From Washington University Athletics

The Washington University in St. Louis track & field program competed Saturday during University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Midwest Elite Invitational among several of Division III's top-25 ranked programs. 

The WashU men placed fourth with 84 points. No. 2 UW-La Crosse scored 140 points for first followed by No. 9 UW-Whitewater (97.5), No. 4 UW-Oshkosh (84.5), WashU, No. 14 UW-Steven Point (77), No. 5 Benedictine (59), Chicago (39) and St. Norbert (4).

MEN

Sophomore Nick Matteucci posted the top time in the one mile run crossing the finish line in 4:14.58 which narrowly missed the top-25 DIII times on the season. Also scoring in the one mile run for the Bears were graduate Ethan Brodeur (4:19.18) in third and junior Chris Blagg (4:25.66) in seventh.

Junior Jason Singer placed second overall in the 400m (50.24) while also running the initial leg in the Bears second place 4x400m relay (3:22.87). Also running towards a second place finish during the 1,600m relay were junior Eddie Wintergalen, freshman John Harry Wagner and sophomore Jon Fleming.

Finishing back-to-back in third and fourth place were junior Peter Johnsrud (15:01.82) and sophomore Marco Quaroni (15:12.31) in the 5,000m; and sophomores Jack Sebok (8:49.43) and Noah Trimark (8:50.31) in the 3,000m.

Top Finishes

Men

Weight Throw – 12. Quin Preston – 14.73m

Shot Put – 18. Quin Preston – 12.58m

High Jump – 5. Collis McKenzie – 1.97m

Pole Vault – 11. Brandon Hutchison and Jacob Rother – 4.43m

Long Jump – 7. Ezugo Onejeme – 6.57m

Triple Jump – 6. Ezugo Onejeme – 13.77m

60m – Prelims 8. Andrew Whitaker – 7.33

60m Hurdles – 4. Andrew Whitaker – 8.54

400m – 2. Jason Singer – 50.24

5,000m – 3. Peter Johnsrud – 15:01.82

One mile – 1. Nick Matteucci – 4:14.58

800m – 8. John Harry Wagner – 1:57.34

200m – 13. Greigory Dimailig – 23.23

3,000m – 3. Jack Sebok – 8:49.43

4x400m Relay – 2. Jason Singer, Eddie Wintergalen, John Harry Wagner, Jon Fleming – 3:22.87