Sunday, January 31, 2016

Kara Goucher Ready for the Olympic Marathon Trials

Boulder Daily Camera's Mike Sandrock interviews Kara Goucher,  ready for the Olympic Marathon Trials HERE

Seven Detroit Lakes Track Athletes Headed "Down Under"

Seven Detroit Lakes Track Athletes Headed "Down Under" HERE

USATF MN Youth Clinic and Meet #3 Results

USATF MN Youth Clinic and Meet #3 Results HERE.

Jamie Cheever's Post PR Interview

FloTrack interview with Jamie Cheever after her mile PR HERE.

Updated: St Olaf Triangular II Results

St Olaf Tri II  Results HERE.
Gustavus summary is HERE.
St. Thomas summary is HERE.
Bethel women's summary is HERE. Men HERE.
Hamline video recap HERE. Men's summary HERE. Women HERE.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Updated: Cobber Duals Results

Cobber Duals Results HERE.
Northwestern summary HERE.
Concordia Moorhead men's summary HERE. Women HERE.
MSU Moorhead summary HERE.
Bemidji State summary is HERE.
U-Mary summary is HERE.
St. Ben's summary is HERE.
Bethany Lutheran summary is HERE.
UM Morris summary is HERE.

UW-River Falls Falcon Winter Classic Results

UW-River Falls Falcon Winter Classic men's  Results HERE. Women HERE.
St. Mary's summary is HERE.
St. John's summary is HERE.
Macalester women's summary is HERE. Men HERE.
Carleton men's summary is HERE. Women's HERE.
St. Kate's summary is HERE.

Updated: Warren Bowlus Multis and Open Results

Warren Bowlus Multis and Open Results HERE.
Concordia St. Paul summary is HERE.
UMD men's summary is HERE.
Winina State summary is HERE.
Augsburg men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.
U-W Superior men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.
UMD women's summary HERE.

Jamie Cheever second in Woman's Mile at UW(Washington) Invitational

Full meet results HERE.

Mile results                                                             
  1 Efraimson, Alexa             Nike                   4:34.35   4
  2 Cheever, Jamie               Oiselle/Club           4:35.92   4
  3 Stokes, Jamie                Weber State            4:37.47   3
  4 Smith, Jessica               Valley Royals          4:37.84   4
  5 Feeny, Sarah                 Utah                   4:38.57   3
  6 Meyers, Maddie               Washington             4:38.59   4
  7 Fulton, Eleanor              Washington             4:39.07   4
  8 Wallace, Lauren              Oiselle                4:40.14   4
  9 MacPherson, Sarah            Unattached             4:40.27   3
 10 Maxwell, Anna                Washington             4:40.41   4
 11 Gall, Geena                  Team Run Eugene        4:40.91   4
 12 Fields, Hannah               Brooks Beasts          4:42.13   4
 13 Butterworth, Lindsey         Valley Royals          4:42.83   4
 14 Bell, Rolanda                New Balance Norcal     4:43.23   4
 15 Smith, Makenna               Cal Coast Tr           4:43.77   2
 16 Mires, Baylee                Washington             4:43.91   4
 17 Rush, Kristi                 Byu                    4:44.78   2
 18 McInnis, Shauna              U. of Victoria         4:46.26   3
 19 Green, Claire                Arizona                4:48.33   3
 20 Knight, Katie                Washington             4:49.34   4
 21 Blood, Nicole                High Perform           4:50.17   2
 22 Shubin, Lauren               Byu                    4:50.90   2
 23 O'Connor, Haley              Club Northwest         4:51.35   3
 24 Mahoney, Katie               Eastern Washington     4:52.35   2
 25 Anderson, Morgan             Oregon State           4:52.97   3
 26 Garcia-Munoz, Diana          Abilene Christian      4:52.98   2
 27 Lawrence, Collier            Oiselle                4:53.22   2
 28 LaBeaud, Natasha             Unattached             4:53.43   3
 29 Warner, Ashleigh             Byu                    4:53.93   3
 30 Gil-Echevarria, Paula        Eastern Washington     4:55.44   2
 31 Devitt-Payne, Caitlin        Nevada                 4:56.66   3
 32 Linton, CharLee              Washington St.         4:56.70   2
 33 Hamlin, Emily                Washington             4:58.93   3
 34 Morley, Maria                Byu                    4:59.93   2
 35 Crofts, Helen                Valley Royals          5:00.00   4
 36 Stuckey, Stephanie           Western Oregon         5:00.58   2
 37 Wassum, Sadie                Utah                   5:00.87   1
 38 Harrell, Lauren              Azusa Pacific          5:01.09   1
 39 Bassett, Rebecca             Simon Fraser           5:01.68   2
 40 Teliha, Ali                  St. Mary's (Cal.)      5:01.76   1
 41 Mulvey, Louise               Hawaii                 5:01.91   1
 42 Bortfeld, Devon              Washington St.         5:03.04   1
 43 Ferron, Kayla                Arizona                5:04.35   1
 44 Bosserman, Josephine         Washington             5:05.19   1
 45 Ungerman, Sierra             Cal St. Fullerton      5:05.24   2
 46 Wood, Meagan                 Nevada                 5:06.46   1
 47 Bassett, Miryam              Simon Fraser           5:09.10   1
 48 Phill, Daryl                 San Francisco          5:09.45   1
 49 Rawlings, Taryn              Portland               5:10.00   2
 50 Phan, Chynna                 Seattle Pacific        5:13.29   1
 51 Pynn, Jenaya                 Washington St.         5:14.67   2
 52 Gaffney, McKenna             Arizona                5:15.65   1
 53 Nickerson, Angie             Southern Utah          5:17.07   1
 54 Melendez, Ariel              Cal St. Los Angeles    5:18.92   1
 55 Estavillo, Taryn             Arizona                5:21.93   1
 56 Taylor, Emily                Cal St. Fullerton      5:22.87   2
 57 Salazar, Janet               Long Beach St.         5:36.20   1
 -- Neale, Amy-Eloise            Washington                 DNF   4

Updated: Jack Johnson Classic Results

Gopher men's summary HERE.  Women HERE.
Concordia St. Paul summary is HERE.
MSU Mankato men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.
MSU Moorhead summary is HERE.
Winona State summary is HERE.
St. Cloud State summary is HERE.
Carleton's Ruth Steinke 8th in mile HERE.
St. Thomas women's summary is HERE.
UMD women's summary is HERE.

Garrett Heath Wins 3K; Heather Kampf 4th in Camel CityElite Mellow Mile

Mile results with splits HERE.
3K results HERE.
Full Camel City Invite results HERE.


MIAC Indoor Track Preview, AOW

MIAC Indoor Track Preview HERE
Athletes of the Week HERE.

Warren Bowlus Multi's and Open Day 1 Results

Warren Bowlus Multi's and Open Day 1 Results HERE
Pentathlon results HERE.
Heptathlon Day 1 results HERE.

$$$ How much is a Shoe Contract Worth in the NBA?

Article giving a glimpse of the money that can be made from shoe deals by NBA players HERE. Professional track and field or road runner athletes fall far short of what these athletes are earning.

Friday, January 29, 2016

Updated: Jack Johnson Classic Day 1 Results

Live Results are HERE.
Gopher women's summary is HERE. Men HERE.
MSU Moorhead  summary is HERE.
St.Cloud State summary is HERE.
SMSU summary is HERE.

Three Athletes to be inducted to the Minnesota Track & Field Hall of Fame on February 19

2016 Minnesota Track & Field Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony set for February 19, 2016.  Elite Athletes Lynn Nelson Stott,  Debbie Thometz Leyden, and Veteran Athlete Tom Langenfeld are this year's inductees.

Time:  6 pm Social Hour, 6:45 pm Pasta Buffet Dinner      7:30 pm Introductions and Presentation of Awards

Location: Maple Grove Community Center        763-495-6500   12951 Weaver Lake Road, Maple Grove, MN, 55369
  
Event Price: $10.00 per person   (This is roughly half the cost of dinner thanks to generous sponsorship from ALARC, North Suburban Striders, TC Running Company, RunMN, Marathon Sports, and MDRA.  Plus support from USATF Minnesota.)
 
RSVP by February 15 to Tim Zbikowski, 763-420-4357 or timzib@cpinternet.com

Make checks payable to USATF Minnesota and mail to:
Hall of Fame c/o Tim Zbikowski  11270 East French Lake Road  Maple Grove, 55369

Catered dinner from The Lookout Restaurant in Maple Grove:
Pasta Dinner Buffet with two choices of pasta and two choices of sauces Classic garden salad with choice of Lite Italian or Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing Steamed Italian vegetables  Garlic Toast  Brownies and Cookies Soft drinks and water  
(No alcoholic beverages allowed due to high minimum costs of licensed vendors and the requirement to provide security personnel.)

Research Indicates that Single Sport Athletes are more Likely to have ACL Injuries, and Other Foot and Leg Injuries

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Meghan Peyton On a Mission

Des Moines Register series on runners with Iowa connections who will be running the Olympic marathon trials includes Iowa grad, Augsburg coach, and Team USA Minnesota's Meghan Peyton HERE.

Gophers 4th in Men's Dual Meet Rankings

Gophers 4th in Men's Dual Meet Rankings HERE

Gene Niemi's Border Battle Photo Gallery

Gophers celebrate the Border Battle win. Photo by Gene Niemi

Emma Spagnola(3) on her way to 2nd in the hurdles. Audra Winter(2) 6th.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Luca Wieland on his way to victory in the 6HH.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Haley Johnson(6) was 2nd, Kaila Urick(4) 3rd,  and Taylor Mikkalson(7) 5th in
the mile for the Gophers.  Wisconsin's Gabi Anzalone(5) finished 1st.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Derek Wiebke(7) 2nd, Austin Mudd(6) 1st, and Joe Hardy(4) 4th.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Stacey Swatek(3) 1st,  Emma Reifel(4) 2nd, and Kate Shelerud(5) 3rd in the 800.
Photo by Gene Niemi

As her teammates cheer her on, Titania Markland(5) anchors the
4 by 400 relay team to victory. Photo by Gene Niemi

The Gophers take a victory lap.
Photo by Gene Miemi

Gopher Women's Performance List

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Gophers #5 in Women's Dual Meet Rankings

NCAA DII Team Rankings

NCAA DII Indoor Track rankings HERE.
Men
MSU Mankato fourth
Women
U-Mary tenth
UMD fifteenth
Winona State nineteenth

UMAC Summaries and AOW

UMAC Athletes of the Week HERE.
UMAC weekly summary HERE.

NSIC Weekly Summaries, AOW

NSIC Women's summaries, athletes of the week HERE.


Men's summaries and athletes of the week HERE.

Remembering Steve Prefontaine

Remembering Steve Prefontaine  HERE

NCAA DIII Weekly Team Rankings

Men
St. Olaf fifth

Monday, January 25, 2016

RT story on Wayzata's Miranda Mead

Gopher Men and Women Ranked 2nd in NCAA Midwest Region Rankings

Gopher Men and Women Ranked 2nd in NCAA Midwest Region Rankings HERE

Weekly NCAA Top Ten List

Several Minnesota athletes and teams grabbed on spot on last week's Top Ten listing of performances.

As the events aren't run frequently indoors the participants in the Twin Ports Invitational: UMD, U-W Superior, Bemidji State, and St. Scholastica took all the spots in the 4 by 1600 and spring medley relays.

In the open events the Gopher men's Mitch Hecksel and women's Tatania Markland had the 7th fastest times in the 600 meter run.  Mason Ferlic was 10th fastest in the 3K.

Full Top Ten list is HERE.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

More Recruiting News

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Updated: SDSU Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational Final Results

SDSU Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational Final Results HERE
U-Mary outstanding performances  HERE.
U-Mary women's summary HERE. Men's HERE.

Updated: MSU Mankato Multi's and Open Results

MSU Mankato Multi's and Open Results HERE
Mankato men's summary HERE. Women HERE.
Winona State summary HERE.
UMD women's summary is HERE.
St. Cloud State summary is HERE.
UM Morris summary is HERE.
Bethany Lutheran summary is HERE.

Updated: UW Stout Open Results

UW Stout Open Results HERE
St Mary's summary HERE.
Northwestern summary is HERE.

Mason Ferlic Wins 3K,Will Burke Sets a PR, Wolverines Win Team Titles at Notre Dame

Michigan men's summary HERE.

Updated: Twin Ports Invitational Results

St. Scholastica women's summary is HERE.  Men HERE.
UMD men's summary is HERE.
UW Superior men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.

Cobber Alumni Meet Results

Macalester Alumni Triangular Results

Macalester Alumni Triangular Results HERE
Macalester women's summary is HERE. Men HERE
St. Kate's summary is HERE
Augsburg men's summary is HERE. Women HERE

More Recruiting News


Gopher/Badgers Border Battle Results

Results HERE.
Gopher men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.


Gophers v Badgers Dual


Pat Connolly's "Out of the Box" Training Part 2

Pat Connolly talks about the mental side of training, differences coaching men and women, and doping HERE.

Friday, January 22, 2016

SDSU Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitationall Results

SDSU Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational Results HERE
SMSU summary is HERE
MSU Moorhead summary  is HERE.

St. Olaf Triangular Results

St. Olaf Triangular Results HERE
Hamline summary is HERE. Women HERE
St Olaf men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.
Carleton women's summary is HERE. Men HERE.

UST Showcase Results

University of St. Thomas Showcase men's results HERE. Women HERE
St.Thomas summary is HERE Men's summary HERE.
Gopher men's summary is HERE. Women HERE
Concordia St. Paul summary is HERE.
Bethel's men's summary is HERE. Women HERE
Crown College summary is HERE.

MSU Mankato Open & Multis Day 1 Results

MSU Mankato Open & Multis Results HERE
MSU Mankato women's summary is HERE. Men's HERE
Bemidji State summary is HERE.
Winona State summary is HERE.
St. Cloud State summary is HERE.

Jamie Cheever Blogs on Sacrifices During an Olympic Year

Jamie Cheever Blogs on Sacrifices During an Olympic Year HERE

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Stats for US Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifiers

Interesting stats about the qualifiers for the Olympic Marathon Trials HERE.

For the men: Medtronic TC Marathon and Grandma's had the second and third largest number of qualifiers meeting the standard in their races.

41% of the qualifiers did it by running a marathon.
59% qualified by running a half marathon

For the women: TCM had the third largest number of qualifiers. Grandma's was fourth.
80.3% of the women qualified by running a marathon. 19.7% qualified in the half marathon.

Pat Connolly Talks About Her "Out of the Box" Coaching Methods

Pat Connolly Talks About Her "Out of the Box" Coaching Methods HERE

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Adam Nelson Gets His Gold Medal

Adam Nelson gets his 2004 Gold Medal...in a food court HERE

UMAC Summaries, AOW

UMAC AOW HERE

UMAC weekly summary HERE.

Kaitlyn Long NCAA DII/USTFCCCA AOW; NSIC Spotlight Guest


Winona State's Kaitlyn Long awarded her second AOW honor HERE.
Featured on NSIC Spotlight radio interview HERE

NSIC Weekly Summaries, AOW

NSIC Men's weekly summary, Athletes of the Week HERE.
Women's summary and AOW HERE.

MIAC AOW


MIAC Athletes of the Week HERE

Nick Symmonds Files Lawsuit Against USOC, USATF

Nick Symmonds Files Lawsuit Against USOC, USATF HERE and HERE.
FloTrack interview with Nick Symmonds HERE

Hopkins' Mike Harris and Edina's Matt Gabrielson USTFCCCA Minnesota XC HS COY

Hopkins' Mike Harris(boys') and Edina's Matt Gabrielson(girls') 2015 USTFCCCA  Minnesota Cross Country Coaches of the Year

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Garrett Heath Feature

Spikes feature on Garrett Heath HERE


Women's NCAA DI Dual Meet Rankings

 Women's NCAA DI Dual Meet Rankings HERE

NDSU 10th.  Gophers 17th. Wisconsin 18th.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Gopher Men 15th in Dual Meet Rankings

Gopher men 15th in Dual Meet Rankings HERE

Kara Goucher Interview

Women's Running Kara Goucher 5 Question Pre-Trials Interview HERE

Computer Issues

Have had a hack or some sort of disruption, so things will be a little slow today.  Sorry about the that, just got back in control.  Hopefully we've solved the problem.

NDSU's Erin Teschuk tops the Women's NCAA DI Mile List

NDSU's Erin Teschuk tops the Women's NCAA DI Mile List HERE

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Houston and Disney Half Marathon Results

Elite men and women top 30 HERE. (Use EVENT, scroll to Half Marathon far right window scroll down to 30 for number of finishers.)


Nick Arciniaga(1:05:49) and Annie Bersagel(1:15.09) take titles in the Disney Half Marathon. Photo HERE

Gopher's Minnesota Women's Open Photo Gallery

MDRA Meet of Miles Results

MDRA Meet of Miles Results HERE.

Cardinal Early Birdinal Results

St Mary's Cardinal Early Birdinal results HERE
St Mary's summary HERE
Winona State summary is HERE

UST Opener Results

UST Opener men's results HERE. Women's results HERE

St. Thomas summary HERE.
St. Olaf men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.
Hamline women's results HERE. Men HERE
Augsburg men's summary is HERE. Women HERE.
Bethel men's summary is HERE.
Carleton men's summary is HERE.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

WSU's Kaitlyn Long Throws Long

Winona State summary HERE

Holiday Inn Invitational Results

Holiday Inn Invitational Day 1 Results HERE
Full results HERE
MSU Mankato women's summary HERE Men HERE (Men's team split squad between the Minnesota Open and the Holiday Inn Invite)

Bison Classic Results

SMSU summary is HERE.
U-Mary women's summary is HERE. Men HERE
MSU Moorhead men's summary is HERE. Women HERE

Super 8 Open Results

Super 8 Open Results HERE
Bemidji State results HERE.

Updated: Minnesota Open Results

Minnesota Open Results HERE
MSU Mankato's men's summary(squad split between Minnesota Open and Holiday Inn Invite)
St. Cloud State summary is HERE
Concordia St. Paul summary is HERE.




Mason Ferlic Leads NCAA DI in the Mile

Mile results HERE  Full results HERE

Friday, January 15, 2016

Heather Kampf wins Fourth Bermuda Front Street Mile title, Jamie Cheever 3rd

Bernews coverage includes results and photos HERE




Research on Training Hard and Smart

Training hard and smart the right mix for injury prevention HERE

Heather Kampf, Jamie Cheever Running Bermuda Front St. Mile Tonight


Thursday, January 14, 2016

Concern About Aggressive of Marketing of Supplements to Teen Athletes

Concern About Aggressive of Marketing of Supplements to Teen Athletes HERE.

Meet Information for Minnesota Open

More Recruiting News


Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

MSU Mankato's Myles Hunter and Jeff DeCock NSIC AOW; Summary

NSIC Men's Summary is HERE



NSIC Women's AOW; Summary

Women's Summary is HERE

USATF Minnesota 2015 Awards Celebration

On Saturday, February 6,  USATF Minnesota presents its 2015 awards  The eighth annual Awards Celebration will be held at Braemar Country Club, 6364 John Harris Dr, Edina, MN  55439 starting at 6 PM and will feature a buffet and cash bar. The buffet will be FREE to USATF Minnesota members, award winners, and one guest of each award winner. Additional guests and non-USATF members will be charged $10. Braemar Country Club seating is limited to 200. 
2015 AWARDS
Age Group LDR Runners of the YearHERE  

Official of the Year - Tom Bracher 
Official of the Year - Paul Harder 
Male 8 & Under Athlete of the Year - Jamison Ping 
Female 8 & Under Athlete of the Year - Audrey Silgen
Male 9-10 Athlete of the Year - Juriad Hughes, Jr 
Female 9-10 Athlete of the Year - Lauren Ping 
Male 11-12 Athlete of the Year - DreVonnte Dunkins 
Female 11-12 Athlete of the Year - Grace Ping 
Male 13-14 Athlete of the Year - Dante White 
Female 13-14 Athlete of the Year - Emily Covert
Male 15-16 Athlete of the Year - Denzel Brown
Female 15-16 Athlete of the Year - Honour Finley 
Male High School Athlete of the Year - Joe Klecker
Female High School Athlete of the Year - Ruby Stauber
Men's Masters Runner of the YearAllen Zetterlund
Women's Masters Runner of the YearSonya Decker
Men's Open Track & Field Athlete of the Year - Luca Weiland 
Women's Open Track & Field Athlete of the Year - Heather Kampf 
Men's Masters Track & Field Athlete of the Year - Tom Langenfeld 
Women's Masters Track & Field Athlete of the Year - JoeAnn Jackson-Matthews
Race Walker of the Year - Logan McLaughlin 
Men's Mountain/Ultra/Trail Runner of the Year - Michael Bialick 
Women's Mountain/Ultra/Trail Runner of the Year - Leslie Semler 
Life Time Contribution Award -  

MSU Mankato's Jeff DeCock NCAA DII Men's AOW

Top 10 NCAA Indoor Track Performances from Last Week

Top 10 Performances from Last Week HERE.

Minnesotans on the list:
60 Hurdles
2. Myles Hunter, MSU Mankato               7.83
600 
2. Nate Rose, Gophers                               1:18.79
High Jump
3. Jeff DeCock, MSU Mankato                 2.16m/7'1"
7. Jeff DeCock                                           2.
200
5. Kyran Stewart, MSU Mankato              21.51
Shot Put
5. Luke Johnson, Gophers                         18.61m/61'.75"
7. Luke Johnson                                         18.60m/61'.25"
400
6. Goaner Deng, Gophers                          48.20
9. Mitch Hechsel                                       48.57

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Saturday, January 09, 2016

Athletics Weekly feature on Garrett Heath: "The King of Holyrood Park"

Athletics Weekly post-race feature on Garrett Heath: "The King of Holyrood Park" HERE.

Minnesota State Alumni Open Results

Minnesota State Alumni Open Results HERE
MSU men's summary HERE.  Women HERE.
Southwest Minnesota State summary is HERE.

Northwest Open Results

Northwest Open Results HERE
Gopher women's summary is  HERE. Men HERE
St. Cloud State summary is HERE.
UMD women's summary is HERE. Men HERE.
Concordia St Paul summary HERE.

Garrett Heath Wins in Endinburgh

 IAAF report HERE
Joe Moore comments on his race HERE
Women's 6K results HERE (Emma Bates 28th)
Men's 8K results HERE.((Joe Moore 13th)
Team Result HERE(US 3rd)
Junior men's 4K HERE
Junior women's 4K HERE.

Video of the meet HERE Men's 8K race coverage starts at 1:04:50.

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Updated Meet Info for Northwest Open


Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Gopher Men Open Indoor Season This Weekend

More Recruiting News

Gopher Women Throwers Have Depth, Hope for Records; Indoor schedule

Indoor schedule highlights HERE

Gopher Men's T & F Captains

Meet of Miles January 11 at U of MN Fieldhouse

Monday, January 04, 2016

Friday, January 01, 2016

Team USA MN's Rob Molke 10th in NYRR Midnight Run

Top 10  M&W finishers HERE

Research: Recovery may have a Genetic Component(With Functioning link)

Apologies on the broken link for this story...

Research: Recovery may have a genetic component HERE.

Happy New Year!