University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, February 23
Ann Arbor, MI
9:00 AM
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Big Ten Indoor Championship
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Gophers Close Out Big Ten Indoor Championships
2/23/2019 10:33:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Minnesota wrapped up competition at the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Minnesota track & field program wrapped up competition at the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships with the women finishing seventh at 60 points while the men came in ninth with 36 points. Ohio State won the women's team title and Nebraska claimed the men's team title at the U-M Indoor Track in Ann Arbor.
The women scored 37 points in eight events on day two of the B1G Championship led by Val Larson, Amira Young, and Rachel Schow scoring points in two events. Larson was Minnesota's top finisher on day two of the meet, picking up a runner-up finish in the 600 meters in 1:30.12 while Young recorded a third-place finish in the 60-meter dash in her B1G debut and tied her career-best time of 7.39 seconds. Schow also posted a career-best time, placing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.40 seconds and improving on her third-ranked time in Minnesota history. The trio joined Erin Huls to make up Minnesota's eighth-place 4x400 meter relay team as well; Schow, Huls, Young and Larson ran 3:44.96 to win their heat and place eighth overall.
Bethany Hasz added a fourth-place showing in the mile to her day-one fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters to lead the Gopher women with 10 points total at the meet. She posted a mile time of 4:41.14.
Meanwhile, Megan Hasz also added a second scoring finish for the Maroon & Gold. Day one saw M. Hasz place fifth in the 3,000 meters, and she finished sixth in the 5,000 meters on day two. The Gophers also added nine points in high jump and shot put on day two of the meet. Ashley Ramacher and Hannah Arason cleared 1.68 meters (5-06.00) to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place with Indiana's Hope Purcell; each picked up three points in the team race. Kiley Sabin also added a sixth-place finish in shot put with a throw of 16.04 meters (52-07.50).
On the men's side, a pair of third-place finishes paced the Gophers on Saturday as Jonathan Tharaldsen took third in the shot put and Obsa Ali finished third in the 5,000 meters. Tharaldsen opened the day for the Gophers, grabbing six team points with his toss of 18.76 meters (61-06.75 ft.). Ali added another six points with his time of 13:57.06 while the Gophers combined for 11 points in the event thanks to Alec Basten's fourth-place finish at 13:59.72 – good for five more points for the Maroon & Gold. Basten finished the Big Ten meet with eight points towards the team total after finishing sixth in the 3,000 meters on Friday night at 8:28.46.
Ben Psicihulis's fourth-place showing in the 600-meter final picked up five points for Minnesota as Psicihulis ran the Maroon & Gold's fastest time of the year at 1:17.87. The Gophers 4x400 meter relay team of Elliott Davis, Jonathan Webb, Psicihulis and Zach Nelson ran its fastest time of the year at 3:09.61 to finish sixth and close out the indoor meet with another three points.
Women's Scoring Finishes (60 points)
2. Tess Keyzers, weight throw (8 points)
2. Val Larson, 600m (8 points)
3. Amira Young, 60m dash (6 points)
4. Rachel Schow, 60m hurdles (5 points)
4. Bethany Hasz, mile (5 points)
4. Bethany Hasz, 3,000m (5 points)
5. Megan Hasz, 3,000m (4 points)
5. Hannah Morris, long jump (4 points)
T5. Ashley Ramacher, high jump (3 points)
T5. Hannah Arason, high jump (3 points)
6. Kiley Sabin, shot put (3 points)
6. Megan Hasz, 5,000m (3 points)
8. Temi Ogunrinde, weight throw (1 point)
8. Lindsey Greenlund, Sophia Anderson, Paige Peschel, Patty O'Brien, distance medley relay (1 point)
8. Rachel Schow, Erin Huls, Amira Young, Val Larson, 4x400 meter relay (1 point)
Men's Scoring Finishes (36 points)
3. Jonathan Tharaldsen, shot put (6 points)
3. Obsa Ali, 5,000 meters (6 points)
4. Ben Psicihulis, 600 meters (5 points)
4. Alec Basten, 5,000 meters (5 points)
5. Jon Neredal, weight throw (4 points)
6. Alec Basten, 3,000 meters (3 points)
6. Ben Psicihulis, Jonathan Webb, Elliott Davis, Zach Nelson, 4x400 meter relay (3 points)
6. Kieran McKeag, weight throw (3 points)
8. Kaleb Siekmeier, weight throw (1 point)
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The women scored 37 points in eight events on day two of the B1G Championship led by Val Larson, Amira Young, and Rachel Schow scoring points in two events. Larson was Minnesota's top finisher on day two of the meet, picking up a runner-up finish in the 600 meters in 1:30.12 while Young recorded a third-place finish in the 60-meter dash in her B1G debut and tied her career-best time of 7.39 seconds. Schow also posted a career-best time, placing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.40 seconds and improving on her third-ranked time in Minnesota history. The trio joined Erin Huls to make up Minnesota's eighth-place 4x400 meter relay team as well; Schow, Huls, Young and Larson ran 3:44.96 to win their heat and place eighth overall.
Bethany Hasz added a fourth-place showing in the mile to her day-one fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters to lead the Gopher women with 10 points total at the meet. She posted a mile time of 4:41.14.
Meanwhile, Megan Hasz also added a second scoring finish for the Maroon & Gold. Day one saw M. Hasz place fifth in the 3,000 meters, and she finished sixth in the 5,000 meters on day two. The Gophers also added nine points in high jump and shot put on day two of the meet. Ashley Ramacher and Hannah Arason cleared 1.68 meters (5-06.00) to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place with Indiana's Hope Purcell; each picked up three points in the team race. Kiley Sabin also added a sixth-place finish in shot put with a throw of 16.04 meters (52-07.50).
On the men's side, a pair of third-place finishes paced the Gophers on Saturday as Jonathan Tharaldsen took third in the shot put and Obsa Ali finished third in the 5,000 meters. Tharaldsen opened the day for the Gophers, grabbing six team points with his toss of 18.76 meters (61-06.75 ft.). Ali added another six points with his time of 13:57.06 while the Gophers combined for 11 points in the event thanks to Alec Basten's fourth-place finish at 13:59.72 – good for five more points for the Maroon & Gold. Basten finished the Big Ten meet with eight points towards the team total after finishing sixth in the 3,000 meters on Friday night at 8:28.46.
Ben Psicihulis's fourth-place showing in the 600-meter final picked up five points for Minnesota as Psicihulis ran the Maroon & Gold's fastest time of the year at 1:17.87. The Gophers 4x400 meter relay team of Elliott Davis, Jonathan Webb, Psicihulis and Zach Nelson ran its fastest time of the year at 3:09.61 to finish sixth and close out the indoor meet with another three points.
Women's Scoring Finishes (60 points)
2. Tess Keyzers, weight throw (8 points)
2. Val Larson, 600m (8 points)
3. Amira Young, 60m dash (6 points)
4. Rachel Schow, 60m hurdles (5 points)
4. Bethany Hasz, mile (5 points)
4. Bethany Hasz, 3,000m (5 points)
5. Megan Hasz, 3,000m (4 points)
5. Hannah Morris, long jump (4 points)
T5. Ashley Ramacher, high jump (3 points)
T5. Hannah Arason, high jump (3 points)
6. Kiley Sabin, shot put (3 points)
6. Megan Hasz, 5,000m (3 points)
8. Temi Ogunrinde, weight throw (1 point)
8. Lindsey Greenlund, Sophia Anderson, Paige Peschel, Patty O'Brien, distance medley relay (1 point)
8. Rachel Schow, Erin Huls, Amira Young, Val Larson, 4x400 meter relay (1 point)
Men's Scoring Finishes (36 points)
3. Jonathan Tharaldsen, shot put (6 points)
3. Obsa Ali, 5,000 meters (6 points)
4. Ben Psicihulis, 600 meters (5 points)
4. Alec Basten, 5,000 meters (5 points)
5. Jon Neredal, weight throw (4 points)
6. Alec Basten, 3,000 meters (3 points)
6. Ben Psicihulis, Jonathan Webb, Elliott Davis, Zach Nelson, 4x400 meter relay (3 points)
6. Kieran McKeag, weight throw (3 points)
8. Kaleb Siekmeier, weight throw (1 point)
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