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Throwers Shelby Frank and Annie Nabwe will participate in the Indoor Track & Field Championships, starting March 7.

Three Gophers women’s track and field athletes breaking school, conference records

by Champ Howard
Published March 7, 2024
Student-athletes Brooke Jaworski, Shelby Frank and Annie Nabwe are pushing the program forward with recent success.
Track and field athlete Jaydon Antoine.

A preview to the upcoming track and field season

by Claire Duchesne
Published January 21, 2024
Athletes gear up for their indoor season driven by past successes, rigorous training and high aspirations.
The hammer throw group is ranked first in the nation and Kostas Zaltos, a 23-year-old international student from Greece, is leading the group.

From Greece to GREAT: Kostas Zaltos follows hammer throwing dream

by Theo Franz
Published April 5, 2023
The track and field star talks about growing up in Greece, how the pandemic changed his perspective on life and his recent achievements in the hammer throw.
Bethany Hasz competes at the University of Minnesota Track and Field stadium on Friday, April 30.

Gophers cross country and track and field star Bethany Hasz returning for 2021-2022 season

by Michael Lyne
Published July 14, 2021
Hasz is utilizing the extra year of eligibility, which was granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to return for a sixth season.
Bethany Hasz competes at the University of Minnesota Track and Field stadium on Friday, April 30.

Gopher track athletes complete weekend competition at NCAA’s

by Michael Lyne
Published June 15, 2021
Multiple athletes hit career-bests in their events at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Kostas Zaltos competes at the University of Minnesota Track and Field stadium on Friday, April 30.

Zaltos, Basten and Kohut-Jackson shine in first half of the NCAA Championships

by Michael Lyne
Published June 14, 2021
Redshirt senior Alec Basten had the highest placement, finishing as the runner-up in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Redshirt sophomore Rachel Schow clears a hurdle on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at the Field House. The Gophers competed against several other colleges at the Jack Johnson Classic Track Meet.

Gophers men’s and women’s track and field athletes punch tickets to the NCAA Championships

by Michael Lyne
Published June 8, 2021
Fourteen Gophers qualified for the NCAA Championships
Bethany and Megan Hasz run side by side at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.  The Hasz twins finished first and second overall for Gopher womens cross country at the 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational.

Gophers women win 2021 Big Ten indoor track and field championships

by Nolan O'Hara, Sports Editor
Published February 28, 2021
Eight first-place finishes carried the Gophers women’s track and field team to its first Big Ten title since 2018.
Bethany and Megan Hasz run side by side at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.  The Hasz twins finished first and second overall for Gopher womens cross country at the 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational.

Gophers sweep 3,000 meter at Hawkeye Invitational

by Nolan O'Hara, Sports Editor
Published February 14, 2021
Gophers runners Bethany Hasz and Alec Basten both earned 3,000 meter titles at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invitational on Saturday.
Junior Shane Wiskus performs on the rings during the meet against against the Fighting Illini at the Maturi Pavilion on Friday, Jan. 24.

Board of Regents votes to eliminate three men’s sports

by Tony Liebert
Published October 9, 2020
On Friday, the Board of Regents voted to move forward with the athletics department’s proposal to eliminate men’s indoor track, gymnastics and tennis. The three programs will be discontinued after the 2020-21 school year.

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