LINCOLN, Neb. (March 30th, 2024) - Nebraska Wesleyan sent a select number of its running and field event athletes to the Central Nebraska Challenge on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Avery Decker threw a national leading mark of 43.89 meters to place second in women's javelin. 
• Ja'Dein Madison took gold in the women's hammer, tossing it 46.59 meters, making her 8th in school history.
• Emmilly Berglund and Kaelyn Means took first and second in women's discus with throws of 39.08 and 38.02 meters, respectively. 
• Emmilly Berglund took first in women's shot put with a toss of 12.88 meters.
• Emily Druse surpassed 3.20 meters in the women's pole vault, moving her to seventh on the all-time charts. 
• Colin Wojtkiewicz took home second in men's discus, throwing the disc 42.23 meters. He also took third in men's shot put, lobbing the ball 15.12 meters.
• Connor Plahn took third in the men's 400 meter hurdles with a time of 56.38.

RESULTS

• Javier Kenney
  • 800 Meter
  • Time: 1:56.07
  • Place: 6th
• Connor Plahn
  • 110 Meter Hurdles
  • Time: 15.65
  • Place: 6th
• Lachlan Pickering
  • Long Jump
  • Distance: 6.63
  • Place: 5th
• Eric Lenz
  • Invitational Shot Put
  • Distance: 15.10
  • Place: 4th
• Garett Regier
  • Shot Put
  • Distance: 13.14
  •  Place: 6th
• Colin Wojtkiewicz
  • Invitational Hammer
  • Distance: 47.40
  • Place: 6th
• Avary Byers
  • 5000 Meter
  • Time: 21:03.40
  • Place: 6th
• Rachel Smith
  • 100 Meter Hurdles
  • Time: 16.39
  • Place: 5th
• Marley Espinosa
  • Shot Put
  • Distance: 11.38
  • Place: 5th
• Aliah Clarke
  • Javelin
  • Distance: 31.99
  • Place: 6th

UP NEXT
Nebraska Wesleyan will compete at the Concordia Invitational on Friday, April 5th, and Saturday, April 6th. The meet will be held in Seward, Nebraska starting at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.