Freshman Colton Sorensen prepares for a pole vault leap.  Sorensen placed first in the pole vault with a leap of 16-0 during the UW-MN Dual held in the Knowles Center 02152015, breaking a school record.Kathy M Helgeson/UWRF Communications
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Men's Track and Field

Track and Field Competes at Hamline University

St. Paul, Minn. (uwrfsports.com) - The UW-River Falls track and field team participated in the Hamline Invite in St. Paul this weekend.

Highlights
  • Jayden Lister, Andre Malins, Devin Vorachith, Emmanuel Kamara, and Alan Hehr all participated in the 100 Meter Dash.
  • Malinis, along with Adam Kasper, Collin Fluno, Cody Hawkins, Brady Balts, and Caleb Venke all participated in the 200 Meter Dash.  Kasper and Malinis both finished in the top 20 with times of 23.89 and 23.97 respectively.
  • Kasper competed in the 400 Meter Dash, also finishing in the top 20 with a time of 51.65.
  • Competing in the 1500 Meter Run were Senior Braydon Johnson and Freshman Zach Jacoby.
  • Adam Jacobi, along with Joe Lezotte, participated in the 5000 Meter Run.
  • The Falcons finished third overall in the 4x100 Relay with sprinters Andre Malinis (FR), Devin Vorachith (FR), Adam Kasper (SR), and Jayden Lister (FR) with a time of 44.63.
  • Cody Hawkins finished 6th overall in the Pole Vault, with a final vault of 3.99m (13-01.00). Justin Hill and Collin Fluno also competed with a vault of 3.39m (11-01.50) and 2.79m (9-01.75) respectively.
  • Vorachith also participated in the Long Jump, with a final jump of 5.84m (19-02.00).  Balts competed as well with a final jump of 5.08m (16-08.00).
  • Balts also competed in the Triple Jump, with a final jump of 10.65m (34-11.25).
  • Peter Place competed in the Hammer Throw for the Falcons and finnished 4th overall with a final throw of 45.85m (150-05).
  • In the Javelin Throw, Venke and Hill both finished in the top 20 with throws of 35.84m (117-07) and 34.58m (113-05) respectively.
LOOKING AHEAD
Up next for the Men's Track is the UW-Platteville Invitational next weekend, April 12th and 13th.
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Players Mentioned

Brady Balts

Brady Balts

Jumps
Freshman
Jumps
Cody Hawkins

Cody Hawkins

Pole vault
Freshman
Pole Vault
Alan Hehr

Alan Hehr

High Jump
Sophomore
High Jump
Justin Hill

Justin Hill

Multi’s
Sophomore
Multi's
Adam Jacobi

Adam Jacobi

Distance
Freshman
Distance
Braydon Johnson

Braydon Johnson

Distance
Junior
Distance
Adam Kasper

Adam Kasper

Sprint/mid
Junior
Sprint/mid
Peter Place

Peter Place

Throws
Freshman
Throws
Emmanuel  Kamara

Emmanuel Kamara

Freshman
Jayden Lister

Jayden Lister

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brady Balts

Brady Balts

Freshman
Jumps
Jumps
Cody Hawkins

Cody Hawkins

Freshman
Pole Vault
Pole vault
Alan Hehr

Alan Hehr

Sophomore
High Jump
High Jump
Justin Hill

Justin Hill

Sophomore
Multi's
Multi’s
Adam Jacobi

Adam Jacobi

Freshman
Distance
Distance
Braydon Johnson

Braydon Johnson

Junior
Distance
Distance
Adam Kasper

Adam Kasper

Junior
Sprint/mid
Sprint/mid
Peter Place

Peter Place

Freshman
Throws
Throws
Emmanuel  Kamara

Emmanuel Kamara

Freshman
Jayden Lister

Jayden Lister

Freshman