University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, April 23
Baton Rouge, LA
9:30 AM
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Alumni Gold
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Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
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/ Men's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
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/ Women's Track & Field
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Frank Breaks School Record to Highlight Big Day in Baton Rouge
4/23/2022 6:06:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota track and field saw its discus record go down on Saturday along with 11 total program top 10 marks and times at the LSU Alumni Gold meet in Baton Rouge, La. In total Minnesota won eight total events, four coming in the jumps and the other four being across the throws events.
Shelby Frank wasted no time in the first event of the day which began at 9:30 a.m. local time. Frank launched her fifth throw 58.00m (190-3) to win the event down in the Bayou, but also propel herself to the No. 5 position in the NCAA along with the No. 1 mark in the Big Ten this season.
Minnesota nearly saw another record fall when Finn Schirmer posted the No. 2 time in program history in the 100m. Schirmer's 10.28 edged him past current Gophers coach Ibrahim Kabia's time of 10.29 that was posted back in 2008. Schirmer's time put him just 0.03 behind teammate Kion Benjamin's school record time of 10.25 set in 2021.
Winning the triple jump, and posting the No. 3 mark in school history, was Tiera Robinson-Jones. Her winning jump of 13.14m (43-1 1/2) goes down as the No. 2 mark in the Big Ten this season and the 21st best in the nation. Floyd Whitaker also posted a top 10 mark in the triple jump on Saturday, his 15.54m (51-0) was good enough to finish second at the meet and goes down as the No. 7 mark in school history.
Another top three performance on Saturday came from Janielle Josephs in the quarter mile. The Kingston, Jamaica, native finished third overall at the meet with her 52.73 to push her under 53 seconds for the first time in her track and field career. Jayla Campbell was not far behind, throwing down the fourth-best time in school history at 53.48.
The Gophers had four different individuals post the sixth-best mark or time in school history with Maja Maunsbach (100m hurdles), Lexy Berger (Pole Vault), Akilah Lewis (100m) and Odell Frye (200m) registering those marks and times. Berger's lifetime best of 4.13m (13-6 1/2) was good enough to win her the event at the meet while Maunsbach's 13.66 was fifth overall. Minnesota's final program top 10 time came from freshman Zariyah Black in the 100m hurdles, posting a lifetime best of 14.00 in the event.
Although not lifetime bests, the Maroon and Gold saw more season bests that bolstered their regional rankings on Saturday. Tess Keyzers put down a mark of 61.31m (201-1) to win the hammer while Devia Brown's shot put mark of 16.73m (54-10 3/4) was second and is a top 5 mark in the conference this season.
Wrapping up Minnesota's event winners in Baton Rouge, Mike Herauf's victory in the pole vault tied his season best vault at 5.25m (17-2 3/4) while Kyle Atkinson won the shot put event at 18.21m (59-9). Kostas Zaltos led the Golden Gophers' hammer throw squad with a victory with a toss of 69.81m (229-0) while teammates Jake Kubiatowicz (4th), Kaleb Siekmeier (5th) and Carter Hughes (7th) all finished in the top eight in the event.
Up Next
Next week Minnesota's action on the track will include the 2022 Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, from April 28-30, as well as at the Macalester Invite on April 30. 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.
Shelby Frank wasted no time in the first event of the day which began at 9:30 a.m. local time. Frank launched her fifth throw 58.00m (190-3) to win the event down in the Bayou, but also propel herself to the No. 5 position in the NCAA along with the No. 1 mark in the Big Ten this season.
Minnesota nearly saw another record fall when Finn Schirmer posted the No. 2 time in program history in the 100m. Schirmer's 10.28 edged him past current Gophers coach Ibrahim Kabia's time of 10.29 that was posted back in 2008. Schirmer's time put him just 0.03 behind teammate Kion Benjamin's school record time of 10.25 set in 2021.
Winning the triple jump, and posting the No. 3 mark in school history, was Tiera Robinson-Jones. Her winning jump of 13.14m (43-1 1/2) goes down as the No. 2 mark in the Big Ten this season and the 21st best in the nation. Floyd Whitaker also posted a top 10 mark in the triple jump on Saturday, his 15.54m (51-0) was good enough to finish second at the meet and goes down as the No. 7 mark in school history.
Another top three performance on Saturday came from Janielle Josephs in the quarter mile. The Kingston, Jamaica, native finished third overall at the meet with her 52.73 to push her under 53 seconds for the first time in her track and field career. Jayla Campbell was not far behind, throwing down the fourth-best time in school history at 53.48.
The Gophers had four different individuals post the sixth-best mark or time in school history with Maja Maunsbach (100m hurdles), Lexy Berger (Pole Vault), Akilah Lewis (100m) and Odell Frye (200m) registering those marks and times. Berger's lifetime best of 4.13m (13-6 1/2) was good enough to win her the event at the meet while Maunsbach's 13.66 was fifth overall. Minnesota's final program top 10 time came from freshman Zariyah Black in the 100m hurdles, posting a lifetime best of 14.00 in the event.
Although not lifetime bests, the Maroon and Gold saw more season bests that bolstered their regional rankings on Saturday. Tess Keyzers put down a mark of 61.31m (201-1) to win the hammer while Devia Brown's shot put mark of 16.73m (54-10 3/4) was second and is a top 5 mark in the conference this season.
Wrapping up Minnesota's event winners in Baton Rouge, Mike Herauf's victory in the pole vault tied his season best vault at 5.25m (17-2 3/4) while Kyle Atkinson won the shot put event at 18.21m (59-9). Kostas Zaltos led the Golden Gophers' hammer throw squad with a victory with a toss of 69.81m (229-0) while teammates Jake Kubiatowicz (4th), Kaleb Siekmeier (5th) and Carter Hughes (7th) all finished in the top eight in the event.
Up Next
Next week Minnesota's action on the track will include the 2022 Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, from April 28-30, as well as at the Macalester Invite on April 30. 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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