University of Minnesota Athletics
Wieland Set for NCAA Indoor Meet
3/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
| 2015 NCAAIndoor Track & Field Championships | |||||||||||
| Date | Friday, March 13-Saturday, March 14, 2015 | ||||||||||
| Location | Randal Tyson Center | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||||||||||
| Meet Info | Schedule| Heat Sheets| Meet Info | ||||||||||
| Results | Live Results | ||||||||||
| TV (Tape Delay) | ESPNU (March 23 at 6 p.m. CT) | ||||||||||
| WatchESPN Stream | Friday: 6 p.m.CT| Saturday: 6 p.m. CT | ||||||||||
March 12, 2015
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) -- Big Ten champion and school heptathlon record holder Luca Wieland will represent the University of Minnesota men's track & field program at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend at the Randal Tyson Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Heptathlon Schedule
Friday, March 13
10:00 a.m. CT -- Heptathlon 60 Meters
10:35 a.m. CT (Estimate) -- Heptathlon Long Jump (Two Pits)
11:45 a.m. CT (Estimate) -- Heptathlon Shot Put (Two Rings)
12:55 p.m. CT (Estimate) -- Heptathlon High Jump (Two Pits)
Saturday, March 14
10:45 a.m. CT -- Heptathlon 60 Hurdles
11:30 a.m. CT (Estimate) -- Heptathlon Pole Vault
2:00 p.m. CT (Estimate) -- Heptathlon 1,000 Meters
Big Ten Meet Rewind
Behind a pair of individual champions in Luca Wieland (heptathlon) and Mitch Hechsel (600 meters), the University of Minnesota men's track & field team finished third at the 2015 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championship two weeks ago at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
The Gophers totaled 76 team points over the two-day event behind Nebraska's 127 and Illinois with 86.
Wieland led all heptathlon competitors in the shot put with a toss of 14.44 meters (47-04.50 ft.) and the 60-meter hurdles at 8.23. The sophomore also finished second in the high jump at 2.08 meters (6-09.75 ft.), fourth in the 60 meters at 7.08, fourth in the long jump at 6.98 meters (22-11.00 ft.), fifth in the pole vault at 4.60 meters (15-01.00 ft.) and eighth in the 1,000 meters at 2:48.99.The win from Wieland picked up 10 points while Jamie Crum's sixth-place finish in the heptathlon added another three points as the Maroon & Gold.
*The 600 meters is not held at the NCAA indoor meet.
Where Wieland Stands
Wieland's mark of 5,787 stands as the Minnesota all-time record in the heptathlon as well as the best performance in the Big Ten this season. The mark stands as the fifth-best performance in the nation this year behind Georgia's tandem ofGarrett Scantling (6,036) and Maicel Uibo (5,909), Kansas State's Reinis Kregers (5,801) and Buffalo's Mike Morgan (5,797).
Minnesota All-Americans in the Heptathlon
Wieland will attempt to become Minnesota's first All-American in the heptathlon since 2010 and the fifth overall in school history.The Gophers had a trioof All-Americans in the event in 2010 in R.J. McGinnis (sixth, 5,676 points), Jack Szmanda (ninth, 5,601) and Brock Spandl (10th, 5,569) while Travis Brandstatter finished fourth in 2005 with 5,657 points. Brandstatter's fourth-place showing is the highest ever by a Gopher in the heptathlon while McGinnis' 5,676 points are the most points by a Gopher at the NCAA indoor meet.
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