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Photo by: Eric Miller
Gophers Return Home to Host Pair of Meets
2/12/2019 2:39:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Minnesota hosts the Snowshoe Open on Friday and the Parents Day Invite on Saturday at the Minnesota Fieldhouse.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden Gopher track & field team returns home to host the men's Snowshoe Open on Friday and the women's Parents Day Invite on Saturday at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse this week.
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About the Snowshoe Open
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The Gopher men are set to host the Snowshoe Open this Friday at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse on campus. Field events get underway at 3 p.m. CT with track events following at 4:30 p.m. Admission for the meet is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. Children 10 and under are free. General parking will be available in the University Ave. Ramp and the Washington Ave. Ramp.
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About the Parents Day Invite
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The Gopher women are hosting the annual Parents Day Invite this Saturday. Action gets underway at 10 a.m. CT with the unseeded weight throw; running events being at 11 a.m. CT with the 5,000m. Admission for the meet is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. Children 10 and under are free. General parking will be available in the University Ave. Ramp and the Washington Ave. Ramp.
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Last Time Out: Gophers Win Six Titles at Power Five Invite
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Minnesota came home with eight event titles at the Iowa State Classic last weekend. On the track, the Gophers swept the 60m dash and 4x400m relay titles. Amira Young (7.54) and Zach Nelson (6.88) each won 60m titles and helped the Gophers in the 4x400m relay. The women's 4x400m relay team of Rachel Schow, Sophia Anderson, Young, and Val Larson wrapped up the meet with a winning time of 3:45.38 while the men's team of Jonathan Webb, Elliott Davis, Nelson, and Ben Psicihulis won the men's race in 3:10.61. In the field events, Lexi Kiefer (pole vault), Ashley Ramacher (high jump), and Hannah Morris (long jump) won titles for the women while Sammie Houston (triple jump) led the Gopher men. Teddy Frid also won the men's pole vault while competing unattached at the meet.
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Gophers to Honor Senior Class
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Minnesota is set to honor its seniors during this weekend's competition. The Gophers will celebrate the achievements of graduating seniors Jenna Conzemius, Abby Kargol, Abby Lange, Patty O'Brien, Paige Peschel, Ally Smith, Sophia Anderson, Karlie Place, Wilsonique Delson, Kaitlyn Long, Temi Ogunrinde, Kiley Sabin, Obsa Ali, Matthew Rosen, James Travis, and Eric Walker.
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Women's Program Records Fall
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The Gopher women have set two new indoor program records this season: 3,000m and 5,000m. Bethany Hasz improved on her own Gophers' record in the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic, clocking a time of 9:11.46, while Megan Hasz broke Minnesota's program record in the 5,000m with a time of 15:51.55.
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Gopher Women Welcome Newcomers
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Seventeen true freshmen join the Gopher women this season in Nicole Buchinger, Libby Halbmaier, Lauren Hansen, Elena Hayday, Julia Hayes, Hannah Hood-Blaxill, Taylor Krone, Becca Langer, Hannah Morris, Molly Reeves, Lexi Romero, Tasha Schaffer, Emily Stendel, Kayla Vogt, Courtney West, Natalie Windels, and Amira Young. Transfers Monique Felix, a multi-event athlete from Marquette University, and Candesha Scott, a thrower from Central Arizona College, also join the Gophers for 2019.
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Meanwhile, 11 redshirt freshmen are set to make their track & field debuts for the Maroon & Gold this season: Sam Baer, Erin Dunning, Allison Gerads, Tess Keyzers, Bit Klecker, Anastasia Korzenowski, Hailey Poole, Molly Roach, Sophie Schmitz, Tate Sweeney, and Jaycie Thomsen. In addition, Maria Eastman and Olivia Hummel will make their Gopher debuts after competing unattached last season.
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Gophers Name Captains
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Matthew Rosen, Teddy Frid, Jackson Wellenstein, Jonathan Tharaldsen, Evan Ferlic, Temi Ogunrinde, Kiley Sabin, Rachel Schow, and Patty O'Brien will lead the Gophers as captains this season. Ogunrinde returns to the team's leadership corps after serving as a captain last season while O'Brien and Ferlic continue their captaincy after leading the Gopher cross country squad this fall.
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2019 Indoor Schedule Highlights
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The team's indoor schedule includes 13 meets with 11 regular-season meets. Highlighting the indoor slate are three weeks of home meets, including the Minnesota Open (Jan. 12), the Jack Johnson Classic (Jan. 25-26), and the Snowshoe Open (Feb. 15) and the Parents Day Invite (Feb. 16). The Gophers are scheduled to compete in up to six different states during the indoor season in South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, and Alabama.
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2019 Outdoor Schedule Highlights
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Highlighting the outdoor slate are three meets at the new University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium, which provides the Gophers the opportunity to compete outdoors on campus for the first time in over 15 years. The Gophers' three home outdoor meets are the Minnesota Spring Open (April 13), the Minnesota Women's Twilight Meet (April 24), and the Minnesota Men's Twilight Meet (May 1). In total, the outdoor season includes 10 weeks of competition, and the Gophers will compete in Florida, California, Minnesota, Arizona, North Carolina, Iowa, Louisiana, Iowa, and Texas.
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Gophers Celebrate Track & Field Stadium Grand Opening
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The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics celebrated a new era of track & 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.
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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.
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Gopher Women Add Eight for 2019-20
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Director of track & field and cross country Matt Bingle has announced the addition of eight incoming Gophers who will join the Maroon & Gold for the 2019-20 season. The newest class of Gophers includes Lexy Berger, Devia Brown, McKenzie Duwenhoegger, Camryn Huggans, Janielle Josephs, Grace Kowalkowski, Taylor Kreitinger, and Akilah Lewis. The class include three throwers, two pole vaulters, two sprinters, and one mid-distance runner.
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2018 Cross Country Season Rewind
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The Gopher women wrapped up the 2018 season with a 29th-place finish at the NCAA Championship after placing third at the NCAA Midwest Regional and coming in sixth at the Big Ten Championship. Bethany Hasz and Megan Hasz led the Gophers as NCAA All-Midwest Region and All-Big Ten Conference honorees, and B. Hasz's 49th-place individual finish at the national meet was the highest by a Gopher since Liz Berkholtz placed 44th in 2015. Fifteen Gophers recorded 6K PRs during the 2018 season.
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Up Next: Big Ten Championship
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The Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship is up next for Minnesota. The 2019 B1G Championship is Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23 hosted by Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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About the Snowshoe Open
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The Gopher men are set to host the Snowshoe Open this Friday at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse on campus. Field events get underway at 3 p.m. CT with track events following at 4:30 p.m. Admission for the meet is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. Children 10 and under are free. General parking will be available in the University Ave. Ramp and the Washington Ave. Ramp.
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About the Parents Day Invite
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The Gopher women are hosting the annual Parents Day Invite this Saturday. Action gets underway at 10 a.m. CT with the unseeded weight throw; running events being at 11 a.m. CT with the 5,000m. Admission for the meet is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. Children 10 and under are free. General parking will be available in the University Ave. Ramp and the Washington Ave. Ramp.
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Last Time Out: Gophers Win Six Titles at Power Five Invite
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Minnesota came home with eight event titles at the Iowa State Classic last weekend. On the track, the Gophers swept the 60m dash and 4x400m relay titles. Amira Young (7.54) and Zach Nelson (6.88) each won 60m titles and helped the Gophers in the 4x400m relay. The women's 4x400m relay team of Rachel Schow, Sophia Anderson, Young, and Val Larson wrapped up the meet with a winning time of 3:45.38 while the men's team of Jonathan Webb, Elliott Davis, Nelson, and Ben Psicihulis won the men's race in 3:10.61. In the field events, Lexi Kiefer (pole vault), Ashley Ramacher (high jump), and Hannah Morris (long jump) won titles for the women while Sammie Houston (triple jump) led the Gopher men. Teddy Frid also won the men's pole vault while competing unattached at the meet.
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Gophers to Honor Senior Class
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Minnesota is set to honor its seniors during this weekend's competition. The Gophers will celebrate the achievements of graduating seniors Jenna Conzemius, Abby Kargol, Abby Lange, Patty O'Brien, Paige Peschel, Ally Smith, Sophia Anderson, Karlie Place, Wilsonique Delson, Kaitlyn Long, Temi Ogunrinde, Kiley Sabin, Obsa Ali, Matthew Rosen, James Travis, and Eric Walker.
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Women's Program Records Fall
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The Gopher women have set two new indoor program records this season: 3,000m and 5,000m. Bethany Hasz improved on her own Gophers' record in the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic, clocking a time of 9:11.46, while Megan Hasz broke Minnesota's program record in the 5,000m with a time of 15:51.55.
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Gopher Women Welcome Newcomers
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Seventeen true freshmen join the Gopher women this season in Nicole Buchinger, Libby Halbmaier, Lauren Hansen, Elena Hayday, Julia Hayes, Hannah Hood-Blaxill, Taylor Krone, Becca Langer, Hannah Morris, Molly Reeves, Lexi Romero, Tasha Schaffer, Emily Stendel, Kayla Vogt, Courtney West, Natalie Windels, and Amira Young. Transfers Monique Felix, a multi-event athlete from Marquette University, and Candesha Scott, a thrower from Central Arizona College, also join the Gophers for 2019.
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Meanwhile, 11 redshirt freshmen are set to make their track & field debuts for the Maroon & Gold this season: Sam Baer, Erin Dunning, Allison Gerads, Tess Keyzers, Bit Klecker, Anastasia Korzenowski, Hailey Poole, Molly Roach, Sophie Schmitz, Tate Sweeney, and Jaycie Thomsen. In addition, Maria Eastman and Olivia Hummel will make their Gopher debuts after competing unattached last season.
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Gophers Name Captains
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Matthew Rosen, Teddy Frid, Jackson Wellenstein, Jonathan Tharaldsen, Evan Ferlic, Temi Ogunrinde, Kiley Sabin, Rachel Schow, and Patty O'Brien will lead the Gophers as captains this season. Ogunrinde returns to the team's leadership corps after serving as a captain last season while O'Brien and Ferlic continue their captaincy after leading the Gopher cross country squad this fall.
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2019 Indoor Schedule Highlights
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The team's indoor schedule includes 13 meets with 11 regular-season meets. Highlighting the indoor slate are three weeks of home meets, including the Minnesota Open (Jan. 12), the Jack Johnson Classic (Jan. 25-26), and the Snowshoe Open (Feb. 15) and the Parents Day Invite (Feb. 16). The Gophers are scheduled to compete in up to six different states during the indoor season in South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, and Alabama.
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2019 Outdoor Schedule Highlights
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Highlighting the outdoor slate are three meets at the new University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium, which provides the Gophers the opportunity to compete outdoors on campus for the first time in over 15 years. The Gophers' three home outdoor meets are the Minnesota Spring Open (April 13), the Minnesota Women's Twilight Meet (April 24), and the Minnesota Men's Twilight Meet (May 1). In total, the outdoor season includes 10 weeks of competition, and the Gophers will compete in Florida, California, Minnesota, Arizona, North Carolina, Iowa, Louisiana, Iowa, and Texas.
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Gophers Celebrate Track & Field Stadium Grand Opening
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The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics celebrated a new era of track & 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.
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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.
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Gopher Women Add Eight for 2019-20
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Director of track & field and cross country Matt Bingle has announced the addition of eight incoming Gophers who will join the Maroon & Gold for the 2019-20 season. The newest class of Gophers includes Lexy Berger, Devia Brown, McKenzie Duwenhoegger, Camryn Huggans, Janielle Josephs, Grace Kowalkowski, Taylor Kreitinger, and Akilah Lewis. The class include three throwers, two pole vaulters, two sprinters, and one mid-distance runner.
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2018 Cross Country Season Rewind
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The Gopher women wrapped up the 2018 season with a 29th-place finish at the NCAA Championship after placing third at the NCAA Midwest Regional and coming in sixth at the Big Ten Championship. Bethany Hasz and Megan Hasz led the Gophers as NCAA All-Midwest Region and All-Big Ten Conference honorees, and B. Hasz's 49th-place individual finish at the national meet was the highest by a Gopher since Liz Berkholtz placed 44th in 2015. Fifteen Gophers recorded 6K PRs during the 2018 season.
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Up Next: Big Ten Championship
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The Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship is up next for Minnesota. The 2019 B1G Championship is Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23 hosted by Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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