Monday, February 20, 2012

Hegerle Extends Gopher Weight Mark

University of Minnesota junior Micah Hegerle extended his school weight throw record to 72-0 1/4 with a meet-winning mark at the Snowshoe Open on Friday.

Hegerle bettered his own school record of 71-3 1/2 set a year ago.
The Kassonn-Mantorville alum's toss places him #5 on the NCAA Division I indoor performance list.

He joins Harun Abda (1:46.97) and David Pachuta (1:46.98), who are ranked #1 and #2 in the 800-meters, and Hassan Mead (13;33.42), who is the #5-ranked 5000-meter runner in D1 as NCAA Championship contenders.

Hegerle's effort highlighted the Gopher men's final meet prior to the Big Ten Indoor Championships this weekend.

A wrap of the meet can be found HERE. Results are HERE.

Gopher Women ... The University of Minnesota women tuned-up for Big Ten Championships with the Parents' Day Open on Saturday.

Gopher sprinters Chimerem Okoroji (7.50), Kylie Peterson (7.62), and Akuoma Omeoga (7.79) swept the top three places in the 60-meter dash.

A wrap of the meet can be found HERE. Results are HERE.

Both Gopher teams will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Big Ten Indoor Championships which open on Friday.

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