Hensch And Rooney To Represent Men’s Track & Field At NCAA Indoor Championships Posted on March 7th, 2018 by

ST. PETER, Minn.Michael Hensch (Jr., North Branch, Minn.) and Taylor Rooney (Fy., Andover, Minn.) are set to represent the Gustavus men’s track & field team at the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Hensch is seeded fourth in the shot put with his career-best indoor throw of 56 feet, the top finish at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships in St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 23-24.

The shot put finals are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday from the Birmingham CrossPlex on the campus of Birmingham Southern College.

Rooney will compete in the 60-meter hurdles, seeded ninth at 8.14. His season-best time came at the Maverick Invite Feb. 16 at Minnesota State, Mankato. The 60-meter hurdle preliminary round gets underway at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, followed by the finals at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Both were recent USTFCCCA All-Region honorees for the 2018 NCAA Division III indoor track & field season. 

 

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