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Gophers Competing in Various National Championships
6/20/2022 10:23:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS - University of Minnesota has a large group of competitors around the world that will be aiming to punch their tickets to the 2022 World Athletics Championships that will be held in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field in July. A total of 11 student-athletes that competed for Minnesota this past season will be competing along with four alumni.
Three 2022 First Team All-Americans will compete at the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships, with Alec Basten and Matthew Wilkinson contesting the 3000m steeplechase while Shelby Frank will throw the discus. Abby Kohut-Jackson will return to competition in the 3000m steeplechase while Nyalaam Jok rounds out this year's Gophers at the event in the high jump. Three additional alums will see action in Eugene this week with Sean Donnelly (Hammer), Benjamin Blankenship (1500m) and Shane Streich (800m) all qualifying. At the junior level, freshman Floyd Whitaker will jump in the 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships in the triple jump.
Also this week are four other national championships across the globe. Akilah Lewis and Kion Benjmain will return to Trinidad & Tobago to compete in their nation's national championships in the sprints. Kostas Zaltos, fresh off his second-straight NCAA bronze medal, will contest the hammer in his home country of Greece. Minnesota's Jamaican duo of Janielle Josephs and Abigail Schaaffe will run in the Jamaican National Championships while alumni Barbora Spotakova will compete in the Czech Republic's javelin event.
For more information on the Gophers around the world, 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 summer.
Gopher Entries by Event, Qualifying Mark
USA: Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase
Abby Kohut-Jackson, 9:41.20
USA: Women's high jump
Nyalaam Jok, 1.86m
USA: Women's discus
Shelby Frank, 58.85m
USA: Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase
Alec Basten, 8:22.22
Matthew Wilkinson, 8:25.03
USA: Men's 1,500 meters
Ben Blankenship, 3:40.32
USA: Men's 800 meters
Shane Streich, 1:45.85
USA: Men's hammer throw
Sean Donnelly, 77.50m
USA U20: Men's triple jump
Floyd Whitaker, 15.68m
Trinidad & Tobago: Men's 100m/200m
Kion Benjamin, 10.23/20.79
Trinidad & Tobago: Women's 100m
Akilah Lewis, 11.47
Greece: Men's hammer throw
Kostas Zaltos, 72.51m
Jamaica: Women's 400m
Janielle Josephs, 52.73
Jamaica: Women's 400m Hurdles
Abigail Schaaffe, 56.84
Czech Republic: Women's javelin
Barbora Spotakova, 60.35m
Three 2022 First Team All-Americans will compete at the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships, with Alec Basten and Matthew Wilkinson contesting the 3000m steeplechase while Shelby Frank will throw the discus. Abby Kohut-Jackson will return to competition in the 3000m steeplechase while Nyalaam Jok rounds out this year's Gophers at the event in the high jump. Three additional alums will see action in Eugene this week with Sean Donnelly (Hammer), Benjamin Blankenship (1500m) and Shane Streich (800m) all qualifying. At the junior level, freshman Floyd Whitaker will jump in the 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships in the triple jump.
Also this week are four other national championships across the globe. Akilah Lewis and Kion Benjmain will return to Trinidad & Tobago to compete in their nation's national championships in the sprints. Kostas Zaltos, fresh off his second-straight NCAA bronze medal, will contest the hammer in his home country of Greece. Minnesota's Jamaican duo of Janielle Josephs and Abigail Schaaffe will run in the Jamaican National Championships while alumni Barbora Spotakova will compete in the Czech Republic's javelin event.
For more information on the Gophers around the world, 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 summer.
Gopher Entries by Event, Qualifying Mark
USA: Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase
Abby Kohut-Jackson, 9:41.20
USA: Women's high jump
Nyalaam Jok, 1.86m
USA: Women's discus
Shelby Frank, 58.85m
USA: Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase
Alec Basten, 8:22.22
Matthew Wilkinson, 8:25.03
USA: Men's 1,500 meters
Ben Blankenship, 3:40.32
USA: Men's 800 meters
Shane Streich, 1:45.85
USA: Men's hammer throw
Sean Donnelly, 77.50m
USA U20: Men's triple jump
Floyd Whitaker, 15.68m
Trinidad & Tobago: Men's 100m/200m
Kion Benjamin, 10.23/20.79
Trinidad & Tobago: Women's 100m
Akilah Lewis, 11.47
Greece: Men's hammer throw
Kostas Zaltos, 72.51m
Jamaica: Women's 400m
Janielle Josephs, 52.73
Jamaica: Women's 400m Hurdles
Abigail Schaaffe, 56.84
Czech Republic: Women's javelin
Barbora Spotakova, 60.35m
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