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Stories from Down the Backstretch


  1. Sathre Named Scholar Athlete of the Year

    Down the Backstretch &bull Yesterday

    St. Thomas' Ben Sathre wasn't just the nation's best small college cross country runner in 2011. Yesterday, the NCAA Division III champion was named the division's Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year, by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross… Full Story »


  2. Smock, Dilling Receive Development Grants

    Down the Backstretch &bull Feb 8, 2012

    2011 USA triple jump champion Amanda Smock and former USA high jump champ Jim Dilling were among 20 athletes receiving Elite Athlete Development Grants from the USA Track & Field Foundation. The grantees received $3500 grants to support their training.… Full Story »

  3. Track, Cross Country on Team USA Calendar

    Down the Backstretch &bull Feb 7, 2012

    Four Team USA Minnesota distance runners will be in competition on Saturday, two on the track and two on a cross country course. Heather Kampf will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to run in the women's elite 1500-meters at the USA… Full Story »

  4. Garrett Heath 5th in New Balance GP 3000m

    Down the Backstretch &bull Feb 6, 2012

    Winona native Garrett Heath finished 5 th in the New Balance Grand Prix men's 3000-meter run on Saturday, clocking a PR 7:45.80. Fellow Minnesota native Justin Tyner of Brainerd finished 11th in 8:02.81 at the Boston event. Heath was pleased… Full Story »

  5. Gopher Men Ranked #8 in NCAA Division I

    Down the Backstretch &bull Feb 1, 2012

    Thanks to the fleet half-miling of Harun Abda and David Pachuta, the Univesity of Minnesota men's track and field team finds itself in the top-10 of the laterst NCAA Division I indoor track rankings. Rising ten places in a week,… Full Story »


  6. Twin Cities Registration Opens Thursday

    Down the Backstretch &bull Jan 31, 2012

    The event itself is some 250 days away, but registration for this year's Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon will open on Thursday. The field for the Sunday, October 7 event is limited to 12,000 runners. Also opening on February 2 is… Full Story »

  7. Two Gopher Men Run Fast 800s in Iowa

    Down the Backstretch &bull Jan 30, 2012

    Gophers Harun Abda and David Pachuta ran the fastest times in the 800 in the US at the Bill Bergan Invitational at Iowa State on Saturday. Bo th times were NCAA Automatic Qualifying times. Abda won the race in 1:46.97… Full Story »

  8. Stillwater Sub-4--Sean Graham

    Down the Backstretch &bull Jan 28, 2012

    By Jim Ferstle The 1997 Stillwater boys cross country team dubbed "The Magnificant Seven" by a local sportswriter. Sean Graham, Luke Watson, Greg Wikelius, Chris Boldt, Jon Francis, Joel Solomonson, and Pete Prince won the school's third consecutive state cross country title… Full Story »

  9. Stillwater Sub 4--Luke Watson

    Down the Backstretch &bull Jan 28, 2012

    By Jim Ferstle "I owe everything I ever did in running to the foundation I got at Stillwater High School," said Luke Watson, the first of four Ponies to dip under the four-minute mark in 2003. "Scott (Christensen, the Stillwater coach) is one of the best coaches in the world at any level." The year before Watson had "knocked on the door" of a sub-four, running 4:01 and 4:00+ outdoors and a 3:58 1,600 meter leg in a relay, but didn't get it. Then at the Mayo Mile, and indoor meet… Full Story »

  10. A Little History

    Down the Backstretch &bull Jan 26, 2012

    By Jim Ferstle At the Jack Johnson Classic on Satruday I had a chance to visit with a lot of old friends, people I hadn't seen for awhile. One of them was Rick Recker. If you've been at many running or track events in Minnesota, you either know or have seen Rick. He's been a jack of all trades--a runner, race official, course measurer, officer for MDRA, USATF. Rick knows everybody and/or they know him. During our brief conversation he asked: Did you know that… Full Story »

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