UW sends 11 to NCAA Indoor Championships

UW sends 11 to NCAA Indoor Championships

March 01, 2023 | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

Badgers compete on March 10-11 in Albuquerque

By: Diane Nordstrom

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's and women's track and field teams will send 11 athletes competing in nine events to the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 10-11 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Badger men have seven athletes, competing in six events, while the women's team has four athletes, competing in three events.
UW has five athletes in scoring position (top eight) heading into the NCAA meet.

The Badger men are tied for third in the distance medley relay with the team of Adam Spencer, Colin Enz, Abdullahi Hassan and Jackson Sharp that ran a Big Ten Conference record of 9 minutes, 19.99 seconds on Feb. 18.

Senior Lawrence Johnson is seeded fourth in the men's 60-meter dash with a school record of 6.54 while redshirt senior Josie Schaefer is fourth in the women's shot put, throwing a school record of 61 feet, 0 ¼ inches.

In the weight throw, graduate student Sam Coil is ranked fourth in the men's event at 73-9 ½ while redshirt junior Chloe Lindeman is fifth in the women's weight throw with a school record of 78-0.

The championships will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Men's Qualifiers
*Time*	*Event*	*Rank*	*Athlete*	*Mark*
Friday, March 10
11 a.m.	Heptathlon Day One	16	Cade Amborn	5,818 pts
8 p.m.	Weight Throw	5	Sam Coil	73-9 ½
8 p.m.	Mile Semifinal	13	Adam Spencer	3:55.61
8:15 p.m.	60 Meters Semifinal	4	Lawrence Johnson	6.54
9:45 p.m.	Distance Medley Relay FINAL	T3	Spencer, Enz, Hassan, Sharp	9:19.99
Saturday, March 11
11:30 a.m.	Heptathlon Day Two	16	Cade Amborn
8 p.m.	Mile FINAL	13	Adam Spencer
8:10 p.m.	60 Meters FINAL	4	Lawrence Johnson
9 p.m.	3000 Meter FINAL	14	Jackson Sharp	7:44.10

Women's Qualifiers
Friday, March 10
5 p.m.	Weight Throw FINAL	5	Chloe Lindeman	78-0
		13	Olivia Roberts	73-3 ¾
5:55 p.m.	60-Meter Hurdles Semifinals	T9	Destiny Huven	8.07
Saturday, March 11
5 p.m.	Shot Put FINAL	4	Josie Schaefer	61-0 ¼
8:40 p.m.	60-Meter Hurdles FINAL	11	Destiny Huven