Big Ten and MIAC outdoor conference meets are being held this weekend. The University of Minnesota teams will travel to Indiana for action scheduled for Friday through Sunday. The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will hold itstwo-day conference meet at St. Mary's this year, starting Friday afternoon.We, of course, want to make a Pick Ten fantasy contest out of it all!
Pick Ten has a simple concept: predict the finish place for each of 10 Minnesota athletes or teams at Big Ten and MIAC outdoor conference meets. You will score points for each athlete that scores at or above the finish place you predict for them, following the 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring system.
For example: If you pick Oladipo Fagbemi to place first in the triple jump at Big Ten's, and he places first, you get 10 points. If you pick Fagbemi to place first and he finishes second, you get zero points. If you pick Fagbemi to finish third in the TJ and he places first, second or third, you get 6 points, since you that's the place you picked him for.
To play Pick Ten, cut and paste the list of names/events below into an e-mail and add your place predictions -- 1st or 2nd or 3rd...8th. Send your predictions by 2:00 p.M. CST on Friday, May 14th to DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com. Make sure your full name is in the e-mail. We'll announce the winner of this Pick Ten contest next week and keep a running tally of Pick Ten scores from throughout the year to crown a grand champion. As with our Yes/No contests, we don't offer any prizes, so no one needs to fear running afoul of NCAA or other anti-gambling regulations.
Pick 10 ... Big Ten and MIAC Outdoor Conference Meets:
University of Minnesota Men's Team Place:
University of Minnesota Women's Team Place:
Sean King (U of M) in the 100:
Oladipo Fagbemi (U of M) in the Triple Jump:
Jessica Cagle (U of M) in the Discus:
Kelly Stalpes (U of M) in the 400 Hurdles:
Hamline Men 4x400 Relay:
Tim Juba (St. John's) in the Hammer Throw:
Greta Sieve (St. Catherines) in the 10000:
Amie Fillmore (St. Olaf) in the Pole Vault:
To Help You Make Your Picks ...
The Gopher men have dominated Big Ten meets as of late. They won indoors and outdoors in 2009 and are attempting to achieve the double again after winning indoors in 2010. The Gopher women finished third at outdoor Big Tens in 2009, while this year the Gophers were fourth indoors.
Sean King is currently ranked second in the 100 meters. The sophomore from Cretin Derham Hall has run 10.57. Oladipo Fagbemi has triple jumped 49-11 1/4 and is ranked second. Jessica Cagle is ranked fourth in the discus. The true freshman from Grand Rapids has thrown 167-1 in 2010. Kelly Stalpes led Wayzata to the high school team title in 2007 with an individual state title in the hurdles. As a Gopher, Stalpes will try to continue her winning ways with some points in the 400 hurdles. She is ranked fifth going into Big Ten's with a 59.60 best.
The Hamline men will compete in a stacked 4x400 on Saturday. They are currently ranked fourth in the conference. Indoors, Hamline was third n the 4x400 at MIAC and 8th at Nationals. Tim Juba is ranked third in the Hammer where six MIAC athletes have already provisionally qualified for Nationals. He was fourth in the MIAC hammer in 2009. Greta Sieve will run her first 10,000 meter race of 2010 at the MIAC meet. Sieve ran 16:57 in the 5k this year and her converted time is ranked second on the MIAC list. Amie Fillmore is ranked second in the pole vault at 11-9 3/4. She won MIAC outdoors by nearly a foot in 2009 and duplicated that feat indoors in 2010.
Big Ten Meet information is HERE
Big Ten entries: Men * Women
MIAC heat sheets: Men *Women
Good luck!
The Pick Ten standings show Dan Vogel with a slight lead with 47 points. Pat/Kathleen Foley (46 points) and Jake Marotz (45 points) round out the top three. For full standings, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner.
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