Track and Field Primer | Indiana Invitational
4/20/2023 9:00:00 AM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Hoosiers will return to the Robert C. Haugh Track Complex for the first time since hosting the NCAA East Preliminary round in 2022.
The Indiana Invitational, one of three outdoor meets hosted in Bloomington this spring, will feature some of the Midwest's best schools this Friday and Saturday.
After spending four-straight weekends on the road, IU will field a full roster to compete across 18 events on the men's side and 17 events on the women's side.
69 of IU's athletes are set to race this weekend pending weather in the Bloomington area over the course of the weekend.
Action is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM on Friday evening and 12:30 PM on Saturday. Live results can be followed through Primetime Timing.
THE MEET
Location: Bloomington, Ind. (Robert C. Haugh Complex)
Dates: April 21st and 22nd
Start: 4:00 PM (Friday) and 12:30 PM (Saturday)
Live Results (Indiana): Primetime Timing
NEWS AND NOTES
IU's Jayden Ulrich remains the Big Ten leader in the discus after improving on her school record mark at the Triton Invitational with a throw of 59.29m/194-6.
The Hoosiers have seven top-five marks among the women's field events including Ulrich (shot put and discus), Serena Bolden (long jump), Paola Fernandez-Sola (long jump), Mahogany Jenkins (triple jump and high jump) and Makayla Hunter (javelin).
Camden Marshall was named the Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week on April 5th for his then NCAA-leading 3:39.51 in the 1500 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays.
Ulrich was named Big Ten Women's Field Athlete of the Week on April 12th after throwing a Big Ten lead in the discus and then-No. 2 mark in the Big Ten in the shot put at the Triton Invitational.
Antonio Laidler became the second athlete to match or improve upon a school record during the outdoor season. He clocked a 10.20 to match Rikkoi Brathwaite's school record in the 100 meters. However, Laidler's time is the fastest by a Hoosier run within the collegiate season.
Alyssa Robinson has become one of the most versatile sprinters in program history. She is the only woman to record top-8 program marks outdoors in all three sprint events (100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters).
Jake Gebhardt is the only IU runner with two top-five Big Ten marks this year, having run 8:59.77 (3000-meter steeplechase) and 13:37.70 (5000 meters) in the opening stages of the outdoor season.
The next program record to fall might come from Jenkins who keeps inching closer to becoming IU's second-ever six-foot high jumper. She attempted three tries at 1.83m/6-0 in Louisville to match the school record set by Emma Kimoto in 2013. Jenkins would settle for a season's best of 1.78m/5-10.
THE HOOSIER LINEUP
IU will host its first meet of the outdoor season with the Indiana Invitational set to be contested this weekend in Bloomington.
A full roster of athletes is set to go for IU with the pole vault, throws, jumps, sprints and distance crews sending their best out to the track.
Nathan Stone, Tyler Carrel, Tyler Sierks, Riley Johnston and Jessica Mercier will vault this weekend for the Hoosiers.
Paola Fernandez-Sola will return to the long jump alongside Kelly Moran on the women's side and Robert Blue, Alex Smith, Kynton Grays and Crase Bergman for the men.
Mahogany Jenkins, Eli Crouch, Taylor Schoonveld and Grayson Rolen will look to continue their run of good form in the high jump.
IU's throws group will put its top athletes to the test this week. Jayden Ulrich and Noah Koch will double in the shot put and discus. Makayla Hunter will also double enter in the javelin and shot put.
The busiest event on the track will be the 800 meters where nine men, including Camden Marshall and Keefer Soehngen, and six women, including Maddie Russin and Jenna Barker, are slated to run.
Gabriel Sanchez and Sarah Schmitt are back in the 5000 meters while Maddie Dalton and Dustin Horter go again in the 1500 meters.
Antonio Laidler and Christopher Grant are strong entries in the 100 meters with Alyssa Robinson doubling back in the 200 meters and 400 meters this weekend.
Season debuts are expected to come for Reece Proctor, Gage Pratt and Maria Anderson this weekend.
LOUISVILLE INVITATIONAL AND BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RECAP
The Hoosiers had a number of strong performances split between the Louisville Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational.
Sarah Schmitt ran a six-second personal best in 15:53.34 to strengthen her hold on the No. 5 spot in program history in the 5000 meters.
Antonio Laidler matched Rikkoi Brathwaite's program record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.20 at the Louisville Invitational. Laidler's time is the fastest run inside the collegiate season in school history.
Maddie Dalton ran 4:18.00 over 1500 meters to move into sole possession of seventh place all-time in program history at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
Serena Bolden had a productive day in Louisville, long jumping 6.44m/21-1.5w and triple jumping 12.68m/41-7.25.
Mahogany Jenkins cleared a season's best 1.78m/5-10 in the high jump and went for three attempts at a school record 1.83m/6-0 but barely missed on all tries.
Alyssa Robinson ran a personal best of 11.45 in the 100 meters. She also ran a season's best 23.46 in the 200 meters.
The Indiana Invitational, one of three outdoor meets hosted in Bloomington this spring, will feature some of the Midwest's best schools this Friday and Saturday.
After spending four-straight weekends on the road, IU will field a full roster to compete across 18 events on the men's side and 17 events on the women's side.
69 of IU's athletes are set to race this weekend pending weather in the Bloomington area over the course of the weekend.
Action is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM on Friday evening and 12:30 PM on Saturday. Live results can be followed through Primetime Timing.
THE MEET
Location: Bloomington, Ind. (Robert C. Haugh Complex)
Dates: April 21st and 22nd
Start: 4:00 PM (Friday) and 12:30 PM (Saturday)
Live Results (Indiana): Primetime Timing
NEWS AND NOTES
IU's Jayden Ulrich remains the Big Ten leader in the discus after improving on her school record mark at the Triton Invitational with a throw of 59.29m/194-6.
The Hoosiers have seven top-five marks among the women's field events including Ulrich (shot put and discus), Serena Bolden (long jump), Paola Fernandez-Sola (long jump), Mahogany Jenkins (triple jump and high jump) and Makayla Hunter (javelin).
Camden Marshall was named the Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week on April 5th for his then NCAA-leading 3:39.51 in the 1500 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays.
Ulrich was named Big Ten Women's Field Athlete of the Week on April 12th after throwing a Big Ten lead in the discus and then-No. 2 mark in the Big Ten in the shot put at the Triton Invitational.
Antonio Laidler became the second athlete to match or improve upon a school record during the outdoor season. He clocked a 10.20 to match Rikkoi Brathwaite's school record in the 100 meters. However, Laidler's time is the fastest by a Hoosier run within the collegiate season.
Alyssa Robinson has become one of the most versatile sprinters in program history. She is the only woman to record top-8 program marks outdoors in all three sprint events (100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters).
Jake Gebhardt is the only IU runner with two top-five Big Ten marks this year, having run 8:59.77 (3000-meter steeplechase) and 13:37.70 (5000 meters) in the opening stages of the outdoor season.
The next program record to fall might come from Jenkins who keeps inching closer to becoming IU's second-ever six-foot high jumper. She attempted three tries at 1.83m/6-0 in Louisville to match the school record set by Emma Kimoto in 2013. Jenkins would settle for a season's best of 1.78m/5-10.
THE HOOSIER LINEUP
IU will host its first meet of the outdoor season with the Indiana Invitational set to be contested this weekend in Bloomington.
A full roster of athletes is set to go for IU with the pole vault, throws, jumps, sprints and distance crews sending their best out to the track.
Nathan Stone, Tyler Carrel, Tyler Sierks, Riley Johnston and Jessica Mercier will vault this weekend for the Hoosiers.
Paola Fernandez-Sola will return to the long jump alongside Kelly Moran on the women's side and Robert Blue, Alex Smith, Kynton Grays and Crase Bergman for the men.
Mahogany Jenkins, Eli Crouch, Taylor Schoonveld and Grayson Rolen will look to continue their run of good form in the high jump.
IU's throws group will put its top athletes to the test this week. Jayden Ulrich and Noah Koch will double in the shot put and discus. Makayla Hunter will also double enter in the javelin and shot put.
The busiest event on the track will be the 800 meters where nine men, including Camden Marshall and Keefer Soehngen, and six women, including Maddie Russin and Jenna Barker, are slated to run.
Gabriel Sanchez and Sarah Schmitt are back in the 5000 meters while Maddie Dalton and Dustin Horter go again in the 1500 meters.
Antonio Laidler and Christopher Grant are strong entries in the 100 meters with Alyssa Robinson doubling back in the 200 meters and 400 meters this weekend.
Season debuts are expected to come for Reece Proctor, Gage Pratt and Maria Anderson this weekend.
LOUISVILLE INVITATIONAL AND BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RECAP
The Hoosiers had a number of strong performances split between the Louisville Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational.
Sarah Schmitt ran a six-second personal best in 15:53.34 to strengthen her hold on the No. 5 spot in program history in the 5000 meters.
Antonio Laidler matched Rikkoi Brathwaite's program record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.20 at the Louisville Invitational. Laidler's time is the fastest run inside the collegiate season in school history.
Maddie Dalton ran 4:18.00 over 1500 meters to move into sole possession of seventh place all-time in program history at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
Serena Bolden had a productive day in Louisville, long jumping 6.44m/21-1.5w and triple jumping 12.68m/41-7.25.
Mahogany Jenkins cleared a season's best 1.78m/5-10 in the high jump and went for three attempts at a school record 1.83m/6-0 but barely missed on all tries.
Alyssa Robinson ran a personal best of 11.45 in the 100 meters. She also ran a season's best 23.46 in the 200 meters.
Indiana Invitational: April 22nd | |
Time (EDT) | Event: Athletes |
12:30 PM | Women's Discus: Jayden Ulrich |
1:00 PM | Women's High Jump: Mahogany Jenkins, Taylor Schoonveld |
1:00 PM | Women's Triple Jump: Mahogany Jenkins, Serena Bolden |
1:10 PM | Women's 100 Hurdles (Prelims): Nile Brown, Hope Purcell |
1:25 PM | Women's 100 Meters (Prelims): Olivia Gee, Serena Bolden |
1:40 PM | Men's 100 Meters (Prelims): Trelee Banks, Christopher Grant, Antonio Laidler, Gage Pratt |
1:55 PM | Women's 400 Meters: Alyssa Robinson, Kaylee Lane, Lauren Thomas |
2:00 PM | Men's Discus: Noah Koch, Tyler Reyna, Hunter Smith |
2:10 PM | Men's 400 Meters: Jaylen Grimes |
2:20 PM | Women's 100 Hurdles (Finals): TBD |
2:30 PM | Men's High Jump: Eli Crouch, Grayson Rolen |
2:30 PM | Men's Triple Jump: Robert Blue |
2:30 PM | Men's 110 Hurdles (Finals): John Colquitt |
2:40 PM | Women's 100 Meters (Finals): TBD |
2:50 PM | Men's 100 Meters (Finals): TBD |
3:05 PM | Women's 800 Meters: Maria Anderson, Jenna Barker, Shynae Deas, Mikaela Ramirez, Elizabeth Stanhope, Maddie Russin |
3:25 PM | Men's 800 Meters: Nico Colchico, Andrew Anderson, Jaylen Castillo, Nick Couyoumjian, Keelan Grant, Reece Proctor, Parker Raymond, Keefer Soehngen, Camden Marshall |
3:30 PM | Women's Javelin: Shanna Esters, Makayla Hunter |
3:55 PM | Women's 4x400 Relay: Indiana |
4:05 PM | Men's 4x400 Relay: Indiana "A", Indiana "B" |
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