Wednesday, June 7
Austin, Texas
ALL DAY
Indiana University
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NCAA Outdoor Championships
Track and Field Central: NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/5/2023 9:00:00 AM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The NCAA track and field season will come to a close this week in Austin, Texas at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. One of the best events in the world will feature five Hoosiers across four events in a period of three days.
Paola Fernandez-Sola (long jump), Jayden Ulrich (shot put), Noah Koch (discus), Tyler Carrel (pole vault) and Nathan Stone (pole vault) all earned bids to the national meet after top-12 performances at the NCAA East Prelims in Jacksonville.
Koch and Carrel will be making the debuts at the NCAA Division One Outdoor Championships while Fernandez-Sola, Stone and Ulrich all make their second appearance at the national meet during the outdoor season.
Action from Austin begins on Wednesday, June 7th with the men's pole vault. Fernandez-Sola and Ulrich will compete on Thursday, June 8th while Koch closes out the competition for IU on Friday, June 9th.
THE MEET
Location: Austin, Texas
Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium
Dates: June 7th-10th
Live Results: NCAA Outdoor Championships
Streaming Links: Pole Vault, Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus
INDIVIDUAL NEWS AND NOTES
Women's Shot Put
Jayden Ulrich was named Big Ten Women's Field Athlete of the Week on April 12th after throwing a then-Big Ten lead in the discus and then-No. 2 mark in the Big Ten in the shot put at the Triton Invitational. She was third in the shot put at the Big Ten meet with a personal best mark of 17.87m/58-7.5 (No. 2 School History).
She has now qualified to three-consecutive national meets in the shot put, indoors or outdoors, over the past two seasons. She was 17th in the nation outdoors as a freshman and improved to 14th indoors in Albuquerque this year.
Men's Discus
Noah Koch now owns four top-six marks in program history in just four months of competition for the Hoosiers. He threw 18.36m/60-3 (shot put) at the Indiana Invitational and 58.70m/192-7 (discus) at the NCAA East Prelims to earn his bid. He also finished sixth at the conference meet in the discus.
Koch, while at Ashland University, was a two-time First Team Division Two All-American in the discus, placing seventh and eighth in 2021 and 2022 respectively. He is IU's first NCAA qualifier in the men's discus since 1994 and now owns the No. 3 mark in program history.
Women's Long Jump
Paola Fernandez-Sola has enjoyed terrific form outdoors after an indoor season where she made the national final and finished ninth in the NCAA. She won the Big Ten outdoor title in Bloomington, jumping 6.52m/21-4.75, just three centimeters off matching the meet record.
IU hasn't had a women's long jump First Team All-American outdoors since Regina Frye in 1993. Fernandez-Sola had the ninth-best qualifying mark across both regions but the fourth-best in the east at 6.37m/20-10.75.
She has already spent time on the runway in Austin this year, competing at the Texas Invitational in late April. A series contested in windy conditions produced a mark of 6.42m/21-0.75w (+4.2).
Men's Pole Vault
Tyler Carrel earned his first bid to a national meet after clearing 5.40m/17-8.5 at the NCAA East Prelims. The Big Ten bronze medalist in the pole vault has been amazing outdoors for the Hoosiers.
Carrel cleared a massive personal best of 5.54m/18-2 at the Billy Hayes Invitational which moved him to third in program history behind only Dave Volz and Mark Buse.
Nathan Stone is a veteran of the NCAA meet, reaching the biggest stage for the fourth time in his career. This will be his second time at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, having reached in 2021 both indoors and outdoors and in 2022 indoors.
He was the Big Ten runner-up after clearing 5.44m/17-10.25 and owns a season's best of 5.49m/18-0 which he jumped at the Indiana Invitational in April. In 2021, he was 13th at the outdoor national meet. His personal best of 5.50m/18-0.5 is tied for fifth in school history. For the first time since 2019, IU has two qualifiers to the national meet in the men's pole vault.
TEAM NEWS AND NOTES: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Hoosiers have five qualifiers to the NCAA meet (two women and three men) across four events.
NOAH BREAKS STREAK
Noah Koch entered the NCAA East Prelims seeded 23rd and finished 4th in the discus to book a spot at the national meet.
Noah NCAA East Prelims Notes
• Threw 58.70m/192-7, an eight-foot season's best
• First IU men's discus NCAA qualifier since 1994
• No. 3 mark in school history and personal best
• Best throw at IU since 1993 (30 years)
SHOT PUT SUCCESS
The Hoosiers have landed a women's First or Second Team All-American in the shot put at three-consecutive outdoor meets heading into 2023.
Women's Outdoor Shot Put All-Americans (since 2014)
• Maddy Pollard: 2022 (16th)
• Khayla Dawson: 2021 (4th)
• Maddy Pollard: 2021 (9th)
• Khayla Dawson: 2019 (6th)
• Maddy Pollard: 2019 (8th)
• Kyla Buckley: 2014 (11th)
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (since 2012)
The Hoosiers will look to add another First Team All-American to a great collection of athletes to don the cream and crimson this year. A number of IU athletes will be in contention when the national meet heads to Austin.
2021 (1)
Khayla Dawson, Shot Put (4th)
2019 (6)
Cooper Williams, 800m (5th)
Khayla Dawson, Shot Put (6th)
Kyle Mau, 5000m (7th)
Eric Bethea, Triple Jump (7th)
Daniel Michalski, 3000mS (8th)
Maddy Pollard, Shot Put (8th)
2017 (2)
Katherine Receveur, 5000m (3rd)
Sydney Clute, Pole Vault (4th)
2016 (2)
Sydney Clute, Pole Vault (4th)
Nakel McClinton, Hammer Throw (7th)
2014 (2)
Kelsie Abbe, Pole Vault (2nd)
Sydney Clute (8th)
2013 (3)
Derek Drouin, High Jump (1st)
Taja Moore, Discus (7th)
Andy Bayer, 1500m (8th)
2012 (2)
Andy Bayer, 1500m (1st)
Derek Drouin, High Jump (2nd)
Last First Team All-American (by event)
Women's Long Jump: Regina Frye (1993)
Women's Shot Put: Khayla Dawson (2021)
Men's Pole Vault: Jeff Coover (2010)
Men's Discus: Gregg Hart (1994)
Paola Fernandez-Sola (long jump), Jayden Ulrich (shot put), Noah Koch (discus), Tyler Carrel (pole vault) and Nathan Stone (pole vault) all earned bids to the national meet after top-12 performances at the NCAA East Prelims in Jacksonville.
Koch and Carrel will be making the debuts at the NCAA Division One Outdoor Championships while Fernandez-Sola, Stone and Ulrich all make their second appearance at the national meet during the outdoor season.
Action from Austin begins on Wednesday, June 7th with the men's pole vault. Fernandez-Sola and Ulrich will compete on Thursday, June 8th while Koch closes out the competition for IU on Friday, June 9th.
THE MEET
Location: Austin, Texas
Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium
Dates: June 7th-10th
Live Results: NCAA Outdoor Championships
Streaming Links: Pole Vault, Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus
INDIVIDUAL NEWS AND NOTES
Women's Shot Put
Jayden Ulrich was named Big Ten Women's Field Athlete of the Week on April 12th after throwing a then-Big Ten lead in the discus and then-No. 2 mark in the Big Ten in the shot put at the Triton Invitational. She was third in the shot put at the Big Ten meet with a personal best mark of 17.87m/58-7.5 (No. 2 School History).
She has now qualified to three-consecutive national meets in the shot put, indoors or outdoors, over the past two seasons. She was 17th in the nation outdoors as a freshman and improved to 14th indoors in Albuquerque this year.
Men's Discus
Noah Koch now owns four top-six marks in program history in just four months of competition for the Hoosiers. He threw 18.36m/60-3 (shot put) at the Indiana Invitational and 58.70m/192-7 (discus) at the NCAA East Prelims to earn his bid. He also finished sixth at the conference meet in the discus.
Koch, while at Ashland University, was a two-time First Team Division Two All-American in the discus, placing seventh and eighth in 2021 and 2022 respectively. He is IU's first NCAA qualifier in the men's discus since 1994 and now owns the No. 3 mark in program history.
Women's Long Jump
Paola Fernandez-Sola has enjoyed terrific form outdoors after an indoor season where she made the national final and finished ninth in the NCAA. She won the Big Ten outdoor title in Bloomington, jumping 6.52m/21-4.75, just three centimeters off matching the meet record.
IU hasn't had a women's long jump First Team All-American outdoors since Regina Frye in 1993. Fernandez-Sola had the ninth-best qualifying mark across both regions but the fourth-best in the east at 6.37m/20-10.75.
She has already spent time on the runway in Austin this year, competing at the Texas Invitational in late April. A series contested in windy conditions produced a mark of 6.42m/21-0.75w (+4.2).
Men's Pole Vault
Tyler Carrel earned his first bid to a national meet after clearing 5.40m/17-8.5 at the NCAA East Prelims. The Big Ten bronze medalist in the pole vault has been amazing outdoors for the Hoosiers.
Carrel cleared a massive personal best of 5.54m/18-2 at the Billy Hayes Invitational which moved him to third in program history behind only Dave Volz and Mark Buse.
Nathan Stone is a veteran of the NCAA meet, reaching the biggest stage for the fourth time in his career. This will be his second time at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, having reached in 2021 both indoors and outdoors and in 2022 indoors.
He was the Big Ten runner-up after clearing 5.44m/17-10.25 and owns a season's best of 5.49m/18-0 which he jumped at the Indiana Invitational in April. In 2021, he was 13th at the outdoor national meet. His personal best of 5.50m/18-0.5 is tied for fifth in school history. For the first time since 2019, IU has two qualifiers to the national meet in the men's pole vault.
TEAM NEWS AND NOTES: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Hoosiers have five qualifiers to the NCAA meet (two women and three men) across four events.
NOAH BREAKS STREAK
Noah Koch entered the NCAA East Prelims seeded 23rd and finished 4th in the discus to book a spot at the national meet.
Noah NCAA East Prelims Notes
• Threw 58.70m/192-7, an eight-foot season's best
• First IU men's discus NCAA qualifier since 1994
• No. 3 mark in school history and personal best
• Best throw at IU since 1993 (30 years)
SHOT PUT SUCCESS
The Hoosiers have landed a women's First or Second Team All-American in the shot put at three-consecutive outdoor meets heading into 2023.
Women's Outdoor Shot Put All-Americans (since 2014)
• Maddy Pollard: 2022 (16th)
• Khayla Dawson: 2021 (4th)
• Maddy Pollard: 2021 (9th)
• Khayla Dawson: 2019 (6th)
• Maddy Pollard: 2019 (8th)
• Kyla Buckley: 2014 (11th)
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (since 2012)
The Hoosiers will look to add another First Team All-American to a great collection of athletes to don the cream and crimson this year. A number of IU athletes will be in contention when the national meet heads to Austin.
2021 (1)
Khayla Dawson, Shot Put (4th)
2019 (6)
Cooper Williams, 800m (5th)
Khayla Dawson, Shot Put (6th)
Kyle Mau, 5000m (7th)
Eric Bethea, Triple Jump (7th)
Daniel Michalski, 3000mS (8th)
Maddy Pollard, Shot Put (8th)
2017 (2)
Katherine Receveur, 5000m (3rd)
Sydney Clute, Pole Vault (4th)
2016 (2)
Sydney Clute, Pole Vault (4th)
Nakel McClinton, Hammer Throw (7th)
2014 (2)
Kelsie Abbe, Pole Vault (2nd)
Sydney Clute (8th)
2013 (3)
Derek Drouin, High Jump (1st)
Taja Moore, Discus (7th)
Andy Bayer, 1500m (8th)
2012 (2)
Andy Bayer, 1500m (1st)
Derek Drouin, High Jump (2nd)
Last First Team All-American (by event)
Women's Long Jump: Regina Frye (1993)
Women's Shot Put: Khayla Dawson (2021)
Men's Pole Vault: Jeff Coover (2010)
Men's Discus: Gregg Hart (1994)
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Wednesday, June 7th | |
| Time (CT) | Event: Athletes |
| 6:30 PM | Men's Pole Vault: Tyler Carrel, Nathan Stone |
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Thursday, June 8th | |
| Time (CT) | Event: Athletes |
| 9:00 PM | Women's Long Jump: Paola Fernandez-Sola |
| 9:30 PM | Women's Shot Put: Jayden Ulrich |
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Friday, June 9th | |
| Time (CT) | Event: Athletes |
| 7:35 PM | Men's Discus: Noah Koch |
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