University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, February 6
Lincoln, NE
11:00 AM
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Husker Quad (Nebraska, Illinois, and Iowa)
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Gophers Win Seven Titles
2/6/2021 4:56:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
Amira Young led the Gophers with wins in the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Husker Quad on Saturday.
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Amira Young led the Maroon & Gold with wins in both the 60 meters and 200 meters as the Golden Gopher track & field program took home seven event titles while facing Big Ten Conference foes Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois at the Husker Quad on Saturday.
Young led the way as the Maroon & Gold took the top two places in both of the short sprints. She won her third title of the season in both events, clocking a winning time of 7.42 seconds in the 60m and improving on her own Minnesota indoor program record in the 200m with a time of 23.42 seconds. Lexi Romero finished as runner-up in both events as the Maroon & Gold duo dominated their fellow B1G sprinters.
Janielle Josephs, Abigail Schaaffe, and Grant Fuller also picked up titles on the track for Minnesota. Josephs won the women's 400 meters in a season-best 54.93 seconds while Schaaffe recorded a career-best time of 1:29.32 to win the women's 600 meters and move into fifth in program history. On the men's side, Grant Fuller won the 600 meters in a career-best 1:19.64. Val Larson (women's 600 meters), Kion Benjamin (men's 60 meters), and Ben Psicihulis (men's 400 meters) all finished as runners-up in their respective events as well.
In the field events, Devia Brown and Tess Keyzers swept the women's throwing titles. Brown won her first shot put title of the year with a season-best throw of 16.14m (52-11.50) while Keyzers picked up her third weight throw title of the year with a mark of 19.85m (65-01.50). Kaleb Siekmeier led the Gopher men in the throwing events with a runner-up showing in weight throw with a mark of 20.99m (68-10.50).
Other top performances in the field events saw Tiera Robinson-Jones finish as women's triple jump runner-up, and Ekhardt Van der Watt (men's pole vault) and Samantha Spencer (women's pole vault) each secured third-place finishes.
Gopher Event Champions
Amira Young, women's 60 meters
Amira Young, women's 200 meters
Janielle Josephs, women's 400 meters
Abigail Schaaffe, women's 600 meters
Devia Brown, women's shot put
Tess Keyzers, women's weight throw
Grant Fuller, men's 600 meters
Up Next
Minnesota is slated to compete at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational next Friday, Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 13 in Iowa City, Iowa. The Gophers are also scheduled to compete at the Spire Institute Open on Friday, Feb. 13 in Geneva, Ohio.
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Young led the way as the Maroon & Gold took the top two places in both of the short sprints. She won her third title of the season in both events, clocking a winning time of 7.42 seconds in the 60m and improving on her own Minnesota indoor program record in the 200m with a time of 23.42 seconds. Lexi Romero finished as runner-up in both events as the Maroon & Gold duo dominated their fellow B1G sprinters.
Janielle Josephs, Abigail Schaaffe, and Grant Fuller also picked up titles on the track for Minnesota. Josephs won the women's 400 meters in a season-best 54.93 seconds while Schaaffe recorded a career-best time of 1:29.32 to win the women's 600 meters and move into fifth in program history. On the men's side, Grant Fuller won the 600 meters in a career-best 1:19.64. Val Larson (women's 600 meters), Kion Benjamin (men's 60 meters), and Ben Psicihulis (men's 400 meters) all finished as runners-up in their respective events as well.
In the field events, Devia Brown and Tess Keyzers swept the women's throwing titles. Brown won her first shot put title of the year with a season-best throw of 16.14m (52-11.50) while Keyzers picked up her third weight throw title of the year with a mark of 19.85m (65-01.50). Kaleb Siekmeier led the Gopher men in the throwing events with a runner-up showing in weight throw with a mark of 20.99m (68-10.50).
Other top performances in the field events saw Tiera Robinson-Jones finish as women's triple jump runner-up, and Ekhardt Van der Watt (men's pole vault) and Samantha Spencer (women's pole vault) each secured third-place finishes.
Gopher Event Champions
Amira Young, women's 60 meters
Amira Young, women's 200 meters
Janielle Josephs, women's 400 meters
Abigail Schaaffe, women's 600 meters
Devia Brown, women's shot put
Tess Keyzers, women's weight throw
Grant Fuller, men's 600 meters
Up Next
Minnesota is slated to compete at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational next Friday, Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 13 in Iowa City, Iowa. The Gophers are also scheduled to compete at the Spire Institute Open on Friday, Feb. 13 in Geneva, Ohio.
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