Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships

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The Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships took place over the weekend at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

The Penn State Nittany Lions won the women's title over Michigan by 10.5 points. Penn State accumulated 114.5 over Michigan's 104 points. The Wisconsin Badgers men's team won by a closer margin over Nebraska, 122.5-118. 

The Michigan Wolverines women's team did have some individual title winners. Cindy Ofili won the 60m hurdles. Ofili set a new SPIRE Institute record and set a PR with a time of 8.08 seconds. Erin Finn set a SPIRE Institute record and broke a Michigan record in the 5000m run. Finn won the race in 15:52.11. Michigan won another Distance Medley Relay in 11:12.52 with a team of Sami Mitchell, Danielle Pfeifer, Jamie Morrissey and Maya Long. Erin Busbee won the long jump with a leap of  20-4.25.

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On the men's side, the Wisconsin Badgers had some individual titles also: Reed Connor won the men's 3000m in 7:51.78. Mohammed Ahmed won the 5000m and set a SPIRE Institute record in 13:44.32. Japheth Cato won the heptathlon with 5837 points. Cato is the first ever four-time Big Ten heptathlon champion.

The next event is the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 14-15.

Women's results
1. Penn State          114.5
2. Michigan            104
3. Nebraska             92
4. Minnesota           64.5
5. Purdue                 53
6. Ohio State           51
7. Michigan State    50
8. Iowa                    49.5
9. Illinois                 47
10. Indiana              46.5
11. Wisconsin          29


Men's results
1. Wisconsin           122.5
2. Nebraska             118
3. Penn State           72
4. Illinois                 71.5
5. Purdue                 61
6. Minnesota           57
7. Ohio State           55
8. Michigan State    51
9. Indiana                 40.5
10. Iowa                   30
11. Michigan            23.5