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Track & Field

Senior Kaitlyn Long competes in the throwing event during a meet during the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 24, 2018.

Kaitlyn Long takes hard journey to become Division I national champion

by Kaleb Medhanie
Published March 29, 2018
Long transferred from Winona State to the Gophers for her final year of collegiate eligibility.
Head mens track and field coach Steve Plasencia watches his team compete last February. Plasencia won his first five Big Ten championships with Minnesota from 2009-11 but finished second indoors and seventh outdoors this season.

Gophers start outdoor season at Baldy Castillo Invitational

by Kaleb Medhanie
Published March 19, 2018
Minnesota had three athletes who finished second in events over the weekend.

Gophers men’s track and field concludes indoor season with six All-American finishes

by Kaleb Medhanie
Published March 12, 2018
Teddy Frid had a 10th-place finish in the heptathlon.

Kaitlyn Long wins NCAA weight throw title

by Kaleb Medhanie
Published March 12, 2018
Long became the second athlete in program history to win a national title.
Freshman Hunter Lucas competes during the Oz Memorial Run at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sept. 10, 2017.

North Dakota’s top track athlete competes as redshirt for Gophers

by Kaleb Medhanie
Published March 8, 2018
Hunter Lucas was named the 2016 Powerade North Dakota Senior Athlete of the Year. He also claimed the award from Gatorade.

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by Kaleb Medhanie
Published March 4, 2018
Kaitlyn Long won the hammer throw.
Gophers Jackson Wellenstein, Ben Psicihulis, and Matthew Baker compete in the 4x400-meter relay during the Border Battle on Jan. 13, 2018.

Men’s track and field finishes ninth at Big Ten Indoor Championship

by Kaleb Medhanie
Published February 26, 2018
Junior Jackson Wellenstein led the Gophers with 11 points in three different events.
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.

Women’s track and field team wins Big Ten Indoor Championship

by Kaleb Medhanie
Published February 26, 2018
Kaitlyn Long won the weight throw to help give her team their first indoor title since 2009.

Karlie Place wins with new poles; Sammie Houston sees increased role

by Jack White
Published February 19, 2018
Place won the poll vault after receiving new poles that day.

Men’s track and field competes in Iowa State Classic; women’s team competes in three different meets

by Owen Mageau
Published February 12, 2018
The Gopher men's and women's track and field teams competed in multiple states.

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