Coulon Climbs The Record Books On Day One Of The NCAA Championships
6/7/2018 11:56:00 AM | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Indiana University track and field collected four second team All-American honors on the first day of the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. and Adam Coulon jumped six spots in the record books at his Championships debut.
Coulon cleared the first two heights on his first attempt (5.15m and 5.30m), which moved the bar up to 5.45m (17' 10.5"). The bar fell on his first two attempts but on his third and final attempt the sophomore cleared 5.45m, improving his outdoor personal record by four inches (5.35m / 17' 6.5") and his lifetime best by one and a half inches (5.41m / 17' 9").
The Downs, Ill. native collected second team All-American honors and clinched the No. 4 spot in the Hoosier record book behind school record holder Dave Volz (5.75m, 1982), Mark Buse (5.60m, 1995), and Dan Burton (5.50m, 1989). The clearance of 5.45m (17' 10.5") is the best clearance since Terry Batemon vaulted 5.36m (17' 7") at the Big Ten Championships in 2015.
On the track senior Daniel Kuhn just missed advancing to the finals when he finished fourth in the third heat and ninth overall in the 800m with the time of 1:48.25. The school record holder added a second team All-American honor to his accolades. Sophomore Cooper Williams joined Kuhn on the track in his career debut at the Championships and collected his career-first All-American (second team) honors after crossing the finish at 1:48.81, finishing fourth in the second heat and 13th overall.
Sophomore William Session returned to the Championships hoping to improve on his 2017 19th place finish, which he did. Session finished 16th overall with the time of 13.90, earning his career-first second team All-American honors. Redshirt Joe Murphy earned All-American honorable mention after finishing 20th overall in the 1500m semifinals. Murphy crossed the finish line at 3:51.14.
Day two of the NCAA Championships will feature one Hoosiers, Maggie Allen in the 10,000m at 9:38 pm ET. Tickets for the NCAA Championships can be purchased here. ESPN will provide live streaming of the Championships here. Live stats will be available here.
For complete coverage of everything Indiana track and field and cross country, make sure to follow the teams via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Coulon cleared the first two heights on his first attempt (5.15m and 5.30m), which moved the bar up to 5.45m (17' 10.5"). The bar fell on his first two attempts but on his third and final attempt the sophomore cleared 5.45m, improving his outdoor personal record by four inches (5.35m / 17' 6.5") and his lifetime best by one and a half inches (5.41m / 17' 9").
The Downs, Ill. native collected second team All-American honors and clinched the No. 4 spot in the Hoosier record book behind school record holder Dave Volz (5.75m, 1982), Mark Buse (5.60m, 1995), and Dan Burton (5.50m, 1989). The clearance of 5.45m (17' 10.5") is the best clearance since Terry Batemon vaulted 5.36m (17' 7") at the Big Ten Championships in 2015.
On the track senior Daniel Kuhn just missed advancing to the finals when he finished fourth in the third heat and ninth overall in the 800m with the time of 1:48.25. The school record holder added a second team All-American honor to his accolades. Sophomore Cooper Williams joined Kuhn on the track in his career debut at the Championships and collected his career-first All-American (second team) honors after crossing the finish at 1:48.81, finishing fourth in the second heat and 13th overall.
Sophomore William Session returned to the Championships hoping to improve on his 2017 19th place finish, which he did. Session finished 16th overall with the time of 13.90, earning his career-first second team All-American honors. Redshirt Joe Murphy earned All-American honorable mention after finishing 20th overall in the 1500m semifinals. Murphy crossed the finish line at 3:51.14.
Day two of the NCAA Championships will feature one Hoosiers, Maggie Allen in the 10,000m at 9:38 pm ET. Tickets for the NCAA Championships can be purchased here. ESPN will provide live streaming of the Championships here. Live stats will be available here.
For complete coverage of everything Indiana track and field and cross country, make sure to follow the teams via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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