Short-Cut: Results Links for May 30-June 1

The Gophers (see previous story) aren't the only people competing this weekend. There's more than a little additional action close-by and farther away in the coming days.

For example:

-- The MSHSL Section meets are still in full swing, owed in part to some rains-outs last night. We're eager to see how the Finnerty-Carlson 1600m duel in 3AA turns out as well as what Buffalo's Zach Mellon does in the 2AA 800m final. (If the 2007 Class AA 800m champ can run 1:51.91 in the prelims, ... )

We recommend using "KenA55's" compilation of Section Meet links, HERE, on the Dyestat Minnesota Talk page to keep up with the action.

-- Team USA Minnesotans are competing on both coasts on Saturday. Carrie Tollefson and Katie McGregor will compete in the 5000m at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City. Matt Gabrielson, Antonio Vega, and Brad Lowery will race the Nike Elite Men's 5000 meter race held in conjunction with the BorderDuel Track Classic in Portland, Oregon.

As the days count down to the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, the races are getting bigger for some of the Team USA-ers. Tollefson, Lowery, and Vega still need to score qualifying marks for the meet. Tollefson, an Olympian in 2004, needs to run 15:28.00 to achieve the Trials "A" standard to automatically qualify in the event or run better than the 16:00.00 "B" mark and hope her mark puts her in the planned-for 24-runner field.

Vega and Lowery need to reach the 13:33.00 "A" standard or hope a "B" mark better than 13:50.00 gets them into the meet. Gabrielson and McGregor have already qualified in the 5000m and 10,000m events, respectively, that they plan to contest at the Trials.

Our links to those events and more are below:

Friday:
NCAA Midwest Regional: Live Results
Update: Rue wins vault in 13-11 3/4, Smith 4th with 13-3 3/4; Dorniden, Schwengler qualify #1 & #4 in 800m; Podominick 6th in discus.

Update: Mead makes NCAAs with 5th place 14:01.42 in 5000, Rombough 12th; Kabia misses finals with 10.49; Storvick 12th in prelims in 1:51.27, Studt 6th in shot with 57-8 1/2.

Saturday:
NCAA Midwest Regional: Live Results
Update: Dorniden wins 800m in 2:03.91, Schwengler 6th in 2:09.28; Cheever 7th in steeple at 10:18.61; Roehrig ties for 5th in HJ at 5-9 1/4, Devine also clears 5-9 1/4 for 8th, Podominick 5th in shot with 51-11, Radocaj 2nd in JT with 177-11

Update: Peterson wins jump-off for final national PV spot with17-1, Spandl 8th at 17-1.

Reebok Grand Prix: Results
Update: 5000: McGregor 7th in 15:42.60, Tollefson 11th in 15:56.72; 1500: Deatherage 11th in 4:18.87.

BorderDuel: Results
Update: Goucher wins 10,000m in 31:26.48; Gabrielson 6th in 5000m in 13:51.22, Vega 13th in 14:26.38, Lowery DNF.

Sunday:
Grand Old Day 8K: Results