#IUTF Set to Host Indiana University Relays

Friday, January 27

Bloomington, Ind.

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Indiana University Relays

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#IUTF Set to Host Indiana University Relays

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Two former Indiana greats will come back to the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse to compete in the 2017 IU Relays. Derek Drouin, the 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in the high jump, will compete in the heptathlon. Drouin was the first field athlete with Indiana University ties to win Olympic Gold in 60 years. The Canadian superstar holds two indoor school records, the high jump (2.35m) and the heptathlon (5,817 points). Drouin won the Bowerman following his 2013 campaign. Drouin earned All-America distinctions in the high jump seven times, won seven Big Ten Championships, was a five-time NCAA champion, honored as Big Ten Athlete of the Year five times, three-time Athlete of the Big Ten Championships and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Olu Olamigoke, a 2016 Olympian in the triple jump for Team Nigeria, will also be in competition. Olu ranks ninth all-time in the triple jump at Indiana with a jump of 15.82m. While at Indiana, Olu was honored as an All-American twice, named Academic All-Big Ten twice and earned Big Ten Athlete of the week once.

"It is always great to have our all-time great track and field athletes come back to campus," said head coach Ron Helmer. "But this weekend will be especially exciting as these two recent Olympians compete on the track they once called home."

Olu will face off against IU's top triple jumper this weekend. Sophomore Eric Bethea has been on top of his game to this stage of the season. After a podium finish in the triple jump last season at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, Bethea is back and better than ever. Eric currently sits tied for sixth in school history in the event, a couple spots hired than the former IU great.

Saturday will mark the much anticipated return of All-American, Nakel McClinton. The redshirt senior will be making her 2017 season debut in the weight throw, an event she placed third in at last season's Big Ten Championships. Nakel was the Big Ten runner-up in the hammer throw during the outdoor season and finished the year will All-America distinctions. She will have her hands full as DeAnna Price, a former Olympian, will also be in the competition. Price finished eighth at the Rio Olympics in the hammer throw. She currently holds the NCAA record in the event and is a two-time NCAA Champion.

Daniel Kuhn will compete in the 600m dash. The last time he ran in the event he threw down the fourth fastest time ever run by a collegiate on a 200m track. Kuhn holds the school record in the event and is the reigning Bit Ten Champion. Kuhn ran the 800m last weekend in a school record time of 1:47.03.

For the first time this season a quartet of Hoosiers will compete in the women's indoor pentathlon and men's indoor heptathlon. Freshmen Gracie Heeb and Jenna Jungels will make their Indiana debuts in the pentathlon. Andrew Huber and Chase Pacheco will compete in the heptathlon, both athletes rank inside the top 10 list for highest point totals scored by a Hoosier.

The IU Relays will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday evening with the men's heptathlon. The first event in the heptathlon will be the 60m Dash. The heptathletes will compete in the long jump, shot put and high jump later in the evening. The final event of the evening, at 9:10 p.m. will be the Distance Medley Relay. Saturday's action will get started at 9:20 a.m. with the women's pentathlon. The meet will conclude at 2:20 p.m. with the 4x400m relay.

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