Kuhn Wins Big Ten Gold

Saturday, February 27

Geneva, Ohio

TBA

Indiana University

Big Ten Indoor Championships

2/27/2016 5:35:00 PM | Track and Field

Kuhn Wins Big Ten Gold

Head Coach Ron Helmer is pleased with the performances this weekend. "We had some outstanding individual performances. We made tremendous strides on the men's side, and if it were not for some points we left on the track we would have made even more progress on both the men's and women's side. We are excited to see where this team will be in the outdoor season."

Daniel Kuhn continued his historic season by winning the Big Ten Championship in the 600m run with a season best time of 1:16.02. Kuhn is the first Hoosier to win the Big Ten's in the 600m run. He is also the only person in school history to run the event in under 1:17.00, he has now done so three times. Kendell Wiles scored a point for the Hoosiers with an eighth place finish in the 600m run with a time of 1:32.78.

Dylan Anderson finished second in the heptathlon after two long days of competition. He scored a career best 5,663 points in the event, and he remains third in school history. Andrew Huber also improved his career best score with 5,144 points in his 11^th place finish. He remains eighth in school history.

Freshman Eric Bethea earned a podium spot with a third place finish in the triple jump. He set a career best with a mark of 15.22m (49-11.25ft). Paul Galas finished tied for eighth in the high jump with a mark of 2.07m (6-9.5ft).

Two women scored points for the Hoosiers in the weight throw. Nakel McClinton took third with a mark of 20.82m (68-3.75ft). Laura Schroeder finished seventh with a career best mark of 19.78m (64-10.75ft). That is the third best mark in school history.

Rorey Hunter took second in the men's mile with a time of 4:08.80. Kyle Duvall also scored for the Hoosiers with a seventh place finish with a time of 4:10.77. Owen Skeete ran hard, but just missed a scoring opportunity with a tenth place finish and time of 4:11.89. Brianna Johnson and Brenna Calder both competed hard but, due to a collision, fell out of scoring position in the women's final of the mile. They finished ninth and tenth with times of 4:50.39 and 4:57.22 respectively.

Matt Schwartzer took fourth place in the 5,000m with a time of 14:06.14. Jason Crist placed fifth out of the unseeded section with a time of 14:06.14.

The 4x400m women's relay team of Riley Egbula, Taylor Williams, Sydney Anderson, and Wiles took eighth with a time of 3:42.38 to score a point. The 4x4 team of Zach Reitzug, Kuhn, Diquis Manley, and Markevious Roach ran a season best time of 3:10.13. They finished ninth in the event.

Indiana's women's team finished tied for tenth with 26 points. The men's team finished seventh with a score 57.5 points.

All-Big Ten selections:
First Team
Sydney Clute (pole vault)
Daniel Kuhn (600m)

Second Team
Dylan Anderson (heptathlon)
Rorey Hunter (mile)