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Indiana Scores Three Entries for NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
2/28/2023 10:00:00 PM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Track and Field team earned three entries to the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, as announced by the sport's selection committee on Tuesday (Feb. 28) evening.
Jayden Ulrich (Shot Put), Paola Fernandez-Sola (Long Jump) and the Men's Distance Medley Relay team all earned bids, qualifying as one of the top-16 individuals or top-12 relays in their respective events this indoor season.
Ulrich launched a lifetime best of 17.56m/57-7.5 in the Shot Put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships to earn bronze and cement her spot at the national meet.
She will make her debut at the NCAA Indoor Championships after qualifying to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the Discus and Shot Put last year as a freshman.
The Hoosiers have qualified at least one woman in the Shot Put to four of the last five NCAA Indoor Championships (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023).
Khayla Dawson was sixth in 2019 with Maddy Pollard finish seventh in 2021. Both athletes qualified through in 2020 before the meet was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fernandez-Sola earned the final bid in the Long Jump to the NCAA Indoor Championships, qualifying with a mark of 6.39m/20-11.75. She finished as the runner-up in the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
The San Juan, Puerto Rico native made the NCAA Outdoor Championships last season, finishing as a Second Team All-American with a 16th place finish. This will be her debut at the indoor national meet. She is the first Hoosier to qualify in the Long Jump indoors since Rose Richmond in 2003.
A staple at the national meet since head coach Ron Helmer took over in 2008, the Men's Distance Medley relay will toe the line in New Mexico, qualifying through with a mark of 9:22.16 at the Alex Wilson Invitational.
Since taking over the program, Helmer has sent his Men's DMR team through to the national meet on 13 occasions, the second most in the nation (only to Arkansas' 14) in that time period.
The qualifying team is made up of Camden Marshall on leadoff, Micah Camble at 400 meters, Parker Raymond at 800 meters and Jake Gebhardt on the anchor leg. Shaton Vaughn is expected to run the 400-meter leg at nationals with Dustin Horter and Keefer Soehngen serving as alternates on the relay.
IU has taken a DMR team to six-straight national meets (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023), the longest active streak in the nation.
This year's NCAA Indoor Championships will take place on March 10th and 11th in the Albuquerque Convention Center, hosted by the University of New Mexico.
Competition Schedule:
Women's Long Jump: Friday, March 10th (4:00 PM MST/6:00 PM EST)
Men's Distance Medley Relay: Friday, March 10th (8:45 PM MST/10:45 PM MST)
Women's Shot Put: Saturday, March 11th (4:00 PM MST/6:00 PM EST)
Jayden Ulrich (Shot Put), Paola Fernandez-Sola (Long Jump) and the Men's Distance Medley Relay team all earned bids, qualifying as one of the top-16 individuals or top-12 relays in their respective events this indoor season.
Ulrich launched a lifetime best of 17.56m/57-7.5 in the Shot Put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships to earn bronze and cement her spot at the national meet.
She will make her debut at the NCAA Indoor Championships after qualifying to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the Discus and Shot Put last year as a freshman.
The Hoosiers have qualified at least one woman in the Shot Put to four of the last five NCAA Indoor Championships (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023).
Khayla Dawson was sixth in 2019 with Maddy Pollard finish seventh in 2021. Both athletes qualified through in 2020 before the meet was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fernandez-Sola earned the final bid in the Long Jump to the NCAA Indoor Championships, qualifying with a mark of 6.39m/20-11.75. She finished as the runner-up in the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
The San Juan, Puerto Rico native made the NCAA Outdoor Championships last season, finishing as a Second Team All-American with a 16th place finish. This will be her debut at the indoor national meet. She is the first Hoosier to qualify in the Long Jump indoors since Rose Richmond in 2003.
A staple at the national meet since head coach Ron Helmer took over in 2008, the Men's Distance Medley relay will toe the line in New Mexico, qualifying through with a mark of 9:22.16 at the Alex Wilson Invitational.
Since taking over the program, Helmer has sent his Men's DMR team through to the national meet on 13 occasions, the second most in the nation (only to Arkansas' 14) in that time period.
The qualifying team is made up of Camden Marshall on leadoff, Micah Camble at 400 meters, Parker Raymond at 800 meters and Jake Gebhardt on the anchor leg. Shaton Vaughn is expected to run the 400-meter leg at nationals with Dustin Horter and Keefer Soehngen serving as alternates on the relay.
IU has taken a DMR team to six-straight national meets (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023), the longest active streak in the nation.
This year's NCAA Indoor Championships will take place on March 10th and 11th in the Albuquerque Convention Center, hosted by the University of New Mexico.
Competition Schedule:
Women's Long Jump: Friday, March 10th (4:00 PM MST/6:00 PM EST)
Men's Distance Medley Relay: Friday, March 10th (8:45 PM MST/10:45 PM MST)
Women's Shot Put: Saturday, March 11th (4:00 PM MST/6:00 PM EST)
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