Indiana University Athletics
Coulon, Dawson, and Pinkston Claim Final B1G Weekly Honors
5/8/2019 3:15:00 PM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— The Big Ten Conference announced their weekly awards on Wednesday afternoon per a press release. Adam Coulon, Khayla Dawson, and Joely Pinkston all picked up Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors. For Dawson and Pinkston, this the first weekly accolade of the season. This the second week that Coulon was named to the weekly list.
Coulon won his fourth straight pole vault competition on Friday night at the Billy Hayes invite. The junior cleared a height of 5.50m (18' .5") to bring home gold in front of the home crowd.
Dawson set a new season best at the Billy Hayes Invite in the women's shot put with a distance of 16.98m (55' 8.5"). The Charlotte, N.C. native finished as the top collegiate in the field by placing second overall. She also competed in women's discus where she notched a distance of 49.05m (160' 11").
On the track, Joely Pinkston saw a new PR in the women's 800m with a time of 2:05.71. The junior raced to a first place finish in the fast section of the 800m on Friday night at Billy Hayes.
The Hoosiers will begin post season action on Friday May 10 at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Coulon won his fourth straight pole vault competition on Friday night at the Billy Hayes invite. The junior cleared a height of 5.50m (18' .5") to bring home gold in front of the home crowd.
Dawson set a new season best at the Billy Hayes Invite in the women's shot put with a distance of 16.98m (55' 8.5"). The Charlotte, N.C. native finished as the top collegiate in the field by placing second overall. She also competed in women's discus where she notched a distance of 49.05m (160' 11").
On the track, Joely Pinkston saw a new PR in the women's 800m with a time of 2:05.71. The junior raced to a first place finish in the fast section of the 800m on Friday night at Billy Hayes.
The Hoosiers will begin post season action on Friday May 10 at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
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