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HOOSIERS TRACK & FIELD MEDIA RELATIONS • CHARLIE DUFFY, MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT E-MAIL - [email protected] • CELL - (317) 490-3262 • IUHOOSIERS.COM OUTDOOR SCHEDULE Indiana Track and Field WHAT: Indiana Track and Field RESULTS: IUHOOSIERS.COM 3/25-26/16 Big Ten vs. Pac 12 Invitational Tempe, Ariz. 3/30-4/2/16 Texas Relays Austin, Texas WHEN: APRIL 28-30, 2016 COVERAGE: @IUTRACKXC 4/1-2/15 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. #IUTF WHERE: #GoIU OUTDOOR4/8-9/16 SCHEDULETiger Track Classic Auburn, Ala. 4/16/16 Big Ten vs. ACC Challenge Louisville, Ky. 4/23/16 INDIANA vs. PURDUE DUAL Bloomington, Ind. 4/28-30/16 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. 4/28-30/16 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa SETTING THE SCENE 4/30/16 Georgia Invitational Athens, Ga. 5/6/16 BILLY HAYES INVITATIONAL Bloomington, Ind. 5/13-15/16 Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb. • Indiana will be spread out through three different meets this weekend. A group of throwers will head to the 5/26-28/16 NCAA East Regional Jacksonville, Fla. University of Georgia to compete in the Georgia Invitational. Several other field athlete will compete in the Drake Relays. The largest group of Hoosiers will head east to compete in the Penn Relays. 6/9-11/16 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. • The team is coming off a dual meet with Purdue in which the teams split. The men’s team was victorious, while HOME meets in All Caps the women’s team fell to a tough Boilermaker squad. CONTENTS • A total of 33 marks have been posted within the top 48 of the east regional, which is required to advance to the Page 1: Notes first round of the NCAA meet in Jacksonville. Page 2: Quick Facts Pages 3-4: Rosters • Nakel McClinton moved up in both the hammer throw and discus rankings after a great meet this weekend. She Page 5: Ron Helmer currently ranks as the second best hammer thrower in the east region. She is also seeded 16th in the discus Pages 6-9: Records throw. Laura Schroeder is the sixth ranked hammer thrower in the east. • Daniel Kuhn is the seventh ranked 800m runner in the east. He is also ranked 41st in the 400m dash. • Sophie Gutermuth jumped up to fifth on the women’s pole vault rankings. Sydney Clute is now 11th. Dylan Anderson is 27th for the men. MEDIA RELATIONS • Four Hoosiers rank inside the top 48 in the men’s 5,000m run. Rorey Hunter is ranked seventh (27th in the Charlie Duffy 1,500m run), Matt Schwartzer is 16th (20th in the 1,500m run), Jason Crist is 23rd (48th in the 1,500m run), and Email: [email protected] Jeremy Coughler is 27th and he is also seeded 33rd in the steeplechase. Phone: (317) 490-3262 • Three IU women rank inside the top 48 in the 800m run. Olivia Hippensteel moved into 33rd, Kellie Davis is 42nd, and Kendell Wiles 43rd. Brenna Calder is the 24th ranked 1,500m runner in the east region. • Four more student-athletes are inside the top 48 of the steeplechase. Brianna Johnson is the 28th seed. Jason Crist is ranked 12th, Josh Roche is ranked 19th, and Claxton is 37thon the men’s side. • Chanli Mundy ranks 18th in the 10,000m run with a time of 34:14.01, the seventh best time in school history. • Four men’s throwers are currently NCAA hopefuls. Willie Morrison ranks as the east’s 19th best in the shot put. David Schall sits at 21st in the event. Andrew Miller moved up to 29th in the men’s hammer throw. Dyrek Chowning is 37th in the discus throw. • Ari Nelson is the 48th ranked women’s long jumper. Paul Galas moved up to the 27th ranked men’s high jumper and Treyton Harris 48th. • Zach Reitzug jumped all the way up to 18th in the 400m hurdles. Diquis Manley is 40th in the event. MEDIA INFORMATION Media Relations Assistant Charlie Duffy is the primary contact for Indiana track and field. All interviews and photography of Indiana track and field should be set up through Duffy. He can be reached on his cell phone (317- 490-3262) or via e-mail ([email protected]). facebook.com/IUTrackXC Indiana Track & Field 2015 • Page 1 Location ...............................................................................................................................Bloomington, Ind. Population .............................................................................................................................................. 80,405 Founded .......................................................................................................................................................1820 JoinedUNIVERSITY Big Ten FACTS ..........................................................................................................................................1899 2016 INDIANA TRACK & FIELD Enrollment: ............................................................................................................................................. 42,731 Nickname2015-16 ............................................................................................................................... QUICK FACTS ............ Hoosiers Colors .................................................................................................................................. Cream & Crimson President ..........................................................................................................................Michael McRobbie Director of Athletics..................................................................................................................... Fred Glass Senior Woman Administrator .................................................................................................Mattie White Faculty Representative .............................................................................................................Dr. Kurt Zorn Facilities .....................................................................................IU Championship Cross Country Course, ............................................................................................................................Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse, ...................................................................................................Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex 12/11/15 HOOSIER OPEN ......................................................Bloomington, Ind. 1/09/16 INDIANA vs. TENNESSEE DUALS .......................Bloomington, Ind. INDOOR SCHEDULE 1/16/16 INDIANA vs. PURDUE DUALS .............................. West Lafayette, Ind. 1/22-23/16 GLADSTEIN INVITATIONAL ..................................Bloomington, Ind. 1/22-23/16 ROD McCRAVY MEMORIAL ........................................... Lexington, Ky. 1/29-30/16 INDIANA RELAYS ..................................................Bloomington, Ind. 2/5-6/16 MEYO INVITATIONAL ................................................ Notre Dame, Ind. 2/12/16 HOOSIER HILLS ......................................................Bloomington, Ind. 2/20/16 ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL ................................... Notre Dame, Ind. 2/26-27/16 BIG TEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ............................... Geneva, Ohio 3/11-12/16 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ............................Birmingham, Ala. 3/25-26/16 BIG TEN vs. PAC 12 INVITATIONAL ...................................Tempe, Ariz. 3/30-4/2/16 TEXAS RELAYS ................................................................ Austin, Texas OUTDOOR SCHEDULE 4/1-2/16 STANFORD INVITATIONAL ...........................................Palo Alto, Calif. 4/8-9/16 TIGER TRACK CLASSIC .....................................................Auburn, Ala. 4/16/16 BIG TEN vs. ACC CHALLENGE.........................................Louisville, Ky. 4/23/16 INDIANA vs. PURDUE DUALS ..............................Bloomington, Ind. 4/28-30/16 PENN RELAYS ............................................................Philadelphia, Pa. 4/28-30/16 DRAKE RELAYS ........................................................Des Moines, Iowa 5/6/16 BILLY HAYES INVITATIONAL................................Bloomington, Ind. 5/13-15/15 BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ............................Lincoln, Neb. 5/26-28/16 NCAA EAST REGIONAL............................................. Jacksonville, Fla. 6/9-11/16 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ................................ Eugene, Ore. Media Relations Director.................................................................................................J.D. Campbell Track & Field Contact: ........................................................................................................Charlie Duffy Email: ......................................................................................................................csduffy@indiana.edu Cell:MEDIA ...................................................................................................................................... RELATIONS (317) 490-3262 Main Office Phone: ...........................................................................................................(812) 855-9399 Fax: ......................................................................................................................................(812) 855-9401 .....................................................................................................................................................Assembly Hall .........................................................................................................................................1001 East 17th Street ......................................................................................................................................Bloomington, IN 47408 MAILING ADDRESS