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33 Gophers Qualify for NCAA West Preliminary
5/16/2019 1:04:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Jonathan Tharaldsen, Kiley Sabin, Patty O'Brien, and Amira Young lead the way as qualifiers in two events for the Maroon & Gold.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Thirty-three Gophers have earned 37 berths into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Championships, the NCAA announced Thursday.
Jonathan Tharaldsen (shot put and discus), Kiley Sabin (shot put and discus), Patty O'Brien (5,000 meters and 10,000 meters), and Amira Young (100 meters and 200 meters) lead the way as qualifiers in two events for the Maroon & Gold. Sabin is making her fourth appearance of her career at the NCAA West Prelim while 10 Gopher women are making their NCAA West Prelim debuts. Defending NCAA steeplechase champion and two-time defending Big Ten champion Obsa Ali leads the Minnesota men in his third trip to the NCAA regionals while 10 Gopher men will make their NCAA West Prelim debuts.
Eighteen Gopher women earned 21 berths to the NCAA West Prelim, led by Sabin, O'Brien, and Young in two events each. The Minnesota women will compete in 15 different events with two athletes in the 5,000-meter run, 10,000-meter run, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 400-meter hurdles, pole vault, and shot put. Fifteen Gopher men earned 16 berths to the NCAA West Prelim with Tharaldsen representing the Gophers in both the shot put and the discus. The men will compete in nine different events at the NCAA West Preliminary including four runners in the steeplechase and three competitors in the hammer throw.
The East and West preliminary competitions are scheduled for Thursday, May 23 through Saturday, May 25. California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, Calif., will host the West Preliminary. The top 12 individual competitors and top 12 relay teams from each preliminary round site advance to the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 5-8 in Austin, Texas.
Fans can watch live and on-demand coverage of the NCAA Division I East and West Preliminary Championships on FloTrack with a Pro subscription.
Gopher Women's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors
Amira Young, 100 meters and 200 meters (debut)
Anastasia Korzenowski, 1,500-meter run (debut)
Abby Kohut-Jackson, 3,000-meter steeplechase (debut)
Lindsey Greenlund, 3,000-meter steeplechase (debut)
Bethany Hasz, 5,000 meters* (22nd in 2018)
Megan Hasz, 10,000 meters* (20th in 2018)
Patty O'Brien, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters (debut)
Rachel Schow, 400-meter hurdles** (27th in 2018; 25th in 2017)
Erin Huls, 400-meter hurdles* (29th in 2017)
Ashley Ramacher, high jump* (T-11th in 2018)
Lexi Kiefer, pole vault (debut)
Karlie Place, pole vault** (T-22nd in 2018; 33rd in 2016)
Hannah Morris, long jump (debut)
Lorean Murray, triple jump (debut)
Tess Keyzers, shot put (debut)
Kiley Sabin, shot put*** (8th in 2018; 15th in 2017; 19th in 2016) and discus** (17th in 2018; 30th in 2017)
Temi Ogunrinde, hammer throw** (3rd in 2018; 8th in 2017)
Ryan Crotty, javelin (debut)
Gopher Women's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors by Event
100-meter dash: Young
200-meter dash: Young
1,500-meter run: Korzenowski
3,000-meter steeplechase: Kohut-Jackson, Greenlund
5,000-meter run: B. Hasz, O'Brien
10,000-meter run: M. Hasz, O'Brien
400-meter hurdles: Schow, Huls
High Jump: Ramacher
Pole Vault: Kiefer, Place
Long Jump: Morris
Triple Jump: Murray
Shot Put: Keyzers, Sabin
Discus: Sabin
Hammer Throw: Ogunrinde
Javelin: Crotty
Gopher Men's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors
Obsa Ali**: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (1st in 2018, 10th in 2017)
Alec Basten: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (debut)
Elliott Davis: 400 Meters (debut)
Owen Hoeft: 5,000 Meters (debut)
Sammie Houston*: Triple Jump (43rd in 2018)
Dawson LaRance: 800 Meters (debut)
Jack Manderscheid: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (debut)
Kieran McKeag*: Hammer Throw (10th in 2018)
Jon Nerdal*: Hammer Throw (35th in 2018)
Nick Rink: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (debut)
Mason Roomes*: Long Jump (23rd in 2018)
Connor Rousemiller: Hammer Throw (debut)
Kaleb Siekmeier: Discus Throw (debut)
Jonathan Tharaldsen*: Shot Put (13th in 2018), Discus Throw (debut)
Lucas Trapp: 800 Meters (debut)
Gopher Men's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors by Event
400 Meters: Davis
800 Meters: LaRance, Trapp
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Ali, Basten, Rink, Manderscheid
5,000 Meters: Hoeft
Long Jump: Roomes
Triple Jump: Houston
Shot Put: Tharaldsen
Discus Throw: Siekmeier, Tharaldsen
Hammer Throw: McKeag, Nerdal, Rousemiller
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Jonathan Tharaldsen (shot put and discus), Kiley Sabin (shot put and discus), Patty O'Brien (5,000 meters and 10,000 meters), and Amira Young (100 meters and 200 meters) lead the way as qualifiers in two events for the Maroon & Gold. Sabin is making her fourth appearance of her career at the NCAA West Prelim while 10 Gopher women are making their NCAA West Prelim debuts. Defending NCAA steeplechase champion and two-time defending Big Ten champion Obsa Ali leads the Minnesota men in his third trip to the NCAA regionals while 10 Gopher men will make their NCAA West Prelim debuts.
Eighteen Gopher women earned 21 berths to the NCAA West Prelim, led by Sabin, O'Brien, and Young in two events each. The Minnesota women will compete in 15 different events with two athletes in the 5,000-meter run, 10,000-meter run, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 400-meter hurdles, pole vault, and shot put. Fifteen Gopher men earned 16 berths to the NCAA West Prelim with Tharaldsen representing the Gophers in both the shot put and the discus. The men will compete in nine different events at the NCAA West Preliminary including four runners in the steeplechase and three competitors in the hammer throw.
The East and West preliminary competitions are scheduled for Thursday, May 23 through Saturday, May 25. California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, Calif., will host the West Preliminary. The top 12 individual competitors and top 12 relay teams from each preliminary round site advance to the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 5-8 in Austin, Texas.
Fans can watch live and on-demand coverage of the NCAA Division I East and West Preliminary Championships on FloTrack with a Pro subscription.
Gopher Women's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors
Amira Young, 100 meters and 200 meters (debut)
Anastasia Korzenowski, 1,500-meter run (debut)
Abby Kohut-Jackson, 3,000-meter steeplechase (debut)
Lindsey Greenlund, 3,000-meter steeplechase (debut)
Bethany Hasz, 5,000 meters* (22nd in 2018)
Megan Hasz, 10,000 meters* (20th in 2018)
Patty O'Brien, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters (debut)
Rachel Schow, 400-meter hurdles** (27th in 2018; 25th in 2017)
Erin Huls, 400-meter hurdles* (29th in 2017)
Ashley Ramacher, high jump* (T-11th in 2018)
Lexi Kiefer, pole vault (debut)
Karlie Place, pole vault** (T-22nd in 2018; 33rd in 2016)
Hannah Morris, long jump (debut)
Lorean Murray, triple jump (debut)
Tess Keyzers, shot put (debut)
Kiley Sabin, shot put*** (8th in 2018; 15th in 2017; 19th in 2016) and discus** (17th in 2018; 30th in 2017)
Temi Ogunrinde, hammer throw** (3rd in 2018; 8th in 2017)
Ryan Crotty, javelin (debut)
Gopher Women's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors by Event
100-meter dash: Young
200-meter dash: Young
1,500-meter run: Korzenowski
3,000-meter steeplechase: Kohut-Jackson, Greenlund
5,000-meter run: B. Hasz, O'Brien
10,000-meter run: M. Hasz, O'Brien
400-meter hurdles: Schow, Huls
High Jump: Ramacher
Pole Vault: Kiefer, Place
Long Jump: Morris
Triple Jump: Murray
Shot Put: Keyzers, Sabin
Discus: Sabin
Hammer Throw: Ogunrinde
Javelin: Crotty
Gopher Men's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors
Obsa Ali**: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (1st in 2018, 10th in 2017)
Alec Basten: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (debut)
Elliott Davis: 400 Meters (debut)
Owen Hoeft: 5,000 Meters (debut)
Sammie Houston*: Triple Jump (43rd in 2018)
Dawson LaRance: 800 Meters (debut)
Jack Manderscheid: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (debut)
Kieran McKeag*: Hammer Throw (10th in 2018)
Jon Nerdal*: Hammer Throw (35th in 2018)
Nick Rink: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (debut)
Mason Roomes*: Long Jump (23rd in 2018)
Connor Rousemiller: Hammer Throw (debut)
Kaleb Siekmeier: Discus Throw (debut)
Jonathan Tharaldsen*: Shot Put (13th in 2018), Discus Throw (debut)
Lucas Trapp: 800 Meters (debut)
Gopher Men's 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Competitors by Event
400 Meters: Davis
800 Meters: LaRance, Trapp
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Ali, Basten, Rink, Manderscheid
5,000 Meters: Hoeft
Long Jump: Roomes
Triple Jump: Houston
Shot Put: Tharaldsen
Discus Throw: Siekmeier, Tharaldsen
Hammer Throw: McKeag, Nerdal, Rousemiller
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