University of Minnesota Athletics
2026 Men's Track & Field Roster
Angelos Mantzouranis
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Athens, Greece
- High School:
- Athens
Angelos Mantzouranis' IAAF Bio
Angelos Mantzouranis' TFRRS Bio
Honors & Awards:
Holds No. 3 all-time collegiate hammer throw mark (as of Nov. 10, 2025) at 78.61m (257-11)
Minnesota school record holder (Hammer Throw) as of Nov. 10, 2025
2025 World Athletics Championships participant (Tokyo, Japan)
Big Ten Champion; Hammer Throw (2024)
Big Ten silver medalist; Hammer Throw (2025)
Two-time First Team All-American; Hammer Throw (2024, 2025)
Two-time NCAA medalist; Hammer Throw (2024 - bronze; 2025 - silver)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2024)
Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week (3.28.24)
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Finished second collegiate season as one of the best hammer throwers in NCAA history... Posted the No. 3 all-time collegiate hammer throw mark in NCAA history (according to USTFCCCA) at the Hamline Meet of the UnSaintly with a toss of 78.61m (257-11)... The school-record mark of 78.61m (257-11) was the longest toss in the NCAA since 2002 (Andras Haklits | 78.63m)... Finished second at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw with a toss of 76.96m (252-6), only behind teammate and NCAA Champion Kostas Zaltos... Was the winner of the NCAA West Regional hammer throw competition with a mark of 76.10m (249-8)... Claimed the silver medal in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 75.11m (246-5)... Was third at the Drake Relays hammer throw with a mark of 75.71m (248-5)... Posted a then-lifetime best 77.43m (254-0) at the Florida Relays to finish second overall... Opened the season with a hammer throw toss of 72.02m (236-3)... Ended the season with a toss of 70.94m (232-9) at the World Athletics Championships, representing his home country of Greece.
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Had one of the best true freshman hammer throw seasons in NCAA history... At seasons end held the No. 19 hammer throw mark in NCAA history (75.55m | 247-11) that he set at the 114th Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa... According to the USTFCCCA, holds the NCAA freshman record in the hammer throw with his 75.55m (247-11) toss in 2024... Won the Big Ten Championship in the hammer throw with a mark of 75.15m (246-7), giving Minnesota its fourth straight men's hammer throw title dating back to 2021... Set a Big Ten Championship record in the men's hammer throw with the mark of 75.15m (246-7)... Named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year... Earned an NCAA bronze medal in the hammer throw with a toss of 75.50m (247-8) at Hayward Field, in Eugene, Ore.... Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships by winning the NCAA West Regional hammer throw with a toss of 72.57m (238-1), which was thrown after 1 a.m. local time due to a weather delay in Fayetteville, Ark.... Eclipsed the 70-meter mark in every meet he had a mark in during the season and was undefeated until his third-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Won the LSU Alumni Gold with a mark of 73.66m (241-8)... Won the Clyde Hart Classic in Waco, Texas, with a throw of 73.85m (242-3)... Was named the Big Ten's Field Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Clyde Hart Classic... Won the Hurricane Invitational hammer throw in his official debut with a mark of 70.27m (230-6)... Ended the season with the No. 2 hammer throw mark in school history (75.55m | 247-10) behind fellow Greek Kostas Zaltos.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
One of the best young hammer throw talents in the world will be attending the University of Minnesota this fall. Angelos Mantzouranis is fresh off a fourth-place finish at the Greece Senior National Championships at just 19 years of age where he threw a lifetime best 70.71m (232-0) with the senior level weight (7.26 kilograms). Mantzouranis in 2023 is undefeated at the six-kilogram hammer throw weight, which is the weight that the junior level uses in the event and holds a lifetime best mark of 78.30m (256-11).
Angelos Mantzouranis' TFRRS Bio
Honors & Awards:
Holds No. 3 all-time collegiate hammer throw mark (as of Nov. 10, 2025) at 78.61m (257-11)
Minnesota school record holder (Hammer Throw) as of Nov. 10, 2025
2025 World Athletics Championships participant (Tokyo, Japan)
Big Ten Champion; Hammer Throw (2024)
Big Ten silver medalist; Hammer Throw (2025)
Two-time First Team All-American; Hammer Throw (2024, 2025)
Two-time NCAA medalist; Hammer Throw (2024 - bronze; 2025 - silver)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2024)
Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week (3.28.24)
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Finished second collegiate season as one of the best hammer throwers in NCAA history... Posted the No. 3 all-time collegiate hammer throw mark in NCAA history (according to USTFCCCA) at the Hamline Meet of the UnSaintly with a toss of 78.61m (257-11)... The school-record mark of 78.61m (257-11) was the longest toss in the NCAA since 2002 (Andras Haklits | 78.63m)... Finished second at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw with a toss of 76.96m (252-6), only behind teammate and NCAA Champion Kostas Zaltos... Was the winner of the NCAA West Regional hammer throw competition with a mark of 76.10m (249-8)... Claimed the silver medal in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 75.11m (246-5)... Was third at the Drake Relays hammer throw with a mark of 75.71m (248-5)... Posted a then-lifetime best 77.43m (254-0) at the Florida Relays to finish second overall... Opened the season with a hammer throw toss of 72.02m (236-3)... Ended the season with a toss of 70.94m (232-9) at the World Athletics Championships, representing his home country of Greece.
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Had one of the best true freshman hammer throw seasons in NCAA history... At seasons end held the No. 19 hammer throw mark in NCAA history (75.55m | 247-11) that he set at the 114th Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa... According to the USTFCCCA, holds the NCAA freshman record in the hammer throw with his 75.55m (247-11) toss in 2024... Won the Big Ten Championship in the hammer throw with a mark of 75.15m (246-7), giving Minnesota its fourth straight men's hammer throw title dating back to 2021... Set a Big Ten Championship record in the men's hammer throw with the mark of 75.15m (246-7)... Named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year... Earned an NCAA bronze medal in the hammer throw with a toss of 75.50m (247-8) at Hayward Field, in Eugene, Ore.... Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships by winning the NCAA West Regional hammer throw with a toss of 72.57m (238-1), which was thrown after 1 a.m. local time due to a weather delay in Fayetteville, Ark.... Eclipsed the 70-meter mark in every meet he had a mark in during the season and was undefeated until his third-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Won the LSU Alumni Gold with a mark of 73.66m (241-8)... Won the Clyde Hart Classic in Waco, Texas, with a throw of 73.85m (242-3)... Was named the Big Ten's Field Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Clyde Hart Classic... Won the Hurricane Invitational hammer throw in his official debut with a mark of 70.27m (230-6)... Ended the season with the No. 2 hammer throw mark in school history (75.55m | 247-10) behind fellow Greek Kostas Zaltos.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
One of the best young hammer throw talents in the world will be attending the University of Minnesota this fall. Angelos Mantzouranis is fresh off a fourth-place finish at the Greece Senior National Championships at just 19 years of age where he threw a lifetime best 70.71m (232-0) with the senior level weight (7.26 kilograms). Mantzouranis in 2023 is undefeated at the six-kilogram hammer throw weight, which is the weight that the junior level uses in the event and holds a lifetime best mark of 78.30m (256-11).
CHS Home Grown Gophers: Emmett Gerres
Friday, September 05
The Greek Freak of Minnesota
Friday, July 18
Gophers Finish 1-2 in Hammer Throw
Monday, June 16
Mantzouranis Earns NCAA Silver Medal
Thursday, June 12
