Spangenberg earns All-American honors
Chas Spangenberg leads the Pioneers in the first day of the NCAA Division III Championships with All-American honors.
Written by: Eileen McGuine
LA CROSSE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers competed in the first day of three at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Chas Spangenberg, a senior from Appleton, Wis., captured sixth place vaulting 15 feet, 11 inches earning All-American honors. "As long as I'm an athlete, I'm going to want more," said Spangenberg. "I am still happy with what I did today, but I wish I had done better."
Aaron Hrubes, a senior from Madison, Wis., ran a time of 21.49 seconds in the 200-meter dash preliminary race, securing him a seventh place seed going in to the final race. The men's 200-meter dash finals will run Saturday, May 25, at 5:20 p.m.
Hrubes and the rest of the 4x100-meter relay team, Jordan Olp, Casey Goffinet and Caleb Mertens finished 10th in the prelims with a time of 41.44. The Pioneers were less than a quarter of second of beating out eighth seeded UW-Whitewater to qualify for the finals.
In day two of the NCAA DIII Track and Field Outdoor Championships four Pioneers will compete in their respective events. Jacob Dailey, a senior from Platteville, Wis., will begin the day competing in the finals of the hammer throw at 2:05 p.m. T.J. Valley, a junior from Prairie du Chien, Wis., will compete in the 110 high hurdle preliminaries at 5:25 p.m. Lynea Axelson, a junior from Oregon, Ill., will compete in the 800 meter preliminaries at 7:10 p.m. Matt Ziegler, a senior from Madison, Wis., will round out the night competing in the 400 meter preliminaries at 6:10 p.m.
Dan Poh, a sophomore from Crivitz, Wis., and Mark Niemann of Crystal Lake, Ill., will compete in the men's javelin throw at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 25.