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Saturday, January 9
Iowa City, IA
10:00 AM
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Hawkeye Border Battle
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Gophers Claim 10 Titles in Iowa
1/9/2021 5:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
The Minnesota men and women each took home five titles at the Hawkeye Border Battle on Saturday.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Golden Gophers combined for 10 event titles as the University of Minnesota track & field team opened the 2021 indoor season in a head-to-head competition against Iowa at the Hawkeye Border Battle on Saturday. The men and women each earned five titles to kick off the season, including sweeping the mile, 200-meter, and 3,000-meter titles.
Alec Basten and Erin Reidy took home top honors in the men's and women's miles, respectively. Basten clocked a career-best time of 4:03.36 to move into seventh among all-time Gophers on the way to the win. Runner-up Owen Hoeft also recorded a career-best time of 4:03.54, good for eighth in program history. Meanwhile, Reidy won the women's mile in 4:59.50 in her first collegiate race.
Kion Benjamin and Amira Young won the men's and women's 200-meter titles, respectively, while Khalid Hussein and Bethany Hasz swept the 3,000-meter races. Val Larson (400 meters) and Sophie Schmitz (1,000 meters) also won their respective events as all five of the Gopher women's event titles were won on the track.
The Gopher men swept the throws behind wins from Kyle Atkinson in the shot put and Phillipe Barnett in the weight throw. Both men were victorious in their first meets in uniform for the Maroon & Gold. Atkinson posted a winning throw of 18.23m (59-09.75 ft.) in weight throw, and Barnett posted a mark of 19.65m (64-05.75 ft.) for the best shot put performance of the meet.
Quotable
"It was a great day, and we're excited to be back competing," director of track & field and cross country Matt Bingle said. "We needed this to shake off the rust so we can start getting better each week. It was a first good step for the team. We need to follow it up with a good week of practice and make sure we are staying healthy. Everyone is ready to get back to work."
Event Champions
Amira Young, 200 meters
Val Larson, 400 meters
Sophie Schmitz, 1,000 meters
Erin Reidy, mile
Bethany Hasz, 3,000 meters
Kion Benjamin, 200 meters
Alec Basten, mile
Khalid Hussein, 3,000 meters
Kyle Atkinson, shot put
Phillipe Barnett, weight throw
Up Next
The Gophers are set to compete at the Husker Triangular, taking on host Nebraska and Iowa, next Saturday, Jan. 16 in Lincoln, Neb.
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Alec Basten and Erin Reidy took home top honors in the men's and women's miles, respectively. Basten clocked a career-best time of 4:03.36 to move into seventh among all-time Gophers on the way to the win. Runner-up Owen Hoeft also recorded a career-best time of 4:03.54, good for eighth in program history. Meanwhile, Reidy won the women's mile in 4:59.50 in her first collegiate race.
Kion Benjamin and Amira Young won the men's and women's 200-meter titles, respectively, while Khalid Hussein and Bethany Hasz swept the 3,000-meter races. Val Larson (400 meters) and Sophie Schmitz (1,000 meters) also won their respective events as all five of the Gopher women's event titles were won on the track.
The Gopher men swept the throws behind wins from Kyle Atkinson in the shot put and Phillipe Barnett in the weight throw. Both men were victorious in their first meets in uniform for the Maroon & Gold. Atkinson posted a winning throw of 18.23m (59-09.75 ft.) in weight throw, and Barnett posted a mark of 19.65m (64-05.75 ft.) for the best shot put performance of the meet.
Quotable
"It was a great day, and we're excited to be back competing," director of track & field and cross country Matt Bingle said. "We needed this to shake off the rust so we can start getting better each week. It was a first good step for the team. We need to follow it up with a good week of practice and make sure we are staying healthy. Everyone is ready to get back to work."
Event Champions
Amira Young, 200 meters
Val Larson, 400 meters
Sophie Schmitz, 1,000 meters
Erin Reidy, mile
Bethany Hasz, 3,000 meters
Kion Benjamin, 200 meters
Alec Basten, mile
Khalid Hussein, 3,000 meters
Kyle Atkinson, shot put
Phillipe Barnett, weight throw
Up Next
The Gophers are set to compete at the Husker Triangular, taking on host Nebraska and Iowa, next Saturday, Jan. 16 in Lincoln, Neb.
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