University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, May 4
St. Paul, MN
3:00 PM
University of Minnesota
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Tommie Twilight
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Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
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Distance
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Throws
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Throws
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/ Men's Track & Field
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Local Meets to Cap Off Regular Season for Gopher Track
5/3/2022 10:43:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota track and field program caps off its regular season with a pair of meets in St. Paul, the first being the Tommie Twilight at St. Thomas on Wednesday, May 4, and the other being the Hamline Meet of the Unsaintly at Hamline on Friday, May 6.
About the 2022 Tommie Twilight
The 2022 Tommie Twilight will begin as early as 3 p.m. with the women's shot put while action on the track will begin as early as 3:30 p.m. with the 3000m men's steeplechase. The meet will be contested at O'Shaughnessy Stadium. The meet can be streamed live online at TommieSports.com/Watch.
About the 2022 Hamline Meet of the Unsaintly
Taking place at Klas Field, the Gophers are competing at Hamline for the second time since the start of April. The meet will start as early as 3:30 p.m. with the men's 3000m steeplechase with the meet operating on a rolling schedule. The meet will not be livestreamed but live results can be followed on WayzataResults.com.
Last Time Out: Frank Breaks School Record to Highlight Big Day in Baton Rouge
Kostas Zaltos stole the show last Saturday afternoon at the Drake Relays in the hammer throw. Zaltos won one of three events for the Maroon and Gold at Drake Stadium. Zaltos' tossed his new personal best throw in his final attempt 71.95m (236-0), moving him to the No. 2 spot in the nation this season. Abigail Schaaffe joined Zaltos with the No. 2 best time in program history in the 400m hurdles. Her 56.90 was good enough for a second-place finish at the meet and puts her at No. 12 in the nation this season in the event and No. 1 in the Big Ten. Other program top 10 performers at the meet included the Gophers 4x100m relay team consisting of Odell Frye, Akilah Lewis, Lauren Hansen and Amira Young. The quartet combined for a time of 44.61 in the preliminary round, which goes down as the No. 5 time in program history. Owen Hoeft was the final Gopher to put a mark on the program top 10 list. His 3:42.01 was a small personal best for the Golden Valley, Minn., native. It's Hoeft's second time making an impact on the top 10 this season after getting onto the top 10 in the 5000m just a few weeks ago.
Gopher Men's Hammer Still Ranked First in the Nation
In the latest 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 65.16m (213-9) 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 Gopher women are ranked No. 9 in the 400m hurdles, No. 12 in the hammer, No. 15 in the 3000m steeplechase and No. 16 in the 100m. Along with the top-ranked men's hammer, the Gopher men have the No. 10 spot in the 3000m steeplechase, No. 16 spot in the 5000m and the No. 18 spot int he 1500m.
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:
Minnesota concludes the outdoor regular season with action at St. Thomas and at Hamline on May 4 and May 6. 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 Tommie Twilight
The 2022 Tommie Twilight will begin as early as 3 p.m. with the women's shot put while action on the track will begin as early as 3:30 p.m. with the 3000m men's steeplechase. The meet will be contested at O'Shaughnessy Stadium. The meet can be streamed live online at TommieSports.com/Watch.
About the 2022 Hamline Meet of the Unsaintly
Taking place at Klas Field, the Gophers are competing at Hamline for the second time since the start of April. The meet will start as early as 3:30 p.m. with the men's 3000m steeplechase with the meet operating on a rolling schedule. The meet will not be livestreamed but live results can be followed on WayzataResults.com.
Last Time Out: Frank Breaks School Record to Highlight Big Day in Baton Rouge
Kostas Zaltos stole the show last Saturday afternoon at the Drake Relays in the hammer throw. Zaltos won one of three events for the Maroon and Gold at Drake Stadium. Zaltos' tossed his new personal best throw in his final attempt 71.95m (236-0), moving him to the No. 2 spot in the nation this season. Abigail Schaaffe joined Zaltos with the No. 2 best time in program history in the 400m hurdles. Her 56.90 was good enough for a second-place finish at the meet and puts her at No. 12 in the nation this season in the event and No. 1 in the Big Ten. Other program top 10 performers at the meet included the Gophers 4x100m relay team consisting of Odell Frye, Akilah Lewis, Lauren Hansen and Amira Young. The quartet combined for a time of 44.61 in the preliminary round, which goes down as the No. 5 time in program history. Owen Hoeft was the final Gopher to put a mark on the program top 10 list. His 3:42.01 was a small personal best for the Golden Valley, Minn., native. It's Hoeft's second time making an impact on the top 10 this season after getting onto the top 10 in the 5000m just a few weeks ago.
Gopher Men's Hammer Still Ranked First in the Nation
In the latest 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 65.16m (213-9) 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 Gopher women are ranked No. 9 in the 400m hurdles, No. 12 in the hammer, No. 15 in the 3000m steeplechase and No. 16 in the 100m. Along with the top-ranked men's hammer, the Gopher men have the No. 10 spot in the 3000m steeplechase, No. 16 spot in the 5000m and the No. 18 spot int he 1500m.
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:
Minnesota concludes the outdoor regular season with action at St. Thomas and at Hamline on May 4 and May 6. 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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