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Season in Review: Look Back at 2019-20
4/10/2020 2:02:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
Take a look back at the Gophers' achievements during the 2019 cross country and 2020 indoor track & field seasons.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden Gopher track & field and cross country program had a year to remember in 2019-20 despite the indoor season ending and the outdoor season being canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten Conference and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
NCAA Championship Qualifiers
The University of Minnesota track & field program earned 13 entries to the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Maroon & Gold men led all Big Ten programs and were tied for sixth in the nation with eight entries while the Gopher women boasted five entries including Nayoka Clunis, who qualified in both the shot put and the weight throw.
Joining Clunis on the women's side were Devia Brown, ranked 13th in the nation in shot put (16.87 meters, 55-04.25 ft); Ayesha Champagnie, ranked eighth in the field at 4,155 points; and Bethany Hasz, who had the third-fastest time among the athletes selected for the 5,000 meters (15:25.33). Clunis was seeded 10th in weight throw at 22.13 meters (72-07.25 ft.) and 11th in shot put at 17.05 meters (55-11.25 ft.).
On the men's side, the throwers led the way for the Maroon & Gold with four overall qualifiers and three competitors in the men's weight throw -- both numbers led the nation. In the weight throw, Kieran McKeag was third among qualifiers at 22.93 meters (75-02.75 ft.) while Kaleb Siekmeier was 11th in the field at 22.09 meters (72-05.75 ft.) and Jon Nerdal ranked 15th at 21.72 meters (71-03.25 ft.). Jonathan Tharaldsen ranked fourth among men's shot put entrants at 20.50 meters (67-03.25 ft.). Additionally, Sammie Houston was ninth among qualifiers in the men's triple jump at 16.18 meters (53-01.00 ft.) while Michael Burke ranked 12th in the men's high jump at 2.23 meters (7-03.75 ft.). On the track, Minnesota qualified a pair of relay squads for the national championships with the eighth fastest distance medley relay in the field at 9:31.52 (Shane Streich, Elliott Davis, Dawson LaRance, Owen Hoeft) and the 11th best 4x400 meter relay at 3:07.16 (Elliott Davis, Jackson Wellenstein, Jonathan Webb, Ben Psicihulis).
Senior Celebration
The Gophers honored their 39 seniors during the inaugural Minnesota Cold Classic when the 2020 senior class competed for the final time at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse. The Gopher women celebrated seniors Kayla Baker, Zetta Mason, Kelsey Sather, Carissa Dock, Maria Eastman, Lindsey Greenlund, Kelli Schmidt, Olivia Hummel, Sarah Werking, Meleah Biermaier, Ayesha Champagnie, Monique Felix, Erin Huls, Rachel Schow, Lexi Kiefer, Nayoka Clunis, Ryan Crotty, Shay Nielsen, and Candesha Scott. On the men's side, Minnesota honored seniors Evan Ferlic, Connor Olson, Nick Rink, Shane Streich, Matthew Baker, Elliott Davis, Erik Eckleben, Ben Gucinski, Sammie Houston, Mason Roomes, Josh Tracy, Jonathan Webb, Jackson Wellenstein, Michael Burke, Teddy Frid, Ben Ose, John Uchytil, Jon Nerdal, Connor Rousemiller, and Jonathan Tharaldsen.
Program Records Fall
On the women's side, Minnesota set two new indoor program records this season as Amira Young improved on the 200 meters record with a time of 23.64 seconds and Bethany Hasz ran 15:25.33 for a new record in the 5,000 meters. For the men, Alec Basten started the year off by breaking the school 10K record during the cross country season at 23:26.7 before Sammie Houston ended the indoor track & field campaign with a new men's triple jump record of 16.18 meters (53-01.00 ft.) to win the Big Ten title in the discipline.
2020 B1G Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
Minnesota earned a pair of top-three team finishes as the Gopher women finished as team runner-up and the Gopher men came in third overall at the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. The women recorded 99 points, trailing B1G champion Ohio State by just five points. On the men's side, Indiana took home the team title with 120.5 points, followed by runner-up Iowa (107 points) and Minnesota (88.5 points). In total, the Gophers finished the meet with eight All-Big Ten award recipients led by All-Big Ten First Team honoree and B1G men's triple jump champion Sammie Houston.
B. Hasz, Miller Earn Regional Honors
The University of Minnesota track & field program boasted a pair of regional honorees during the 2020 indoor campaign as Bethany Hasz earned the USTFCCCA Midwest Women's Track Athlete of the Year accolade and Peter Miller took home the USTFCAA Midwest Men's Assistant Coach of the Year honor.
2019 B1G Cross Country Championships Rewind
Anastasia Korzenowski and Alec Basten led the Gophers at the 2019 Big Ten Conference Cross Country Championships last fall. The Gopher women placed seventh in the team race with 145 points led by Korzenowski's seventh-place individual showing as she led the Maroon & Gold in a career-best 20:27.6 for the six-kilometer course. The men's squad finished eighth in the team competition with 193 points, led by Basten's 18th-place finish. The redshirt junior, who finished the eight-kilometer course in 24:27.3, led the Maroon & Gold in each of his five races this season.
2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships Rewind
Abby Kohut-Jackson finished 110th to lead the Golden Gopher women to a 28th-place team finish while Alec Basten represented the Minnesota men with a 166th-place showing at the 2019 NCAA Championships at LaVern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind., last fall. Anastasia Korzenowski improved on her prior NCAA finish, going from 230th a year ago to 172nd this season. Sarah Werking rounded out Minnesota's top three finishers on the women's side, placing 175th in her NCAA debut. Zetta Mason (198th) and Jaycie Thomsen (214th) completed the women's scoring finishes. Meanwhile, Basten made his debut at the NCAA Championships, representing the Maroon & Gold men at the national meet for the first time since 2015. Basten covered the 10-kilometer course in 32:31.6 for 166th place.
Captains Salute
For the 2019-20 season, Alec Basten, Kieran McKeag, Jackson Wellenstein, Teddy Frid, and Jonathan Tharaldsen led the men's team while Rachel Schow, Ayesha Champagnie, Erin Huls, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Ryan Crotty, and Val Larson served as captains on the women's side.
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NCAA Championship Qualifiers
The University of Minnesota track & field program earned 13 entries to the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Maroon & Gold men led all Big Ten programs and were tied for sixth in the nation with eight entries while the Gopher women boasted five entries including Nayoka Clunis, who qualified in both the shot put and the weight throw.
Joining Clunis on the women's side were Devia Brown, ranked 13th in the nation in shot put (16.87 meters, 55-04.25 ft); Ayesha Champagnie, ranked eighth in the field at 4,155 points; and Bethany Hasz, who had the third-fastest time among the athletes selected for the 5,000 meters (15:25.33). Clunis was seeded 10th in weight throw at 22.13 meters (72-07.25 ft.) and 11th in shot put at 17.05 meters (55-11.25 ft.).
On the men's side, the throwers led the way for the Maroon & Gold with four overall qualifiers and three competitors in the men's weight throw -- both numbers led the nation. In the weight throw, Kieran McKeag was third among qualifiers at 22.93 meters (75-02.75 ft.) while Kaleb Siekmeier was 11th in the field at 22.09 meters (72-05.75 ft.) and Jon Nerdal ranked 15th at 21.72 meters (71-03.25 ft.). Jonathan Tharaldsen ranked fourth among men's shot put entrants at 20.50 meters (67-03.25 ft.). Additionally, Sammie Houston was ninth among qualifiers in the men's triple jump at 16.18 meters (53-01.00 ft.) while Michael Burke ranked 12th in the men's high jump at 2.23 meters (7-03.75 ft.). On the track, Minnesota qualified a pair of relay squads for the national championships with the eighth fastest distance medley relay in the field at 9:31.52 (Shane Streich, Elliott Davis, Dawson LaRance, Owen Hoeft) and the 11th best 4x400 meter relay at 3:07.16 (Elliott Davis, Jackson Wellenstein, Jonathan Webb, Ben Psicihulis).
Senior Celebration
The Gophers honored their 39 seniors during the inaugural Minnesota Cold Classic when the 2020 senior class competed for the final time at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse. The Gopher women celebrated seniors Kayla Baker, Zetta Mason, Kelsey Sather, Carissa Dock, Maria Eastman, Lindsey Greenlund, Kelli Schmidt, Olivia Hummel, Sarah Werking, Meleah Biermaier, Ayesha Champagnie, Monique Felix, Erin Huls, Rachel Schow, Lexi Kiefer, Nayoka Clunis, Ryan Crotty, Shay Nielsen, and Candesha Scott. On the men's side, Minnesota honored seniors Evan Ferlic, Connor Olson, Nick Rink, Shane Streich, Matthew Baker, Elliott Davis, Erik Eckleben, Ben Gucinski, Sammie Houston, Mason Roomes, Josh Tracy, Jonathan Webb, Jackson Wellenstein, Michael Burke, Teddy Frid, Ben Ose, John Uchytil, Jon Nerdal, Connor Rousemiller, and Jonathan Tharaldsen.
Program Records Fall
On the women's side, Minnesota set two new indoor program records this season as Amira Young improved on the 200 meters record with a time of 23.64 seconds and Bethany Hasz ran 15:25.33 for a new record in the 5,000 meters. For the men, Alec Basten started the year off by breaking the school 10K record during the cross country season at 23:26.7 before Sammie Houston ended the indoor track & field campaign with a new men's triple jump record of 16.18 meters (53-01.00 ft.) to win the Big Ten title in the discipline.
2020 B1G Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
Minnesota earned a pair of top-three team finishes as the Gopher women finished as team runner-up and the Gopher men came in third overall at the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. The women recorded 99 points, trailing B1G champion Ohio State by just five points. On the men's side, Indiana took home the team title with 120.5 points, followed by runner-up Iowa (107 points) and Minnesota (88.5 points). In total, the Gophers finished the meet with eight All-Big Ten award recipients led by All-Big Ten First Team honoree and B1G men's triple jump champion Sammie Houston.
B. Hasz, Miller Earn Regional Honors
The University of Minnesota track & field program boasted a pair of regional honorees during the 2020 indoor campaign as Bethany Hasz earned the USTFCCCA Midwest Women's Track Athlete of the Year accolade and Peter Miller took home the USTFCAA Midwest Men's Assistant Coach of the Year honor.
2019 B1G Cross Country Championships Rewind
Anastasia Korzenowski and Alec Basten led the Gophers at the 2019 Big Ten Conference Cross Country Championships last fall. The Gopher women placed seventh in the team race with 145 points led by Korzenowski's seventh-place individual showing as she led the Maroon & Gold in a career-best 20:27.6 for the six-kilometer course. The men's squad finished eighth in the team competition with 193 points, led by Basten's 18th-place finish. The redshirt junior, who finished the eight-kilometer course in 24:27.3, led the Maroon & Gold in each of his five races this season.
2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships Rewind
Abby Kohut-Jackson finished 110th to lead the Golden Gopher women to a 28th-place team finish while Alec Basten represented the Minnesota men with a 166th-place showing at the 2019 NCAA Championships at LaVern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind., last fall. Anastasia Korzenowski improved on her prior NCAA finish, going from 230th a year ago to 172nd this season. Sarah Werking rounded out Minnesota's top three finishers on the women's side, placing 175th in her NCAA debut. Zetta Mason (198th) and Jaycie Thomsen (214th) completed the women's scoring finishes. Meanwhile, Basten made his debut at the NCAA Championships, representing the Maroon & Gold men at the national meet for the first time since 2015. Basten covered the 10-kilometer course in 32:31.6 for 166th place.
Captains Salute
For the 2019-20 season, Alec Basten, Kieran McKeag, Jackson Wellenstein, Teddy Frid, and Jonathan Tharaldsen led the men's team while Rachel Schow, Ayesha Champagnie, Erin Huls, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Ryan Crotty, and Val Larson served as captains on the women's side.
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