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Wednesday, May 25
Fayetteville, Ark.
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers Qualify 40 Entries for NCAA West Prelim
5/19/2022 11:55:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
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The Maroon & Gold will be well-represented at the NCAA West Preliminary.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden Gopher track & field program will be well-represented at the NCAA West Preliminary as the University of Minnesota has qualified 40 entries for the NCAA first round competition, which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25 through Saturday, May 28 hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., at John McDonnel Field.
About the NCAA West Prelim
The four-day competition takes place at John McDonnell Field on the University of Arkansas campus. Qualifying individuals and relays advance to the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, held on June 8-11 at Hayward Field. Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective event earn a berth into the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. In addition, the best 24 relays times advance to the NCAA preliminaries. Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The action will be live streamed via ESPN on the SEC Network+.
Gophers at the NCAA West Prelim
Minnesota has 21 entries on the women's side and 19 entries on the men's side. Both of Minnesota's relays on the women's side qualified while the men's 4x100m relay team earned a bid as well. Minnesota's women have 18 individuals competing in 15 different individual events while the men have 17 individual entries in 11 different events.
The Gopher women have multiple entries in the 100m, 400m, the 400m hurdles, and shot put. On the men's side, the depth of Minnesota's throws corps is on display with four qualifiers in hammer throw alone. The men also have multiple entries in the 100m, 1500m, 3000m steeplechase, triple jump and discus.
Men's Qualifiers (17 different individuals):
Kion Benjamin, 100m/200m
Finn Schirmer, 100m
Colby Jennings, Jr., 400m
Owen Hoeft, 1500m
Eli Hoeft, 1500m
Alec Basten, 3000m Steeplechase
Matt Wilkinson, 3000m Steeplechase
4x100m Relay (Antoine, Benjamin, Schirmer, Westmoreland)
Mike Herauf, Pole Vault
Floyd Whitaker, Triple Jump
Alstian Walker, Triple Jump
Kyle Atkinson, Shot Put
Kaleb Siekmeier, Discus/Hammer
Jake Kubiatowicz, Discus/Hammer
Kostas Zaltos, Hammer
Carter Hughes, Hammer
Women's Qualifiers (18 different individuals):
Odell Frye, 100m
Amira Young, 100m/200m
Akilah Lewis, 100m
Janielle Josephs, 400m
Jayla Campbell, 400m
Anastasia Korzenowski, 800m
Bethany Hasz, 5000m
Megan Hasz, 10000m
Abigail Schaaffe, 400m Hurdles
Val Larson, 400m Hurdles
4x100m Relay (Frye, Lewis, Hansen, Young)
4x400m Relay (Campbell, Josephs, Larson, Schaaffe)
Nyalaam Jok, High Jump
Lexy Berger, Pole Vault
Tiera Robinson-Jones, Triple Jump
Devia Brown, Shot Put
Tess Keyzers, Shot Put/Hammer
McKenzie Duwenhoegger, Shot Put
Shelby Frank, Discus
About the NCAA West Prelim
The four-day competition takes place at John McDonnell Field on the University of Arkansas campus. Qualifying individuals and relays advance to the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, held on June 8-11 at Hayward Field. Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective event earn a berth into the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. In addition, the best 24 relays times advance to the NCAA preliminaries. Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The action will be live streamed via ESPN on the SEC Network+.
Gophers at the NCAA West Prelim
Minnesota has 21 entries on the women's side and 19 entries on the men's side. Both of Minnesota's relays on the women's side qualified while the men's 4x100m relay team earned a bid as well. Minnesota's women have 18 individuals competing in 15 different individual events while the men have 17 individual entries in 11 different events.
The Gopher women have multiple entries in the 100m, 400m, the 400m hurdles, and shot put. On the men's side, the depth of Minnesota's throws corps is on display with four qualifiers in hammer throw alone. The men also have multiple entries in the 100m, 1500m, 3000m steeplechase, triple jump and discus.
Men's Qualifiers (17 different individuals):
Kion Benjamin, 100m/200m
Finn Schirmer, 100m
Colby Jennings, Jr., 400m
Owen Hoeft, 1500m
Eli Hoeft, 1500m
Alec Basten, 3000m Steeplechase
Matt Wilkinson, 3000m Steeplechase
4x100m Relay (Antoine, Benjamin, Schirmer, Westmoreland)
Mike Herauf, Pole Vault
Floyd Whitaker, Triple Jump
Alstian Walker, Triple Jump
Kyle Atkinson, Shot Put
Kaleb Siekmeier, Discus/Hammer
Jake Kubiatowicz, Discus/Hammer
Kostas Zaltos, Hammer
Carter Hughes, Hammer
Women's Qualifiers (18 different individuals):
Odell Frye, 100m
Amira Young, 100m/200m
Akilah Lewis, 100m
Janielle Josephs, 400m
Jayla Campbell, 400m
Anastasia Korzenowski, 800m
Bethany Hasz, 5000m
Megan Hasz, 10000m
Abigail Schaaffe, 400m Hurdles
Val Larson, 400m Hurdles
4x100m Relay (Frye, Lewis, Hansen, Young)
4x400m Relay (Campbell, Josephs, Larson, Schaaffe)
Nyalaam Jok, High Jump
Lexy Berger, Pole Vault
Tiera Robinson-Jones, Triple Jump
Devia Brown, Shot Put
Tess Keyzers, Shot Put/Hammer
McKenzie Duwenhoegger, Shot Put
Shelby Frank, Discus
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