Askren comments following his semifinal victory over Luedke.

“Did he take one step forward? It was a backwards track meet,” Askren said of Luedke. “If I am a senior, if this is my last year, I would try to win. Did he try anything? That kid should have been thrown out two times. I’m frustrated. I couldn’t run fast enough to chase him down. He ran backwards. It is hard to score on that.”