Friday, May 15, 2009


The Gopher women will attempt to complete their "triple crown" this weekend by winning the Big Ten outdoor track championship. It has been a true team effort this year, featuring many spectacular performances. It could be argued that no one has been more integral to the Gophers' success than Heather Dorniden.

We will focus on Dorniden's final Big Ten championship in her storied Gopher career as she will attempt to lead her squad to victory.

Yes/No: Will Heather Dorniden score 13 or more points in individual events (1500 and 800) at the Big Ten Championship this weekend?

Note: Heather Dorniden, a senior, is an 8-time All-American and a National Champion from Rosemount. Dorniden is entered in the 1500 and 800 this weekend and scoring is based on 10 for first place, 8 for second...6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Dorniden is ranked #2 in the 800 and #8 in the 1500 in the preliminary heat sheets. The finals of the 1500 and 800 are less than an hour apart. It's a bit dated, but anytime we mention Heather Dorniden, we must include this video of the 2008 Big Ten indoor 600 meters.

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 1:30 p.m. CDT , Saturday, May 16th. Please put your answer in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail. We will continue to offer a bonus for participants making their debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for any first-time players.

My Answer: Yes

We had another very close Y/N result last week. The question was “Will Lisa Brown break her own conference javelin record of 158-5 at the MIAC Championships on Friday afternoon?” Brown missed her conference record by inches as she threw 157-10 Only 4 contestants got the question right; the top three in the overall standings created some separation at the top of the leaderboard with correct responses.

You can find the Y/N leaderboard HERE.

Good luck and thanks for playing Yes/No on DtB!

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