Derek Toomey

Gopher men pick up another verbal: fast-rising Minnesota state champion sprinter James Tidd

The Golden Gophers continue to mine their home turf, picking up one of the the top in-state sprint prospects in East Ridge’s James Tidd.

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Graduated Gopher sprints star Derek Toomey to join Salo and the Trojans

Derek Toomey, the first Big Ten man under 19 seconds in the 50 free, will join the Trojan Swim Club out of Southern California to continue his professional career.

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Swimmer Derek Toomey Receives Minnesota’s Big Ten Medal of Honor

Sprinter extraordinaire Derek Toomey has been named Minnesota’s male recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor for 2014.

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Kierra Smith wins 5 as Minnesota tops Wisconsin in long course college dual meet

Minnesota and Wisconsin renewed their Big Ten rivalry with a long course dual meet to kick off summer season, with the Golden Gophers picking up a pair of wins.

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Cal, Florida trade blows on day 1 of men’s NCAA Championships, Texas on fire at home

Seth Stubblefield came up with two huge relay anchor legs for Cal, which swept the relays and gained a ton of points on night one. The Golden Bears sit a close second to Texas with Florida still in the hunt

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2014 M. NCAA Picks: Auburn aims to repeat in 200 free relay behind senior Chierighini

Auburn looks to defend its top seed and its reputation as a sprinter’s destination school in the 200 free relay, which kicks off men’s NCAAs tomorrow.

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2014 M. NCAA Picks: New faces looking to crash the splash-and-dash

Auburn’s Marcelo Chierighini is the top returner in the 50 free, but he’ll have to fight off a host of new names and faces for the 2014 title.

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2014 Big Ten men’s championships: Whitaker comes up B1G for dominant Wolverines

Michigan’s Kyle Whitaker won the 200 IM after taking down the conference record in prelims and setting himself up as a major threat at the NCAA Championships with a pair of 1:41-lows.

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B1G Men Prelims: Whitaker & Toomey Highlight Session With New B1G Records

Michigan leads the field going into tonight with a total of 10 swimmers in the A final.

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2014 Men’s Big Ten Championships: NCAA record for Michigan, 1:30.6 split for Wynalda on night 1

Michigan hit things hard in front of their home crowd at the Big Ten Championships, crushing the NCAA, Big Ten and US Open records in the 800 free relay with a blazing 6:09.85.

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Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Derek Toomey of the University of Minnesota

Over his collegiate career, Minnesota senior Derek Toomey has developed into a truly elite sprinter, and has been a key performer for…

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Minnesota beats back Boilermakers, Badgers in Big Ten triangular

CJ Smith and Kiera Janzen combined to dominate the distance events for the Golden Gophers in the two-day triangular at Purdue.

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Minnesota men, women drop just one event each in rout of Hawaii

Minnesota’s #10 women and #20 men won big in the midst of their combined training trip, while unranked Hawaii finished its last tune-up meet before its conference championships.

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Jean Freeman Invite wraps up with multiple Minnesota wins, Gustavus school records

Minnesota competed in honor of former coach Jean Freeman, who passed away in 2010.

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14-Year Old Ashlyn Schoof Takes Top Seed in 200 Back at Prelims of Minneapolis Grand Prix

Day 3’s preliminary session at the 2013 Minneapolis Grand Prix featured a 14-year old breakout backstroker having another good swim.

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