University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Distance Runners Gather NCAA Qualifying Times
5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Andrew Carlson led a pack of four Golden Gopher 5,000-meter runners to garner NCAA regional qualifying times. Carlson placed 13th in the Section A 5,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 13 minutes, 48.99 seconds, the second-best time in school history. Will McComb also posted a career-best time of 13:55.91 to placed 22nd in Section A. McComb's time is the fifth best in school history.
Erik Grumstrup and Ryan Malmin competed in the Section B of the 5,000-meter run, both coming away with NCAA regional qualifying time. Grumstrup was 13th with a time of 14:11.91, while Malmin was 17th with a personal-best time of 14:15.15.
Trent Riter posted the third-best time in school history in placing eighth in Section A of the 800-meter run with a time of 1:48.37, another NCAA regional qualifier. Ryan Ford was sixth in Section C with a time of 1:50.98.
Martin Robeck ran a season-best and NCAA regional qualifying time of 3:43.25 in the 1,500-meter run. Robeck finished eighth in the Section A race.
Luke Mullranin added the Gophers' final NCAA regional qualifying time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Mullranin won the Section C race with a time of 9:06.85.
