Zaltos, Mantzouranis go 1-2 in hammer to help Minnesota take lead in NCAA track championships
- Kostas Zaltos of Minnesota won the hammer throw with a meet record of 254-10 at the Big Ten Championships, becoming the first Gophers outdoor NCAA track & field national champion since 2018.
- Angelos Mantzouranis, also from Minnesota, placed second in the hammer throw behind Zaltos during the championships.
- Minnesota currently leads the team standings at the NCAA outdoor track & field championships after a successful day.
- The Gophers' 4x100m relay team qualified for the championship with a time of 38.16 seconds, which is the seventh fastest at the NCAA outdoor championships.
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Double Greek success in the hammer throw of the US college championship with Kostas Zaltos climbing to the highest step with a personal record, 78.08

Zaltos, Mantzouranis go 1-2 in hammer to help Minnesota take lead in NCAA track championships
NCAA Men’s Hammer — Záltos A Winner On Fourth Try - Track & Field News
WITH 5 NON-SENIORS finishing in the top 8 in last year’s hammer final and ’23 runner-up Kostas Záltos of Minnesota... Read More The post NCAA Men’s Hammer — Záltos A Winner On Fourth Try appeared first on Track & Field News.
Zaltos, Mantzouranis go 1-2 in hammer to help Minnesota take lead in NCAA track championships - The Morning Sun
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kostas Zaltos won the NCAA hammer throw and fellow Greek thrower Angelos Mantzouranis was second to help Minnesota take the Day 1 lead at the outdoor track and field championships Wednesday. Zaltos and Mantzouranis are the first teammates to go 1-2 in the NCAA hammer throw since Virginia Tech did it in 2011. Zaltos won with a throw of 256 feet, 2 inches in the fourth round to become the first Minnesota outdoor champion since …
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