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Frank's Discus Throw Highlights Black and Gold Invite
3/19/2022 4:15:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota track and field program had many of its student-athletes open up their outdoor campaigns at the Black and Gold Invite in Orlando, Fla., at the University of Central Florida. Minnesota saw four individuals pick up victories over the two-day meet with Shelby Frank's discus toss being the highlight of the weekend going down as the No. 1 mark in the Big Ten and the No. 2 mark in the NCAA.
Frank, who is in her second season in the Maroon and Gold uniform, tossed a mark of 56.47m (185-3) to take the crown over a field that consisted of eight Power 5 opponents, six being from the Big Ten. Frank's mark goes down as the No. 2 throw in program history, shooting her past the likes of Aubrey Schmitt, Nikki Tzanakis and now only sits behind Agnes Esser's 2018 toss of 57.98m.
Prior to lightning delaying in Orlando on day one, Amira Young earned another Gopher victory in the 200m. The former Big Ten champion posted a time of 23.39 in her outdoor season opener to claim the win.
Not picking up an event win, but making some noise on the Gophers' all-time top 10 list was Jaydon Antoine in the men's long jump. His new personal best of 7.56m (24-9 3/4) was good enough for fourth overall at the meet and shot him up to No. 7 in program history in the event.
On day two of the meet it was Nyalaam Jok who opened up her outdoor career with a new collegiate personal best with a leap of 1.79m (5-10 1/2). Jok picked up the win in impressive fashion, not missing a bar until the 1.79m mark and claimed the win by almost three full inches on the second place finisher from UConn.
Kostas Zaltos posted a solid winning mark in the hammer throw in his second action of the outdoor season. After posting a 69.58m mark in February, Zaltos followed that up with a 65.72m to win the Black and Gold Invite on Saturday.
Other notable performances throughout the meet included Finn Schirmer's 14.32 in his first outdoor meet, narrowly missing out on the program top 10 by 0.02. Tiera Robinson-Jones nearly matched her indoor Big Ten bronze medal triple jump mark by throwing down a 12.72m to take second in Orando. Jake Kubiatowicz launched the discus 54.87m (180-0) to take third overall in the event while Kaleb Siekmeier finished right behind him in fourth.
Up Next
The Maroon and Gold will split up next weekend for action both at the Raleigh Relays and at the ASU Invitational. Those meets will be contested from March 24-26 in Raleigh, N.C., and Tempe, Ariz.
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.
Frank, who is in her second season in the Maroon and Gold uniform, tossed a mark of 56.47m (185-3) to take the crown over a field that consisted of eight Power 5 opponents, six being from the Big Ten. Frank's mark goes down as the No. 2 throw in program history, shooting her past the likes of Aubrey Schmitt, Nikki Tzanakis and now only sits behind Agnes Esser's 2018 toss of 57.98m.
Prior to lightning delaying in Orlando on day one, Amira Young earned another Gopher victory in the 200m. The former Big Ten champion posted a time of 23.39 in her outdoor season opener to claim the win.
Not picking up an event win, but making some noise on the Gophers' all-time top 10 list was Jaydon Antoine in the men's long jump. His new personal best of 7.56m (24-9 3/4) was good enough for fourth overall at the meet and shot him up to No. 7 in program history in the event.
On day two of the meet it was Nyalaam Jok who opened up her outdoor career with a new collegiate personal best with a leap of 1.79m (5-10 1/2). Jok picked up the win in impressive fashion, not missing a bar until the 1.79m mark and claimed the win by almost three full inches on the second place finisher from UConn.
Kostas Zaltos posted a solid winning mark in the hammer throw in his second action of the outdoor season. After posting a 69.58m mark in February, Zaltos followed that up with a 65.72m to win the Black and Gold Invite on Saturday.
Other notable performances throughout the meet included Finn Schirmer's 14.32 in his first outdoor meet, narrowly missing out on the program top 10 by 0.02. Tiera Robinson-Jones nearly matched her indoor Big Ten bronze medal triple jump mark by throwing down a 12.72m to take second in Orando. Jake Kubiatowicz launched the discus 54.87m (180-0) to take third overall in the event while Kaleb Siekmeier finished right behind him in fourth.
Up Next
The Maroon and Gold will split up next weekend for action both at the Raleigh Relays and at the ASU Invitational. Those meets will be contested from March 24-26 in Raleigh, N.C., and Tempe, Ariz.
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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