The Luther men's track and field team had a busy weekend. On Friday, the distance runners went to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for the 5000-meter run. Then on Saturday, the throwers were was the Manitou Classic hosted by St. Olaf College and the rest of the team was at the Gene Glader Invitational hosted by Bethel University. The meets at St. Olaf and Bethel had to be shortened due to the weather.
UW-Platteville Invitational – 5000-meter run – Friday, April 9, 2026
Michel Heinrich – 54
th – 14:39.90
Jacob Bruns – 104
th – 14:56.06
Jack Bode – 207
th – 15:26.55
Philip Dahlen – 277
th – 15:48.71
Kurt Lebakken – 295
th – 15:56.27
Johnny Fox – 304
th – 16:03.02
Manitou Classic – St. Olaf – Throwers – Top-3 Finishes
Logan Strom – Discus – 2
nd (43.92m – 144' 1")
Jayron Amerison-Smith – Discus – 3
rd (41.95m – 137' 7")
Gene Glader Invitational – Bethel
4x100 relay –
Austyn Riehle,
Jared Hanson,
Ashten Schultz,
Chimir Boukari – 3
rd (42.89)
Owen Ford – High Jump – 6
th (1.91m – 6' 3.25")
Jalen Taha – 1500 – 10
th (4:15.79)
Personal bests were set at Bethel by Boukari (100, long jump), Hanson and
Casey Herek (110 hurdles), Ford (400),
Simon Persson (800),
Abe Conway and Bruns (1500).
Next on the schedule for the team is the Meet of Champions hosted by Augustana College (IL). The two-day meet starts on Friday, April 17.
