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Gopher Trio Earns B1G Weekly Honors
12/11/2019 1:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
Bethany Hasz, Nayoka Clunis, and Shane Streich have been named Big Ten Conference Athletes of the Week.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Bethany Hasz, Nayoka Clunis, and Shane Streich have been named Big Ten Conference Athletes of the Week as the Golden Gopher track & field team kicked off the 2019-20 indoor season last weekend.
Women's Track Athlete of the Week: Bethany Hasz
Hasz opened the indoor track season with a career-best time of 15:25.33 in the 5,000-meter run to place fifth in a stacked field at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener last weekend. After red-shirting the 2019 cross country season, Hasz returned to action with a Minnesota program record performance and moved into 16th on the NCAA all-time list. The Alexandria, Minn., native leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth in the nation in the 5,000 meters this season.
Women's Field Athlete of the Week: Nayoka Clunis
Clunis returned to competition for Minnesota after red-shirting the 2019 track & field campaign by sweeping the throwing event titles at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi. The Kingston, Jamaica native moved into second in Minnesota history with a career-best mark of 17.05 meters in shot put and posted a season-opening mark of 21.07 meters in weight throw. Her shot put mark set new meet and facility records at SDSU. With her performance, Clunis leads the NCAA in shot put and ranks fifth in the nation and second in the B1G in weight throw this season.
Men's Track Co-Athlete of the Week: Shane Streich
A native of Janesville, Minn., Streich picked up an individual title in his first race of the season for the Maroon & Gold after redshirting for Minnesota last year. The redshirt senior earned one of 18 titles for the Gophers at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi, picking up a victory in the men's 800 meters at 1:52.43. The time currently paces the Big Ten and ranks second in the NCAA this season.
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Women's Track Athlete of the Week: Bethany Hasz
Hasz opened the indoor track season with a career-best time of 15:25.33 in the 5,000-meter run to place fifth in a stacked field at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener last weekend. After red-shirting the 2019 cross country season, Hasz returned to action with a Minnesota program record performance and moved into 16th on the NCAA all-time list. The Alexandria, Minn., native leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth in the nation in the 5,000 meters this season.
Women's Field Athlete of the Week: Nayoka Clunis
Clunis returned to competition for Minnesota after red-shirting the 2019 track & field campaign by sweeping the throwing event titles at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi. The Kingston, Jamaica native moved into second in Minnesota history with a career-best mark of 17.05 meters in shot put and posted a season-opening mark of 21.07 meters in weight throw. Her shot put mark set new meet and facility records at SDSU. With her performance, Clunis leads the NCAA in shot put and ranks fifth in the nation and second in the B1G in weight throw this season.
Men's Track Co-Athlete of the Week: Shane Streich
A native of Janesville, Minn., Streich picked up an individual title in his first race of the season for the Maroon & Gold after redshirting for Minnesota last year. The redshirt senior earned one of 18 titles for the Gophers at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi, picking up a victory in the men's 800 meters at 1:52.43. The time currently paces the Big Ten and ranks second in the NCAA this season.
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