University of Minnesota Athletics
WOMEN GOPHERS LEAD BIG TEN AFTER FIRST DAY
5/18/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Leading the Gophers was senior Corinne Nimtz who placed second in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:00.16, a provisional qualifying mark. Victoria Moses also racked up two points for Minnesota in the events by finishing seventh, running 36:24.97.
Scoring 18 points of Minnesota's points were the women's throwers in the hammer competition. Senior Brenda Meyer threw a personal-best 186-feet, 10-inches to claim second in the event, followed by Aubrey Schmitt who took third (183-2) and Angie Hill who took fifth (170-6).
Sophomore Erica Findlay marked five points in the pole vault with a fourth place vault of 12-feet, 2-inches. Monica Stearns tied for eighth in the event with a vault of 11-2 Ľ.
The Gophers continue to compete at the Big Ten championships in Bloomington, Ind. on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20.
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