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Gophers Return Home for M City Classic
4/27/2021 3:45:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
Minnesota hosts its lone home meet of the season this Friday and Saturday.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden Gopher track & field program hosts its lone home meet of the 2021 season this week when the Maroon & Gold welcome Big Ten Conference foes Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin to Minneapolis for the M City Classic at the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium on Friday and Saturday.
About the M City Classic
The M City Classic marks the first meet at the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium since the Minnesota Men's Twilight Meet on May 1, 2019. Live results will be available via Wayzata Results, and live video will be available via BTN+. The tentative meet schedule begins with women's hammer throw at 12 p.m. CT Friday, and day one track events kick off with the men's 110m high hurdles prelims at 4 p.m. CT. Saturday's action begins with women's triple jump at 11:30 a.m. CT, and track events start at 1 p.m. CT with the women's 4x100m relay. Tickets will not be available to the public, but a limited number of spectators will be allowed as team guests only. Spectators must remain in the grand stands and will not have access to the track or infield competition areas.
About the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium
The Gophers celebrated the grand opening of the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium in September 2018. Located in the heart of the Athletes Village area, this facility gives Minnesota its first opportunity in more than 15 years to host home outdoor meets, including Big Ten and NCAA competition. The facility features a nine-lane track with the Beynon 2000 surface, full-field event hosting capabilities, versatile configuration, fully enclosed, heated warm-up and cool down areas, and grandstands with the capacity to host major competitions.
Last Time Out
Minnesota competed at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays last weekend where the Maroon & Gold recorded 10 all-time top-10 marks and won six titles. Noah Burton (third in 400m hurdles), Kion Benjamin (tied for fifth in 200m), Bethany Hasz (sixth in 1,500m), Abby Kohut-Jackson (eighth in 1,500m), Abigail Schaaffe (eighth in 400m hurdles), Val Larson (ninth in 400m hurdles), Tiera Robinson-Jones, Janielle Josephs, Lauren Hansen, and Amira Young (seventh in 4x100m relay), Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs, Val Larson, and Abigail Schaaffe (seventh in 4x400m relay), Molly Roach, Sophie Schmitz, Libby Halbmaier, and Erin Reidy (eighth in 4x800m relay), and Abby Kohut-Jackson, Sophie Schmitz, Anastasia Korzenowski, and Bethany Hasz (first in distance medley relay) recorded all-time top-10 performances. The Gophers' individual event champions were Hasz (1500m), Schaaffe (400m hurdles), and Amira Young (100m and 200m), and the Gopher women won the distance medley relay and 4x400m relay as well.
Outdoor Records Falls
Allison Gerads set a new Minnesota program record in women's long jump at the Big Ten Florida Invitational with a career-best mark of 6.45m (21-02.00). Gerads improved on the previous Minnesota program record of 6.44m (21-01.50) set by Todea-Kay Willis in 2011; she also improved on her own previous outdoor long jump PR of 5.55m (18-02.50) by nearly an entire meter. Amira Young won the women's 200 meters at the Big Ten Florida Invitational with an unofficial Minnesota program record time, clocking a wind-aided (+4.1) time of 23.44 seconds in the 200 meters to tie Minnesota's oldest program record held by Jane Oas since 1976. Bethany Hasz improved on her own Minnesota program record in the women's 5,000 meters, clocking an outdoor career-best time of 15:43.58 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #2 and, most recently, B. Hasz joined Abby Kohut-Jackson, Sophie Schmitz, and Anastasia Korzenowski on the record-breaking women's distance medley relay team at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays. The Gophers ran a winning time of 11:03.01 to set a new Minnesota record and improve on the previous record of 11:06.47 set by Katie Hill, Alena Brooks, Te'Shon Adderley, and Laura Docherty in 2013.
Indoor Records Fall
The Gopher men recorded all-time top-10 marks in six different events during the indoor season, including two program record performances from Alec Basten, who set new Minnesota records in the 3,000 meters (7:52.05) and 5,000 meters (13:32.98). On the women's side, the Gophers recorded all-time top-10 marks in 14 events and broke two program records as Amira Young bested her own Minnesota record in the 200 meters (23.16) and Bethany Hasz improved on her own Minnesota record in the 3,000 meters (8:59.37).
2021 NCAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
Led by eight points from NCAA runner-up and First Team All-American Bethany Hasz in the 5,000 meters, the Gopher women scored nine points to tie for 24th in the nation at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Amira Young earned two All-America accolades at the national meet, finishing eighth for a First Team All-America nod in the 200 meters and placing 13th for Second Team All-America honors in the 60 meters. Allison Gerads made a statement in her NCAA debut, scoring 4,063 points for a 10th-place finish in the pentathlon -- just 25 points shy of her PR of 4,088 points set at the Big Ten Indoor Championships when she won the B1G title. Jayla Campbell, Abigail Schaaffe, Val Larson, and Janielle Josephs finished 11th in the 4x400-meter relay, clocking a time of 3:35.70, just shy of their season-best 3:35.51 used to win the Big Ten title. Making her first appearance at the national indoor meet and second NCAA appearance overall, Big Ten champion Tess Keyzers finished 13th in weight throw with a mark of 20.36m (66-09.75 ft.) and collected her second NCAA All-America award of her career as well.
2021 NCAA Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
First Team All-Americans Alec Basten and Kaleb Siekmeier represented the Gopher men at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Basten ran a four-second PR and program record time of 7:52.05 to place fifth in the 3,000 meters just 24 hours after breaking the Minnesota program record in the 5,000 meters (13:32.98) to finish seventh in the event. Siekmeier recorded a career-best throw of 22.10m (72-06.25 ft.) on his sixth and final attempt in weight throw to improve his mark at third on Minnesota's all-time list and secure a seventh-place finish at the national meet. The duo combined to score eight points for the Maroon & Gold, landing Minnesota in a tie for 25th in the team standings.
2021 B1G Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
B1G Women's Indoor Coach of the Year Matt Bingle's Gophers won the women's program's fifth indoor and eighth overall B1G team title behind eight event crowns. The Minnesota women scored 138 points to cruise to the team title and defeat runner-up Michigan by 58 points. Amira Young won both the 60 meters and 200 meters while Abigail Schaaffe won the 600 meters and joined Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs, and Val Larson to win the 4x400-meter relay. Allison Gerads (pentathlon), Bethany Hasz (3,000 meters), and Tess Keyzers (weight throw), and the distance medley relay team of Anastasia Korzenowski, Larson, Libby Halbmaier, and Abby Kohut-Jackson all finished as event champions as well.
2021 B1G Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
On the men's side, the Gophers finished fifth in the team standings with 70 points led by Owen Hoeft's Big Ten title in the mile and runner-up finishes from Ben Psicihulis (600 meters), Kaleb Siekmeier (weight throw), and the 4x400-meter relay team of Jade Reicks, Collin Sieffert, Grant Fuller, and Psicihulis.
Track & Field Captains
On the women's side, Erin Dunning, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Val Larson, Sophie Schmitz, and Amira Young are serving as captains while Alec Basten, Elliott Davis, Teddy Frid, Mike Herauf, Owen Hoeft, and Eric Rousemiller lead the men's squad this season.
Up Next
The Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place Friday, May 14 through Sunday, May 16 in Champaign, Ill.
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About the M City Classic
The M City Classic marks the first meet at the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium since the Minnesota Men's Twilight Meet on May 1, 2019. Live results will be available via Wayzata Results, and live video will be available via BTN+. The tentative meet schedule begins with women's hammer throw at 12 p.m. CT Friday, and day one track events kick off with the men's 110m high hurdles prelims at 4 p.m. CT. Saturday's action begins with women's triple jump at 11:30 a.m. CT, and track events start at 1 p.m. CT with the women's 4x100m relay. Tickets will not be available to the public, but a limited number of spectators will be allowed as team guests only. Spectators must remain in the grand stands and will not have access to the track or infield competition areas.
About the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium
The Gophers celebrated the grand opening of the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium in September 2018. Located in the heart of the Athletes Village area, this facility gives Minnesota its first opportunity in more than 15 years to host home outdoor meets, including Big Ten and NCAA competition. The facility features a nine-lane track with the Beynon 2000 surface, full-field event hosting capabilities, versatile configuration, fully enclosed, heated warm-up and cool down areas, and grandstands with the capacity to host major competitions.
Last Time Out
Minnesota competed at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays last weekend where the Maroon & Gold recorded 10 all-time top-10 marks and won six titles. Noah Burton (third in 400m hurdles), Kion Benjamin (tied for fifth in 200m), Bethany Hasz (sixth in 1,500m), Abby Kohut-Jackson (eighth in 1,500m), Abigail Schaaffe (eighth in 400m hurdles), Val Larson (ninth in 400m hurdles), Tiera Robinson-Jones, Janielle Josephs, Lauren Hansen, and Amira Young (seventh in 4x100m relay), Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs, Val Larson, and Abigail Schaaffe (seventh in 4x400m relay), Molly Roach, Sophie Schmitz, Libby Halbmaier, and Erin Reidy (eighth in 4x800m relay), and Abby Kohut-Jackson, Sophie Schmitz, Anastasia Korzenowski, and Bethany Hasz (first in distance medley relay) recorded all-time top-10 performances. The Gophers' individual event champions were Hasz (1500m), Schaaffe (400m hurdles), and Amira Young (100m and 200m), and the Gopher women won the distance medley relay and 4x400m relay as well.
Outdoor Records Falls
Allison Gerads set a new Minnesota program record in women's long jump at the Big Ten Florida Invitational with a career-best mark of 6.45m (21-02.00). Gerads improved on the previous Minnesota program record of 6.44m (21-01.50) set by Todea-Kay Willis in 2011; she also improved on her own previous outdoor long jump PR of 5.55m (18-02.50) by nearly an entire meter. Amira Young won the women's 200 meters at the Big Ten Florida Invitational with an unofficial Minnesota program record time, clocking a wind-aided (+4.1) time of 23.44 seconds in the 200 meters to tie Minnesota's oldest program record held by Jane Oas since 1976. Bethany Hasz improved on her own Minnesota program record in the women's 5,000 meters, clocking an outdoor career-best time of 15:43.58 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #2 and, most recently, B. Hasz joined Abby Kohut-Jackson, Sophie Schmitz, and Anastasia Korzenowski on the record-breaking women's distance medley relay team at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays. The Gophers ran a winning time of 11:03.01 to set a new Minnesota record and improve on the previous record of 11:06.47 set by Katie Hill, Alena Brooks, Te'Shon Adderley, and Laura Docherty in 2013.
Indoor Records Fall
The Gopher men recorded all-time top-10 marks in six different events during the indoor season, including two program record performances from Alec Basten, who set new Minnesota records in the 3,000 meters (7:52.05) and 5,000 meters (13:32.98). On the women's side, the Gophers recorded all-time top-10 marks in 14 events and broke two program records as Amira Young bested her own Minnesota record in the 200 meters (23.16) and Bethany Hasz improved on her own Minnesota record in the 3,000 meters (8:59.37).
2021 NCAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
Led by eight points from NCAA runner-up and First Team All-American Bethany Hasz in the 5,000 meters, the Gopher women scored nine points to tie for 24th in the nation at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Amira Young earned two All-America accolades at the national meet, finishing eighth for a First Team All-America nod in the 200 meters and placing 13th for Second Team All-America honors in the 60 meters. Allison Gerads made a statement in her NCAA debut, scoring 4,063 points for a 10th-place finish in the pentathlon -- just 25 points shy of her PR of 4,088 points set at the Big Ten Indoor Championships when she won the B1G title. Jayla Campbell, Abigail Schaaffe, Val Larson, and Janielle Josephs finished 11th in the 4x400-meter relay, clocking a time of 3:35.70, just shy of their season-best 3:35.51 used to win the Big Ten title. Making her first appearance at the national indoor meet and second NCAA appearance overall, Big Ten champion Tess Keyzers finished 13th in weight throw with a mark of 20.36m (66-09.75 ft.) and collected her second NCAA All-America award of her career as well.
2021 NCAA Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
First Team All-Americans Alec Basten and Kaleb Siekmeier represented the Gopher men at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Basten ran a four-second PR and program record time of 7:52.05 to place fifth in the 3,000 meters just 24 hours after breaking the Minnesota program record in the 5,000 meters (13:32.98) to finish seventh in the event. Siekmeier recorded a career-best throw of 22.10m (72-06.25 ft.) on his sixth and final attempt in weight throw to improve his mark at third on Minnesota's all-time list and secure a seventh-place finish at the national meet. The duo combined to score eight points for the Maroon & Gold, landing Minnesota in a tie for 25th in the team standings.
2021 B1G Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
B1G Women's Indoor Coach of the Year Matt Bingle's Gophers won the women's program's fifth indoor and eighth overall B1G team title behind eight event crowns. The Minnesota women scored 138 points to cruise to the team title and defeat runner-up Michigan by 58 points. Amira Young won both the 60 meters and 200 meters while Abigail Schaaffe won the 600 meters and joined Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs, and Val Larson to win the 4x400-meter relay. Allison Gerads (pentathlon), Bethany Hasz (3,000 meters), and Tess Keyzers (weight throw), and the distance medley relay team of Anastasia Korzenowski, Larson, Libby Halbmaier, and Abby Kohut-Jackson all finished as event champions as well.
2021 B1G Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships Rewind
On the men's side, the Gophers finished fifth in the team standings with 70 points led by Owen Hoeft's Big Ten title in the mile and runner-up finishes from Ben Psicihulis (600 meters), Kaleb Siekmeier (weight throw), and the 4x400-meter relay team of Jade Reicks, Collin Sieffert, Grant Fuller, and Psicihulis.
Track & Field Captains
On the women's side, Erin Dunning, Abby Kohut-Jackson, Val Larson, Sophie Schmitz, and Amira Young are serving as captains while Alec Basten, Elliott Davis, Teddy Frid, Mike Herauf, Owen Hoeft, and Eric Rousemiller lead the men's squad this season.
Up Next
The Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place Friday, May 14 through Sunday, May 16 in Champaign, Ill.
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