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 at 2:00pm. Follow the live results here.
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Top 5 Seeds
| 1. | Jyles Etienne | Indiana | 7′ 3.75″ |
| 1. | Perry Christie | Rutgers | 7′ 3.75″ |
| 3. | Michael Burke | Minnestoa | 7′ 1.75″ |
| 3. | Mayson Conner | Nebraska | 7′ 1.75″ |
| 3. | Jonathan Wells | Illinois | 7′ 1.75″ |
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