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UWL 2028 6’4 305 @uwlthrows SP: 17.54 | DT: 48.42 | HT: 44.60 | WT: 15.37 1x DIII All-American

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NCAA National Championships:

1st Team All-American 🏅
National Champions 🏆

Standing on the podium as a national champion felt rewarding and was an incredible moment. However, the true reward has been the journey to get there.

Along this journey meaningful relationships were built and unforgettable memories were made alongside each and every one of these people. These friendships and memories mean more to me than any trophy ever could. It’s truly been an honor.

📸 @dannybeckphotos
📸 @adams_t3
📸 @nashtheflash23

#manipulatetime

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Thank you @uwlathletics for giving me the opportunity to take photos at D3 Nationals

Congrats to both @uwlmenstf and @uwlwomenstf on being the best teams in the nation

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NCAA Championships- Day Two

We had two throwers in the shotput competition this year and they competed well. Incredibly tough competition, taking a 16.89 to make finals. @benyoungworth had a great series with his final throw (16.67) looking technically sound- placing 12th. @jakegar71 ended up getting into finals after his second and best throw (17.48), placing him at a 6th place All-American. These boys have been working hard all year, finally now on the big stage the results are showing.

#d3tf #shotput #throwernation #d3

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Pre Nationals Recap

Great way to end off the season before nationals. Improved some marks, threw some PR’s, and got some SB’s.

Pictured:
Jake- 48.42 DT (PR)
Logan- 59.99 HT (PR)
Spencer- 16.41 SP (SB)
Ben- 16.68 SP (3cm from SB)

Current National Standings:
Logan- Hammer
Anthony- Discus
Ben- Shotput
Jake- Shotput

Finally, congrats to our graduating seniors- proud of all the work each of them have put in. Each of them have left their mark at UWL in sport, school, and life.

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Some videos of great moments from this last weekend. These really show how much energy was around each of these throws.

@dannybeckphotos

#trackandfield #discusthrow #shotput #thrower

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WIAC Day 2- Shotput

What a crazy way to end the conference weekend. The shot putters contributed 13/50 points from the throwers; helping contribute to a new conference total point record of 335. This is the first time since 2009 that UWL has won in both shot and disc.

Podium:
Jake 1st- 17.54 (PR) —10th Nationally + 6th UWL All Time
Spencer 6th- 15.97

#shotput #trackandfield #ncaa #uwl

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WIAC Day 2- Discus

Could not have asked for a better start to day 2, what a way to end the conference weekend. The discus throwers contributed 13/50 points from the throwers; helping contribute to a new conference total point record of 335. This is the first time since 2009 that UWL has won in both shot and disc.

Podium:
Anthony 1st- 55.18 (PR) —3rd Nationally + 3rd UWL All time
Ben 6th- 49.28 (PR)

#discus #discusthrow #trackandfield #ncaa

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WIAC Champion! With a throw of 57-6 1/2, Jake Gardner becomes the first Eagle to win a WIAC Shot Put Title since 2011.

Congrats Jake!

#asaneagle

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‼️🚨PR ALERT🚨‼️

All the clips in this video except for 2 javelin throws are PR’s from yesterday’s meet (there’s a lot of them). We could not have asked for better conditions-super glad we moved things up. As a result of the weather being so good and sunny, guys doing multiple events we’re definitely feeling it by the end. All in all, can’t complain about 10 PR’s in one day!

Shotput:
Jake- 16.99 + 16.91 (PR) —13th Nationally + 9th UWL All Time
Ben- 16.71 —16th Nationally
Spencer- 14.78

Discus:
Anthony- 51.99 (PR) —9th Nationally + 8th UWL All time
Joel- 48.61 (PR)
Ben- 47.55 (PR)
Jake- 45.10 (PR)
Spencer- 44.45

Hammer:
Logan- 59.09 (PR) — 9th Nationally + 7th UWL All Time
Spencer- 53.45 (PR)
Joel- 41.58 (PR)

Javelin:
Nate- 54.73
Luke- 53.84 (PR)
Gaven- 53.00
Anthony- 51.55 (PR)

#shotput #discus #discusthrow #hammerthrow #javelin

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Bethel Meet Recap

Another meet with unfortunately poor conditions- but everyone made the most with what they got. Given the weather all of the guys competed very well!

Discus:
Anthony- 49.96
Joel- 46.69 (PR)
Spencer- 44.90
Ben- 44.71
Jake- 40.76 (PR)
All 5 guys made finals

Shotput:
Jake- 16.26
Spencer- 15.85
Ben- 15.55
Joel- 13.94 (PR)
Anthony- 13.51
We saw some big zeros through the warmups and competition. Working to getting those in!

Hammer:
Jake- 40.73
Joel- 39.25 (PR)

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Outdoor Opener

Rainy and cold opening meet, the throwers had quite the long day. With that being said, we saw PRs in almost each event by everyone. We’re also happy to bring @joel_benson__ into our competition roster, excited to see where his season takes him.

Hammer:
Anthony- 53.58 (PR)
Logan- 56.78 (PR)
Ben- 47.83 (PR)
Jake- 44.60(PR)

Shotput:
Jake- 15.28
Spencer- 16.33 (outdoor PR)
Ben- 15.30

Discus:
Joel- first competition
Anthony- 45.57

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‼️🚨PR ALERT🚨‼️

Fun competition from the indoor last chance meet. With some of the guys on the bubble we were hoping for good comp and that’s what we saw.

Spencer- 16.57 (PR) great way to end his senior indoor season, 3 PR throws- awesome series overall
Ben- 16.55 sitting 19th going into nationals
Jake- 15.89 super close to qualifying, excited to see how the outdoor season goes
Anthony- 18.48 sitting 12th going into nationals
Logan- 18.23 sitting 3rd going into nationals

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