USA Track & Field - Minnesota announced recently that Ben Blankenship and Heather Dorniden are USATF Minnesota's Athletes of the Month for March 2010. Blankenship, a junior at the University of Minnesota, was recognized for winning the conference title in the mile run at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships last month. Blankenship's win in 4:05.64 helped power the Gopher's runaway team victory at the meet.
A week later, the Stillwater High School graduate became the first Gopher to break four minutes in the mile, running 3:57.87 in Seattle.
Dorniden, a member of Team USA Minnesota and a U of M alum, was honored for finishing third at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque last month. The University of Minnesota graduate clocked a personal indoor best time of 2:02.33 in the event.
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