![]() ![]() Credit: Elijah Nouvelage/Gettyįor 9 minutes and 29 seconds, Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. Both meets are scheduled for Saturday, April 11.Body-worn cameras can increase the accountability of the police, but studies on their use have produced mixed results. ![]() Paul as well as the Texas Invite in Austin, Texas. Minnesota will send contingencies to the Hamline Invite in St. The Maroon & Gold continue the 2015 outdoor campaign next weekend, splitting up for a pair of meets. Three seniors will serve as captains for the 2015 campaign - Justin Barber, Blayne Dulian and Mark Jennings.īarber and Jennings are two veterans of Minnesota's throwing corps while Dulian, who also served as captain of the cross country team last fall, runs distance for the Gophers. Donnelly is a four-time Division III national champion and an eight-time Division III All-American in the weight throw, the shot put and the hammer throw. The Willoughby, Ohio native will have one outdoor season of eligibility left starting in 2016. Goaner Deng finished sixth overall in the 800 meters (1:49.59) and eighth in the 400 meters (47.67) while Jordan Charles came in sixth in the triple jump (14.22 meters, 46-08.00 ft.).ÂĮarlier this week, the University of Minnesota announced it has added Division III thrower Sean Donnelly from Mount Union. The Gophers won one title at last year's meet at Cobb Track & Angell Field as Big Ten champion and All-American Zach Siegmeier took home the pole vault title, clearing 5.11 meters (16-09.25 ft.).Âīrad Neumann and Trevor Yedoni are Minnesota's top returners to the meet, both having finished fourth in the 200 meters (21.65) and the long jump (7.00 meters/21-01.25 ft.). The Gophers finished third as a team at the event with 72 points behind Texas A&M's 187 and Arizona State's 78.Īlong with Ferretti's record-setting win in the hammer throw, the Gophers also picked up a title in the 800 meters from sophomore Bradley Johnson (1:50.35). Minnesota is coming off a week off from competition after opening the outdoor season at the 2015 Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. The performance ranks first in the nation currently while Ferretti was honored as the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week for his performance. Less than a week later, Ferretti won the 2015 Baldy Castillo Invitational hammer title with a new school record of 68.94 meters (226-02 ft.). The performance was the eighth-highest point total ever by a collegiate athlete while his two-point win was the closest in NCAA meet history. ![]() Wieland, who originally broke the school record to win the Big Ten title, re-set his record at 6,070 to win the NCAA title at 6,070 in mid March. The Gophers closed out the indoor season and opened the outdoor season with a pair of school record-setting performances from Luca Wieland in the heptathlon and Gian Ferretti in the hammer throw. PT, track events at 10:22 a.m.) and concludes on Saturday, April 4 (field: 9 a.m., track: 9:52 a.m.). The weekend meet kicks off on Friday, April 3 (field events at 9 a.m. MINNEAPOLIS () - The University of Minnesota men's track & field program returns to action this weekend at the 2015 Stanford Invitational with more than 3,300 athletes and 109 schools set to compete in the 40th annual event at Cobb Track & Angell Field in Stanford, Calif. Cobb Track & Angell Field | Stanford, Calif.Âįriday | Field: 9 a.m. ![]()
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