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Pilakowski wins two events at WSC Sunshine Invite

Ben Jansen leads a pack of runners after one lap in the 800 meter run at Monday's WSC Sunshine Invitational. He would finish fourth in the event.

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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 ”

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Meet The Wildcats

Kristen Martinson

Softball

Position: First base, utility
Class: Senior
Hometown: Sergeant Bluff, IA
Major: Physical education/Health K-12 coaching endorsement
Hobbies: Shopping, traveling, hanging with friends and family
Favorite food: Pizza, cookie dough, chicken, orange juice
Favorite book or movie: Love & Basketball (movie)
Favorite website: Pinterest.com
Favorite smell: Fresh baked cookies or brownies
Favorite spot/special place on earth: Vancouver, Canada
What did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher
What super power would you like to possess? Invincible
Future career goals: Graduate and move to Colorado to be a teacher and coach
Most influentional person in your life: Mother
Most influentional person in your athletic career: Mother
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Any of the Kardashians
What makes you the person you are today? Everything I have been through, good or bad, in my life has taught me all that I know. My mom and grandmother have taught me as well.
Coach Unger's comments: Kristen has been a very vocal leader for our squad. She is a strong athlete and her work ethic is second to none. Kristen is a very versatile player, but her main priorities will be to hold down first base or spark our offense as the designated player.

Travis Parsons

Baseball

Position: First base/outfield
Class: Senior
Hometown: Loveland, Colorado
Major: Business Management
Hobbies: Basketball, fishing, boating, playing PS3
Favorite food: Steak, burgers, pizza and salad
Favorite book or movie: Josh Hamilton - Beyond Belief
Favorite website: Facebook
Favorite smell: Fresh cut grass on the baseball field
Favorite spot/special place on earth: The baseball diamond
What did you want to be when you grew up? College baseball coach
What super power would you like to possess? Ability to read people's minds
Future career goal: Continue my education getting my MBA and continue coaching baseball
Most influential person in your life: My parents
Most influential person in your athletic career: My Dad - Scott Parsons
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Tim Tebow
What makes you the person you are today? The influence of my parents growing up
Coach Disch's comments: Travis is in his third year with our program. He started his career at Wayne State as a freshman and redshirted. Then he went to New Mexico Junior College for two years and returned to the Wildcats for his last two seasons. He is a sure gloved first baseman that earned All-NSIC Gold Glove honors last spring. Not only does he do well on the baseball field, he also has above a 3.0 grade point average in the classroom. He will hit in the middle of our order and continue to lead by example.

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