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Illini Travel to Nebraska for the Husker Quad
February 4, 2021 | Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field
PREVIEW
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- The Fighting Illini Track & Field men and women travel to Lincoln, Neb., this weekend to face off in the Husker Quad. Action is set to begin on Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m. with the men's shot put, long jump, and pole vault. The rest of the field events will follow with throws, horizontal jumps and vertical jumps all going simultaneously. The first running event will kick off at 11:10 a.m. with the men's 5000 m. Running events will span the entire event, concluding with the women's 4 x 400 m race set to begin at 4:30 p.m.
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| Dates | Saturday, February 6 |
| Location | Devaney Center Indoor Track | Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| 2021 Indoor Results | Men's Indoor Performance List | Women's Indoor Performance List |
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Meet Information
Follow the Action
Fans can follow live results throughout the Husker Quad at http://results.deltatiming.com/nebraska , as well as by following @IlliniTrackXC on Twitter. Nebraska also offers a free live video stream of their track accessible here: https://huskers.com/sports/2020/2/11/track-field-live-video-track.aspx . A full recap of the meet will be posted on fightingillini.com following the conclusion of the meet.
Know the Field
The Illini will be competing against the women and men of Iowa, Minnesota and the host Cornhuskers. All three schools sent their respective multi-event athletes to Champaign last weekend for the Illini B1G Multi-Meet, while also each participating in the Big Ten XC Championships on Saturday in Shelbyville, Ind. Nebraska' Zach Podraza won the men's heptathlon with a total of 5130 points, while Minnesota's Allison Gerads was the highest placing female from these schools in the pentathlon with 3827 points.
Illini to Watch
Weight Throw
2021 Indoor Season: Named B1G Field Athlete of the Week (1/17-1/23)...In his first action as an Illini, won the weight throw at the Badger Icebreaker with a toss of 73'6", four inches short of the school record...Currently sits in second place in Illinois history in the weight throw…Currently sits in first place in the Big Ten in the weight throw…Currently sits in fourth place in the NCAA
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
800 m: 2:40 p.m.
4 x 400 m: 4:10 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Won the 600m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 1:18.06...Sits in ninth place in school history in the 600m
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
Long jump
Triple jump
2021 Indoor Season: In his first action as an Illini, placed 1st in the long jump and triple jump at the Badger Icebreaker...Placed 2nd in the triple jump at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a distance of 14.26 m
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
200 m: 2:25 p.m.
Long jump
4 x 400 m: 4:30 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Placed 3rd in both the long jump and the 60 m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
1 mile: 1:05 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Won her first race of the year, the 3000 m at the Badger Icebreaker with a time of 9:37.37
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
800 m: 2:50 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Set the Illinois school record in the 1000 m while winning the event at the Badger Icebreaker with a time of 2:46.52
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
Next Up
The Illini travel to Iowa next weekend to participate in the Hawkeye B1G Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa. Competition will begin on Friday, February 12 and extend on to Saturday.
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ILLINI NOTES
THORNTON ENTERS RECORD BOOKS
Sophomore Aman Thornton won the 600 m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a personal best time of 1:18.06. This places him into ninth place in Illinois history in the event, passing Malcolm Taylor's time from 2013. He also ranks first in the Big Ten in this event.
MANNING PLATER NAMED B1G FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (1/18)
Plater was named the Field Athlete of the Week the B1G Conference announced on Wednesday, Jan. 20. He was recognized for his performance in the Badger Icebreaker, moving him into second place in school history in the weight throw. This is Plater's first career Athlete of the Week Award, and the Illini's first of the Field variation since Davis Fraker in 2011. Jon Davis was the last to win a weekly B1G honor as a track athlete twice in 2019.
ILLINI ECSTATIC TO BE BACK IN ACTION
Head Coach Mike Turk said he felt as if his team "won the Olympics" after competing in the Badger Icebreaker Meet, the team's first competition in nearly eleven months following the postponements due to COVID-19. He also called the team's performance "inspiring", as they won eight events as well as added names to the Illinois all-time record book throughout the day.
HOWELL SETS SCHOOL RECORD IN WOMEN'S 1000M
In the Badger Icebreaker at Wisconsin on January 16, sophomore Olivia Howell ran a 2:46.52 in the Women's 1000 m, breaking the Illinois school record in the event. The previous best was 2:49.93, held by Laura Simmering set in 1989. Senior Mikeala Lucki also moved into fifth place all time in this event with a time of 2:51.17 in the same race.
PLATER IMPRESSES IN DEBUT
Michigan Graduate-Transfer Manning Plater had an impressive showing in his first action as an Illini, winning the weight throw at the Badger Icebreaker. His throw of 73'6" is a personal best and ranks second all time for the Illini, four inches behind Davis Fracker's 73'10" in 2015. Plater's throw would have won him the Indoor B1G Championship last year by nearly a foot. Brian Keyes also moved into 10th place in school history with his throw of 59'7 1/4". This throw is currently first in the Big Ten and fourth in the NCAA.
