Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Add to the Medal Count on Day Two of B1G Outdoor Championships
5/11/2019 11:30:00 PM | Track and Field
IOWA CITY, Iowa— Indiana Track & Field added to the medal count today as Khayla Dawson and Anna Watson both secured individual Big Ten Championships on day two of the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships. In a talented field, Khayla Dawson threw program best of distance of 17.65m (57' 11") to secure gold. Her distance was also an Iowa facility record and personal best. After the women's pole vault was moved inside, Anna Watson vaulted to her personal best height of 4.17m (13' 8.25") in the pole vault to grab her first Big Ten title.
Daniel Michalski, Jyles Etienne, Maddy Pollard, Hope Purcell all scored for the Hoosiers in their respective events. Michalski grabbed silver in the steeplechase with a time of 8:47.16. Jyles Etienne added to his bronze in outdoor with a matching one as he saw a personal best tying height of 2.20m (7' 2.5"). Pollard had a strong day in the shot put as she threw a 16.26m (53' 4.25") to place fifth. Rounding out the foursome was Purcell as she competed in the heptathlon and placed sixth with a personal best 4,969.
On the track, there was another full slate of prelims as Rikkoi Brathwaite, Natalie Price, Cooper Williams, Daniel Kuhn, Kelsey Harris, and Joely Pinkston all advanced to the final of their events.
Brathwaite set the tone in the 100m as he finished in second in his heat with a time of 10.58 to advance to the final.
Price was the first to qualify on the women's side as she too saw a strong performance in the 400m. The junior raced to a time of 54.69 which the was second fastest in her heat.
Williams automatically qualified for the 800m final as he ran the fastest qualifying time of 1:48.86. Kuhn will also see the finals of the 800m as he clocked a time of 1:53.11. On the women's side, Harris earned the automatic qualifying spot in her heat after clinching a time of 2:06.83. Pinkston earned a spot in tomorrow's final with a time of 2:07.95.
In the team standings after a strong day on the women's side, the women are currently in first place with 48 points. On the men's side, they sit in second 41 points.
Indiana will return to Cretzmeyer track tomorrow to compete in the final day of competition. Eric Bethea, Dawson, and Maddy Pollard all kick it off for IU as they compete in the men's triple jump and women's discus beginning at 12 p.m. EST.
Daniel Michalski, Jyles Etienne, Maddy Pollard, Hope Purcell all scored for the Hoosiers in their respective events. Michalski grabbed silver in the steeplechase with a time of 8:47.16. Jyles Etienne added to his bronze in outdoor with a matching one as he saw a personal best tying height of 2.20m (7' 2.5"). Pollard had a strong day in the shot put as she threw a 16.26m (53' 4.25") to place fifth. Rounding out the foursome was Purcell as she competed in the heptathlon and placed sixth with a personal best 4,969.
On the track, there was another full slate of prelims as Rikkoi Brathwaite, Natalie Price, Cooper Williams, Daniel Kuhn, Kelsey Harris, and Joely Pinkston all advanced to the final of their events.
Brathwaite set the tone in the 100m as he finished in second in his heat with a time of 10.58 to advance to the final.
Price was the first to qualify on the women's side as she too saw a strong performance in the 400m. The junior raced to a time of 54.69 which the was second fastest in her heat.
Williams automatically qualified for the 800m final as he ran the fastest qualifying time of 1:48.86. Kuhn will also see the finals of the 800m as he clocked a time of 1:53.11. On the women's side, Harris earned the automatic qualifying spot in her heat after clinching a time of 2:06.83. Pinkston earned a spot in tomorrow's final with a time of 2:07.95.
In the team standings after a strong day on the women's side, the women are currently in first place with 48 points. On the men's side, they sit in second 41 points.
Indiana will return to Cretzmeyer track tomorrow to compete in the final day of competition. Eric Bethea, Dawson, and Maddy Pollard all kick it off for IU as they compete in the men's triple jump and women's discus beginning at 12 p.m. EST.
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