Miles List: Girls' All-Time "Retired Events"

100 Yard Dash (State Meet event 1972-79)

10.8  Kim Watts                 St. Paul Central        1978

10.8   Deb Rosenberg        Welcome                  1979

10.9   Jane Oas                 Mound-Westonka     1971

11.0   Lynn Voss                Holdingford              1975

11.0   Erin Donnalley          Red Wing                 1976-8

11.1   Jill Zyvolski               Little Falls                 1975

11.1   Janet Knopik            Brainerd                   1977

11.42 Diane Schmidt          Minnetonka              1978

11.2   Lisa Bailey                Northfield                 1975

11.2   Terri Snoddy            Minneapolis North     1976

11.2   Roxy Allen                Minneapolis West     1976

11.2   April Halcin               Benilde-St. Margaret 1976

11.2   Ronalee Vanderwaal Gaylord                    1976

11.2   Mary Gibson             Mankato East           1976

11.2   Sherry Tetu              South St. Paul          1977

11.2   Terry Paulino            Forest Lake              1977

11.2   Heidi Krueger           Plainview                  1977

11.2   Ann Mikkelson          Fergus Falls              1978

11.2   Janice Wolf               St. Cloud Apollo        1978

11.2   Denise Bullocks        Mount St. Benedict   1979

50 Yard Low Hurdles (State Meet Event in 1972)

7.1     Ann Waters          Rochester Mayo   1972

80 Yard Low Hurdles (State Meet Event in 1973)

11.2   Connie Ulander    Orono                  1973

100 Meter Low Hurdles (State Meet Event 1974-84)

13.8   Kathy Borgwarth       Brainerd                     1978 (13.9y)

13.9   Dawn Peterson         Burnsville                   1979 (14.0y)

13.9   Adrienne Pannier      Burnsville                   1984

14.0   Kathy Hunt               Kimball                       1978 (14.1y)

14.28 Julie Kauls                Alexander Ramsey     1981

14.1   Nina Borgwarth         Brainerd                     1983

14.2   Donna Tiegs             Henderson                 1977 (14.3y)

14.2   Mary Elston              Windom                      1979 (14.3y)

14.2   Kathy Cinkle             Marshall                     1980

14.2   Kathy Gebeke          White Bear Lake         1984

14.47 Vicky Schuh             Armstrong                  1982

14.48 Stephanie Stoltman  Minnetonka                1983

14.49 Julie Reiter               Woodbury                  1980

14.3   Terri Raske               Apple Valley               1978 (14.4y)

14.3   Michelle Kern            Alexandria                  1983

14.55 Karen Sterner           Howard Lake-Waverly 1982

14.56 Linda Johnson          Alexandria                  1981

14.57 Michelle Carpentier   Saint Francis              1984

14.60 Lynne O’Quinn         Rosemount                1984

14.62 Renee Johnson        Robbinsdale               1979 (14.71y)

 (y = 110 Yard Hurdles)

(In 1985 the hurdles were raised to 33 inches in height)

165 Meter Low Hurdles (State Meet Event 1976-79)

22.4   Kathy Borgwarth     Brainerd                   1977

22.8   Sue Carter              Plainview                  1979

23.07 Dawn Peterson       Burnsville                 1979

23.0   Kathy Hunt             Kimball                     1977-8

23.27 Stephanie Imholte   Buffalo                     1979

23.1   Tammy McGrane    Park Rapids              1976

23.1   Sandy Butler          Mankato East           1977

23.1   Mary Elston            Windom                    1979

23.2   Lori Peterson          Bricelyn                    1977

23.2   Jan Nasers             Worthington             1978

23.2   Eileen Nelson         Robbinsdale Cooper 1979

200 Meter Low Hurdles (State Meet Event 1980-84)

28.49 Beth Lindblad           St. Louis Park           1984

28.3   Jeri Domes               Albert Lea                1980

28.55 Gretchen Otto          Rochester Lourdes   1984

28.6   Myra Becker             Blaine                      1980

28.6   Kelli Powell               Columbia Heights     1980

28.6   Julie Kauls                Alexander Ramsey   1981

28.87 Kathy Gebeke          White Bear Lake       1984

28.90 Linda Johnson          Alexandria                1981

28.7   Adrienne Pannier      Burnsville                 1984

29.01 Jo Arveson               Waseca                    1982

29.14 Nina Borgwarth         Brainerd                   1983

28.9   Stephanie Stoltman  Minnetonka              1983

29.19 Carol Peterka           St. Cloud Apollo        1980

29.30 Brenda Lentz            Spring Valley            1980

29.33 Ellen Heck                Armstrong                1982

8 # Shot Put (State Meet Event 1972-79)

47-04.25  Jody Hagins         Chaska                    1978

47-04.00  Julie Gohman       St. Cloud Apollo        1977

44-11.75  Fayette Farrar       North St. Paul           1978

44-10.50  Deb Miller             St. Cloud Apollo        1976

44-08.00  Teri Dupre            Centennial               1977

44-07.25  Jana Elavsky        Akeley                      1979

43-11.00  Diane Swanson    Henning                   1979

43-09.50  Barb Bollman        Lewiston                  1978

43-08.00  Dee Weinreis        Hopkins Eisenhower 1978

43-07.50  Patty Hellen          Osseo                      1979

43-01.50  Jenny Macken      Stewartville               1975

Softball Throw  (State Meet Event 1972)

231-01     Rose Spehar        Virginia                     1972

Gabe Grunewald Will Speak at the Annual Meeting of ACSM on Friday

"Competing With Cancer: Conversation with Gabriele Grunewald and Dr. Susan Helmrich is scheduled for 11:45 Friday, June 1 at the Minneapolis Convention Center(Room CC 101G) as part of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting

Minnesota Golden Gopher Women’s Track & Field 2018 Outdoor Performance List

Minnesota Golden Gopher Women’s Track & Field 2018 Outdoor Performance List • As of May 27, 2018 HERE

Brian Kraft Memorial 5K

 Brian Kraft Memorial 5K Results HERE

                                   Photos by Gene Niemi

Men's sprint to the finish

Women's winner Katy Moen

Early Leaders: Men's winner Joel Riechow(#424), 
Runner up: Orange singlet Kevin Lewi(s#1);
3rd place,  Aaron Easker(#75); Ben Sathre(5th) #2;

                                   

The Pack

March and April Athletes of the Month

5/14/2018

 

 
5/12/18

MENDOTA HEIGHTS - The Spring track & field season yielded a slew of great performances from Minnesota athletes all over the country. As we approach the Championship season, athletes are rounding into form and throwing down - representing Minnesota well. Highlighting the March and April Athlete of the Month awards is NCAA Champion and U of MN school record holder in the weight throw Kaitlyn Long, top U.S. Masters athlete Patrick Billig, collegiate record holder and star U.S. thrower Maggie Ewen of Arizona State, and the B1G Ten 5k leader and 3k steeplechase national qualifier of the University of Minnesota, Obsa Ali.

Kaitlyn Long, a senior for the Golden Gophers, won the NCAA Division I Indoor title in the weight throw to become the University of Minnesota’s second track & field national champion ever on March 10th, earning her the honor of USATF Minnesota’s March Athlete of the Month for women. Long recorded a winning mark of 23.30m (76-05.5 feet) on her sixth and final throw after being in fifth place after her penultimate attempt. A previous two-time NCAA Division II national champion at Winona State, Long joined Heather Dorniden (Kampf) as a Gophers National Champion.

Patrick Billig, long-time Minnesota resident and one of the top Masters athletes in Minnesota as well as the United States, finished 2nd in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:43.43 as well as 2nd in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:58.89 in the 55-59 age group at the USATF Masters Indoor National Championships in Landover, Maryland from March 16-19 - earning him the title of USATF Minnesota’s March Athlete of the Month for men. Billig was also USATF Minnesota’s 2017 Runner of the Year for men 55-59.

 
Maggie Ewen, senior at Arizona State University and one of the top athletes in the NCAA this year, re-set the collegiate record in the hammer throw at the Sun Angel Classic on April 6th with a throw of 74.53m earning her the honor of USATF Minnesota’s April Athlete of the Month for women. Ewen already held the NCAA record before the meet, but it was more than a meter shy of her personal best as she threw 74.56m last summer at the USATF Outdoor Championships (which is outside of the official NCAA season). A few weeks later on April 28th, Ewen proceeded to also break the NCAA collegiate record in the shot put at the Desert Heat Classic with a throw of 19.46m (63-10.25 feet) to top Raven Saunders’ record from two years ago. Ewen is only the second woman to currently hold two NCAA outdoor records in two different events, joining Jenny Simpson (neé Barringer) from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Obsa Ali, a senior at the University of Minnesota and Richfield native, ran the B1G Ten’s top 5,000m time of the year at Stanford’s Cardinal Classic on April 20th, giving him the title of USATF Minnesota’s April Athlete of the Month for men. Ali clocked a time of 13:43.13, Minnesota’s fastest time in the event since 2014, which is the top time in the B1G Ten and 12th in the NCAA. Ali’s performance moves him up to third all-time at the University of Minnesota behind Gopher All-Americans Hassan Mead and John Simons. A few weeks later on April 28th, Ali also clocked the B1G Ten’s second fastest (at the time) 3,000m steeplechase performance with an 8:51.25 to finish first at the National Relays hosted by Arkansas.

Honorable Mention Worthy Performances in March and April

Men:

• Teddy Frid of Minnesota earned second team All-American honors after finishing 10th in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships on March 9th and 10th.
• Ryan Lockard of Minnesota also earned second team All-American honors by finishing 12th in the high jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships.
• Karl Olsen of Bethel University finished 2nd at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships on March 9th and 10th in the 400m with a time of 47.88.
• Donson Cook-Gallardo of Carleton University finished 3rd in the mile with a time of 4:11.76 at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships.
• Keylan Jackson of St. Paul Johnson High School claimed both the 100m and 200m titles at the Hamline Elite Meet on April 27th with times of 10.84 and 22.68 respectively.
• Calvin Ciganik of Mounds View High School captured both the meet and facility record, as well as the 1stplace title, in the pole vault at the Hamline Elite Meet with a vault of 15 feet 8.00 inches.
• The Bethel University 4x400m Relay Team ran the number one time in NCAA DIII at the Drake Relays on April 28-29 with a 3:12.18 finish. Their time is now number two in Division III.
• Eric Dols of Hamline University threw the number hammer throw in NCAA Division III at the Cobber Open on April 21-22 with a toss of 60.99 meters. Dols now ranks No. 3 in Division III.

Women:

• Agnes Esser of the University of Minnesota placed 11th at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships to earn second team All-American honors in the weight throw with a toss of 20.89 meters.
• Kaitlin Pace also of the University of Minnesota placed 12th in the pole vault at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships with a vault of 4.12 meters, earning second team All-American honors.
• Ali Glassbrenner of the University of St. Thomas earned All-American honors with a 4th place finish in the mile at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in a time of 4:57.72.
• The Bethel University 4x400m Relay Team placed 4th at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, earning All-American honors, in a time of 3:51.06.
• Kara Parker placed 1st in the 45-49 age group’s 3,000m run with a time of 11:06.63, while also placing 3rd in the 800m in 2:41.26 and 3rd in the 1500 in 5:14.18 at the USATF Masters Indoor National Championships.
• Emily Kompelien of Edina High School won the 800m and mile at the Hamline Elite Meet with times of 2:12.79 and 4:56.57, respectively.
• Emma Spagnola of the University of Minnesota set the school record in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.97 at the Lenny Lyles Clark Wood Invitational.
• Kylie Sabin of the University of Minnesota re-set her own school record in the shot put with a throw of 16.89m, also at the Lenny Lyles Clark Wood Invitational.
• Bethany and Megan Hasz of the University of Minnesota ran the No. 1 and No. 2 5,000m times in school history at the Mt. SAC Invitational with Bethany running 15:59.46 and Megan running 16:00.22.
• Emily Covert of Minneapolis Washburn High School set the meet and facility record in the Hamline Elite Meet 3200m with a time of 10:17.41.

We welcome your nominations!
To nominate an athlete for USATF Minnesota’s Athlete of the Month award, please send a detailed email about his/her performance to maxwellkuzara@gmail.com with the subject line “Athlete of the Month Nomination”.

Fans can follow along with USATF Minnesota on Facebook, Twitter, and online at www.minnesota.usatf.org.

Maxwell Kuzara
Athlete of the Month Committee Chair
Communications & Media Director
USA Track & Field Minnesota
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2018 NCAA DI & DII Outdoor Track & Field All-Region Honorees; National DI Women's Team Rankings

Kevin Docherty of @IowaXC_TF named 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient

Kevin Docherty of @IowaXC_TF and Zoe Douglas of @iowa_tennis named 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients for #Hawkeyes. #B1GMOH

Gene Niemi's Medtronic TC 1 Mile Photo Gallery

Starting Young
Photo by Gene Niemi

Sam McEntee
Photo by Gene Niemi

The Women sprint toward the finish
Photo by Gene Niemi

Anna Connor(8), Alicia Nelson(12), and Maddie Van Beek(18)
Photo by Gene Niemi

Craig Nowak(29) and Chad Noelle(23) battle down the homestretch
Photo by Gene Niemi

Lawi Lalang(46)Alec Baldwin(49) and Travis Burkstrand
Photo by Gene Niemi

Emily Lipari celebrates her win
Photo by Gene Niemi

Gopher Women add Big 10 Outdoor track Title to 2018 accomplishments

Big Ten Recap HERE

Former Vilanova Collegiate Stars Sweep Men and Women's Pro Athlete TC Mile Titles

It was Villanova day at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile in the shadow of the Guthrie Theater Friday evening.  Defending women's  champion Emily Lapari, who ran for Villanova in college repeated last year's triumph unleashing her kick on the final straightaway

Emily Lapari celebrates defending
her title. Photo by Gene Niemi
Note on her singlet the upside down proclamation: 
"Wonder Woman"

"My coach told me to make my move with a hundred to go, said men's champion Sam McEntee a teammate of Lipari's at Villanova .  "I went earlier at about 200.  I should have waited like my coach told me."

McEntee(40) gets a gap on Daniel Herrera(22), who repeated
 as the runner-up again this year. Photo by Gene Niemi

Though McEntee opened a lead quickly, he said he soon started to tighten up.  McEntee
didn't panic.  He kept his form and held on to finnish first. An Aussie, McEntee recently changed location and his coach.  McEntee said that he needed to make some changes because he often felt  "burned out," fatigued from travel from his home in Perth, Australia so he'll join his new coach, Frank Gagliano, in the States and his base will be New York.

He's also returning to shorter races as he had been racing at 3K and 5K because his former coaches believed McEntee might do better competing in those distances.

 On Monday, Jim Estes, the TC in Motion recruiter, got a call from from two time US Olympic team steeplechaser, Anthony Famiglietti(nicknamed Fam).  Fam told Estes that he wanted to run under four minutes in the mile when he turns 40.  To do that, said Fam had to  drop down in distance, work on his speed.  Fam had run a 4:05 in practice demonstrating that breaking four was possible.  Fam wanted to join the small group of men who have accomplished that feat.If he's able to do it, Fam says, that would make four have done it, a unique accomplishment dominated by the number four.

Results are HERE

Catch Up on Race Results from Wayzata Results

Catch Up on Race Results from Wayzata Results HERE

Bring Back the Mile interview with Medtronic TC Mile defending champion Emily Lipari

Bring Back the Mile interview with Medtronic TC Mile defending champion Emily Lipari HERE

Hamline Elite Meet

As the temperature began to fall, so did the records at the Hamline Elite Meet.  A cold, gusty wind helped some or hindered others as the sun filled the horizon with a frigid orange glow as the afternoon mild heat gave way to near freezing temps that didn’t deter the spectators bundled in their warm clothes while they cheered and encouraged the athletes to go faster, jump higher, and throw further. 

                The athletes defied the chill, not dressing in tights and/or long sleeved attire for the upper body.  In his orange singlet and shorts, Stillwater’s middle distance runner Addison Stansbury didn’t attempt to stay in the pack for the 1600.  Instead he took the lead from the beginning, opening a gap from the pack with a 62 second first lap.  Stansbury retained his lead until the last lap of the four lap race.  Bookending the last lap with the first, Stansbury ran the final 400 meters in 62.7  seconds to hold off the charge of those behind him.  None of which were able to catch and/or pass Stansbury in the final straight.

He said he could “feel” them cutting into his lead , but he had  enough speed in that final straight to win by over a second.  For Edina’s Emily Kompelien  the girl’s 1600 was the first of three races she was scheduled to run.  She shadowed the leaders, maintaining contact before turning loose her superior speed to win both the 1600 and the 800.

Hopkins’ sprinter Joe Fahnbulleh anchored both the 4 by 200 and 4 by 100 relays, helping each  team tie the  Elite Meet record.  As an encore, Fahnbulleh  won the open 200 meters. Meanwhile, Mounds View’s Calvin Ciganik won the boy’s vault clearing 15’8”.  Then he took aim at 16 feet.  Up to this point he’d made the lower heights clearances look easy,  Plenty of room as he jack knifed over the bar with room to spare.  

Cignik attempts to clear 16'

His first try at 16 went wrong on the run up as Cignik said that the cross wind threw off his approach.  His steps were off on the second attempt, he said.  His third and last try also didn’t have the confidence and clearance of his previous attempts.

The girl’s vaulters took the stage and   Julia Fixen won the girl’s pole vault to complete the  Mounds View sweep. Fixen was doing double duty,  finishing second in the high jump as four girls cleared 5’ 5”.
Perhaps the most anticipated contest at this year's Hamline Elite Meet was the women's 3200.  It didn't disapoint.  Washburn's Emily Cover attracted the attention because of her early season race indoors where she ran a PR of 10:13.28 in the 3200.  Could she match that time?  Break 10 minutes in the event?  Could anybody run with her? 
That last question was appeared to be answered as Covert ran the first lap in 1:11.423, opening a lead right away as the race became a time trial.  The cold and the wind didn't seem to slow her down.  Covert fought off the weather as she cruised around the track.  Only one other runner in the field that had a number of runners who had already won State Championships.  Cotter's Lauren Ping was in a position to move into first if Covert couldn't handle the pace, but that didn't happen.
Covert finished in 10:17:41, breaking Clare Flanagan's meet and track record in 2013 of 10:23.00 on a night that was warm and the wind was calm.  Asked after the race about the run, Covert said that the pace got difficult at times, but she snowed no signs of major stress or that anyone was going to catch her.  "Do you think you can run under 10 minutes?" Covert was asked.  She nodded her head and said yes, that her goal coming into Friday's race was time, to run as fast as she could.
A junior, Covert will have another year to pursue the 10 minute barrier and if she gets challenged--Ping almost  broke Flanagan's record too, finishing in 10:25.12.  If they stay healthy, the duo will go into the State Meet  with a chance at running sub 10:20 or faster.

Elite Meet Results are HERE

NCAA Women's DI National Team Rankings

                                 NCAA Women's DI 
                       National Team Rankings HERE

Best ways to pace a marathon

Best ways to pace a marathon HERE ?

Excelling at youth level in competitive track and field athletics is not a prerequisite for later success

Study on correlation between success as youth athletes and success as collegiate and beyond athletes
HERE

Maggie Ewen's Triple Threat.

“That’s the greatest throwing achievement, in my opinion, ever in a one-meet situation in three events. It’s unheard of. You wouldn’t believe it unless you saw it.” Arizona State coach Brian Blutreich says of Maggie Ewen's performance last weekend.  Feature HERE

Hamline Women's Twilight Results

Hamline Women's Twilight Results HERE

Griak HS Invitational Indoor Meet results

Griak HS Invitational Indoor Meet results HERE

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Results

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Results HERE
Men
Biya Symbassa 8th in 47:04
Tyler Jermann 24th in 49:50.
Coner Wells 31st in 59:25

Women
Emma Bates 7th in 54:45
Katy Moen 12th in 56:04
Kari Campeau 54th in 1:03.34

Maggie Ewen broke her own collegiate hammer throw record Three times

Maggie Ewen broke her own collegiate hammer throw record Three times at the Sun Devil Classic with her best landing at 74.53m/244-6 feet!

Meet results HERE

Gwen Jorgensen Aiming for 2020 Olympics in the Marathon

Interview with Gwen Jorgensen HERE and HERE

Gopher Women’s Track & Field Outdoor All-Time Top 10 Performances

 Gopher Women’s Track & Field Outdoor All-Time Top 10 Performances  HERE

A leap of faith led Edina grad, South Dakota junior Lara Boman to the track and field team. This year that "leap" has "paid off." Photo by Tim Sanger

NCAA National AOW
HERE

Size of "Bibs" for IAAF Half Marathon Championships a Hindrance?

Not only are the bibs causing drag, but its scratching the elbows and hindering arm swing...... DOWN WITH GIANT BIBS #IAAFvalencia2018

Emma Bates Leads US Women to a 9th place finish at the IAAF Half Marathon Championships

Emma Bates

Individual race results HERE. Team HERE

NCAA DII Mens' Outdoor Track Rankings
HERE

USATF Masters Indoor Track Championships

2018 USATF Masters Indoor Track Championships Results HERE

Kara Parker 1st in the 45-49 3k in 11:06.63
3rd in the 800 in 2:41.26
3rd in the 1500 in 5:14.18

Patrick Billig 2nd in the M 55-59 1500 in 4:43.43
2nd in the 3K in 9:58.89

Gopher Women’s T&F 2018 Outdoor Performance List

Minnesota  Gopher 2018 Women’s Track & Field  Outdoor Performance List HERE

Maggie Ewen won her first indoor shot put title by recording the sixth-best mark in meet history at 18.49m (60-8). The redshirt-senior from St. Francis, Minnesota, also placed fourth in the weight throw for her second First Team All-America honor of the championships.

University of Houston Cougar Spring Break Invitational Results

University of Houston Cougar Spring Break Invitational Results HERE Summary HERE.

Heather Kampf: Struggle is my name and resilience is my game.

Heather Kampf writes about recovering from injuries: Struggle is my name and resilience is my game HERE

Heather Kampf

NCAA DI Indoor Track All Americans

NCAA DI Indoor Track All Americans
HERE

2018 Minnesota Men’s Track & Field Indoor Top 10 List; IPL

2018 Minnesota Men’s Track & Field Indoor Top 10 Lists HERE
Indoor Performance List HERE

NCAA DIII Regional Indoor Track Awards

NCAA DIII Regional Indoor Track Awards
HERE

Emmanuel Egbujor – Augsburg, Men's Central Region 
Track AOY

Maggie Ewen and Three Gophers selected by NCAA, USTFCCCA as DI Regional Award winners; MSU's Chris Parno and U-Mary's, Lexi Zeis and Reece Vega for DII

Maggie Ewen and Three Gophers selected by NCAA, USTFCCCA as DI Indoor Track Regional Award winners.
Kaitlyn Long Midwest Region women's field event winner.
Maggie Ewen West Region women's field event recipient
Matt Bingle Midwest Region Head coach
Peter Miller Midwest Region Assistant coach

NCAA DII
Mankato State's Chris Parno named Central Region Women's Region Assistant Coach
Lexi Zeis earned the title of Women's Central Region AOY.
U-Mary's Assistant Coach Reece Vega also gets Central Region honors.

NCAA DI Women's National Team Rankings

NCAA DI Women's National Team Rankings
HERE

USATF Minnesota Indoor Championships Results

Results HERE

NSIC Women's Indoor track Athletes and Coaches AOY

NSIC Women's AOY 
HERE