Indiana University Athletics
Helmer and Coulon Recognized With B1G Championships Award
3/4/2020 12:15:00 PM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field Head Coach Ron Helmer and senior pole vaulter Adam Coulon were tabbed with championship accolades following the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships this past weekend.
Helmer was unanimously named Men's Head Coach of the Year while Coulon earned Field Athlete of the Championships. This is the third time that Helmer has been given this award while this is the first of Coulon's career.
The men's track & field squad rallied together to win the program's 19th Big Ten team title and their third team title with Helmer at the helm of the program. He saw two individuals win Big Ten Championships. Two individuals and a relay team landed on the All-Big Ten First Team list while another two were on the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Coulon cleared an all-time Big Ten record height of 5.56m (18' 2.75") in the pole vault on his way to his second-consecutive indoor individual Big Ten Championship. He has a clearing height of 5.65m (18' 6.5") which puts him at No. 5 on the national scale.
Also, Joely Pinkston and Brock Mammoser were named as Big Ten Sportsmanship Honorees. Pinkston raced to second place in the 800m while Mammoser was runner-up the pole vault.
Helmer was unanimously named Men's Head Coach of the Year while Coulon earned Field Athlete of the Championships. This is the third time that Helmer has been given this award while this is the first of Coulon's career.
The men's track & field squad rallied together to win the program's 19th Big Ten team title and their third team title with Helmer at the helm of the program. He saw two individuals win Big Ten Championships. Two individuals and a relay team landed on the All-Big Ten First Team list while another two were on the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Coulon cleared an all-time Big Ten record height of 5.56m (18' 2.75") in the pole vault on his way to his second-consecutive indoor individual Big Ten Championship. He has a clearing height of 5.65m (18' 6.5") which puts him at No. 5 on the national scale.
Also, Joely Pinkston and Brock Mammoser were named as Big Ten Sportsmanship Honorees. Pinkston raced to second place in the 800m while Mammoser was runner-up the pole vault.
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