University of Minnesota Athletics
Four-Meet Week Ahead for Gophers
4/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
| Drake Relays | |||||||||||
| Date | Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Location | Drake Stadium | Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||||||
| Meet Info | Meet Info | Entries | Schedule | Live Results | ||||||||||
| Kip Janvrin Open | |||||||||||
| Date | Thursday-Friday, April 28-29, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Location | Bill Buxton Stadium | Indianola, Iowa | ||||||||||
| Meet Info | Meet Info | Schedule | Heat Sheets | Live Results | ||||||||||
| Rock Chalk Classic | |||||||||||
| Date | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Location | Rock Chalk Park | Lawrence, Kan. | ||||||||||
| Meet Info | Meet Info | Schedule | Live Results | ||||||||||
| Janis Rider Invitational | |||||||||||
| Date | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Location | Macalester Stadium | St. Paul, Minn. | ||||||||||
| Meet Info | Meet Info/Schedule | ||||||||||
April 25, 2016
Update: The Hamline Women's Invite originally scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Golden Gopher women's track & field team is set to compete at four meets this week. Minnesota will be in action at Simpson College's Kip Janvrin Open (Thursday-Friday), Drake Relays (Thursday-Saturday), Kansas's Rock Chalk Classic (Saturday), and Macalester College's Janis Rider Invite (Saturday).
About the Kip Janvrin Open
Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, is set to host the Kip Janvrin Open on Thursday and Friday. The hammer and discus are scheduled for 2 p.m. CT Thursday with the rest of the events taking place on Friday. Action gets underway at 2 p.m. CT Friday as well.
About the Drake Relays
The 107th Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee are set for this Wednesday through Saturday at Drake Stadium. The Gophers are slated to compete in the 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m, 3,000m steeple chase, 4x800m relay, 4x1600m relay, and distance medley relay.
About the Rock Chalk Classic
KU is hosting the Rock Chalk Classic at Rock Chalk Park at 11 a.m. CT Saturday. The Gophers will face competition from Kansas, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, UMKC, Oklahoma State, and Wichita State.
About the Janis Rider Invite
Macalester hosts the Janis Rider Invitational on Saturday at Macalester Stadium. Both field and running events are scheduled to start at 10 a.m., beginning with the hammer throw and the 10,000-meter run.
USTFCCCA Team Rankings
Minnesota is up to No. 36 of 197 ranked teams in this week's USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings with 54.55 points. The Gophers are second in the Midwest Region in this week's USTFCCCA Regional Team Computer Rankings behind No. 1 Kansas State.
2016 Big Ten Championships on the Horizon
The University of Nebraska will host the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15. The three-day meet will take place at Ed Weir Stadium on the Nebraska campus and will feature the top athletes from the 13 Big Ten schools participating in track & field. This will be Nebraska's first time hosting the Big Ten Outdoor Championships since joining the conference in 2011-12. Ed Weir Stadium last hosted a conference championships (Big 12) in 2007. Nebraska hosted the Big Ten Indoor Championships in 2012.
BTN to Provide Live B1G Championship Coverage
On Sunday, May 15 at 1:40 p.m. CT, the Big Ten Network will provide live coverage on BTN2Go, for the first time, of the Big Ten Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships from Nebraska. Coverage of the championships also will air on BTN that night at 6 p.m. CT.
Gophers Break Four Indoor Records
The Gophers broke four program records during the 2016 indoor season, including the 400-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, and pentathlon. Emerald Egwim (53.41) and Titania Markland (54.34) both broke the previous record in the 400m this indoor season. In the 60m hurdles, Kimberly Golding improved upon her own record (8.18 seconds). She and Emma Spagnola, ranked second in program history at 8.33 seconds, further improved Minnesota's top two times this season after both breaking the record for the first time last season.
Minnesota's 4x400-meter relay team of Kat Keller, Emerald Egwim, Erin Hawkins, and Titania Markland clocked a time of 3:35.33 to improve on the mark of 3:36.67 set by the team of Markland, Alena Brooks, Jessica Waldvogel, and Megan Geyen, which set the record and placed third at the 2014 Big Ten Indoor Championship.
Jess Lehman (Herauf) broke her own record in the pentathlon, scoring 4,393 points to win the pentathlon title at the Big Ten Championship. Lehman first broke the pentathlon record last season, improving on the mark of 4,218 points held by Liz Roehrig from 2008 to 2015.
2016 Indoor Season Ends with B1G Fourth-Place Finish
The Gophers capped the 2016 indoor season with a fourth-place showing at the Big Ten Conference Indoor Championship led by Titania Markland's 600-meter title and Jess Lehman's pentathlon title. Minnesota scored 89 points to finish fourth, its highest indoor team finish since also placing fourth in 2014. Michigan took home the team title with 109 points, followed by Purdue (102 points) and Penn State (96.50 points) in the top three.
Up Next: St. Thomas & Hamline
Minnesota will compete locally at two meets next week in its final week of preparation for the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championship. The Tommie Twilight is set for May 4 followed by the Hamline Meet of the Un-Saintly on May 6-7.
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