University of Minnesota Athletics
Throwers Lead Gophers at LSU Gold Invitational
4/18/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Freshman Jessica Cagle won the discus and sophomore DeAnne Hahn placed second in the hammer as the Golden Gopher throwers paced the efforts of the Minnesota women’s track & field team at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational in Baton Rouge on Saturday.
Cagle threw a personal-best toss of 167 feet, 1 inch to capture the only event title for the Gophers. The toss ranks as the ninth best in Gopher history. Cagle added another personal best in the shot put tying with teammate Caty Dongoske for eighth place with a mark of 45-3. Nikki Tzanakis finished third in the discus with a throw of 158-4.
Hahn also improved on her personal best in the hammer throw landing a heave of 186-3, the sixth-best throw in Minnesota history. She placed second overall in the event but was the top-finishing collegian.
The competition on the track was fierce as the field was sprinkled with LSU-alum Olympic talent. The meet was run in open and invitational races.
The Gophers’ 4x100-meter relay captured a fifth-place finish running a season-best and all-time No. 9 time of 45.74 seconds. The relay consisted of Chimerem Okoroji, Chioma Omeoga, Todea-Kay Willis and Kylie Peterson. Peterson also competed in the invitational 100- and 200-meter races. She was 10th in the 100 meters (11.76) and 12th in the 200 meters (24.59).
Adrienne Thomas clocked a personal-best in the open 200-meter dash posting a time of 24.58 seconds. She also finished fourth in the open long jump with a leap of 18-11 3/4.
Kelly Stalpes cut nearly a second off her season-best time in the 400-meter hurdles running a time of 1:00.44 to finish eighth. Stalpes led off the Gophers’ 4x400-meter relay that also posted an eighth-place showing in 3:45.69. She was joined by Rikita Butler, Omeoga and Thomas.
“We had some nice performances today, especially in the throws,” said Golden Gopher head coach Matt Bingle. “On the track we were challenged by some very talented athletes. Our training continues to go well. This was a chance to compete against a very competitive field to see where some of our runners stood.”
Cagle threw a personal-best toss of 167 feet, 1 inch to capture the only event title for the Gophers. The toss ranks as the ninth best in Gopher history. Cagle added another personal best in the shot put tying with teammate Caty Dongoske for eighth place with a mark of 45-3. Nikki Tzanakis finished third in the discus with a throw of 158-4.
Hahn also improved on her personal best in the hammer throw landing a heave of 186-3, the sixth-best throw in Minnesota history. She placed second overall in the event but was the top-finishing collegian.
The competition on the track was fierce as the field was sprinkled with LSU-alum Olympic talent. The meet was run in open and invitational races.
The Gophers’ 4x100-meter relay captured a fifth-place finish running a season-best and all-time No. 9 time of 45.74 seconds. The relay consisted of Chimerem Okoroji, Chioma Omeoga, Todea-Kay Willis and Kylie Peterson. Peterson also competed in the invitational 100- and 200-meter races. She was 10th in the 100 meters (11.76) and 12th in the 200 meters (24.59).
Adrienne Thomas clocked a personal-best in the open 200-meter dash posting a time of 24.58 seconds. She also finished fourth in the open long jump with a leap of 18-11 3/4.
Kelly Stalpes cut nearly a second off her season-best time in the 400-meter hurdles running a time of 1:00.44 to finish eighth. Stalpes led off the Gophers’ 4x400-meter relay that also posted an eighth-place showing in 3:45.69. She was joined by Rikita Butler, Omeoga and Thomas.
“We had some nice performances today, especially in the throws,” said Golden Gopher head coach Matt Bingle. “On the track we were challenged by some very talented athletes. Our training continues to go well. This was a chance to compete against a very competitive field to see where some of our runners stood.”
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