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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