University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Set For Stanford Invitational
4/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
| 2015 Stanford Invitational | |||||||||||
| Date | Friday, April 3-Saturday, April 4 | ||||||||||
| Location | Cobb Track & Angell Field | Stanford, Calif. | ||||||||||
| Meet Info | Schedule | Heat Sheets | ||||||||||
| Time | Friday | Field: 9 a.m. PT, Track: 10:22 a.m. PT | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Field: 9 a.m. PT, Track: 9:52 a.m. PT | |||||||||||
| Coverage | Live Results | FloTrack Steam | ||||||||||
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) -- The University of Minnesota men's track & field program returns to action this weekend at the 2015 Stanford Invitational with more than 3,300 athletes and 109 schools set to compete in the 40th annual event at Cobb Track & Angell Field in Stanford, Calif.Â
The weekend meet kicks off on Friday, April 3 (field events at 9 a.m. PT, track events at 10:22 a.m.) and concludes on Saturday, April 4 (field: 9 a.m., track: 9:52 a.m.).Â
Two Meets, Two Records
The Gophers closed out the indoor season and opened the outdoor season with a pair of school record-setting performances from Luca Wieland in the heptathlon and Gian Ferretti in the hammer throw.Â
Wieland, who originally broke the school record to win the Big Ten title, re-set his record at 6,070 to win the NCAA title at 6,070 in mid March. The performance was the eighth-highest point total ever by a collegiate athlete while his two-point win was the closest in NCAA meet history.Â
Less than a week later, Ferretti won the 2015 Baldy Castillo Invitational hammer title with a new school record of 68.94 meters (226-02 ft.). The performance ranks first in the nation currently while Ferretti was honored as the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week for his performance.Â
Recap: 2015 Baldy Castillo Invitational
Minnesota is coming off a week off from competition after opening the outdoor season at the 2015 Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. The Gophers finished third as a team at the event with 72 points behind Texas A&M's 187 and Arizona State's 78.
Along with Ferretti's record-setting win in the hammer throw, the Gophers also picked up a title in the 800 meters from sophomore Bradley Johnson (1:50.35). Â Â
Rewind: 2014 Stanford Invitational
The Gophers won one title at last year's meet at Cobb Track & Angell Field as Big Ten champion and All-American Zach Siegmeier took home the pole vault title, clearing 5.11 meters (16-09.25 ft.).Â
Brad Neumann and Trevor Yedoni are Minnesota's top returners to the meet, both having finished fourth in the 200 meters (21.65) and the long jump (7.00 meters/21-01.25 ft.). Goaner Deng finished sixth overall in the 800 meters (1:49.59) and eighth in the 400 meters (47.67) while Jordan Charles came in sixth in the triple jump (14.22 meters, 46-08.00 ft.).Â
Gophers Add Sean Donnelly for 2016
Earlier this week, the University of Minnesota announced it has added Division III thrower Sean Donnelly from Mount Union. The Willoughby, Ohio native will have one outdoor season of eligibility left starting in 2016. Donnelly is a four-time Division III national champion and an eight-time Division III All-American in the weight throw, the shot put and the hammer throw.Â
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Minnesota Names Three Captains for 2015
Three seniors will serve as captains for the 2015 campaign -- Justin Barber, Blayne Dulian and Mark Jennings.
Barber and Jennings are two veterans of Minnesota's throwing corps while Dulian, who also served as captain of the cross country team last fall, runs distance for the Gophers.
Next Up --Â Hamline Invite/Texas Invite
The Maroon & Gold continue the 2015 outdoor campaign next weekend, splitting up for a pair of meets. Minnesota will send contingencies to the Hamline Invite in St. Paul as well as the Texas Invite in Austin, Texas. Both meets are scheduled for Saturday, April 11.Â
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