DE PERE, Wis. — Lawrence University’s Jordan Atkins won the 3,000-meter steeplechase Saturday to pace the Vikings at the St. Norbert College Invitational at Schneider Stadium.
Atkins won the steeplechase title with a time of 10:24.40 to easily top second-place finisher Daniel Sikora of UW-Stevens Point, who was the runner-up in 10:38.82. Lawrence’s Teddy Kortenof was fourth in 10:43.55 and Alec Timpe was fifth in 10:47.34.
The Lawrence men finished sixth in the team standings with 62 points. UW-Stevens Point won the title with 202. The Lawrence women were fifth with 33 points, and St. Norbert won the title with 202.5.
Max Stahl grabbed second for Lawrence in the javelin with a toss of 46.59 meters. Mayan Essak raced to third in the 800 in 2:03.80. Dan Sandacz grabbed third in the 400 hurdles in 59.14 seconds and placed fifth in the 110 hurdles in 16.26 seconds. The men’s 4×400 relay was third in 3:33.20.
The women’s 4×400 relay team took second in 4:25.74 as Concordia (Wis.) grabbed first in 4:14.73. Isy Schleisner was the top individual finisher on the women’s side as she took third in the 800 meters in 2:37.08.