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The Gophers brought home five individual Big Ten titles

Kostas Zaltos led a second, third and fourth finish for Minnesota in the mens hammer throw in a meet at Baton Rouge, La.; Shelby Frank was second in the event on the womens side.

The 100-meter sprinters and hammer throwers both are ranked No. 1 this week while the team dropped from No. 1 to No. 11 after an idle weekend.

Joseph Fahnbulleh also ran the anchor leg on the Gators 4x100 relay, which placed second. His big meet helped Florida win the team title.

The University of Minnesota will be hosting the event Friday-Sunday with several Gophers in the mix for titles.

The Greeks toss of 236 feet was the second longest in the nation this outdoor season.

The sophomore from Grand Forks, N.D., had a throw of 196 feet, 3 inches in the disus; seven teammates also won title at the LSU Alumni Gold meet.

Craig Lassig—gophersports.com The 2021 NCAA Track and Field Championships kick off Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon with the Minnesota Gophers represented in ten individual events and one relay. A quad of Gopher men will kick off the action on Wednesday afternoon and evening, but Minnesota will have at least one athlete competing in each day of the four day Championships. A full schedule is below with start times: Wednesday 3:40 p.m. CT - Men’s decathlon long jump final: Teddy Frid 4:30 p.m. CT...

14 athletes will compete in 11 events in Oregon

Top-ranked and top-seeded Augustana of Sioux Falls, S.D., lost 3-0 to Biola University in the winners bracket of the NCAA Division II softball tournament Friday in Denver.