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UW men win B1G track and field championships, first time since '07

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By Jon Griffith - email

MADISON (WKOW) -- On Sunday, the Wisconsin men's track and field team captured its first Big Ten Outdoor Championship since 2007.

The men's meet came down to the final event. Wisconsin trailed first-place Nebraska by 1.5 points entering the 4x400 meter relay.

The Badgers needed to finish two spots ahead of the Huskers to win the championship. The team of Garret Payne, Brady Hammon, Kyle Jefferson and Drew Simmons finished the 4x400 in second place, six spots ahead of Nebraska, handing the Badgers the conference championship.

In the 5000 meter run, Wisconsin's Mohammed Ahmed broke a B1G Championship record by six minutes, finishing the race in 13:41.06.

The Badgers used two individual titles and four runner-up finishes to claim the title. Mohammed Ahmed (5,000-meter run) and Danny Block (discus) took home first-place honors. Elliot Krause placed second in the 10,000-meter run, while Brady Hammon, Kyle Jefferson, Garret Payne and Drew Simmon finished second in the 4x400-meter relay. In the field events, Japheth Cato (pole vault) and Derek Steinbach (javelin) also placed second in their respective events at the championships.

This is the UW men's team's 18th overall Big Ten title.