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Three Hoosiers Lock Down Big Ten Athlete of the Week
2/10/2021 11:00:00 AM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference announced their weekly track & field honors on Wednesday and Indiana Track & Field had three Hoosiers secure athlete of the week honors, Rikkoi Brathwaite, Maddy Pollard, and Nathan Stone. This is the second week of the season Indiana has seen someone on the list.
Brathwaite was named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week while Pollard was tabbed for Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week. Stone rounded out the trio and was named Big Ten Co-Field Athlete of the Week.
This past weekend Pollard competed in her first shot put competition. Pollard launched for a distance of 17.22m (56' 6") to come in second behind teammate Khayla Dawson who was competing unattached. Her mark is the second best of the season in the Big Ten and ranks No. 4 in the NCAA so far this season.
Brathwaite added on to his personal best at Hoosier Hills where he clocked a time of 6.63 in the 60m. He won the event and now has the fastest time in the Big Ten and is tied for fourth nationally so far this season.
Stone also set a new personal record in the pole vault after clearing a height of 5.42m (17' 9.25"). He finished in second this past weekend behind teammate Adam Coulon who competed in the event unattached. Stone's mark sits atop the Big Ten and No. 6 in the NCAA through three weeks of competition.
Up next, the Hoosiers will have a split weekend on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. The jumpers and pole vaulters will head to Iowa for the Hawkeye B1G Invitational while the rest of the squad will travel to Geneva, Ohio for the B1G SPIRE Invitational inside the SPIRE Institute which is the location for the 2021 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Brathwaite was named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week while Pollard was tabbed for Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week. Stone rounded out the trio and was named Big Ten Co-Field Athlete of the Week.
This past weekend Pollard competed in her first shot put competition. Pollard launched for a distance of 17.22m (56' 6") to come in second behind teammate Khayla Dawson who was competing unattached. Her mark is the second best of the season in the Big Ten and ranks No. 4 in the NCAA so far this season.
Brathwaite added on to his personal best at Hoosier Hills where he clocked a time of 6.63 in the 60m. He won the event and now has the fastest time in the Big Ten and is tied for fourth nationally so far this season.
Stone also set a new personal record in the pole vault after clearing a height of 5.42m (17' 9.25"). He finished in second this past weekend behind teammate Adam Coulon who competed in the event unattached. Stone's mark sits atop the Big Ten and No. 6 in the NCAA through three weeks of competition.
Up next, the Hoosiers will have a split weekend on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. The jumpers and pole vaulters will head to Iowa for the Hawkeye B1G Invitational while the rest of the squad will travel to Geneva, Ohio for the B1G SPIRE Invitational inside the SPIRE Institute which is the location for the 2021 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships.
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