MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women’s track and field program heads out west to take on the Big Ten Outdoor Championships from Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The meet is set to take place from Friday, May 16 to Sunday, May 18—kicking off the postseason stretch.
Viewers can keep up with all three days of the meet on Big Ten Plus and RunnerSpace. On Sunday, the championships will be televised on Big Ten Network beginning at 2:30 p.m. CT.
Fans will be consistently updated on results on the @BadgerTrackXC social pages on Instagram and X, too.
The meet info for the Big Ten Championships, including a meet schedule, is located here.
1. LAST TIME OUT: The Badgers traveled south to wrap up the regular season, taking on the Augustana Penultimate Qualifier in Rock Island, Illinois. UW’s throwers competed in three events and won all three of them—providing a strong showing ahead of Big Tens and beyond this upcoming week. Taylor Kesner, the 2025 NCAA champion in the weight throw, notched a season-best in the discus in Illinois—earning a mark of 178 feet, 3 inches (54.35m) en route to tallying gold. Danni Langseth finished in first place in the shot put, and Morgan Flaska rounded out the day by securing the best mark in the hammer throw while competing unattached.
2. HISTORY AT THE BIG TENS: Wisconsin currently has the second-most Big Ten Championships of any school in the conference with eight—looking to secure their first one since 1997 this weekend. Last year, the UW women took ninth place with the help of Shaina Zinter, who notched an individual championship in the heptathlon with 5,439 points. Zinter took first place in three of the events—leading to her victory after day two of the championships. As for the other returners, Kylie Finger put together a top-10 showing in the 1500 meters last season with a time of 4:24.84 during the championship race. Langseth is the lone returning thrower to make the top-10, as she placed eighth in the shot put with a heave of 52-8 ¾ (16.07m).
3. ELEVATING THEIR GAME: The UW women’s throwers have continued to excel entering the postseason, fresh off of one individual national champion and another First Team All-American from the indoor season. Chloe Lindeman enters this weekend as one of the top performers in the hammer throw in the conference—ranking second after breaking her…
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