Hoosiers Primed for Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships

Friday, February 24

Geneva, Ohio

ALL DAY

Indiana University

Big Ten Indoor Championships

Hoosiers Primed for Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships

2/22/2023 9:00:00 AM | Track and Field

Meet Notes Competition Guide

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - It's postseason time in Track and Field.

The Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships will host some of the Midwest's best athletes this weekend in Geneva, Ohio, with 13 men's and women's programs set to attend.

IU will bring a selection of 43 athletes to Spire Institute, 19 women and 24 men, to compete at the conference meet.

This will be the final Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship meet for head coach Ron Helmer. He's won the meet on three previous occasions in 2012, 2017 and 2020.

THE MEET
Location: Geneva, Ohio (Spire Institute)
Dates: February 24th and 25th
Start 10:40 AM-7:40 PM (Friday), 11:00 AM-5:10 PM (Saturday)
Live Results: Primetime Timing
Day 1 Stream (Track Events): https://bit.ly/3IJgYiN
Day 1 Stream (Field Events): https://bit.ly/3lXNrJr
Day 2 Stream (Track Events): https://bit.ly/3IkbE3R
Day 2 Stream (Field Events): https://bit.ly/3xFzp1u

THE HOOSIER LINEUP
Camden Marshall is the lone returning Big Ten Champion from last season. He is looking to go back-to-back across 800 meters. He is also among the available selections to run in both the Distance Medley Relay and 4x400 relay.

Sean Mockler and Noah Koch will compete in the throws this weekend with Alex Smith, Grayson Rolen and Robert Blue set to contest the jumps. The trio of Riley Johnston, Tyler Carrel and Nathan Stone are all entered in the Pole Vault. Koch (Shot Put and Weight Throw) and Blue (Long Jump and Triple Jump) will double back during the two-day event.

Antonio Laidler will run at 60 meters and 200 meters and is available for both the 4x400 relay and Distance Medley Relay. Trelee Banks, Christopher Grant, Micah Camble and Shaton Vaughn will all run in the sprints as well. The mid-distance will see Nick Couyoumjian, Parker Raymond and Keefer Soehngen run. Jake Gebhardt will the biggest threat in the distance events.

On the women's side, Jayden Ulrich and Makayla Hunter will throw while Paola Fernandez-Sola, Mahogany Jenkins and Serena Bolden compete in the jumps. Hope Purcell is expected to contest the Pentathlon with the ability to double back in the open Long Jump and High Jump. Bolden (Long Jump and Triple Jump) and Jenkins (Triple Jump and High Jump) are both double entered.

Sarah Schmitt, Maddie Dalton, Jenna Barker, Phoebe Bates, Alyssa Skorge, Katelyn Winton and Mikaela Ramirez are set to run the distance events. Maddie Russin and Elizabeth Stanhope will contest the 800 and 600 meters respectively.

Sprinting for the Hoosiers on the women's side includes Alyssa Robinson and Kaylee Lane. Jessica Mercier will vault for IU.

2022 BIG TEN INDOOR RECAP
The Hoosiers finished fourth on the men's side (80) and ninth on the women's side (33) at the 2022 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Rikkoi Brathwaite (60m) and Camden Marshall (800m) served as individual champions for IU.

IU got additional podium finishes from Maria Anderson (Bronze, 600m), Ben Veatch (Silver, Mile and 5000m), Nathan Stone (Bronze, Pole Vault), the Men's 4x400 Relay (Bronze) and the Men's Distance Medley Relay (Silver)

PROJECTED SCORERS (based on events entered in)
Men:
• Antonio Laidler (4th), 60m
• Antonio Laidler (5th), 200m
• Jake Gebhardt (2nd), 3000m
• DMR (3rd)
• Nathan Stone (2nd), Pole Vault
• Tyler Carrel (8th), Pole Vault
• Robert Blue (4th), Long Jump
• Alex Smith (7th), Long Jump
• Robert Blue (8th), Triple Jump
• Noah Koch (7th), Shot Put
• Sean Mockler (7th), Weight Throw
• Noah Koch (8th), Weight Throw

Women:
• Sarah Schmitt (6th), 3000m
• Mahogany Jenkins (6th), High Jump
• Jessica Mercier (7th), Pole Vault
• Paola Fernandez-Sola (2nd), Long Jump
• Serena Bolden (6th), Long Jump
• Hope Purcell (6th), Long Jump
• Mahogany Jenkins (8th), Triple Jump
• Jayden Ulrich (4th), Shot Put
• DMR (4th)

BIG TEN RANKINGS (USTFCCCA TFRI POLL)
Men:
1. Iowa
2. Nebraska
3. Wisconsin
4. Michigan
5. Indiana
6. Penn State
7. Ohio State
8. Illinois
9. Michigan State
10. Purdue

Women:
1. Michigan
2. Wisconsin
3. Ohio State
4. Minnesota
5. Iowa
6. Penn State
7. Nebraska
8. Rutgers
9. Illinois
10. Indiana

Big Ten Indoor Championships: February 24
Time	Event: Athletes
11:30 AM	Men's Pole Vault (Trials and Finals): Tyler Carrel, Nathan Stone, Riley Johnston
11:30 AM	Women's Pentathlon (60mH): Hope Purcell
12:20 PM	Women's Pentathlon (High Jump): Hope Purcell
12:40 PM	Men's Mile (Trials): Austin Haskett, Dustin Horter
1:00 PM	Men's Long Jump (Trials and Finals): Alex Smith, Robert Blue
1:00 PM	Women's Mile (Trials): Maddie Dalton, Katelyn Winton
1:20 PM	Men's 400 Meters (Trials): Micah Camble, Shaton Vaughn
1:40 PM	Women's 400 Meters (Trials): Kaylee Lane, Alyssa Robinson
2:00 PM	Men's 60 Meters (Trials): Christopher Grant, Antonio Laidler
2:40 PM	Women's Pentathlon (Shot Put): Hope Purcell
2:45 PM	Men's 800 Meters (Trials): Nick Couyoumjian, Camden Marshall, Keefer Soehngen
3:05 PM	Women's 800 Meters (Trials): Maddie Russin
3:25 PM	Men's 60mH (Trials): John Colquitt
3:30 PM	Women's Pole Vault (Trials and Finals): Jessica Mercier
3:55 PM	Women's Pentathlon (Long Jump): Hope Purcell
4:00 PM	Men's Weight Throw (Trials and Finals): Noah Koch, Sean Mockler
4:05 PM	Men's 600 Meters (Trials): Nico Colchico, Parker Raymond
4:30 PM	Women's 600 Meters (Trials): Elizabeth Stanhope
4:55 PM	Men's 200 Meters (Trials): Trelee Banks, Antonio Laidler
5:20 PM	Women's 200 Meters (Trials): Alyssa Robinson
5:30 PM	Women's Long Jump (Trials and Finals): Serena Bolden, Paola Fernandez-Sola, Hope Purcell
5:35 PM	Women's Pentathlon (800 Meters): Hope Purcell
6:00 PM	Men's 5000 Meters (Finals): Jake Gebhardt, Skylar Stidam
6:00 PM	Women's Weight Throw (Trials and Finals): Makayla Hunter
6:40 PM	Women's 5000 Meters (Finals): Sarah Schmitt, Maddie Dalton, Mikaela Ramirez
7:20 PM	Men's DMR (Finals): Indiana
7:40 PM	Women's DMR (Finals): Indiana

Big Ten Indoor Championships: February 25
Time	Event: Athletes
11:30 AM	Men's High Jump (Trials and Finals): Grayson Rolen
12:00 PM	Men's Triple Jump (Trials and Finals): Robert Blue
12:30 PM	Men's Shot Put (Trials and Finals): Noah Koch
1:20 PM	Men's Mile (Finals): Top 10 Qualifiers
1:30 PM	Women's Mile (Finals): Top 10 Qualifiers
1:40 PM	Men's 400 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
1:50 PM	Women's 400 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
2:00 PM	Men's 60 Meters (Finals): Top 9 Qualifiers
2:20 PM	Men's 800 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
2:30 PM	Women's 800 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
2:50 PM	Men's 60mH (Finals): Top 9 Qualifiers
3:00 PM	Women's Triple Jump (Trials and Finals): Mahogany Jenkins, Serena Bolden
3:00 PM	Women's High Jump (Trials and Finals): Mahogany Jenkins, Taylor Schoonveld, Hope Purcell
3:10 PM	Men's 600 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
3:15 PM	Women's Shot Put (Trials and Finals): Jayden Ulrich, Makayla Hunter
3:20 PM	Women's 600 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
3:30 PM	Men's 200 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
3:40 PM	Women's 200 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Qualifiers
4:10 PM	Men's 3000 Meters (Finals): Abe Eckman, Jake Gebhardt, Austin Haskett, Dustin Horter, Skylar Stidam
4:35 PM	Women's 3000 Meters (Finals): Phoebe Bates, Jenna Barker, Maddie Dalton, Sarah Schmitt, Alyssa Skorge
4:55 PM	Men's 4x400 Relay (Finals): Indiana
5:10 PM	Women's 4x400 Relay (Finals): Indiana