Big Ten Indoor Championships Lay Ahead for IUTF

Friday, February 28

Geneva, Ohio

Indiana University

Big Ten Indoor Championships

ANN ARBOR, MI - 2019.02.23 - Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships

Big Ten Indoor Championships Lay Ahead for IUTF

2/27/2020 11:00:00 AM | Track and Field

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field begins the postseason journey with the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 28 & 29. The Championships will be held in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Institute.

Meet Information

Fans can purchase tickets ahead of the time at the SPIRE Institute's website. On site, tickets can be purchased at $25 for adults and $15 for Big Ten students who show their school ID. Single session tickets are also available, $15 for adults and $8 for Big Ten students with their school ID. Active military and children under six will be admitted free of charge.

Both days of the championships will stream live on BTN+ and FloTrack. Live results for the event can be found here.

More additional information about the meet visit the championship central page.

Schedule of Events

Friday track schedule of events (women followed by men)— 3000m (unseeded final), mile (prelims), 400m (prelims), 60m (prelims), 800m (prelims), 60m hurdles (prelims), 600m (prelims), 200m (prelims), 3000m (seeded final), and distance medley relay (final).

Friday field schedule of events— women's pole vault (prelims & finals), women's weight throw (prelims & finals), men's pole vault (prelims & finals), men's weight throw (prelims & finals), women's long jump (prelims & finals), and men's long jump (prelims & finals).

Saturday track schedule of events— 5000m (unseeded final), mile (final), 400m (final), 60m (final), 800m (final), 60m hurdles (final), 600m (final), 200m (final), 5000m (seeded final), and 4x400-meter relay (final).

Saturday field schedule of events— women's high jump (prelims & finals), women's shot put (prelims & finals), women's triple jump (prelims & finals), men's triple jump (prelims & finals), men's shot put (prelims & finals), and men's high jump (prelims & finals).

Last Time Out: Alex Wilson Invite
Over this past weekend a group of Hoosiers traveled to Notre Dame for the Alex Wilson Invite. The men's DMR squad consisting of Matthew Schadler, Shaton Vaughn, Cooper Williams, and Kyle Mau propelled themselves to No. 4 in nation with a time of 9:27.72. On the women's side, Joely Pinkston, Janii Jankins, Mallory Mulzer, and Jenna Barker combined for a time of 11:14.72. Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard highlighted the field as Dawson saw a season best mark of 17.56m (57' 7.5") to take first in the shot put. Pollard recorded a distance of 16.29m (53' 5.5") and placed second.

2019 B1G Indoor Championships
Last season at the indoor track & field championships. Three Hoosiers won individuals titles throughout the championships. Ben Veatch won the lone title on the track in the 3000m with a time of 8:26.3 while Jenna Jungels picked up the first field award in the Long Jump and recorded a distance of 6.12m (20' 1"). Rounding out the trio was Adam Coulon in the pole vault who cleared a height of 5.44m (17' 10.25"). As a unit, both teams took home silver in the team standings. The men finished behind Nebraska with 91 points while the women claimed 83 points behind Ohio State. Post Big Ten Championships, Brock Mammoser and Hope Purcell were honored as Conference Sportsmanship Honorees.

Hoosiers in the NCAA Top-25
18 Hoosiers and two relay squads currently rank among the NCAA top-25 in their respective events.

Men
Rikkoi Brathwaite (60m; 6.66)- T20th
Adam Coulon (Pole Vault; 5.65m)- 5th
Jyles Etienne (High Jump; 2.23m)- T9th
Treyton Harris (Long Jump; 7.66m)- 22nd
Nick Lane (Weight Throw; 21.25m)- 22nd
Brock Mammoser (Pole Vault; 5.37m)- T18th
Kyle Mau- 13th (3000m; 7:50.22), 17th (5000m; 13:44.47)
Willie Morrison (Shot Put; 20.21m)- 7th
Matthew Schadler (Mile; 3:58.45)- 14th
Nathan Stone (Pole Vault; 5.37m)- T18th
Ben Veatch- 5000m (14th; 13:56.51), 3000m (21st; 7:53.75)
Adam Wallace (800m; 1:49.07)- 20th
Cooper Williams (800m; 1:47.84)- 6th
Distance Medley Relay; 9:27.72- 4th
-Schadler, Vaughn, Williams, Mau

Women
Khayla Dawson (Shot Put; 17.47m)- 5th
Alexis Hill (Weight Throw; 21.25m)- 18th
Leah Moran (Triple Jump; 13.22m)- 16th
Maddy Pollard (Shot Put; 17.57m)- 4th
Anna Watson (Pole Vault; 4.30m)- 15th
Distance Medley Relay; 11:14.72- 17th
-Pinkston, Jenkins, Mulzer, Barker

In the USTFCCCA poll
The Hoosier men checked in at No. 14 in the USTFCCCA rankings ahead of the Big Ten Conference Championships.

In the regional rankings, Indiana continues to hold the top spot on the men's side, while the women are ranked No. 3 in the Great Lakes Region.

Dawson Three-Peats
For the third time this season, Indiana Track & Field's Khayla Dawson was awarded as field athlete of the week. Dawson competed at the Alex Wilson Invite this past weekend where she notched a distance of 17.56m (57' 7.5") to place first in the shot put. The mark also now ranks No. 5 in the country headed into conference championships weekend.