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Sprinters and Throwers Highlight Standout Days for Golden Gophers
4/27/2024 11:41:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The 'U' had 12 event titles, nine personal-bests and six new top-10 marks on Saturday.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Golden Gophers track and field program sent student-athletes to compete at the Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa), Desert Heat Classic (Tucson, Ariz.) and Rider/Bolstorff Invite (Macalester College) on Saturday. Throughout the three meets, Minnesota took home 12 event titles, nine personal-bests and six new top-10 marks.
Desert Heat Classic
Most of Minnesota's team headed down to the University of Arizona to compete at the Desert Heat Classic. The 'U' had some big time performances, including multiple personal records and a number of top-10 all-time performances. The day started with the field events in the mid-afternoon, where Alliyah McNeil finished third in the women's long jump with a Gopher-best distance of 6.40 meters/21-0 ft., a mark that tied for No. 4 all-time in school history. In the women's pole vault, Alexys Berger placed second with a height of 4.27 meters/14-0 ft., which was her fourth top-3 finish this spring. Diarra Sow highlighted the group with a first place finish and a No. 3 mark all-time in the triple jump. She went 13.43 meters/44-0.75 ft., a new personal-record. Brooke Moore took fourth with a mark of 12.87 meters/42-2.75 ft., the second-best showing of her career.
On the men's side Charles Godfred won the men's long jump with a mark of 7.98 meters/26-2.25 ft. for his third long jump title this outdoor season. Jak Urlacher took home his first event title this spring with a pole vault of 5.27 meters/17-3.5 ft. Hakeem Ford placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.68 meters/48-2 ft. The freshman earned a new personal-best mark with his performance.
It was a busy night on the track for Minnesota, paced by several top-10 performances. In the women's 100 meter dash, Odell Frye took fourth with a time of 11.33 while Victory Godah placed 10th (11.53). Godah also placed eighth in the women's 200 meter with a time of 23.55, her third best score of the year. In the 100 meter hurdles, Zariyah Black (13.44) took sixth while teammate Maja Maunsbach (13.46) was right on her heels in seventh. Jayla Campbell's sixth place performance (53.75) highlighted the performance of four Gophers in the women's 400 meter race while Brooke Jaworski (2:05.35) set a new personal-best and the No. 3 all-time mark at Minnesota in the women's 800 meter. She placed third in the meet. The night capped off with a terrific performance from Minnesota's 4x100m relay team of Odell Frye, Victory Godah, Zariyah Black and Janielle Josephs, who placed seventh with a time of 44.40. The time went down as No. 4 all-time in Gopher laurels.
For the men, the top performance of the night came from the 4x100 meter relay team of Charles Godfred, Devin Augustine, Finn Schirmer and Gary Afram. They came in sixth with a time 39.60, which ranks No. 3 all-time in Minnesota history. In the men's 100 meter dash, Devin Augustine had yet another first place finish with a time of 10.20. It was his third first place finish in the event this spring. He broke the school record in the event (10.02) last weekend at LSU. Other placers included Gary Afram (28th, 10.57), Finn Schirmer (42nd, 10.73) and Dante White (49th, 10.80). For the 110 meter hurdles, Christian Martin delivered another standout performance with a 10th place finish at 13.98. He missed his PR by just .02, which he did last week at LSU (No. 3 all-time). Ramy Ayoub had a big time showing at the men's 400 meter race, delivering a new personal-best with a time of 46.92. He finished 12th in the event. The night finished with the men's 4x400 meter relay team of Ramy Ayoub, Jaydon Antoine, Finn Schirmer and Devin Augustine, who finished fourth with a time of 3:10.53.
Drake Relays
The Gophers' throwers finished out the final day of the Drake Relays successfully. The highlight of the afternoon was an event title and a personal-best in the hammer throw with a mark of 75.55 meters (247-10 ft.) for Angelos Mantzouranis. The mark came in at No. 2 in program history. On the women's side, Anthonett Nabwe won the hammer throw at the Drake Relays with a personal-record of 65.23 meters (214-0 ft.). Her mark ranked No. 4 in program history for the event. Shelby Frank also competed in the hammer throw and took fourth place with a distance of 64.70 meters (209-0 ft.).
Rider/Bolstoff Invite
Several of Minnesota's student-athletes stayed home to compete locally at Macalester College's Rider/Bolstorff Invite on Saturday. Kennedy Martinson had a big day for Minnesota, winning the women's 200 meter with a personal-best of 25.06. She also took home the women's 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.12. Her teammates, Lauren Triarsi (14.65) and Autumn Glover (14.83), took second and third. In the women's 1500 meter race, Charlotte Lange won with a time of 4:37.42 while teammate Delia Johnson took second (4:44.76). Ellie Kuechle (1:02.80) won the women's 400 meter hurdles while Hailey Anchor (1:03.16, personal-best) took second.
For the field events, Autumn Glover (5.44 meters/17-10.25 ft.) took home the long jump title while Lauren Triarsi (5.18 meters/17-0 ft.) placed fourth. Isabelle Schmidt took home the women's shot put title with a throw of 13.49 meters/44-3.25 ft. Ella Pavlovich won in the women's hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 53.65 meters/176-0 ft.
Up Next
Minnesota continues its outdoor season May 10-12 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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 X.com (Twitter) and Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
Desert Heat Classic
Most of Minnesota's team headed down to the University of Arizona to compete at the Desert Heat Classic. The 'U' had some big time performances, including multiple personal records and a number of top-10 all-time performances. The day started with the field events in the mid-afternoon, where Alliyah McNeil finished third in the women's long jump with a Gopher-best distance of 6.40 meters/21-0 ft., a mark that tied for No. 4 all-time in school history. In the women's pole vault, Alexys Berger placed second with a height of 4.27 meters/14-0 ft., which was her fourth top-3 finish this spring. Diarra Sow highlighted the group with a first place finish and a No. 3 mark all-time in the triple jump. She went 13.43 meters/44-0.75 ft., a new personal-record. Brooke Moore took fourth with a mark of 12.87 meters/42-2.75 ft., the second-best showing of her career.
On the men's side Charles Godfred won the men's long jump with a mark of 7.98 meters/26-2.25 ft. for his third long jump title this outdoor season. Jak Urlacher took home his first event title this spring with a pole vault of 5.27 meters/17-3.5 ft. Hakeem Ford placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.68 meters/48-2 ft. The freshman earned a new personal-best mark with his performance.
It was a busy night on the track for Minnesota, paced by several top-10 performances. In the women's 100 meter dash, Odell Frye took fourth with a time of 11.33 while Victory Godah placed 10th (11.53). Godah also placed eighth in the women's 200 meter with a time of 23.55, her third best score of the year. In the 100 meter hurdles, Zariyah Black (13.44) took sixth while teammate Maja Maunsbach (13.46) was right on her heels in seventh. Jayla Campbell's sixth place performance (53.75) highlighted the performance of four Gophers in the women's 400 meter race while Brooke Jaworski (2:05.35) set a new personal-best and the No. 3 all-time mark at Minnesota in the women's 800 meter. She placed third in the meet. The night capped off with a terrific performance from Minnesota's 4x100m relay team of Odell Frye, Victory Godah, Zariyah Black and Janielle Josephs, who placed seventh with a time of 44.40. The time went down as No. 4 all-time in Gopher laurels.
For the men, the top performance of the night came from the 4x100 meter relay team of Charles Godfred, Devin Augustine, Finn Schirmer and Gary Afram. They came in sixth with a time 39.60, which ranks No. 3 all-time in Minnesota history. In the men's 100 meter dash, Devin Augustine had yet another first place finish with a time of 10.20. It was his third first place finish in the event this spring. He broke the school record in the event (10.02) last weekend at LSU. Other placers included Gary Afram (28th, 10.57), Finn Schirmer (42nd, 10.73) and Dante White (49th, 10.80). For the 110 meter hurdles, Christian Martin delivered another standout performance with a 10th place finish at 13.98. He missed his PR by just .02, which he did last week at LSU (No. 3 all-time). Ramy Ayoub had a big time showing at the men's 400 meter race, delivering a new personal-best with a time of 46.92. He finished 12th in the event. The night finished with the men's 4x400 meter relay team of Ramy Ayoub, Jaydon Antoine, Finn Schirmer and Devin Augustine, who finished fourth with a time of 3:10.53.
Drake Relays
The Gophers' throwers finished out the final day of the Drake Relays successfully. The highlight of the afternoon was an event title and a personal-best in the hammer throw with a mark of 75.55 meters (247-10 ft.) for Angelos Mantzouranis. The mark came in at No. 2 in program history. On the women's side, Anthonett Nabwe won the hammer throw at the Drake Relays with a personal-record of 65.23 meters (214-0 ft.). Her mark ranked No. 4 in program history for the event. Shelby Frank also competed in the hammer throw and took fourth place with a distance of 64.70 meters (209-0 ft.).
Rider/Bolstoff Invite
Several of Minnesota's student-athletes stayed home to compete locally at Macalester College's Rider/Bolstorff Invite on Saturday. Kennedy Martinson had a big day for Minnesota, winning the women's 200 meter with a personal-best of 25.06. She also took home the women's 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.12. Her teammates, Lauren Triarsi (14.65) and Autumn Glover (14.83), took second and third. In the women's 1500 meter race, Charlotte Lange won with a time of 4:37.42 while teammate Delia Johnson took second (4:44.76). Ellie Kuechle (1:02.80) won the women's 400 meter hurdles while Hailey Anchor (1:03.16, personal-best) took second.
For the field events, Autumn Glover (5.44 meters/17-10.25 ft.) took home the long jump title while Lauren Triarsi (5.18 meters/17-0 ft.) placed fourth. Isabelle Schmidt took home the women's shot put title with a throw of 13.49 meters/44-3.25 ft. Ella Pavlovich won in the women's hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 53.65 meters/176-0 ft.
Up Next
Minnesota continues its outdoor season May 10-12 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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 X.com (Twitter) and Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
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