Jared Pittman: STATE TRACK CHAMPION REDISCOVERING THE FUN IN RUNNING

A state track champion who was also the # 1 ranked runner in cross country his senior year in 1993, Jared Pittman grew up in Owatonna, Minnesota, and only began running when his family moved to Northfield and he felt too small for the physical toll of football. Thanks to influential coaches Pat Foley and

Jared Pittman: STATE TRACK CHAMPION REDISCOVERING THE FUN IN RUNNING

A state track champion who was also the # 1 ranked runner in cross country his senior year in 1993, Jared Pittman grew up in Owatonna, Minnesota, and only began running when his family moved to Northfield and he felt too small for the physical toll of football. Thanks to influential coaches Pat Foley and

FINAL FOUR (ACTUALLY A FIVESOME) FEATURE ON BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT

2018 Recipient: Derek Wiebke, Kasson In 2013 , Derek Wiebke was the runner-up in the Minnesota state high school Class AA 800-meter run with a time of 1:53. He enrolled at the U of M and became a two-time Academic All-American and in 2017 won the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship in the

Variety of Sports, More Achievements

Minnesota has remarkable representation with 5 athletes on the USA Volleyball roster: twin sisters Paige Tapp and Hannah Tapp of Stewartville; Sarah Wilhite of Eden Prairie; Tori Dixon from Burnsville; and Lauren Gibbemeyer, a Cretin-Derham Hall graduate from St. Paul. All are graduates of the University of Minnesota. Kevin Docherty, another Cretin-Derham Hall graduate from

Minnesota Athletes’ Success in Winter Competitions

Starting with the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, many Minnesotans have captured titles or had podium finishes in competitions in the past two weeks. In keeping with Minnesota’s strong distance running tradition, Ben Blankenship (Stillwater) won the mile and took third place in the two-mile run at Albuquerque while Garrett Heath (Winona)

Winter Sports Update

Lots of events involving Minnesota athletes have taken place while this column was on hiatus: the University of Minnesota (U of M) indoor track and field season has been in full swing; four U of M wrestlers were at the U S Collegiate Championships Tournament at the Air Force Academy; and the U S Senior

Similarities Abound for Gopher Teams at Big 10 Cross Country Championships: Madeline Strandemo; Bethany Hasz, Megan Hasz, Alexandria; Matthew Thomas Welch, Proctor; Charlie Lawrence, Foley

The Gopher teams matched each other in many ways at today’s Big 10 Championships at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota: both teams placed 4th, each team had three runners place in the top 20, the teams were predominantly composed of Minnesota athletes, and none of

Griak Invitational: Men’s Gold Division

Led by the strong running of Minnesota athletes Matthew Thomas Welch (Proctor) and Obsa Ali (Richfield) as they maneuvered to the top ten runners, the U of M Gopher men’s team captured 9th place in the prestigious Griak Invitational at Les Bolstad Golf Course on the St. Paul campus. This is the second consecutive strong