University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, January 8
Minneapolis, Minn.
11:00 AM
University of Minnesota
vs
Minnesota Open
Players Mentioned
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
/ Men's Track & Field
Jumps/Multis
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Long Jump
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Men's Track & Field
Gopher Throws Start Indoor Season with Bang at Minnesota Open
1/8/2022 3:49:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden Gophers earned a combined six event victories on Saturday afternoon at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse and earned a number of personal bests along the way. The highlight of the meet for Minnesota was Devia Brown who broke the meet record in the shot put with a mark of 16.34m (53-7 1/2).
Browns mark came on her third attempt of the afternoon, and nearly tossed another meet record throw on her final attempt just minutes later. Brown, a 2020 indoor All-American, was joined by Tess Keyzers and McKenzie Duwenhoegger in the top three, all posting impressive marks to start the season. Keyzers tossed her best mark since 2020 with a 16.02m (52-6 3/4) while Duwenhoegger's toss of 15.45m (50-8 1/4) crushed her lifetime best, indoor or outdoors.
Freshman Shelby Frank started the party for the throws group earlier in the day in the women's weight throw. The Grand Forks, N.D., native, tossed a new lifetime best of 20.03m (65-8 3/4) to crush her previous best mark of 18.77m (61-7) and move her into the No. 8 spot in program history. Frank's mark was good enough for a second-place finish just behind Lara Boman, sister of Gopher women's soccer player Sophia Boman, who was a finalist at the U.S. Olympic Trials back in June of 2021.
A few new faces made their home debut on Saturday afternoon with Nyalaam Jok and Zariyah Black both making splashes with victories in their respective events. After posting a 1.75m (5-8 3/4) last month at the SDSU Holiday Open, Jok matched that mark in her home debut to bring home the win and confirmed her spot at No. 10 spot all time in Minnesota's indoor record book. Black continued that trend, winning her second straight meet in the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.59, just 0.03 behind her debut time that she posted back in December.
Other winners at the Minnesota Open included Jyala Campbell in the 200m, Anna Muellner in the 400m and Lexy Berger in the women's pole vault. Minnesota also had a handful of unattached athletes on the men's side compete on Saturday afternoon. Finn Schirmer posted a lifetime best of 8.08 in the 60m hurdles to take the victory while Mike Herauf eclpised five meters to win the men's pole vault at 5.01m (16-5 1/4) while Hannah Morris won the women's long jump with a leap of 5.55m (18-2 1/2).
Event Champions
Zariyah Black, 60m Hurdles
Nyalaam Jok, High Jump
Jayla Campbell, 200m
Anna Muellner, 400m
Hannah Morris (Unattached), Long Jump
Mike Herauf (Unattached), Pole Vault
Lexy Berger, Pole Vault
Devia Brown, Shot Put
Up Next
The Gophers will continue their indoor campaign on the weekend of Jan. 14-15. The Gophers will have a group head to the St. Thomas Open along with a trip to the first Wisconsin Midwest Invitational in Chicago at the new Track and Field Center at Gately Park, a 139,000-square foot facility with a 200m banked track.
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.
Browns mark came on her third attempt of the afternoon, and nearly tossed another meet record throw on her final attempt just minutes later. Brown, a 2020 indoor All-American, was joined by Tess Keyzers and McKenzie Duwenhoegger in the top three, all posting impressive marks to start the season. Keyzers tossed her best mark since 2020 with a 16.02m (52-6 3/4) while Duwenhoegger's toss of 15.45m (50-8 1/4) crushed her lifetime best, indoor or outdoors.
Freshman Shelby Frank started the party for the throws group earlier in the day in the women's weight throw. The Grand Forks, N.D., native, tossed a new lifetime best of 20.03m (65-8 3/4) to crush her previous best mark of 18.77m (61-7) and move her into the No. 8 spot in program history. Frank's mark was good enough for a second-place finish just behind Lara Boman, sister of Gopher women's soccer player Sophia Boman, who was a finalist at the U.S. Olympic Trials back in June of 2021.
A few new faces made their home debut on Saturday afternoon with Nyalaam Jok and Zariyah Black both making splashes with victories in their respective events. After posting a 1.75m (5-8 3/4) last month at the SDSU Holiday Open, Jok matched that mark in her home debut to bring home the win and confirmed her spot at No. 10 spot all time in Minnesota's indoor record book. Black continued that trend, winning her second straight meet in the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.59, just 0.03 behind her debut time that she posted back in December.
Other winners at the Minnesota Open included Jyala Campbell in the 200m, Anna Muellner in the 400m and Lexy Berger in the women's pole vault. Minnesota also had a handful of unattached athletes on the men's side compete on Saturday afternoon. Finn Schirmer posted a lifetime best of 8.08 in the 60m hurdles to take the victory while Mike Herauf eclpised five meters to win the men's pole vault at 5.01m (16-5 1/4) while Hannah Morris won the women's long jump with a leap of 5.55m (18-2 1/2).
Event Champions
Zariyah Black, 60m Hurdles
Nyalaam Jok, High Jump
Jayla Campbell, 200m
Anna Muellner, 400m
Hannah Morris (Unattached), Long Jump
Mike Herauf (Unattached), Pole Vault
Lexy Berger, Pole Vault
Devia Brown, Shot Put
Up Next
The Gophers will continue their indoor campaign on the weekend of Jan. 14-15. The Gophers will have a group head to the St. Thomas Open along with a trip to the first Wisconsin Midwest Invitational in Chicago at the new Track and Field Center at Gately Park, a 139,000-square foot facility with a 200m banked track.
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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