MORRIS, Minn. - This Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship will take place on the campus of the University of Minnesota Morris at the Cougar Track in Morris, Minnesota. All seven conference teams will all be competing for the conference title.
Important Meet Information and Links
Notable Championship History
- Last year, University of Wisconsin-Superior won their second consecutive UMAC Outdoor Championship. The Yellowjackets won the championship with 245.5 points as Martin Luther College finished as runner-up with 176 points and Minnesota Morris placed third with 149 points.
- The 2023 outdoor conference title was the Yellowjacket’s sixth in program history as well as their sixth in the past seven seasons. The last program other than Wisconsin-Superior or College of St. Scholastica to win the outdoor championship was Minnesota Morris in 2011.
- This spring, two athletes have set marks that would break UMAC Championship records if they are able to replicate their previous performances this weekend. Bethany Lutheran freshman Aaron Stewart leads the UMAC with a time of 21.50 in the 200 Meter Dash this year, which would best the UMAC Championship record of 21.70 set back in 2016. Martin Luther College freshman Samuel Plocher, who earned All-American honors for his indoor High Jump back in March, has a UMAC-best 2.02 meter High Jump this spring that would surpass the 2016 UMAC Championship record leap of 2.00 meters. Plocher also has a time of 14.96 in the 110 Meter Hurdles this spring that would surpass the championship record of 15.00 set back in 2016.
2024 Top Performers by Individual Event (Complete UMAC Men’s Outdoor Performance List)
* Indicates 2023 Event Champion
| Event |
School |
Athlete |
Time/Mark |
| 100 Meters |
Bethany Lutheran |
Stewart, Aaron |
10.69 |
| 200 Meters |
Bethany Lutheran |
Stewart, Aaron |
21.50 |
| 400 Meters |
Northwestern |
Joseph, Jah'kiing |
51.20 |
| 800 Meters |
Martin Luther |
Pausma, Nathan |
1:56.60 |
| 1500 Meters |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Doherty, Aidan |
4:07.60 |
| 5000 Meters |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Doherty, Aidan |
15:56.01 |
| 110 Hurdles |
Martin Luther |
Plocher, Samuel |
14.96 |
| 400 Hurdles |
Martin Luther |
Stanton, Jeremiah |
57.64 |
| 3,000 Steeplechase |
Martin Luther |
Sulzle, Camden |
10:16.93 |
| High Jump |
Martin Luther |
Plocher, Samuel |
2.02m |
| Pole Vault |
Wisconsin-Superior
Wisconsin-Superior |
Lynch, Garrett *
Thomas, Jason |
4.05m
4.05m |
| Long Jump |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Babcock, Ben |
6.56m |
| Triple Jump |
Crown |
Petkau, Steven |
13.59m |
| Shot Put |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Ohman, Nate |
15.06m |
| Discus Throw |
Minnesota-Morris |
Ohman, Greg |
40.61m |
| Hammer Throw |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Ohman, Nate * |
52.61m |
| Javelin |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Foster, Earl |
54.60m |