BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Illinois track and field teams completed day two of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 13. Junior and walk-on Aiden Ouimet shattered his own decathlon school record to claim the bronze medal with 7,679 points, currently the 19th best score in the country. He set three new personal-best today, but none bigger than his javelin throw of 58.91m (193-3) to win the event. His other two PRs were in the 110mH (14.59) and 1,500m (4:40.74).
Sophomore Tacoria Humphrey claimed the silver medal in the long jump to lead Illini scorers with eight points, 6.32m (20-9). Freshman Viktor Morozov scored four points in the men's long jump with a 7.51m (24-7 3/4) leap.
Senior Danni Stoughton completed her heptathlon and etched her name into the Illinois record book with 5,104 points which is the tenth best for the Illini. She made the podium at eighth place to capture a point for her team.
Redshirt junior Ayah Aldadah and graduate student Emma Milburn both stepped on the 3,000m steeplechase podium. Aldadah placed sixth on a 10:17.74 and Milburn directly behind with a 10:18.19. Milburn passed two runners in the last 50 meters to claim her spot. In the men's 3,000mS junior Anthony Maida hit a big personal-best (9:02.54) to place seventh and score two points.
Junior Tyler Sudduth fought his way to the podium in a stacked shot put pool. He placed eighth with a 19.04m (62-5 3/4) on his fifth attempt.
Three other Illini qualified themselves for finals in today's prelims. First graduate student Bret Dannis placed second in his 110m hurdles heat, fifth overall, with the program's sixth fastest time (13.78) to automatically qualify. Sophomore DeVontae Ford clawed his way into the last 110mH qualifying spot, he placed ninth overall (13.99). Senior Tracy Towns clocked a personal-best 2:06.79 and placed sixth overall in the 800m to qualify for finals.
ILLINI SCORERS
TEAM SCORES (MEN):
1. Nebraska – 84
2. Minnesota – 46
3. Wisconsin – 40
4. Michigan State – 34
5. Iowa – 26
Penn State – 26
7. Indiana – 24
8. Michigan – 21
Ohio State – 21
10. Illinois – 16
11. Rutgers – 13
-- Maryland – 0
-- Purdue – 0
TEAM SCORES (WOMEN):
1. Nebraska – 68
2. Michigan – 33
Wisconsin – 33
4. Indiana – 28
5. Iowa – 23
6. Ohio State – 19
Penn State – 19
8. Michigan State – 16
9. Illinois – 14
10. Purdue – 8
11. Rutgers – 5
12. Minnesota – 4
13. Maryland – 3
NOTES
- Tacoria Humphrey placed second in the long jump, 6.32m (20-9).
- Bret Dannis placed fifth in the 110mH, second in his heat to qualify (13.78), new PB and sixth in school history.
- DeVontae Ford placed ninth and earned an at-large qualifying spot (13.99), new PB and tenth in school history.
- Viktor Morozov placed fifth in the long jump, 7.51m (24-7 3/4).
- Ayah Aldadah placed sixth in the 3,000mS (10:17.74).
- Alex Babbington placed sixth in the high jump, 2.11m (6-11).
- CJ Shoaf placed eleventh 2.05m (6-8 3/4).
- Tracy Towns placed sixth in the 800m dash and qualified at-large (2:06.79), new PB and ninth in school history
- Anthony Maida placed seventh in the 3,000mS (9:02.54), new PB.
- Tyler Sudduth placed eighth in the shot put, 19.04m (62-5 3/4).
- Kionnah Weaver placed eleventh in the 100mH (13.79).
Multi-Events
Aiden Ouimet – 3rd (7,679 points) School Record
- Won the javelin throw, 58.91m (193-3), new PB.
- Placed third in the 110mH (14.59), new PB.
- Placed third in the discus, 39.98m (131-2).
- Placed fourth in the 1,500m (4:40.74), new PB.
- Placed sixth in the pole vault, 4.60m (15-1).
Danni Stoughton – 8th (5,104 points) 10th in school history
- Placed fourth in the 800m dash (2:16.70), new PB.
- Placed sixth in the long jump, 5.55m (18-2 1/2), new PB.
- Placed seventh in the javelin throw, 30.52m (100-1).
UP NEXT
The Fighting Illini track and field teams are back in action tomorrow, May 14, for the third and final day of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships starting at 10 a.m. CT.
