Etienne Top Seed Entering Big Ten Championships

Etienne in action earlier this season (PC: Indiana Athletics)

This afternoon, on day two of the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by SPIRE Institute (Geneva, OH), Jyles Etienne ’17 will seek a place on the podium for a second straight year.

The junior took 3rd place in last year’s conference championship with a leap of 7′ 1″. This time around he enters tied for the top seed height of 7′ 3.75″, which won him a third straight Hoosier Open in December. The height also places him in a tie for 9th in America this season.

The men’s high jump event is set to start @ 2:00pm. Follow the live results here.

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Heat Sheet

1. Jyles Etienne (Indiana) – 7′ 3.75″
2. Perry Christie (Rutgers) – 7′ 3.75″
3. Michael Burke (Minnesota) – 7′ 1.75″
4. Mayson Conner (Nebraska) – 7′ 1.75″
5. Jonathan Wells (Illinois) – 7′ 1.75″
6. Max Wagner (Michigan) – 6′ 10.75″
7. George Ghafari (Wisconsin) – 6′ 10.75″
8. Ben Gucinski (Minnesota) – 6′ 10.75″
9. Shaun Miller Jr. (Ohio St.) – 6′ 10.25″
10. Noah Adams (Illinois) – 6′ 9.5″
11. Kavin Rajagopal (Illinois) – 6′ 9.5″
12. Noah Cvetnic (Minnesota) – 6′ 9″
13. Connor Barfknecht (Wisconsin) – 6′ 8.75″
14. Lincoln McPhillips (Nebraska) – 6′ 8.75″
15. Semaj Willis (Rutgers) – 6′ 8.75″
16. Jay Hunt (Iowa) – 6′ 8.75″
17. Matt McCown (Indiana) – 6′ 8.75″
18. Michael Hoffer (Nebraska) – 6′ 8.75″
19. Qayyim Ali (Rutgers) – 6′ 7″
20. Zack Pluff (Iowa) – 6′ 6.75″
21. Alex Babbington (Illinois) – 6′ 6.75″
22. Treyton Harris (Indiana) – 6′ 4.25″

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