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Mantzouranis, Dundon Named to Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch List
3/19/2026 8:21:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Big Ten Conference announced its 2026 Women's and Men's Outdoor Track and Field Watch List today. Minnesota had two student-athletes recognized in Zoie Dundon and Angelos Mantzouranis.
Dundon stepped onto the track in five different outdoor meets last year. She improved to No. 3 all-time in the 3000m steeplechase at the Univeristy of Minnesota with a time of 9:52.46 at the Bryan Clay Invitational to finish ninth overall. Dundon opened the outdoor season at the Raleigh Relays, running to a lifetime best 800m time of 2:06.62, which sits at No. 10 all-time at Minnesota. She scored at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 9:58.45.
In 2025, Mantzouranis finished his second collegiate season as one of the best hammer throwers in NCAA history. He posted the No. 3 all-time collegiate hammer throw mark in NCAA history (according to USTFCCCA) at the Hamline Meet of the UnSaintly with a toss of 78.61m (257-11). The school-record mark of 78.61m (257-11) was the longest toss in the NCAA since 2002 (Andras Haklits | 78.63m). He finished second at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw with a toss of 76.96m (252-6), behind teammate and NCAA Champion Kostas Zaltos. Mantzouranis won the NCAA West Regional hammer throw competition with a mark of 76.10m (249-8) and he claimed the silver medal in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 75.11m (246-5).
Preseason honors were bestowed upon 18 women and 17 men.
The 2026 Outdoor Track and Field season began March 6.
Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch List
Women
Zoie Dundon, Minnesota
JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, Illinois
Lizzy Korczak, Iowa
Veronica Hargrave, Indiana
Axelina Johansson, Nebraska
Ava Criniti, Northwestern
Morgan Graham, Maryland
Liz Tapper, Michigan
Kate Stewart-Barnett, Michigan State
Aaliyah McCormick, Oregon
Aniya Mosley, Ohio State
Marie-Eloise LeClair, Penn State
Britannie Johnson, Purdue
Celine Brown, Rutgers
Naomi Johnson, UCLA
Madison Whyte, USC
Hana Moll, Washington
Taylor Kesner, Wisconsin
Men
Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota
Luuk Pelkmans, Illinois
Sean Smith, Iowa
Trelee Banks, Indiana
Roman Spikes, Maryland
Trent McFarland, Michigan
Dillon Morlock, Michigan State
Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska
Peyton Bair, Oregon
DJ Fillmore, Ohio State
Allon Clay, Penn State
Samuel Vessat, Purdue
Donavan Anderson, Rutgers
Tamaal Myers, UCLA
Garrett Kaalund, USC
Jimmy Rhoads, Washington
Matan Ivri, Wisconsin
Dundon stepped onto the track in five different outdoor meets last year. She improved to No. 3 all-time in the 3000m steeplechase at the Univeristy of Minnesota with a time of 9:52.46 at the Bryan Clay Invitational to finish ninth overall. Dundon opened the outdoor season at the Raleigh Relays, running to a lifetime best 800m time of 2:06.62, which sits at No. 10 all-time at Minnesota. She scored at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 9:58.45.
In 2025, Mantzouranis finished his second collegiate season as one of the best hammer throwers in NCAA history. He posted the No. 3 all-time collegiate hammer throw mark in NCAA history (according to USTFCCCA) at the Hamline Meet of the UnSaintly with a toss of 78.61m (257-11). The school-record mark of 78.61m (257-11) was the longest toss in the NCAA since 2002 (Andras Haklits | 78.63m). He finished second at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw with a toss of 76.96m (252-6), behind teammate and NCAA Champion Kostas Zaltos. Mantzouranis won the NCAA West Regional hammer throw competition with a mark of 76.10m (249-8) and he claimed the silver medal in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 75.11m (246-5).
Preseason honors were bestowed upon 18 women and 17 men.
The 2026 Outdoor Track and Field season began March 6.
Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch List
Women
Zoie Dundon, Minnesota
JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, Illinois
Lizzy Korczak, Iowa
Veronica Hargrave, Indiana
Axelina Johansson, Nebraska
Ava Criniti, Northwestern
Morgan Graham, Maryland
Liz Tapper, Michigan
Kate Stewart-Barnett, Michigan State
Aaliyah McCormick, Oregon
Aniya Mosley, Ohio State
Marie-Eloise LeClair, Penn State
Britannie Johnson, Purdue
Celine Brown, Rutgers
Naomi Johnson, UCLA
Madison Whyte, USC
Hana Moll, Washington
Taylor Kesner, Wisconsin
Men
Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota
Luuk Pelkmans, Illinois
Sean Smith, Iowa
Trelee Banks, Indiana
Roman Spikes, Maryland
Trent McFarland, Michigan
Dillon Morlock, Michigan State
Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska
Peyton Bair, Oregon
DJ Fillmore, Ohio State
Allon Clay, Penn State
Samuel Vessat, Purdue
Donavan Anderson, Rutgers
Tamaal Myers, UCLA
Garrett Kaalund, USC
Jimmy Rhoads, Washington
Matan Ivri, Wisconsin
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