@ButlerXCTF Prepare for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships This Weekend

2/23/2023 3:23:00 PM | By: Ethan Polak

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The Butler men's and women's track and field teams will travel to compete at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday in the Dr. Conrad Worrill Indoor Track and Field Center at Gately Park. The meet will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.

The Bulldogs will feature a distance quartet in the men's 3,000 and 5,000-meter races. Current BIG EAST leaders include Barry Keane in the 5,000 meters (13:21.57) and Jesse Hamlin in the 3,000 meters (7:44.69). Keane will look to defend his BIG EAST title in the 5,000 meters. The men's distance program will also include Jack McMahon (3,000m and 5,000m), Will Minnette and Edouard Morin-Luzuy (5,000m), and David Slapak (3,000m).

On the women's side, Angelina Ellis hopes to cap off her successful indoor season with a top finish in the 3,000 meters. Ellis broke the school records in the mile (4:37.06) and 3,000 meters (9:04.93) earlier this season on her way to ranking in the top three for the BIG EAST conference in each event. Mia Beckham and Abby Olson are scheduled to compete in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters while Laure Bertrand will race in the 5,000 meters.

The duo of Karmen Koch and Remi Beckham will compete in the women's indoor pentathlon, which consists of the 60-meter hurdles, 800-meter run, high jump, long jump, and shot put events. Katherine Olsen and Morgan Walsh are also on the heat sheets to compete in the 800 meters.

Luke Finnegan will lead the way in the sprint events, including 60 and 200-meter dashes. Finnegan is the two-time MAC champion in the 200-meter and will look to add a BIG EAST title to his name this weekend. Gavin Cougle and Zac Stanley also hope to leave their mark in the 400-meter dash.

The Bulldogs will look to wrap up the meet in the field that features student-athletes ranking high in their respective events for the conference, including Jack Elder (fourth) in the pole vault and Joey Gareis (fifth) in the triple jump. Drew Herman will top it off in high jump after earning the BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week honors (Jan. 18) earlier this season.

Action begins 9:45 a.m. CT on Friday with the first events of the heptathlon and pentathlon. Field events start at 10 a.m. and races begin at 12:45 p.m. and will continue through 5:10 p.m. A dozen of Friday's running events will be trials, while the 5,000-meter event and distance medley relays will be finals. Pentathlon events will also wrap up on Friday.

Saturday's schedule begins at 10 a.m. with the final events of the heptathlon. Field events will begin at 10:30 a.m. Races will start at 10:50 a.m., kicking off with the unseeded section of the 3,000 meters. Starting with the mile at 11:30 a.m., all running events will be medal runs.

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