UW-Platteville's Corey Digman won both the shot put and weight throw, leading the Pioneers at the Wartburg Select Invitational Saturday in Waverly, Iowa.
Digman took two of the five first-place finishes for the Pioneers in the five-school meet. UW-La Crosse, St Thomas, Buena Vista and UWP joined the host Knights in the high-powered meet. UW-La Crosse took the men's title with 211.5 points, while the Pioneers were third with 119. On the women's side, Wartburg scored 213 to win the meet, and UWP was fourth with 63.25.
Digman won the weight throw with a NCAA III national championship provisional toss of 57-10.5, then captured the shot put in 50-4.5.
Scott Howard, Tony Fontanani, and Jon Balciar went 1-2-3 in the pole vault after all cleared 14-5.25, but Howard won the competition based on fewer attempts.
Shane Lacy won the 800-meter run in 1:57.87, while Alli Tank was the lone female winner, taking the 5,000 run in 19:16.48.
The competition level remains high for the Pioneers Saturday, as they are hosts for the nine-team Nike/Impact Sports UW-Platteville Invitational at 10 a.m. UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Eau Claire, Wartburg, Dubuque, Loras, Simpson, and Coe will join the Pioneers in what shapes up to be one of the best indoor meets in the Midwest.
Saturday will be a UWP Sports Spectacular, as one $8 ticket will admit fans to not only the track meet but the Pioneers' basketball games vs. UW-Superior. Three of the four Pioneer teams competing that day are ranked in the top 25 nationally, led by the men's basketball team at fourth. The men play at 1 p.m., and the women begin at 3 p.m.