Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Former Team USA MN runner Emily Brown Authors Paper on Sugar Content in Sports Drinks

Former Team USA MN runner Emily Brown Authors Paper on Sugar Content in Sports Drinks HERE

MIAC AOW

Gopher Men 7th in Indoor Track Dual Meet Rankings

Gopher Men 7th in Indoor Track Dual Meet Rankings HERE

Boys' HS XC Runners of the Year for 2016

 Boys' HS XC Runners of the Year for 2016  HERE

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII Men's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII Men's Indoor Track Team Rankings  HERE

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII Women's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII Women's Indoor Track Team Rankings HERE

Gophers Second in Women's Indoor Track Dual Meet Rankings

Women's  Indoor Track Dual Meet Rankings HERE

Monday, January 30, 2017

Sunday, January 29, 2017

John Hoberman Speaking on: "New Roles for Black Athletes? ​Post-Ferguson and Post-Kaepernick in the Age of Trump"

John Hoberman Speaking on: "New Roles for Black Athletes? ​Post-Ferguson and Post-Kaepernick in the Age of Trump" at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs from noon to 1:15.  More info HERE.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Warren Bowlus Open Results

Warren Bowlus Open Results HERE

UMD men's summary HERE. Women HERE
Augsburg men's summary HERE. Women HERE
Carleton women's summary HERE Men HERE.
St. Scholastica women's summary HERE. Men HERE
Minnesota Morris summary HERE.

MSU Mankato Open Results

MSU Mankato Open Results HERE

MSU Mankato Women's summary HERE.  Men HERE.
Augustana summary HERE
Concordia St. Paul summary HERE
SMSU summary HERE
UMD summary HERE
Winona State summary HERE
St. Cloud State summary is HERE
Bethany Lutheran summary HERE

Cobber Double Duals Results

Cobber Double Duals Men's Results HERE. Women HERE

MSU Moorhead summary HERE.
U-Mary summary HERE.

SJU/CSB Results

SJU/CSB Alumni Meet Women's Results HERE  Men HERE

St John's summary HERE
St Ben's summary HERE
MAC Men's summary HERE. Women HERE

Jack Johnson Classic Results

Jack Johnson Classic Results HERE

Gopher women's summary. Men's summary HERE
UMD summary HERE.





UW River Falls Winter Classic Results

UW River Falls Winter Classic Men's  Results HERE Women HERE

Hamline men's summary HERE Women HERE
St Kate's summary HERE.
St Mary's summary HERE
Bethany Lutheran summary HERE.
Northwestern(MN) summary HERE.
Crown summary HERE.

Ruby Stauber 2nd in 800 at Razorback Invite.

Results are HERE

Friday, January 27, 2017

Updated: St. Olaf Quadrangular Results

St. Olaf Quadrangular  Results HERE.

St. Thomas summary HERE.
Bethel Women's summary HERE. Men HERE
Gustavus summary HERE.
No summary available yet from St. Olaf

Minnesota Daily story on the Start of the Gophers' 2017 Indoor Season

Minnesota Daily story on the Start of the Gophers' 2017 Indoor Season HERE

Jack Johnson Classic Day 1 Results

Jack Johnson Classic Day 1 Results HERE
Gopher Women's summary HERE. Men HERE

Updated: MSU Mankato Open and Multis Day 1 Results

Updated: MSU Mankato Open and Multis Day 1 Results HERE

Winona State summary HERE.
Bemidji State summary HERE
Augustana summary HERE

St. Olaf Triangular Live Results

St. Olaf Triangular Live Results HERE

Warren Bowulus Open and Multis Live Day 1 Results

Warren Bowulus Open and Multis Day 1 Live Results HERE

Pentathlon results HERE

MSU Mankato Open and Multis Heat Sheets

MSU Mankato Open and Multis Heat Sheets HERE

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Interview with Kara Goucher

Interview with Kara Goucher HERE

Q&A With Gopher's Shot Putter Kiley Sabin

Photo courtesy of University of Minnesota
                                        Gopher's Shot Putter Kiley Sabin Interview HERE.

Gopher Women's Coach Matt Bingle Previews the Jack Johnson Classic

Gopher Men's Last Week Recap and Jack Johnson Preview

Gopher Men's report HERE

Heat Sheets for Jack Johnson Classic

Heat Sheets for Jack Johnson Classic HERE

Research Shows Response to SIT training between Men and Women are "Largely Similar"

Men and women have a "largely similar response" to Sprint Interval Training HERE

Ben Blankenship and Hassan Mead Running 2-Mile in Millrose Games

Blankenship and Mead compete against Olympic 1500 meter champion Matt Centrowitz at the Millrose Games HERE.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

USTFCCCA/NCAA DIII Men's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DIII Men's Indoor Track Team Rankings HERE

USTFCCCA/NCAA DIII women's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DIII women's Indoor Track Team Rankings HERE

Gopher men Jump to sixth in the T&F News Indoor Dual Meet Rankings

Gopher men Jump to sixth in the T&F News Indoor Dual Meet Rankings HERE.

MIAC AOW

                                           MIAC Athletes of the Week  HERE

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII Men's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII men's Indoor Track Team Rankings HERE

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII women's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DII women's Indoor Track Team Rankings  HERE

Girls' (by State) HS XC Runners of the Year

Girls' (by State) High Scjhool XC  Runners of the Year HERE
Lauren Peterson(916) and Anna Fenske(915) at the MSHSL
XC Championships. Photo by Gene Niemi

Gopher Women Jump to First in the T&F News Indoor Dual Meet Rankings

Gopher Women Jump to First in the T&F News Indoor Dual Meet Rankings HERE

Research on Protein Intake

Research on protein intake for athletes HERE

Monday, January 23, 2017

UMAC AOW

UMAC Athletes of the Week HERE
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
6721Kenneth Jinkins, Jr., St. Scholastica
Eagan, Minn./Henry Sibley
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1231&path=mtrack
- Won the 200-meter dash (23.61) at the Twin Ports Invitational Saturday
- Finished second in the 60-meter hurdles with a UMAC-best time (8.89)
- Won the long jump with a personal-best mark of 6.67 meters (21-10.75)


MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
6885C.J. Pillath, So., Wisconsin-Superior
Coleman, Wis./Coleman
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1232&path=mtrack
- Won the weight throw at the Twin Ports Invitational Saturday 
- Threw 17.78 meters (58-4) which now ranks fifth in Division III this season
- Finished fourth in the shot put with a mark of 13.49 meters (44-3.25)


WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
6894Valerie Rowe, So., Wisconsin-Superior
Ironwood, Mich./A.D. Johnston
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1233&path=wtrack
- Won the 200-meter hurdles (28.81) at the Twin Ports Invitational Saturday 
- Participated on the fourth-place 4 x 200-meter relay squad
- Helped the sprint medley relay to a second-place finish


WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
6947Svenja Ruehl, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Kircheurs, Germany/Gymnasium Philippinum Marburg
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1234&path=wtrack
- Won the long jump to set a new meet record at the Twin Ports Invitational
- Jumped a UMAC-best 5.29 meters (17-4.25) in the event
- Currently ranks 36th in Division III for the long jump

Top 10 Collegiate Performers from January 16-22

Top 10  Collegiate Performers from January 16-22 HERE


USTFCCCA/NCAA DI men's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DI men's Indoor Track Team Rankings HERE.

USTFCCCA/NCAA DI women's Indoor Track Team Rankings

USTFCCCA/NCAA DI women's Indoor Track Team Rankings HERE.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

SDSU DII Invitational Results

SDSU DII  Invitational Results HERE
Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational Results HERE.

SDSU summary HERE
UMD women's summary HERE
MSU Moorhead summary HERE
U-Mary summary HERE
St Cloud State summary HERE
Concordia St Paul summary HERE
SMSU summary HERE

UW-Stout Open Results

UW-Stout Open Results HERE

Winona State summary HERE
St Mary's summary HERE
University of Minnesota Morris summary HERE.

Bill Miles and Hamline XC Given MDRA Awards

 Bill Miles and Hamline XC Given MDRA Awards for  2016  HERE

Twin Ports Invitational Results

Twin Ports Invitational Results HERE

UMD men's summary HERE. Women HERE.
Sr. Scholastica men's summary HERE. Women HERE.
Bemidji State summary HERE.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Jim Emmerich Invitational Results

Jim Emmerich Invitational Results
Live Results HERE

Gopher-Badger Dual Live Results

Can the Minnesota men and women continue their perfect run against Wisconsin in the Gopher/Badger Dual today?

Or, will the home track advantage work in favor of the Badgers?

And, will dual meets revitalize track and field?

Find out HERE (live results) HERE (Gopher men's Twitter feed), HERE (Gopher women's Twitter feed), and HERE (Wisconsin Track Twitter feed.

The meet begins at 11:30 a.m.

Friday's College Indoor Track Results

College thinclads were in action last night:

Friday, January 20, 2017

Gophers vs. Badgers Heat Sheets Posted

Heat sheets for tomorrow's Minnesota vs. Wisconsin dual meet in Madison are online HERE.

Can Sub-4:00 Inform the Sub-2:00 Effort?

The Guardian explores what Roger Bannister's sub-four-minute mile effort might teach those looking to break two hours in the marathon HERE.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Stauber Named Freshman of the Week in SEC

Former Wayzata High School star Ruby Stauber was named the SEC's Freshman of the Week in women's track and field. Stauber ran 2:04.56 for 800-meters last weekend for LSU.

Get all the details HERE.

Gophers' Bingle Previews Badger Dual Meet

Gopher women's coach Matt Bingle previews Saturday's dual meet versus Wisconsin HERE.

Also, there's a Q & A with Gopher long-sprinter Kat Keller HERE.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

MIAC Names Athletes of the Week

Carleton's Jerry Cook-Gallardo won the men's track honor with his third-place finish in the mile against Division I and II competition, and Hamline's Travis Jacobson won men's field honors for his shot put toss that ranks second in the nation.

Another Piper, sprinter Briana Berninghaus, won women's track honors for her dual wins in the 60- and 200-meter dashes, and Saint Benedict's London Stelten took home women's field honors for her pole vault victory that ranks in the top eight nationally



Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Gopher Women #6 in National Rankings

The University of Minnesota women's track team will compete in Saturday's dual against Wisconsin as the #6-ranked team in the country according to Track and Field News' dual meet rankings released today.

The Badger women are #20 in the rankings. Find the entire top-25 HERE.

Augsburg Cross Country Team Visits Peru

Watch KARE 11's story on the Augsburg College cross county team's recent trip to Peru HERE.

It's Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Border Battle Week




Monday, January 16, 2017

Ten Years Ago Today: Andrew Carlson

Former Minnesota Gopher and Team USA Minnesota runner Andrew Carlson finished 4th at the 2007 Aramco Houston Half Marathon in 1:02:44 ... and he didn't start feeling good until mile six.

Travel back in time HERE.

Gopher Men #17 in T&FN Dual Meet Rankings

Seven Big Ten teams make the top-25, including #1 Indiana and #22 Wisconsin.

Details HERE.

TC 10 Mile Champ Hasay Runs 1:08:40

Reigning Medtronic TC 10 Mile champion Jordan Hasay clocked a 1:08:40 debut half marathon in sticky Houston on Sunday.

Read David Monti's feature on the former Oregon Duck HERE.

Collegiate Top-Ten Performance List

Find the top performances from the collegiate track weekend HERE.

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Opening Weekend Track Results Round-Up

Results from the weekend's indoor track action:
  • Minnesota Open   Results
  • Bison Classic (Fargo, ND)   Results
  • Holiday Inn Invite (Lincoln, NE)   Results
  • St. Mary's Early Birdinal   Results
  • UW - Steven Point Invite   Results

Minnesota's Marathon King Wins Houston

Dominic Ondoro, who holds course records at the Grandma's and Medtronic Twin Cities Marathons, won the Chevron Houston Marathon this morning.


Houston Marathon & Half Marathon Results

Find Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon results HERE.

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Minnesota Open Results

 Minnesota Open Results  HERE

Kampf, Hunter, Wilson Headline USATF Minn. Honorees

Team USA Minnesota's Heather Kampf, Minnesota State Mankato's Myles Hunter, and former University of Minnesota coach Gary Wilson headline those being honored February 4 at the USATF Minnesota Awards Celebration.

Find a full list of award winners and details about the event HERE.

How a Twin Cities Champ Measures Success

Former Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon champion Esther Atkins talks about success is THIS Runner's World feature.

Friday, January 13, 2017

Ten Years

January 9th marked the Tenth Anniversary of Down the Backstretch.  We want to thank those of you who have contributed, supported, and read the daily reports on Minnesota Track&Field, road running, ultra running, and all the other aspects of the sport.

We look forward to another decade of service and thank you all for making it possible.


Tuesday, January 10, 2017

NSIC AOWs


MSU Mankato's Afure Adah is NSIC Women's AOW

                       MSU Mankato's Afure Adah is NSIC Women's Athlete of the Week

BIO
2016 Outdoor:  Placed first in the 100m at the NSIC Outdoor TF Championships with a time of 11.85...Placed second in the 200m at the NSIC Outdoor TF Championships with a time of 24.80.

2016 Indoor: NSIC champion in the 200m with a time of 24.94 in the finals... Had a personal best time of 24.82 in the prelims... Took home fourth place in the 60m at the NSIC Indoor Conference Championships.

MSU Mankato's Michael Sandle USTFCCCA/NCAA DII AOW

                  MSU Mankato's Michael Sandle USTFCCCA/NCAA DII AOW HERE
Bio
2016 Outdoor:  Captured 2016 NCAA DII Outdoor title in the triple jump (53' 2.75") in breaking his own school record and earning All-America honors in his first NCAA DII national meet appearance...Captured 2016 NSIC Outdoor triple jump title (49" 9.0" - NSIC championship meet record)...Established school record in the triple jump (52" 8.25 at the 2016 Drake Relays)...Two-time NSIC Outdoor TF Athlete of the Week.

2016 Indoor: Placed third in the high jump at the Minnesota State Alumni Open with a jump of 6'11.75''... Also placed third in the triple jump at the Holiday Inn Invitational with a mark of 48'11.75''.

2014-15 Indoor: Set a top mark in the triple jump of 50'5.25" before an injury ended his season...named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week twice.

Pre-MSU: Attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for one season...Won the 2012 NCAA Division III Indoor Championship in the triple jump by marking 15.39m and then followed suit in at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship at 15.60m...Also part of the 4x100 relay team that participated at the outdoor championships.

High School: Was the field athlete-of-the-year at Eden Prairie High School...His jump of 49'5.5" stands as the third-best mark in Minnesota State High School League history.

NCAA/USTFCCCA DIII Men's Preseason Indoor Track Rankings

NCAA/USTFCCCA DIII Men's Preseason Indoor Track Rankings HERE

NCAA/USTFCCCA DIII Women's Preseason Indoor Track Rankings

NCAA/USTFCCCA DIII Women's Preseason Indoor Track Rankings HERE

New Team USA MN Members to Run Houston Half

New Team USA Minnesota runners Kevin Lewis and Ryan Rutherford will join Rob Molke, Jon Peterson,  and Jamie Cheever in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Sunday.  
Molke has run 1:03:27 in the half marathon and Peterson has posted a best of 1:04:26 in the half, both at Houston.  Lewis, who was a 5000 meter specialist with a best of 13:43 at the University of Iowa, ran 1:08:31 last October to win the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon.
Rutherford, who has a best of 28:41 in the 10,000m and is a 2016 graduate of Illinois State University, will make his debut in the half marathon distance as will Cheever, who is a top steeplechase competitor with a best of 9:29.

Sunday, January 08, 2017

Saturday, January 07, 2017

MSU Mankato Alumni Open Results

MSU Mankato Alumni Open Results  HERE
MSU Mankato women's summary HERE.  Men HERE
SMSU summary HERE
Concordia St Paul summary HERE

No summary available
UMD

USATF Minnesota Indoor Meet #2 Results

USATF Minnesota Indoor Meet #2 Results HERE

Great Edinburgh International XC Recap and Results


Heath beats Farah again, but five runners beat them both.
BBC wrap up HERE
UK teams summary HERE.

 IAAF Summary HERE
Results, photos HERE.
US team second in 4 by 1K Relay(Heather Kampf and Will Leer), Results HERE
USATF Summary HERE.

Friday, January 06, 2017

Chris Lotsbom writes about Garrett Heath and His Edinburgh XC Success

Chris Lotsbom writes about Garrett Heath and His Edinburgh XC Success HERE
Garrett Heath photo bombing Mo Farah in Edinburgh.




US Team

World Record List

IAAF response to Gianni Merlo's Open Letter urging that the current list be dropped and replaced HERE

Thursday, January 05, 2017

Tuesday, January 03, 2017

The Gift of Goal Setting

The Gift of Goal Setting HERE

Gopher grad Barbora Špotáková Ranked #1 in the Javelin

Barbora Špotáková
Photo by Photo Run
Gopher grad Barbora Špotáková Ranked #1 in the World  again in the women's Javelin by T&F News HERE

Monday, January 02, 2017

A Look Back at the MSHSL XC Champs and the Girl who is Nicknamed "Nasty."

A Look Back at the MSHSL XC Champs and the Girl who is Nicknamed "Nasty." HERE

Ankle Power a Limiting Factor for Aging Athletes?

Ankle Power a Limiting Factor for Aging Athletes? HERE

Sports Medicine Journal Article on Stretching