University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, January 13
Houston, Texas
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Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational
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Gophers Bring Home 11 Victories from Houston
1/13/2023 5:24:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota track and field program won 11 events at the Leonard Hilton Invitational in Houston, Texas, on Friday.
After picking up a USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week honor in December, and a Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week, Shelby Frank picked up right where she left off in the weight throw. Frank, who leads the nation in the event as of Jan. 12, won the event with a mark of 22.08m (72-5 1/4), marking the second time she has gone beyond 22-meters in the event. Frank is the only athlete in the country that has gone beyond 22-meters twice.
The Gophers saw two top-10 program performances go down in Houston with Alliyah McNeil being the first with a high jump mark of 1.75m (5-8 3/4). McNeil, who is a first year Gopher, shared the event victory with teammate Nyalaam Jok.
Minnesota's second top 10 performance was Dyandra Gray in the 60m hurdles. Gray, who joined the Gophers after two seasons at Iowa Western CC, reached the final in a time of 8.68 and dropped that time to 8.58 in the final which is the No. 7 time in program history. The top 10 time from Gray now gives three current Minnesota student-athletes that are currently in the all-time top 10 in the 60m hurdles with Gray joining Maja Maunsbach and Zariyah Black. Gray was the event's runner-up in Houston with Maunsbach (8.64) finishing third.
Amira Young was a winner in two events for the Maroon and Gold, the first coming in the 60m and the second in the 400m. Young's 7.34 is just 0.01 behind her season-best time that she posted back in December. Her 200m time was the first of the season for the senior, with her 24.27 claiming the title in H-Town.
A pair of Gophers not only picked up wins, but also lifetime bests in their events. Erin Reidy won the mile in 4:50.92 and Emma Atkinson won the 3000m, clocking a 9:46.64. Minnesota dominated the middle-distance events with Libby Halbmaier picking up the victory in the 800m in 2:18.68 as well.
Minnesota's last two individual victories came in the form of Lexy Berger in the pole vault (3.85m | 12-7 1/2) and Abigail Schaaffe in the 400m (55.57). For Schaaffe, the 55.57 is an early season top 10 time nationally in the event as of Jan. 12.
Lastly the Gophers 4x400m relay team of Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs, Gray and Dalayni Etienne won the 4x400m relay in a time of 3:42.08, besting Houston's team by over 11 seconds.
Up Next
The Gophers next test is the Cyclone Open on Jan. 21, in Ames, Iowa. The team returns home on Jan. 27-28 at the Jack Johnson Classic to end the month of January.
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.
After picking up a USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week honor in December, and a Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week, Shelby Frank picked up right where she left off in the weight throw. Frank, who leads the nation in the event as of Jan. 12, won the event with a mark of 22.08m (72-5 1/4), marking the second time she has gone beyond 22-meters in the event. Frank is the only athlete in the country that has gone beyond 22-meters twice.
The Gophers saw two top-10 program performances go down in Houston with Alliyah McNeil being the first with a high jump mark of 1.75m (5-8 3/4). McNeil, who is a first year Gopher, shared the event victory with teammate Nyalaam Jok.
Minnesota's second top 10 performance was Dyandra Gray in the 60m hurdles. Gray, who joined the Gophers after two seasons at Iowa Western CC, reached the final in a time of 8.68 and dropped that time to 8.58 in the final which is the No. 7 time in program history. The top 10 time from Gray now gives three current Minnesota student-athletes that are currently in the all-time top 10 in the 60m hurdles with Gray joining Maja Maunsbach and Zariyah Black. Gray was the event's runner-up in Houston with Maunsbach (8.64) finishing third.
Amira Young was a winner in two events for the Maroon and Gold, the first coming in the 60m and the second in the 400m. Young's 7.34 is just 0.01 behind her season-best time that she posted back in December. Her 200m time was the first of the season for the senior, with her 24.27 claiming the title in H-Town.
A pair of Gophers not only picked up wins, but also lifetime bests in their events. Erin Reidy won the mile in 4:50.92 and Emma Atkinson won the 3000m, clocking a 9:46.64. Minnesota dominated the middle-distance events with Libby Halbmaier picking up the victory in the 800m in 2:18.68 as well.
Minnesota's last two individual victories came in the form of Lexy Berger in the pole vault (3.85m | 12-7 1/2) and Abigail Schaaffe in the 400m (55.57). For Schaaffe, the 55.57 is an early season top 10 time nationally in the event as of Jan. 12.
Lastly the Gophers 4x400m relay team of Jayla Campbell, Janielle Josephs, Gray and Dalayni Etienne won the 4x400m relay in a time of 3:42.08, besting Houston's team by over 11 seconds.
Up Next
The Gophers next test is the Cyclone Open on Jan. 21, in Ames, Iowa. The team returns home on Jan. 27-28 at the Jack Johnson Classic to end the month of January.
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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