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Derek Storkel  
Derek Storkel

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Tomah, Wis.

High School:
Tomah HS

Position:
Distance


05/11/2013

Gophers in Third After Day Two of Big Ten Championships

With 35 team points, the Gophers are still in the hunt for a team title with Nebraska leading the way with 46.5 points and Wisconsin in second at 44.5.

04/25/2013

Gophers Pick Up Team Title at Macalester, Kick Off Drake Relays

The Minnesota men's outdoor track and field team scored 99 points in a winning effort at the 2013 Macalester/Bolstorff Twilight on Thursday night. The Gophers earned four individual titles for the program's second-straight team title at the meet.

04/13/2013

Gophers Best No. 1 Texas A&M, Tie No. 2 Arkansas for First in Fayetteville

The Gophers totaled 137 points at the meet to tie defending NCAA indoor champion and No. 2 Arkansas and top No. 1 Texas A&M in third with 129 points.

04/11/2013

No. 22 Gophers Return to Action This Weekend

Minnesota will split up this weekend with squads in Arkansas and St. Paul.

04/06/2013

No. 19 Minnesota Claims Nine Titles at Hamline Invitational

The Gophers claimed nine individual titles at the Hamline Invitational and placed multiple competitors in the 800-meter run, the 1,500-meter run, the high jump, the pole vault and the discus throw.

2012 Season - Indoor: Won the mile run at the Northwest Open with a time of 4:19.30 • also ran the mile at the Jack Johnson Classic (4:15.15). Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big Ten Championships (9:02.04) • finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Bolstorff Twilight with a time of 3:54.96 • finished fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the ASU Invite (9:14.95) • also competed in the steeplechase at the Stanford Invite (9:01.75).

2011 Season- Indoor:competed in the mile run at the Snowshoe Open and placed seventh (4:14:68) • competed in the 3,000 meters in the Iowa State Classic and finished with a time of 8:33.46. Outdoor:competed in the 1,500 meters at the Musco Twilight and placed tenth (3:55.23). • competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Long Beach Invitational and finished with a season best time of 9:12.58

2010 Season: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Cross Country:
Varsity letterwinner as a true freshman in 2009 • a member of the Gophers' 2009 NCAA Championships lineup • redshirted 2010 season.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Tomah High School • high school coaches were Bruce Luebke, Becky Baures and Eric Eswien • the 2008 Wisconsin Division 1 cross country champion (15:26.1) • runner-up in 2007, 13th in 2006 • placed 37th in the Foot Locker Midwest Region Championship • Mississippi Valley Runner of the Year as a junior and senior • four-time all-state honoree in track • state runner-up in the 1,600 meters (4:14.42) and third in 3,200 meters (9:10.73) as a senior • honor student.

Personal: Born Feb. 13, 1991 • intends to major in kinesiology • parents are Ryan and Christine Storkel • has siblings Sam, Courtney and Samantha • hobbies include hunting and fishing.

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