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HOOSIERS TRACK2014 INDIANA& FIELD TRACK & FIELD MEDIA RELATIONS • JEREMY ROSENTHAL, MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT E-MAIL - [email protected] • OFFICE - (812) 856-0948 • IUHOOSIERS.COM INDOOR SCHEDULE JANUARY 18 - INDIANA-PURDUE DUAL KeepWHAT: track of theINDIANA-PURDUE Hoosiers at DUAL MEET RESULTS: IUHOOSIERS.COM 12/13-14/13 HOOSIER OPEN Not Scored 1/11/14 INDIANA OPEN Canceled due to weather WHEN: JANUARY 18, 2014 COVERAGE: @IUTRACKXC #IUTF14 1/18/14 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. WHERE: WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. INDOOR1/24-25/14 SCHEDULE GLADSTEIN INVITATIONAL Bloomington, Ind. Lambert Fieldhouse 1/31-2/1/14 INDIANA RELAYS Bloomington, Ind. 2/7-8/14 Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. 2/14-15/14 HOOSIER HILLS Bloomington, Ind. 2/22/14 Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. SETTING THE SCENE 2/28-3/1/14 Big Ten Championships Geneva, Ohio 3/14-15/14 NCAA Championships Albuquerque, N.M. After a break for the winter holidays the Hoosiers are back in action as they travel to West Lafayette, Ind, for a dual meet against Purdue. The field events will get going with the women’s long jump at 2:00 p.m. and the events on the track HOME meets in All Caps will start at 3:25 p.m. with the men’s 800-meter run. The final event on the track will be the men’s 4X400-meter relay at 4:55 p.m. The Hoosiers had a strong start to the season with the Hoosier Open on Dec. 13-14. Several top-10 marks were set. The Hoosiers were honored for their performances as they swept the men’s and women’s Big Ten Athlete of the Week awards with Arianne Raby and Jordan Gornall earning Track Athlete of the Week honors and Nina Gutermuth and Dylan USTFCCCA RANKINGS Jan. 13 Anderson taking Field Athlete of the Week accolades. DIVISION I WOMEN: DIVISION I MEN: Rank School Score Rank School Score 1 Texas 177.09 1 Arkansas 230.90 LAST TIME OUT 2 Texas A&M 155.74 2 Florida 177.79 3 Florida 146.62 3 Oregon 165.33 4 Oregon 126.09 4 Wisconsin 98.70 It was a successful first meet for the Hoosiers with a school record and several top-10 performances and career-best 5 Georgia 96.86 5 Texas A&M 97.85 achievements at the Hoosier Open Dec. 13-14 at Gladstein Fieldhouse. Senior Arianne Raby led a Hoosier sweep of the 6 Kentucky 93.45 6 Penn State 83.28 top three places in the women’s 1,000-meter run as she set an IU school record and NCAA leading time in 2:48.46. In 7 Arkansas 93.32 7 Florida State 76.59 their Hoosier track & field debuts, the Neeley twins, Brittany and Bethany, finished 2-3, in time of 2:51.59 and 2:51.82, 8 LSU 77.68 8 Nebraska 66.94 the eighth and ninth best times in IU school history for the event. 9 Stanford 76.68 9 Minnesota 54.78 10 Kansas 66.89 10 Oklahoma State 54.07 In the field events a trio of Hoosiers set top-10 marks in program history. Sophomore Nina Gutermuth won the 11 South Carolina 55.99 11 Mississippi State 50.29 women’s pole vault with a clearance of 3.80 meters (12-5.5). Gutermuth’s mark is good for ninth best in IU school history 12 Providence 55.71 12 Illinois 50.11 and is the 16th best mark in the NCAA. Freshman Danielle Quinn had an impressive start to her career as she finished in 13 Michigan 53.95 13 Georgia 46.63 14 Dartmouth 50.55 14 Colorado 41.90 second-place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.92 meters (39-1.25). Quinn also finished fourth in the long jump with 15 Mississippi State 50.06 15 Texas 41.80 a mark of 5.42 meters (17-9.5). Fellow freshman Nakel McClinton also had a good day as she finished in fourth-place in 16 Kent State 48.78 16 Mississippi 41.01 the weight throw with a heave of 17.37 meters (56-11.75). Her mark is 10th best in IU school history. 17 Purdue 46.83 17 Arizona 39.69 18 Georgetown 43.10 18 Baylor 39.05 On the men’s side a pair of sophomores from Bloomington had a good start to the season. Jordan Gornall finished 19 Florida State 42.81 19 Virginia Tech 39.02 in second-place in the men’s 1,000-meter, as he clocked a time of 2:24.41 to tie the second fastest time in school 20 Washington 41.88 20 Stanford 38.56 history. Fellow Bloomington native Dylan Anderson finished in second-place and as the top collegiate competitor in the 21 Maryland 39.23 21 Arizona State 36.44 22 Villanova 38.45 22 UTEP 35.64 pentathlon with 3,779 points. Anderson’s point total was 181 points better than at this same meet last year. Sophomore 23 Arizona State 38.39 23 Princeton 35.09 Zachary Bray had a good run in the 60-meter hurdles and he finished in fifth-place in a time of 8.29 seconds, the 10th 24 Harvard 38.30 24 Alabama 34.05 fastest time in school history. 25 Akron 37.92 25 LSU 33.50 CONTENTS Pages 1-2 - Notes Page 3- Meet Schedule MEDIA INFORMATION Pages 4-5-Rosters Page 6- Quick Facts Media Relations Assistant Jeremy Rosenthal is the primary contact for Indiana track and field. All interviews Page 7 - Ron Helmer and photography of Indiana track and field should be set up through Rosenthal. He can be reached in his office Pages 8-11 - Records (812-856-0948) or via e-mail ([email protected]). facebook.com/IUTrackXC Indiana Track & Field 2014 • Page 1 HOOSIERS EARNS BIG TEN HONORS GUTERMUTH HEADED BACK TO OREGON INDIANA’S NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONS Sophomore Jordan Gornall and senior Arianne Raby earned Sophie Gutermuth never lost faith in her chances of 1979 - Robert Cannon, Triple Jump Track Athlete of the Week honors, while sophomores Nina heading to the NCAA Championships. Entering the East 1983 - Sunder Nix, 600m Gutermuth and Dylan Anderson took Field Athlete of the Prelminary Round, Gutermuth ranked 80th in Division I this 20141985 INDIANA - Gretchen TRACKBaker, 4x400m & FIELD Relay KeepWeek honors track for of the the week Hoosiers of Dec. 9-14. at season and 40th in the East Region. Her career best of 1985 - Vickey Davis, 4x400m Relay Raby, set an Indiana school record and NCAA leading 3.92m (12-10.25) was only higher than the first two bars in time en route to winning the 1,000-meter run in a time of the competition. Two PR’s later, Gutermuth said she knew a 1985 - Adriane Diamond, 4x400m Relay 2:48.46. breakthrough was coming all season. 1985 - Tina Parrott, 4x400m Relay In the women’s pole vault sophomore Nina Gutermuth Gutermuth cleared 4.10m (13-5.25) on her third attempt 1985 - Tina Parrott, 800 meters took the top spot with a mark of 3.80m (12-5.5). Her clearance in the pole vault, one of 10 to clear the height in the 1991 - Bob Kennedy, Mile is the ninth best height in school history. Gutermuth’s mark competition. The redshirt sophomore became Indiana’s fifth 1991 - Alan Turner, Long Jump is also 16th best in the NCAA this year so far. 13-foot pole vaulter all-time and moved to number four in 1993 - Glenn Terry, 60m High Hurdles (Background) The men’s 1,000-meter dash was another great event for the IU records book. Gutermuth returned to the state of 2004 - Sean Jefferson, Mile the Hoosiers as Gornall finished in second-place in 2:24.41. Oregon, where she was a state runner-up for Bend H.S. 2005 - Aarik Wilson, Triple Jump His time ties for the second best time in program history. before moving to Leo, Indiana for her senior year. She holds 2005 - Aarik Wilson, Long Jump Anderson displayed dramatic improvement in the the Bend H.S. record in the pole vault. pentathlon as he finished in second place and was the top 2010 - Derek Drouin, High Jump collegiate competitor with 3,779 points. Anderson’s point GOING THE DISTANCE 2011 - Derek Drouin, High Jump total is 181 points higher than when he competed in the IU head coach Ron Helmer has continued and built on the 2012 - Derek Drouin, High Jump pentathlon at this meet last year. great tradition of cross country and track & field distance runners at Indiana. Since Helmer got to IU the Hoosiers Total: 16 (11 Men, 5 Women) BOMBS AWAY FOR BUCKLEY have re-wrote the record books, placing four in the top-10 All Seasons: 47 (5 XC, 26 Outdoor) Senior Kyla Buckley returns after a very successful junior for the men’s mile (two sub-four minute runners), four top- season. Buckley was a Second Team All-American in both 10 runners in the indoor men’s 3K, including school record the indoor and outdoor seasons last year, finishing 16th holder Andy Bayer and four top-10 runners in the indoor HOOSIERS IN THE NCAA TOP-30 at the NCAA Indoor Championship and 17th at the NCAA men’s 5K, including record holder Andrew Poore. On the Women Outdoor Championship in the shot put. women’s side Helmer has guided the Hoosiers to seven top- Samantha Ginther 3,000m 11th 9:44.59 10s in the mile, four top-10s in the 3K and four top-10s in the Erica Ridderman 5,000m 6th 17:01.13 Buckley captured the Big Ten Indoor Championships title 5K.