University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, December 3
Brookings, SD
12:00 PM
University of Minnesota
at
South Dakota State Holiday Invite
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Pole Vault
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Throws
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Sprints
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Throws
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Throws
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Multi/Jumps
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Distance
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Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
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/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
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Sprints/Hurdles
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Throws
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Sprints
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Indoor Track Season Opener Awaits
12/1/2021 12:44:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden Gophers women's track and field team has an early test in the program's indoor season-opener at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi in Brookings, S.D., this Friday and Saturday. Minnesota will also send a group of student-athletes to the Wooo Pig Classic on Friday as well as to St. Thomas on Dec. 10 for 'The Opener'.
About the SDSU Holiday Open
The SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi is hosted by South Dakota State University at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Action begins at noon C.T. Friday and 11 a.m. CT Saturday. Friday's competition slate begins with the women's pentathlon and day one of the men's heptathlon. Field events get underway at 3 p.m. Friday with running events to follow at 4 p.m. Friday. The meet concludes on Saturday with day two of the men's heptathlon and indoor discus for both genders.
The meet will not be live streamed by SDSU, but the meet will have live results that fans can follow throughout the event.
Four Gophers to Race at Wooo Pig Classic
In addition to the Gophers competing at SDSU, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Anastasia Korzenowski along with Bethany and Megan Hasz will race the elite 5000m and 3000m events at the 2021 Wooo Pig Classic on Friday afternoon. The event, hosted by the University of Arkansas, will be ran at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Fans will be able to watch the Wooo Pig Classic via an online stream via ESPN.com or on the Watch ESPN app. Additionally, the meet will have live results that fans can follow throughout the event.
More Gophers to Compete at 'The Opener' at St. Thomas
Minnesota will send a group to compete at 'The Opener' at the University of St. Thomas on Dec. 10. Lexy Berger, Mara Pletcher and Sam Spencer will all compete in the women's pole vault while Devia Brown and McKenzie Duwenhoegger will throw the shot. Duwenhoegger will also throw in the weight competition along with Shelby Frank, Tess Keyzers and Emily Stendel. Additionally 17 unattached student-athletes on the men's side will compete at St. Thomas. The group will compete in events such as the pole vault, vertical and horizontal jumps as well as the short sprints and hurdles.
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field Season Rewind
The Gophers wrapped up the 2020-21 indoor track & field season with 12 different All-America honors with 10 different student-athletes earning either first or second team distinctions. Minnesota's top returning performer is Bethany Hasz who was the NCAA indoor runner-up in the 5000m. The women's program finished the meet in 24th as a team. Returning 2020-21 All-Americans for the Gophers are Amira Young, Allison Gerads, Tess Keyzers, Jayla Campbell, Abigail Schaaffe, Val Larson and Janielle Josephs. On top of the national success, the Gophers also are the reigning Big Ten indoor women's team champions. The women's team returns 11 women's student-athletes that won Big Ten indoor titles last season.
A History 2021 Cross Country Season Recap
Led by now two-time USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women's Coach of the Year, Sarah Hopkins and the Gopher Cross Country program reached new heights this past cross country season. Hopkins led the Gophers' women's team to their second-best NCAA Championship finish in program history, coming in seventh overall in Tallahassee, Fla., behind three All-American performances from Bethany Hasz (seventh), Megan Hasz (23rd) and Abby Kohut-Jackson (39th). Hopkins led the Gophers to a number of top finishes during the 2021 season leading into the national championships, including winning team titles at all of the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, Big Ten Conference Championships and Roy Griak Invitational. Under Hopkins guidance, the Gophers have also seen a pair of individual Big Ten Championships over the past two seasons, with B. Hasz taking the title in 2020-21 and M. Hasz doing the same at the 2021 Big Ten Championships.
Up Next: Minnesota Opener
The Gophers return to action in 2021 by hosting the Minnesota Open on Saturday, Jan. 8. Action will take place all day at the Minnesota Fieldhouse. Check back later with GopherSports.com for more information.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on Twitter and Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
About the SDSU Holiday Open
The SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi is hosted by South Dakota State University at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Action begins at noon C.T. Friday and 11 a.m. CT Saturday. Friday's competition slate begins with the women's pentathlon and day one of the men's heptathlon. Field events get underway at 3 p.m. Friday with running events to follow at 4 p.m. Friday. The meet concludes on Saturday with day two of the men's heptathlon and indoor discus for both genders.
The meet will not be live streamed by SDSU, but the meet will have live results that fans can follow throughout the event.
Four Gophers to Race at Wooo Pig Classic
In addition to the Gophers competing at SDSU, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Anastasia Korzenowski along with Bethany and Megan Hasz will race the elite 5000m and 3000m events at the 2021 Wooo Pig Classic on Friday afternoon. The event, hosted by the University of Arkansas, will be ran at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Fans will be able to watch the Wooo Pig Classic via an online stream via ESPN.com or on the Watch ESPN app. Additionally, the meet will have live results that fans can follow throughout the event.
More Gophers to Compete at 'The Opener' at St. Thomas
Minnesota will send a group to compete at 'The Opener' at the University of St. Thomas on Dec. 10. Lexy Berger, Mara Pletcher and Sam Spencer will all compete in the women's pole vault while Devia Brown and McKenzie Duwenhoegger will throw the shot. Duwenhoegger will also throw in the weight competition along with Shelby Frank, Tess Keyzers and Emily Stendel. Additionally 17 unattached student-athletes on the men's side will compete at St. Thomas. The group will compete in events such as the pole vault, vertical and horizontal jumps as well as the short sprints and hurdles.
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field Season Rewind
The Gophers wrapped up the 2020-21 indoor track & field season with 12 different All-America honors with 10 different student-athletes earning either first or second team distinctions. Minnesota's top returning performer is Bethany Hasz who was the NCAA indoor runner-up in the 5000m. The women's program finished the meet in 24th as a team. Returning 2020-21 All-Americans for the Gophers are Amira Young, Allison Gerads, Tess Keyzers, Jayla Campbell, Abigail Schaaffe, Val Larson and Janielle Josephs. On top of the national success, the Gophers also are the reigning Big Ten indoor women's team champions. The women's team returns 11 women's student-athletes that won Big Ten indoor titles last season.
A History 2021 Cross Country Season Recap
Led by now two-time USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women's Coach of the Year, Sarah Hopkins and the Gopher Cross Country program reached new heights this past cross country season. Hopkins led the Gophers' women's team to their second-best NCAA Championship finish in program history, coming in seventh overall in Tallahassee, Fla., behind three All-American performances from Bethany Hasz (seventh), Megan Hasz (23rd) and Abby Kohut-Jackson (39th). Hopkins led the Gophers to a number of top finishes during the 2021 season leading into the national championships, including winning team titles at all of the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, Big Ten Conference Championships and Roy Griak Invitational. Under Hopkins guidance, the Gophers have also seen a pair of individual Big Ten Championships over the past two seasons, with B. Hasz taking the title in 2020-21 and M. Hasz doing the same at the 2021 Big Ten Championships.
Up Next: Minnesota Opener
The Gophers return to action in 2021 by hosting the Minnesota Open on Saturday, Jan. 8. Action will take place all day at the Minnesota Fieldhouse. Check back later with GopherSports.com for more information.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on Twitter and Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
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