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Frank, Miller Earn Regional Honors from USTFCCCA
3/16/2023 8:31:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota women's track and field program won a pair of USTFCCCA Regional Awards with Shelby Frank earning the Midwest Regional Field Athlete of the Year while Associate Head Coach Peter Miller earned his second Midwest Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year.
Frank won her first career Big Ten Championship in the weight throw this season with a throw of 24.14m, making her one of nine collegiates to ever reach that mark in history. Frank's 24.14m mark was the No. 2 mark in the NCAA this season. She finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 23.42m, earning her first indoor First Team All-America honor and second overall in her career (outdoors, discus). Lastly, Frank improved her weight throw lifetime best from 21.30m to 24.14m from the 2022 season to the 2023 season.
In his 10th season as a coach with the Maroon and Gold Miller coached Shelby Frank to an NCAA runner-up finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. He aided Frank to a win at the Big Ten Championship with the No. 9 mark in collegiate history of 24.14m and coached Frank to three Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors during the 2022-23 indoor season. Miller has now directly coached nine NCAA qualifiers in the throws at Minnesota. The last time Miller was honored as the Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year was in 2020.
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Frank won her first career Big Ten Championship in the weight throw this season with a throw of 24.14m, making her one of nine collegiates to ever reach that mark in history. Frank's 24.14m mark was the No. 2 mark in the NCAA this season. She finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 23.42m, earning her first indoor First Team All-America honor and second overall in her career (outdoors, discus). Lastly, Frank improved her weight throw lifetime best from 21.30m to 24.14m from the 2022 season to the 2023 season.
In his 10th season as a coach with the Maroon and Gold Miller coached Shelby Frank to an NCAA runner-up finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. He aided Frank to a win at the Big Ten Championship with the No. 9 mark in collegiate history of 24.14m and coached Frank to three Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors during the 2022-23 indoor season. Miller has now directly coached nine NCAA qualifiers in the throws at Minnesota. The last time Miller was honored as the Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year was in 2020.
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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