Friday, May 29, 2009

Studt and Gophers Ready for Regionals


Gophers Competing at the NCAA Regional Championships in Norman, Oklahoma:


In order to qualify for the NCAA National Championships competitors must place in the top 5 at one of the regional meets. In the event of a poor performance or illness the NCAA has a small number of at large bids that it will award based on season performance.


Women's Shot Put, Saturday 5/30 at 12:15 PM


Freshmen, DeAnna Hahn


Women's Discus, Friday 5/29 at 5:30 PM


Sophomore, Hannah Studt

Sophomore, Nicole Tzanakis

Senior, Amanda Solberg


Women's Hammer, Friday 5/29 at 11:00 AM


Freshmen, DeAnna Hahn


Men's Shot Put, Friday 5/29 at 12:15 PM


Freshmen, Tyler Kleinhuizen

Junior, Aaron Studt


Men's Discus, Saturday 5/30 at 5:30 PM


Senior, Jerry Netland

Freshmen, Trey Davis


Men's Hammer, Saturday 5/30 at 11:00 AM


Senior, Andy Bastain

Junior, Aaron Studt



St. Louis Park (2008) graduate LaSheima Hampton will also be competing in the women's shot put.


Read about Aaron Studt in yesterday's Star Tribune article:


See Aaron's interview and winning throws from the Big Tens:
See Nikki Tzanakis's interview prior to the Regions:
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All Eyes on Section 1AA


It's no secret that Minnesota is one of the toughest state meets to get into across the US. Thankfully there were no suprises out of Section 1AA. With four of the top give shot putters in the state coming out of Section 1AA let's just be thankful that they all survived via standard and will compete next Friday at Hamline in what should be one of the meet's marquee events.
Dehn (back) won the meet with 62-6, Stanford-bound Sean Wallace (left) finished second at 58-1, Red Wing sophomore Luke Johnson was third at 54-7 and Farmington junior Logan Hussung came in fourth at 54-6 all surpassing the state standard of 54-4. The next in what is becoming a emerging tradition of Owatonna throwers, sophomore Jake Fensky (right) finished 5th at 53-1.
Discus will be held Saturday at Lakeville South. There are five throwers who have thrown over the state standard this season (153-9). Dehn (187-6), Johnson (173-2), Hussung (161-3), Wallace (159-9) and Owatonna junior Brian Vargason (159-11) should all be in a good position to advance to Hamline.
The super sophomore out of Red Wing will have his chance for revenge against Dehn and Wallace in the discus on Saturday at Lakeville South. Johnson's marks rank him as the second best sophomore in the history of MN in both of shot put and discus, behind only current record holder Nate Englin (61-8 1/2, 2002) and former state record holder Mike Yonkey (174-4, 1985).
Read about Dehn and Section 1AA in the Star Tribune:
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Monday, May 18, 2009

In The Circle Report: D2/D3 National Championships

Follow the Meets Live:


Division II:

http://www.flashresults.com/2009_Meets/outdoor/NCAADII/

Division III:

Men: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/ncoutmenevt.html

Women: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/ncoutwomenevt.html

NCAA Qualifiers

Shot Put

  • Cody Hunt, Freshmen, Northern State, 58-8, Currently 3rd (competing 5/22 1:00 pm)
  • Ben Jacobsen, Sophmore, Mary, 54-1, Currently 13th (competing 5/22 1:00 pm)
  • Jeremy Soupir, Sophmore, 53-5, Finished 22nd
  • Rebecca Stier, Sophmore, Winona St, 46-8, currently 9th (competing 5/22 7:30 pm)
  • Maria Swanson, Senior, UMD, 45-5, currently 17th (competing 5/22 7:30 pm)
  • Chelsey Brown, Junior, Winona St, 53-7, finished 33rd

Discus

  • Rebecca Stier, Sophmore, Winona State, 148-10, currently 12th (competing 5/23 5:30 pm)


Hammer

  • Michelle Potter, Sophmore, Winona State, 169-9, currently 13th (competing 5/21 3:00 pm)
  • Maria Swanson, Senior, UMD, 167-6, currently 18th (competing 5/21 3:00 pm)
  • Cassie Corrigan, Senior, UMD, 162-8, finished 26th


Shot Put


Discus

  • Sam Broderius, Sophmore, Gustavus Adolphus, 148-3, currently 8th (competing 5/22 1:30 pm)
  • Felisha Willaert, Sophmore, St. Thomas, 143-11, currently 14th (competing 5/22 1:30 pm)

Hammer


  • Andrew Brueggen, Sophmore, St. Thomas, 185-11, currently 4th (competing 5/21 1:00 pm)
  • Aaron Wilkerson, Junior, Hamline, 176-8, finished 17th
  • Andy Norman, Sophmore, Hamline, 172-6, finished 28th

  • Megan Honan, Junior, St. Thomas, 162-2, finished 21st
  • Jenna Lewis, Junior, St. Thomas, 155-2, finished 36th

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In The Circle Report: Gophers Finish 1st and 3rd at Big Ten's


Aaron Studt defended his Big Ten Indoor title with a throw of 61-6 3/4 Sunday at Ohio State. Studt's season best mark of 61-11 1/2 was landed at the Sun Angel Classic and currently ranks 1st in the Midwest Region . Studt has consistently been over 60' this season including a 61-5 to win the 100th running of the Drake Relays in April.
See the video and interview here:
http://www.gophersports.com/newMediaPlayer/sl/console.htm?SPSID=38682&CLIP_FILE_ID=410552&type=vod&DB_MENU_ID=&DB_OEM_ID=8400&oemid=8400&CLIP_ID=402264&id=410552&SPID=3305

Studt and senior Andy Bastain (Winona, MN) went 3-4 in hammer at Big Ten's with throws of 196-11 and 192. Senior Jerry Netland (Bagley, MN) finished his career as Gopher with an 8th place finish in the discus (164-7). Studt (197-0, 7th) and Bastain (196-1, 9th) season best marks will carry them through to the Midwest Region Championships on May 29-30 in Norman, Oklahoma.

Freshmen Trey Davis (Farmington, MN) and Tyler Kleinhuizen (Forrest Lake, MN) have also qualified for the Region Championships. Davis' career best throw in discus at the Mesa Classic of 172-8 (14th in Midwest Region) and Kleinhuizen's 58-1 3/4 (8th in Midwest Region) at the Bolstorff Twilight will give them a chance to extend their successful freshmen campaigns.

Although the Gopher men lose Bastain and Netland to graduation the strong performances of Davis, Kleinhuizen, redshirting freshmen Micah Hegerle (166-discus and 181-hammer), and a senior season for Aaron Studt should provide some fireworks for coach Lynden Reder again next season.


The women's team came up just 7.5 points short of winning an outdoor title to match their indoor title back in March of this year.

For the throws, the the women had a 3rd, 5th, and 7th place finish out of Nicole Tzanakis(152-8), Amanda Solberg (148-03), and Hannah Studt (145-7) in the discus. DeAnne Hahn finished 3rd in the hammer (176-6) and 8th in the shot put (46-6).

The women's Regionl meet will also be held on May 29-30 in Norman, Oklahoma. Senior Kari Schmidt (Chisago Lakes, MN) is 24th in shot put. Nicole Tzankis (13th), Amanda Solberg (14th), and Hannah Studt (19th) are in contention for discus. Freshmen DeAnne Hahn is currently ranked 11th in the hammer (181-0) and 20th in the shot (48-2 1.2) going into the Regional Championships.

Coach Lynn Anderson and the women's squad also received great news with the signing of Jessica Cagle of Grand Rapids, MN. Cagle is the Minnesota's All-Time record holder in the women's discus (162-4) and was one of the most heavily recruited throwers in the country.
In Carson, CA at the Adidas Track Classic this past weekend former Gopher All-American Karl Erickson finished 4th in the discus with a throw of 194-8. Erickson currently ranks 5th in the US with a throw of 200-3.
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