Five Badgers and relay earn points on final day of Big Ten Championship

Saturday, February 27

The Spire, Geneva, Ohio

Wisconsin Badgers

Big Ten Indoor Championships

Five Badgers and relay earn points on final day of Big Ten Championship

February 27, 2021 | Men's Track & Field

Badgers complete final day of Big Ten Championship

By: Morgan Lukrich

2021 Full Meet Results

GENEVA, Ohio - The Wisconsin men's track and field team completed the third and final day of the Big Ten Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday at the Spire Institute. Five Badgers placed top-8 in their respective events to earn points for the team, as well as the 4x400-meter relay. The men's team finished eighth overall, tallying 44 points. Iowa took the Big Ten title, racking up 119 points, more than 25 points ahead of runner-up Indiana that tallied 92 points.

Scoring Badgers

Sophomore Lawrence Johnson placed fourth in the 60-meter dash finals, speeding past the finish line in 6.76 seconds. Johnson improved his time from the preliminary round by one-tenth of a second, keeping him at No.9 on Wisconsin's all-time indoor performance list.

Sophomore Andrew Stone threw a personal record throw of 61-00 in the shot put finals which earned him a fifth-place finish. The Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin, native's throw moves him up to No.6 on Wisconsin's all-time indoor performance list.

Senior Austin Rendon secured a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter finals, crossing the line in 1:51.54.

Sophomore Jackson Sharp and graduate student Olin Hacker both earned points for the Badgers in the 5,000-meter run. Sharp sped past the line in 13:49.16, placing first for the Badgers and sixth overall. Hacker came in not far behind, placing second for the Badgers and eighth overall in a time of 13:52.20.

The 4x400-meter relay consisting of Davis Wenthe, Abdullahi Hassan, Quinn Lansill and Colin Enz placed sixth overall, with running the final lap for the Badgers and crossing the line in 3:12.41.

All-Big Ten Honorees

Four Badgers earned first-team All-Big Ten honors -- Shuaib Aljabaly, Colin Enz, Ansel Fellman and Jackson Sharp while Rowen Ellenberg earned second-team All-Big Ten honors.

Up Next

Qualified Badgers will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 12-13.

B1G Championship Results

Shot Put Finals
5. Andrew Stone - 61-00

60-Meter Dash Finals
4. Lawrence Johnson - 6.76

800-Meter Finals
6. Austin Rendon - 1:51.54

5000-Meter Finals
6. Jackson Sharp - 13:49.16
8. Olin Hacker - 13:52.20

4x400-Meter Relay
6. Wenthe, Hassan, Lansill, Enz - 3:12.41