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Steiner
Dominates Decathlon at Augustana Invite
Kyle Steiner posted an NCAA Division III
automatic qualifying mark in the decathlon to lead the UW-Stevens Point
men�s track and field team to a fourth place finish at the nine-team
Augustana Meet of Champions on Saturday in Rock Island, Ill.
Steiner dominated the event with 6,825 points,
winning five of the 10 events and finishing runner-up in three others.
He captured the decathlon high jump, shot put, discus, pole vault and
1500-meter run among the 18 competitors.
Cory Towle added a win in the 10,000-meter run
with a time of 32:10.13, edging teammate Brandon Dworak, who was second
in 32:26.27. Phil Richert was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in
9:26.45 and Noah Utecht was runner-up in the javelin at 167 feet, seven
inches.
The Pointers totaled 143 points, while
UW-Oshkosh won the meet with 213 points.
Also, Mitch Ellis competed at the UW-La Crosse
Invite and won the high jump title with a leap of six feet, six inches. |
