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Friday, April 9
Bloomington, IN
2:00 PM
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Big Ten Indiana Invitational #2
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Distance Gophers to Open Outdoor Campaign
4/7/2021 4:12:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
Minnesota's distance squad is set to compete at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #2 this Friday.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden Gophers distance corps is set to begin the outdoor season at the Big Ten Indiana Invitational #2 this Friday in Bloomington, Ind.
About the Big Ten Indiana Invitational #2
Due to weather, all events at the Big Ten Indiana Invitational #2 will take place on Friday rather than the originally scheduled two-day competition format. Both field events and track events are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. CT at Indiana's Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex.
Last Time Out
The Gophers won eight event titles at the Big Ten Florida Invitational last weekend. Allison Gerads (long jump) and Amira Young (200m) both won their respective events with program record marks while Abigail Schaaffe moved into 10th in program history with her winning times in both the 400m and 400m hurdles. Schaaffe also joined Val Larson, Kayla Vogt, and Janielle Josephs on the winning 4x400m relay team. Erin Dunning won the open section of the women's hammer throw while Kaleb Siekmeier (discus invite) and Kostas Zaltos (hammer throw invite) won titles on the men's side with all-time top-10 marks. Siekmeier moved into eighth in program history in discus while Zaltos climbed to sixth among all-time Gophers in hammer throw.
Outdoor Records Falls
Allison Gerads set a new Minnesota program record in 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 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.
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
Next weekend, the Maroon & Gold splits the squad at two meets. Members of the team will return to Bloomington, Ind., for the Big Ten Indiana Invitational #3 while another group of Gophers travel to Prairie View, Texas, for the Big Ten Prairie View Invitational on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17.
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About the Big Ten Indiana Invitational #2
Due to weather, all events at the Big Ten Indiana Invitational #2 will take place on Friday rather than the originally scheduled two-day competition format. Both field events and track events are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. CT at Indiana's Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex.
Last Time Out
The Gophers won eight event titles at the Big Ten Florida Invitational last weekend. Allison Gerads (long jump) and Amira Young (200m) both won their respective events with program record marks while Abigail Schaaffe moved into 10th in program history with her winning times in both the 400m and 400m hurdles. Schaaffe also joined Val Larson, Kayla Vogt, and Janielle Josephs on the winning 4x400m relay team. Erin Dunning won the open section of the women's hammer throw while Kaleb Siekmeier (discus invite) and Kostas Zaltos (hammer throw invite) won titles on the men's side with all-time top-10 marks. Siekmeier moved into eighth in program history in discus while Zaltos climbed to sixth among all-time Gophers in hammer throw.
Outdoor Records Falls
Allison Gerads set a new Minnesota program record in 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 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.
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
Next weekend, the Maroon & Gold splits the squad at two meets. Members of the team will return to Bloomington, Ind., for the Big Ten Indiana Invitational #3 while another group of Gophers travel to Prairie View, Texas, for the Big Ten Prairie View Invitational on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17.
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