IUTF Opens Up The 2021 Indoor Season At Michigan

Saturday, January 16

Ann Arbor, MI

10:00 AM

Indiana University

Simmons-Harvey Invitational

IUTF Opens Up The 2021 Indoor Season At Michigan

1/15/2021 11:45:00 AM | Track and Field

Live Results Live Stream Schedule of Events Indiana Entry List Meet Notes

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field opens up the 2021 indoor campaign with a trip up north to Ann Arbor. Mich. for the Simmons-Harvey Invitational. The Hoosiers will square off against Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue. Beginning at 10 a.m., the men's long jump will be the first event in the field and the men's 60m hurdle prelims will be the first event on the oval for Indiana.

Indiana Schedule of Events at Michigan

Men's Field Schedule of the Events—Long jump, pole vault, high jump, triple jump, and shot put.

Women's Field Schedule of Events— Weight throw, pole vault, triple jump and high jump.

Men's Track Schedule of Events—60m hurdles (prelim & final), 60m (prelim & final), mile, 400m, 600m, 800m, Kris Eggle Memorial 3000m, 4x800m relay, and 4x400m relay

Women's Track Schedule of Events—60m hurdles (prelim & final), 60m (prelim & final), mile, 600m, Francie Kraker Goodridge 800m, 200m, 3000m, 4x800m relay, and 4x400m relay.

Men Take Conference Crown in 2020
For the second time in the three years, the Indiana men's squad took home the team trophy at the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Championships. They had previously won the crown in 2017. Adam Coulon (pole vault), Jyles Etienne (high jump), and the DMR team consisting of Teddy Browning, Dushawn Tunstall, Cooper Williams, and Matthew Schadler fought their way to gold medal status. Nine other Hoosiers scored in their respective events to propel the Indiana men to the team title. After the championships, head coach Ron Helmer was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and Coulon donned the Field Athlete of the Championships accolades.
Returning Hoosiers
Indiana will return five student-athletes whose seasons were cut short last season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Hoosiers return a strong core group of student-athletes that are highly decorated. Combined accolades include 24 All-American accolades, 11 individual Big Ten titles, 11 All-Big Ten First Team honors, and 12 individuals who have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. On the men's side, they have accounted for two Indoor Big Ten team championships which came in 2017 and 2020.

Adam Coulon - Pole Vault
Khayla Dawson - Throws
Kelsey Harris - Middle Distance
Treyton Harris - Jumps
Leah Moran - Jumps

All-American Status Reached
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that halted the NCAA Championships, nine Hoosiers claimed All-America status for the 2020 indoor track & field season by USTFCCCA.

Adam Coulon - Pole Vault
Jyles Etienne - High Jump
Kyle Mau - 3000m
Willie Morrison - Shot Put
Matthew Schadler - Mile
Cooper Williams - 800m
Khayla Dawson - Shot Put
Maddy Pollard - Shot Put
Mau, Schadler, Shaton Vaughn, Williams - Men's DMR

Honored By the Big Ten
23 were honored for their high achievements in the class by the Big Ten. Aaliyah Armstead, Jenna Barker, Lexa Barrott, Adam Coulon, Maddie Dalton, Kara Deady, Jyles Etienne, Christian Goines, Kelsey Harris, Bailey Hertenstein, Dustin Horter, Jenna Jungels, Kyle Mau, Kelly Mindak, Leah Moran, Mallory Mulzer, Sarah Schmitt, Lauren Seaver, Skylar Stidam, Ben Veatch Adam Wallace, Grace Walther, and Cooper Williams were selected as Big Ten Distinguished scholars.

Additionally, 36 earned Academic All-Big Ten Accolades for the 2020 Fall semester.

Continuing the success in academics, 23 student-athletes were honored by USTFCCCA as well as both the men's and women's programs as a whole. The men were one of only five schools to have more than 10 honorees while the women were one of eight.