EUGENE, Ore. – The Wisconsin women’s track and field program wrapped up day one of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with multiple podium finishes, led by Chloe Lindeman in the hammer throw.
As a team, the Badgers are tied for fourth with 10 points after two events—earning key contributions from three athletes to get on the board. Minnesota leads the way with 20 points.
Lindeman earns bronze in hammer throw, breaks school record
Lindeman paced the Badgers throughout Friday’s competition, as the native of Fulton, Illinois, secured bronze in the hammer throw by breaking her own school record for the second time this season.
Lindeman tallied a mark of 222 feet, 9 inches (67.89m) to place third, besting her previous throw of 222-1 (67.70m). Her toss elevates her farther into the top-10 in the country ahead of the NCAA First Round and NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Saleh shines in Heptathlon, takes first in high jump
In the heptathlon, Kyla Saleh leads the Badger trio after the first day of the heptathlon after scoring three personal best scores en route to a first day score of 3228. Maddie Hogan sits in 14th with 3147 points and also has a pair of PRs, while Shaina Zinter is close behind with 3085 points, good for 16th place.
Saleh soared 5-10 (1.78 meters) to claim top honors in the heptathlon high jump with Annika Williams of Oregon. Saleh’s mark ranks No. 9 in school history and is tied for the 33rd best mark in the NCAA West Region.
Willemse, Jacobsen notch podium finishes in nightcap
Leané Willemse and Bella Jacobsen each finished within the top-8 of the 10,000 meters race on Friday night, including Willemse turning in the best time of the season amongst all of UW’s distance runners at 33:28.24.
The Mequon native took sixth place, with Jacobsen following closely behind in eighth with a time of 33:34.26 in her first 10K race of the year.
Straight from the Track
Senior Chloe Lindeman
On breaking her school record
“It feels really good, especially having the consistency and building off the home meet. It feels really good going into regionals that I have that consistency. It’s what I’ve focused on this year, the idea of coming back and keep building from where I was. The home meet was the first time I PR-ed in two years, so it’s awesome having back-to-back meets where I PR-ed.”
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