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Gophers Kick Off 2019 with Titles in Nebraska
1/11/2019 11:19:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
LINCOLN, Neb. – The University of Minnesota track & field program combined for five event titles to kick off the Graduate Classic at Nebraska's Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night with three wins on the men's side and two on the women's side.
Evan Ferlic claimed the men's 3,000 meter crown, Kieran McKeag earned the win in the men's weight throw and Obsa Ali won the men's one mile while Kelli Schmidt won the women's 800 meters and Lindsey Greenlund won the women's mile.
"Both the men and women have done a good job of just being together," Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Matt Bingle said. "It's been pretty low stress and a great atmosphere with everybody taking care of everybody, buying into things, and enjoying each other. It's been a blessing, just like it has this whole year so far."
The Gopher men dominated in their event wins with two of the top three finishers in the mile, four of the top-five finishes in the weight throw and four of the top-eight finishers in the 3,000 meters.
McKeag led the field with a winning toss of 20.13 meters (66-00.50 ft.) in the weight throw while Jon Nerdal was the runner-up at 19.77 meters (64-10.50 ft.) and Kaleb Siekmeier finished third at 19.25 meters (63-02.00 ft.). Connor Rousemiller came in fifth at 18.98 meters (62-03.25 ft.).
Meanwhile on the track, Ali posted a 4:13.88 to win the men's mile with Alec Basten coming in third at 4:14.87 while Ferlic clocked an 8:24.32 to pace the 3,000 meter field followed in third by Jack Manderscheid at 8:26.80. Joey Duerr finished fifth at 8:37.69 while Robert Wagner was in eighth at 8:42.45.
Minnesota also picked up top-10 finishes from Lucas Trapp (second in the 800 meters), Dawson LaRance (third in the 1,000 meters), Owen Hoeft (fourth in the 1,000 meters), Mason Roomes (fifth in the long jump), Matt Rosen (seventh in the 800 meters), Seth Eliason (eighth in the mile) Chris Trotter (10th in the 800 meters)
Minnesota also pushed Eric Walker through qualifiers in the 60-meter dash with the finals set for Saturday in Lincoln.
In addition to closing things out at the Graduate Classic, another contingency of competitors will be in action at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse on Friday for the Minnesota Open.
Evan Ferlic claimed the men's 3,000 meter crown, Kieran McKeag earned the win in the men's weight throw and Obsa Ali won the men's one mile while Kelli Schmidt won the women's 800 meters and Lindsey Greenlund won the women's mile.
"Both the men and women have done a good job of just being together," Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Matt Bingle said. "It's been pretty low stress and a great atmosphere with everybody taking care of everybody, buying into things, and enjoying each other. It's been a blessing, just like it has this whole year so far."
The Gopher men dominated in their event wins with two of the top three finishers in the mile, four of the top-five finishes in the weight throw and four of the top-eight finishers in the 3,000 meters.
McKeag led the field with a winning toss of 20.13 meters (66-00.50 ft.) in the weight throw while Jon Nerdal was the runner-up at 19.77 meters (64-10.50 ft.) and Kaleb Siekmeier finished third at 19.25 meters (63-02.00 ft.). Connor Rousemiller came in fifth at 18.98 meters (62-03.25 ft.).
Meanwhile on the track, Ali posted a 4:13.88 to win the men's mile with Alec Basten coming in third at 4:14.87 while Ferlic clocked an 8:24.32 to pace the 3,000 meter field followed in third by Jack Manderscheid at 8:26.80. Joey Duerr finished fifth at 8:37.69 while Robert Wagner was in eighth at 8:42.45.
Minnesota also picked up top-10 finishes from Lucas Trapp (second in the 800 meters), Dawson LaRance (third in the 1,000 meters), Owen Hoeft (fourth in the 1,000 meters), Mason Roomes (fifth in the long jump), Matt Rosen (seventh in the 800 meters), Seth Eliason (eighth in the mile) Chris Trotter (10th in the 800 meters)
Minnesota also pushed Eric Walker through qualifiers in the 60-meter dash with the finals set for Saturday in Lincoln.
In addition to closing things out at the Graduate Classic, another contingency of competitors will be in action at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse on Friday for the Minnesota Open.
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