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Gophers Set For a Full Weekend of Action
Mt. Sac Relays and Iowa Musco Twilight headline the weekend

	Micah Hegerle

April 18, 2012

Mt. Sac Relays
Date	Thursday, April 19-Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time	All Day
Location	Hilmer Lodge Stadium (Walnut, CA)
Schedule	Full Schedule
Heat Sheets	Click Here
Live Stats	Click Here
Statistics	2012 Performance List \| Top 10 List

Iowa Musco Twilight
Date	Saturday April 21, 2012
Time	1:30 p.m. CST
Location	Cretzmeyer Track and Field Complex (Iowa City, IA.)
Schedule	Full Schedule of Events
Heat Sheets	TBA
Live Stats	TBA
Statistics	2012 Performance List \| Top 10 List

The University of Minnesota men’s track and field team hits the road again this weekend at two different locations. Half of the squad will head south for the Iowa Musco Twilight (Saturday) in Iowa City, while others will head back to California for the Mt. Sac Relays (Thursday-Saturday).

GOPHERS AT IOWA MUSCO

Justin Barber, Cameron Boy, Jacob Capek, Oladipo Fagbemi, Frank Falzone, Micah Hegerle, Dominique Howard, Mark Jennings, Derek Jerde, Sam Kettenhofen, Sean King, Jon Lehman, Jake Malm, Quentin Mege, Alex Migit, Sean Olson, Brad Parent, Marcus Paulson, Danny Schiller, Zach Siegmeier, Ryan Todhunter, Erik Truedson and Matt Volz.

GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MT. SAC

Harun Abda, Kevin Bradley, Travis Burkstrand, Trey Davis, John Holton, Nick Hutton, Joe McFarland, Bob Nicolls, David Pachuta, John Simons and Derek Storkel.

THE VENUE OUT WEST

Hilmer Lodge Stadium will once again be the host of this year’s Mt. Sac Relays. The stadium can hold 13,500 people and has hosted 20 world records and two Olympic Trials.

ATOP THE B1G FOR HEGERLE

Micah Hegerle currently ranks first in the Big Ten Conference in the hammer throw. Hegerle’s mark of 207-4 (63.20m) was set at the Aztec Invitational last month.

GOPHERS IN THE B1G RANKINGS

Minnesota have athletes rankend in the top 10 of 12 events so far this season. Below is a list of those studen-athletes and their respective event.

Name	Event	Time/Mark	B1G Rank
Sean King	100m Dash	10.53	5
David Pachuta	800m	1:48.45	3
Harun Abda	800m	1:48.87	5
Pieter Gagnon	5,000m	14:00.75	7
Derek Storkel	3,000m Steeplechase	9:01.75	5
Capek, King Boy, Todhunter	4x100m Relay	40.87	7
Capek, Boy Bradley, Holton	4x400m Relay	3:09.08	5
Jack Szmanda	Pole Vault	16-8 3/4 (5.10m)	5
Oladipo Fagbemi	Triple Jump	48-11 3/4 (14.93m)	9
Trey Davis	Shot Put	58-1/4 (17.68m)	7
Dominique Howard	Discus	181-7 (55.34m)	6
Trey Davis	Discus	177-2 (54.01m)	7
Micah Hegerle	Hammer	207-4 (63.20m)	1
Quentin Mege	Hammer	205-9 (62.72m)	4
Paul Hoplin	Javelin	184-9 (56.32m)	10

NEXT WEEKEND

Next week the Golden Gophers will take part in the 103rd edition of the Drake Relays from April 25-28, 2012. Action takes place on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, IA.

THE GOLDEN GOPHER COACHING STAFF

Steve Plasencia enters his fourth season as the Golden Gophers head men's track & field coach. Plasencia was Plasencia was awarded his fifth consecutive Big Ten Coach of the Year award, adding the 2011 indoor accolade to those from the 2009 and 2010 indoor and outdoor seasons. Plasencia heads an extremely experienced coaching staff that includes assistants Scott Berggren, Paul Thornton, Lynden Reder, Steve White and Roy Griak.