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Raleigh Relays Up Next for Minnesota Track and Field
3/27/2025 12:15:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The outdoor meet will see the distance team and pole vaulters compete in North Carolina.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota track and field team will compete at the Raleigh Relays from March 27-29 in Raleigh, N.C at Paul H. Derr Track. The action for the Gophers will primarily feature the distance team as well as the pole vault group.
ABOUT THE RALEIGH RELAYS
Many of the members of the Maroon and Gold will be making their outdoor season debuts in Raleigh this weekend. The meet will begin on Thursday night with the men's 1500m and 3000m steeplechase. Friday will be a bulk of the action for the Gophers with Saturday capping off the trip to the east coast with the women's pole vault and the women's 800m. The meet can be watched on ACCNX via the ESPN app while live results are available on FlashResults.com.
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Minnesota saw its men's hammer throw school record be improved by Kostas Zaltos at the USF Alumni Invite last weekend in Tampa, Fla. The Greek national broke his own school record and now sits at No. 13 all-time in the event in NCAA history and is currently No. 8 in the world this year.
Zaltos won the meet with a lifetime best 76.85m (252-1), which goes down as the No. 1 mark in the country this season. The personal best throw for Zaltos is his best throw since 2023 at the NCAA Championships, where he finished as the national runner-up. Behind Zaltos in the runner-up position on Friday was fellow Greek Angelos Mantzouranis who's 72.44m (237-8) goes down as a season's best for the reigning NCAA Championships bronze medalist. For a full recap of the USF Alumni Invite, click here.
TEN DIFFERENT EVENTS ATOP THE BIG TEN
The 'U' currently has ten different events that sit atop the Big Ten's standings through March 27, all of which are on the men's side. Those No. 1 ranked events include: 200m (Aaron Charles, 20.66), 400m (Dwyne Smith Jr., 46.61), 110m hurdles (Christian Martin, 13.67), 4x100m relay (Campbell, Benjamin, Charles and Augustine, 38.78), 4x400m relay (Smith, Grey, Khadar, Augustine, 3:08.19), High Jump (Sam Snitker, 2.10m | 6-10 3/4), Pole Vault (Jak Urlacher, 5.43m | 17-9 3/4), Long Jump (Charles Godfred, 8.01m | 26-3 1/2), Shot Put (Isaiah Schafer, 19.53m | 64-1) and Hammer Throw (Kostas Zaltos, 76.85m | 252-1).
UP NEXT
After the Raleigh Relays the Gophers will travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the Florida Relays from April 4-5. Minnesota will also compete that week in St. Paul, at the Hamline Invitational on April 5.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on X.com (Twitter) and Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
ABOUT THE RALEIGH RELAYS
Many of the members of the Maroon and Gold will be making their outdoor season debuts in Raleigh this weekend. The meet will begin on Thursday night with the men's 1500m and 3000m steeplechase. Friday will be a bulk of the action for the Gophers with Saturday capping off the trip to the east coast with the women's pole vault and the women's 800m. The meet can be watched on ACCNX via the ESPN app while live results are available on FlashResults.com.
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Minnesota saw its men's hammer throw school record be improved by Kostas Zaltos at the USF Alumni Invite last weekend in Tampa, Fla. The Greek national broke his own school record and now sits at No. 13 all-time in the event in NCAA history and is currently No. 8 in the world this year.
Zaltos won the meet with a lifetime best 76.85m (252-1), which goes down as the No. 1 mark in the country this season. The personal best throw for Zaltos is his best throw since 2023 at the NCAA Championships, where he finished as the national runner-up. Behind Zaltos in the runner-up position on Friday was fellow Greek Angelos Mantzouranis who's 72.44m (237-8) goes down as a season's best for the reigning NCAA Championships bronze medalist. For a full recap of the USF Alumni Invite, click here.
TEN DIFFERENT EVENTS ATOP THE BIG TEN
The 'U' currently has ten different events that sit atop the Big Ten's standings through March 27, all of which are on the men's side. Those No. 1 ranked events include: 200m (Aaron Charles, 20.66), 400m (Dwyne Smith Jr., 46.61), 110m hurdles (Christian Martin, 13.67), 4x100m relay (Campbell, Benjamin, Charles and Augustine, 38.78), 4x400m relay (Smith, Grey, Khadar, Augustine, 3:08.19), High Jump (Sam Snitker, 2.10m | 6-10 3/4), Pole Vault (Jak Urlacher, 5.43m | 17-9 3/4), Long Jump (Charles Godfred, 8.01m | 26-3 1/2), Shot Put (Isaiah Schafer, 19.53m | 64-1) and Hammer Throw (Kostas Zaltos, 76.85m | 252-1).
UP NEXT
After the Raleigh Relays the Gophers will travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the Florida Relays from April 4-5. Minnesota will also compete that week in St. Paul, at the Hamline Invitational on April 5.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on X.com (Twitter) and Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
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