University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHERS GET GOOD WARM-UP FOR BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
2/16/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
SeverThe Golden Gopher men's track and field team held their final indoor home meet of the season and their final meet before Big Ten Championships tonight and the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse. Several local teams including, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Augsburg, Northwestern College and North Central University participated in Minnesota's Snowshoe Open.
Minnesota performed very well in the meet. Senior captain Steve Burkholder won the 60m dash, tying his season-high time of 6.89. Freshman Ben Taylor finished right behind him with a 6.91. Mitch Potter took first in the 400m with a time of 48.50. Senior captain Tom gerding took first in the 600m with a new season-best time of 1:18.35. Senior Jeremy Polson won the mile with a season team-best of 4:09.54. Sophomore Erik Quam won the 3000m with a time of 8:42.37. The Minnesota Gold 4x400m relay team of Potter, Andy Wohlin, Gerding and Adam Steele finished just one second behind the Fieldhouse record with a 3:13.93. The Minnesota Distance Medley relay team of Jason Owen, Toby Henkels, Joe Corr and Will McComb also took first with a 10:14.90.
The only running events Minnesota did not win were the 200m dash, the 800m run and the 60m high hurdles. Jerry Washington of Gustavus Adolphus won the 200m with a time of 22.21. Adam Gellerstadt of Minnesota-Duluth won the 800m with a 1:52.78. Jasmin Alvarez of Michigan State, running unattached, won the hurdles with a time of 7.96.
Minnesota also faired well in the field events. Omar Clemmons, competing unattached, won the long jump with a leap of 22-8. Jack Brewer, who is also a member of the Golden Gopher football team won the triple jump with a jump of 46-10 3/4. Mike Ehlers won the shot put with a season-best 53-3 1/2. Mark Fahey won the weight throw with a toss of 57-7 3/4. Marc Johannsen, competing unattached, won the high jump with a leap of 6-11 1/2.
The only field event Minnesota did not win outright was the pole vault. The Golden Gophers' Jayme Pantekoek tied with Dan Madden of Minnesota- Duluth with a vault of 15-0.
The Golden Gophers will travel to State College, Pa. next weekend to compete in the Big Ten Indoor Championships hosted by Penn State. The mmet begins on Saturday and wraps up on Sunday.
Minnesota performed very well in the meet. Senior captain Steve Burkholder won the 60m dash, tying his season-high time of 6.89. Freshman Ben Taylor finished right behind him with a 6.91. Mitch Potter took first in the 400m with a time of 48.50. Senior captain Tom gerding took first in the 600m with a new season-best time of 1:18.35. Senior Jeremy Polson won the mile with a season team-best of 4:09.54. Sophomore Erik Quam won the 3000m with a time of 8:42.37. The Minnesota Gold 4x400m relay team of Potter, Andy Wohlin, Gerding and Adam Steele finished just one second behind the Fieldhouse record with a 3:13.93. The Minnesota Distance Medley relay team of Jason Owen, Toby Henkels, Joe Corr and Will McComb also took first with a 10:14.90.
The only running events Minnesota did not win were the 200m dash, the 800m run and the 60m high hurdles. Jerry Washington of Gustavus Adolphus won the 200m with a time of 22.21. Adam Gellerstadt of Minnesota-Duluth won the 800m with a 1:52.78. Jasmin Alvarez of Michigan State, running unattached, won the hurdles with a time of 7.96.
Minnesota also faired well in the field events. Omar Clemmons, competing unattached, won the long jump with a leap of 22-8. Jack Brewer, who is also a member of the Golden Gopher football team won the triple jump with a jump of 46-10 3/4. Mike Ehlers won the shot put with a season-best 53-3 1/2. Mark Fahey won the weight throw with a toss of 57-7 3/4. Marc Johannsen, competing unattached, won the high jump with a leap of 6-11 1/2.
The only field event Minnesota did not win outright was the pole vault. The Golden Gophers' Jayme Pantekoek tied with Dan Madden of Minnesota- Duluth with a vault of 15-0.
The Golden Gophers will travel to State College, Pa. next weekend to compete in the Big Ten Indoor Championships hosted by Penn State. The mmet begins on Saturday and wraps up on Sunday.
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