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SPARTAN TRACK & FIELD BIG TEN INDIANA INVITE #1 March 29-30 // Bloomington, Ind. IN THE BLOCKS NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND NTS Michigan State track & field travels to Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida for the NCAA East Preliminary Round, Wednesday-Saturday, B1G NORTH FLORIDA INVITE April 2-3 // Jacksonville, Fla May 26-29. The University of North Florida has NTS been host to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field East Preliminary five times (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019). BIG TEN INDIANA INVITE #2 April 9 // Bloomington, Ind. NTS FOLLOWING THE MEET Live results will be available at MSUSpartans.com. Championships Central is avail- HUSKER BIG TEN INVITATIONAL April 16-17 // Prairie View, Texas able at http://bit.ly/ChampCentral21. Recaps of Michigan State’s performances and NTS results will posted at MSUSpartans.com. // Live Coverage // Follow the NCAA Preliminary Championship via - http://bit.ly/PrelimsResults BIG TEN INDIANA INVITE #3 April 16 // Bloomington, Ind. NTS Michigan State track & field will travel to Jacksonville, Florida for the NCAA Prelimi- nary Round on May 26-29 at Hodges Stadium, hosted by the University of North Florida. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 outdoor track FIGHTING ILLINI B1G RELAYS & field season. April 23-24 // Champaign, Ill. NTS “This year has offered us an opportunity to grow in what feels like a fast-paced environ- ment. I am proud of our athletes for managing two or three seasons in a short period of time, while finding a significant amount of success. Their resilience has paid off and BIG TEN INDIANA INVITE #4 now we get to enjoy the last few weeks of our work. I look forward to seeing us in ac- April 30-May 1 // Bloomington, Ind. tion this week and beyond,” Interim Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Lisa NTS Breznau said. The Spartans will send 10 women’s entries and men’s five entries. PADDOCK OPEN May 8 // Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan State Men’s Entries (5) NTS John Petruno – 1500m Morgan Beadlescomb – 5000m James Uhlenberg – 5000m Trevor Stephenson – Pole Vault B1G OTF CHAMPIONSHIPS May 14-16 // Champaign, Ill. Jerimiah Evans – Discus Michigan State Women’s Entries (10) Shakira Dancy – 200m NCAA EAST PRELIMS Sarah Anderson – 1500m Casey Mossholder – 3000m Steeplechase May 26-29 // Jacksonville, Fla. Jenna Magness – 5000m Makayla Perez – 5000m India Johnson – 10,000m Lynsie Gram – 10,000m NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Sophia Franklin – Pole Vault June 9-12 // Eugene, Ore. Rebecca Mammel – Hammer Throw Brittany Krug-Biddle – Javelin SPARTAN TRACK & FIELD :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: TRACK & FIELD NOTES QUICK FACTS MSU TRACK & FIELD in 5...4...3...2...1 Women’s Location .........................................................East Lansing, Michigan 1 | BACK IN THE SUNSHINE STATE Program Founded ...........................................................................1938 Michigan State returns to the NCAA Preliminary Round after the COVID-19 pandem- Conference ...................................................................................Big Ten ic forced the cancellation of the 2020 outdoor track & field season. This is the sec- Enrollment ....................................................................................50,085 ond time that the Spartans have competed at Hodges Stadium this season. On April Nickname...................................................................................Spartans 2-3, the University of Iowa hosted the Big Ten-only B1G North Florida Invitational. Colors .........................................................Green (1C453B) & White Twitter Handle ....................................................@MSUTrackFieldXC Instagram ................................................................................MSUTFXC “We are excited to return to UNF for the First Round of Nationals. We’ve com- Facebook URL .....................https://www.facebook.com/MSUTF peted there previously and are familiar with the facility and the area. It’s always President ............................................................... Dr. Samuel Stanley helpful to understand the idiosyncrasies of a venue,” Breznau said. Director of Athletics .....................................................Bill Beekman Senior Women’s Administrator ..............................Jennifer Smith 2 | THE DISTANCE SQUAD Head Coach, Year ...................................................Lisa Breznau, 1st Once again, the Spartan expect big things from the distance team. Coming off Assistant Coaches ..................................................Ceith Creekmur, of winning the Big Ten title in the 5000m, Jenna Magness is seeded No. 7 at the .........................Yolanda Johnson, Lonnie Pugh, Aaron Simoneau 2021 Big Ten Finish ..........................................................................7th East prelims. She broke the meet record at the Big Ten Championships with a All-Big Ten ..................................Jenna Magness, Sophia Franklin, time of 15:38.82. Makayla Perez will also be in action in the 5000m. India Johnson ..................................................................................... Rebecca Mammel (33:36.00) and Lynsie Gram (33:37.92) are seeded No. 11 and No. 13, respectively in the 10,000m. Casey Mossholder makes her first appearance in the NCAA Prelims Men’s in the 3000m steeplechase. Location .........................................................East Lansing, Michigan Program Founded ...........................................................................1938 On the men’s side, MSU is led by Morgan Beadlescomb, who is seeded No. 10 in the Conference ...................................................................................Big Ten 5000m with a time 13:40.44. Beadlescomb also captured the Big Ten title in the Enrollment ....................................................................................50,085 race. James Uhlenberg is also seeded No. 31 in the 5000m (13:51.86). John Petruno Nickname...................................................................................Spartans will make his NCAA Prelim debut in the 1500m on Wednesday. Colors .........................................................Green (1C453B) & White Twitter Handle ....................................................@MSUTrackFieldXC Instagram ................................................................................MSUTFXC “We have a squad of upperclassmen with experience at the first round, this should Facebook URL .....................https://www.facebook.com/MSUTF help our younger athletes adjust confidently to the meet,” Breznau said. President ............................................................... Dr. Samuel Stanley Director of Athletics .....................................................Bill Beekman 3 | EXPERIENCE MATTERS Senior Women’s Administrator ..............................Jennifer Smith The last time the NCAA Prelims were in Jacksonville in 2019 both Trevor Stephenson Head Coach, Year ...................................................Lisa Breznau, 1st (pole vault) and Jerimiah Evans (discus) were in action. Stephenson will be the first Assistant Coaches ..................................................Ceith Creekmur, Spartan in action on Wednesday as the pole vault begins at 3 p.m. All-American .........................Yolanda Johnson, Lonnie Pugh, Aaron Simoneau Evans takes center stage on Friday at 1:30 p.m. Stephenson is the No. 10 seed in the 2021 Big Ten Finish ........................................................................ 12th pole vault with a personal-best vault of 5.32m at the Big Ten Championships. Evans All-Big Ten ........................................................Morgan Beadlescomb is seeded 16th in the discus with a season-best throw of 57.28m. 4 | LADIES NIGHT With the schedule for the NCAA Prelims alternating between men’s and women’s days, Thursday will be a busy day for the Spartan women. Big Ten Champion Rebec- ca Mammel and Brittany Krug with both start the action at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in the hammer and javelin throws, respectively. Big Ten Champion pole vault Sophia Franklin starts her quest for Nationals at 3 p.m. In the evening session, Sarah An- Follow the Spartans on Twitter @msutrackfieldxc derson will race in the 1500m at 6:30 p.m., before the night concludes with Johnson and Instagram @msutfxc. To get the latest on all of and Gram in the 10,000m. Michigan State’s athletic teams, be sure to follow @ MSU_Athletics. 5 | A NEW ERA IN SPARTAN TRACK & FIELD Michigan State Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Beekman announced The Spartans are on Facebook as well! Like the Michi- Tuesday that Lisa Breznau has been named Director of Cross Country and Track & gan State Track & Field and Cross Country page. Field. Breznau has served as the Interim Director since the retirement of Walt Drenth in November. All results and press releases about the Spartans will be posted to MSUSpartans.com. To have releases Overall, Breznau has spent 11 years on the Michigan State staff. After serving as an emailed to you, send requests to track & field contact, assistant coach for five years from 2010-15, Breznau was promoted to the associate Kara Fisher at [email protected]. head coach for the cross country and track & field programs in 2015. All interview requests for student-athletes and coach- In March, Breznau was named USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Women’s Cross