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Saturday, October 5
Bethlehem, PA
8:00 AM
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Paul Short Run
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Basten Breaks School Record at Paul Short Run
10/5/2019 1:12:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Redshirt junior Alec Basten broke the University of Minnesota eight-kilometer record in his season debut on Saturday to lead the Maroon & Gold at Lehigh's Paul Short Run.
One of four Gophers scorers to post a personal record in the men's college gold 8K, Basten finished third in the individual race while his time 23:26.7 unseated Hassan Mead's previous school record of 23:29, set at the 2011 Big Ten championships.
Meanwhile, Jack Manderscheid also earned a top-10 finish and a place on Minnesota's all-time top-10 list. Manderscheid placed 10th for the Maroon & Gold while his eight-kilometer time of 23:40.4 now ranks seventh all-time at Minnesota. Owen Hoeft (35th, 24:04.0) and Jordan MacIntosh (65th, 24:20.0) also notched personal records for the Gophers while Evan Ferlic (124th, 24:42.1) closed out the scoring for Minnesota.
The Gophers finished fifth in the team standings out of 44 programs with 223 points – finishing ahead of 39 programs including No. 23 Iona and No. 29 Villanova.
Quotable
"Our front end was really good today, and we took a step forward as a program this weekend. It was a good performance for us," Minnesota men's coach Steve Plasencia said. "Alec Basten ran firm and fast, and anytime you can say you broke a record held by Hassan Mead – an Olympian and an all-time great – you know you did something special."
Paul Short Run Gopher Men's Results
3. Alec Basten, 23:26.7 (School Record, Personal Record)
10. Jack Manderscheid, 23:40.4 (Seventh in School History, Personal Record)
35. Owen Hoeft, 24:04.0 (Personal Record)
65. Jordan MacIntosh, 24:20.9 (Personal Record)
124. Evan Ferlic, 24:42.1
140. Alex Plasencia, 24:50.6
236. Seth Eliason, 25:21.5
Up Next
Following a week without competition, Minnesota returns in mid-October with four meets between Oct. 18-19. The Gophers women's program runs in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wis., on Friday, Oct. 18 with the Tori Neubauer Invitational following on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Ettrick, Wis. The Minnesota men will also be in Ettrick for the Jim Drews Invitational while another contingency of Gophers will run in the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., that day.
One of four Gophers scorers to post a personal record in the men's college gold 8K, Basten finished third in the individual race while his time 23:26.7 unseated Hassan Mead's previous school record of 23:29, set at the 2011 Big Ten championships.
Meanwhile, Jack Manderscheid also earned a top-10 finish and a place on Minnesota's all-time top-10 list. Manderscheid placed 10th for the Maroon & Gold while his eight-kilometer time of 23:40.4 now ranks seventh all-time at Minnesota. Owen Hoeft (35th, 24:04.0) and Jordan MacIntosh (65th, 24:20.0) also notched personal records for the Gophers while Evan Ferlic (124th, 24:42.1) closed out the scoring for Minnesota.
The Gophers finished fifth in the team standings out of 44 programs with 223 points – finishing ahead of 39 programs including No. 23 Iona and No. 29 Villanova.
Quotable
"Our front end was really good today, and we took a step forward as a program this weekend. It was a good performance for us," Minnesota men's coach Steve Plasencia said. "Alec Basten ran firm and fast, and anytime you can say you broke a record held by Hassan Mead – an Olympian and an all-time great – you know you did something special."
Paul Short Run Gopher Men's Results
3. Alec Basten, 23:26.7 (School Record, Personal Record)
10. Jack Manderscheid, 23:40.4 (Seventh in School History, Personal Record)
35. Owen Hoeft, 24:04.0 (Personal Record)
65. Jordan MacIntosh, 24:20.9 (Personal Record)
124. Evan Ferlic, 24:42.1
140. Alex Plasencia, 24:50.6
236. Seth Eliason, 25:21.5
Up Next
Following a week without competition, Minnesota returns in mid-October with four meets between Oct. 18-19. The Gophers women's program runs in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wis., on Friday, Oct. 18 with the Tori Neubauer Invitational following on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Ettrick, Wis. The Minnesota men will also be in Ettrick for the Jim Drews Invitational while another contingency of Gophers will run in the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., that day.
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