2013 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field
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2013 BIG TEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS RELEASE Contact: Steve Villatoro, Bob Hammel Communications Intern • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 • E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @BigTenChamps CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEWS Host: SPIRE Institute Men’s Preview Women’s Preview Feb. 22-23, 2013 The SPIRE Institute will play host to the 2013 Big Ten The SPIRE Institute is set to host the 2013 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled to Big Ten Media Relations Information Indoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled begin Friday and run through Saturday. Indiana won for Friday and Saturday. Last year, Nebraska took Steve Villatoro, Track & Field Contact its first conference title since 1992 after totaling 104 home the Big Ten Championship title in its first year Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 points at last year’s championships to earn the win. in the conference, compiling 114.5 points en route Cell: 312-576-3722 Minnesota was second with 100 points, and Ne- to first-place honors. Ohio State finished second E-mail: [email protected] braska was third with 99. Ohio State (94.33 points) with 106 points, while Penn State placed third with and Wisconsin (75) rounded out the top five. 99 points. Illinois came in fourth with 79 points, and Championships Coverage Michigan State recorded 77.5 points to round out Live results and daily updates of the 2013 Big Ten In the sprints and middle distances, Minnesota’s the top five. Indoor Track and Field Championships will be Sean King holds the top conference time in the available through www.bigten.org. Championships 60-meter dash, while Nebraska’s Dexter McKenzie Ashley Spencer returns for the Illini looking to updates are also available through Twitter at holds the advantage in the 200-meter dash. Min- defend her 200- and 400-meter titles. Spencer owns nesota’s Harun Abda looks to defend his titles in the @BigTenChamps. the top 400-meter time in the conference and sec- 400- and 600-meter events, while Brannon Kidder ond best in the country heading into the champion- holds the top time in the 800-meter run heading ships, while her 200-meter mark ranks in the top 10 BTN Coverage into the championships. Andrew Bayer returns to in the NCAA this season. Illini teammate Morolake BTN will air tape-delay coverage of the Big Ten defend his crowns in the mile and 3,000-meter run, Akinosun and Penn State’s Mahogany Jones are Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field but Penn State’s Robby Creese holds top billing in tied for first in the 60-meter dash heading into the Championships at Noon ET on Saturday, March 2. the mile, while Hoosier teammate Zachary Mayhew event, while Illinois’ Samantha Murphy holds top leads the way in the 3,000-meters. Illinois’ Paul billing in the 600-meter run. Michigan’s Rebecca Zeman leads the field by over seven seconds in the Addison looks for another title in the 800-meters BIG TEN ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 5,000-meters, while two student-athletes enter and fellow Wolverine Amanda Eccleston owns the the 60-meter hurdles with the top time, as Iowa’s top one-mile time in the conference this season. MEN’S WEEKLY WINNERS Jordan Mullen and Ohio State’s Demoye Bogle look Michigan State’s Sara Kroll holds the top mark in the Dec. 10 T: Zach Mayhew, Sr., IND to take top honors at the championships. 3,000-meter run by nearly two seconds. F: Derek Drouin, Sr., IND Illinois’ Breeana Coleman will look to improve on Jan. 14 T: Casimir Loxsom, Sr., PSU In the field events, two conference champions last year’s second-place effort in the 60-meter F: Jon Lehman, Jr., MINN return to defend their respective titles. Minnesota’s hurdles, but Michigan’s Cindy Ofili holds the top F: James White, Jr., NEB Micah Hegerle (weight throw) and Wisconsin’s conference time by one-tenth of a second. In the Jan. 21 T: Zach Mayhew, Sr., IND Japheth Cato (heptathlon) won titles at last year’s 5,000-meters, Ohio State’s Nicole Hilton has the top F: Janis Leitis, Sr., NEB championships. A pair of Nebraska standouts hold Jan. 28 T: Casimir Loxsom, Sr., PSU time entering the championships this season. F: Derek Drouin, Sr., IND the top marks this season in the long jump and Feb. 4 T: Austin Mudd, So., WIS triple jump as Janis Leitis and Patrick Raedler rank In the field events, several student-athletes will look F: Japheth Cato, Jr., WIS first and second, respectively, in both events. Wis- to improve upon their top-three finishes a year ago. Feb. 11 T: Robby Creese, So., PSU consin’s Danny Block looks to improve on last year’s Nebraska’s Mara Griva took home the triple jump F: Derek Drouin, Sr., IND second-place finish in the shot put and holds the title in 2012 and owns the top spot in the confer- Feb. 18 T: Harun Abda, Sr., MINN top throw heading into the event, while Olympic ence this season. Griva also placed second in the F: Micah Hegerle, Sr., MINN bronze medalist Derek Drouin will attempt to bring long jump last year, but claims top billing heading home a high jump title for Indiana. into the championships. Illinois’ Stephanie Richartz returns in the pole vault after a second-place finish WOMEN’S WEEKLY WINNERS Five squads appear in the latest USTFCCCA national last year, but Michigan’s Kiley Tobel holds this year’s Dec. 10 T: Kelsey Duerksen, Sr., IND rankings heading into the championships, including top mark heading into the event. Wisconsin’s Jes- F: Courtney Woodard, Sr., IND a conference-leading four top-10 squads. Nebraska sica Flax and Deanna Latham finished second and Jan. 14 T: Samantha Murphy, Jr., ILL sits at No. 5, followed by Penn State at No. 7, Indi- third in the pentathlon, respectively, last season, T: Kelsey Duerksen, Sr., IND ana at No. 9 and Wisconsin at No. 10. Minnesota but Latham owns the top score heading into the F: Marlene Ricketts, Jr., PSU checks in at No. 15. 2013 championships. Purdue’s Dani Bunch owns Jan. 21 T: Samantha Murphy, Jr., ILL this year’s top mark in the shot put after finishing F: Beth Rohl, Sr., MSU BTN will air tape-delay coverage of the Big Ten second last season, while Michigan State’s Beth Jan. 28 T: Leah O’Connor, So., MSU Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champion- Rohl looks to improve on last year’s third-place F: Beth Rohl, Sr., MSU ships at Noon ET on Saturday, March 2. weight throw effort, holding the top mark in the Feb. 4 T: Alena Brooks, Sr., MINN conference heading into the event. In the high F: Mara Griva, Sr., NEB jump, Penn State’s Erika Morgan is the conference’s Feb. 11 T: Ashley Spencer, So., ILL F: Kiley Tobel, Jr., MICH top performer this season. Feb. 18 T: Ashlee Abraham, Sr., OSU F: Kiley Tobel, Jr., MICH Heading into the championships, two Big Ten teams appear in the top 20 of the latest USTFCCCA na- T: Track F: Field tional rankings. Illinois sits at No. 15 and Michigan is No. 20. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. 2013 Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships Release Page 2 of 6 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday Saturday 10:00 a.m. Heptathlon 60m (men) 10:00 a.m. Heptathlon 60m Hurdles (men) 10:45 a.m. Heptathlon Long Jump (men) 11:00 a.m. Heptathlon Pole Vault (men) 10:50 a.m. Pentathlon 60m Hurdles (women) Women’s High Jump (trials & finals) 11:30 a.m. Women’s Pole Vault (trials & finals) Men’s Triple Jump (trials & finals) 11:40 a.m. Pentathlon High Jump (women) 11:10 a.m. Women’s Weight Throw (trials & finals) 12:00 p.m. Women’s 3,000m (unseeded section) (finals) 12:30 p.m. Women’s 5,000m (unseeded section) (finals) 12:20 p.m. Men’s 3,000m (unseeded section) (finals) 12:55 p.m. Men’s 5,000m (unseeded section) (finals) 12:30 p.m. Heptathlon Shot Put (men) 1:20 p.m. Women’s Mile Run (finals) 12:40 p.m. Women’s Mile Run (trials) 1:30 p.m. Men’s Mile Run (finals) 1:00 p.m. Men’s Mile Run (trials) 1:30 p.m. Heptathlon 1,000m (men) 1:20 p.m. Women’s 400m (trials) 1:40 p.m. Women’s 400m (finals - 2 sections) 1:45 p.m. Men’s 400m (trials) 1:45 p.m. Men’s Weight Throw (trials & finals) Heptathlon High Jump (men) 1:50 p.m. Men’s 400m (finals - 2 sections) 2:00 p.m. Pentathlon Shot Put (women) 2:00 p.m. Women’s Triple Jump (trials & finals) 2:10 p.m. Women’s 60m (trials) Men’s High Jump (trials & finals) 2:30 p.m. Men’s 60m (trials) Women’s 60m (finals) 2:50 p.m. Women’s 800m (trials) 2:10 p.m. Men’s 60m (finals) 3:10 p.m. Men’s 800m (trials) 2:20 p.m. Women’s 800m (finals) 3:15 p.m. Pentathlon Long Jump (women) 2:30 p.m. Men’s 800m (finals) 3:30 p.m. Men’s Pole Vault (trials & finals) 2:40 p.m. Women’s 60m Hurdles (finals) Women’s Shot Put (trials & finals) 2:50 p.m.