University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, February 19
UM Fieldhouse
3:30 PM
University of Minnesota
vs
Snowshoe Open
Gophers Grab Five Wins in Home Finale
2/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Feb. 19, 2016 
Results
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) - The University of Minnesota men's track & field program closed out the home schedule with five individual titles at the 2016 Snowshoe Open on Friday night at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse on campus.
"We had some really nice performances tonight and that was a great way to close out the home schedule for the year," Minnesota Director of Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Steve Plasencia said. "Now it's time for the championship season. The competition certainly steps up in the coming weeks, and we need to be ready to compete at a higher level."
Goaner Deng was less than a quarter of a second off All-American Harun Abda's University of Minnesota Fieldhouse record with his win in the 800 meters on Friday night. The Gophers captain led the field, which included six Gophers in the top seven, with a time of 1:49.82 (Abda ran a 1:49.68 at the 2013 Snowshoe Open). Derek Wiebke (1:52.57) came in second while Matt Rosen (1:53.01), Christian Skaret (1:53.83), Wayde Hall (1:55.27) and Sam Carlson (1:56.39) finished fourth through seventh, respectively.
Jack Wellenstein set a new Snowshoe Open record to win the 600 meters as the Maroon & Gold posted the top four finishes in the event. The Gophers freshman ran a 1:19.49 to pace the race while Shane Streich was close behind in second at 1:19.79 and last year's winner, Rashawn Fountain, coming in third at 1:20.20. Unattached competitor Josh Tracy finished fourth at 1:20.70.
The Gophers claimed the top four finishes and six of the top eight showings in the weight throw including Sean Donnelly's second career win at Minnesota. Competing unattached, the former Division III national champion and All-American cleared 21.79 meters (71-06.00 ft.) while Gian Ferretti was the runner up at 20.83 meters (68-04.25 ft.). Mac Riedy finished third at 20.30 meters (66-07.25 ft.) while Sam Elsner was one spot back in fourth at 19.88 meters (65-02.75 ft.). Viktor Stelter finished sixth at 18.25 meters (59-10.50 ft.). All three Gophers tallied personal records at the Snowshoe Open. Competing unattached, Connor Rousemiller came in eighth at 16.70 meters (54-09.50 ft.).
Luca Wieland paced the high jump competition with a personal record of 2.11 meters (6-11.00 ft.) while Gophers alum Danny Schiller came in second at 2.06 meters (6-09.00 ft.). Jacob Buller finished fourth as an unattached competitor at 1.91 meters (6-03.25 ft.).
Unattached freshman Joey Duerr picked up a win in his first 3,000-meter race, finishing 8:23.68 while unattached freshman Connor Olson came in fourth at 8:30.75. Eric Colvin finished eighth at 8:41.95.
Andrew Ajaluwa was the runner-up in the long jump at 6.77 meters (22-02.50 ft.) while Sammie Houston finished third at 6.70 meters (21-11.75 ft.) as an unattached competitor. Houston also finished second in the triple jump at 14.18 meters (46-06.25 ft.) while James Travis came in fourth at 14.09 meters (46-02.75 ft.).
In the shot put, unattached freshman Jonathan Tharaldsen posted a new personal record to finish third in the event at 16.99 meters (55-09.00 ft.) while Bryan Bjerk finished fourth at 16.34 meters (53-07.50 ft.).
Matt Welch clocked a 4:13.99 to come in second in the mile run while Evan Ferlic finished fifth as an unattached competitor at 4:20.25.
Jordan Charles (6.86) and Jonathan Webb (6.97, unattached) finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 60-meter dash while Justin Rabon (7.22) came in eighth and later finished sixth in the 200 meters (22.95). Competing unattached, Sam Lundquist finished third in the 400 meters (50.95).
The Gophers return to action next weekend with the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio.
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MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) - The University of Minnesota men's track & field program closed out the home schedule with five individual titles at the 2016 Snowshoe Open on Friday night at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse on campus.
"We had some really nice performances tonight and that was a great way to close out the home schedule for the year," Minnesota Director of Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Steve Plasencia said. "Now it's time for the championship season. The competition certainly steps up in the coming weeks, and we need to be ready to compete at a higher level."
Goaner Deng was less than a quarter of a second off All-American Harun Abda's University of Minnesota Fieldhouse record with his win in the 800 meters on Friday night. The Gophers captain led the field, which included six Gophers in the top seven, with a time of 1:49.82 (Abda ran a 1:49.68 at the 2013 Snowshoe Open). Derek Wiebke (1:52.57) came in second while Matt Rosen (1:53.01), Christian Skaret (1:53.83), Wayde Hall (1:55.27) and Sam Carlson (1:56.39) finished fourth through seventh, respectively.
Jack Wellenstein set a new Snowshoe Open record to win the 600 meters as the Maroon & Gold posted the top four finishes in the event. The Gophers freshman ran a 1:19.49 to pace the race while Shane Streich was close behind in second at 1:19.79 and last year's winner, Rashawn Fountain, coming in third at 1:20.20. Unattached competitor Josh Tracy finished fourth at 1:20.70.
The Gophers claimed the top four finishes and six of the top eight showings in the weight throw including Sean Donnelly's second career win at Minnesota. Competing unattached, the former Division III national champion and All-American cleared 21.79 meters (71-06.00 ft.) while Gian Ferretti was the runner up at 20.83 meters (68-04.25 ft.). Mac Riedy finished third at 20.30 meters (66-07.25 ft.) while Sam Elsner was one spot back in fourth at 19.88 meters (65-02.75 ft.). Viktor Stelter finished sixth at 18.25 meters (59-10.50 ft.). All three Gophers tallied personal records at the Snowshoe Open. Competing unattached, Connor Rousemiller came in eighth at 16.70 meters (54-09.50 ft.).
Luca Wieland paced the high jump competition with a personal record of 2.11 meters (6-11.00 ft.) while Gophers alum Danny Schiller came in second at 2.06 meters (6-09.00 ft.). Jacob Buller finished fourth as an unattached competitor at 1.91 meters (6-03.25 ft.).
Unattached freshman Joey Duerr picked up a win in his first 3,000-meter race, finishing 8:23.68 while unattached freshman Connor Olson came in fourth at 8:30.75. Eric Colvin finished eighth at 8:41.95.
Andrew Ajaluwa was the runner-up in the long jump at 6.77 meters (22-02.50 ft.) while Sammie Houston finished third at 6.70 meters (21-11.75 ft.) as an unattached competitor. Houston also finished second in the triple jump at 14.18 meters (46-06.25 ft.) while James Travis came in fourth at 14.09 meters (46-02.75 ft.).
In the shot put, unattached freshman Jonathan Tharaldsen posted a new personal record to finish third in the event at 16.99 meters (55-09.00 ft.) while Bryan Bjerk finished fourth at 16.34 meters (53-07.50 ft.).
Matt Welch clocked a 4:13.99 to come in second in the mile run while Evan Ferlic finished fifth as an unattached competitor at 4:20.25.
Jordan Charles (6.86) and Jonathan Webb (6.97, unattached) finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 60-meter dash while Justin Rabon (7.22) came in eighth and later finished sixth in the 200 meters (22.95). Competing unattached, Sam Lundquist finished third in the 400 meters (50.95).
The Gophers return to action next weekend with the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio.
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