-08.25 ft.) finished 1-2 in the high jump, respectively, while Jordan Charles (14.53 meters, 47-08.00 ft.) and James Travis (14.41 meters, 47-03.50 ft.) did the same in the triple jump. Charles also added three points with a runner-up showing in the 60-meter dash while Brad Neumann added five total points with a runner-up finish in the 200 meters and a third-place finish in the 60-meter dash.
Minnesota returns to action next weekend with the Jack Johnson Classic at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse.
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