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Maroon & Gold Close Regular Season at Georgia
4/30/2026 7:33:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Torrin Lawrence Invitational will be one of three meets the Gophers compete in this week.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota track and field program completes its regular season at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial and the Hamline Invitational this week. In Athens, Ga., Minnesota will compete at the Spec Towns Track on Saturday, May 2, while the meet at Hamline will be contested on Friday, May 1 at Klas Field.
ABOUT THE TORRIN LAWRENCE MEMORIAL
Minnesota will compete at an SEC institution for the third time this outdoor season on Saturday after trips to Florida and LSU earlier this season. The Saturday schedule at the Torri Lawrence Memorial schedule begins at 10 a.m. CT with the women's hammer and concludes at about 3 p.m. The meet is FREE and open to the public. The meet will be streamed on SEC Network + (via ESPN) and will have live results available via PTTiming.
ABOUT THE MEET OF THE UNSAINTLY
Two days after the Joe Sweeney Invitational the Maroon and Gold will compete at Hamline, at the Meet of the UnSaintly. Minnesota will have a small amount of entries at the meet on Friday that begins in the early afternoon. For more information on how to follow Hamline's meet, click here.
MINNESOTA WINS 12 EVENTS AT THE JOE SWEENEY INVITE
On Wednesday the Maroon & Gold claimed 12 event wins during St. Thomas' Joe Sweeney Invitational at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, April 29. Seven of Minnesota's victories came from Gophers in uniform while five came from unattached student-athletes. Wanyae Belle's 10.38 won the men's 100m, placing him just outside the program's top 10 all-time. Jordan Dunigan, Angelos Mantzouranis, Hadley Streit and Tony Nelson all picked up event wins in throwing events with Mantzouranis and Streit winning the hammer throw at Minnesota's Track and Field Stadium due to facility capabilities.
Competing unattached, both Macy Hanson (1500m) and Laura McClary (5000m) picked up distance wins. Both true freshmen, McClary's 16:53.47 and Hanson's 4:33.74 are both the fourth-fastest times by Gophers this season. Additionally, Able Mills won both the shot put and the discus with her 15.88m (52-1 1/4) in the shot put being a new lifetime best for the Jamaican.
GOPHERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Maroon and Gold men and women were both ranked inside the USTFCCCA's latest outdoor track and field rankings. The men came in at No. 12 nationally while the women were 22nd.
In the event squad rankings Minnesota's depth on the men's side shows in the hammer throw where they are ranked No. 2 nationally and also in the 100m where the team is No. 3. The men's hammer group in Minnesota averages 69.32m among its top four. The women's team broke through in the women's hammer throw Event Squad rankings for the first time with the group jumping to the No. 1 ranking with an average of 65.18m. For the rest of Minnesota's event squad rankings, click here.
NABWE APPEARS ON ANOTHER 'THE BOWERMAN' WATCH LIST
University of Minnesota women's track and field redshirt junior Anthonett Nabwe has been recognized as one of 10 student-athletes on the Women's 2026 Update No. 4 Watch List for The Bowerman, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on April 29. The appearance on The Bowerman Watch List is Nabwe's second straight after appearing on it for the first time on March 25.
The award considers athletes' performances during the NCAA indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons. Nabwe is the first Gopher since 2010 (Alicia Rue) to be named to any 'The Bowerman' Watch List. Her hammer throw of 77.64m (254-9) came just three centimeters short of the NCAA all-time record in the women's hammer throw in Des Moines last week. Nabwe's Drake Relays throw makes her, as of April 27, the 12th-best performer in the women's hammer throw in world history (all levels), per the IAAF. Nabwe has set both the indoor weight throw Big Ten record and the outdoor hammer throw conference record this season. In March she made history at the NCAA Indoor Championships becoming the weight throw national champion with a toss of 25.13m (82-5 1/2) in Fayetteville, Ark., at Randal Tyson Track Center. The two-time Big Ten weight throw champion became the second Gopher to win an NCAA title in the weight throw, joining Kaitlyn Long in 2018. Nabwe's weight throw at NCAAs moved her to No. 3 all-time in the event, and was the best throw by a collegiate woman since 2022 (Shey Taiwo, Ole Miss).
NABWE CLAIMS 11TH CAREER BIG TEN WEEKLY HONOR
For the fifth time this season redshirt junior Anthonett Nabwe has earned the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honor, the conference office announced on April 29. The recognition is the 11th of the Nabwe's career and comes after she nearly broke the NCAAs all-time collegiate hammer throw record at the 116th Drake Relays.
In her career, Nabwe has won 11 different Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors between the indoor and outdoor seasons. She owns the program record for most weekly conference honors in a career at Minnesota, recently breaking a tie with two-time Big Ten champion Shelby Frank. In conference history, Nabwe is tied for second with those 11 all-time weekly honors with the all-time women's record held by Cindy Ofili of Michigan with 12. Between indoor and outdoor this season the Maroon and Gold have won six weekly honors with Nabwe claiming the distinction five times while Zeal Kuku was named the Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week earlier this year indoors.
NABWE MINI DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE TO WATCH
Take a behind the scenes look at Anthonett Nabwe's story of becoming an NCAA weight throw champion. Nabwe became the third Golden Gopher women's track and field athlete to win a national title when she took home the women's weight throw title in March during the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Nabwe's championship throw of 25.13m (82-5 1/2) set a new personal-best and ranked as the third best throw in NCAA history. It was also the tenth best performance in world history. Her previous best was 24.67 meters (80-11 1/4).
UP NEXT
The Big Ten Outdoor Championships will be contested in Lincoln, Neb., from May 15-17. For more information on the conference championships, click here.
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.
ABOUT THE TORRIN LAWRENCE MEMORIAL
Minnesota will compete at an SEC institution for the third time this outdoor season on Saturday after trips to Florida and LSU earlier this season. The Saturday schedule at the Torri Lawrence Memorial schedule begins at 10 a.m. CT with the women's hammer and concludes at about 3 p.m. The meet is FREE and open to the public. The meet will be streamed on SEC Network + (via ESPN) and will have live results available via PTTiming.
ABOUT THE MEET OF THE UNSAINTLY
Two days after the Joe Sweeney Invitational the Maroon and Gold will compete at Hamline, at the Meet of the UnSaintly. Minnesota will have a small amount of entries at the meet on Friday that begins in the early afternoon. For more information on how to follow Hamline's meet, click here.
MINNESOTA WINS 12 EVENTS AT THE JOE SWEENEY INVITE
On Wednesday the Maroon & Gold claimed 12 event wins during St. Thomas' Joe Sweeney Invitational at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, April 29. Seven of Minnesota's victories came from Gophers in uniform while five came from unattached student-athletes. Wanyae Belle's 10.38 won the men's 100m, placing him just outside the program's top 10 all-time. Jordan Dunigan, Angelos Mantzouranis, Hadley Streit and Tony Nelson all picked up event wins in throwing events with Mantzouranis and Streit winning the hammer throw at Minnesota's Track and Field Stadium due to facility capabilities.
Competing unattached, both Macy Hanson (1500m) and Laura McClary (5000m) picked up distance wins. Both true freshmen, McClary's 16:53.47 and Hanson's 4:33.74 are both the fourth-fastest times by Gophers this season. Additionally, Able Mills won both the shot put and the discus with her 15.88m (52-1 1/4) in the shot put being a new lifetime best for the Jamaican.
GOPHERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Maroon and Gold men and women were both ranked inside the USTFCCCA's latest outdoor track and field rankings. The men came in at No. 12 nationally while the women were 22nd.
In the event squad rankings Minnesota's depth on the men's side shows in the hammer throw where they are ranked No. 2 nationally and also in the 100m where the team is No. 3. The men's hammer group in Minnesota averages 69.32m among its top four. The women's team broke through in the women's hammer throw Event Squad rankings for the first time with the group jumping to the No. 1 ranking with an average of 65.18m. For the rest of Minnesota's event squad rankings, click here.
NABWE APPEARS ON ANOTHER 'THE BOWERMAN' WATCH LIST
University of Minnesota women's track and field redshirt junior Anthonett Nabwe has been recognized as one of 10 student-athletes on the Women's 2026 Update No. 4 Watch List for The Bowerman, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on April 29. The appearance on The Bowerman Watch List is Nabwe's second straight after appearing on it for the first time on March 25.
The award considers athletes' performances during the NCAA indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons. Nabwe is the first Gopher since 2010 (Alicia Rue) to be named to any 'The Bowerman' Watch List. Her hammer throw of 77.64m (254-9) came just three centimeters short of the NCAA all-time record in the women's hammer throw in Des Moines last week. Nabwe's Drake Relays throw makes her, as of April 27, the 12th-best performer in the women's hammer throw in world history (all levels), per the IAAF. Nabwe has set both the indoor weight throw Big Ten record and the outdoor hammer throw conference record this season. In March she made history at the NCAA Indoor Championships becoming the weight throw national champion with a toss of 25.13m (82-5 1/2) in Fayetteville, Ark., at Randal Tyson Track Center. The two-time Big Ten weight throw champion became the second Gopher to win an NCAA title in the weight throw, joining Kaitlyn Long in 2018. Nabwe's weight throw at NCAAs moved her to No. 3 all-time in the event, and was the best throw by a collegiate woman since 2022 (Shey Taiwo, Ole Miss).
NABWE CLAIMS 11TH CAREER BIG TEN WEEKLY HONOR
For the fifth time this season redshirt junior Anthonett Nabwe has earned the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honor, the conference office announced on April 29. The recognition is the 11th of the Nabwe's career and comes after she nearly broke the NCAAs all-time collegiate hammer throw record at the 116th Drake Relays.
In her career, Nabwe has won 11 different Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors between the indoor and outdoor seasons. She owns the program record for most weekly conference honors in a career at Minnesota, recently breaking a tie with two-time Big Ten champion Shelby Frank. In conference history, Nabwe is tied for second with those 11 all-time weekly honors with the all-time women's record held by Cindy Ofili of Michigan with 12. Between indoor and outdoor this season the Maroon and Gold have won six weekly honors with Nabwe claiming the distinction five times while Zeal Kuku was named the Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week earlier this year indoors.
NABWE MINI DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE TO WATCH
Take a behind the scenes look at Anthonett Nabwe's story of becoming an NCAA weight throw champion. Nabwe became the third Golden Gopher women's track and field athlete to win a national title when she took home the women's weight throw title in March during the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Nabwe's championship throw of 25.13m (82-5 1/2) set a new personal-best and ranked as the third best throw in NCAA history. It was also the tenth best performance in world history. Her previous best was 24.67 meters (80-11 1/4).
UP NEXT
The Big Ten Outdoor Championships will be contested in Lincoln, Neb., from May 15-17. For more information on the conference championships, click here.
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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