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The Minnesota Daily

Track & Field

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...

Competitive Luogon off to fast start for women’s track team

by Ben Goessling
Published April 4, 2003

They sing her praises on the track, but off it, sprinter Kou Luogon can't catch a break from her teammates. "We'll be playing cards or something, and if I lose, I never hear the end of it," she said. But...

New NCAA regional meet draws cheers, jeers

by Ben Goessling
Published April 3, 2003
Beginning this year, the NCAA will choose trackcompetitors based on results from four regional meets.

Men’s track loading up for run toward Big Ten outdoor title

by Ben Goessling
Published March 26, 2003

Outside at the Bierman Track and Field Complex the air is chilly, the grass is brown and the track is littered with, well, presents from low-flying geese. But to Minnesota's men's track and field team,...

Marks perseveres through struggles to NCAA meet

by Ben Goessling
Published March 13, 2003

When the NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships begin Friday in Fayetteville, Ark., senior Shani Marks will compete in the triple jump as Minnesota's only representative. Her place on a pedestal...

Time running out on relay team’s chance for big finish

by Ben Goessling
Published March 12, 2003

It's a sight that has become commonplace to track and field fans at Minnesota: the men's 4x400-meter relay team leaving opponents, expectations and records in its wake, almost sneering at the clock while...

Track teams post solid performances

by Sam Campanaro
Published January 21, 2003

The Minnesota Open on Saturday was expected to be a typical second meet for the Gophers women's track and field team. Get the jitters out, let some younger athletes get some experience, and let the veterans...

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