Gophers senior standout Shelby Frank earned her second first-team All-America honor at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships Saturday in Eugene, Ore., finishing fourth in the discus with a school-record throw of 200 feet, 2 inches.
Gophers’ Shelby Frank becomes five-time first-team All-America with fourth-place finish in discus
Shelby Frank is the second thrower in Gophers history to be named a first-team All-America five times.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 9, 2024 at 4:59AM
Frank also finished seventh in the hammer throw on Thursday at 224-5. Frank is the second thrower in program history to earn five first-team All-America honors, joining Rachel Lewis (1989-91). Overall, Frank is the fourth woman in program history to earn five first-team All-America honors. Frank will return to Hayward Field later this month for the U.S. Olympic trials.
Two other Gophers women earned second-team All-America honors Saturday. Redshirt freshman Diarra Sow finished 11th in the triple jump, reaching 43 feet, 3¼ inches on her second attempt. Zoie Dundon, the Big Ten champion in the steeplechase last month, finished 12th in the event at 10:00.55.
The Gophers had five podium finishes in Eugene overall, with true freshman Angelos Mantzouranis taking third in the hammer throw and Charles Godfred placing fifth in the long jump on Wednesday.
The Gophers went 20-16 overall and 5-13 in the Big Ten last season. Now the conference boasts UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington.
