Marshall Kicks for Big Ten Title at 800 Meters

Sunday, May 14

Bloomington, Ind.

ALL DAY

Indiana University

Big Ten Outdoor Championships

5/14/2023 5:31:00 PM | Track and Field

Results (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Camden Marshall claimed his second Big Ten title, his first outdoors, with a NCAA top-five mark of 1:46.57 in the 800 meters on Sunday.

Penn State's Handal Roban took the race out at an honest pace, clocking a 51.31 through the opening 400 meters. Marshall stayed patiently on his heels before opening his patented kick with about 200 meters left to go.

Wisconsin's Adam Spencer made a last-ditch effort to catch Marshall but the Corydon, Ind. native held on to claim IU's first Big Ten title outdoors in the 800 meters since 2019 (Cooper Williams).

Marshall's 1:46.57 is fourth in school history and fourth in the NCAA this outdoor season. He has now scored at every Big Ten meet, indoors and outdoors, in the 800 meters during his two years in Bloomington.

He will take the third-fastest seed to the NCAA East Preliminary round in attempt to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time as an individual.

His win marks the first individual running title for the Hoosiers since Ben Veatch's win in 2021 across 10,000 meters.

Robert Blue continued his outstanding weekend with a fifth-place finish in the triple jump. He bounded out to a mark of 15.52m/50-11w (+2.9).

Combined with a sixth-place finish in the long jump, Blue provided seven points to the team tally this weekend.

Noah Koch threw a season's best 56.26m/184-7 in the discus, improving on his No. 5 mark in school history and scoring three points for the team tally.

He had three throws in his series that soared past 180 feet, using his fifth attempt of the afternoon to move into sixth place in the competition.

The Hoosiers earned four points from the men's 4x100 relay with Trelee Banks, Antonio Laidler, John Colquitt and Christopher Grant carrying the baton in 40.36.

Laidler came back to the track and ran the finals of both the 100 meters (8th) and 200 meters (7th). He scored in all four individual events, indoors and outdoors, he contested at Big Ten meets this year.

Jessica Mercier vaulted a season's best 4.16m/13-7.75 for fourth place in the Big Ten. She betters her No. 7 mark in school history and contributed five points to the team tally.

After finishing third in the 3000-meter steeplechase a night ago, Jake Gebhardt returned to the track and picked up a fifth-place finish in the 5000 meters.

He went with the lead pack but spent the back half of the race running solo, crossing the line in 14:09.45. His 10 points on the weekend matched the team lead with Paola Fernandez-Sola and Marshall.

Sarah Schmitt scored her first-career point at a Big Ten Outdoor meet with an eighth-place finish in the 5000 meters.

The Hoosiers finished 7th as a team on the men's side (52 points) and 9th in the women's team race (38.5). Top-scoring events included the women's long jump (16) and the men's pole vault (15).

Camden Marshall and Paola Fernandez-Sola earned First Team All-Big Ten honors while Nathan Stone took home Second Team All-Big Ten laurels.

Declarations for IU's entries to the NCAA East Preliminary round will become official this week with the competition set for May 24-27 in Jacksonville.

The top-12 athletes in each region will qualify to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin (June 7-10).

Big Ten Outdoor Championships: May 14th
Event	Athletes: Mark
Triple Jump (M): Trials/Finals	5. Robert Blue: 15.52m/50-11w (+2.9)
Discus (M): Trials/Finals	6. Noah Koch: 56.26m/184-7 \| No. 5 School History
Pole Vault (W): Trials/Finals	4. Jessica Mercier: 4.16m/13-7.75 \| No. 7 School History
High Jump (W): Trials/Finals	T-4. Mahogany Jenkins: 1.78m/5-10
4x100 Relay (M): Finals	5. Indiana: 40.36 - Trelee Banks, Antonio Laidler, John Colquitt, Christopher Grant
4x100 Relay (W): Finals	DQ. Indiana - Serena Bolden, Alyssa Robinson, Hope Purcell, Paola Fernandez-Sola
1500 Meters (W): Finals	10. Maddie Dalton: 4:25.40
Triple Jump (W): Finals	11. Mahogany Jenkins: 12.58m/41-3.25 15. Serena Bolden: 12.13m/39-9.75
Discus (W): Finals	Foul. Jayden Ulrich
100 Meters (M): Finals	8. Antonio Laidler: 10.38
800 Meters (M): Finals	1. Camden Marshall: 1:46.57 \| Personal Best, No. 4 School History
200 Meters (M): Finals	7. Antonio Laidler: 21.08
200 Meters (W): Finals	9. Alyssa Robinson: 24.94
5000 Meters (M): Finals	5. Jake Gebhardt: 14:09.45 10. Gabriel Sanchez: 14:34.70 12. Skylar Stidam: 14:40.46 15. Abe Eckman: 14:48.53 19. Tristan Forsythe: 15:05.11
5000 Meters (W): Finals	8. Sarah Schmitt: 16:27.19
4x400 Relay (M): Finals	10. Indiana: 3:11.45 - Micah Camble, Keefer Soehngen, Parker Raymond, Shaton Vaughn

Sunday Point Scorers
Men
• Robert Blue: Triple Jump (4)
• Indiana: 4x100 relay (4)
• Noah Koch: Discus (3)
• Antonio Laidler: 100 meters (1)
• Antonio Laidler: 200 meters (2)
• Camden Marshall: 800 meters (10)
• Jake Gebhardt: 5000 meters (4)

Women
• Mahogany Jenkins: High Jump (4.5)
• Jessica Mercier: Pole Vault (5)
• Sarah Schmitt: 5000 meters (1)

Men's Team Scores (Final):
1. Nebraska (151)
2. Minnesota (122)
3. Iowa (120)
4. Wisconsin (72)
5. Michigan (56)

Women's Team Scores (Final):
1. Michigan (139)
2. Ohio State (123)
3. Nebraska (112)
4. Iowa (76)
5. Penn State (63)

All Big Ten Athletes
First Team
• Paola Fernandez-Sola (Long Jump)
• Camden Marshall (800m)

Second Team
• Nathan Stone (Pole Vault)