The Minnesota men's program has now collected a total of nine All-America honors for the outdoor season with more possible on Saturday.

The Minnesota men's outdoor track and field team picked up its first two All-America honors of the season on Thursday as Micah Hegerle and Quentin Mege placed sixth and 12th, respectively, in the hammer throw.

Minnesota continues the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday with the 1,500 meter semifinals (John Simons), the 4x400 meter relay semifinals (Abda, Jacob Capek, Kevin Bradley, Cameron Boy) and the hammer throw finals (Quentin Meg...

The Big Ten Medal of Honor award is given annually to the top male and female student-athlete at each conference institution.

Seven individual competitors as well as the 4x400 relay team will compete for the Gophers in Eugene, Ore.

Mege, who is once again eligible for Capital One Academic All-America honors, will compete for an NCAA championship next month in Eugene, Ore.

The Gophers have already qualified five student-athletes for the NCAA Championships as Mege and Hegerle join Wally Ellenson (high jump), Harun Abda (800 meters) and Travis Burkstrand (800 meters).

A three-hour rain delay couldn't stop the duo from advancing to next month's NCAA Championships in Oregon.

Ellenson cleared 7-01 ft. (2.16 meters) to tie for seventh in the high jump at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.

The Gophers contingency will head to the West region preliminary meet in Austin, Texas (University of Texas) with competition set for May 23-25. Qualifiers from the west regional will compete at the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track ...