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Friday, October 19
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5:30 PM
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Jack's Run Set for Friday
10/16/2018 3:38:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
No. 21 Minnesota hosts Jack's Twilight Run this Friday at Les Bolstad Course.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 21 University of Minnesota women's cross country team returns to action at Les Bolstad Course at 5:30 p.m. CT this Friday, Oct. 19 when the Gophers host Jack's Twilight Run. The open 6K race is open to the public, and online registration is available now.
About Jack's Twilight Run
Jack's Twilight Run features a spectator-friendly looped route through Les Bolstad Course. Local runners and cross country fans alike are invited to experience cross country running firsthand at the home of the Gophers. Participation in the race is $10; all proceeds from the race go toward the Jack Johnson Scholarship. Jack's Run honors the late Minnesota equipment manager Jack Johnson. Johnson will always be a part of the Minnesota women's cross country and track programs. After serving as the Golden Gophers' equipment manager for over three decades, Johnson passed away in February 2006 after a battle with cancer.
Last Time Out: Bradley Classic, Pre-Nats, and Tori Neubauer Invitational
Minnesota placed 17th in the team standings at the Bradley "Pink" Classic led by Lindsey Greenlund, Abby Kargol, and Sarah Werking in the team's first of three meets last weekend. Greenlund ran a 6K career-best 21:51.2 to place 52nd overall in a field of 298 finishers, followed by Kargol in 22:06.8 for 91st place. Werking (22:14.3) and Maria Eastman (22:21.4) both ran career-best times as Minnesota's third and fourth runners in 101st and 116th, respectively, and Ally Smith founded out the Gophers' scoring finishes in 22:28.5 for 130th place. Kelli Schmidt (22:44.0) and Sophie Schmitz (22:54.2) both ran season-best 6K times for the Gophers as well.
At the Wisconsin Pre-Nats, Bethany Hasz and Megan Hasz earned top-15 individual finishes to lead the Gophers to a seventh-place team showing in the Cardinal Race at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals. Minnesota scored 260 points to place seventh in the 35-team field led by B. Hasz's fifth-place showing in 20:18.3. M. Hasz was 14th in 20:31.1, followed by Patty O'Brien (21:26.5) and Anastasia Korzenowski (21:27.4) in 74th and 75th, respectively, as the Gophers' third and fourth runners. Jaycie Thomsen ran 21:40.9 for 92nd place to round out Minnesota's scoring finishes while Molly Eastman (21:46.6) and Elyse Prescott (22:11.0) completed the top seven.
Minnesota also raced at the Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by UW-La Crosse last Saturday. The Gophers placed sixth in the team standings with 211 points led by Haley Rasmussen (23:01.9) in 20th place, followed by Paige Peschel (23:24.6) and Kayla Baker (24:00.2).
Gophers Remain No. 21 in USTFCCCA Poll
The Gophers remained No. 21 in the nation according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Week Five National Coaches' Poll. The Big Ten Conference has six teams ranked among the nation's top 30 in No. 7 Michigan, No. 10 Indiana, No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 13 Penn State, No. 14 Michigan State, and No. 21 Minnesota. Iowa State remains the top team in the Midwest Region, followed by Minnesota, Oklahoma State, South Dakota, and Northwestern. The week six national poll is set to be released following conference championship weekend on Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Gophers Make Debuts
Gophers Maria Eastman and Olivia Hummel made their debuts for the Maroon & Gold this season, and redshirt freshmen Bit Klecker, Anastasia Korzenowski, Molly Roach, Sophie Schmitz, Tate Sweeney, and Jaycie Thomsen have all competed in uniform for the first time in their careers. Gopher rookies Libby Halbmaier, Elena Hayday, Taylor Krone, Becca Langer, and Courtney West have all raced unattached as well.
Gophers Celebrate Track & Field Stadium Grand Opening
The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics celebrated a new era of track and field with the grand opening of the University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium on Monday, Sept. 17. Located in the heart of the new Athletes Village area, this facility will become synonymous with track & field excellence in the Midwest. It will not only provide a first-class experience for the Gophers, but it will also provide a wonderful venue for the state's largest amateur meets and a Minnesota option for USA Track & Field to place its marquee events in the Upper Midwest.
The University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium gives Minnesota its first opportunity in more than 15 years to host home outdoor meets, including Big Ten and NCAA competition. The facility features a nine-lane track with the Beynon 2000 surface, full-field event hosting capabilities, versatile configuration, fully enclosed, heated warm-up and cool down areas, and grandstands with the capacity to host major competitions.
Who is Back?
The Gophers return four of their seven runners from the 2017 NCAA Championship in Megan Hasz, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Bethany Hasz, and Elyse Prescott along with alternates Patty O'Brien and Zetta Mason. Bethany Hasz and Megan Hasz return after earning NCAA all-region and All-Big Ten honors last season.
Who is New?
Five rookies joined the Gophers this season in Libby Halbmaier (Minnetonka, Minn.), Elena Hayday (Bloomington, Minn.), Taylor Krone (Anoka, Minn.), Becca Langer (Waukesha, Wis.), and Courtney West (Dodge Center, Minn.). Junior Maria Berg (New Prague, Minn.) is another newcomer for the Maroon & Gold after she transferred to the University of Minnesota after competing for Minnesota Duluth in both cross country and track & field as a freshman during the 2016-17 season and competing in cross country during the 2017 season.
Seven redshirt freshmen are making their debuts racing in uniform for the Gophers after competing unattached last fall: Sam Baer (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Bit Klecker (Hopkins, Minn.), Anastasia Korzenowski (Chanhassen, Minn.), Molly Roach (Bloomington, Minn.), Sophie Schmitz (Willmar, Minn.), Tate Sweeney (Edina, Minn.), and Jaycie Thomsen (Maple Grove, Minn.). Redshirt sophomores Kayla Baker (Cloquet, Minn.), Maria Eastman (Victoria Minn.), and Olivia Hummel (Woodbury, Minn.) are also making their debuts for the Maroon & Gold this fall.
Six Gophers Serving as Captains
Molly Eastman, Abby Lange, Patty O'Brien, Paige Peschel, Elyse Prescott, and Kelsey Sather are leading the Gophers as captains this fall. O'Brien and Peschel return to Minnesota's leadership group as fifth-year seniors and second-year captains joined by fellow fifth-year senior Eastman. Lange and Sather are both redshirt juniors for the Gophers, and Prescott rounds out Minnesota's six captains as she enters her junior season.
Home Meets
Minnesota hosts six home meets at Les Bolstad Course this fall: Intrasquad 5K (Aug. 31), Oz Memorial Run (Sept. 7), 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 29), Jack's Twilight Run (Oct. 19), and Rocky's Run (Nov. 4).
Up Next: Big Ten Championship
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Cross Country Championships will take place on Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb., hosted by Nebraska. The women's race will begin at 10:45 a.m. CT, while the men's race will start at 11:45 a.m. CT. Admission is free; parking is $5 per car. The championships will be televised live on BTN Plus (available on the BTN2Go digital platform and through the FOX Sports app) and will air on BTN on a tape-delayed basis (date and time TBD).
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About Jack's Twilight Run
Jack's Twilight Run features a spectator-friendly looped route through Les Bolstad Course. Local runners and cross country fans alike are invited to experience cross country running firsthand at the home of the Gophers. Participation in the race is $10; all proceeds from the race go toward the Jack Johnson Scholarship. Jack's Run honors the late Minnesota equipment manager Jack Johnson. Johnson will always be a part of the Minnesota women's cross country and track programs. After serving as the Golden Gophers' equipment manager for over three decades, Johnson passed away in February 2006 after a battle with cancer.
Last Time Out: Bradley Classic, Pre-Nats, and Tori Neubauer Invitational
Minnesota placed 17th in the team standings at the Bradley "Pink" Classic led by Lindsey Greenlund, Abby Kargol, and Sarah Werking in the team's first of three meets last weekend. Greenlund ran a 6K career-best 21:51.2 to place 52nd overall in a field of 298 finishers, followed by Kargol in 22:06.8 for 91st place. Werking (22:14.3) and Maria Eastman (22:21.4) both ran career-best times as Minnesota's third and fourth runners in 101st and 116th, respectively, and Ally Smith founded out the Gophers' scoring finishes in 22:28.5 for 130th place. Kelli Schmidt (22:44.0) and Sophie Schmitz (22:54.2) both ran season-best 6K times for the Gophers as well.
At the Wisconsin Pre-Nats, Bethany Hasz and Megan Hasz earned top-15 individual finishes to lead the Gophers to a seventh-place team showing in the Cardinal Race at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals. Minnesota scored 260 points to place seventh in the 35-team field led by B. Hasz's fifth-place showing in 20:18.3. M. Hasz was 14th in 20:31.1, followed by Patty O'Brien (21:26.5) and Anastasia Korzenowski (21:27.4) in 74th and 75th, respectively, as the Gophers' third and fourth runners. Jaycie Thomsen ran 21:40.9 for 92nd place to round out Minnesota's scoring finishes while Molly Eastman (21:46.6) and Elyse Prescott (22:11.0) completed the top seven.
Minnesota also raced at the Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by UW-La Crosse last Saturday. The Gophers placed sixth in the team standings with 211 points led by Haley Rasmussen (23:01.9) in 20th place, followed by Paige Peschel (23:24.6) and Kayla Baker (24:00.2).
Gophers Remain No. 21 in USTFCCCA Poll
The Gophers remained No. 21 in the nation according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Week Five National Coaches' Poll. The Big Ten Conference has six teams ranked among the nation's top 30 in No. 7 Michigan, No. 10 Indiana, No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 13 Penn State, No. 14 Michigan State, and No. 21 Minnesota. Iowa State remains the top team in the Midwest Region, followed by Minnesota, Oklahoma State, South Dakota, and Northwestern. The week six national poll is set to be released following conference championship weekend on Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Gophers Make Debuts
Gophers Maria Eastman and Olivia Hummel made their debuts for the Maroon & Gold this season, and redshirt freshmen Bit Klecker, Anastasia Korzenowski, Molly Roach, Sophie Schmitz, Tate Sweeney, and Jaycie Thomsen have all competed in uniform for the first time in their careers. Gopher rookies Libby Halbmaier, Elena Hayday, Taylor Krone, Becca Langer, and Courtney West have all raced unattached as well.
Gophers Celebrate Track & Field Stadium Grand Opening
The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics celebrated a new era of track and field with the grand opening of the University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium on Monday, Sept. 17. Located in the heart of the new Athletes Village area, this facility will become synonymous with track & field excellence in the Midwest. It will not only provide a first-class experience for the Gophers, but it will also provide a wonderful venue for the state's largest amateur meets and a Minnesota option for USA Track & Field to place its marquee events in the Upper Midwest.
The University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium gives Minnesota its first opportunity in more than 15 years to host home outdoor meets, including Big Ten and NCAA competition. The facility features a nine-lane track with the Beynon 2000 surface, full-field event hosting capabilities, versatile configuration, fully enclosed, heated warm-up and cool down areas, and grandstands with the capacity to host major competitions.
Who is Back?
The Gophers return four of their seven runners from the 2017 NCAA Championship in Megan Hasz, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Bethany Hasz, and Elyse Prescott along with alternates Patty O'Brien and Zetta Mason. Bethany Hasz and Megan Hasz return after earning NCAA all-region and All-Big Ten honors last season.
Who is New?
Five rookies joined the Gophers this season in Libby Halbmaier (Minnetonka, Minn.), Elena Hayday (Bloomington, Minn.), Taylor Krone (Anoka, Minn.), Becca Langer (Waukesha, Wis.), and Courtney West (Dodge Center, Minn.). Junior Maria Berg (New Prague, Minn.) is another newcomer for the Maroon & Gold after she transferred to the University of Minnesota after competing for Minnesota Duluth in both cross country and track & field as a freshman during the 2016-17 season and competing in cross country during the 2017 season.
Seven redshirt freshmen are making their debuts racing in uniform for the Gophers after competing unattached last fall: Sam Baer (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Bit Klecker (Hopkins, Minn.), Anastasia Korzenowski (Chanhassen, Minn.), Molly Roach (Bloomington, Minn.), Sophie Schmitz (Willmar, Minn.), Tate Sweeney (Edina, Minn.), and Jaycie Thomsen (Maple Grove, Minn.). Redshirt sophomores Kayla Baker (Cloquet, Minn.), Maria Eastman (Victoria Minn.), and Olivia Hummel (Woodbury, Minn.) are also making their debuts for the Maroon & Gold this fall.
Six Gophers Serving as Captains
Molly Eastman, Abby Lange, Patty O'Brien, Paige Peschel, Elyse Prescott, and Kelsey Sather are leading the Gophers as captains this fall. O'Brien and Peschel return to Minnesota's leadership group as fifth-year seniors and second-year captains joined by fellow fifth-year senior Eastman. Lange and Sather are both redshirt juniors for the Gophers, and Prescott rounds out Minnesota's six captains as she enters her junior season.
Home Meets
Minnesota hosts six home meets at Les Bolstad Course this fall: Intrasquad 5K (Aug. 31), Oz Memorial Run (Sept. 7), 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 29), Jack's Twilight Run (Oct. 19), and Rocky's Run (Nov. 4).
Up Next: Big Ten Championship
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Cross Country Championships will take place on Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb., hosted by Nebraska. The women's race will begin at 10:45 a.m. CT, while the men's race will start at 11:45 a.m. CT. Admission is free; parking is $5 per car. The championships will be televised live on BTN Plus (available on the BTN2Go digital platform and through the FOX Sports app) and will air on BTN on a tape-delayed basis (date and time TBD).
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