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Mantzouranis Named Big Ten's Field Athlete of the Week
5/7/2025 1:55:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
The sophomore from Greece also earned the National Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second time this outdoor season the University of Minnesota men's track and field team earned weekly honors from the Big Ten Conference. Angelos Mantzouranis earned his second Field Athlete of the Week of his career after his historic hammer throw mark last week, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
Mantzouranis' hammer throw mark of 78.61m (257-11) came on April 30, at Hamline's 'Meet of the UnSaintly'. The throw for Mantzouranis most notably qualified the now-21-year-old sophomore for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, later this year. The record-breaking 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 7, other notable accomplishments that Mantzouranis achieved with his 78.61m throw include: Minnesota's school record, Big Ten Conference record, world No. 6 this year, Greek under-23 record, facility record and NCAA No. 1 this season.
This week the Greek national also was named the USTFCCCA Co-National Athlete of the Week for Division I. Mantzouranis has now earned two Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors in his Minnesota career.
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' hammer throw mark of 78.61m (257-11) came on April 30, at Hamline's 'Meet of the UnSaintly'. The throw for Mantzouranis most notably qualified the now-21-year-old sophomore for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, later this year. The record-breaking 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 7, other notable accomplishments that Mantzouranis achieved with his 78.61m throw include: Minnesota's school record, Big Ten Conference record, world No. 6 this year, Greek under-23 record, facility record and NCAA No. 1 this season.
This week the Greek national also was named the USTFCCCA Co-National Athlete of the Week for Division I. Mantzouranis has now earned two Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors in his Minnesota career.
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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