Oregon Wins Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships

Championship Central  |  Final Results  

Indianapolis, IND. – The Oregon Ducks won the Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday. This is head coach Jerry Schumacher’s second consecutive men’s indoor championship with the Ducks.  

Penn State was this year’s runner-up with 96 points, while Iowa finished third with 61 points. Michigan (52.5 points) and Wisconsin (47 points) rounded out the top five.  

The Ducks took home three individual Big Ten titles, as Simeon Birnbaum took home the 3,000m (7:59.87) and 5,000m (13:45.78). Aiden Carter also won the heptathlon with 5,815 points. 

Two collegiate records were also broken at the Championships, as Iowa’s Ryan Johnson broke the weight throw record by over a foot with a throw of 82-4 ½ (25.66m). Michigan’s Miles Brown also ran the 600m in 1:14.67 to earn his place at the top of the NCAA records.  

The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships, Field Athlete of the Championships, Coach of the Year and Sportsmanship Award honorees will be announced on Wednesday (March 4). The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year will be announced following the NCAA Indoor Championships.  

The following are this year’s All-Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track & Field honorees:  

All Big-Ten First Team:  
Kennedy Ocansey, ILL 
Viktor Morozov, ILL 
Kalen Walker, IOWA 
Ryan Johnson, IOWA 
Brendan Herger, MICH 
Camden Law, MICH 
Miles Brown, MICH 
Trent McFarland, MICH 
William Barhite, MICH 
Dyson Wicker, NEB 
Aiden Carter, ORE 
Simeon Birnbaum, ORE 
Braxton Brann, OSU 
Edidong Udo, OSU 
Mason Louis, OSU 
Noah Carmichael, OSU 
DJ Fillmore, OSU 
Handal Roban, PSU 
Ryan Henry, PSU 
Garrett Kaalund, USC 
Jack Stadlman, USC 

All-Big Ten Second Team:  
Andreas Hantson, ILL 
Trelee Banks, IND 
Emmanuel Njoku, IOWA 
Ben Smith, ORE 
Cain Evans, ORE 
Elliott Cook, ORE 
Fuad Omer, ORE 
Kai Graves-Blanks, ORE 
Tomas Palfrey, ORE 
Jake Palermo, PSU 
Allon Clay, PSU 
Chidozie Kalu, PUR 
Jax Coleman, PUR 
Samuel Vessat, PUR 
Zach Myleneck, PUR 
Zyan Greene, PUR 
Brian O'Sullivan, RU 
Michael Pickney, UCLA 
Eddie Nkieta, USC 
Elias Gerald, USC 
Matan Ivri, WIS 

All-Big Ten Freshman Team:  
Kennedy Ocansey, ILL 
Jordan Gross, IOWA 
Neil Howard, MICH 
Ben Smith, ORE 
Richard Campbell, PSU 
Seamus Malaski, PUR 
Jack Stadlman, USC 
Henry Risser, WIS