University of Minnesota Athletics
Giles Takes Pan American Games Bronze Medal
8/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Minnesota track athlete Nyoka Giles earned a bronze medal at the 2009 Pan American Games in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in early August. Giles anchored her native Trinidad & Tobago 4x100-meter relay to a third-place finish in a time of 45.38 seconds.
Giles, who will be a sophomore for the Golden Gophers in 2010, added a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.13 seconds.
Future Gopher Alena Brooks also competed for Trinidad & Tobago in the Games. Brooks finished seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.21. She clocked a faster time of 2:10.38 in the preliminary rounds. Brooks, who will be a freshman in 2010, also ran on the nation’s 4x400-meter relay.
Giles, who will be a sophomore for the Golden Gophers in 2010, added a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.13 seconds.
Future Gopher Alena Brooks also competed for Trinidad & Tobago in the Games. Brooks finished seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.21. She clocked a faster time of 2:10.38 in the preliminary rounds. Brooks, who will be a freshman in 2010, also ran on the nation’s 4x400-meter relay.
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