Minnesota Scene: U women win five titles in home track and field meet

The Gophers won five titles in women's track and field on Day 2 of the Jack Johnson Classic at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse.

Titania Markland took first in the 400-meter run. Her time of 54.62 seconds was the fourth-best indoors in program history. Kimberly Golding won the 60 hurdles in a program-record 8.32 seconds.

Lindsey Thorpe won the weight throw with a toss of 63 feet, 2¼ inches. Heta Tuuri cleared 5-10 to take first in the high jump.

The Gophers also won the 4x400 relay, which Markland anchored. The relay finished in a season-best 3:42.57.

On the men's side, Gophers senior Sean Donnelly, competing unattached, set a meet record in the weight throw at the Jack Johnson Classic with a toss of 71-10¼. Teammate Nick Bachinski won the high jump, clearing a career-best 7-½.

Minnesota men's and women's swimming and diving teams both won two-day double dual meets against Northwestern and Purdue in Evanston, Ill.

The men beat Northwestern 230-22 and Purdue 224-129. Darryl Turner, Paul Fair and Bowe Becker swam on both the winning 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays.

Lauren Votava won the 100 freestyle and swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay. Yu Zhou won on the 1-meter springboard to sweep the diving events

The No. 18 Gophers women's gymnastics team earned its fourth straight victory, beating host Ohio State 196.075-194.900.

Bailie Holst of the Gophers took first on the uneven bars (9.975), Abby DeMuse in the floor exercise (9.875) and Lindsay Mable on beam (9.900) and in the all-around (39.150).

In a men's meet at the Sports Pavilion, the Gophers beat Nebraska 435.150-428.100. Zach Liebler of Minnesota took first in floor exercise (15.800), Paul Montague in rings (14.600), Justin Karstadt on vault (15.050) and Jalon Stephens in horizontal bar (14.850).

The Gophers defeated Wisconsin-Milwaukee 7-0 and South Dakota 6-1 at the Baseline Tennis Center in women's tennis. With those wins, the Gophers are 5-1 overall and 4-0 at home.