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The Finish: The Golden Gophers finished second with 110 points at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championshps at the University of Illinois on May 23-25. MINNESOTA'S 1997 SCHEDULE Jan. 4 EARLY BIRD OPEN Deja Vu: Minnesota was runner-up finishers at last year's Big Ten meet Jan. 11 NORTHWEST OPEN as well. Jan. 18 Badger Track Classic Jan. 25 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL Mercantile Bank Invitational The Golden Gophers have now finished in the confer Jan. 31 Consistency: Feb. 7-8 Iowa State Invitational ence top five for six consectutive years. Feb. 14 SNOWSHOE OPEN Feb. 22-23 Big Ten Indoor Champ. Senior JASON SCHLUETER (New London, Feb. 28 NCAA Qualifying Meet Big Ten Champions: Mar. 7-8 NCAA Indoor Champ. Wis.) won the discus title with a throw of 198-3 (60.42m) at the Big Ten Championships. The mark ties the school record which he set last year Mar. 28-29 Florida Relays and automatically qualifies him for the NCAA Championships in June. Apr. 4-5 Texas Relays Apr. 5 Cyclone Open Schlueter claimed the conference discus crown at last year's meet as Apr. 11-12 Sea Ray Relays well. Freshman STAFFAN STRAND (Upplands-Vasby, Sweden) claimed Apr. 18-19 Mt. SAC Relays the high jump title with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 7-3 1/4 Apr. 19 Hawkeye Invitational Apr. 25-26 Drake Relays (2.22m). May 3 GOLD COUNTRY INVITATIONAL May 4 Jesse Owens Discus Throwers Dominate: The Golden Gophers claimed the top May 10 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL May 17 MINNESOTA LAST CHANCE four places in the discus throw at the Big Ten meet. Freshman ADAM May 23-25 Big Ten Outdoor Champ. REED (Milwaukee, Wis.) finished second to Schlueter, throwing a season June 4-7 NCAA Outdoor Champ. best 179-3 (54.64m). Placing third was junior CHAD YENCHESKY Head Coach: Phil Lundin (Augsburg '74) (DePere, Wis.), who had a personal-best mark of 176-11 (53.92m). Administrative Assistant: Roy Griak Sophomore JEFF MARSH (Seymour, Wis.) was fourth with a season-best Assistant Coaches: Steve Plasencia, Lynne throw of 175-10 (53.60m). Anderson, J.J. Beckstrand, Travis Nordrum Captains: Seth Mischke, Rick Obleman, Jason Schlueter Second Place Finishers: Senior RICK OBLEMAN (Regina, Sask.) finished second and provisionally qualified for the NCAA meet with a time Indoor home meets at U of M Field House of 8:56.48 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Yenchesky was second with a Outdoor home meets at Bierman Track CAPS indicate home meet personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying throw of 59-2 3/4 (18.05m) in the shot put. Sophomore VESA RANTANEN's (Virrat, Finland) mark of 17-5 1/2 (5.32m) in the pole vault placed him second and provisionally qualifi.ed him for the NCAA meet.

Other Top Performers: Senior SETH MISCHKE (Worland, Wyo.) DID li_-,]J KNOW? placed third with a personal-best 7,021 points in the decathlon. Senior M1nnesota was runner-up fmishers at last TIM VAN VOORHIS (Apple Valley, Minn.) ran a personal-best and provi sionally qualifed for the NCAA meet with a time of 10.37 in the 100 meter year's Big Ten Champ1onsh1ps as well. dash preliminaries. Junior NILES DENEEN (St. Paul, Minn.) finished The Golden Gophers have now finished 1n fourth with a personal-best and NCAA provisional time of 13.95 in the 11 0 the conference top f1ve for s1x consecutive meter hurdles. Mischke placed fourth with a mark of 16-5 1/2 (5.02m) in the pole vault, while sophomore BEN JENSEN finished fifth in the event years. with a vault of 15-11 3/4 (4.87m). GOLDENG((»~IBIIE~TRACK~FIE L D

GOLDEN GOPHER NOTES Big Ten Outdoor Championships A Results: ., NCAAs Next: Minnesota will next compete at the NCAA TEAM RESULTS Championships on June 4-7 in Bloomington, Ind. 1. Wisconsin, 145; 2.Minnesota 11 0; 3. Michigan, 97; 4. Illinois, 87; 5. Ohio State, Automatic Qualifers: The following Golden Gophers have automati- 84; 6. Purdue, 65; 7. Indiana, 62; 8. Penn cally qualified for the NCAA Championships: State, 56; 9. Iowa, 56; 10. Michigan State, Athlete Event Score Date Meet 27. Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-5 1/4 4/4-5 Texas Relays Staffan Strand High Jump 7-4 1/2 4/4-5 Texas Relays GOLDEN GOPHER EVENT RESULTS Benjamin Jensen Decathlon 7,669 points 4/18 Mt. SAC Relays 100 Meter Dash: 8. Tim Van Voorhis, Tye Harvey Pole Vault 18-1 1/4 4/20 Mt. SAC Relays Minnesota, 10.74. Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-1 1/4 4/26 Drake Relays 400 Meter Dash: 6. Scott Beadle, Staffan Strand High Jump 7-4 1/2 5/11 Oregon Classic Minnesota, 47.32. Jason Schlueter Discus Throw 198-3 5/24 Big Ten BOO Meter Run: 6. Ron Hoffner, Minnesota, Staffan Strand High Jump 7-3 1/4 5/24 Big Ten 1:51.86. 1,500 Meter Run: 9. Nate Clay, Minnesota, Provisional Qualifers: The following Golden Gophers have provi- 3:54.43. sionally qualified for the NCAA Championships: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 2. Rick Athlete Event Score Date Meet Obleman, 8:56.48; 9. Tony Riter, Minnesota, Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 17-3 3/29 Raleigh Relays 9:21.30. Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 58-4 3/4 3/29 Raleigh Relays 5,000 Meter Run: 11. Rick Obleman, .lason Schlueter Discus 191-0 4/5 Texas Relays Minnesota 14:55.27; 12. Charles McClure, rye Harvey Pole Vault 17-7 1/4 4/5 Texas Relays Minnesota, 14:57.61; 17. Jeremy Polson, Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 58-3 1/4 4/5 Texas Relays Minnesota, 15:22.23. Rick Obleman Steeplechase 8:52.49 4/12 Sea Ray Relays 110M High Hurdles: 4. Niles Deneen, A Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 57-9 4/12 Sea Ray Relays Minnesota, 13.95; 6. Vesa Rantanen, W' Jason Schlueter Discus 184-2 4/12 Sea Ray Relays Minnesota, 14.04; 7. Ben Jensen, Jason Schlueter Discus 186-11 4/26 Drake Relays Minnesota, 14.20. Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-8 1/2 4/26 Drake Relays 4x1 00 Meter Relay: 4. Minnesota, 41.13. Staffan Strand High Jump 7-3 4/26 Drake Relays 4x400 Meter Relay: 8. Minnesota, 3:15.80. Jason Schlueter Discus 183-2 5/3 Gold Country Long Jump: 9. Ben Jensen, Minnesota, 23-2 Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 57-10 1/2 5/10 Minn. Invite. (7.06m). Tye Harvey Pole Vault 18-0 1/2 5/10 Modesto Relays Triple Jump: 6. Staffan Strand, Minnesota, Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-0 1/2 5/10 Modesto Relays 48-9 (14.86m). Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-5 1/2 5/17 Last Chance Shot Put: 2. Chad Yenchesky, ·Minnesota, Jason Schlueter Discus 181-11 5/17 Last Chance 59-2 3/4 (18.05m); 6. Adam Reed, Rick Obleman Steeplechase 8:56.48 5/24 Big Ten Minnesota, 56-6 1/2 (17.23m); 9. Jeff Tim Van Voorhis 100m Dash 10.37 5/24 Big Ten Marsh, Minnesota, 54-4 1/2 (16.57m); 13. Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 59-2 3/4 5/24 Big Ten Justin Asher, Minnesota, 50-6 1/4 (15.40m). Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 17-5 1/2 5/24 Big Ten Discus Throw: 1. Jason Schlueter, Niles Deneen 11Om Hurdles 13.95 5/24 Big Ten Minnesota, 198-3 (60.42m); 2. Adam Reed, Minnesota, 179-3 (54.64m); 3. Chad Repeat Performers: Rantanen and Schlueter will be competing at Yenchesky, Minnesota, 176-11 (53.92m); 4. the NCAA Champioships for the second straight year. Rantanen placed Jeff Marsh, Minnesota, 175-10 (53.60m). 1Oth in the pole vault at the meet in 1996, while Schlueter finished 18th in High Jump: 1. Staffan Strand, Minnesota, 7- the discus. 3 1/4 (2.22m); 6. Tyler McCormick, Minnesota, 6-7 1/2 (2.02m). Harvey to miss NCAAs: Senior pole vaulter TYE HARVEY Pole Vault: 2. Vesa Rantanen, Minnesota, (Jamestown, Calif.) underwent wrist surgery and did not compete in the 17-5 1/2 (5.32m); 4. Seth Mischke, A Big Ten Outdoor Championships. Harvey finished second with a mark of Minnesota, 16-5 1/2 (5.02m); 5. Ben • 18-2 (5.55m) at this year's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Jensen, Minnesota, 15-11 3/4 (4.87m). The vault broke his own school record. Decathlon: 3. Seth Mischke, Minnesota, 7,021 points. \

.eturning high jumpers TYLER McCORMICK (So., .tite Bear Lake, Minn.) and WIL KURTH (Jr., Rochester, Minn.) will aim to keep the Golden Gophers strong in the high jump. McCormick (fourth) and Kurth (seventh) both placed at the Big Ten Outdoors. Minnesota added freshmen STAFFAND STRAND (Upplands-Vas by, Sweden), who claimed the Swedish National Championship with a jump of 7- 5 1/2, and MARC JOHANNSEN (Fr., Miller, S.D.), who could be one of the best high jumpers in Gopher history. "I'm excited about the high jump," said Lundin. "The posi tion could be one of our strongest." The Golden Gophers return sophomore MARCUS WEST· ALUMNI MEET UP FIRST: The Golden Gopher men's BERRY (So., Minneapolis, Minn.) in the vertical jumps and gymnastics team will open its 1997 campaign with the annual the triple jump. Westberry finished eighth in the long jump at Alumni Meet at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, in the Sports the Big Ten Outdoors despite struggling all season. Pavilion. About 15 former Golden Gopher gymnasts will com "Marcus could be one of the better horizontal jumpers pete against this year's squad. we've had here at Minnesota," said Lundin. "He has a lot of talent and could be very strong." MEET DEDICATED TO JEFF ROCK: The 1997 Alumni Freshman newcomer ADAM FREED (Proctor, Minn.) will Meet will be dedicated to former Gopher Jeff Rock, who be counted on to contribute in the long jump. Freed won the passed away on Jan. 6, 1997. Rock competed in the all-around 1995 Minnesota state long jump with a leap of 23-8. for Minnesota from 1970-73, lettering all four years. He also Although Minnesota lost sprinter Chris Darkins to gradua served as team captain in 1972 and 1973. A regular competitor tion, coach Lundin believes senior TIM VAN VOORHIS (Sr., at the Gophers' Alumni Meets and an active member of the Apple Valley, Minn.) will pick up the slack left by the talented gymnastics community, Rock will be sorely missed. Darkins. Van Voorhis finished eighth in the lOOm and 200m at the Big Ten Outdoors. Junior NILES DENEEN (St. Paul, TRIPS TO CHICAGO AND IOWA UP NEXT: The Golden Minn.) is back as the top Gopher hurdler. Deneen has looked Gophers will next compete in the Windy City Invitational in strong in the offseason and should improve in 1997. Chicago on Jan. 18. Minnesota opens the Big Ten season on Junior SCOTT BEADLE (Moorhead, Minn.) will continue Jan. 31, with a dual meet at Iowa at 7 p.m. The first home to score points for the Gophers in the middle sprints. Beadle meet will be on Feb. 8 vs. Michigan and Michigan State at 1 placed third in the 600m at the Big Ten Indoors and finished p.m. in the Sports Pavilion. fifth in the 400m at the Big Ten Outdoors. He is one of the most consistent Gophers on this year's roster. GYMNASTICS PREVIEW: After ranking in the Freshman JASON OWEN (Stewartville, Minn.) hopes to nation's top 10 teams all last season and narrowly missing a fill the shoes of departed All-American Paul Michalek in the team berth in the highly competitive NCAA East Regionals 800m. Owen is currently ranked ninth internationally in the last spring, Head Coach Fred Roethlisberger and the Golden event. He'll also run the 400m and 1,600m at Minnesota. Gophers are determined to be competitive in the Big Ten and "We need to stay healthy to be successful this season," said qualify for the national tournament this year. Lundin. "We need the continuity of the training process, and With six returning lettermen and six newcomers that our athletes need a fresh state of mind when it comes down to Roethlisberger calls his best recruiting class since former the big meets." Golden Gopher greats Kerry Huston and Brian Yee, this year's team has more depth, always a trademark of Roethlisberger's squads, and will challenge the national powerhouses it faces this season. "This year's team is characterized by more depth with the addition of strong freshmen and the improvement of our juniors and seniors," Roethlisberger said. "All six of the peo ple we put up will be very good. We have to hit all of our rou tines and not make any mistakes." In the Big Ten, Ohio State is strongly favored. But Penn State, Iowa and the Golden Gophers should be close behind, battling for second, according to Roethlisberger. At the national championships, Berkeley and Ohio State will be fight ing for first. After that, Minnesota could be in there along with the other Big Ten teams, Nebraska, Stanford and Oklahoma. Leading the Golden Gophers this season will be senior co-captains FRANK TICKNOR (Milwaukee, Wis.) and HEATH WALL (Sterling Heights, Mich.), who will both challenge for all-around titles this season. Both gymnasts are also strong competitors in the six individual events. ---~ ------

Ticknor averaged 54.90 in the all-round last season to lead the team and ranked in the national top 20 all season. He won all-around titles in meets against Michigan and Nebraska and finished second in two others. He set a career-high 56.125 to win the all-around against Nebraska. The team's top finisher at the 1996 Big Ten Championships, Wall finished third with a 9.70 on the still rings He also set a team season-high 9.60 on the parallel bars for a win against Illinois-Chicago. Juniors GEORGE BEATTY (Aberdeen, N.J.) and BOB HUBBARD (Phoenix, Ariz.) will also provide veteran leader ship for the Golden Gophers. Beatty matched a career-high UP NEXT: The Minnesota men's swimming and diving 9.55 on the pommel horse at the Big Ten Championships, team will tangle with No. 24 Kansas at the Aquatic Center on· tying him for fifth in the conference. He competed in the all Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. The Maroon and Gold will then host around against lllinois-Chicago and finished fourth with a the Gold Country Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. career-high 54.80. Teams from Carleton, Mankato State, St. Cloud State, St. Competing mainly on the pommel horse, parallel bars and Mary•s, St. Olaf and Kansas are set to compete. horizontal bar, Hubbard scored career bests on the floor exer cise with a 9.20 and the vault with an 8.95 at Big Tens last LAST TIME OUT: The eighth-ranked University of season. He won two events for Minnesota last season, tying Minnesota men's swim team beat No. 22 Miami 66-47 on with teammate Jason Krob for first on the pommel horse Sunday, December 22, in Miami, Fla. during the team's winter against Michigan and with Ticknor for first on the parallel bars training trip. with a 9.15 in each event. Minnesota captured event titles in seven events to over "Those four (Ticknor, Wall, Beatty and Hubbard) can come an 18-point deficit. The Golden Gopher divers did not be our top four in every event," Roethlisberger said. "They are make the winter training trip, giving the Hurricanes nine points all four hardworking athletes and have really come a long way. apiece in both one-and three-meter diving. We can count on them in every event." MANOLIS LENTARIS (Jr., Hania, Crete, Greece) won the Leading the event specialists will be sophomores 200 and 500 freestyle to lead Minnesota. DAN BOOTS (Pearland, Texas) and JASON KROB (St. The win improves the Golden Gophers to 4-0 on the sea Charles, Mo.) and redshirt freshman MATT KIEFFER (Inver son and the Maroon and Gold will be back in action on Grove Heights, Minn.). Boots competed on the still rings in January 10, at the Aquatic Center, against Kansas. eight meets last season and finished fourth against Iowa and Nebraska with, scoring a career-best 9.45 in both meets. A spe cialist on the pommel horse, Krob scored a team-high and TICKETS FOR NCAA'S: The University of Minnesota career-best 9.60 to place sixth at the Big Ten Championships. will host the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and He also tied with Hubbard to place first on the horse with a Diving Championships at the Aquatic Center on Thursday, 9.15 against Michigan. Kieffer should help the team on the March 27 through Saturday, March 29. Tickets are now avail still rings this season. able and will be mailed out on Monday, March 17. An all-ses Minnesota also boasts a fine class of newcomers sion ticket is $40 per person with single session prices listed at who should be able to make an immediate impact. Senior $8 for prelims and $10 for finals. If there are any questions MICHAEL MAMAKOS (Huntington, N.Y.) transferred to please contact the ticket office at (612) 624-8080. Minnesota this season from UCLA where the men's varsity program was dropped. Freshmen CHAD CONNER (Dallas, CREDENTIAL REQUESTS FOR NCAA'S: Any Texas), ROBERT FORCIER (Minnetonka, Minn.), RUS schools or media members needing credentials to cover the SELL HOPSON (Richardson, Texas), NATE TESMER 1997 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships (Madison, Wis.) and LINDSEY FANG (Allentown, Pa.), who should fax their request(s) on letterhead to the University of was a 1995 junior national champion, will also add depth to Minnesota men's media relations office at (612) 625-0359 to Minnesota's talented squad. the attention of Media Relations Director Marc Ryan. Highlighting Minnesota's tough schedule this season will be perennial national powerhouses Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska. The team will host Big Ten rivals Michigan and Mi~higan State in addition to traveling to New Mexico for meets against New Mexico and Santa Barbara and to Chicago to face Illinois-Chicago. On March 22-23, the Big Ten's finest gymnasts will gather in Minnesota for the Big Ten Championships, which will be held in the Sports Pavilion. "In collegiate gymnastics, only the NCAA champi onships overshadow the Big Ten Championships," Roethlisberger said. "We are certainly delighted to host this meet and hope to use the home floor to our advantage." WRESTLERS EDGED BY IOWA STATE: The FIVE GOPHERS COMPETE AT GREAT University of Minnesota wrestling team was edged this past PLAINS OPEN: The University ofMinnesota·sent five weeked by the third-ranked Iowa State Cyclones 19-16. wrestlers to the Great Plains Open in Lincoln, Neb. this past The Gophers, who claimed four individual victories in the weekend. The Gophers finished eighth out of 19 entries with 44 · match, were led by junior JASON DAVIDS (Forest Lake, points. Nebraska claimed the team title with 190 points, fol Minn.). Davids recorded the lone Gopher pin just 38 seconds lowed by West Virginia (149) and Northern Iowa (101). into his match at 142 against David Maldonado. Junior Freshman TIM KINSELLA (Litchfield, Minn.) led the .. ,, ~ BRANDON PAULSON (Coon Rapids, Minn.) won by major Gophers with a fourth-place finish at 167. Sophomore JESSE decision at 118, while sophomores JOSH HOLIDAY KREBS (Minot, N.D.) placed fifth at 150, while sophomore (Anaheim, Calif.) and TIM HARTUNG (Durand, Wis.) each JOSH DODD (Northwood, Iowa) and freshman BRENT BOE posted decision victories at 158 and 177, respectively. SHANS (Beulah, N.D.) finished sixth at 190 and heavyweight, Sophomore CHAD KRAFT (150, Lakefield, Minn.), respectively. Freshman EDDIE PAK (Grayslake, Ill.) competed junior ZAC TAYLOR (167, Sandpoint, Idaho) and freshman at 150, but did not place. BRANDON EGGUM (177, Sidney, Mont.) all suffered their first losses of the season by decision. Also losing by decision GOPHERS RANKED SIXTH IN LATEST for the Gophers were freshman TY FRIEDERICHS (126, POLL: The Golden Gophers are ranked sixth in the Dec. 18, Maple Grove, Minn.), senior NICK ANTILA (134 1996, Amateur Wrestling News/National Wrestling Coaches Robbinsdale, Minn.) and junior SHELTON BENJAMIN Association poll. (HWT, Susanville, Calif.).

1. Iowa ...... 275 12/15/96 IOWA STATE 19, MINNESOTA 16 2. Oklahoma State ...... 264 118 - Paulson (M) maj. dec. Sanderson, 15-2 3. Iowa State ...... 248 126- Keller (ISU) dec. Friederichs, 7-0 4. Penn State ...... 242 134- Hinson (ISU) maj. dec. Antila, 19-8 5. lllinois ...... 222 142- Davids (M) pinned Maldonado, 0:38 Minnesota ...•...... •221 150- Bono (ISU) dec. Kraft, 8-4 6. Michigan State ...... 213 158- Holiday (M) dec. DeLeon, 7-3 7. Michigan ...... 196 · 167- Horton (ISU) dec. Taylor, 9-3 8. 9. CS Bakersfield ...... 185 ·. I 177- Weldon (ISU) dec. Eggum, 3-1 ··, 10. Lock Haven ...... 146 .-...190- Hartung (M) dec. Mulvihill, 8-3 Oklahoma ...... 146 HWT- Hynek (ISU) dec. Benjamin, 12-10 12. Edinboro ...... 130 13. Nebraska ...... 126 DID YOU KNOW?: The Gophers have recorded 68 pins 14. Indiana ...... 124 in 262 individual wins this season. The Gophers needed 394 15. Rider ...... 123 matches last season to record 68 pins. 16. Arizona State ...... 116 17. Clarion ...... 99 HARTUNG REMAINS UNBEATEN: Hartung is the Pennsylvania ...... 99 lone Gopher to remain undefeated after the Iowa State match. 19. Fresno State ...... 86 Hartung won a hard-fought 8-3 dee

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decathlete record at the '95 Sea Ray Relays. The injury caused Jensen to miss the Big Ten Outdoors. Both athletes ready to .. contribute this year. "Harvey and Jensen are two of the best athletes in the TT.S. in their res~ectiv~.events," ~aid Lundin. "Having these two ... guys back IS excttmg. They II make us much more competitive." Harvey, Jensen and sophomore VESA RANTANEN (Virrat, Finland) make the pole vault the Golden Gophers' strongest position. Rantanen won the Big Ten Outdoors with a U of M freshman record vault of 17-10 114. He also placed 1997 TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE 1Oth at the NCAA Championships. Backing up the "big three" Indoor Track & Field will be senior tri-captain SETH MISCHKE (Worland, Wyo.) DATE MEET PLACE RESULTffiME and junior JONATHAN ANDERSON (Morris, Minn.). Jan. 4 Early Bird Open UM Fieldhouse No team scores Jan. 11 Norwest Open UM Fieldhouse 9:30a.m. Mischke has vaulted 17-0, and Anderson finished sixth at the Jan. 18 Badger Track Classic Madison, Wis. TBA Big Ten Outdoors. The addition of freshmen MIKE BROCK Jan. 25 Minnesota Invite UM Fieldhouse TBA Manitoba, Drake, Marquette, Iowa WELL (Edina, Minn.) and MATT McKENZIE (Mosinee, Jan 31 Mercantile Bank Invite Cedar Falls, Iowa TBA Wis.) add depth. Brockwell holds the Minnesota state high Feb. 7-8 Iowa State Invitational Ames, Iowa TBA school record with a vault of 15-6, while McKenzie is a 16-0 Feb. 8 Indianapolis Invitational Indianapolis, Ind. TBA Feb. 14 Snowshoe Open UM Fieldhouse 6p.m. vaulter. Feb. 22-23 Big Ten Indoor Champ. Iowa City, Iowa TBA "The pole vault is probably our strongest area," said Feb.28 NCAA Qualifying Meet Ames, Iowa TBA Mar. 7-8 NCAA Indoor Champ. Indianapolis, Ind. TBA Lundin. "Our depth will make us better as a team." The area of immediate concern that has improved is the Outdoor Track & Field Mar. 28-29 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. TBA distance running. With the arrival of new coach Steve Apr. 4-5 Texas Relays Austin, Texas TBA Plasencia, the Golden Gophers have plenty to be excited Apr.S Cyclone Open Ames, Iowa TBA about. Plasencia was a five-time All-American at tt'1e U of M Apr. 11-12 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. TBA Apr. 19 Hawkeye Invitational Iowa City, Iowa TBA and a two-time Olympian. His coaching and expertise will Apr. 25-26 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa TBA help returning senior captain RICK OBLEMAN (Regina, May3 TBA Bierman Field TBA May4 Jesse Owens Columbus, Ohio TBA Saskatchewan) and junior TONY RITER (Shoreview, Minn.) MaylO Minnesota Invitational Bierman Field 9a.m. lead a corps of inexperienced freshmen. Obleman and Riter May17 Minnesota Last Chance Bierman Field TBA finished third and fifth in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the May 23-24 Big Ten Outdoor Champ. Champaign, m. TBA Bi~ June 4-7 NCAA Outdoor Champ. Bloomington, Ind. TBA Ten Outdoor Championships last season. The top newcomc;:n; include JEREMY POLSON (Duluth, Minn.) and ERIC NORTHWEST OPEN NEXT FOR TRACK AND FIELD HARTMARK (Duluth, Minn.). Polson won the 3,200m TEAM: The Golden Gopher track and field team will host the Minnesota State Cross Country Championship, and Hartmark Northwest Open on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the U of M Fieldhouse was an all-state performer and top 800m runner. at 9:30a.m. Schools competing against the Gophers will be "We have a number of new youth coming in, and with the Bethel, Concordia-St. Paul, Lakehead, Mankato State, North addition of coach Plasencia, our distance running will have Dakota, North Dakota State and St. Cloud State. some success," said Lundin. Senior captain JASON SCHLUETER (New London, 1997 TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW: The goal of every Wis.) leads a solid group of throwers. Schlueter claimed the track and field is to improve every year. This year is no differ discus title at the Big Ten Outdoors and finished 18th at the ent for head track and field coach Phil Lundin and his Golden NCAAs. Juniors CHAD YENCHESKY (DePere, Wis.) and Gophers. Minnesota posted a runner-up finish at the Big Ten JEFF MARSH (Seymour, Wis.) were also placewinners at Outdoor Championships and surprised with a third-place Big Tens a season ago. Sophomore ADAM REED showing at the Big Ten Indoors. Lundin, who begins his sec (Milwaukee, Wis.) returns with freshmen JUSTIN ASHER ond season at the helm, thinks his team can improve in 1997. (Plymouth, Minn.) and MARK FAHEY (Scandia, Minn.), . "We have the possibilities of improving our standing in the both of whom have potential, according to Lundin. Big Ten meets," said Lundin. "This year we have a better team The Golden Gophers have built a strong foundation for in regards to overall team strength. Most events are going to success with their group of decathletes. With the return of be represented with some people who can be competitive at Jensen, sophomore GLENN LINDQVIST (Aland, Finland) the Big Ten level." and Mischke, the team should do some heavy damage at the The Golden Gophers will improve immediately with the conference championships. Lindqvist placed fifth in the hep ret~rn of senior pole vaulter TYE HARVEY (Jamestown, ta~lon and decathlon at the conference championships, while Cahf.) and sophomore decathlete BENJAMIN JENSEN Mtschke was the model of consistency last season. Anderson (Mandai, Norway). Harvey, who earned All-America status at and newcomer McKenzie could draw attention. the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships, redshirted last sea "We're very strong and deep in the decathlon," said son due to a shoulder injury. Jensen underwent emergency Lundin. "These guys will score us points at the Big Tens if they stay healthy." app~ndectomy surgery three weeks after he automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships and set an U of M GOLDENG~~IEffiTRACK&FIELD University of Minnesota Men's Athletics, Media Relations Office Phone: 612.625.4090 Fax: 612.625.0359 Track & Field Contact: Mark Olson l\1ini&mat761hAnmalNCAA~ lb1ed by tiE l.Jniwimy d"Imiana. Bmringtm,Im. Wed., June 4 • Thor., June 5 • Fri., JWie 6 • Sat., JWie 7 THE SCHEDULE Wednesday, June 4 Friday, June 6 MINNESOTA'S 1997 SCHEDULE 1:00 p.m. Decathlon - 1OOm Dash 1:00 p.m. Discus - Final Jan. 4 EARLY BIRD OPEN 1:45 p.m. Decathlon - Long Jump 3:00p.m. 400m Relay- Final Jan. 11 NORTHWEST OPEN 2:40 p.m. 400m Relay - Semifinals 3:00p.m. Hammer- Final Jan. 18 Badger Track Classic 3:00 p.m. Decathlon - Shot Put 3:25 p.m. 400m Hurdles - Final Jan. 25 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 3:10p.m. 400m Hurdles- Semifinals 3:45p.m. lOOm Dash- Semifinals Jan. 31 Mercantile Bank Invitational Feb. 7-8 Iowa State Invitational 3:35 p.m. 800m Run - Semifinals 4:05p.m. 800m Run- Final Feb. 14 SNOWSHOE OPEN 3:55p.m. Javelin- Final 4:30p.m. 110m Hurdles- Semifinals Feb. 22-23 Big Ten Indoor Champ. 4:15p.m. 3,000m Steeple.- Semifinal 5:05p.m. 3,000m Steeplechase- Final Feb. 28 NCAA Qualifying Meet 4:15p.m. Decathlon- High Jump 5:40p.m. 200m Dash- Semifinals Mar. 7-8 NCAA Indoor Champ. 5:00p.m. 200m Dash- Trials 5:30p.m. Decathlon- 400m Run Saturday, June 7 Mar. 28-29 Florida Relays 5:45 p.m. Men's IO,OOOm Run 1:45 p.m: Pole Vault - Final Apr. 4-5 Texas Relays 2:00 p.m. Shot Put - Final Apr. 5 Cyclone Open Apr. 11-12 Sea Ray Relays 2:15 p.m. Triple Jump- Final Ap· 18-19 Mt. SAC Relays Thursday, JuneS 3:10p.m. 110m Hurdles- Final 1:00 p.m. Decathlon - 11 OHH Apr. 19 Hawkeye Invitational 3:30p.m. 400m Dash- Final 1:45 p.m. Decathlon - Discus Apr. 25-26 Drake Relays 4:00p.m. lOOm Dash- Final 3:15 p.m. Long Jump - Final May 3 GOLD COUNTRY INVITATIONAL 4:20p.m. 1,500m Run- Final May 4 Jesse Owens 3:15 p.m. High Jump - Final 4:40p.m. 200m Dash- Final May 10 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 3:20p.m. llOm Hurdles- Trials 5:10p.m. 5,000m Run- Final May 17 MINNESOTA LAST CHANCE 3:30p.m. Decathlon- Pole Vault 5:40p.m. 1,600m Relay- Final May 23-25 Big Ten Outdoor Champ. 3:50p.m. 400m Dash- Semifinals June 4-7 NCAA Outdoor Champ. 4:20p.m. lOOm Dash- Trials 4:45p.m. 1,500m Run- Semifinals Head Coach: Phil Lundin (Augsburg '74) 5:15p.m. 1,600m Relay- Semifinals Administrative Assistant: Roy Griak 5:15 p.m. Decathlon - Javelin Assistant Coaches: Steve Plasencia, Lynne 6: 10 p.m. 5,000m Run - Semifinals Anderson, J.J. Beckstrand, Travis Nordrum Decathlon - Captains: Seth Mischke, Rick Obleman, Jason 6:45 p.m. 1,500m Run Schlueter

Indoor h .... me meets at U of M Field House Outdoor home meets at Bierman Track CAPS indicate home meet

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Rantanen Vaults Past Eriksson: April's Big Ten Track & Field ALL-AMERICANS · Athlete of the Month, sophomore Vesa Rantanen (Virrat, Finland), set a Indoor Track & Field new U of M pole vault record this season. Rantanen broke the record with 1970- Garry Bjorklund- Two Mile a meet winning vault of 18-5 1/4 at the Texas Relays on April 5. He 1975- Glen Bullick- Pole Vault eclipsed Martin Eriksson's mark of 18-4 3/4 which he set in 1993. 1985 - Ron Backes - Shot Put 1986- Ron Backes- Shot Put Rantanen's efforts this season have automatically qualified him for the 1992 - Chad Goldstein - Shot Put NCAA Championships. He finished second with a mark of 17-5 1/2 in the 1993 - Martin Eriksson - Pole Vault pole vault at this year's Big Ten Championships on May 23-25 at the 1994 - Martin Eriksson - Pole Vault University of Illinois. 1995- Keita Cline- Triple Jump

& Jensen Breaks Own Mark: Sophomore Benjamin Jensen Outdoor Track Field 1942- Jack DeField- Pole Vault (Mandai, Norway) broke his own decathlon record which he set in 1996 1942- Bob Fitch- Discus by scoring 7,669 points in 10 events at the Mt. SAC Relays on April18. 1943- Jack DeField- Pole Vault The point total rank~ second in Big Ten history. 1943- Fortune Gordien- Discus 1943- Ralph Pohland- 880 Yards Strand Leaps Into Record Books: Freshman Staffan Strand 1946 - Fortune Gordien - Discus 194 7 - Fortune Gordien - Discus {Upplands-Vasby, Sweden) broke the U of M freshman record in the high 1948- Fortune Gordien- Discus jump with a mark of 7-4 1/2 at the Texas Relays on April 5. He then tied 1948- Lloyd LaMois- Triple Jump his record at the Adidas Oregon Classic on May 11. Strand won the high 1949- Byrl Thompson- Discus jump title at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 7-3 1/4. 1958 - Bob Henry - Shot Put 1960 - Dave Odegard - 110 Meter HH 1967- Tom Heinonen- Six Mile Golden Gophers at tho 1997 Big Ten Outdoor 1968- Steve Hoag- 10,000 Meters Championships: Minnesota earned a second-place finish at the Big 1970- Garry Bjorklund- Three Mile Ten Outdoor Championships. The Golden Gophers were runner-up finish 1971 -Garry Bjorklund- Six Mile ers at last year's conference meet as well. Minnesota has now finished in 1971 -Tim Heikkila- High Jump the conference top five for six consecutive years. The Golden Gophers 1971 - Don Timm - Steeplechase brought home two event titles as Jason Schlueter (New London, Wis.) 1974- Dennis Fee- Six Mile 1976- Steve Plasencia- 5,000 Meters won the discus and Strand the high jump. 1977- Steve Plasencia- 5,000 Meters 1978- Gerald Metzler- 1,500 Meters Harvey to Miss NCAAs: Senior pole vaulter Tye Harvey 1982- John Idstrom- 10,000 Meters (Jamestown, Calif.) underwent wrist surgery and did not compete in the 1982- Lloyd Ness- 10,000 Meters Big Ten Outdoor Championships. He had automatically qualified for the 1984 - Ron Backes - Shot Put 1985 - Ron Backes - Shot Put NCAAs with a mark of 18-1 1/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April20. Harvey 1985 - Dave Morrison - 10,000 Meters finished second with a mark of 18-2 at this year's NCAA Indoor Track and 1986 - Ron Backes - Stiot Put Field Championships. The vault broke his own school record. b1':JO - Carson Hoeft - 1,500 Meters 1991 -Chris Murrell- High Jump Golden Gopher Outdoor History: The University of Minnesota ! 992 - Chris Murrell - High Jump 1992 - Mark Lacy - Shot Put has won one NCAA team championship, earning 46 points at Memorial 1993 - Martin Eriksson - Pole Vault Stadium in Minneapolis under the direction of James Kelly in 1948. Seven 1993 - Chris Murrell - High Jump Golden Gophers have earned 10 individual NCAA Championships, with 1994- Chris Brinkworth- Discus eight coming at the Outdoor Championships. Minnesota's most recent 1995- Tye Harvey- Pole Vault NCAA Outdoor Champion was Garry Bjorklund, who won the six-mile run 1995 - Keita Cline- Long Jump in 1971 with a time of 27:43.1. A complete breakdown follows: 1995- Chris Brinkworth- Shot Put Indoor Track & Field 1995- Chris Brinkworth- Discus 1986 Ron Backes Shot Put 68-11 1/4 1996 - Paul Michalek - 1,500 Meters 1993 Martin Eriksson Pole Vault 18-0 1/2 Outdoor Track & Field 1942 Jack DeField Pole Vault 14-1 1942 Bob Fitch Discus 164-8 1/2 1943 Jack DeField Pole Vault 14-1 1946 Fortune Gordien Discus 153-10 3/4 1947 Fortune Gordian Discus 173-3 1948 Fortune Gordian Discus 164-0 1/2 1948 Lloyd LaMois Triple Jump 45-10 1971 Garry Bjorklund Six Mile 27:43.1 .. GOLDENG(Q)IFIBIIEffiTRACK&FIE L D 1997 MINNESOTA AUTOMATIC OUTDOOR QUALIFIERS: Athlete Event Score Date Meet e Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-5 114 (5.62m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Staffan Strand High Jump 7-4 l/2 (2.25m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Benjamin Jensen Decathlon 7,669 points 4/18 Mt. SAC Relays Tye Harvey Pole Vault 18-1 114 (5.52m) 4/20 Mt. SAC Relays Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-1 l/4 (5.52m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Staffan Strand High Jump 7-4 l/2 (2.25m) 5/11 Adidas Oregon Classic Jason Schlueter Discus 198-3 (60.42m) 5/23-25 Big Ten Championships

1997 MINNESOTA PROVISIONAL OUTDOOR QUALIFIERS:. Athlete Event Score Date Meet Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 17-3 (5.26m) 3/28-29 Raleigh Relays Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 58-4 3/4 (17.80m) 3/28-29 Raleigh Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 191-0 (58.22) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-7 1/4 (5.37m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 58-3 l/4 (17.76m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Rick Obleman 3,000m Steeplechase 8:52.49 4/11-12 Sea Ray Relays Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 57-9 (17.60m) 4/11-12 Sea Ray Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 184-2 (56. 14m) 4/11-12 Sea Ray Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 186-11 (56.98m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-8 v2 (5.4m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Staffan Strand High Jump 7-3 (2.21m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 183-2 (55.84m) 5/3 Gold Country Classic Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 57-10 112 (17.64m) 5/10 •• Minnesota Invitational Tye Harvey Pole Vault 18-0 l/2 (5.50m) 5/10 Modesto Relays Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-0 112 (5.50m) 5/10 Modesto Relays e Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-5 l/2 (5.32m) 5117 Minnesota Last Chance Jason Schlueter Discus 181-11 (55.44m) 5/17 Minnesota Last Chance Tim Van Voorhis lOOm Dash 10.37 5/23-25 Big Ten Championships Rick Obleman 3,000m Steeplechase 8:56.48 5/23-25 Big Ten Championships Niles Deneen 11Om High Hurdles 13.95 5/23-25 Big Ten Championships Staffan Strand High Jump 7-3 l/4 (2.22m) 5/23-25 Big Ten Championships Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 17-5 112 (5.32m) 5/23-25 Big Ten Championships Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 59-2 3/4 (18.05m) 5/23-25 Big Ten Championships

NCAA MEN'S OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFYING STANDARDS Track Event Auto Prov. Field Event (listed in metric) 100 Meters 10.18 10.40 High Jump 2.25 2.18 200 Meters 20.55 20.90 Pole Vault 5.52 5.26 400 Meters 45.60 46.50 Long Jump 8.05 7.70 800 Meters 1:47.30 1:49.20 Triple Jump 16.45 15.75 1,500 Meters 3:41.30 3:45.50 ·Shot Put 18.80 17.60 Mile 3:59.09 4:04.06 Discus 59.00 55.00 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 8:44.00 8:57.00 Javelin 73.00 67.00 5,000 Meters 13:50.00 14:15.00 Hammer 67.50 60.00 10,000 Meters 29:10.00 29:55.00 Decathlon 7,600 points 7, 150 points 110-Meter Hurdles 13.72 14.00 400-Meter Hurdles 50.20 51.30 400-Meter Relay 39.35 40.00 e 440-Yard Relay 39.55 40.20 1,600-Meter Relay 3:04.40 3:07.50 Mile Relay 3:05.60 3:08.70 GOLDENG(Q)IFJRIIEffiTRACK~FIE L D

1(31() IL II> If "" 1(31() IP ltllf IR E II() ~ !P II) A I If S Ben Vesa Jensen Rantanen Sophomore Sophomore

Mandai, Norway Virrat, Finland

Decathlon Pole Vault

Set a new University of Minnesota decathlon record with a Big Ten Track and Field Athlete of the Month for April • score of 7,669 to win the event at the Mt. SAC Relays on placed second with a mark of 17-5 1/2 at the Big Ten April 19 • the score ranks second all-time in the Big Ten Championships on May 25 • finished first with a mark of and automatically qualities him for the NCAA meet • ran a 18-1 1/4 at the Drake Relays on April 26 • set a new personal best 14.14 in the 11Om hurdles at the Big Ten University of Minnesota outdoor record and automatically Outdoor Championships on May 24 • placed sixth with a qualified tor the 1997 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field mark of 16-2 3/4 in the pole vault at the Sea Ray Relays • Championships in the pole vault with a mark of 18-5 1/4 at qualified but did not compete at this year's NCAA Indoor the Texas Relays on April 5 • finished first in the pole vault Championships or the 1996 NCAA Outdoor with a mark of 17<, at the Raleigh Relays • placed 1Oth in Championships because of injury. the pole vault at the 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships ·a won the 1996 Big Ten title in the pole vault with a mark of • Outdoor Season Bests: Decathlon- 7,669 points; 110m 17-10 1/4. Hurdles - 14.14; Pole Vault - 16-2 3/4 Personal Bests: Decathlon- 7,669 points; 110m- 14.32; Outdoor Season Bests: Pole Vault- 18-5 1/4 High Jump- 6-8; Long Jump- 23-10 1/4; Pole Vault- 17-4 Personal Bests: High Jump- 7-1; Long Jump- 23-10; 1/2; Shot Put - 40-2; Discus - 126-6 Triple Jump- 46-3 1/4; Pole Vault- 18-5 1/4 Jensen's 1997 Outdoor Performance Chart Rantanen's 1997 Outdoor Performance Chart Mark Event Metric Date Place Mark Event Metric Date Place 7,699 points!&$ Decathlon 4/19 1st 18-5 1/4*!&$ Pole Vault 5.62 4/5 1st 14.14$ 110m HH 5/24 3rd (h) 18-1 1/4*! Pole Vault 5.52 4/26 1st 14.20 11Om HH 5/25 7th 18-0 1/2* Pole \!iiult 5.50 5/1 0 T5th 16-2 3/4 Pole Vault 4.95 4/12 6th 17-5 1/2* Pole Vault 5.32 5/25 2nd 15-11 3/4 Pole Vault 4.87 5/25 5th 17-3 · Pole '.'~ult 5.26 3/29 1st

Key: 3/28-29 Raleigh Relays * NCAA Provisional 4/4-5 Texas Relays ! NCAA Automatic 4/11-12 Sea Ray Relays & U of M Record 4/18-19 Mt. SAC Relays $ Personal Best 4119 Hawkeye Invitational % Big Ten Record 4/25-26 Drake Relays # U of M Fresh. Rec. 5/3 Gold Country Classic 5/4 Jesse Owens Classic 5110 Minnesota Invitational 5110 Modesto Relays 5/11 Adidas Oregon Classic 5/17 Minnesota Last Chance 5/23-25 Big Ten Outdoor Champ. 6/4-7 NCAA Outdoor Champ. • G 0 L D E N «;· ((» IP IHI IE ill T R A C K & F I E L D

Jason Staffan Schlueter Strand Senior Freshman

New London, Wis. Upplands-Vasby, Sweden

Discus High Jump

Won the discus title with a throw of 198-3 at the Big Ten Won the high jump title with a mark of 7-3 1/4 at the Big Outdoor Championships • the mark ties the school record Ten Championships on May 25 • finished sixth with a mark he set last year • won his second straight Drake Relays of 48-9 in the triple jump at the Big Ten meet • named Big title in the discus this year • has a total of four first place Ten Freshman of the Year • placed second with a leap of finishes in 1997 • won first career Drake Relays title with a 7-4 1/2 in the high jump at the Texas Relays • the mark is new school-record toss of 198-3 last year. a U of M freshman record • tied his record at the Adidas Oregon Classic on May 11 • finished fourth with a mark of Outdoor Season Bests: Discus - 198-3 7-3 at the Drake Relays on April 26 • finished third with a Personal Bests: Discus - 198-3 mark of 22-4 1/4 in the long jump at the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • placed second in the high jump with a mark of Schlueter's 1997 Outdoor Performance Chart 7-5 at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships • the jump Mark Event Metric Date Place broke his own school indoor record. 198-3*!&$ Discus 60.42 5/24 1st 191-0* Discus 58.22 4/4 4th Outdoor Season Bests: High Jump- 7-4 1/2; Long Jump 186-11* Discus 56.98 4/26 1st - 22-4 1/4; Triple Jump- 48-9 184-2* Discus 56.14 4/12 4th Personal Bests: High Jump- 7-5 1/4; Long Jump- 22-8; 183-2* Discus 55.84 5/3 1st Triple Jump - 49-9 181-11* Discus 55.44 5/17 1st Strand's 1997 Outdoor Performance Chart Mark Event . Metric Date Place 7-4 1/2*!&# High Jump 2.25 4/5 2nd 7-4 1/2*!&# High ._!:.:mp 2.25 5/11 2nd 7-3 1/4* High Jump 2.22 5/25 1st 7-3* High .lump 2.21 4/26 4th 22-4 1/4 Long Jump 6.81 5/17 3rd 48-9 Triple Jump 14.86 5/25 6th University of Minnesota Outdoor Performance Chart

TIME NAME DATE PLACE 4:01.23 Jeremy Polson 3/28-29 36th lOOm Dash (10.18, 10.40) 4:01.33 Mike Stoick 5/10 5th 10.37*$ Tim Van Voorhis 5/23-25 3rd (h) 4:02.17 Chris Anderson 5/17 9th e 10.62 Shelton Benjamin 5/23-25 6th (h) 4:03.85 Charles McClure 3/28-29 49th 10.70 Tim Van Voorhis 3/28-29 7th 4:04.71 Mike Stoick 5/3 6th 10.71 Tim Van Voorhis 3/28-29 1st (h) 4:12.40 Chuck Smith 5/3 8th 10.74 Tim Van Voorhis 5/23-25 8th 4:14.93 Mike Stoick 3/28-29 9lst 10.75 Fred Rogers 5/17 2nd 10.80 Scott Beadle 4/19 6th Mile (3:59.09, 4:04.06) 10.81 Tim Van Voorhis 4/25-26 5th (h) 10.82 Tim Van Voorhis 4/11-12 18th 3,000m Run 10.84$ Shelton Benjamin 5/10 5th 8:39.56 Jeremy Polson 5/4 4th 10.87$ Adam Freed 3/28-29 2nd (h) 8:41.5 Chris Anderson 4/H) 2nd 10.94$ Niles Deneen 5110 8th 8:43.6 Todd Landgraff 4119 3rd 10.97 Shelton Benjamin 5117 3rd 8:44.71 Chris Anderson 5/4 5th 10.99 Shelton Benjamin 5/3 2nd 8:46.34 Charles McClure 5/3 1st 10.99 Adam Freed 4/25-26 6th (h) 8:48.53 Todd Landgraff 5/4 7th 11.05 Niles Deneen 5/17 5ht 8:51.3 Tony Riter 4/19 5th 11.18 Niles Deneen 3/28-29 4th (h) 8:54.97 Eric Hartmark 5/3 3rd 11.20 Steve Burkholder 5/3 7th 9:07.3 Allen Broderius 5/3 6th 11.21 Adam Freed 5/3 29th 11.28$ Vesa Rantanen 5/3 lOth 3,000m Steeplechase (8:44.00, 8:57.00) 11.43$ Tye Harvey 5/3 12th 8:52.49* Rick Obleman 4/11-12 3rd 8:56.48* Rick Obleman 5/23-25 2nd· 200M Dash (20.55, 20.90) 8:57.96 Rick Obleman 5/11 11th 21.57 Tim Van Voorhis 5/23-25 .5th (h) 9:00.67 Rick Obleman 4/25-26 4th 21.57$ Adam Freed 5117 1st 9:21.30* Tony Riter 5/23-25 9th 21 56 Adam Freed 5/23-25 7th (h) 9:37.05 Tony Riter 5/4 7th 21.96 Scott Beadle 4/19 6th 9:41.05 Tony Riter 4/25-26 24th 22.2 Adam Freed 5/4 4th 22.21 Adam Freed 4119 8th 5,000m Run (13:50.00, 14:15.00) 22.24 Tim Van Voorhis 5/4 9th 14:51.82$ Rick Obleman 3/28-29 41st e 22.86$ Steve Burkholder 5/3 3rd 14:52.95$ Charles McClure 4111.12 3rd 14:55.27 Rick Obleman 5/23-25 11th 400m Dash (45.60, 46.50) 14:56.00 Chris Anderson 3/28-29 49th 47.32 Scott Beadle 5/23-25 6th 14:57.61 Charles McClure 5/23-25 12th 47.92 Scott Beadle 5/23-25 3rd (h) 15:03.84 Todd Landgraff 3/28-29 57th 48.24 Adam Freed 5/23-25 4th (h) 15:14.30 Charles McClure 5/10 1st 49.27 Adam Freed 5/4 14th 15:16.53$ Jeremy Polson 4/11-12 lith 15:16.90 Jeremy Polson 5/10 2nd 800m Run (1:47.30, 1:49.20) 15:22.23 Jeremy Polson 5/23-25 17th 1:50.82$ Ron Hoffner 5110 I st 15:23.14 Todd Landgraff 5117 3rd 1:51.20 Ron Hoffner 5/23-25 3rd (h) 15:30.45 Chris Anderson 5/10 3rd I :51.42 Ron Hoffner 4111-12 18th 15:30.97 Tony Riter 5110 4th I :51.86 Ron Hoffner 5/23-25 6th 15:40.10 Tony Riter 3/28-29 92nd 1:52.12 Ron Hoffner 5/4 8th 15:40.85 AI Broderius 5110 5th 1:55.54$ Nate Clay 5/3 I st 15:42.07 AI Broderi1.1;, 5117 4th 1:55.84 Ron Hoffner 3128-29 24th 1:58.41 Sam Severin 4119 3rd lO,OOOm Run (29:10.00, 29:55.00) 2:00.43$ Tyler McCormick 5/3 8th 110m High Hurdles (13.72, 14.00) 1,500m Run (3:41.30, 3:45.50) 13.95*$ Niles Deneen 5/23-25 4th 3:53.23$ Rick Obleman 5117 1st 14.04 Vesa Rantanen 5/23-25 6th 3:55.28$ Jeremy Polson 5117 3rd 14.06 Niles Deneen 5/23-25 2nd (h) 3:53.37$ Nate Clay 4111-12 22nd 14.14$ Ben Jensen 5/23-25 3rd (h) 3:54.43 Nate Clay 5/23-25 9th 14.16 Vesa Rantanen 5/23-25 3rd (h) 3:55.5 Don McLaughlin 5/4 4th 14.19 Niles Deneen 5/17 1st 3:56.44 Nate Clay 3/28-29 19th 14.20 Ben Jensen 5/23-25 7th 3:56.65 Nate Clay 5/23-25 4th (h) 14.26 Niles Deneen 4/4-5 (h) 3:57.30 Rick Obleman 5/3 3rd 14.27 Niles Deneen 4/11-12 6th 3:57.97 Nate Clay 5110 4th 14.27 Niles Deneen 3/28-29 7th 3:58.15 Mike Stoick 5117 5th 14.28 Niles Deneen 4/25-26 3rd (h) e 3:59.85 Charles McClure 5117 7th 14.32 Ben Jensen 4/11-12 8th 4:00.40 Mike Stoick 5/23-25 7th (h) 14.33 Niles Deneen 5/4 6th •

14.53 Aaron Wheatcraft 5/23-25 6th 58-3 1/4 (17.76m)* Chad Yenchesky 4/4-5 3rd 57-10 112 (17.64m)* Chad Yenchesky 5/10 2nd 400m Hurdles (50.20, 51.30) 57-9 (17.60m)* Chad Yenchesky 4111-12 4th 53.22$ Aaron Wheatcraft 5117 2nd 57-5 3/4 (17.52m) Chad Yenchesky 4/25-26 5th 53.52 Aaron Wheatcraft 4/25-26 4th (h) 56-II 114 (17.35m) Chad Yenchesky 5/3 I st e 53.64 Aaron Wheatcraft 5/10 1st 56-9 112 (17.3lm) Chad Yenchesky 5/17 lst 53.7 Aaron Wheatcraft 5/4 4th 56-8 112 (17.28m) Chad Yenchesky 4/li-12 2nd 53.76 Aaron Wheatcraft 5/23-25 6th (h) 56-6 112 (17.23m) Adam Reed 5/23-25 6th 54.43 Aaron Wheatcraft 3/28-29 lith 55-10 112 (17.03m)Adam Reed 5/17 2nd 55-7 1/2 (16.95m) Jeff Marsh 5/17 3rd 400m Relay (39.35, 40.00) 55-7 1/2 (16.95m) Chad Yenchesky 4/18-19 7th 41.39 Minnesota 5/17 1st 55-5 3/4 (16.9Im) Adam Reed 3/2&-29 6th 41.39 Minnesota 5110 2nd 55-I 3/4 (16.8lm) Adam Reed 4/25-26 lOth 54-8 1/4 (16.67m) Jeff Marsh 4/li-12 3rd 440-yard Relay (39.55, 40.20) 54-7112(16.65m)AdamReed 4/19 3rd 54-4 112 (16.57m) Jeff Marsh 5/23-25 9th 1,600 m Relay (3:04.40, 3:07.50) 54-0 (16.46m) Jeff Marsh 414-5 12th 3:15.80 Minnesota 5/23-25 8th 53-7 3/4 (16.35m) Adam Reed 4111-12 7th 3:18.23 Minnesota 4/19 2nd 53-3 3/4 (16.25m) Jeff Marsh 3/28-29 8th 3:24.95 Minnesota 5110 4th 52-10 112 (16.12m) Jeff Marsh 4/25-26 15th 3:30.81 Minnesota 513 4th 52-10 (16.10m) Justin Asher 4/19 5th 52-4 3/4 (15.97m) Jeff Marsh 5/10 8th Mile Relay (3:05.60, 3:08. 70) 51-9 114 (15.78m) Justin Asher 5/17 5th 50-6 1/4 (15.40m) Justin Asher 5/23-25 13th High Jump (2.25, 2.18) 50-2 112 (15.30m) Justin Asher 3/28-29 lith 7-4 112 (2.25m)*!&#Staffan Strand 4/4-5 2nd 40-li (12.47m) Jon Anderson 5117 14th 7-4 112 (2.25m)*!&#Staffan Strand 5/11 2nd 40-7 (12.37m) Ben Jensen 5/17 15th 7-3 1/4 (2.22m)* Staffan Strand 5/23-25 1st 39-5 3/4 (12.03m) Seth Mischke 5/17 16th 7-3 (2.2lm)* Staffan Strand 4/25-26 4th 6-9 3/4 (2.08m)$ Tyler McCormick 5/10 1st Discus (59.00, 55.00) 6-8 (2.03m) Tyler McCormick 5/17 1st 198-3 (60.42m)*!&$ Jason Schlueter 5/23-25 lst 6-7 1/2 (2.02m) Tyler McCormick 5/23-25 6th 191-0 (58.22m)* Jason Schlueter 4/4-5 4th 6-6 (1.98m) Tyler McCormick 5/3 1st 186-li (56.98m)* Jason Schlueter 4/25-26 1st 6-4 (1.93m) Tyler McCormick 4/19 3rd 184-2 (56. 14m)* Jason Schlueter 4/11-12 4th 183-2 (55.84m)* Jason Schlueter 5/3 1st e Pole Vault (5.52, 5.26) 181-11 (55.44m)* Jason Schlueter 5/17 lst 18-5 114 (5.62m)*!&$ Vesa Rantanen 4/4-5 lst 179-3 (54.64m)$ Adam Reed 5/23-25 2nd 18-1 1/4 (5.52m)*! Vesa Rantanen 4/25-26 lst 178-6 (54.40m) Jason Schlueter 4/18-19 12th 18-1 114 (5.52m)*!$ Tye Harvey 4/18-19 7th 178-2 (54.32m) Jason Schlueter 5/10 2nd 18-0 1/2 (5.50m)* Tye Harvey 5/10 4th 177-7 (54.14m) Jason Schlueter 3/28-29 3rd 18-0 112 (5.50m)* Vesa Rantanen 5/10 T5th 177-1 (53.98m) Adam Reed 5/3 2nd 17-8 112 (5.40m)* Tye Harvey 4/25-26 3rd 17 6-li (53. 92m )$ Chad Yenchesky 5/23-25 3rd 17-7 1/4 (5.27m)* Tye Harvey 4/4-5 6th 175-10 (53.60m)$ Jeff Marsh 5/23-25 4th 17-5 112 (5.32m)* Tye Harvey 5117 1st 172-9 (52.66m) Adam Reed 4/25-26 6th 17-5 1/2 (5.32m)* Vesa Rantanen 5/23-25 2nd 172-6 (52.58m) Adam Reed 4/li-12 5th 17-3 (5.26m) Vesa Rantanen 3/28-29 I st 171-7 (49.90m) Jeff Marsh 5/17 2nd 16-10 3/4 (5.15m) Tye Harvey 3/28-29 2nd 171-4 (52.22m) Chad Yenchesky 5110 3rd 16-8 3/4 (5.10m)$ Seth Mischke 4111-12 5th 169-9 (51.74m) Jeff Marsh 5/10 5th 16-7 1/2 (5.07m) Seth Mischke 4/4-5 11th 168-0 (51.20m) Jeff Marsh 5/4 2nd 16-5 112 (5.02m) Seth Mischke 5/17 4th 168-0 (51.20m) Chad Yenchesky 4/11-12 6th 16-5 1/2 (5.02m) Seth Mischke 5/23-25 4th 167-4 (51.00m) Adam Reed 3/28-29 5th 16-4 3/4 (5.00m) Seth Mischke 5/10 2nd 166-2 (50.64m) Chad Yenchesky 5/3 4th 16-3 1/4 (4.96m) Seth Mischke 5/4 1st 164-6 (50.14m) Chad Yenchesky 4/25-26 lOth 16-2 3/4 (4.95m) Ben Jensen 4/11-12 6th 164-2 (49.30m) Adam Reed 5117 4th 16-0 3/4 (4.90m) Seth Mischke 4/25-26 163-8 (49.90m) Chad Yenchesky 3/28-29 7th 15-li 3/4 (4.87m) Ben Jensen 5/23-25 5th 162-2 (49.42m) Chad Yenchesky 5/17 7th 15-10 (4.82m) Jon Anderson 5117 7th 159-8 (48.66m) Jeff Marsh 3/28-29 8th 158-7 (48.34m) Justin Asher 5/4 4th Long Jump (8.05, 7.70) 157-5 (47.98m) Jeff Marsh 4/li-12 15th 22-4 114 (6.81m) Staffan Strand 5117 3rd 157-3 (47.94m) Jeff Marsh 4/25-26 14th 23-2 (7.06m) Ben Jensen 5/23-25 9th 156-7 (47.74m) Justin Asher 5/10 9th 143-5 (43.72m) Justin Asher 4/19 6th Triple Jump (16.45, 15.75) 105-7 (32.18m) Jon Anderson 5/3 ' 48-9 (14.86m) Staffan Strand 5/23-25 6th e Javelin (73.00, 67.00) Shot Put (18.80, 17.60) 184-10 (56.34m) Ben Jensen 4/li-12 2nd 59-2 3/4 (18.05m)*$ Chad Yenchesky 5/23-25 2nd 150-8 (45.92m) Jon Anderson 4111-12 4th 58-4 3/4 (17.80m)* Chad Yenchesky 3/28-29 3rd GOLDENG~W~~~TRACK&FIELD University of Minnesota Men's Athletics, Media Relations Office Phone: 612.625.4090 Fax: 612.625.0359 • Track & Field Contact: Mark Olson ~at97d1Anma1Big'Rn~ lbtW by~ lJnivemty (f~ •lJrblm..Oiampigll Friday, May 23 • Saturday, May 24 • Sunday, May 25 THE SCHEDULE Friday, May 23 Sunday, May 25 MINNESOTA'S 1997 SCHEDULE EARLY BIRD OPEN 12:30 p.m. Shot Put- Trials/Finals Jan.4 1:30 p.m. Decathlon- lOOm Dash Jan. 11 NORTHWEST OPEN 2:15p.m. Decathlon- Long Jump 12:55 p.m. 4x100m Relay- Finals Jan. 18 Badger Track Classic 3:30p.m. Decathlon- Shot Put 1:15 p.m. 1,500m Run- Finals Jan. 25 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 1:20 p.m. High Jump - Trials/Finals Jan. 31 Mercantile Bank Invitational 4:15p.m. Decathlon- High Jump Feb. 7-8 Iowa State Invitational 6:30 p.m. Decathlon - 400m Run 1:35 p.m. 110m High Hurdles- Finals Feb. 14 SNOWSHOE OPEN 6:45 p.m. Men's 10,000m Run 1:45 p.m. 400m Dash - Finals Feb. 22-23 Big Ten Indoor Champ. 1:55 p.m. lOOm Dash- Finals Feb. 28 NCAA Qualifying Meet Mar. 7-8 NCAA Indoor Champ. Saturday, May 24 2:00 p.m. Triple Jump - Trials/Finals 2:00p.m. Javelin- Trials/Finals 9:30a.m. Decathlon- 110HH Mar. 28-29 Florida Relays 2:08 p.m. 800m Run - Finals 10: 10 a.m. Decathlon - Discus Apr. 4-5 Texas Relays Apr. 5 Cyclone Open 11:20 a.m. Decathlon - Pole Vault 2:28 p.m. 400m Hurdles - Finals 2:42 p.m. 200m Dash - Finals Apr. 11-12 Sea Ray Relays 1:15 p.m. Decathlon- Javelin Apr. 18-19 Mt. SAC Relays 1:20 p.m. Long Jump - Trials/Finals 3:11 p.m. 5,000m Run- Finals Apr. 19 Hawkeye Invitational 3:45p.m. 4x400m Relay- Finals 2:20p.m. 4xl00m Relay- Trials Apr. 25-26 Drake Relays May 3 GOLD COUNTRY INVITATIONAL 2:35 p.m. Discus - Trials/Finals May 4 Jesse Owens 2:50p.m. 1,500m Run- Trials May 10 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 3:10p.m. Decathlon- 1,500m Run May 17 MINNESOTA LAST CHANCE 3:35 p.m. 400m Dash -Trials May 23-25 Big Ten Outdoor Champ. June 4-7 NCAA Outdoor Champ. 4:05p.m. lOOm Dash- Trials 4:35p.m. 110m High Hurdles- Trials Head Coach: Phil Lundin (Augsburg '74) 4:50 p.m. 3,000m Steeplechase Administrative Assistant: Roy Griak Assistant Coaches: Steve Plasencia, Lynne 5:20p.m. 800m Run- Trials Anderson, J.J. Beckstrand, Travis Nordrum 5:50p.m. 200m Dash -Trials Captains: Seth Mischke, Rick Obleman, Jason 6:20 p.m. 400m Hurdles - Trials Schlueter Indoor home meets at U of M Field House Outdoor home meets at Bierman Track CAPS indicate home meet

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Rantanen Vaults Past Eriksson: April's Big Ten Track & Field EVENT Athlete of the Month, sophomore Vesa Rantanen (Virrat, Finland), set a lOOm Dash new U of M pole vault record this season. Rantanen broke the record with Shelton Benjamin a meet winning vault of 18-5 1/4 at the Texas Relays on April 5. He Fred Rodgers eclipsed Martin Eriksson's mark of 18-4 3/4 which he set in 1993. Tim Van Voorhis Rantanen's efforts this season have automatically qualified him for the 200m Dash Adam Freed NCAA Championships. Fred Rodgers Tim Van Voorhis Jensen Breaks Own Mark: Sophomore Benjamin Jensen 400m Dash (Mandai, Norway) broke his own decathlon record which he set in 1996 Scott Beadle by scoring 7,669 points in nine events at the Mt. SAC Relays on April18. Adam Freed SOOmRun The point total ranks second in Big Ten history. Ron Hoffner 1,500m Run Strand Leaps Into Record Books: Freshman Staffan Strand Nate Clay (Upplands-Vasby, Sweden) broke the U of M freshman record in the high Mike Stoick jump with a mark of 7-4 1/2 at the Texas Relays on April 5. He then tied 3,000m Steeplechase his record at the Adidas Oregon Classic on May 11. Rick Obleman Tony Riter 5,000m Run Golden Gophers at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor Chris Anderson Championships: The University of Minnesota turned in a runner-up Charles McClure performance at the 96th Annual Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Rick Obleman May 17-19 at Nittany Lion Track on the campus of Penn State University, Jeremy Polson 110m Hurdles scoring 104.5 points. Two Golden Gophers earned event titles as senior Niles Deneen Jason Schlueter (New London, Wis.) captured the discus with a throw of Ben Jensen 185-0 and Rantanen won the pole vault with a mark of 17-10. The U of M Aaron Wheatcraft 4x1 oom relay team also earned a first place, finishing the event in a time 400m Hurdles of 41.11. Aaron Wheatcraft High Jump Tyler McCormick Break Down: The Golden Gophers have earned two outdoor confer Staffan Strand ence titles since the first championship in 1901. Minnesota has finished in Long Jump the conference top five for five consecutive years entering the 1997 Ben Jensen Championships. The following is a complete break down of the U of M's Staffan Strand conference finishes. Triple Jump Staffan Strand Place Total Years Shot Put First 2- 49, 68 Justin Asher Second 2- 50,96 Jeff Marsh Third 6- 22,43,45,60,66, 93 Adam Reed Fourth 9- 01,40,42,46,48, 55,65,92, 95 Chad Yenchesky Discus Fifth 7- 02,09, 32.56,58,?3, 94 Jus tin Asher Sixth 15- 18,23,26,37,39,44,47,59,67, 70, 71,82,84, Jeff Marsh 86, 91 Adam Reed Seventh 17- 11, 12,24,31,36,41,51,53,57,61,63,69, 72, Jason Schlueter 74,77,85,90 Chad Yenchesky Eighth 11- 10, 13, 19,25, 27, 54, 64, 78, 80,83,88 Pole Vault Jon Anderson Ninth 10- 05, 15, 28, 35, 38, 62, 76, 79, 81, 89 Tye Harvey Tenth 10- 16, 20, 21, 29, 30, 33, 34, 52, 75, 87 Ben Jensen Eleventh 2- 07, 14 Seth Mischke Did Not Compete: 03, 04, 06, 08, 17 Vesa Rantanen Decathlon Seth Mischke Jon Anderson GOLDENG«J)IFIHII&lliTRACK&FIE L D GOLDEN GOPHER PLACEWINNERS AT LAST NCAA MEN'S OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR'S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFYING STANDARDS Track Event Auto Prov. ( 1997 Big Ten ChampionshiP, returnees in bold) 100 Meters 10.18 10.40 200 Meters 20.55 20.90 lOOm Dash 8th Tim Van Voorhis 10.64 400 Meters 45.60 46.50 200m Dash 8th Tim Van Voorhis 21.67 800"Meters 1:47.30 1:49.20 400m Dash 5th Scott Beadle 47.24 1,500 Meters 3:41.30 3:45.50 800m Run 3rd Paul Michalek 1:49.42 Mile 3:59.09 4:04.06 1,500m Run 2nd Paul Michalek 3:51.28 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 8:44.00 8:57.00 4x100m Relay Eric Stommes 41.11 1st 5,000 Meters 13:50.00 14:15.00 Adrian Ellis 10,000 Meters 29:10.00 29:55.00 Scott Beadle 110-Meter Hurdles 13.72 14.00 Tim Van Voorhis 400-Meter Hurdles 50.20 51.30 3,000m Steeplechase 3rd Rick Obleman 9:09.57 400-Meter Relay 39.35 40.00 5th Tony Riter 9:24.20 Decathlon 5th Glenn Lindqvist 6,964 440-Yard Relay 39.55 40.20 110m High Hurdles 7th Niles Deneen 14.26 1,600-Meter Relay 3:04.40 3:07.50 4x400m Relay 9th Minnesota 3:16.75 Mile Relay 3:05.60 3:08.70 Triple Jump 3rd Adrian Ellis 52-3 114 Field Event (listed in metric) 8th Donal Mosley 49-2 3/4 High Jump 2.25 2.18 High Jump 4th Tyler McCormick 6-8 3/4 Pole Vault 5.52 5.26 Wil Kurth 6-8 3/4 Long Jump 8.05 7.70 Shot Put 4th Chad Yenchesky 57-11 Triple Jump 16.45 15.75 5th Jeft'Marsh 55-10 114 Shot Put 18.80 17.60 Discus 1st Jason Schlueter 185-0 Discus 59.00 55.00 5th Jeft'Marsh 164-7 Javelin 73.00 67.00 6th Chad Yenchesky 161-6 Hammer 67.50 60.00 Pole Vault 1st Vesa Rantanen 17-10 Decathlon 7,600 points 7,150 points 1997 MINNESOTA AUTOMATIC OUTDOOR QUALIFIERS: Athlete Event Score Date Meet Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-5 1/4 (5.62m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Staffan Strand High Jump 7-4 112 (2.25m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Benjamin Jensen Decathlon 7,669 points 4118 Mt. SAC Relays Tye Harvey Pole Vault 18-1 l/4 (5.52m) 4/20 Mt. SAC Relays Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-1 114 (5.52m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Staffan Strand High Jump 7-4 112 (2.25m) 5/11 Adidas Oregon Classic 1997 MINNESOTA PROVISIONAL OUTDOOR QUALIFIERS: Athlete Event Score Date Meet Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 17-3 (5.26m) 3/28-29 Raleigh Relays Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 58-4 3/4 (17.80m) 3/28-29 Raleigh Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 191-0 (58.22) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-7 1/4 (5.37m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 58-3 114 (17.76m) 4/4-5 Texas Relays Rick Obleman 3,000m Steeplechase 8:52.49 4/11-12 Sea Ray Relays Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 57-9 (17.60m) 4111-12 Sea Ray Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 184-2 (56. 14m) 4111-12 Sea Ray Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 186-11 (56.98m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-8 112 (5.4m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Staffan Strand High Jump 7-3 (2.21m) 4/25-26 Drake Relays Jason Schlueter Discus 183-2 (55.84m) 5/3 Gold Country Classic Chad Yenchesky Shot Put 57-10 112 (17.64m) 5110 Minnesota Invitational Tye Harvey Pole Vault 18-0 112 (5.50m) 5/10 Modesto Relays Vesa Rantanen Pole Vault 18-0 112 (5.50m) 5110 Modesto Relays Tye Harvey Pole Vault 17-5 112 (5.32m) 5117 Minnesota Last Chance Jason Schlueter Discus 181-11 (55.44m) 5/17 Minnesota Last Chance GOLDENG~IFIBIIEffiTRACK&FIE L D

GOLDEN GOPHER 810 UPDATES Shelton Benjamin • Junior Chris Anderson • Freshman Susanville, Calif. (Lassen CC) Chisago City,' Minn. 100m Dash 5,000m Run Ran a 1O.B4 in the 1OOm dash to finish second at the Earned a second place finish in the 3,000m run with a time Minnesota Invitational on May 10 • a member of the of B:41.5 at the Hawkeye Invitational on April 19. Golden Gopher 4x1 00 relay team which finished first with a time of 41.39 at the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • mem Outdoor Season Bests: 3,000m - B:41.5; 5,000m - ber of Minnesota's wrestling team • finished sixth at the Big 14:56.00 Ten Conference Championships and fifth at the NCAA Personal Bests: 1 ,600m - 4:21; 3,200m - 9:25 Championships wrestling as a heavyweight in 1997 • NJCAA National Champion in the 1OOm dash.

Jon Anderson • Junior Outdoor Season Bests: 1oom - 1O.B4 Morris, Minn. Personal Bests: 100m- 10.B4 Pole Vault, Decathlon

Finished seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 15-10 at Nate Clay • Sophomore the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • placed sixth in the pole vault at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a Eden Prairie, Minn. (Rochester Adams) mark of 16-1 1/4. 1,500m Run

Outdoor Season Bests: Pole Vault - 15-1 0 Ran a personal best 3:53.37 in the 1 ,500m run at the Sea Personal Bests: Pole Vault- 16-1 1/4 Ray Relays on April11 • Finished first and set a personal best in the BOOm run with a time of 1 :55.54 at the Gold Country Classic on May 3. e Justin Asher • Freshman Outdoor Season Bests: BOOm - 1 :55.54; 1 ,500m - Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata) 3:53.37 Discus, Shot Put Personal Bests: BOOm - 1 :55.54; 1 ,500m - 3:53.37

Finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 15B-7 at the Jesse Owens Classic on April 4 • placed fifth in the shot Niles Deneen • Junior put with a toss of 52-10 at the Hawkeye Invitational on April19. St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park) 11Om Hurdles Outdoor Season Bests: Discus- 15B-7; Shot Put- 52-10 Personal Bests: Discus - 176-0; Shot Put - 5B-5 Set a personal best in the 11Om high hurdles with a time of 14.19 at the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • placed sev enth in the 11Om high hurdles at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor Championships Scott Beadle • Senior Outdoor Season Bests: 110m hurdles- 14.19 Moorhead, Minn. Personal Bests: 11Om hurdles - 14.19; 400m hurdles - 400m Dash 55.7B

Finished sixth in the 1oom dash (1 O.BO) and in the 200m dash (21.96) at the Hawkeye Invitational on April 19 • placed third in the 600m run at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor Championships.

Outdoor Season Bests: 1OOm - 1O.BO; 200m - 21.96 Personal Bests: 1OOm - 10.70; 200m - 21.43; 400m - 47.09; 600m- 1:19.23; BOOm- 1:53.43 GOLDENG(Q)IFIHIEIRTRACK&FIE L D

GOLDEN GOPHER 810 UPDATES Relays on April 19 • placed sixth with a mark of 16-2 3/4 in the pole vault at the Sea Ray Relays. Adam Freed • Freshman Proctor, Minn. Outdoor Season Bests: Decathlon- 7,669 points; 110m 20om Dash, 400m Dash Hurdles - 14.32; Pole Vault - 16-2 3/4 Personal Bests: Decathlon- 7,669 points; 110m- 14.32; Ran a personal best 21.57 in the 200m dash to win the High Jump- 6-B; Long Jump- 23-10 1/4; Pole Vault- 17-4 event at the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • finished 14th 1/2; Shot Put- 40-2; Discus- 126-6 in the 400m dash with a time of 49.27 at the Jesse Owens Classic on May 4. Jeff Marsh • Sophomore Outdoor Season Bests: 200m - 22.2; 400m - 49.27 Seymour, Wis. Personal Bests: 200m - 21.77; 400m - 47.B6; Long Jump Discus, Shot Put - 23-7 1/2 Finished third in the shot put with a mark of 55-7 1/2 at the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • the mark is his outdoor Tye Harvey • Senior season best • placed third in the shot put with a throw of Jamestown, Calif. (Sonora) 54-B 1/4 at the Sea Ray Relays on April 12 • placed sec Pole Vault ond in the discus with a throw of 16B-0 at the Jesse Owens Classic on May 4 • placed fifth in the shot put (55- Has cleared 1B-0 twice this season (Mt. SAC Relays and 10 1/4) and discus (164-7) at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor Minnesota Invitational) • finished seventh and automatical Championships. ly qualified for the 1997 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 1B-1 1/4 in the pole vault at Outdoor Season Bests: Shot Put - 55-7 1/2; Discus - the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 • finished fourth in the pole 16B-O vault with a mark of 1B-O 1/2 at the Minnesota Invitational Personal Bests: Shot Put- 57-2; Discus- 17B-B on May 10 • finished second in the pole vault with a mark of 1B-2 1/2 at this year's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships • the mark broke his own school record Charles McClure • Sophomore Brookfield, Wis. (Central) Outdoor Season Bests: Pole Vault- 1B-1 1/4 5,000m Run Personal Bests: Pole Vault- 1B-1 1/4 Finished first with a time of 15:14.30 in the 5,000m run at the Minnesota Invitational on May 1 0 • ran a personal best Ron Hoffner • Sophomore 14:53.95 in the 5,000m run to finish third at the Sea Ray Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center) Relays on April 12. BOOm Run Outdoor Season Bests: 5,000m - 14:53.95 Ran a personal best 1 :50.B2 in the BOOm run to win the Personal Bests: 400m- 51.90; BOOm- 1:5B.6; Mile- 4:19; event at the Minnesota Invitational on May 10. 5,000m - 14:53.95

Outdoor Season Bests: BOOm - 1 :50.B2 Personal Bests: BOOm - 1:50.B2; Mile - 4:21.3; 3,200m - Tyler McCormick • Sophomore 10:04 White Bear Lake, Minn. High Jump

Ben Jensen • Sophomore Set a personal best mark of 6-9 3/4 in the high jump at the Mandai, Norway Minnesota Invitational on May 10 to win the event • also won the high jump with a mark of 6-6 at the Gold Country 11Om Hurdles, Long Jump, Pole Vault Classic on May 3 • finished fourth at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the high jump with a 6-B 3/4 Set a new University of Minnesota decathlon record with a mark. score of 7,669 to win the event at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 • the score ranks second all-time in the Big Ten Outdoor Season Bests: High Jump - 6-9 3/4 and automatically qualifies him for the NCAA meet • ran a Personal Bests: High Jump- 6-9 3/4; Long Jump- 22-11 personal best 14.32 in the 11Om hurdles at the Sea Ray G 0 L D E N ·((; «)) IF lEI IE ~ T R A C K & F I E L D

GOLDEN GOPHER BIO UPDATES Vesa Rantanen • Sophomore Seth Mischke • Senior Virrat, 'Finland Worland, Wyo. Pole Vault Decathlon, Pole Vault Big Ten Track and Field Athlete of the Month for April • fin Placed first with a mark of 16-3 1/4 in the pole vault at the ished first with a mark of 18-1 1/4 at the Drake Relays on Jesse Owens Classic on May 4 • finished fifth in the pole April 26 • set a new University of Minnesota outdoor record vault with a personal best mark of 16-8 3/4 at the Sea Ray and automatically qualified for the 1997 NCAA Outdoor Relays • posted a fifth place finish at the 1996 Big Ten Track and Field Championships in the pole vault with a Outdoor Championships with a vault of 16-1 1/4. mark of 18-5 1/4 at the Texas Relays on April 5 • finished first in the pole vault with a mark of 17-3 at the Raleigh Outdoor Season Bests: Pole Vault- 16-8 3/4 Relays • won the 1996 Big Ten title in the pole vault with a Personal Bests: Pole Vault - 16-8 3/4; Decathlon - 6,830 mark of 17-10 1/4. points; Heptathlon- 5,074 points Outdoor Season Bests: Pole Vault- 18-5 1/4 Personal Bests: High Jump- 7-1; Long Jump- 23-10; Rick Obleman • Senior Triple Jump- 46-3 1/4; Pole Vault- 18-5 1/4 Regina, Sask. {Robert Usher College) 3,000m Steeplechase, 5,000m Run Adam Reed • Freshman Finished fourth with a time of 9:00.67 in the 3,000m Milwaukee, Wis. {John Marshall) steeplechase at the Drake Relays on April 26 • placed Discus, Shot Put third and provisionally qualified for the 1997 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of Placed second in the shot put with a mark of 55-1 1/2 at 8:52.49 in the steeplechase at the Sea Ray Relays • ran a o the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • had a personal best personal best 14:51.82 in the 5,000m run at the Raleigh A throw of 177-1 in the discus at the Gold Country Classic o• Relays on March 29 • finished third in the 3,000m steeple May 3 to finish second in the event • finished fifth in the ~hase at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a discus with a throw of 172-6 at the Sea Ray Relays • t1me of 9:09.57. placed sixth in the in the shot put with a toss of 55-5 3/4 at the Raleigh Relays. Outdoor Season Bests: Steeplechase - 8:52.49 Personal Bests: 1 ,500m - 3:53.23; Mile - 4:18.96 (i); 3,000m- 8:28.12; 5,000m- 14:51.82; 10,000m- 32:11.60 Outdoor Season Bests: Discus - 177-1; Shot Put - 55-10 1/2 Personal Bests: Discus- 181-0; Shot Put- 57-3 Jeremy Polson • Freshman Duluth, Minn. {Denfeld) Tony Riter • Senior 5,000m Run Shoreview, Minn. {Mounds View) Placed second with a time of 15:16.90 in the 5,000m run 3,000m Steeplechase at the Minnesota Invitational on May 10 • ran a personal best 15:16.53 to finish 11th in the 5,000m run at the Sea Finished seventh with a time of 9:37.05 in the 3,000m Ray Relays on April 12. steeplechase at the Jesse Owens Classic on May 4 • placed fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 1996 Big Outdoor Season Bests: 5,000m- 15:16.53 Ten Outdoor Championships. Personal Bests: BOOm- 1 :56; 1 ,600m- 4:13; 3,200m- 9:16; 5,000m- 15:16.53 Outdoor Season Bests: 3,000m Steeplechase- 9:37.05 Personal Bests: Mile- 4:25.76; 3,000m- 8:50.23; 5,000m - 15:14.70 • GOLDEN(G(Q)JFIHIIEIR\TRACK&FIE L D

GOLDEN GOPHER 810 UPDATES the Last Chance Meet on May 17. Fred Rodgers • Freshman Outdoor Season Bests: 1 ,500m Run - 10.75 Hamilton, Ohio Personal Bests: 1,500m Run- 10.75 1oom Dash, 200in Dash

Finished second with a time of 10.75 in the 100m dash at Tim Van Voorhis • Senior the Last Chance Meet on May 17 • cornerback on the Apple Valley, Minn. Golden Gopher football team. 1OOM Dash, 200m Dash

Outdoor Season Bests: 100m Dash- 10.75 Finished seventh with a time of 10.70 in the 100m dash at Personal Bests: 100m Dash- 10.75 the Raleigh Relays on March 29 • finished ninth with a time of 22.24 in the 200m dash at the Jesse Owens Classic on May 4 • finished eighth in the 1OOm dash and seventh in Jason Schlueter • Senior the 200m dash at the 1996 Big Ten Outdoor New London, Wis. Championships • first team All-Big Ten for the 1996 out door season. Discus Outdoor Season Bests: 100m- 10.70; 200m- 22.24 Has provisionally qualified five times for the 1997 NCAA Personal Bests: 100m- 10.51; 200m- 21.19 Outdoor Track and Field Championships this season • won his second straight Drake Relays title in the discus this year • has a total of three first place finishes in 1997 • won first career Drake Relays title with a new school-record Aaron Wheatcraft • Senior toss of 198-3 last year • defending Big Ten champion in Apple Valley, Minn. the discus. 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles

Outdoor Season Bests: Discus - 191-0 Ran a personal best 14.65 in the 11Om hurdles at the Last Personal Bests: Discus - 198-3 Chance Meet on May 17 to finish second in the event • ran a personal best 53.22 in the 400m hurdles at the Last Chance Meet to finish second • placed first with a time of Staffan Strand • Freshman 53.64 in the 400m hurdles at the Minnesota Invitational on Upplands-Vasby, Sweden May 10. High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump Outdoor Season Bests: 11om Hurdles - 14.65; 400m Hurdles - 53.22 Placed second and automatically qualified for the 1997 Personal Bests: 110m Hurdles- 14.65; 400m- 49.0; NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a leap 400m Hurdles - 53.22 of 7-4 1/2 in the high jump at the Texas Relays • the mark is a U of M freshman record • tied his record at the Adidas Oregon Classic on May 11 • finished fourth with a mark of 7-3 at the Drake Relays on April 26 • finished third with a Chad Yenchesky • Junior mark of 22-4 1/4 in the long jump at the Last Chance Meet DePere, Wis. on May 17. Discus, Shot Put

Outdoor Season Bests: High Jump- 7-4 1/2; Long Jump Has provisionally qualified for the 1997 NCAA Outdoor - 22-4 1/4 Track and Field Championships four times this season in Personal Bests: High Jump- 7-5 1/4; Long Jump- 22-8; the shot put • threw a personal best 58-4 3/4 in the shot Triple Jump - 49-9 put at the Raleigh Relays on March 29 to finish third • threw a personal best 171-4 in the discus at the Gold Country Classic to place third • placed fourth at the 1996 Mike Stoick • Freshman Big Ten Championships in the shot put with a toss of 57- 11. St. Michael, Minn. 1,500m Run Outdoor Season Bests: Shot Put - 58-4 3/4; Discus - 171-4 Finished sixth with a time of 3:58.15 in the 1,500m run at Personal Bests: Shot Put - 58-4 3/4; Discus - 171-4 University of Minnesota Outdoor Performance Chart 91st TIME NAME DATE PLACE 4:14.93 Mike Stoick 3/28-29 lOOm Dash (10.18, 10.40) 10.70 Tim Van Voorhis 3/28-29 7th Mile (3:59.09, 4:04.06) e 10.71 Tim Van Voorhis 3/28-29 1st (h) 10.75 Fred Rodgers 5/17 2nd 3,000mRun 4th 10.80 Scott Beadle 4/19 6th 8:39.56 Jeremy Polson 5/4 4/19 2nd 10.81 Tim Van Voorhis 4/25-26 5th (h) 8:41.5 Chris Anderson 3rd 10.82 Tim Van Voorhis 4/11-12 18th 8:43.6 Todd Landgraff 4/19 5th 10.84$ Shelton Benjamin 5/10 5th 8:44.71 Chris Anderson 5/4 10.87$ Adam Freed 3/28-29 2nd (h) 8:46.34 Charles McClure 5/3 1st 10.94$ Niles Deneen 5/10 8th 8:48.53 Todd Landgraff 5/4 7th 10.97 Shelton Benjamin 5/17 3rd 8:51.3 Tony Riter 4/19 5th 10.99 Shelton Benjamin 5/3 2nd 8:54.97 Eric Hartmark 5/3 3rd 10.99 Adam Freed 4/25-26 6th (h) 9:07.30 Allen Broderius 5/3 6th 11.05 Niles Deneen 5/17 5th 11.18 Niles Deneen 3/28-29 4th (h) 3,000m Steeplechase (8:44.00, 8:57.00) 11.20 Steve Burkholder 5/3 7th 8:52.49* Rick Obleman 4/11-12 3rd 11.21 Adam Freed 4111-12 29th 8:57.96 Rick Obleman 5/11 11th 11.28$ Vesa Rantanen 5/3 lOth 9:00.67 Rick Obleman 4/25-26 4th 11.43$ Tye Harvey 5/3 12th 9:37.05 Tony Riter 5/4 7th 9:41.05 Tony Riter 4/25-26 24th 200m Dash (20.55, 20.90) 21.57$ Adam Freed 5117 1st 5,000m Run (13:50.00, 14:15.00) 21.96 Scott Beadle 4/19 6th 14:51.82$ Rick Obleman 3/28-29 41st 22.2 Adam Freed 5/4 4th 14:53.95$ Charles McClure 4/11-12 3rd 22.21 Adam Freed 4/19 8th 14:56.00 Chris Anderson 3/28-29 49th 22.24 Tim Van Voorhis 5/4 9th 15:03.84 Todd Landgraff 3/28-29 57th 22.86$ Steve Burkholder 5/3 3rd 15:14.30 Charles McClure 5/10 1st e 15:16.53$ Jeremy Polson 4/11-12 11th 400m Dash (45.60, 46.50) 15:16.90 Jeremy Polson 5/10 2nd 49.27 Adam Freed 5/4 14th 15:23.14 Todd Landgraff 5/17 3rd 15:30.45 Chris Anderson 5/10 3rd 800m Run (1:47.30, 1:49.20) 15:30.97 Tony Riter 5/10 4th 1:50.82$ Ron Hoffner 5/10 1st 15:40.10 Tony Riter 3/28-29 92nd 1:51.42 Ron Hoffner 4/11-12 18th 15:40.85 AI Broderius 5/10 5th 1:52.12 Ron Hoffner 5/4 8th 15:42.07 AI Broderius 5/17 4th 1:55.54$ Nate Clay 5/3 1st 1:55.84 Ron Hoffner 3/28-29 24th lO,OOOm Run (29:10.00, 29:55.00) 1:58.41 Sam Severin 4/19 3rd 2:00.43$ Tyler McCormick 5/3 8th 110m High Hurdles (13.72, 14.00) 14.19$ Niles Deneen 5/17 1st 1,500m Run (3:41.30, 3:45.50) 14.26 Niles Deneen 4/4-5 (h) 3:53.23$ Rick Obleman 5117 1st 14.27 Niles Deneen 4/11-12 6th 3:55.28$ Jeremy Polson 5117 3rd 14.27 Niles Deneen 3/28-29 7th 3:53.37$ Nate Clay 4111-12 22nd 14.28 Niles Deneen 4/25-26 3rd (h) 3:55.5 Don McLaughlin 5/4 4th 14.32$ Ben Jensen 4/11-12 8th 3:56.44 Nate Clay 3/28-29 19th 14.33 Niles Deneen 5/4 6th 3:57.97 Nate Clay 5/10 4th 14.34 Niles Deneen 5/10 3rd 3:57.30 Rick Obleman 5/3 3rd 14.40 Niles Deneen 3/28-29 1st (h) 3:58.15 Mike Stoick 5/17 6th 14.59 Niles Deneen 4/4-5 7th 3:59.85 Charles McClure 5117 7th 14.65$ Aaron Wheatcraft 5117 2nd 4:01.23 Jeremy Polson 3/28-29 36th 14.68 Aaron Wheatcraft 5/10 5th 4:01.33 Mike Stoick 5/10 5th 14.69 Ben Jensen 5/17 3rd 4:02.17 Chris Anderson 5117 9th 14.90 Aaron Wheatcraft 4/19 3rde 4:03.85 Charles McClure 3/28-29 49th 14.91 Aaron Wheatcraft 3/28-29 1st (h) 4:04.71 Mike Stoick 5/3 6th 15.2 Aaron Wheatcraft 5/4 5th 4:12.40 Chuck Smith 5/3 8th 15.41 Ben Jensen 5/10 9th 400m Hurdles (50.20, 51.30) 56-11 1/4 ( 17 .35m) Chad Yenchesky 5/3 lst 53.22$ Aaron Wheatcraft 5/17 2nd 56-9 112 (17.31m) Chad Yenchesky 5/17 1st 53.52 Aaron Wheatcraft 4/25-26 4th (h) 56-8 112 ( 17 .28m) Chad Yenchesky 4/11-12 2nd 53.64 · Aaron Wheatcraft 5110 1st 55-10 112 (17.03m) Adam Reed 5/17 2nd 53.7 Aaron Wheatcraft 514 4th 55-7 112 (16.95m) Jeff Marsh 5/17 3rd e 54.43 Aaron Wheatcraft 3/28-29 11th 55-7 1/2 (16.95m) Chad Yenchesky 4/18-19 7th 55-5 3/4 (l6.91m) Adam Reed 3/28-29 6th 400m Relay (39.35, 40.00) 55-1 3/4 (16.81m) Adam Reed 4/25-26 lOth 41.39 Minnesota 5/17 1st 54-8 114 (16.67m) Jeff Marsh 4/11-12 3rd 41.39 Minnesota 5/10 2nd 54-7 112 (16.65m) Adam Reed 4/19 3rd 54-0 (16.46m) Jeff Marsh 4/4-5 12th 440-Yard Relay (39.55, 40.20) 53-7 3/4 (16.35m) Adam Reed 4/11-12 7th 53-3 3/4 (l6.25m) Jeff Marsh 3/28-29 8th 1,600m Relay (3:04.40, 3:07.50) 52-10 112 (16.12m) Jeff Marsh 4/25-26 15th 3.18.23 Minnesota 4/19 2nd 52-10 (16.10m) Justin Asher 4/19 5th 3:24.95 Minnesota 5/10 4th 52-4 3/4 (15.97m) Jeff Marsh 5/10 8th 3:30.81 Minnesota 5/3 4th 51-9 114 (15.78m) Justin Asher 5/17 5th 50-2 112 (15.30m) Justin Asher 3/28-29 lith Mile Relay (3:05.60, 3:08.70) 40-11 (12.47m) Jon Anderson 5/17 14th 40-7 (12.37m) Ben Jensen 5/17 15th High Jump (2.25, 2.18) 39-5 3/4 (12.03m) Seth Mischke 5/17 16th 7-4 1/2 (2.25m)*!# Steffan Strand 4/4-5 2nd 7-4 1/2 (2.25m)*!# Steffan Strand 5/11 2nd Discus (59.00, 55.00) 7-3 (2.2lm)* Steffan Strand 4/25-26 4th 191-0 (58.22m)* Jason Schlueter 4/4-5 4th 6-9 3/4 (2.08m)$ Tyler McCormick 5/10 1st 186-11 (56.98m)* Jason Schlueter 4/25-26 1st 6-8 (2.03m) Tyler McCormick 5/17 1st 184-2 (56. 14m)* Jason Schlueter 4/11-12 4th 6-6 ( 1.98m) Tyler McCormick 5/3 1st 183-2 (55.84m)* Jason Schlueter 5/3 1st 6-4 (1.93m) Tyler McCormick 4/19 3rd 181-11 (55.44m)* Jason Schlueter 5/17 1st 178-6 (54.40m) Jason Schlueter 4/18-19 12th Pole Vault (5.52, 5.26) 178-2 (54.32m) Jason Schlueter 5/10 2nd e 18-5 1/4 (5.62m)*!&$ Vesa Rantanen 4/4-5 1st 177-7 (54. 14m) Jason Schlueter 3/28-29 3rd 18-1 1/4 (5.52m)*! Vesa Rantanen 4/25-26 1st 177-1 (53.98m)$ Adam Reed 5/3 2nd 18-1 114 (5.52m)*!$ Tye Harvey 4/18-19 7th 172-9 (52.66m) Adam Reed 4/25-26 6th 18-0 1/2 (5.50m)* Tye Harvey 5110 4th 172-6 (52.58m) Adam Reed 4/11-12 5th 18-0 112 (5.50m)* Vesa Rantanen 5110 T5th 171-4 (52.22m)$ Chad Yenchesky 5/10 3rd 17-8 1/2 (5.40m)* Tye Harvey 4/25-26 3rd 169-9 (51.74m) Jeff Marsh 5/10 5th 17-7 1/4 (5.37m)* Tye Harvey 4/4-5 6th 168-0 (51.20m) Jeff Marsh 5/4 2nd 17-5 1/2 (5.32m)* Tye Harvey 5/17 1st 168-0 (51.20m) Chad Yenchesky 4/11-12 6th 17-3 (5.26m) Vesa Rantanen 3/28-29 1st 167-04 (51.00m) Adam Reed 3/28-29 5th 16-10 3/4 (5.15m) Tye Harvey 3/28-29 2nd 166-2 (50.64m) Chad Yenchesky 5/3 4th 16-8 3/4 (5.10m)$ Seth Mischke 4/11-12 5th 164-6 (50. 14m) Chad Yenchesky 4/25-26 lOth 16-7 1/2 (5.07m) Seth Mischke 4/4-5 11th 163-08 (49.90m) Chad Yenchesky 3/28-29 7th 16-5 1/2 (5.02m) Seth Mischke 5117 4th 162-2 (49.42m) Chad Yenchesky 5/17 7th 16-4 3/4 (5.00m) Seth Mischke 5/10 2nd 171-7 (49.40m) Jeff Marsh 5/17 2nd 16-3 1/4 (4.96m) Seth Mischke 514 1st 164-2 (49.30m) Adam Reed 5/17 4th 16-2 3/4 (4.95m) Ben Jensen 4/11-12 6th 159-08 (48.66m) Jeff Marsh 3/28-29 8th 16-0 3/4 (4.90m) Seth Mischke 4/25-26 158-7 (48.34m) Justin Asher 5/4 4th 15-10 (4.82m) Jon Anderson 5/17 7th 157-5 (47.98m) Jeff Marsh 4/11-12 15th 157-3 (47.94m) Jeff Marsh 4/25-26 14th Long Jump (8.05, 7.70) 156-7 (47.74m) Justin Asher 5/10 9th 22-4 1/4 (6.81m) Staffan Strand 5117 3rd 143-5 (43.72m) Justin Asher 4/19 6th 105-7 (32.18m) Jonathon Anderson 5/3 Triple Jump (16.45, 15.75) Javelin (73.00, 67.00) Shot Put (18.80, 17.60) 184-10 (56.34m) Ben Jensen 4/11-12 2nd 58-4 3/4 (17.80m)*$ Chad Yenchesky 3/28-29 3rd 150-8 (45.92m) Jon Anderson 4/11-12 4th e 58-3 1/4 (17.76m)* Chad Yenchesky 4/4-4/5 3rd 57-10 1/2 (l7.64m)* Chad Yenchesky 5/10 2nd Hammer (67.50, 60.00) 57-9 (17.60m)* Chad Yenchesky 4111-12 4th 57-5 3/4 (l7.52m) Chad Yenchesky 4/25-26 5th e e e

MEN'S BIG TEN UNOFFICIAL ALL-SPORTS TOTALS FOR 1996-97

(Graduated Scale- II pts. for 1st place, 10 for 2nd, 9 for 3rd, etc.)

ILL IND IOWA MICH MSU MINN NW osu PUR WIS PSU Baseball 8 4 2 11 5 7 3 10 9 -- 6 Basketball 7.5 5 9.5 5 5 11 1 3 9.5 7.5 2 Cross Country 8 7 4 10 9 3 -- 6 2 11 5 Football 2 2 8.5 6.5 6.5 2 10.5 10.5 4 5 8.5 Golf 3 8 6 9 I 7 10 11 4 5 2 Gymnastics 7 -- 10 5 6 8 -- 11 -- -- 9 Soccer -- 11 -- -- 10 -- 6.5 6.5 -- 8.5 8.5 Swimming & Diving -- 9 4 11 2 10 6 7 8 3 5 Tennis 11 8 2 6 5 9 10 1 7 3 4 Track - Indoor 10 6 8 7 4 9 -- 3 5 11 2 Track - Outdoor 8 5 3 9 2 10 -- 7 6 11 4 Wrestling 9 3 11 7 4 10 1 6 2 5 8

TOTALS 73.5 68 68 86.5 59.5 86 48 82 56.5 70 64 PLACE 4 T-6 T-6 I 9 2 II 3 10 5 8

Final Standina=s <12 sports completed)

School Points Sports Michigan 86.5 11 Minnesota 86 11 Ohio State 82 12 lllinois 73.5 10 Wisconsin 70 10 Iowa 68 11 Indiana 68 11 Penn State 64 12 Michigan State 59.5 12 Purdue 56.5 10 Northwestern 48 8