The Wayne State men, led by freshman Logan Moeller, posted a seventh-place finish in the NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championships at Mankato, Minn., while the Wildcat women finished 10th.
Moeller set a new school record in the triple jump, earning All-NSIC honors with a second-place finish, and earned two medals to lead the Wayne State College men’s team.
Moeller opened the prelims Saturday morning in the triple jump with a leap of 48 feet, 6 inches, which was an NCAA provisional mark and new WSC school record that earned him second place in the event and All-NSIC honors. The previous school record of 48-4 1/4 was shared by Mark Vollmer in 1988 and Brady Metz in 2017. Moeller also collected a fourth-place finish in the long jump Friday with a top mark of 23-0 3/4.
Wayne State’s other All-NSIC performer was high jumper Dylan Kneifl, who achieved an NCAA provisional mark clearing the bar at 6-8 3/4 to place third in the event.
WSC earned two medals in the weight throw as Cole Christoffersen came in fifth place with a top mark of 60-8 while teammate Grant Fritsch took sixth at 57-3 1/4.
In the finals of the 600-meter run, graduate student Bryce Holcomb collected a sixth-place finish with a time of 1:23.22 and freshman Daniel Elge added a seventh-place finish in the shot put (49-5) to close out Wayne State’s individual scoring.
The Wildcat 1,600-meter relay team of Jackson McIntyre, Mike Kueny, Holcomb and Noah Carr earned a fifth place finish in a time of 3:25.74.
In women’s action, McKenzie Scheil placed in two events, earning All-NSIC honors in the shot put, to lead the Wayne State College women.
Scheil earned All-NSIC honors on Saturday with a third-place finish in the shot put at 46-9.
She was one of three Wildcats to place in the event as Kendra Paasch finished sixth at 43-11 3/4 followed by Clearwater Brooklynn Chipps who took seventh with a top mark of 43-3.
Scheil and Chipps also scored points in the weight throw on Friday as Scheil took fourth with an NCAA provisional mark of 63-4 3/4 followed by Chipps taking sixth place with a mark of 61-6 3/4.
