
Eight Hoosiers Set To Compete At NCAA National Championships
6/8/2021 10:00:00 AM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field is headed to Track Town USA to compete at NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships this weekend. The meet kicks off on Wednesday, June 9 and will conclude on Saturday, June 12. The men are set to compete on Wednesday and Friday while the women will compete on Thursday and Saturday.
NCAA Championships Information
Eugene, Ore. | University of Oregon | Hayward FIeld
Stream: Day 1 | Day 2| Day 3 | Day 4
Live Results: All Four Days
Last Time Out: NCAA East Prelims
The Hoosiers are coming off a weekend spent in Jacksonville, Fla. at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. The weekend was highlighted by Khayla Dawson and Leah Moran who qualified for National Championships in two events. Dawson is the first IU thrower to qualify for nationals in both the shot put and discus since Katrin Koch in 1992. Moran is headed to Eugene to compete in the long jump and triple jump. She set a new personal best in the long jump with a mark of 6.48m (21' 3.25"). Nathan Stone and Anna Watson qualified for their first National Championships in the pole vault while Parker Raymond will represent the Hoosiers in his first 800m semifinal.
Also on the track, Kelsey Harris earned an auto qualifying spot with a personal record of 4:11.75 in the 1500m. Ben Veatch ran a time of 13:33.50 to earn a spot in the 5000m final in Eugene.
Maddy Pollard will compete with Dawson in the shot Put after heaving a season best of 17.57m (57' 7.75").
Tickets Punched
Eight Hoosiers are headed to the track capital of the United States to compete at NCAA National Championships.
Khayla Dawson - Shot Put/Discus
Kelsey Harris - 1500m
Leah Moran - Long Jump/Triple Jump
Maddy Pollard - Shot Put
Parker Raymond - 800m
Nathan Stone - Pole Vault
Ben Veatch - 5000m
Anna Watson - Pole Vault
Setting the Record Straight
Three Hoosiers have broken program records so far this outdoor season. Bailey Hertenstein set the school record in the 5000m on April 16 with her time of 15:38.01. Khayla Dawson heaved a distance of 18.91m (62' 5") in the shot put on May 1 to improve on her school record. The mark was the No. 2 mark in the US and No. 6 in the world so far this year. It is also the new Big Ten record all-time and No. 6 all time in the NCAA. Leah Moran broke her own school record in the triple jump at the Big Ten Championships on May 16. She soared a mark of 13.56m (44' 6") to defend her 2019 outdoor long jump title.
NCAA Championships Information
Eugene, Ore. | University of Oregon | Hayward FIeld
Stream: Day 1 | Day 2| Day 3 | Day 4
Live Results: All Four Days
Last Time Out: NCAA East Prelims
The Hoosiers are coming off a weekend spent in Jacksonville, Fla. at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. The weekend was highlighted by Khayla Dawson and Leah Moran who qualified for National Championships in two events. Dawson is the first IU thrower to qualify for nationals in both the shot put and discus since Katrin Koch in 1992. Moran is headed to Eugene to compete in the long jump and triple jump. She set a new personal best in the long jump with a mark of 6.48m (21' 3.25"). Nathan Stone and Anna Watson qualified for their first National Championships in the pole vault while Parker Raymond will represent the Hoosiers in his first 800m semifinal.
Also on the track, Kelsey Harris earned an auto qualifying spot with a personal record of 4:11.75 in the 1500m. Ben Veatch ran a time of 13:33.50 to earn a spot in the 5000m final in Eugene.
Maddy Pollard will compete with Dawson in the shot Put after heaving a season best of 17.57m (57' 7.75").
Tickets Punched
Eight Hoosiers are headed to the track capital of the United States to compete at NCAA National Championships.
Khayla Dawson - Shot Put/Discus
Kelsey Harris - 1500m
Leah Moran - Long Jump/Triple Jump
Maddy Pollard - Shot Put
Parker Raymond - 800m
Nathan Stone - Pole Vault
Ben Veatch - 5000m
Anna Watson - Pole Vault
Setting the Record Straight
Three Hoosiers have broken program records so far this outdoor season. Bailey Hertenstein set the school record in the 5000m on April 16 with her time of 15:38.01. Khayla Dawson heaved a distance of 18.91m (62' 5") in the shot put on May 1 to improve on her school record. The mark was the No. 2 mark in the US and No. 6 in the world so far this year. It is also the new Big Ten record all-time and No. 6 all time in the NCAA. Leah Moran broke her own school record in the triple jump at the Big Ten Championships on May 16. She soared a mark of 13.56m (44' 6") to defend her 2019 outdoor long jump title.
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