Senior Obsa Ali of the Gophers finished in fourth place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday night at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. Ali, the defending champion in the event, had a time of 8 minutes, 40.36 seconds.
Steven Fahy of Stanford won the race (8:38.46) despite a fall on the last hurdle. Next were Ryan Smeeton of Oklahoma State (8:39.10) and Kigen Chemadi of Middle Tennessee State (8:40.22). Chemadi passed Ali in the last few yards.
Sandelin gets extension
Minnesota Duluth men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin, who has coached the Bulldogs to three NCAA championships, including the past two, agreed to a four-year contract extension, the school announced.
The extension runs through the 2024-25 season. The Duluth News Tribune reported Sandelin will be paid a base salary of $400,000 next season.
Sandelin, 54, interviewed with the Anaheim Ducks for their head-coaching job on Monday. The base salary in his previous contract maxed out at $350,000.
With a 369-311-87 record in 19 seasons, Sandelin has the most hockey victories in UMD history.
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St. Mary's hires Murray
Sarah Murray, the Faribault native who coached the unified Korean women's hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, was hired as head coach of the women's team at St. Mary's University in Winona, Minn.
