Indiana cross country prepares for Big Ten Championship
Oct 28, 2022 8:08 pmLast season Indiana finished fourth and fifth in the men’s and women’s races, respectively.
Last season Indiana finished fourth and fifth in the men’s and women’s races, respectively.
Graduate Student Sarah Schmitt finished ninth overall in women’s 6K.
Helmer announced his retirement in April.
The 2022 season will be the last for head coach Ron Helmer before he retires.
Jha was the only Indiana runner after both the men’s and women’s teams did not qualify.
Jha will compete in the 10K at the NCAA Championships on Saturday.
Arjun Jha finished in the top-ten and qualified for nationals as an individual runner.
The Hoosiers’ results will determine if they qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Sanchez finished 45th at the Big Ten Championships on Oct. 29.
Jenna Barker won the women’s 6K, and Keelan Grant won the men’s 8K.
Arjun Jha and Sarah Schmitt each secured individual All-Big Ten honors.
The Hoosiers aim for a bounceback performance in the conference’s premier meet.
Sophomores Gabriel Sanchez and Mariah Wehrle have turned opposing recruiting profiles into leading roles.
Arjun Jha was the top Hoosier finisher for the second meet in a row.
The meet is the last for the Hoosiers before the Big Ten Championships.
The meet featured 10 ranked men’s teams and 12 ranked women’s teams Friday.
The meet will be the first of the season for the top runners on both Hoosier teams.
The teams will next compete in the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday.
Both Indiana teams placed second to Purdue in the John McNichols Invitational on Saturday.
Purdue scored first in the men’s and women’s meets.
Solutions by The State News