The Gophers contingency will head to the West region preliminary meet in Austin, Texas (University of Texas) with competition set for May 23-25. Qualifiers from the west regional will compete at the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore.
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.
A day after helping the Gophers to the squad's third 4x800 meter relay title in as many years, Travis Burkstrand and Harun Abda put together a 1-2 finish in the 800 meters on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 14,504.
2012 Season - Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary competitor in discus, recording the seventh-best throw in school history (183-3, or 55.85m) • finished sixth in the discus at the Big Ten Championships with a throw of 182-1 (55.50m) • won the discus at the Texas Relays with a throw of 181-7 (55.34m) • also won the Bolstorff Twilight (179-7) and Hamline Invite (174-10) • placed third at the Aztec Invite with a throw of 170-0 (51.81m) • Academic All-Big Ten.
High School:A 2010 graduate of Ames High School • high school coach was Pat Lawler • 2010 Iowa state champion in discus with a throw of 186-10 • two-time Central Iowa Metropolitan League champion • holds school record in discus (192-11) • also lettered twice in football.
Personal: Born December 3, 1991 • intends to major in computer science • son of Monica Howard-Martin and Judson Wilmott • has two siblings, Erin Martin and Devin Wilmott • sister, Erin, played volleyball at Minnesota (2001-04) • enjoys playing Settlers of Catan.
Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee:
What community service projects have you been involved in this year?
Hope Day Festival, Griak Invitational, Cystic Fibrosis
Are you a SAAC representative? If so, for how many years?
First year as Track rep.
Are you on any of the SAAC committees? If so, which one(s)?
Career Planning Committee
What is your favorite part about SAAC?
The chance to learn leadership skills.
How many Maroon Madness events have you attended this year?
