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 </a>  Rosemont, ILL. – Eight Big Ten student-athletes were crowned NCAA Championships on Saturday evening at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., which is the most individual NCAA Champions in a single season in Big Ten history.  Two Big Ten teams also placed within the top three, as Oregon finished second overall with 44 points, and Illinois narrowly finished behind the Ducks with 42 points.     The Ducks led all Big Ten schools with four individual Champions. Aaliyah McCormick won the 60m Hurdles with a time of 7.86. After coming short in the Big Ten Championships, Wilma Nielsen reclaimed the throne in the Mile with a time of 4:40.06. Oregon’s Distance Medley Relay team of Juliet Cherubet, Lakely Doht-Barron, Silan Ayyildiz, and Wilma Nielsen captured the title with a time of 10:48.76. Freshman Liisa Maria-Lusti captured the pentathlon after securing a score of 4498.     The Big Ten also reigned supreme in throws, as Nebraska’s NCAA-record holder Axelina Johansson captured the Shot Put title with a throw of 19.55m (64-1 ¾), which was more than a whole meter greater than second place. Minnesota’s Anthonett Nabwe, who fell to Illinois’ Phethisang Makhethe in the Big Ten Championships, reversed the result this time around with a throw of 25.13m (82-5 ½) to claim the title.    Illinois Sophia Beckmon claimed the long jump with a mark of 6.84m (22-5 ¼). Beckmon’s title makes her the first Big Ten woman to win the indoor national title in three major jump events (high jump, long jump, triple jump).     Washington’s Hana Moll was victorious in pole vault with a mark of 15-8 ½. Moll easily surpassed the meet record she set last year with her sister Amanda, posting the highest clearance ever at an NCAA meet, indoors or out. It also marks her third national title.     The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Freshman of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, March 18.     The Big Ten earned 72 All-America certificates at the NCAAs, which will be made official this week by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.  ALL-AMERICAN – WOMEN  First Team (Places 1-8)  Sophia Beckmon, Illinois, 1st, Long Jump  Aaliyah McCormick, Oregon, 1st, 60m Hurdles  Wilma Nielsen, Oregon, 1st, Mile  Liisa-Maria Lusti, Oregon, 1st, Pentathlon  Anthonett Nabwe, Minnesota, 1st, Weight Throw  Axelina Johansson, Nebraska, 1st, Shot Put  Juliet Cherubet, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Lakely Doht-Barron, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Wilma Nielsen, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Hana Moll, Washington, 1st, Pole Vault  JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, Illinois, 2nd, Pentathlon  Phethisang Makhethe, Illinois, 2nd, Weight Throw  Rose Yeboah, Illinois, 2nd, High Jump  Madison Whyte, USC, 2nd, 400m  Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, UCLA, 2nd, 60m Hurdles  JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, Illinois, 4th, High Jump  Jordan Koskondy, Illinois, 5th, Weight Throw  Mine De Klerk, Nebraska, 5th, Shot Put  Maddie Pitts, Penn State, 5th, Pentathlon  Chioma Nwachukwu, 6th, 4x400m  Damaris Mutunga, 6th, 4x400m  Izzy Zahn, Iowa, 6th, 4x400m  Olicia Lucas, Iowa, 6th, 4x400m  Zoie Dundon, Minnesota, 6th, 800m  Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 6th, Mile  Ela Velepec, Nebraska, 7th, High Jump  Karsyn Leeling, Nebraska, 7th, High Jump  Rhianna Phipps, Nebraska, 7th, Triple Jump  Dajaz DeFrand, USC, 7th, 60m  Taylor Kesner, Wisconsin, 7th, Weight Throw  Elizabeth Tapper, Michigan, 8th, Shot Put  Juliet Cherubet, Oregon, 8th, Mile  Brianna Selby, USC, 8th, 60m  Dajaz DeFrand, USC, 8th, 200m    Second Team (Places 9-16)  Hedley Streit, Minnesota, 9th, Weight Throw  Berlyn Schutz, Nebraska, 9th, Mile  Mia Brahe-Pedersen, USC, 9th, 200m  Christine Mallard, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Joelle Trepagnier, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Madison Mosby, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Madison Whyte, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Mia Morello, Illinois, 10th, Pole Vault  Elle Adrian, Michigan State, 10th, Weight Throw  Mia Cochran, Washington, 10th, Mile  Chloe Foerster, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Chloe Symon, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Jenica Swartz, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Julia David-Smith, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Veronica Vacca, Washington, 10th, Pole Vault  Diana Cherotich, Oregon, 10th, 5,000m  Christine Mallard, USC, 10th, 200m  Oluwatomilayo Akintunde, Illinois, 11th, Weight Throw  Chima Nwachukwu, Iowa, 11th, 400m  Boh Ritchie, Penn State, 11th, 800m  Valentina Fakrogha, UCLA, 11th, High Jump  Ashley Erasmus, USC, 11th, Shot Put  Mercy Honest, Illinois, 12th, Triple Jump  Veronica Hargrave, Indiana, 12th, 800m  Elizabeth Ndudi, Illinois, 13th, Long Jump  Katharina Graman, Illinois, 13th, Triple Jump  Meagan Humphries, Illinois, 13th, Pentathlon  Aniya Mosley, Ohio State, 13th, 800m  Chloe Foerester, Washington, 13th, Mile  Lucie Kienast, Illinois, 14th, Pentathlon  Diarra Sow, Minnesota, 14th, Triple Jump  Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 14th, 3,000m  Romi Tamir, Illinois, 15th, Triple Jump  Chloe Thomas, Washington, 15th, 5,000m  Hayley Kitching, Penn State, 15th, 800m  Tolulope Akinduro, Maryland, 16th, Triple Jump  Amelia Flynt, Nebraska, 16th, Shot Put    </div>

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 </a>   Indianapolis, IND. – The Oregon Ducks won the Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships presented by Allstate on Saturday. This is head coach Jerry Schumacher's second indoor championship with the Ducks.  Illinois was this year’s runner-up with 93 points, while USC finished third with 81 points. Nebraska (63.5 points) and Washington (54 points) rounded out the top five.  The Ducks took home four individual Big Ten titles, as Silan Ayyildiz won the 5,000m with a time of 15:37.90 and the mile with a time of 4:37.88. Juliet Cherubet recorded a meet record in the 3,000m (8:53.81) and Aaliyah McCormick set a meet record in the 60m hurdles (7.89).    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 Women’s Indoor Track & Field honorees:    All Big-Ten First Team:   Meagan Humphries, ILL  Phethisang Makhethe, ILL  Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Rose Yeboah, ILL  Veronica Hargrave, IND  Rhianna Phipps, NEB  Axelina Johansson, NEB  Aaliyah McCormick, ORE  Juliet Cherubet, ORE  Silan Ayyildiz, ORE  Hayley Kitching, PSU  Chloe Foerster, WASH  Chloe Thomas, WASH  Chloe Symon, WASH  Hana Moll, WASH  Mia Cochran, WASH  Brianna Selby, USC  Christine Mallard, USC  Dajaz DeFrand, USC  Madison Whyte, USC  Madison Mosby, USC All-Big Ten Second Team:   JaiCienno-Gero, ILL  Veronica Hargrave, IND  Damaris Mutunga, IOWA  Chioma Nwachukwu, IOWA  Gabby Cortez, IOWA Olicia Lucas, IOWA  Izzy Zahn, IOWA  Tolulope Akinduro, MD  Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Isabelle Schmitz, MINN  Nadia Phillips, MINN  Laubenra Ben, MINN  Zoie Dundon, MINN  Karsyn Leeling, NEB  Mine De Klerk, NEB  Diana Cherotich, ORE  Liisa-Maria Lusti, ORE  Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Aniya Mosley, OSU  Taylor Snear, UCLA  Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, UCLA  Olivia Pace, USC  Veronica Vacca, WASH All-Big Ten Freshman Team:   JaiCienno-Gero, ILL  Josie Page, IND  Jolina Lange, NEB  Liisa-Maria Lust, ORE   Diana Cherotich, ORE  Boh Ritchie, PSU   Chloe Symon, WASH   Veronica Vacca, WASH </div>

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