Four Crowned Individual Champions on Final Day of B1G Indoor Championships

Saturday, February 27

Geneva, Ohio

11:00 A.M. | 4:00 P.M.

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships

Rikkoi Brathwite at 2021 Big Ten Track & Field Championships

Four Crowned Individual Champions on Final Day of B1G Indoor Championships

2/27/2021 9:31:00 PM | Track and Field

Men's Results Women's Results

GENEVA, Ohio – As the sun sets on the final day of the 2021 Big Ten Track & Field Championships, Indiana Track & field had four win individual Big Ten Championships. The men were runners-up while the women came in sixth.

Tying the all-time Big Ten record in the 60m, Rikkoi Brathwaite on the event in a time of 6.55. That is the fastest time in the nation so far this season and marks a new personal record.

Running the 600m, Cooper Williams took home gold with a time of 1:17.38.

Ben Veatch pulled off the double with his victory in the 5000m. After winning the 3000m on Thursday, Veatch made a final push rounding the 200m mark to garner a time of 13:42.88 and the win.

The Hoosiers won the men's pole vault for the fourth-straight year, indoor and outdoor Big Ten Championships, after Nathan Stone cleared a height of 5.35m (17' 6.5") to get the gold medal. Brock Mammoser placed fifth for Indiana as he cleared a mark of 5.15m (16' 10.75").

Shaton Vaughn raced to fifth in the 400m and clocked a time of 47.40. Also, placing fifth in their event on the oval was Arjun Jha who picked up a time of 4:06.46. Matthew Schadler finished directly behind Jha in sixth with a time of 4:06.67.

The 800m final saw two Hoosiers who placed seventh and eighth. Teddy Browning took seventh in a time of 1:51.64 while Nick Couyoumjian came in eighth and had a time of 1:51.67.

Rounding the competition on the track, the men's 4x400 meter relay squad consisting of Micah Camble, Williams, Zubin Muncherji, and Vaughn clocked a time of 3:10.98 to place third.

In the lone field event for the men, Jyles Etienne cleared a height of 2.08m (6' 10.75") and finished in fifth overall.

Turning to the women's competition, Bailey Hertenstein threw down a time of 4:43.49 in the mile and took home the silver medal. Jenna Barker also ran the mile final where she placed eighth in a time of 4:46.45.

Maddy Pollard had the second-best finish for the Hoosiers as she garnered the bronze medal in the shot put with a mark of 16.83m (55' 2.75").

The Hoosier women saw a trio of seventh place finishes on Saturday night. Shynae Deas ran her first career final in the 600m and grabbed a time of 1:32.29. Anna Watson cleared a height of 4.05m (13' 3.5") to place seventh. The 4x400 meter relay team comprised of Maria Anderson, Morgan Snow, Maddie Russin, and Deas had a time of 3:45.14.

Sarah Schmitt raced her first 5000m final where she saw a time of 16:37.62 and an eighth-place finish.

Next, Indiana hopes to see competition at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The championships are set for Mar. 12 and Mar. 13 in Fayetteville, Ark.