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.
The No. 24 Minnesota men's outdoor track and field team kicked off competition early this week with a pair of Gopher multi-eventers in competition at the Mt. SAC Relays/California Invite.
Minnesota's Total is up from 123 Following the 2011 Spring Seasons
2012 Season - Indoor: Scored a mark of 4,821 in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships • also competed in the heptathlon at the Bill Bergan Invite, scoring 4,902 points. Outdoor: Competed in a total of 12 events for the outdoor season • finished 13th in the decathlon at the Big Ten Championships, setting the 10th-best mark in school history with 6,988 points • also finished 13th at the Mt. SAC Relays with a score of 6,448 • finished second in the long jump at the Drake Alternate • placed fourth in the long jump at the Golden Bear Twilight the Bolstorff Twilight • Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 Indoor:competed in the long jump at the Bethel Invitational and placed first (22-3 ½)• competed in the long jump at the at the Iowa State Classic and jumped (21-9 ½)•competed in the long jump at the Snowshoe Open and placed fifth (21-7 ½ ) • competed in the Big Ten Championship and jumped 21-2 feet•competed in the Jack Johnson Classic in the long jump and jumped 21-0 ½ feetOutdoor:competed in the Big Ten Championship in the long jump and jumped 22-5 feet•competed in the long jump at the California Invitational and jumped 22-4 ¼ feet•competed in the Musco Twilight in the long jump and finished in seventh place (22-0 ¾) •competed in the St. Thomas Quad in the long jump and finished in third (21-4 ¼ ) •competed in the Baldy Castillo Invitational in the long jump and jumped 20-11 ¼ feet•competed the UWRF Falcon Invitational in the long jump and placed ninth (20-11 ¼ ).
2010 Season - Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Cotton High School • Brad Matuszak • two-time Minnesota Class A triple jump champion • won titles as a sophomore and senior, runner-up as a junior • 2009 state runner-up in the long jump • high school bests of 21-5 in the long jump and 46-0 in the triple jump • scored over 2,000 points in basketball career • also lettered in football • a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born June 28, 1990 • intends to major in sociology • parents are Brad and Jill Schofield • has siblings Rachel and Derek • Rachel played collegiate volleyball at UW-Superior • enjoys hunting, fishing and water sports.
