University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, September 2
6:30 PM
University of Minnesota
vs
Oz Memorial
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/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
Cross Country Opens Season with Oz Memorial
9/1/2022 11:43:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota cross country team is poised to begin the 2022 season with the Oz Memorial at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sept. 2. The event will feature a trio of teams that will begin at 6:30 pm and 7 pm with the men kicking the competition.
OZ MEMORIAL RACE SCHEDULE
Friday's competition will see the Golden Gophers face off with Drake and St. Thomas.
GOPHERS IN THE RANKINGS
The first USTFCCCA rankings came out on Aug. 31, with the Gopher women coming in at No. 29 in the country in the poll that features 30 teams. The men's team was receiving votes, sitting at No. 34 in regards to total votes.
In the regional rankings the women's squad sits at No. 5 in the Midwest Region while the men are sitting at No. 4. Drake, who is competing at the Oz Memorial, sits at No. 10 in the Midwest Regional rankings.
GOPHERS NAME 2022 CAPTAINS
The University of Minnesota men's and women's cross country teams announced their captains for the 2022 campaign. The men's team will be led by Eli Hoeft and Matt Wilkinson while the women will led headed by Anastasia Korzenowski, Libby Halbmaier, Sydney Kretlow and Taylor Kreitinger.
"I think that leaders are super important," head coach Sarah Hopkins said. "They're our conduit to the rest of the team and we have to trust them. Oftentimes you get captains that are your best athletes but may not be the most approachable. You have some captains that maybe aren't your best athletes but the younger kids don't feel as intimidated, so it's easier to go to them. Every captain we have this year really does serve a different role."
A 2021 QUICK RECAP
Last season was one of the most successful in Gopher cross country history. The women's team finished seventh overall at the 2021 NCAA Championships while the men finished 21st. The women's finish was the second best in program history while the men finished six spots higher than their national ranking heading into the meet.
Minnesota's women's team finished with three All-Americans, all who exhausted their eligibility in 2021, while the women also won the Big Ten Championship for the third time in program history. The men's team finished third at the conference meet, their best finish since 2015.
UP NEXT
Minnesota will be tested next week at the Michigan Preview, which is set for Sept. 9, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The meet will be a preview to the Big Ten Championships, which is also hosted in Ann Arbor.
OZ MEMORIAL RACE SCHEDULE
- Men's 6k // 6:30 p.m. CT
- Women's 6k // 7 p.m. CT
Friday's competition will see the Golden Gophers face off with Drake and St. Thomas.
GOPHERS IN THE RANKINGS
The first USTFCCCA rankings came out on Aug. 31, with the Gopher women coming in at No. 29 in the country in the poll that features 30 teams. The men's team was receiving votes, sitting at No. 34 in regards to total votes.
In the regional rankings the women's squad sits at No. 5 in the Midwest Region while the men are sitting at No. 4. Drake, who is competing at the Oz Memorial, sits at No. 10 in the Midwest Regional rankings.
GOPHERS NAME 2022 CAPTAINS
The University of Minnesota men's and women's cross country teams announced their captains for the 2022 campaign. The men's team will be led by Eli Hoeft and Matt Wilkinson while the women will led headed by Anastasia Korzenowski, Libby Halbmaier, Sydney Kretlow and Taylor Kreitinger.
"I think that leaders are super important," head coach Sarah Hopkins said. "They're our conduit to the rest of the team and we have to trust them. Oftentimes you get captains that are your best athletes but may not be the most approachable. You have some captains that maybe aren't your best athletes but the younger kids don't feel as intimidated, so it's easier to go to them. Every captain we have this year really does serve a different role."
A 2021 QUICK RECAP
Last season was one of the most successful in Gopher cross country history. The women's team finished seventh overall at the 2021 NCAA Championships while the men finished 21st. The women's finish was the second best in program history while the men finished six spots higher than their national ranking heading into the meet.
Minnesota's women's team finished with three All-Americans, all who exhausted their eligibility in 2021, while the women also won the Big Ten Championship for the third time in program history. The men's team finished third at the conference meet, their best finish since 2015.
UP NEXT
Minnesota will be tested next week at the Michigan Preview, which is set for Sept. 9, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The meet will be a preview to the Big Ten Championships, which is also hosted in Ann Arbor.
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