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Track & Field

Women’s track records fall

by Ben Goessling
Published May 5, 2003

Propelled by its fourth and fifth school records in the last two weeks, Minnesota's women's track and field team continued its recent roll in Iowa City, Iowa, over the weekend, winning the Iowa Musco Twilight...

Steeplechase event wet, grueling task on the track

by Ben Goessling
Published May 1, 2003

On the surface, it looks harmless enough: running, jumping and splashing in puddles. Just like you used to do when you were a kid, right? Not quite. The steeplechase, perhaps track and field's most peculiar...

Potter’s first Drake showing memorable

by Ben Goessling
Published April 28, 2003

Say this for All-American sprinter Mitch Potter: He certainly has a flair for the dramatic. Potter, who stayed behind each of the last two years because of injuries when Minnesota's men's track and field...

Drake Relays underway in Des Moines

Published April 25, 2003

Minnesota's women's track and field team began competition at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, and several of the team's distance runners scored personal bests. Senior Jill Field and...

Track and field teams set for Drake Relays

by Ben Goessling
Published April 24, 2003

After two and a half seasons with Minnesota's men's track and field team, seven-time All-American sprinter Mitch Potter will finally get his chance to run at this weekend's Drake Relays. Potter has been...

Mickelson a welcomed addition to women’s track

by Ben Goessling
Published April 22, 2003

If, somewhere along the line, someone wrote a recipe for success both in Division I athletics and in the classroom, this probably wouldn't be it: Take 14 professional school credits, add one spot on a...

Distance learning: Robeck fitting in nicely

by Ben Goessling
Published April 17, 2003

Teammates call him "Fatty." Earlier this year, an opposing coach described him as a moose. He describes himself as a "pretty big slacker," admits he has a soft spot for Dairy Queen and doesn't like to...

Marks’ leap impresses Wilson, voters

by Ben Goessling
Published April 17, 2003
Shani Marks' triple jump of 44-10.25 broke the school record by more than a foot and is the best mark in the country this year by more than four inches.

Oregon’s Hayward Field a mecca to many runners

by Ben Goessling
Published April 9, 2003

For two years, distance runner Josh DoBell has posed the question to Minnesota's men's track and field coaches like a 6-year-old pleading for a trip to Disney World: When would the Gophers finally get...

Men’s 4×400 relay enjoys breakout performance

by Ben Goessling
Published April 7, 2003

On one of the biggest stages in college track and field, Minnesota's men's 4x400-meter relay team might finally have made the statement it has been looking for over the last three years. Minnesota's team...

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