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Gophers Win Three Titles on B1G Day One
2/25/2021 6:19:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
The Gopher women won the 3,000 meters, weight throw, and distance medley relay on day one of the Big Ten Championships.
GENEVA, Ohio -- The Golden Gopher women are in first place behind three event titles while the men are second in the team standings through four events scored at the 2021 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Thursday's event finals included weight throw, 3,000 meters, distance medley relay, and long jump for both genders.
Women's Day One Recap
Bethany Hasz won the 3,000 meters, Tess Keyzers won weight throw, and Anastasia Korzenowski, Val Larson, Libby Halbmaier, and Abby Kohut-Jackson won the distance medley relay to lead the Gopher women on day one at the B1G Championships. The Gophers also picked up seven points in long jump on the way to 37 points to lead the B1G team race on day one of three.
Hasz cruised to the 3,000-meter crown, kicking with two laps remaining on the 300-meter SPIRE Institute track, and clocked a winning time of 9:06.66, about six seconds ahead of runner-up Ericka VanderLende of Michigan (9:12.45). The win marked Minnesota's first-ever women's 3,000-meter B1G crown along with Hasz's first Big Ten indoor title and her second B1G title in the last month after she also won the Big Ten cross country title on January 30.
Keyzers recorded a career-best mark of 21.66m (71-00.75 ft.) in the weight throw to win her first B1G title of her career after finishing sixth in the event in 2020 and taking second in 2019. She improved her mark at fourth on Minnesota's all-time top-10 list as well. Keyzers is the fourth Gopher to win a B1G title in women's weight throw, joining Minnesota alumnae Kaitlyn Long (2018), Liz Alabi (2007), and Beth Howard (2000).
Korzenowski, Larson, Halbmaier, and Kohut-Jackson closed out the day one events for the Gophers with a dramatic finish on the way to Minnesota's first-ever B1G title in the distance medley relay. Kohut-Jackson out-leaned Michigan's Katelynne Hart at the finish as the Gopher quartet ran 11:10.05 to narrowly edge Michigan (11:10.12). The Gophers' performance was good for fourth in program history as well.
In long jump, Allison Gerads recorded a career-best mark of 6.09m (19-11.75) to place third at the B1G meet and move into fourth among all-time Gophers. Hannah Morris also picked up one point for the Maroon & Gold with an eighth-place finish.
Other day one action for the women saw Larson and Abigail Schaaffe both advance to the 600-meter final, recording the two fastest preliminary times, while Amira Young, Lexi Romero, and Lauren Hansen all advanced to the 200-meter final. Hansen clocked a career-best time of 24.36 to tie for 10th among all-time Gophers as well.
Men's Day One Recap
The Gopher men are in second place in the team standings with 25 points through four events, having scored points in three of four possible events on day one of B1G competition.
Kaleb Siekmeier led the men with a runner-up finish in weight throw, posting a career-best throw of 22.10 meters (72-06.25 ft.) to rank third in Gophers' history. Minnesota combined for 17 points in the event as Phillipe Barnett and Carter Hughes both scored in their B1G debuts with Barnett coming in third and Hughes placing sixth.
The Gophers picked up eight points on the track as well. Owen Hoeft (fifth) and Alec Basten (eighth) both scored in the 3,000 meters, and the distance medley relay squad of Hunter Lucas, Collin Sieffert, Seth Eliason, and Eli Hoeft took sixth in 9:41.39.
Day one for the men also saw Ben Psicihulis advance to the 600-meter final in a career-best 1:16.74, good for fifth in program history. Wyatt Lubarski made his B1G debut by competing in the first four events of the heptathlon as well.
Up Next
The Big Ten Championship continues Friday and Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Women's Scoring Finishes
1st - Bethany Hasz, 3,000 meters (10 points)
1st - Tess Keyzers, weight throw (10 points)
1st - Anastasia Korzenowski, Val Larson, Libby Halbmaier, Abby Kohut-Jackson (10 points)
3rd - Allison Gerads, long jump (6 points)
8th - Hannah Morris, long jump (1 point)
Men's Scoring Finishes
2nd - Kaleb Siekmeier, weight throw (8 points)
3rd - Phillipe Barnett, weight throw (6 points)
5th - Owen Hoeft, 3,000 meters (4 points)
6th - Hunter Lucas, Collin Sieffert, Seth Eliason, Eli Hoeft (3 points)
6th - Carter Hughes, weight throw (3 points)
8th - Alec Basten, 3,000 meters (1 point)
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Women's Day One Recap
Bethany Hasz won the 3,000 meters, Tess Keyzers won weight throw, and Anastasia Korzenowski, Val Larson, Libby Halbmaier, and Abby Kohut-Jackson won the distance medley relay to lead the Gopher women on day one at the B1G Championships. The Gophers also picked up seven points in long jump on the way to 37 points to lead the B1G team race on day one of three.
Hasz cruised to the 3,000-meter crown, kicking with two laps remaining on the 300-meter SPIRE Institute track, and clocked a winning time of 9:06.66, about six seconds ahead of runner-up Ericka VanderLende of Michigan (9:12.45). The win marked Minnesota's first-ever women's 3,000-meter B1G crown along with Hasz's first Big Ten indoor title and her second B1G title in the last month after she also won the Big Ten cross country title on January 30.
Keyzers recorded a career-best mark of 21.66m (71-00.75 ft.) in the weight throw to win her first B1G title of her career after finishing sixth in the event in 2020 and taking second in 2019. She improved her mark at fourth on Minnesota's all-time top-10 list as well. Keyzers is the fourth Gopher to win a B1G title in women's weight throw, joining Minnesota alumnae Kaitlyn Long (2018), Liz Alabi (2007), and Beth Howard (2000).
Korzenowski, Larson, Halbmaier, and Kohut-Jackson closed out the day one events for the Gophers with a dramatic finish on the way to Minnesota's first-ever B1G title in the distance medley relay. Kohut-Jackson out-leaned Michigan's Katelynne Hart at the finish as the Gopher quartet ran 11:10.05 to narrowly edge Michigan (11:10.12). The Gophers' performance was good for fourth in program history as well.
In long jump, Allison Gerads recorded a career-best mark of 6.09m (19-11.75) to place third at the B1G meet and move into fourth among all-time Gophers. Hannah Morris also picked up one point for the Maroon & Gold with an eighth-place finish.
Other day one action for the women saw Larson and Abigail Schaaffe both advance to the 600-meter final, recording the two fastest preliminary times, while Amira Young, Lexi Romero, and Lauren Hansen all advanced to the 200-meter final. Hansen clocked a career-best time of 24.36 to tie for 10th among all-time Gophers as well.
Men's Day One Recap
The Gopher men are in second place in the team standings with 25 points through four events, having scored points in three of four possible events on day one of B1G competition.
Kaleb Siekmeier led the men with a runner-up finish in weight throw, posting a career-best throw of 22.10 meters (72-06.25 ft.) to rank third in Gophers' history. Minnesota combined for 17 points in the event as Phillipe Barnett and Carter Hughes both scored in their B1G debuts with Barnett coming in third and Hughes placing sixth.
The Gophers picked up eight points on the track as well. Owen Hoeft (fifth) and Alec Basten (eighth) both scored in the 3,000 meters, and the distance medley relay squad of Hunter Lucas, Collin Sieffert, Seth Eliason, and Eli Hoeft took sixth in 9:41.39.
Day one for the men also saw Ben Psicihulis advance to the 600-meter final in a career-best 1:16.74, good for fifth in program history. Wyatt Lubarski made his B1G debut by competing in the first four events of the heptathlon as well.
Up Next
The Big Ten Championship continues Friday and Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Women's Scoring Finishes
1st - Bethany Hasz, 3,000 meters (10 points)
1st - Tess Keyzers, weight throw (10 points)
1st - Anastasia Korzenowski, Val Larson, Libby Halbmaier, Abby Kohut-Jackson (10 points)
3rd - Allison Gerads, long jump (6 points)
8th - Hannah Morris, long jump (1 point)
Men's Scoring Finishes
2nd - Kaleb Siekmeier, weight throw (8 points)
3rd - Phillipe Barnett, weight throw (6 points)
5th - Owen Hoeft, 3,000 meters (4 points)
6th - Hunter Lucas, Collin Sieffert, Seth Eliason, Eli Hoeft (3 points)
6th - Carter Hughes, weight throw (3 points)
8th - Alec Basten, 3,000 meters (1 point)
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