Wayne State College Athletics - Pilakowski wins two events at WSC Sunshine Invite

WSC Sunshine Invitational Men's Results

Wayne State College sprinter Tim Pilakowski won two events to lead the Wildcat men's track and field squad Monday at the WSC Sunshine Invitational held at Cunningham Field in Wayne. As a team, the Wildcats won five events with two NCAA national provisional qualifying marks and one new school record.

The senior from Genoa, Nebraska took first place in the 100 meter dash (10.91 seconds) and the 200 meter dash (22.40) while also placing third in the long jump at 23' 4". Pierce junior Brett Suckstorf extended his own school record and NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the hammer throw with a first place effort of 186’ 6” while teammate John Sloup was a close second at 182’ 6”, also an NCAA provisional mark. Nate Preston took first in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:31.10) while the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Kelly Brink, Jake Davis, Garrett Flamig and Ben Jansen crossed the line first in a time of 3:24.73. The next meet for Wayne State will be the Sioux City Relays on Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19.

The following is a listing of Wayne State finishers at the WSC Sunshine Invite in Wayne, Nebraska:

Men’s Events

100 Meter Dash: Tim Pilakowski, 1^st – 10.91

110 Meter Hurdles: Garrett Flamig, 2^nd – 15.30; Adam Blaylock, 5^th – 16.10

200 Meter Dash: Tim Pilakowski, 1^st – 22.40

400 Meter Dash: Kelly Brink, 4^th – 51.50

400 Meter Hurdles: Garrett Flamig, 2^nd – 56.22

800 Meter Run: Ben Jansen, 4^th – 1:58.04

1500 Meter Run: Cheto Cerda, 4^th – 4:12.24

3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Nate Preston, 1^st – 9:31.10

3,000 Meter Run: York Thomas, 4th – 9:35.80

5,000 Meter Run: David Obermeyer, 5^th – 17:00.03

4 x 400 Meter Relay: 1^st , 3:24.73 (Kelly Brink, Jake Davis, Garrett Flamig, Ben Jansen)

Long Jump: Tim Pilakowski, 3^rd – 23’ 4”; Peter Ray, 5^th – 23’ 3 1/4”

Triple Jump: Peter Ray, 3^rd – 43’ 2 ½”

Discus: Brett Suckstorf, 2^nd – 145’ 5”; John Sloup, 6^th – 136’ 0”

Javelin Throw: Drew Molacek, 3^rd – 141’11”; Andrew Weidel, 4^th – 141’ 3”

Hammer Throw: Brett Suckstorf, 1^st – 186’ 6” (new school record and NCAA prov. mark) ; John Sloup, 2^nd – 182’ 6” (NCAA prov. mark); Jacob Mathieson, 4^th – 168’5”

Pole Vault: Joe Pickenpaugh, 6^th – 13’ ¼ ”