Indiana Track and Field: Sprints Update

Sprints and Hurdles Update
With one more week until the Big Ten Indoor Championships, the sprints and hurdles group has polished off its regular season and awaits the beginning of the postseason.

Antonio Laidler has led a charge for the group this season that will look to score points for the Hoosiers at the conference meet.

A quick look at the 2023 season so far:

Athletes
Antonio Laidler
Season Bests:
60m: 6.68, 200m: 21.01

Following in the footsteps of All-American sprinter Rikkoi Brathwaite, Antonio Laidler has enjoyed a breakout campaign that has him projected to score big points at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

He holds the third-fastest time in program history at both 60 meters (6.68) and 200 meters (21.01), both run at the Windy City Invite a week ago.

Laidler ranks third in the Big Ten in the 60 meters and fifth at 200 meters. He also has the potential to run a leg on IU's 4x400 relay team.

The Florida native holds great value to the IU Men's Track and Field team that is looking to score a top-five finish at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships for the seventh-consecutive season.

Alyssa Robinson
Season Bests
60m: 7.50, 200m: 23.84, 300m: 38.08, 400m: 55.19

Perhaps the most versatile sprinter on the roster, Alyssa Robinson has provided great value to the team this season in limited competition.

She opened her season by beating her own school record at 300 meters with a mark of 38.08. Her personal best time of 23.84, run in late January, sits third all-time in program history.

For her career, she sits top-10 all-time in program history indoors across four different events (60m, 200m, 300m and 400m).

She is expected to run the 400-meter leg for IU's Distance Medley Relay team and has enough versatility to score at the conference meet.

David Olowookere
Season Bests:
200m: 22.17, 300m: 34.48, 400m: 48.77

A 400-meter hurdler by trait, Olowookere has shown his flexibility indoors, running across three different distances.

His times in the 200 meters, 300 meters and 400 meters are among the fastest on the team this season. He has also played a big role in IU's 4x400 relay team as it prepares to set a lineup for the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

Outdoors, he will switch to his natural event in the 400-meter hurdles where he won a Missouri Valley Championship while at Drake.

Other Top Performers:
Christopher Grant
60m: 6.74

Micah Camble
400m: 48.48

Shaton Vaughn
400m: 48.46

Indiana University Athletics

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David Olowookere

Alyssa Robinson

Shaton Vaughn

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