MENOMONIE, Wis.- The University of Northwestern Men's Track and Field team competed in the Warren Bowlus Open hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Saturday which means that the wait for the Eagles' indoor track and field season is officially over. The Men's team competed at UW-Stout alongside UNW's Women's Track and Field program. Similar to the ladies' squad, the highlight of the day was some of the strong performances that came from the new faces on the Eagles' Men's Track and Field team.

• Full Meet Results

Jah'Kiing Joseph (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Heritage), fresh off of a fall in which he played football for the Eagles, made a big splash in the first meet of his collegiate career. The freshman showed off his versatility as he performed well on the track and in the field on Saturday. He picked up a top five finish by landing in the fifth spot overall with a time of 7.23 seconds in the 60M Dash. This was the fourth fastest time an Eagle has ever recorded in the 60M at Stout's event. Joseph then transitioned to the field where he competed in the Long Jump. He finished eighth overall with a distance of 6.13m.

John Shevchuk (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine), an Eagle veteran, competed in the prelims for the 60M Dash where he finished with a time of 7.67 seconds. In the 200M Dash, the senior turned in a time of 24.77 seconds to finish in 17^th place overall.

As a team, UNW had a strong representation in the distance events. Joshua Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove), Nathan Eikom (Eagan, Minn./Homeschool), Owen Van De Riet (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville), and John Thomas III (St. Cloud, Minn./Apollo) all competed for the Eagles in the long distance races. Ringsmuth led the way by finishing ninth overall (5:00.67) in the 1 Mile Run and 15^th overall (2:17.13) in the 800M Run. Eikom was right there on Ringsmuth's heels in each of those events. He finished 11^th (5:03.72) in the Mile and 16^th (2:18.23) in the 800M. Van De Riet's time of 2:32.74 in the 800M landed him in 21^st place. He was also the only Eagle to compete in the 3000M Run and finished with a time of 10:39.11. JT Thomas competed in the 800M and finished one spot behind Van De Riet with a time of 2:35.28.

The Eagles will look to build off of their strong opening performance when they are back in action on Saturday, February 3^rd at the Gopher Classic on the campus of the University of Minnesota.