Friday, April 23, 2010

Gophers' McGinnis Wins Drake Decathlon

Gopher senior all-American R.J. McGinnis won the Drake Relays decathlon on Thursday, redeeming a sub-par opening day with a powerful second-day effort.

McGinnis won the contest with 7319 points. Teammate Jack Szmanda, a red-shirt freshman, was runner up with 7284 points.

The Gophers' Joey Schwecke finished sixth with 7169 points.

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With the win, McGinnis became the first Gopher in history to win the Drake Relays decathlon. Minnsota has now won a total of 49 men's Drake Relays titles in the 101-year history of the meet. McGinnis was runner-up in the event last year.

Read the full story on the Gopher decathlon effort HERE.

Find Drake Relays results HERE.
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2 comments:

  1. Chris10:17 AM

    Also 5th-placer Ben Dillow (unattached) lives in Northfield and is an assistant coach at Carleton College.

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  2. Jesse Schoen10:46 PM

    ...decathlon Day Two superstar Ben Dillow to you.

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