Five things to know: Iowa State Classic

Friday, February 9

Ames, IA

11 AM

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Iowa State Classic

Zach Lorbeck at 2017 Big Ten Indoor Championships

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Five things to know: Iowa State Classic

February 07, 2018 | Men's Track & Field

Wisconsin heads to Ames for 28th-annual meet

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Friday, Feb. 9 - Saturday, Feb. 10 | Ames, Iowa

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AMES, Iowa – Coming off of a successful meet in Lincoln, the Wisconsin men's track and field team heads to Iowa to compete at the Iowa State Classic. The meet will take place in the Lied Recreation Athletic Center, home to nine Big 12 Indoor Championships. Flotrack.com will be broadcasting the meet live on their website for FloPro subscribers. The meet will take off at 11 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Badger fans can follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap on UWBadgers.com.

1. LAST TIME IN AMES: The Badgers competed in the Iowa State Classic last year, where the throwers and distance athletes dominated for Wisconsin. Senior Riley Budde was the runner-up in the weight throw with a toss of 70 feet, 8 inches (21.54m) and he also threw 55-0 1/4 (16.77m) in the shot put to place 11th overall. In the mile, sophomore Oliver Hoare finished in 4:05.08 and senior Joe Hardy crossed the line in 4:05.15, both setting new personal bests to place third and fourth, respectively. Senior Malachy Schrobilgen was the runner-up in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:12.63, while teammate sophomore Ben Eidenschink finished fourth with a personal best time of 14:13.91.

2. HEPTATHLETES MAKING HISTORY: In their season debut, the Wisconsin heptathletes put up huge performances last weekend in Lincoln, as junior Trent Nytes and sophomore Zach Lorbeck both earned UW top-ten marks. Nytes was the top collegian in the heptathlon with a score of 5,656, which ranks fifth all-time at UW, and Lorbeck finished fourth overall with 5,611, which ranks sixth-best in program history.

3. LIGHTNING IN LINCOLN: At last weekend's Frank Sevigne Husker Invite, the Badgers put up strong performances all across the board. Sophomore Rashid Coulibaly cleared a new personal best of 17-1 1/2 (5.22m) in the pole vault to place fourth overall. In the 600 meters, senior Corbin Ellis placed third overall with a season best time of 1:18.56. The Badgers also saw three of their heptathletes finish in the top-ten, as Trent Nytes was the runner-up, Zach Lorbeck finished fourth, and sophomore Paul Afflitto placed eighth overall.

4. TOUGH COMPETITION: Wisconsin will face athletes from some of the highest-ranked schools this weekend in Ames. Five of the top-ten teams will be in attendance, including No. 1 Florida, No. 3 Georgia, No. 5 Alabama, No. 7 Penn State, and No. 8 Stanford.

5. SHELL SHOCKER: The Badgers will return to the Camp Randall Sports Center next weekend for their first home meet of the season. The Wisconsin Shell Shocker will kick off on Friday in a double-dual against Marquette and Northern Iowa with field events starting at 3 p.m. and running events at 5 p.m.