Podominick, Hoplin Named Big Ten Athletes of the Week

Golden Gopher throwers Liz Podominick and Paul Hoplin were named Big Ten Field Event Athletes of the Week after opening their respective outdoor seasons with nice throws last weekend.

Podominick, a senior from Lakeville, won the shot and discus competitions at the Texas Southern Relays last weekend. Podominick topped the discus results with a throw of 165-1 and won the shot with a put of 47-8. Both marks qualified her for NCAA Regional competition.

Hoplin, a freshman from Grand Forks, North Dakota, launched his Minnesota career in style with a 214-9 javelin throw at the Clemson Relays last weekend. The Regional-qualifying throw is the third-best javelin mark in Gopher history.

Both Podominick and Hoplin are first-time winners of the Big Ten award.

Also ... The Minnesota Daily ran a nice story today, HERE, on Heather Dorniden and the Gopher track teams.