University of Minnesota Athletics
Dahl, Brooks Top Gophers at Sun Angel
4/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Sharyn Dahl and Alena Brooks recorded top-10 times in their events to top the Golden Gopher women’s track & field team’s outing at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
Dahl became the sixth hurdler in Minnesota history to run a sub-minute time in the 400-meter hurdles. The Gopher junior placed third with her career-best time of 59.20 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in school history.
Brooks added her name to the Gophers’ top-10 list in the 800 meters. She placed seventh with a time of 2:08.18, the eighth-best time in Gopher history. Brooks also anchored the 4x100-meter relay that placed sixth in a time of 45.92 seconds. Joining Brooks on the relay were Todea-Kay Willis, Nyoka Giles and Chimerem Okoroji.
Willis added a third-place showing in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 10 3/4 inches.
Other top-five finishes for the Gophers were Natalie Devine, who finished fourth in the high jump (5-7) and Kelsey Joson, who placed fifth in the triple jump (36-4 1/4).
Minnesota also had several athletes compete at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational. Winning events at the meet were Jamie Vandenberg in the 1,500 meters (4:40.78), Rachel Drake in the 3,000 meters (10:25.42) and Samantha Sonnenberg in the pole vault (13-9 1/4).
Dahl became the sixth hurdler in Minnesota history to run a sub-minute time in the 400-meter hurdles. The Gopher junior placed third with her career-best time of 59.20 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in school history.
Brooks added her name to the Gophers’ top-10 list in the 800 meters. She placed seventh with a time of 2:08.18, the eighth-best time in Gopher history. Brooks also anchored the 4x100-meter relay that placed sixth in a time of 45.92 seconds. Joining Brooks on the relay were Todea-Kay Willis, Nyoka Giles and Chimerem Okoroji.
Willis added a third-place showing in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 10 3/4 inches.
Other top-five finishes for the Gophers were Natalie Devine, who finished fourth in the high jump (5-7) and Kelsey Joson, who placed fifth in the triple jump (36-4 1/4).
Minnesota also had several athletes compete at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational. Winning events at the meet were Jamie Vandenberg in the 1,500 meters (4:40.78), Rachel Drake in the 3,000 meters (10:25.42) and Samantha Sonnenberg in the pole vault (13-9 1/4).
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