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 On the hottest day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships so far, Leah Moran took to the field to compete in the triple jump. In a very competitive field the junior hit a personal mark of 13.15m (43' 1.75") to place 13th.
 
As the Hoosiers time comes to a close, they had six First Team All-Americans and three Second Team All-Americans for a total of nine.
 
Daniel Michalski led the final lap of the steeplechase final but a fall caused him to take seventh in the event. Michalski ends his career at Indiana with first team All-America honors. Also ending their collegiate last night was Eric Bethea who grabbed a personal best in the triple on his way to seventh and a spot on All-America first team list.  Cooper Williams matched his indoor finish in the 800m with another fifth place finish and first team All-America accolades. Rounding out the field was Kyle Mau who raced to eighth to land him on All-America first team.
 
On the women's side, Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard proved that you can never count them out. The duo picked up sixth and eighth, respectively, to earn spots on the All-America first team.  
 
Adam Coulon competed at second outdoor championships where he competed in the pole vault and walked away a second team All-American in the men's pole vault. Joe Murphy was another Hoosier who saw his last laps in an Indiana uniform as he picked up second team All-America accolades in the men's 1500m. Lastly, Leah Moran concluded the championships for the Hoosiers as she picked up All-America honors.
 
The NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships concluded the 2019 season for Indiana. The Hoosiers will return in August for 2019 cross country season.
 

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The Indiana women are underrated. They have quietly been one of the better distance programs as of late in a BIG 10 conference that is seemingly growing more and more competitive with each passing year.

However, despite their grand success, the Lady Hoosiers will enter 2019 with a lack of experience and firepower. With veterans like Katherine Receveur and Margaret Allen out of eligibility, Coach Helmer will be looking to replenish his squad with enough talent to keep them competitive in the ultra-loaded BIG 10 conference and Great Lakes region.

Luckily, the Indiana women bring in a very strong recruiting class when it comes to the distance events. While they may not have quite the depth that the Texas men have, it's clear these incoming freshmen have enough talent to keep the Hoosiers in contention.

I want to first begin with Mikaela Ramirez, the California native who can seemingly do it all. The Ayala High School graduate has extensive range, but her real talent lies at the longer distances which is exactly what Indiana needs. The 29th place finisher at NXN owns a three mile PR of 16:29 (which roughly converts to a 17:04 5k) and could bring some very valuable championship experience to the Midwest powerhouse.

We saw last year how impactful freshmen women can be when it comes to varsity lineups. if you think I'm making that up, just think back to Katrina Robinson, Anne Forsyth, Jacqueline Gaughan, and Camille Davre. It is entirely realistic that Ramirez could be a super valuable scorer on a consistent basis in her first year as a Hoosier.

However, Ramirez may be best suited for the track. With a 4:48 PR, she is already one of the better milers on this team. When paired up with rising senior Kelsey Harris (who owns a 2:03 PR for 800 meters), the idea of a potential DMR becomes extremely intriguing, especially since Ramirez has enough range to run any of the three distance legs.

Speaking of distance medley relays, let's talk about Elizabeth Stanhope. The incoming freshman has respectable PR's across nearly every discipline, but it's her 800 PR that really captures my attention. With middle distance specialist Haley Harris out of eligibility, and Kelsey Harris nearing that same point, Indiana is in desperate need of additional help at the middle distances...well, at least they were.

Stanhope will enter Bloomington with a monster personal best of 2:06 and become an immediate contributor for Indiana starting this winter (assuming she isn't redshirted). Between her, Ramirez, and Kelsey Harris, the potential for an All-American bid in the DMR this winter isn't out of the question.

Although Ramirez and Stanhope own top-tier times and have the potential to be early-career contributors, women like Abby Green and Gracie Sprankle are more than capable of making names for themselves.

The two rising freshmen hold similar resumes when it comes to personal bests. Their 3200 PR's are only separated by a second (10:38 and 10:39) and their 1600 PR's are only split by four seconds (4:58 and 5:02). In a year where Indiana will take any help they can get, both Green and Sprankle will step in as key pieces for the upcoming cross country season.

Last fall, the Hoosiers thrived off of their upfront scoring potency and veteran low-sticks. However, their depth was lacking and it was often a reason why they were unable to hang with their conference rivals. Luckily, both Green and Sprankle will have the opportunity to soften those scoring flaws by adding additional depth to the lineup.

Sprankle brings unmatched consistency to the collegiate level after winning a total of 43 races (41 finals) during her high school career. During the 2017 cross country season, she won eight races in a nine meet span. It may be fair to suggest that she hasn't always been pushed, leaving us to believe that she could have incredible potential over the next four to five years. When you pair her up with Abby Green, Indiana can boast that they recruited two of the state's best young distance runners.

Transitioning back to the middle distances, we have Shynae Deas, the 800 meter standout from Ohio who owns a 2:10 PR. Much like Stanhope, Deas will help revamp an aging middle distance group that has made some serious noise over the past few seasons. Both Stanhope and Deas will be joined by incoming freshman Maria Anderson who split 2:14 on a 4x800. Together, these three women give IU a lot to be excited about.

We don't know for sure how the Hoosiers will rebound this year after losing their top two superstar distance runners. However, we do know that the future looks bright for the women from Bloomington, Indiana. With potential low-sticks, improved depth, and a reloaded middle distance corps, there is a lot to like about Ron Helmer's future squad.

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David Woods of IndyStar -

Big get for Hoosiers in track and field. She was @IHSAA1  state 800m champion in 2018 and second (in 2:08.23) this year. State 800m champion Elizabeth Stanhope of @PikeTrackField  is already at IU.

 

Maddie Russin @MaddieRussin

I’m very excited to announce that I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at IU Bloomington! Thank you to everyone who has supported me and helped me through this journey. GO HOOSIERS!!

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Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

 

Bloomington North HS runner.

1600m - 4:18          800m - 1:56             5k XC - 15:29.10

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He's a runner? Huh, with those arms, I would've thought shot put.... That kid's tiny!

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Willie Morrison wins the shot put event in the SEA Games setting a new record in the process.

Muncherji clocks a time of 48.75 in heat one of the 400m finishing in 5th place. The junior returns to action on Tuesday in 4x400 relay.

BACKGROUND 

Redshirt senior thrower Willie Morrison and junior sprinter Zubin Muncherji are competing in the 30th Annual Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in the Philippines on December 7, 8 and 10. Morrison represents the Philipingpines while Muncherji  competes for Singapore.  The SEA Games began on December 2 with closing ceremonies on December 11. All athletics events will be held at the New Clark Athletics Stadium in New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac, Philippines.

Morrison will participate in both the shot put and discus events.  Muncherji will run in the prelim of 400m on December 7 at 9:50 p.m. ET. If he advances, the final of the 400m will be held on December 8 at 7:10 a.m. ET.  Rounding out the meet for Indiana, Muncherji will run a leg of the 4x400m relay at December 10 at 7:30 a.m. ET.

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inside Gladstein Fieldhouse on Friday, December 13. The Hoosiers will host the annual Hoosier Open with the women's weight throw serving as the first event of the meet beginning at 3:45 p.m.
 
Meet Information
A total of seven teams will compete on Friday afternoon—Butler, Indiana, Lee University, Lincoln University, Miami (OH), Saint Louis, and UIndy.
 
Admission to Friday's meet is free to the public.
 
Live results of the event can be found here.  http://sidearmstats.com/indiana/track/index.html
 
Schedule of Events
Track schedule of events – 60m hurdle trials, 60m trials, Mile, 60m hurdle finals, 60m finals, 400m, 500m, 1000m, 5000m (men's), 200m, 300m, 3000m, and 4x400m relay.
 
Field schedule of events – weight throw, shot put, long jump, pole vault, triple jump, and high jump.
 
Last Time Out: 2018-19 Indoor Season
Last year's indoor season proved strong as the Hoosiers saw great success throughout.  The men's DMR squad secured the school record with a time of 9:27.30 at Indiana Relays. At Hoosier Hills, Princess Brinkley set a new school record in the weight throw after securing a mark of 21.53m (70' 7.75"). Indiana saw four Hoosiers earn Individual Big Ten Championships, then senior Eric Bethea (Triple Jump), junior Jenna Jungels (Long Jump), redshirt sophomore Ben Veatch (3000m), and junior Adam Coulon (Pole Vault) all went home with Big Ten Championships. As a team Indiana placed second in the men's and women's fields. On the national stage, the men earned a top-20 finish by finishing in 18th overall while the women placed 35th. The Hoosiers captured 17 All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships this past March. Eric Bethea (triple jump), Princess Brinkley (weight throw), Adam Coulon (pole vault), Khayla Dawson (shot put), Kelsey Harris (800m), Kyle Mau (mile & 3000m), Ben Veatch (5000m), and both DMR squads earned All-America accolades.
 
Return of the Hoosiers
The Hoosiers return 12 that competed at either Indoor or Outdoor NCAA Championships. Princess Brinkley, Teddy Browning, Adam Coulon, Khayla Dawson, Jyles Etienne, Kelsey Harris, Brock Mammoser, Kyle Mau, Leah Moran, Maddy Pollard, Ben Veatch, and Cooper Williams will battle for another chance to reach the national stage.
 
2018 Hoosier open
Indiana opened the 2018-19 season by hosting the annual Hoosier Open. Rikkoi Brathwaite broke the meet record in the 60m with a time of 6.68. The previous record was set by Shane Crawford (6.69) in 2013. Natalie Price won the 300m and clocked a time of 38.47. Cooper Williams topped the podium in the 1000m while teammate Teddy Browning took second in the event. Also winning their event, Lexa Barrott notched a time of 9:35.51 in the 3000m. In the field, Khayla Dawson (shot put), Leah Moran (triple jump) and Anna Watson (pole vault) all took home individual gold in the respective events.
 
Classroom success
24 Indiana Track & Field student-athletes earned Big Ten Academic Honors on December 11 for their success in the classroom during the 2019 cross country season. On the men's side, Aaron Bennett, Teddy Browning, Jake Gebhardt, Dustin Horter, Arjun Jha, Kyle Mau, Colin Murphy, Matthew Schadler, Skylar Stidam, Ben Veatch, Adam Wallace, and Cooper Williams garnered Academic All-Big Ten Honors. For the women, Jenna Barker, Ana Barrott, Lexa Barrott, Maddie Dalton, Claire Hamilton, Kelsey Harris, Bailey Hertenstein, Kelly Mindak, Mallory Mulzer, Joely Pinkston, Sarah Schmitt and Grace Walther were tabbed for Academic All-Big Ten accolades.

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Pretty impressive way to open the indoor season.

Three School Records Fall During Hoosier Open

 Indiana Track & Field opened the 2019-20 indoor season by hosting the Hoosier Open. Leah Moran, Natalie Price, and Cooper Williams all kicked off their season with school record breaking marks.
 
Moran pulled off the double crown as she won both the long jump and triple jump. The senior broke a 15-year-old school record in the triple jump by reaching a mark of 13.14m (43' 1.5") while also seeing a distance of 6.09m (19' 11.75") in the long jump. Price clocked a time of 1:09.87 for first place while also breaking the school, meet, and facility record. Williams rounded out the trio of broken school records as he crossed in a time of 2:22.16 to take down a 32-year-old record in the 1000m.
 
The Hoosiers also took top spots in 12 other events. On the track, Rikkoi Brathwaite improved on his PR in the 60m with a time of 6.66. In her Indiana debut, Alyssa Simone Robinson picked up gold in the 300m as she finished in a time of 38.87. Dushawn Tunstall notched a time of 49.59 in the 400m, to cross the finish line first and secure a new personal best. Shaton Vaughn also created a new PR and took home first in the 500m with a time of 1:03.05. Kyle Mau picked up where he left off by finishing the 5000m in a time of 13:44.47. Bailey Hertenstein finished out the field of winners for Indiana as she won her first 1000m of her career with a time of 2:51.59.
 
Rounding out events on the oval, both 4x400m relay squads captured top honors. On the women's side, Janii Jenkins, Robinson, Mallory Mulzer, and Price notched a time of 3:44.13. In the men's race, Vaughn, Jalen Royal, Brathwaite, and Williams combined for a time of 3:13.53.
 
Winning in the field, the Hoosiers swept the weight throw as Alexis Hill and Nick Lane won their respective event. Hill threw a mark of 19.90m while Lane saw a mark of 20.02m for a new PR. Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard went one-two in the shot put as Dawson took gold with a distance of 16.68m while Pollard notched a mark of 15.95m to come in second. Adam Coulon was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault as he cleared a height of 5.43m (17' 9.75"). In front of all of his teammates Jyles Etienne set a new personal best in the high jump and won the event with a height of 2.23m (7' 3.74"). His height of 2.23m is also the new Hoosier Open record.
 
Another group of Hoosiers set new personal bests on Friday night. Megan Grabowski kicked off her final season at Indiana with a time of 7.48 in the both the prelim and finals of the 60m. De'Aira Robertson returned to the track in the 60m hurdles to record a personal best time of 8.68. Continuing a successful night, Vaughn shaved .06 seconds off his personal record for a time of 8.38 in the 60m hurdles. Also setting a new PR in the 60m hurdles was Chase Washington as he clocked a time of 8.61. Personal bests were set on both sides of the 200m, Haley Goines clocked a time of 26.06 while Tunstall recorded a time of 22.16. Royal punched out a PR in the 500m by securing a time of 1:03.42. Two PRs were set in the 100m as Jenna Barker and Aaron Bennet nabbed times of 2:51.94 and 2:26.72, respectively.
 
Indiana will return to action in the new year with the IU vs. Tennessee Duals on Saturday, January 1

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Etienne, Price and Moran named B1G Athletes of the Week; Brathwaite Co-Athlete

 The Big Ten Conference announced their athlete of the week accolades on Wednesday afternoon. Junior Natalie Price was named track athlete of the week while redshirt sophomore Rikkoi Brathwaite shares the men's athlete of the week with Iowa's Jaylan McConico.  Junior Jyles Etienne and senior Leah Moran were named field athletes of the week.
 
Price opened her junior campaign on Friday at Hoosier Open where she broke a 32-year-old record in the 500m. The Granville, Ohio native clocked a time of 1:09.87 to win the event. She also ran with the 4x400-meter A team that placed first and saw a time of 3:44.13.
 
Brathwaite also captured a school record in the 60m with a Hoosier Open winning time of 6.66. The time also serves as a new meet record. The redshirt sophomore returned later in the meet to compete with the 4x400-meter relay A team. As a unit, the Hoosiers captured a time of 3:13.53 to win gold.
 
Etienne had an impressive performance on Friday night as he won the high jump with a meet record and personal best height of 2.23m (7' 3.75").
 
Moran matched her outdoor school record with the indoor school record in the triple jump during the Hoosier Open. The senior took home first place honors with a mark 13.14m (43' 1.25") to break a 15-year-old record.
 
Indiana returns to action after the new year as they host Tennessee for the annual IU vs. Tennessee Duals on January 11 inside Gladstein Fieldhouse.

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 With the indoor track & field season ramping up this weekend, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association released their preseason national ratings index on Wednesday afternoon. The Indiana Men's Track & Field squad claims the No. 5 slot in the first edition of the rankings for the indoor season. This marks the highest ranking for the Hoosiers since 2011 when the men's team ranked No. 3 in the nation for two weeks.
  
Florida State tops the national TFRI while LSU is ranks No. 2. USC checked in at No. 3 followed by Texas (4) and the Hoosiers (5) to round out the top five in the nation.

"Pre-season rankings are just that.  They are objective from the standpoint they are based on current or previous performances but a lot can happen between January 8th and March 14th," Head Coach Ron Helmer said. "Our challenge is to continue to work, develop, get better and compete intensely in order to justify and ultimately improve this ranking.
 
The Hoosier will compete in their first meet of 2020 on Saturday, Jan. 11 as they host the annual Indiana vs. Tennessee Duals inside Gladstein Fieldhouse. Admission to the meet is free and action is slated to begin at 12 p.m.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field kicked off the new year by hosting the Indiana vs. Tennessee Duals. The men's squad picked up a 64-58 victory over the Volunteers while the women fell, 71-51. This is the fifth-straight year where the men have defeated Tennessee.

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The Big Ten Conference announced their track and field athlete of the week awards on Wednesday afternoon. Khayla Dawson and Cooper Williams of Indiana Track & Field were awarded athlete of the week accolades upon concluding competition at the Vanderbilt Invite this past weekend. This is the second time Dawson has captured the award while this is Williams' first accolade of the season.
 
Dawson defended her national-leading spot in the shot put this past Saturday after throwing a distance of 17.47m (57' 3.75"). Her mark was also good enough to walk away as the top collegiate finisher at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
 
Williams made his season debut in his marquee event at Vanderbilt. The junior won the 800m and leads the country with a time of 1:47.84.
 
Dawson and Williams, along with the rest of the Indiana squad, returns home on Jan. 24 and 25 to host the Gladstein Invite inside Gladstein Fieldhouse.

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GLADSTEIN INVITE - Jan. 24 & 25 in Bloomington

Live Results (As opposed to dead results)

 

 Indiana Track & Field returns to Bloomington, Ind. on Jan. 24 and 25 for the Gladstein Invite. Beginning at 3:30 p.m., the men's weight throw will be the first event on Friday while the men's long jump will serve as the first event on Saturday at 10:45 p.m.
 
Meet Information
Admission to the Gladstein Invitational is free to the public. Live results can be found here.
 
Other meet information can be found at the home information page here.
 
Indiana Schedule of Events
 
Friday track schedule of events (women followed by men) – 400m, 60m hurdles prelim, 3000m fast section, mile fast section, mile, and 5000m.
Friday field schedule of events – weight throw (women's), pole vault (women's), weight throw (men's), and pole vault (men's).
 
Saturday track schedule of events (women followed by men) – 200m, 600m, 800m fast section, 200m fast section, 4x800-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay.
Saturday field schedule of events – shot put (women's), long jump (women's), shot put (men's), high jump (men's).
 
Last Time Out: Vanderbilt Invitational
The Hoosiers hit the road for the first time this season as they traveled to Nashville, Tenn. for the Gladstein Invitational this past weekend. Cooper Williams highlighted the weekend with a season-opening 800m that led to the fastest time in the nation so far this season. The junior won the event with a time of 1:47.84. Adam Coulon (pole vault) and Khayla Dawson (shot put) defended their NCAA-leading marks, Coulon won the pole vault while Dawson was the top collegiate finisher in the shot put.  On the men's side of the shot put, Willie Morrison made his season debut where he was the top-collegiate with a throw 19.17m (62' 10.75"). Jenna Barker won her second mile of the season after clocking a PR time of 4:48.49.
 
IU Trio Leads NCAA
After the third weekend of competition, Adam Coulon, Khayla Dawson, and Cooper Williams lead the country in their respective events. Coulon cleared a personal best height of 5.60m to defend the top spot in the pole vault at the Vanderbilt Innovational. At the same meet, Dawson hit a mark of 17.47m to stay at the top of the leader board in the shot put for another week. Making his season debut in the 800m at Vanderbilt, Cooper Williams raced to the fastest time in country. The junior clocked a time of 1:47.84.
 
Week Three Conference Awards
Sitting atop the NCAA, Khayla Dawson and Cooper Williams earned Big Ten Athlete of the Week accolades. Dawson repeated as the field athlete of the week while Williams picked up his first award of the season.
 
In the USTFCCCA poll
The Indiana men saw their highest ranking since 2011 this week as they were ranked No. 5 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association poll. In 2011, the Hoosiers climbed as high as No. 3 on two different occasions.
 
Classroom success
24 Indiana Track & Field student-athletes earned Big Ten Academic Honors on December 11 for their success in the classroom during the 2019 cross country season. On the men's side, Aaron Bennett, Teddy Browning, Jake Gebhardt, Dustin Horter, Arjun Jha, Kyle Mau, Colin Murphy, Matthew Schadler, Skylar Stidam, Ben Veatch, Adam Wallace, and Cooper Williams garnered Academic All-Big Ten Honors. For the women, Jenna Barker, Ana Barrott, Lexa Barrott, Maddie Dalton, Claire Hamilton, Kelsey Harris, Bailey Hertenstein, Kelly Mindak, Mallory Mulzer, Joely Pinkston, Sarah Schmitt and Grace Walther were tabbed for Academic All-Big Ten accolades.

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Hoosiers Win 10 Events Friday Night to Kickoff Gladstein Invite

Indiana Track & Field rounded out the first day of the Gladstein Invitational on Friday night inside Gladstein Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers were able to rake in 10 victories to highlight the first round of competition.
 
Advancing to the final of the 60m hurdles, De'Aira Robertson picked up her first win of the season in the 60m hurdles and clocked a time of 8.65. Shaton Vaughn also advance to the finals of the men's field where he placed second with a time of 8.33.
 
Alyssa Robinson returned in the 60m where she advanced to the final and nabbed a time of 7.56 to take home silver.
 
Lauren Thomas and Isaiah Ware swept the 200m for Indiana. Thomas won her first collegiate career event with a new personal best time of 57.37 while Ware clocked a time of 50.10.
 
Janii Jenkins won her first meet in an Indiana uniform on Friday night in the 400m fast section and clocked a time of 56.65. In the men's race, Indiana went 2-3-4. Dushawn Tunstall led the Hoosiers with a time of 48.68 while Jalen Royal crossed in a time of 48.73. Rounding out the field, Adam Wallace secured a time of 49.17.
 
Running in the fast section of the men's mile, Arjun Jha cruised to his first career victory after notching a personal best time of 4:00.84. Teammate Jake Gebhardt battled back throughout the race to secure second and a time of 4:10.15.
 
Indiana swept the men's and women's open mile and saw two PRs fall. Joely Pinkston earned a new personal best in the event with a time of 4:55.01. On the men's side, Aaron Bennett secured the victory with a time of 4:14.89.
 
Rounding out day one on the oval, Colin Murphy picked up the momentum in the final stretch and finished in second in the men's 5000m with a time of 14:56.12.
 
In the field, Alexis Hill threw a mark of 20.69m (67' 10.75") in the women's weight throw to tie for first. Teammate Princess Brinkley took bronze in event with a distance of 19.42m (63' 8.75"). On the men's side, Nick Lane won his third weight throw event and earned a mark of 20.10m (65' 11.5").
 
Adam Coulon continued his four-meet winning streak on Friday night after clearing a height of 5.50m (18' .5"). The Hoosiers also saw Brock Mammoser and Nathan Stone place second and third, respectively, as they cleared a height of 5.35m (17' 4.5"). Anna Watson rebounded to place third overall and finished as the top-collegiate finisher with a height of 4.10m (13' 5.25")
 
The Hoosiers return tomorrow, Jan. 25 for the final day of the Gladstein Invitational. Field events begin at 10:45 a.m. ET while track events will resume at 11:00 a.m. ET.

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