Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Heads to NCAA Outdoor Championships with Five Entries
5/30/2023 9:00:00 AM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – All five entries earned by the Indiana track and field team at the NCAA East Prelims have been confirmed on the final championship qualifier list for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas (June 7-10).
The Hoosiers earned five bids (three men, two women) across four different events including championship debuts for Noah Koch (discus) and Tyler Carrel (pole vault).
Koch and Carrel join Nathan Stone (pole vault), Jayden Ulrich (shot put) and Paola Fernandez-Sola (long jump) among the competitors for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Each athlete finished top-12 in their respective events last week in Jacksonville at the NCAA East Prelims.
Stone and Carrel, following slow starts in the event, cleared 5.40m/17-8.5 in the pole vault to secure their spots at the national meet. Eight athletes were over the bar at that mark with the final four spots settled by number of misses at the previous height (5.30m/17-4.5).
Carrel makes his debut at the national meet while Stone heads to his fourth NCAA Championship, his first outdoors since 2021. The Hoosiers will have two entries in the men's pole vault for the first time since 2019.
Koch, in his first year competing at the Division One level, will head to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the discus after throwing a personal best 58.70m/192-7 at the NCAA East Prelims.
His mark moved him to No. 3 in school history and made him IU's first men's discus qualifier to the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 1994 (Gregg Hart).
Fernandez-Sola returns to the national outdoor meet for the second-straight season. She was 16th a season ago before improving to ninth at this year's indoor meet. IU hasn't had a First Team All-American in the women's long jump since 1993 (Regina Frye).
Ulrich will contest her third-straight national meet in the shot put. She was 17th outdoors last year before improving to 14th indoors this season in Albuquerque. IU has had an All-American, first team or second team, at three-straight NCAA Outdoor Championship meets heading into 2023.
The 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place from June 7-10 in Austin, Texas on the campus of the University of Texas. The men's pole vault will get action underway for the Hoosiers on Wednesday (June 7) evening at 6:30 PM CT.
The Hoosiers earned five bids (three men, two women) across four different events including championship debuts for Noah Koch (discus) and Tyler Carrel (pole vault).
Koch and Carrel join Nathan Stone (pole vault), Jayden Ulrich (shot put) and Paola Fernandez-Sola (long jump) among the competitors for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Each athlete finished top-12 in their respective events last week in Jacksonville at the NCAA East Prelims.
Stone and Carrel, following slow starts in the event, cleared 5.40m/17-8.5 in the pole vault to secure their spots at the national meet. Eight athletes were over the bar at that mark with the final four spots settled by number of misses at the previous height (5.30m/17-4.5).
Carrel makes his debut at the national meet while Stone heads to his fourth NCAA Championship, his first outdoors since 2021. The Hoosiers will have two entries in the men's pole vault for the first time since 2019.
Koch, in his first year competing at the Division One level, will head to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the discus after throwing a personal best 58.70m/192-7 at the NCAA East Prelims.
His mark moved him to No. 3 in school history and made him IU's first men's discus qualifier to the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 1994 (Gregg Hart).
Fernandez-Sola returns to the national outdoor meet for the second-straight season. She was 16th a season ago before improving to ninth at this year's indoor meet. IU hasn't had a First Team All-American in the women's long jump since 1993 (Regina Frye).
Ulrich will contest her third-straight national meet in the shot put. She was 17th outdoors last year before improving to 14th indoors this season in Albuquerque. IU has had an All-American, first team or second team, at three-straight NCAA Outdoor Championship meets heading into 2023.
The 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place from June 7-10 in Austin, Texas on the campus of the University of Texas. The men's pole vault will get action underway for the Hoosiers on Wednesday (June 7) evening at 6:30 PM CT.
| NCAA Outdoor Championships Entries | |
| Event | Seed, Athlete – Qualifying Mark from Prelims |
| Pole Vault (M) | 13. Nathan Stone: 5.40m/17-8.5 16. Tyler Carrel: 5.40m/17-8.5 |
| Discus (M) | 10. Noah Koch: 58.70m/192-7 |
| Long Jump (W) | 9. Paola Fernandez-Sola: 6.37m/20-10.75 |
| Shot Put (W) | 20. Jayden Ulrich: 16.76m/55-0 |
Players Mentioned
Pole Vault
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Pole Vault
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and FieldThursday, August 13
Thursday, August 13
Wednesday, August 12
Wednesday, August 12