MILWAUKEE, Wis. –
Kayla Bruton (
Jr.-Milwaukee, Wis.) set two more school records in sprinting events and the Lakeland University men's and women's track & field teams enjoyed strong days at the Warrior Invitational hosted by Wisconsin Lutheran College Saturday at Raabe Stadium.
Bruton reset her own modern era school mark in placing sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 26.32 seconds, nearly two-tenths better than the record she set a week ago. She also set a new Lakeland mark in the 400, finishing in 1:00.45 in placing fourth in the event.
Bruton was part of three scoring finishes as the Muskies put up their biggest point totals of the season. The Lakeland men's team totaled 58 points to finish sixth of 14 teams while the women's squad scored 15 points and placed ninth of 14 teams.
Lakeland added a third school record as
Travis Eitel (
Fr.-Pine Island, Minn.) ran the men's 400 hurdles in 1:00.20 to finish third. Eitel also was second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 18.36.
Trenton Nickel (
Sr.-Kiel, Wis.) again was strong in the men's 400, finishing in 50.32, just .15 off his school record in the event. He also ran the anchor leg on the 4 x 400 relay along with
Anthony Romens (
So.-Slinger, Wis.),
Tyler Jensen (
Jr.-Sheboygan, Wis.) and
Kevon Holbrook (
So.-Bourbonnais, Ill.) that finished second in a season-best 3:32.32.
Nickel also was one of a number of Muskies to take advantage in the team's first entry in field events this season, finishing second in the javelin with a best throw of 127 feet, 5 inches (38.84 meters). Eitel also came in fifth in the javelin with a throw of 87-4 (26.63m) and also was sixth in the long jump with a best of 18-9 (5.71m).
Romens also came in fourth in the 400 in 51.85 and added a season-best 22.99 in the 200 to finish fifth. Holbrook set personal records in both the 200 (25.05) and 400 (54.25), and
Spencer Miesfeld (Sr.-Sheboygan, Wis.) ran his best time of the season in the 800 in finishing 15th in 2:14.72.
The women's team also scored points in the 4 x 100, as Bruton,
Nydia Brewer (
Fr.-Redford, Mich.),
Nathalie Cairo (
Jr.-Kenosha, Wis.) and
Sahara Gardner (
Fr.-Kewaunee, Wis.) came in fifth with a time of 54.27.
Cairo also finished seventh in the javelin with a heave of 70-11 (21.63m) while Gardner was 10th in the event with a throw of 61-0 (18.60m).
Emily Petersen (
Jr.-Menominee, Mich.) also set a pair of personal records, smashing previous bests in the 800 where she finished in 3:00.99 and in the 1,500 where she crossed the line in 6:08.80.
Lakeland next week will compete at the St. Norbert College Invitational in De Pere on Saturday with events beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Warrior Invite Results
