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Big Ten Indoor Championships
Indiana Men Return To Bloomington As Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Champions
2/29/2020 8:11:00 PM | Track and Field
GENEVA, Ohio – The Indiana Men's Track & Field team were crowned Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Champions on Saturday night with a total of 120.5 points, prevailing over Iowa who had 107 points. This is the second time in four seasons that the trophy is headed back to Bloomington as the Hoosiers won the meet previously in 2017.
Jyles Etienne won his first career men's high jump after matching his personal best height of 2.23m (7' 3.75") to highlight the day. Also in the field, Willie Morrison picked up bronze in the shot put with a mark of 19.11m (62' 8.25").
The first event on the track was the mile final where Matthew Schadler led three Hoosiers to the finish line in scoring positions. Schadler took silver in a time of 4:09.65 while Teddy Browning placed fourth with a time of 4:10.50. Rounding the trio was Dustin Horter who raced to sixth and a time of 4:11.34.
Shaton Vaughn left it all on the track on Saturday afternoon in the 400m final. He clocked a time of 47.06 to earn eighth.
Rikkoi Brathwaite took home a silver medal in the 60m final after going 6.67.
Cooper Williams and Adam Wallace ran their last indoor 800m final together where they finished in fourth and seventh, respectively. Williams went 1:49.13 while Wallace picked up a time of 1:50.02.
Jalen Royal put the men back in the title contention after laying down a time of 1:18.52 in the 600m final to pick fifth.
Heading into the men's 5000m final, Ben Veatch, Kyle Mau, and Arjun Jha scored key points to help secure the team victory for the Hoosiers. Veatch placed second in a time of 13:50.33 while Mau finishes closed behind in third with a time of 13:51.72. Jha ran the unseeded section of the event but clocked a 14:06.90 to earn eighth.
Behind the motivation of their teammates in the 4x400-meter relay final, Dushawn Tunstall, Royal, Williams, and Vaughn combined to run a time of 3:10.35 and capture fourth to ensure the men would be crowned champions.
On the women's side of the team standings, Indiana took fourth with 74 total points.
Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard went 3-4 in the shot put, respectively. Dawson heaved a mark of 17.31m (56' 9.5") while Pollard hung a distance of 17.24m (56' 6.75").
Megan Grabowski ran her final two indoor races of her career. The senior took fifth the 60m and seventh in the 200m. She clocked a time of 7.44 before crossing with a time of 24.02 in the 200m.
Also, in the 200m, Alyssa Robinson raced to fifth with a time of 23.98.
Joely Pinkston walked away with a bronze medal in the 800m after earning a season best time of 2:06.47.
Grace Walther also ran her final indoor race in the mile where she crossed the finish line eighth in a time of 4:47.49.
After winning gold in the 3000m last night, Bailey Hertenstein earned a point in the 5000m with a time of 16:32.65.
Leah Moran took silver in the triple jump with a mark of 12.94m (42' 5.5") after earning gold in the long jump on Friday night.
Hope Purcell just missed the podium in the high jump with a ninth-place finish and a cleared height of 1.70m (5' 7").
The Hoosiers will face their last indoor test on Mar. at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
Men's Team Standings
Indiana- 120.5 points
Iowa- 107 points
Minnesota- 88.5 points
Nebraska- 76 points
Ohio State- 57 points
Purdue- 54 points
Wisconsin- 51 points
Michigan- 42 points
Penn State- 37 points
Illinois- 28 points
Michigan State- 26 points
Rutgers- 15 points
Women's Team Standings
Ohio State- 104 points
Minnesota- 99 points
Penn State- 87.5 points
Indiana- 74 points
Michigan- 70 points
Michigan State- 57 points
Purdue- 53 points
Iowa- 51 points
Wisconsin- 37 points
Nebraska- 35.5 points
Illinois- 21 points
Maryland- 7 points
Rutgers- 6 points
Jyles Etienne won his first career men's high jump after matching his personal best height of 2.23m (7' 3.75") to highlight the day. Also in the field, Willie Morrison picked up bronze in the shot put with a mark of 19.11m (62' 8.25").
The first event on the track was the mile final where Matthew Schadler led three Hoosiers to the finish line in scoring positions. Schadler took silver in a time of 4:09.65 while Teddy Browning placed fourth with a time of 4:10.50. Rounding the trio was Dustin Horter who raced to sixth and a time of 4:11.34.
Shaton Vaughn left it all on the track on Saturday afternoon in the 400m final. He clocked a time of 47.06 to earn eighth.
Rikkoi Brathwaite took home a silver medal in the 60m final after going 6.67.
Cooper Williams and Adam Wallace ran their last indoor 800m final together where they finished in fourth and seventh, respectively. Williams went 1:49.13 while Wallace picked up a time of 1:50.02.
Jalen Royal put the men back in the title contention after laying down a time of 1:18.52 in the 600m final to pick fifth.
Heading into the men's 5000m final, Ben Veatch, Kyle Mau, and Arjun Jha scored key points to help secure the team victory for the Hoosiers. Veatch placed second in a time of 13:50.33 while Mau finishes closed behind in third with a time of 13:51.72. Jha ran the unseeded section of the event but clocked a 14:06.90 to earn eighth.
Behind the motivation of their teammates in the 4x400-meter relay final, Dushawn Tunstall, Royal, Williams, and Vaughn combined to run a time of 3:10.35 and capture fourth to ensure the men would be crowned champions.
On the women's side of the team standings, Indiana took fourth with 74 total points.
Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard went 3-4 in the shot put, respectively. Dawson heaved a mark of 17.31m (56' 9.5") while Pollard hung a distance of 17.24m (56' 6.75").
Megan Grabowski ran her final two indoor races of her career. The senior took fifth the 60m and seventh in the 200m. She clocked a time of 7.44 before crossing with a time of 24.02 in the 200m.
Also, in the 200m, Alyssa Robinson raced to fifth with a time of 23.98.
Joely Pinkston walked away with a bronze medal in the 800m after earning a season best time of 2:06.47.
Grace Walther also ran her final indoor race in the mile where she crossed the finish line eighth in a time of 4:47.49.
After winning gold in the 3000m last night, Bailey Hertenstein earned a point in the 5000m with a time of 16:32.65.
Leah Moran took silver in the triple jump with a mark of 12.94m (42' 5.5") after earning gold in the long jump on Friday night.
Hope Purcell just missed the podium in the high jump with a ninth-place finish and a cleared height of 1.70m (5' 7").
The Hoosiers will face their last indoor test on Mar. at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
Men's Team Standings
Indiana- 120.5 points
Iowa- 107 points
Minnesota- 88.5 points
Nebraska- 76 points
Ohio State- 57 points
Purdue- 54 points
Wisconsin- 51 points
Michigan- 42 points
Penn State- 37 points
Illinois- 28 points
Michigan State- 26 points
Rutgers- 15 points
Women's Team Standings
Ohio State- 104 points
Minnesota- 99 points
Penn State- 87.5 points
Indiana- 74 points
Michigan- 70 points
Michigan State- 57 points
Purdue- 53 points
Iowa- 51 points
Wisconsin- 37 points
Nebraska- 35.5 points
Illinois- 21 points
Maryland- 7 points
Rutgers- 6 points
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