Men's Track & Field

Martin Luther wins 2026 UMAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship

SUPERIOR, Wis.—Martin Luther College won the 2026 UMAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships with 286.5 points. This was the second title in program history, and second-straight for the Knights.

Eleven event championships were decided on Saturday.
 
Team standings
1             Martin Luther                    286.5
2             UW-Superior                      233.5
3             Crown                                 108
4             Bethany Lutheran             42
5             North Central (Minn.)      39
6             Minnesota Morris            31
7             Northwestern-St. Paul    27
 
Saturday event champions
100 Stephen Wietzke Martin Luther 10.86
110 hurdles Kyle Peterson UW-Superior 14.71
400 Donovin Wittenberg Martin Luther 50.04
1500 Dylan Uitto UW-Superior 4:04.06
5000 Maverick Hoogland UW-Superior 15:57.43
4x100 relay Peterson, Ulate, Hakanson, Bowe UW-Superior 42.77
4x400 relay Struthers, Krause, Swoboda, Tomlinson Crown 3:23.97
Hammer Throw Carson Wilhorn UW-Superior 54.01m
Discus Throw Robert Perry Martin Luther 44.09m
Triple Jump Jeremiah Stanton Martin Luther 13.86m
High Jump Samuel Plocher Martin Luther 1.96m
 
Notes:
  • Peterson’s 110 hurdles set a new Championships record (old record: 14.95, Samuel Plocher, Martin Luther, 2025)
  • Wietzke’s 100 ranks fifth on the Championships’ Top 10 list
  • Logan Ulate’s 100 ranks 10th on the Top 10 list
  • Plocher’s 110 hurdle time stands second on the Top 10 list
  • Wittenberg’s 400 ranks third on the Top 10 list
  • UW-Superior’s 4x100m relay time is tied for third on the Top 10 list
  • Martin Luther’s 4x100m relay time is ninth on the Top 10 list
  • Crown’s 4x400m relay time is second on the Top 10 list
  • Martin Luther’s 4x4 time is eighth on the Top 10 list
  • Stanton’s triple jump remains sixth on the Top 10 list, but he improved his mark
  • Perry’s discus is eighth on the Top 10 list
  • Wilhorn’s hammer is fifth on the Top 10 list
  • Perry’s hammer is ninth on the top 10 list