University of Minnesota Athletics
Karl Erickson Wins Shot Put Title at Drake Relays
4/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Minnesota’s 4x800-meter relay placed second, pacing the Golden Gophers on the track. Walter Langkau, Ben Hanson, Hans Storvick and Trent Riter teamed to clock a time of 7 minutes, 24.18 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in school history.
The Gophers’ 4x400-meter relay advanced to Saturday’s final with a season-best and NCAA regional qualifying time of 3:09.36. Adewole Adebayo led off the relay, followed by Jason Erickson, Langkau and Aaron Buzard.
Minnesota’s third relay competing on Friday was the 4x200-meter relay. The squad of Andy Newman, Adebayo, Sayfe Jassim and Erickson finished sixth in a time of 1:26.47.
The Gophers had one athlete, Derek Gearman, compete in an individual event on Friday. Gearman placed 10th in the long jump, but landed a personal best and NCAA regional qualifier with a leap of 24-2 1/4.
Saturday, the final day of the Drake Relays, will be a busy one for the Gophers. Highlights of the schedule for the Gophers are Aaron Buzard, competing in the 400-meter special invitational, and John Albert and Kevin Netzer, competing in the high jump special invitational.
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