Tosa East boys track and field team takes 13th place at Nelson-Daniels Invitational

Libby, Pridgeon each earn second-place finishes

Wauwatosa East’s Erik Brzezinski gets ready to put the shot during an indoor track meet March 18 at West Allis Central.

Wauwatosa East’s Erik Brzezinski gets ready to put the shot during an indoor track meet March 18 at West Allis Central. Photo By C.T. Kruger

March 25, 2014

The Wauwatosa East boys track and field team finished tied for 13th on Saturday at the Nelson-Daniels Invitational on the campus of UW-Whitewater.

Oconomowoc took first (56 points), edging out Brookfield East (51) and Racine Park (50). Tosa East tied with Franklin, each with 16 points.

Pierce Libby's second-place finish in the 3,200-meters in 10 minutes, 10.61 seconds was one of two runner-up performances for the Red Raiders. Nick Pridgeon was the other, taking second in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.86 seconds.

Sam Potter in the 800 (2:09.88) and Tanner Rutkowski in the 1,600 (4:48.84) each finished ninth in their respective events.

Just missing the top 10 were three 12th-place performances.

Evan Bertz in the 800 (2:12.03), Tyler Klein in the 3,200 (10:41.48) and Jack Mouradian in the 1,600 (4:51.14) all took 12th.

The Red Raiders now take part in the Greater Metro Conference Indoor Championships on Tuesday, April 1 at West Allis Central. Field events begin at 4:30 p.m. and running events at 5:30 p.m.

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