IU Track and Field

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

It was a day full of personal bests for Indiana Track & Field as they completed the final day of the B1G Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/1/track-and-field-all-gas-no-brakes-on-final-day-of-b1g-indiana-invite-4-billy-hayes-invite.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1vIG537QcwYyDaAEBzqKY9k6WKeLtt_ZEbBUceI8zGugDwSxCn7xHflgU

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Dawson Wins Weekly B1G Honors With Stellar Weekend Performance

 The Big Ten Conference announced their weekly Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors on Wednesday morning. After a dominate performance in the shot put this past weekend by Indiana Track & Field's own Khayla Dawson, she was awarded Women's Big Ten Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
 
Under the sunny blue skies in Bloomington this past Saturday, Dawson heaved a put of 18.91m (62' 0.5") to smash the all-time school record, facility record and Big Ten record. The winning mark ranks No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 6 in the world so far this year. It also is among the NCAA ranks, checking in at No. 6 on their all-time shot put list.
 
The Charlotte, N.C. native also competed in the discus this past weekend where she earned a new personal best with a heave of 54.25m (178' 0"). The mark was good for third place.
 
Dawson and the Hoosiers will return to action May 14-16 where they will compete at the 2021 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Illinois is set to host the meet in Champaign, Ill. at their newly built Demirjian Park.

[LamarCheeks]

Kind of a fun little story about a pole vaulter from my alma mater who spurned years of Toiletmaker tradition within the family to sign with IU. (Years and years ago, I had his grandfather as a teacher). 


https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/hobart-star-riley-johnston-strays-from-family-tradition-commits-to-indiana/article_49051f0a-e14c-5193-9d5d-97082ab673ed.html

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Big Ten outdoor track and field championships this weekend with Illinois the host school.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/13/track-and-field-iutf-contends-at-big-ten-outdoor-championships-this-weekend.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0kq9MkpFRfNKhqtJgcPHFef3IK7MkUjgxFQrzEWkQLvkEwVD3tjbEqsvY

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

Big Ten outdoor track and field championships this weekend with Illinois the host school.
https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/13/track-and-field-iutf-contends-at-big-ten-outdoor-championships-this-weekend.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0kq9MkpFRfNKhqtJgcPHFef3IK7MkUjgxFQrzEWkQLvkEwVD3tjbEqsvY

May have to make a quick trip

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Day 1 report -

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/14/track-and-field-a-pair-of-big-ten-champions-caps-off-first-day-of-b1g-championships.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2DXY2XPfBXWcIYv4R3FkE56KX9ZF28_5ueBJPMxhtCgZqK7WhDst_0eY4

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Day 2 Report

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/15/track-and-field-day-two-of-b1g-championships-in-the-books-for-the-hoosiers.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2_fGpIX35FgVv0XZYfaM9ATO86lkLvGYvN6yK3Fmpax9gmxHCH8Isqlg8

[Hoosierfan1901]

28 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Day 2 Report

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/15/track-and-field-day-two-of-b1g-championships-in-the-books-for-the-hoosiers.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2_fGpIX35FgVv0XZYfaM9ATO86lkLvGYvN6yK3Fmpax9gmxHCH8Isqlg8

Looks like if they can hold onto their leads, it will clinch the Governor’s cup

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

9 hours ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

Looks like if they can hold onto their leads, it will clinch the Governor’s cup

Already did when the men's golf team defeated PUke by one stroke in the B1G Tournament.  It's 9.0 to 5.5.

[Hoosierfan1901]

4 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Already did when the men's golf team defeated PUke by one stroke in the B1G Tournament.  It's 9.0 to 5.5.

Do you have the overall tally count for each sport?

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

3 hours ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

Do you have the overall tally count for each sport?

https://purduesports.com/sports/2018/9/27/2018-19-governors-cupresults.aspx

PUke didn't bother to update it after our men's golf team defeated the PUke team and guaranteed an IU win.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/20/track-and-field-hoosiers-earns-35-entries-into-ncaa-east-preliminaries.aspx

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/20/track-and-field-hoosiers-earns-35-entries-into-ncaa-east-preliminaries.aspx

Do you know if it will be televised anywhere.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 hours ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Do you know if it will be televised anywhere.

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Likely not know for certain until the day before but at the very least I would expect a stream on NCAA.com.

[BeerBQ]

4 hours ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Do you know if it will be televised anywhere.

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I assume they’ll air 1-2 hours of finals and highlights at some point but it may not be live. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

NCAA East Regional this weekend.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/25/track-and-field-national-championship-spots-on-the-line-for-iutf-this-weekend.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2jwhSquPef38pYeJjusBlBgwwJcrWt3LQe8zc4Blva-6B6J0TFQEwz5ns

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

I assume they’ll air 1-2 hours of finals and highlights at some point but it may not be live. 

That is fine by me. I love to watch track. I have some Diamond league meets recorded. It is a heck of a lot better than watching LaCrosse or Field Hockey

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Day 1 recap of men's regional --

It was a men's competition day as Indiana Track & Field saw one advance to the national meet and two others move on to Friday's quarterfinals in their respective events.
 
In his first regional meet of his young career, Nathan Stone he punched his ticket to the final of the pole vault in Eugene, Ore. on Wednesday night. The Indianapolis, Ind. native cleared a height of 5.25m (17' 2.75") to finish in seventh overall.
 
Rikkoi Brathwaite earned an automatic spot in the quarterfinal of the 100m with a personal best time of 10.21.
 
Keeping the personal record streak alive, Parker Raymond also clocked a personal record in the first round of the 800m. The freshman crossed in a time of 1:48.11 to earn an auto qualifying spot in Friday's quarter final race.
 
The Hoosiers will return to action on Thursday, May 27 where the women will kick off their time at the NCAA East Preliminary. Competition is slated for 3:00 p.m. starting with the long jump and pole vault.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Day 2 regional recap -

On day two of the NCAA East Preliminary Round, the Indiana Track & Field women captured three national championships and four advanced to Saturday's quarterfinal in their respective events.
 
For the first time in her Indiana career, Anna Watson is headed to nationals in Eugene. Watson cleared a height of 4.27m (14' 0") in the pole vault to advance.
 
Also in the field, the dynamic duo of Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard took the second and third qualifying spots in the shot put for National Championships. Dawson put a mark of 17.71m (58' 1.25") while Pollard saw a season best mark of 17.53m (57' 6.25"). Both will return in the discus semifinal on Saturday.
 
Kelsey Harris and Bailey Hertenstein advanced to Saturday's quarterfinal of the 1500m. Harris came in second in her heat with a time of 4:16.17 to earn an auto bid to the next round. Hertenstein kicked it up a gear in the last 200m to move into the last auto spot with a time of 4:20.46.
 
Natalie Price will suit up and run the quarterfinal of the 400m after capturing an automatic bid with a time of 52.97. The quarterfinal will be run on Saturday.
 
Alyssa Robinson found herself in the quarterfinal by laying down a time of 23.22 to come in second in her heat.
 
The Hoosier men will look to punch more tickets to the NCAA Championships on Friday, May 28. The final day for the men at the NCAA East Preliminary will commence at 1 p.m. with Jyles Etienne in the high jump.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Day 3 Recap

Parker Raymond and Ben Veatch are headed to National Championships as Indiana Track & Field closes the book on the third day of competition at NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Fla.
 
Raymond showed his tenacity in the 800m quarterfinal by punching an automatic bid to the national meet. For the second time this week, Raymond crossed in a personal best time of 1:48.07.
 
To round out the day, Ben Veatch will be taking his second-consecutive trip to Eugene. In the 5000m, Veatch took the fourth automatic-qualifying spot in his heat with a season best time of 13:48.87.
 
Indiana will wrap up the final day of the NCAA Preliminary Round on Saturday, May 29. The women will look to qualify for National Championships beginning with Mahogany Jenkins and Leah Moran in the triple jump seminal at 1:30 p.m.