University of Minnesota Athletics
Podominick Leads Minnesota at Gopher Open
5/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
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The Golden Gophers were led by Liz Podominick, who won in both the shot put and discus throw. Podominick threw a mark of 52 feet, inches in the shot put and marked a score of 169 feet in the discus throw.
Danie Ashford won the 3,000-meter steeplechase, which saw four Gophers in the top four spots. Ashford ran a time of 11 minutes, 10.93 seconds with Maggie Bobbin (11:38.78), Katelyn Barylak (12:33.46) and Celia Hemmerich (12:51.29) following behind.
Yet, those were not the only events that the Gophers finished first through fourth.
Heather Dorniden won the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.46 seconds, while teammate Kate Baillon (58.88) finished second in the 400 meters.
Jill Steinbach and Ruby Jadocaj also won their events. Steinbach ran a time of 63.09 seconds to win the 400-meter hurdles, while Jadocaj threw mark of 180 feet to win the javelin throw.
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