Six days after making his collegiate outdoor track and field debut with a second-place finish at the Hamline University Invitational, University of Minnesota Duluth freshman Garret Schleis delivered another strong showing in that same event, placing fourth among 20 Ashton May Invitational competitors. That 15-team meet was held Saturday in unseasonably cold weather conditions at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus.

Schleis leaped 42'-04.00" in the triple jump and was two spots ahead of UMD sophomore Zack Vieau (41'-08.00"). Team scores were kept and among the Bulldogs' other individual point getters were senior Kern Wilson in the hammer throw (6th place; 170'-11'), sophomore Darrick Jackson in the 800-meter run (8th place; 1:59.45), freshman Tanner Thode in the shot put (8th place; 43'-10.75"), sophomore Cody Sedbrook (9th place; 9:50.11), and sophomore Frank Deluca in the 200-meter dash (9th place; 22.69).

In addition, the Bulldogs' 4 x 100-meter relay quartet of senior Mark Emlaw, freshmen Kyle Kabanuk and Casey Reeves, and sophomore Nick Beattie took fifth with a time of 44.17

Next up for UMD is the Concordia University-St. Paul's Holst Invitational, which will be held on Saturday (April 16).

2016 Ashton May Invitational Results