University of Illinois
Big Ten Invitational #1
Illini Open Outdoor Season at Big Ten Invitational #1
March 24, 2021 | Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field
PREVIEW
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B1G Invitational #1 |
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| Dates | Friday, March 26 | Saturday, March 27 |
| Location | Robert C. Haugh Complex | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Follow | Live Results | Event Schedule |
| Meet Information | Meet Notes | Men's Quick Facts | Women's Quick Facts |
| 2021 Indoor Results | Men's Indoor Performance List | Women's Indoor Performance List |
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| Social Media | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook |
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Fighting Illini Track & Field travels to Bloomington, Ind. on Friday and Saturday to take part in the Big Ten Invitational #1 hosted by Indiana. This meet is the first outdoor event of the year for the Illini, and the first since 2019 as the entire 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to COVID-19. The meet will take place at the Robert C. Haugh Complex and is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. CT on Friday night with the men's and women's pole vault events. Action will pick back up Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. CT with women's 3000m and span over the entire day.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Fans can follow live results throughout the Big Ten Invitational at http://sidearmstats.com/indiana/track/index.htm as well as by following @IlliniTrackXC on Twitter for Illini updates. A full recap of the events will be posted on fightingillini.com following the conclusion of the meet.
KNOW THE FIELD
The Illini will be joined by athletes from Michigan, Purdue, Northwestern, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Minnesota and host Indiana at the event. This will be the first outdoor action of the year for all teams. The University of Iowa men won the B1G Indoor Championships in February, while the women of Minnesota also took home first place.
ILLINI TO WATCH
4x100 Meter Relay: Saturday 10:50 a.m.
110 m hurdles: Saturday 11:40 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Finished seventh in the 60 m hurdles at the Big Ten Championships with
a 8.01...Placed first in the 60m hurdles at the Badger Icebreaker with a time of 8.03...Secured
4th place at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.99
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
Hammer throw: Saturday 10:00 a.m.
Discus throw: Saturday 12:30 p.m.
Shot put: Saturday 12:30 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Placed eighth in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships with a PR of 58'5.75", earning one point for the team...Secured second in the shot put at the
Badger Icebreaker with a throw of 17.26 m...Took fourth in the shot put at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational with a throw of 17.63 m
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
4x100 m relay: Saturday 10:40 a.m.
400 m hurdles: Saturday 1:15 p.m.
4x400 m relay: Saturday 2:40 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Finished in 10th place in the 60 m at the Big Ten Championships with a 7.51 (qualified with a PR 7.48)...Placed third in both the long jump and the 60 m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational...Secured second place for the Illini in the long jump at the Husker Quad with a jump of 19-1.5
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
4x100 m relay: Saturday 10:40 a.m.
100 m dash: Saturday 11:50 p.m.
4x400 m relay: Saturday 2:40 p.m.
2021 Indoor Season: Second Team All B1G...Took second place in the 400 m at the Big Ten Championships with a PR of 53.51. This time is also good for third in school history...Secured second place for the Illini at the Badger Icebreaker in the 60 m with a time of 7.65...Placed second and broke her PR in the 400m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 55.67....Finished in third at the Husker Quad in the 200 m and the 400 m with times of 24.38 and 55.18, setting two personal records...Took third place in the 200 m dash and the 400 m dash at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational with respective times of 24.44 and 54.48...Her 400 m time added her to eighth place in school history in the event.
2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to COVID-19
NEXT UP
Next weekend the Illinois track and field team will travel to Jacksonville, Fla. to participate in the Iowa Big Ten Invite. Action will span from Friday, April 2 to Saturday, April 3.
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