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The first time Daniel Kuhn broke the program 800m indoor record, it didn't count.

The sophomore middle distance runner clocked the split during the men's distance medley relay, an event that combines the 1200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m for a race of nearly 2.5 miles.

His 1:47.16 leg the bested previous record set in 2015 by Tre'tez Kinnaird by more than a second.

But if Kuhn wanted to see his name in the record books, he'd have to repeat that performance on Day 2 of the Gladstein Invitational — this time, on tired legs.
"Daniel's demeanor is such that these high level performances, he really takes in stride," head coach Ron Helmer said. "He doesn't get overly anxious. He doesn't get overly impressed with himself when he does something good."

Kuhn kept that cool demeanor by staying focused on his competitors, knowing that if he kept up with the leaders, a fast time would follow.
He finished second in the men's 800m run on Saturday, officially capturing the school record in 1:48.13.

"I was happy with it, but I wanted a little bit more," Kuhn said. "I'm still hungry. I'm definitely not satisfied."

In the very early stages of the season, there's a lot more to expect from the Shelbyville, Ind., native, who once upon a time had intentions of playing baseball for Trine University before committing to IU track and field.

Indiana recruited him hard, Helmer said, because they saw what he capable of. Kuhn won the 2014 state title in the 800m without any training since middle school — he was too busy with baseball practice.

Now, with two years of training under his belt, Kuhn's ability to hit record-breaking marks in back-to-back races indicates to Helmer that his fitness level is strong. Kuhn is in the best shape of his career, he said, completing workouts better than he ever has.

"Number one, he's really good. Number two, he's very focused," Helmer said. "He's got very high goals, and more than anybody I've had for a while, he really trusts what we're doing."

Kuhn headlines a trio of program-best performances in 2015-16 — already two more than the IU had at this juncture a season ago.

Freshman Markevious Roach raced to first in the school 500m record books during his first meet of the season. On the women's side, junior Nakel McClinton set a program-best distance of 20.60 meters in the weight throw during the Indiana-Tennessee Dual Meet.

The men's heptathlon group has also had one of the strongest collective showings in school history, with four Hoosiers totaling scores in the top-10 all-time at the Gladstein Invitational.

Senior Dylan Anderson led the way for Indiana with 5,616 — the third best point total ever by an IU athlete. Senior Stephen Keller, sophomore Chase Pacheco and sophomore Andrew Huber followed in fourth, seventh and eighth all-time, respectively.

"For me, it got really distracting when people started talking about whether or not I could (set a record)," Anderson said. "I don't like to think about it too much. If it happens, it happens."

In an event like heptathlon, where the athletes must compete in seven events — everything from high jump, to hurdles, to shot-put — Anderson said it helps that he and his teammates can play off each other's strengths.

Anderson's specialty is the pole vault. Keller's, the high jump. Huber loves to lead hurdles — mostly because he enjoys getting the guys motivated.
"It's great to have training partners that are strong in all the events," Anderson said. "We're pumping each other up and getting in each other's faces. Just friendly fun all the time."

While it's rare for one athlete to place in the top-10 all-time, let alone four, Helmer said he's not surprised by the progress of the heptathlon group. These results have been in the works for quite some time.

"I don't know if it was just this week," Helmer said. "It was probably the last year or so — the last couple years. They've committed to working."

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Track and Field Hosts the Indiana University Relays

The Hoosier Track and Field team will be back in action this weekend as they play host to the Indiana University Relays. They will compete against members of twelve other schools including: Alabama, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Notre Dame, and Purdue.

Coming off of the Gladstein Invitational Head Coach Ron Helmer was encouraged to see some of his younger athletes take some risks in their events. With only a handful of meets remaining before the Big Ten Championships he is hoping to see continued growth and risk taking by his team.

Sydney Clute posted a new career best mark, and the second best mark in school history, when she cleared the bar at 4.26m in the pole vault. Kendell Wiles continued her strong season by winning the 400m dash with a season best time of 56.04. She also teamed up with Riley Egbula, Sydney Anderson, and Taylor Williams to place second in the 4x400m relay.

Daniel Kuhn finds himself in the record book again after his strong weekend. He set the new school record time of 1:48.13 in the 800m run. That run helped earn him his second Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honor this season. Kuhn was also part of the winning distance medley relay team that took first place. Markevious Roach, Matt Schwartzer, and Rorey Hunter rounded out the team that holds the fastest time in the country at 9:10.41.

Action will begin on Friday, January 29 with the women's long jump and 60m hurdle trials at 6:00PM. Day one will come to a close following the women's distance medley relay, which is set to start at 9:10PM. The meet will resume on Saturday with the women's weight throw and mile run that will begin at 11:00AM. Concluding the meet will be the men's 4x400m relay at approximately 2:20PM.

Follow @IUTrackXC on Twitter for live updates; live stats for the meet can be followed via: http://sidearmstats.com/indiana/track/

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Hoosiers Outstanding in Day One of the Indiana Relays

Just one week after breaking the school record in the 800m run, Daniel Kuhn set another school record in the 600m run with a time of 1:16.91 which is atop the record book. This time puts him on top of the national list as well.

Zach Bray advanced to the finals of the 60m hurdles with a career best time of 8.05. That time moves him into the fourth spot on the all-time indoor list. Cornelius Strickland won his heat of the 60m dash with a time of 6.85 to advance to the finals. Strickland also won the 200m dash with a time of 21.54. Carl Smith sprinted to the line to finish second in the 5,000m run with a season best time of 14:32.58.

Treyton Harris won the long jump with a career best mark of 7.44m. Willie Morrison took first in the shot put with a career best throw of 18.63m. That throw moves Morrison to fourth in the record book. Terry Batemon won the pole vault with a mark of 5.06m.

Ari Nelson finished third in the long jump with a career best mark of 6.06m. She remains in ninth on the all-time indoor list. Nakel McClinton set a new season best with a throw of 14.95m in the shot put.

Kendell Wiles won the 600m run with a career best time of 1:31.47. That time is also good enough for sixth best in school history and eleventh in the nation. Taylor Wiley finished second overall in the event with a time of 1:32.33. Mackenzie Bollinger won her heat of the 600m run, and finished fifth overall, with a season best time of 1:33.89. Chanli Mundy took first in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:58.29. Amanda Behnke finished the event in third.

The distance medley relay team of Brenna Calder, Riley Egbula, Olivia Hippensteel, and Brianna Johnson cruised to victory with a time of 11:37.26. That time is the second best time in the Big Ten conference.

Day two of the Indiana Relays will resume at 11:00AM with the women's weight throw and mile run. The finals of the 60m dash and 60m hurdles will follow the mile run.

Results can be followed here: http://sidearmstats.com/indiana/track/

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RSchool Records Continue to Fall at Indiana Relays

Nakel McClinton broke her own school record in the weight throw with a mark of 20.72m. Danielle Quinn won the triple jump with a career best mark of 12.45m. That moves her into third in school history and second in the conference. Competing unattached Sophie Gutermuth wins the pole vault with a mark of 4.22m. Sydney Clute finished second with a mark of 4.12m.

Brenna Calder used a late surge to place second in the mile with a season best time of 4:50.68. She finished first among collegiate runners in the meet. The Hoosiers swept the 3,000m run. Katherine Receveur led the way with a season best time of 9:41.36. Corinne Cominator finished second with a time of 9:51.38, Kelsey Harris, 9:53.35, was third, and Madison Stenger finished fourth with a 10:01.79.

Jeyland Valentin and Riley Egbula both won their heats of the 400m dash with times of 57.95 and 56.83 respectively. Taylor Wiley finished fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:12.86. Kellie Davis posted a season best time of 2:14.60 to place eighth in the event.

Rorey Hunter finished third, first among collegiate runner, in the mile with a season best 4:04.46. Kyle Duvall finished with a time of 4:04.63, Jason Crist with a time of 4:05.64, and Matt Schwartzer with a time of 4:06.13. All four of them now rank in the top twenty nationally. Owen Skeete won the 3,000m with a season best time of 8:13.03. Jeremy Coughler finished in third with a time of 8:14.57, and Connor Martin, 8:21.82, took fifth.

Zach Bray finished sixth in a highly competitive 60m hurdle final with a career best time of 8.04. After winning the 200m dash last night, Cornelius Strickland finished fourth in the 60m dash finals with a time of 6.92. Zach Reitzug finished fourth in the 400m dash with a season best time of 48.59. Marco Burkert finished fifth with a time of 48.62 and Diquis Manley was seventh with a time of 48.65.

The Hoosier 4x400m relay team of Reitzug, Daniel Kuhn, Burkert, and Markevious Roach took second with a season best time of 3:13.27.

Indiana will be back in action next weekend as they travel to South Bend to compete in the Meyo Invitational.


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Kuhn Earns Third Big Ten Honor

Feb. 03, 2016 Track and Field
Kuhn Earns Third Big Ten Honor

Daniel Kuhn has been named Co-Track Athlete of the Week by the Big Ten Conference. This marks the third time this season that he has been honored by the conference. He was named as a Co-Athlete of the Week on January 13th and was named Athlete of the Week last week as well.

Kuhn raced into the school record book for the second consecutive weekend. On Friday evening of the Indiana University Relays Kuhn set the program record in the 600m run with a time of 1:16.91. His time tops the Big Ten and ranks fastest in the nation. This comes just six days after breaking the school record in the 800m run at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Kentucky.

Kuhn and the Hoosiers will be back in action this weekend as they head to Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational.

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Track and Field Hits the Road for Meyo Invitational

Feb. 04, 2016 Track and Field
Track and Field Hits the Road for Meyo Invitational

The Hoosier Track and Field team will travel up to South Bend this weekend as they compete in the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame. Many of the Big Ten schools will be represented at the event, including: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Purdue.

Two more school records were set last weekend at the Indiana University Relays. That brings the total number of records broken this year to six. Daniel Kuhn, who earned Co-Track Athlete of the Week for the Big Ten, broke the record in the 600m with a time of 1:16.91. His time tops both the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA currently. Nakel McClinton broke her own school record in the weight throw with a toss of 20.72m (67-11.75). She is currently tenth in the NCAA and first in the conference in the event.

Head Coach Ron Helmer was impressed with the performance of Treyton Harris and Willie Morrison. Harris posted a season best mark of 7.44m (25-5) in the long jump. That is the fifth best mark in the conference. Morrison took first in the shot put with a season best mark of 18.63m (61-1.5). That throw lands him in fourth on the all-time Hoosier performance list, 17th nationally, and fourth in the conference.

Kendell Wiles continued her strong season by winning the 600m run with a season best time of 1:31.47. She sits at number six in the record book and third in the conference for the 600m. Danielle Quinn set a new personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 12.45m (40-10.25). She moved up to the third spot in Indiana's record book.

Cornelius Strickland crossed first in the 200m dash with a time of 21.54 and was fourth in the 60m dash with a time of 6.92. Zach Bray improved his career best time in the 60m hurdles to 8.04.

Action will begin on Friday, February 5 with the women's pole vault tentatively scheduled for 4:00PM. Day one will come to a close following the men's 200m dash, which is set to start at approximately 9:25PM. The meet will resume on Saturday with the women's 3,000m run tentatively scheduled to start at 9:45AM. Concluding the meet will be the men's 4x400m relay at approximately 4:05PM.

Follow @IUTrackXC on Twitter for live updates; live results can be followed here: http://www.deltatiming.com/results.aspx


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Hoosiers Close Out Day One of Meyo Invitational

Nakel McClinton broke her own school record in the weight throw for the second consecutive week. Her mark of 20.78m (68-2.25) was enough to win the highly competitive event. She remains as the tenth best weight thrower in the country and the top thrower in the Big Ten. Andrew Miller took ninth in the weight throw with a season best mark of 19.65m (64-5.75).

Zach Bray and Adrian Mable both qualified for the 60m hurdles semi-finals based on their times. The semis will be run tomorrow at 10:45AM and the finals will be at 2:05PM. Cornelius Strickland qualified for the semi-finals in the 60m dash. The start time for the 60m semis is 11:00AM with the finals at 2:15PM. Adam Wallace took first in his heat, fifth overall, in the 600m run with a season best time of 1:19.72. Jeremy Coughler finished ninth in the 5,000m run with a time of 14:28.97, a season best. Taylor Williams took seventh in the 600m run with a season best mark of 1:32.50.

Tomorrow's action will begin when the women hit the track for the 3,000m run. The gun will go off at approximately 9:45 in the morning. Many of the top runners will be in action tomorrow as most of the running events are invitational sections.

All the action can be followed via the Indiana Track and Field Twitter page and the Live Results page.

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Feb. 06, 2016 Track and Field
Solid Numbers Posted in Day Two of the Meyo Invitational

Head Coach Ron Helmer was very proud of his team as he left the track of the Meyo Invitational. He said the team had set lofty goals for themselves and many student-athletes were able to hit those marks. Those that did not hit the mark fell just short, another encouraging sign for the coaching staff. The lofty goals set by the team led to twenty individuals setting lifetime best marks in their respective events.

Competing unnattached Sophie Gutermuth placed third in the pole vault with a mark of 4.30m (14-1.25). Sydney Clute took fifth in the event with a mark of 4.15m (13-7.25).

Brenna Calder finished 11th in the mile with a career best time of 4:42.60. That time marks as the seventh best in school history. Taylor Wiley snuck into the record book with a seventh place finish in the 800m run. Her time of 2:09.53 ranks tenth in program history. Riley Egbula took first in her heat of the 400m dash with a season best time of 56.36. Haley Harris finished with a season best effort in the 3,000m with a time of 9:44.74.

The women's 4x400m relay team of Egbula, Kendell Wiles, Brittni King, and Taylor Williams took sixth with a season best time of 3:44.13.

Daniel Kuhn continued his winning ways by crossing first in the 800m run with a time of 1:48.41. Jordan Huntoon took eighth in the event with a season best time of 1:50.65. Rorey Hunter and Kyle Duvall finish third and fourth in the Meyo Mile with times of 4:00.82 and 4:01.66 respectively. Both times are season bests. Zach Reitzug took second in his heat of the 400m dash with a season best time of 48.32. Mark Chandler ran a season best 8:05.85 in the 3,000m run to finish ninth.

Willie Morrison took third in the shot put with a mark of 17.77m (58-3.75). David Schall finished seventh in the shot with a season best mark of 17.10m (56-1.25).

The Indiana track and field team will be back in action on Friday as they host the Hoosier Hills Invitational.

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5Former Hoosier Qualifies for Olympic Trials

Zach Meyhew posted a qualifying times for the Olympic Trials in the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. In order to qualify he had to run a sub 1:05.00 in the half marathon. To qualify for the Olympics he must place in the top three at the Olympic Team Trails Marathon in Los Angeles this Saturday.

Mayhew was a four time All-American (2012 Cross Country, 2012 Outdoor Track, 2013 Indoor Track, and 2013 Outdoor Track) for the Hoosiers. He has four times that rank in the top ten in the record book. His mark of 7:51.61 in the indoor 3,000m is third best in school history. He ranks fourth in both the indoor 5,000m and outdoor 10,000m with times of 13:46.04 and 28:55.06. He is also fifth in the outdoor 5,000m with a time of 13:41.95. He ran a 1:04.43 in the Monumental to earn a spot in the qualifying race.




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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Daniel Kuhn has added another award to an already tremendous sophomore season. Earlier today he was named as the USATF Indiana Athlete of the Month for January.

Kuhn had a dominating stretch in the month. To start out the month he took first in the 800m run with an Indiana v. Tennessee Dual Meet record time of 1:49.53. His next achievement came in the Rod McCravy Memorial when he set the school record in the 800m run with a time of 1:48.13. That time came just one day after he split a 1:47.16 for the winning distance medley relay. Just six days following that record-breaking performance he broke the school record in the 600m run with a time of 1:16.91.

During the month he has also been named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week.

Currently Kuhn's time in the 800m ranks as the 14th best in the nation and his 600m run time ranks as the fastest nationally.


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Track and Field Hosts Hoosier Hills

The Hoosiers will compete at home for the final time in the indoor season on Friday. Members of thirteen different teams will be competing, including: Indiana State, DePaul, Dayton, and South Florida.

Indiana comes off a strong performance in the Meyo Invitational. Twenty different athletes achieved lifetime best marks in their event. Head Coach Ron Helmer was pleased with the performance and the direction that the team is heading. With the Big Ten Championships looming, it is important that the team keeps building off of that momentum.

The record-breaking trend continues as Nakel McClinton broke her school record weight throw mark. It is the second consecutive week in which McClinton has broken her own school record. Her mark of 20.78m (68-2.25ft) won the event, kept her at the top spot in the conference, and moved her to 11th in the nation.

Daniel Kuhn continued his impressive season by winning the 800m run with a time of 1:48.41. Jordan Huntoon ran a season best time of 1:50.65 in the event to finish eighth. The Meyo Mile saw two Indiana men's runners turn in season best marks. Rorey Hunter took third with a time of 4:00.82, and Kyle Duvall finished fourth with a time of 4:01.66.

Brenna Calder improved her standing in Hoosier history after her career best 4:42.60 in the mile. She moved up a couple of spots to number seven in the record books. Taylor Wiley found herself in the record book following a career best time of 2:09.53 in the 800m run. She squeaked into tenth place on the all-time performance list.

The men's throwers found success in South Bend as well. Willie Morrison posted a mark of 17.77m (58-3.75ft) with a third place finish in the shot put. David Schall threw a season best mark of 17.10m (56-01.25ft) to take seventh. Andrew Miller finished ninth in the weight throw with a season best mark of 19.65m (64-05.75ft).

Friday's action will begin with the women's 60m dash prelims scheduled for 3:45PM. The finals of the 60m dash will begin at 5:00PM. Field events will begin at 4:00PM with the women's long jump. The Hoosier Hills meet will come to a close following the men's 4x400m relay at approximately 9:30PM.


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Queation. I was watching the Nebraska invitational and dint see any hoosoers. Why not?

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Queation. I was watching the Nebraska invitational and dint see any hoosoers. Why not?

 

Do the hoosoers have a track and field program?

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God I hate your face

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God I hate your face

 

Come on brother, God teaches us not to hate.

 

I guess IU didn't get the invite?  They don't love us...

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God I hate your face

But you love his body!!! Lol

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Throw up, time now