Patzka Named National Athlete of the Week by UTFCCCA

Full Release Steeplechase? 5000 meters? It doesn’t matter: Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) makes history. Patzka ripped through 5000 meters at the Gary Wilson Invitational in 13:51.23 to move up to No. 2 on the all-time divisional chart behind Alex Phillip’s record of 13:47.41. He had previously been ninth all-time before setting an outright PR by 0.70 seconds (Patzka ran 13:51.93 indoors). There is a logjam at the top of the all-time list with Patzka, Dhruvil Patel and Spencer Moon all separated by just 0.42 seconds from second to fourth. Patel ran his 13:41.50 back in 2019, while Moon…