CHAMPAIGN, Ill - Fighting Illini Track & Field travels back to Bloomington, Ind. on Friday to take part in the Big Ten Invitational #2. Due to forecasted inclement weather, the meet will only take place on Friday rather than the originally scheduled Friday and Saturday. Events are set to begin at 2:00 p.m. CT with the women's hammer throw and women's 4x100 m relay and will conclude with the women's 3000m set to begin at 9:20 p.m.

Follow the Action

Fans can follow live results throughout the Big Ten Invitational #2 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

Participants from Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, Wisconsin, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois and host Indiana are expected to compete on Friday.

ILLINI TO WATCH

Manning Plater

Hammer Throw: 2:00 p.m.

Discus: 6:30 p.m.

2021 Outdoor Season: Placed fifth in the discus at the B1G North Florida Invite with a 163-9 ft. throw...Took third place at the B1G North Florida Invite in the hammer throw with a 208-5 ft. toss..Sits in third place in school history in the hammer throw

2021 Indoor Season: All-American - Weight Throw...Placed Third in the NCAA - Weight Throw...B1G Champion - Weight Throw...First Team All Big Ten...Named B1G Field Athlete of the Week (1/17-1/23)...Placed third in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 74-7, earning him All-American Honors and the Illinois school record...Won the conference title in the weight throw with a 72'9" toss ...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...Won the weight throw at the Husker Quad with a throw of 72'8"...Won the weight throw at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational with a throw of 70'10.5"

Aman Thornton

4x400 m relay: 6:00 p.m.

2021 Indoor Season: Second Team All B1G (DMR)...A part of the second place DMR squad at the Big Ten Championships...Finished in fifth place in the 600 m at the Big Ten Championships with a 1:18.10 (qualified with a 1:17.25 which is good for fourth place in Illinois history)...Won the 600m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 1:18.06. This time was good for ninth place in school history in the event...Took third place at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational with a time of 1:54.06

Jon Davis

1500 m: 6:45 p.m.

2021 Indoor Season: Second Team All B1G (DMR)...A part of the second place DMR squad at the B1G Championships...Won the 3000m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 8:08.85... Owns indoor mile (3:58.06) and 3K (7:49.92) school records

Olivia Howell

1500m: 6:15 p.m.

2021 Outdoor Season: Won the 800m at the B1G North Florida Invite with a time of 2:09.55...Ran a 2:13.12 opening split as a part of the 2nd place 4x800 team for the Illini at the B1G North Florida Invite

2021 Indoor Season: B1G Champion - Mile...First Team All B1G (Mile)...Won the mile at the Big Ten Championships with a 4:43.36...Set the Illinois school record in the 1000 m while winning the event at the Badger Icebreaker with a time of 2:46.52...Won the 800 m at the Husker Quad with a time of 2:09.84...Won the mile at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational with a B1G leading 4:40.85...Anchored the first place distance medley relay team at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational

Jessica McDowell

100m: 3:30 p.m.

4x100m: 2:10 p.m.

4x400m: 5:50 p.m.

2021 Outdoor Season: Took fourth place in the 100 m at the Big Ten Invite #1 to open the year with a 11.93...Placed fifth in the 200 m invite at the B1G North Florida Invite with a 24.07...Placed second in the 400 m invite at the B1G North Florida Invite with a 55.30

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.

Next Up

Next weekend the Illinois track and field team will travel back to Bloomington, Ind. to participate in the Big Ten Invite #3 hosted by Indiana. Action will span from Friday, April 9 to Saturday, April 10.

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