University of Minnesota Athletics
Hassan Mead Wins Big Ten 10,000m Title
5/16/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Junior Hassan Mead used a last-lap sprint to capture the Big Ten title in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Columbus on Friday. Mead’s victory in addition to a third-place finish by Chris Rombough scored 16 points in the event helping the Golden Gophers to a first-day lead with 27 points.
“We were hoping to score big points in the 10,000 meters to help us get a good jump in the meet,” said Golden Gopher head coach Steve Plasencia. “We’re off to a solid start as a team. It should be a exciting meet.”
Mead, Rombough and Michigan’s Lex Williams broke away from the pack at the race’s midway point and hit the bell lap with the race’s outcome up in the air. Mead grabbed the lead at the 200 meter mark with long strides was able to push ahead to take the victory by less than a second. Mead, who won the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the indoor meet and the cross country individual crown last fall, clocked a time of 30:03.21. Williams finished in 30:03.89, while Rombough crossed the finish line in 30:18.92.
Minnesota is off to a great start in the decathlon as R.J. McGinnis and Joey Schwecke are currently first and third after the first day of competition on Friday.
McGinnis has 3,965 points after five events, edging Ohio State’s Patrick Woods total of 3,960. McGinnis clocked a time of 11.37 seconds in the 100 meters and marked a leap of 23 feet, 5 1/2 inches in the long jump, before taking the lead with a throw of 47-7 3/4 in the shot put. He maintained his advantage by clearing 6-7 in the high jump and finishing the first day with a time of 51.15 in the 400 meters.
Schwecke jumped out to the early lead in the first two events running a time of 11.24 seconds in the 100 meters and landing a career-best leap of 23 feet, 6 1/4 inches in the long jump. He landed a throw of 41-11 1/2 in the shot put and cleared 6-6 in the high jump. Schwecke finished the fifth and final event of the day with a time of 51.94 in the 400 meters.
Garrett Wankel is currently in 10th with a score of 3,504. Wankel’s best event was the 400 meters where he clocked a time of 50.71 seconds.
The Gophers had two hammer thrower score as Aaron Studt finished third with a throw of 196-11 and Andy Bastian was fourth with an effort of 192-0.
“We were hoping to score big points in the 10,000 meters to help us get a good jump in the meet,” said Golden Gopher head coach Steve Plasencia. “We’re off to a solid start as a team. It should be a exciting meet.”
Mead, Rombough and Michigan’s Lex Williams broke away from the pack at the race’s midway point and hit the bell lap with the race’s outcome up in the air. Mead grabbed the lead at the 200 meter mark with long strides was able to push ahead to take the victory by less than a second. Mead, who won the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the indoor meet and the cross country individual crown last fall, clocked a time of 30:03.21. Williams finished in 30:03.89, while Rombough crossed the finish line in 30:18.92.
Minnesota is off to a great start in the decathlon as R.J. McGinnis and Joey Schwecke are currently first and third after the first day of competition on Friday.
McGinnis has 3,965 points after five events, edging Ohio State’s Patrick Woods total of 3,960. McGinnis clocked a time of 11.37 seconds in the 100 meters and marked a leap of 23 feet, 5 1/2 inches in the long jump, before taking the lead with a throw of 47-7 3/4 in the shot put. He maintained his advantage by clearing 6-7 in the high jump and finishing the first day with a time of 51.15 in the 400 meters.
Schwecke jumped out to the early lead in the first two events running a time of 11.24 seconds in the 100 meters and landing a career-best leap of 23 feet, 6 1/4 inches in the long jump. He landed a throw of 41-11 1/2 in the shot put and cleared 6-6 in the high jump. Schwecke finished the fifth and final event of the day with a time of 51.94 in the 400 meters.
Garrett Wankel is currently in 10th with a score of 3,504. Wankel’s best event was the 400 meters where he clocked a time of 50.71 seconds.
The Gophers had two hammer thrower score as Aaron Studt finished third with a throw of 196-11 and Andy Bastian was fourth with an effort of 192-0.
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