May 15, 2024 “My mother would say I was playing with a ball as soon as I could walk,” says Maurice “Maurie” Daigneau, born in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1950. “I loved sports, and I was successful at them. It formed an identity for me.” It was especially important for the youthful athlete since his parentsContinue reading “MAURIE DAIGNEAU: COACHES WERE FATHER FIGURES TO ALL-BIG TEN NORTHWESTERN QB FROM ROCHESTER”
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US Olympic Marathon Trials: Women Qualifiers with Minnesota Connections
January 1, 2024 To run in the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials women’s division in Orlando, Florida on February 3rd, a time of 2:37:00 (or 1:12 in the half-marathon) or faster must have been recorded in the past two years (one year for the half-marathon) in a certified race. A total of 173 women haveContinue reading “US Olympic Marathon Trials: Women Qualifiers with Minnesota Connections”
THE GATHJE FAMILY: CHERISHED MEMORIES OF MIAC TEAMMATES, COACHES, AND OTHER RUNNERS
Remember, the 1960s running community was miniscule compared to the broad appeal it enjoys today. Ron Gathje (pictured below with John Gathje, Steve, Jim Gathje, and Mike), a sheet metal worker originally from Stewartville, Minnesota, was perplexed when his son Steve started long distance running, but he and his wife, Helen, became huge fans ofContinue reading “THE GATHJE FAMILY: CHERISHED MEMORIES OF MIAC TEAMMATES, COACHES, AND OTHER RUNNERS”
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