Big Ten Track and Field Breakdown: February 7
2/7/2023 10:00:00 AM | Track and Field
BIG TEN WEEKEND RECAP
As the countdown to the postseason continues in the indoor season, the race to find top form ahead of the Big Ten Indoor Championships intensifies in collegiate track and field.
There are just two weekends remaining before the Midwest's best talent convenes on Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio for the Big Ten Championships.
The Hoosiers will race one final big weekend on February 10 and 11 with split squads at the Windy City Invite in Chicago and the Hoosier Hills meet in Bloomington.
One final last chance meet will take place in South Bend on February 18th where IU's top Distance Medley Relay teams, among other schools, would be expected to compete.
The Hoosiers have been aided by deep and talented groups in the Women's Long Jump and Men's Weight Throw which sit third and seventh respectively in the USTFCCCA's newest event squad rankings.
In the USTFCCCA's initial Conference TFRI, which calculates rankings based off of to-date performances, the Hoosiers rank fifth on the men's side and eighth on the women's side in the Big Ten.
IU ATHLETES AND WEEKEND RECAP
Indiana sent a collection of runners and throwers to the Meyo Invitational on the campus of Notre Dame.
The throwers had a big weekend, led by the trio of Noah Koch, Makayla Hunter and Jayden Ulrich.
Koch moved into No. 4 in program history indoors in both the Shot Put and the Weight Throw. Friday night, he recorded a lifetime best of 18.81m/61-8.5 in the Shot Put before tallying a big mark of 20.88m/68-6 in the Weight Throw on Saturday afternoon.
Hunter tallied a pair of personal bests with throws of 19.11m/62-8.5 (Weight Throw) and 16.22m/53-2.75 (Shot Put). Ulrich won the Shot Put with a mark of 17.28m/56-8.5 before throwing 19.15m/62-10 in the weight.
Antonio Laidler continued his hot start to the season, running 6.70 across 60 meters to move into third in program history.
Camden Marshall threw down a 1:48.83 at 800 meters to move into fourth in school history indoors.
Maddie Russin won her section of the 800 meters in a personal best time of 2:09.36.
BIG TEN EVENTS TO WATCH
Men's 800 Meters
• Aided by Penn State's strong group run at the Sykes and Sabock Invitational, the Big Ten has seen seven athletes run under 1:49 at 800 meters including Indiana's Camden Marshall who clocked a 1:48.83 to win the fast section at the Meyo Invitational.
Women's Long Jump
• Nebraska's Lishanna Ilves and Indiana's Paola Fernandez-Sola have jumped 6.48m and 6.39m respectively at the Texas Tech Open and lead a strong contingent of jumpers in the conference. Nine different athletes have been past six meters this year including a trio of Hoosiers.
Women's Weight Throw
• The Big Ten continues to be one of the best conferences in the nation in the throws, no more evident than on the women's side this year. The top-13 kids in the Big Ten have all thrown more than 19 meters in the Weight Throw including Indiana's Makayla Hunter and Jayden Ulrich.
IU ATHLETES IN THE TOP 8 OF THEIR EVENT
Men:
• Antonio Laidler (5th), 60m
• Christopher Grant (7th), 60m
• Antonio Laidler (8th), 200m
• Camden Marshall (7th), 800m
• Parker Raymond (9th), 800m
• Jake Gebhardt (4th), Mile
• Camden Marshall (5th), Mile
• Jake Gebhardt (1st), 3000m
• DMR (4th)
• Nathan Stone (2nd), Pole Vault
• Tyler Carrel (8th), Pole Vault
• Robert Blue (4th), Long Jump
• Alex Smith (7th), Long Jump
• Robert Blue (6th), Triple Jump
• Sean Mockler (6th), Weight Throw
• Noah Koch (7th), Weight Throw
• Noah Koch (7th), Shot Put
Women:
• Jenna Barker (6th), Mile
• Jenna Barker (5th), 3000m
• Maddie Dalton (7th), 3000m
• Mikaela Ramirez (8th), 5000m
• Mahogany Jenkins (7th), 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 (7th), Triple Jump
• Jayden Ulrich (4th), Shot Put
As the countdown to the postseason continues in the indoor season, the race to find top form ahead of the Big Ten Indoor Championships intensifies in collegiate track and field.
There are just two weekends remaining before the Midwest's best talent convenes on Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio for the Big Ten Championships.
The Hoosiers will race one final big weekend on February 10 and 11 with split squads at the Windy City Invite in Chicago and the Hoosier Hills meet in Bloomington.
One final last chance meet will take place in South Bend on February 18th where IU's top Distance Medley Relay teams, among other schools, would be expected to compete.
The Hoosiers have been aided by deep and talented groups in the Women's Long Jump and Men's Weight Throw which sit third and seventh respectively in the USTFCCCA's newest event squad rankings.
In the USTFCCCA's initial Conference TFRI, which calculates rankings based off of to-date performances, the Hoosiers rank fifth on the men's side and eighth on the women's side in the Big Ten.
IU ATHLETES AND WEEKEND RECAP
Indiana sent a collection of runners and throwers to the Meyo Invitational on the campus of Notre Dame.
The throwers had a big weekend, led by the trio of Noah Koch, Makayla Hunter and Jayden Ulrich.
Koch moved into No. 4 in program history indoors in both the Shot Put and the Weight Throw. Friday night, he recorded a lifetime best of 18.81m/61-8.5 in the Shot Put before tallying a big mark of 20.88m/68-6 in the Weight Throw on Saturday afternoon.
Hunter tallied a pair of personal bests with throws of 19.11m/62-8.5 (Weight Throw) and 16.22m/53-2.75 (Shot Put). Ulrich won the Shot Put with a mark of 17.28m/56-8.5 before throwing 19.15m/62-10 in the weight.
Antonio Laidler continued his hot start to the season, running 6.70 across 60 meters to move into third in program history.
Camden Marshall threw down a 1:48.83 at 800 meters to move into fourth in school history indoors.
Maddie Russin won her section of the 800 meters in a personal best time of 2:09.36.
BIG TEN EVENTS TO WATCH
Men's 800 Meters
• Aided by Penn State's strong group run at the Sykes and Sabock Invitational, the Big Ten has seen seven athletes run under 1:49 at 800 meters including Indiana's Camden Marshall who clocked a 1:48.83 to win the fast section at the Meyo Invitational.
Women's Long Jump
• Nebraska's Lishanna Ilves and Indiana's Paola Fernandez-Sola have jumped 6.48m and 6.39m respectively at the Texas Tech Open and lead a strong contingent of jumpers in the conference. Nine different athletes have been past six meters this year including a trio of Hoosiers.
Women's Weight Throw
• The Big Ten continues to be one of the best conferences in the nation in the throws, no more evident than on the women's side this year. The top-13 kids in the Big Ten have all thrown more than 19 meters in the Weight Throw including Indiana's Makayla Hunter and Jayden Ulrich.
IU ATHLETES IN THE TOP 8 OF THEIR EVENT
Men:
• Antonio Laidler (5th), 60m
• Christopher Grant (7th), 60m
• Antonio Laidler (8th), 200m
• Camden Marshall (7th), 800m
• Parker Raymond (9th), 800m
• Jake Gebhardt (4th), Mile
• Camden Marshall (5th), Mile
• Jake Gebhardt (1st), 3000m
• DMR (4th)
• Nathan Stone (2nd), Pole Vault
• Tyler Carrel (8th), Pole Vault
• Robert Blue (4th), Long Jump
• Alex Smith (7th), Long Jump
• Robert Blue (6th), Triple Jump
• Sean Mockler (6th), Weight Throw
• Noah Koch (7th), Weight Throw
• Noah Koch (7th), Shot Put
Women:
• Jenna Barker (6th), Mile
• Jenna Barker (5th), 3000m
• Maddie Dalton (7th), 3000m
• Mikaela Ramirez (8th), 5000m
• Mahogany Jenkins (7th), 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 (7th), Triple Jump
• Jayden Ulrich (4th), Shot Put
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