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Mantzouranis' Historic Throw Highlights Minnesota's Week
5/3/2025 2:53:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Greek hammer thrower posted the No. 3 mark in NCAA history on Wednesday.
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota closed out the 2025 outdoor track and field regular season on a high note with Angelos Mantzouranis posting the No. 3 hammer throw mark in NCAA history at Hamline's 'Meet of the UnSaintly' in St. Paul. The 'U' also competed at the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge on Saturday.
Mantzouranis' throw of 78.61m (257-11) most notably qualified the now-21-year-old sophomore for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, later this year. The toss for the Greek came on his fifth attempt of the competition and moved him up to No. 3 all-time on the USTFCCCA all-time collegiate lists and is the furthest since Andras Haklits (78.63m) of Georgia back in 2002. As of May 1, other notable accomplishments that Mantzouranis achieved with his 78.61m throw include: Minnesota's school record, Big Ten Conference record, world No. 5 this year, Greek under-23 record, facility record and NCAA No. 1 this season.
"Right away I didn't realize it was that far," Mantzouranis said. "I knew it was a big one, but didn't expect something that far. Coach Miller told me that it is big and far. Kostas [Zaltos] told me the same thing, but I still didn't know what to expect. When I saw the mark, I felt relieved. Even though the World Championships wasn't my main goal this season, it will be really nice to have a chance to go there. When I saw the mark, the first thing that popped to my mind was the [under-23] national record, which is way more important for me. It is something that stays. The national record stays, it will be there and have my name next to it. I was just really happy and excited."
Minnesota's women had a number of outstanding performances, but none that compared to what Diarra Sow and Brooke Moore did down in Baton Rouge. In the triple jump competition the duo finished as the top two college competitors, only behind pro Jasmine Moore, with Sow's 13.42m (44-0 1/2) holding off Moore's 13.34m (43-9 1/4). Sow's season-best mark was wind legal (+1.1 m/s) but just one-centimeter shy of her lifetime best she set in 2024. For Moore, her season-best mark was aided by a plus-4.2 meters-per-second wind, but still catapulted her to the No. 9 spot in the NCAA this season. With Moore's improvement up the Big Ten lists this season the Gopher pair now sits at No. 1 and No. 2 in the conference this season, which makes them one of just five duos from the same team in the conference to currently sit in the top two spots in any event this season.
Dyandra Gray had herself a successful week in the 400m hurdles, putting forth lifetime bests both at Hamline, but also in Baton Rouge. Her 58.12 at the LSU Invitational put her sixth all-time at Minnesota and ranks her fourth in the Big Ten this season.
Saturday's competition in Bayou started off with Hadley Streit improving on her No. 5 ranking all-time at Minnesota in the women's hammer throw. The Gopher launched a personal best mark of 65.36m (214-5) to finish third overall in the competition and second among the college field. Streit's teammate, Anthonett Nabwe, was the runner-up finish with yet another throw beyond 67 meters at 67.13m (220-3).
Maunsbach's warmup in the 4x100m relay rolled right into her 100m hurdles performance a short time later. The Swedish national dropped a lifetime best 13.09 (+0.8 m/s) to improve her No. 3 time in program history and also pushed her to the No. 5 spot all-time by any Swedish woman all-time. In the Big Ten Maunsbach's time slots her at the No. 5 spot this year and tied for 20th in the NCAA. Maunsbach's 100m hurdle teammate, redshirt freshman Kennedy Martinson, also had a lifetime best at 13.75 to go from No. 10 all-time at the 'U' to No. 7.
Sophomore Sofia Condon vaulted her way to a third-place finish at the LSU Invitational with a lifetime best clearance of 4.26m (13-11 3/4). The Anoka, Minn., native moved from No. 8 to No. 5 all-time at the 'U' with the clearance, giving Minnesota two program all-time top five performances in the outdoor event this season. Condon now sits eighth in the Big Ten this season while Berger's mark is the seventh-best in the conference.
After a long jump victory at the Drake Relays, Charles Godfred turned to the 100m at Baton Rouge this week where he put forth a lifetime best of 10.36 (+2.3 m/s) to move to No. 8 at the University of Minnesota, the second man to add his name to that top 10 list this season (Zion Campbell).
On the track the Maroon and Gold saw its women's 4x100m relay put forth a season-best time and the No. 7 in school history at 44.69. The squad of Zariyah Black, Victory Godah, Kendra Kelley and Maja Maunsbach are now sixth in the Big Ten this year with their 44.69. The men's relay success came in the 4x400m relay to close out the competition. The quartet of Dwyne Smith Jr., Frankie Grey, Christian Martin and Ramy Ayoub tied the No. 9 time in school history to finish fourth at the LSU Invitational. The 4x400m relay time for the Golden Gophers is the fastest in seven years (3:05.78 in 2018).
With the regular season in the rear view mirror, Minnesota will take a weekend off before the 2025 Big Ten Outdoor Championships from May 16-18. The Big Ten will host its conference meet in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field, for the first time. The first two days of the meet will be available on B1G+ with the third and final day being televised on Big Ten Network.
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.
Mantzouranis' throw of 78.61m (257-11) most notably qualified the now-21-year-old sophomore for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, later this year. The toss for the Greek came on his fifth attempt of the competition and moved him up to No. 3 all-time on the USTFCCCA all-time collegiate lists and is the furthest since Andras Haklits (78.63m) of Georgia back in 2002. As of May 1, other notable accomplishments that Mantzouranis achieved with his 78.61m throw include: Minnesota's school record, Big Ten Conference record, world No. 5 this year, Greek under-23 record, facility record and NCAA No. 1 this season.
"Right away I didn't realize it was that far," Mantzouranis said. "I knew it was a big one, but didn't expect something that far. Coach Miller told me that it is big and far. Kostas [Zaltos] told me the same thing, but I still didn't know what to expect. When I saw the mark, I felt relieved. Even though the World Championships wasn't my main goal this season, it will be really nice to have a chance to go there. When I saw the mark, the first thing that popped to my mind was the [under-23] national record, which is way more important for me. It is something that stays. The national record stays, it will be there and have my name next to it. I was just really happy and excited."
🚨Angelos hits 78.61m to move NCAA #3 All-time 🔨
— Beau Throws (@beau_throws) May 1, 2025
Crazy part? He just turned 21 today🎂
Teammate Kostas Zaltos also goes big with 77.59m that moves him #7 All-time.
We are possibly witnessing the greatest male hammer duo in NCAA history. @GopherCCTF is cooking 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7kz1hZ4EFZ
Minnesota's women had a number of outstanding performances, but none that compared to what Diarra Sow and Brooke Moore did down in Baton Rouge. In the triple jump competition the duo finished as the top two college competitors, only behind pro Jasmine Moore, with Sow's 13.42m (44-0 1/2) holding off Moore's 13.34m (43-9 1/4). Sow's season-best mark was wind legal (+1.1 m/s) but just one-centimeter shy of her lifetime best she set in 2024. For Moore, her season-best mark was aided by a plus-4.2 meters-per-second wind, but still catapulted her to the No. 9 spot in the NCAA this season. With Moore's improvement up the Big Ten lists this season the Gopher pair now sits at No. 1 and No. 2 in the conference this season, which makes them one of just five duos from the same team in the conference to currently sit in the top two spots in any event this season.
Dyandra Gray had herself a successful week in the 400m hurdles, putting forth lifetime bests both at Hamline, but also in Baton Rouge. Her 58.12 at the LSU Invitational put her sixth all-time at Minnesota and ranks her fourth in the Big Ten this season.
Saturday's competition in Bayou started off with Hadley Streit improving on her No. 5 ranking all-time at Minnesota in the women's hammer throw. The Gopher launched a personal best mark of 65.36m (214-5) to finish third overall in the competition and second among the college field. Streit's teammate, Anthonett Nabwe, was the runner-up finish with yet another throw beyond 67 meters at 67.13m (220-3).
Maunsbach's warmup in the 4x100m relay rolled right into her 100m hurdles performance a short time later. The Swedish national dropped a lifetime best 13.09 (+0.8 m/s) to improve her No. 3 time in program history and also pushed her to the No. 5 spot all-time by any Swedish woman all-time. In the Big Ten Maunsbach's time slots her at the No. 5 spot this year and tied for 20th in the NCAA. Maunsbach's 100m hurdle teammate, redshirt freshman Kennedy Martinson, also had a lifetime best at 13.75 to go from No. 10 all-time at the 'U' to No. 7.
Sophomore Sofia Condon vaulted her way to a third-place finish at the LSU Invitational with a lifetime best clearance of 4.26m (13-11 3/4). The Anoka, Minn., native moved from No. 8 to No. 5 all-time at the 'U' with the clearance, giving Minnesota two program all-time top five performances in the outdoor event this season. Condon now sits eighth in the Big Ten this season while Berger's mark is the seventh-best in the conference.
After a long jump victory at the Drake Relays, Charles Godfred turned to the 100m at Baton Rouge this week where he put forth a lifetime best of 10.36 (+2.3 m/s) to move to No. 8 at the University of Minnesota, the second man to add his name to that top 10 list this season (Zion Campbell).
On the track the Maroon and Gold saw its women's 4x100m relay put forth a season-best time and the No. 7 in school history at 44.69. The squad of Zariyah Black, Victory Godah, Kendra Kelley and Maja Maunsbach are now sixth in the Big Ten this year with their 44.69. The men's relay success came in the 4x400m relay to close out the competition. The quartet of Dwyne Smith Jr., Frankie Grey, Christian Martin and Ramy Ayoub tied the No. 9 time in school history to finish fourth at the LSU Invitational. The 4x400m relay time for the Golden Gophers is the fastest in seven years (3:05.78 in 2018).
With the regular season in the rear view mirror, Minnesota will take a weekend off before the 2025 Big Ten Outdoor Championships from May 16-18. The Big Ten will host its conference meet in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field, for the first time. The first two days of the meet will be available on B1G+ with the third and final day being televised on Big Ten Network.
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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