LINCOLN, Neb. -- Wisner-Pilger sophomore Dylan Kneifl broke a 37-year-old school record in the high jump Thursday to highlight five Wildcat first place finishes at the Prairie Wolf Invitational held in Lincoln.  The meet attracted athletes from Nebraska, Nebraska-Kearney and Wayne State along with NAIA schools Bellevue, Concordia (Neb.), Doane, Hastings, Mount Marty and host Nebraska Wesleyan.

Kneifl cleared 6’ 11” for an NCAA provisional mark and new WSC school record that is tied for first in the NSIC this season and ranks tied for eighth in NCAA Division II.  The old school record was 6’ 10” by Joe Ortmeier in the 1984 season.  He also finished seventh in the long jump at 21’ 2 ¾”.

Freshman sprinter Theo Huber was a double event winner, crossing the tape first in the 100-meter dash in 10.88 seconds to go with a first place finish in the 200-meter dash at 22.29 seconds.

Senior Jacob Ladage recorded the other first place finish in the 400-meter dash at 49.96 seconds, leading a group of six Wildcats that placed in the top seven in the event.  Noah Carr followed in second at 51.35 with Jackson McIntyre fourth in 52.81 seconds.  Noah Lilly was fifth (53.87) with Michael Kueny sixth (54.17) and Alex Brandt seventh (54.19).

Freshman Logan Moeller posted a first place finish in the long jump at 24’ ¾” and was third in the triple jump at 47’ 3 ½”.

Thrower Cole Christoffersen collected a second place finish in the hammer throw at 191’ 11”. 

Boone Central freshman sprinter Wyatt Nissen took third in the 200-meter dash in 22.74 seconds and was fifth in the 100-meter dash at 11.11 seconds.

Wayne sophomore Cody Rogers was third in the long jump with a leap of 22’ 7 ¾” and was seventh in the triple jump at 44’ 8”. 

In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Will McGonigal was third in a time of 10:55.02 with Nathan Hiemer taking sixth at 11:26.83.

Other top Wildcat finishers were Abe Schroeder fifth in the 5,000-meter run (16:27.39), Daniel Elge fifth in the shot put (47’ 5 ¼”), Aaron English placed sixth in the high jump clearing 6’ 3 ½”, Braden Johnson was sixth in the long jump at 21’ 5 ½” and Jediah Davis seventh in the 100-meter dash at 11.44 seconds.

Several athletes will compete for Wayne State Friday and Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines while the next full meet scheduled for Wayne State is Friday, May 6th at the South Dakota Tuneup.