University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHERS WIN EIGHT EVENTS AT MINNESOTA QUALIFIER
5/13/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Shuster ran a career-best time of 24.52 seconds to win the 200-meter dash and also won the 400-meter dash in 55.03.
Amber Day gave the Gophers a sweep in the sprints, claiming the 100-meter dash in 12.21.
Rasa Michniovaite was Minnesota's other track event winner, winning the 800-meter run in 2:17.55.
In the field events, the Gophers won both horizontal jumps as Shani Marks set a personal-best in the long jump of 17 feet, 10 1/4 inches. Tracy LaVoi bettered her career-best by nearly two feet, winning the triple jump with a mark of 35-3.
Beth Howard set a Bierman Field recordin winning the hammer throw with a toss of 190-2 and Nicole Chimko added a victory in the javelin with a throw of 147-0.
The Gophers return to action when they travel to Iowa City, Iowa, for the Big Ten Championships, May 19-21, at the University of Iowa.
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