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Gophers Primed for 54th Tennessee Relays
4/6/2022 4:17:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota track and field program takes its talents to Knoxville, Tenn., for the 54th annual Tennessee Relays from April 7-9. Minnesota will compete against the likes of Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Indiana, Louisville, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rutgers, Tennessee and Virginia Tech at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.
About the 2022 Tennessee Relays
The Tennessee Relays open up Thursday at 10 a.m. CT with the first day of the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. The women's and men's hammer throw competitions will close out the opening day, with the women beginning at 3 p.m. and the men starting at 5:30 p.m. The action ramps up on Friday and Saturday with individual running and field events and relays taking place on those days.
A slight twist to the Tennessee Relays is the addition of the Power Hour. Running from 5-6:30 p.m. on Friday, the Power Hour will feature the top-seeded athletes across select marquee events. Currently scheduled to compete during the window for Minnesota includes the likes of Tess Keyzers, Devia Brown, Kyle Atkinson, Jaydon Antoine, Kion Benjamin, Odell Frye, Amira Young, Val Larson, Abigail Schaaffe, Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs and Erin Reidy.
Last Time Out: Hayes Posts Fifth-Fastest 100m Hurdles Time
The University of Minnesota track and field program had 17 student-athletes compete at the 2022 Hamline Invitational in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday. Minnesota picked up five event victories across the men's and women's events, highlighted by Julia Hayes in the 100m hurdles. In her first outdoor action of the season Hayes made a big mark in the 100m hurdles, posting the fifth-fastest time in program history at 13.83. Hayes time goes down as the 10th fastest in the Big Ten this season and was good enough to earn her the meet record and a victory.
Frank, Zaltos Sweep B1G Field Athlete of the Week Honors
University of Minnesota sophomore Shelby Frank and redshirt sophomore Kostas Zaltos were honored by the Big Ten Conference for their performances at the ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. Frank launched a mark of 57.31m (188-0) to win the event which puts her third in the nation in the event and first among Big Ten throwers. Frank's mark also goes down as lifetime best and inches her closer to the school record held by Agness Esser (57.98m, 190-3) that was posted back in 2018. Kostas Zaltos had his best performance of the young outdoor season, launching the hammer 70.96m (232-9) mark in the hammer throw, finishing as the runner-up finisher at the ASU Invitational but was the top mark by a collegiate athlete. The mark ranks Zaltos third in the nation currently and is the 41st-farthest mark in the world this year and is the third best amongst athletes from Greece.
Gopher Men Ranked Among Top 25 Programs
The USTFCCCA released the second outdoor rankings of the 2022 season this past week with the University of Minnesota coming in at No. 22. Regionally, the Minnesota men are ranked No. 2 in the Midwest Region behind Iowa. On the women's side the Gophers are ranked first in the Midwest Region.
Gopher Men's Hammer Ranked First in the Nation
In the first outdoor edition of the USTFCCCA's #EventSquad rankings the Golden Gophers had their men's hammer throw team ranked No. 1 in the nation. With the combination of Kosts Zaltos, Jake Kubiatowicz, Kaleb Siekmeier and Carter Hughes, the Gophers have an average season-best mark of 64.91m (213-0) which is over two meters higher than Long Beach State's crew and three meters better than the next best team in the Midwest Region in Southeast Missouri.
In other #EventSquad rankings the Gophers are ranked No. 4 in the nation in the 3000m Steeplechase and on the women's side have top 20 squads in the hammer (No. 14), 400m hurdles (No. 16) and the 200m (No. 18).
Minnesota To Host 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships
For the first time since opening their new state-of-the-art outdoor track and field facility, the University of Minnesota will be the hosts of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in May. Located in the heart of the new Athletes Village area, the nine-lane track with the Beynon 2000 surface will be the focal point of the Midwest's top track and field student-athletes from May 13-15. Tickets are available to purchase now and can be found here.
Up Next:
Next weekend the Gophers will be split between the Tomcat Twilight meet in St. Paul, Minn., along with at the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, Calif. Those meets will run from April 13-16.
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.
About the 2022 Tennessee Relays
The Tennessee Relays open up Thursday at 10 a.m. CT with the first day of the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. The women's and men's hammer throw competitions will close out the opening day, with the women beginning at 3 p.m. and the men starting at 5:30 p.m. The action ramps up on Friday and Saturday with individual running and field events and relays taking place on those days.
A slight twist to the Tennessee Relays is the addition of the Power Hour. Running from 5-6:30 p.m. on Friday, the Power Hour will feature the top-seeded athletes across select marquee events. Currently scheduled to compete during the window for Minnesota includes the likes of Tess Keyzers, Devia Brown, Kyle Atkinson, Jaydon Antoine, Kion Benjamin, Odell Frye, Amira Young, Val Larson, Abigail Schaaffe, Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs and Erin Reidy.
Last Time Out: Hayes Posts Fifth-Fastest 100m Hurdles Time
The University of Minnesota track and field program had 17 student-athletes compete at the 2022 Hamline Invitational in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday. Minnesota picked up five event victories across the men's and women's events, highlighted by Julia Hayes in the 100m hurdles. In her first outdoor action of the season Hayes made a big mark in the 100m hurdles, posting the fifth-fastest time in program history at 13.83. Hayes time goes down as the 10th fastest in the Big Ten this season and was good enough to earn her the meet record and a victory.
Frank, Zaltos Sweep B1G Field Athlete of the Week Honors
University of Minnesota sophomore Shelby Frank and redshirt sophomore Kostas Zaltos were honored by the Big Ten Conference for their performances at the ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. Frank launched a mark of 57.31m (188-0) to win the event which puts her third in the nation in the event and first among Big Ten throwers. Frank's mark also goes down as lifetime best and inches her closer to the school record held by Agness Esser (57.98m, 190-3) that was posted back in 2018. Kostas Zaltos had his best performance of the young outdoor season, launching the hammer 70.96m (232-9) mark in the hammer throw, finishing as the runner-up finisher at the ASU Invitational but was the top mark by a collegiate athlete. The mark ranks Zaltos third in the nation currently and is the 41st-farthest mark in the world this year and is the third best amongst athletes from Greece.
Gopher Men Ranked Among Top 25 Programs
The USTFCCCA released the second outdoor rankings of the 2022 season this past week with the University of Minnesota coming in at No. 22. Regionally, the Minnesota men are ranked No. 2 in the Midwest Region behind Iowa. On the women's side the Gophers are ranked first in the Midwest Region.
Gopher Men's Hammer Ranked First in the Nation
In the first outdoor edition of the USTFCCCA's #EventSquad rankings the Golden Gophers had their men's hammer throw team ranked No. 1 in the nation. With the combination of Kosts Zaltos, Jake Kubiatowicz, Kaleb Siekmeier and Carter Hughes, the Gophers have an average season-best mark of 64.91m (213-0) which is over two meters higher than Long Beach State's crew and three meters better than the next best team in the Midwest Region in Southeast Missouri.
In other #EventSquad rankings the Gophers are ranked No. 4 in the nation in the 3000m Steeplechase and on the women's side have top 20 squads in the hammer (No. 14), 400m hurdles (No. 16) and the 200m (No. 18).
Minnesota To Host 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships
For the first time since opening their new state-of-the-art outdoor track and field facility, the University of Minnesota will be the hosts of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in May. Located in the heart of the new Athletes Village area, the nine-lane track with the Beynon 2000 surface will be the focal point of the Midwest's top track and field student-athletes from May 13-15. Tickets are available to purchase now and can be found here.
Up Next:
Next weekend the Gophers will be split between the Tomcat Twilight meet in St. Paul, Minn., along with at the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, Calif. Those meets will run from April 13-16.
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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