Helmer Earns Sixth Regional Coach of the Year Honor
3/4/2021 1:08:00 PM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field Head Coach Ron Helmer was awarded the 2021 Men's Head Coach of the Year accolade for the Great Lakes Region. This is the sixth time Helmer has garnered this honor at the helm of the program.
On Mar. 3 the NCAA announced the field for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships that will take place in Fayetteville, Ark. Helmer and the Hoosiers saw four men and one relay qualify for the championships. Rikkoi Brathwaite (60m), Nathan Stone (Pole Vault), Ben Veatch (3000m), Cooper Williams (800m), and the men's distance medley relay all earned bids for Indiana.
The men's squad were runners-up at the 2021 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships which included five gold medals. Brathwaite clocked a personal best time of 6.55 which was a meet record, tied the Big Ten all-time record, and was the second best time in the NCAA and ninth best in the world so far this year. Stone continued the winning streak for the Hoosiers in the pole vault. This was his first Big Ten title in his career. Williams ran the 600m and was victorious for the first time in the event. His prelim time of 1:16.58 was the No. 6 time in the world. Veatch pulled off the distance double with victories in the 3000m and 5000m.
The Hoosiers will end the indoor season by competing at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships Mar. 11 through Mar. 13. The championships will be hosted by Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.
On Mar. 3 the NCAA announced the field for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships that will take place in Fayetteville, Ark. Helmer and the Hoosiers saw four men and one relay qualify for the championships. Rikkoi Brathwaite (60m), Nathan Stone (Pole Vault), Ben Veatch (3000m), Cooper Williams (800m), and the men's distance medley relay all earned bids for Indiana.
The men's squad were runners-up at the 2021 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships which included five gold medals. Brathwaite clocked a personal best time of 6.55 which was a meet record, tied the Big Ten all-time record, and was the second best time in the NCAA and ninth best in the world so far this year. Stone continued the winning streak for the Hoosiers in the pole vault. This was his first Big Ten title in his career. Williams ran the 600m and was victorious for the first time in the event. His prelim time of 1:16.58 was the No. 6 time in the world. Veatch pulled off the distance double with victories in the 3000m and 5000m.
The Hoosiers will end the indoor season by competing at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships Mar. 11 through Mar. 13. The championships will be hosted by Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.
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