JOHN, ED, AND BILL TWOMEY: WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING GAMES AND RUNNING

In the late 1950s, surgeon John Twomey (pronounced too-mee) and his wife, Katie, a medical technologist, moved their young family from Northeast Minneapolis to the western suburb of Golden Valley, Minnesota. Three boys, John, Ed, and Bill, and an infant daughter, Cathie, were in tow. “We were always outside playing games like capture the flag

HURRAH STEEPLECHASERS AND MINNESOTA MEMORIES OF THE 2016 OLYMPIC TRIALS

The three men with Minnesota connections who were competing in the steeplechase at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, all qualified for the finals! Alec Basten (U of M; Green Bay) had the 4th fastest time overall with a personal best time of 8:22.22 while Mason Ferlic (Roseville and Mounds Park Academy) and Obsa Ali

CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO MORE MINNESOTA ATHLETES FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

Sometimes it is easy to forget how recent our families migrated from another country to come to the U. S. As Steve Sertich told me, “Growing up on the Range was a special and unique experience with the different ethnic groups.” One child of immigrants arguably became Minnesota’s most famous hockey player: John Mayasich, one

CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO MINNESOTA ATHLETES FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

The wonderful story and recent performances of gymnast Sunisa Lee of St. Paul has prompted me to think of other Minnesota athletes and their families who have had similar experiences in adapting to a new country and culture . Sunisa, a Hmong-American, won the the uneven bar and finished second to Simone Biles in the

USA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS; MINNESOTA ATHLETES IN FIELD EVENTS, RUNS, AND STEEPLECHASE

Probably my favorite moment at the USATF Outdoor Championships on the blue oval at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, was witnessing the response of the pole vaulters after Sam Kendricks, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, broke the American record for the event with his 19-10 1/2 vault. They mobbed him–and it seemed