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Spartan Throwers Head to Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays
4/22/2021 1:50:00āÆPM | Track and Field
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Spartan track & field will have their throwers on display at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays, April 23-24 at Demirjian Park in Champaign, Illinois.
"We are sending a smaller group to compete this weekend. With our sequence and planning it made sense for our team to focus on training and recovery this week. I am excited for the opportunity for those who are competing, especially at our Big Ten Championships venue," Interim Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Lisa Breznau said.Ā
On Friday, April 23, Michigan State will be in action starting with the Rebecca Mammel in the women's hammer throw, beginning at 12 p.m. ET. Ā Mammel has the Ā seventh-best throw in the Big Ten this season with a heave of 59.83 at the B1G North Florida Invitational. Brittany Krug will represent the Spartans in the women's javelin, starting at 2 p.m. ET. Krug has the fifth-best throw in the league at 48.17m at the B1G North Florida Invitational. In the women's discus, Mammel and Nikole Sargent will be in action at 6 p.m. ET.
On the men's side, Jerimiah Evans and Dan Stone will compete in the men's shot put on Friday at 5 p.m. ET. Evans is fifth in the conference with a season-best throw of 18.63m at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #3 last week.
The field events will conclude on Friday with the men's javelin at 7:15 p.m., featuring Frank Braccini.
The Spartans will complete action at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays on Saturday. Evans and Stone will once again compete in the men's discus at 4 p.m. ET. Evans is third in the B1G with a throw of 57.28m at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #1 to open the outdoor season.
Sargent is the only Spartan woman competing in the shot put at 3:30 p.m. ET. She is 17th in the Big Ten this season, earning her best throw of 15.09m at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #1.
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"We are sending a smaller group to compete this weekend. With our sequence and planning it made sense for our team to focus on training and recovery this week. I am excited for the opportunity for those who are competing, especially at our Big Ten Championships venue," Interim Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Lisa Breznau said.Ā
On Friday, April 23, Michigan State will be in action starting with the Rebecca Mammel in the women's hammer throw, beginning at 12 p.m. ET. Ā Mammel has the Ā seventh-best throw in the Big Ten this season with a heave of 59.83 at the B1G North Florida Invitational. Brittany Krug will represent the Spartans in the women's javelin, starting at 2 p.m. ET. Krug has the fifth-best throw in the league at 48.17m at the B1G North Florida Invitational. In the women's discus, Mammel and Nikole Sargent will be in action at 6 p.m. ET.
On the men's side, Jerimiah Evans and Dan Stone will compete in the men's shot put on Friday at 5 p.m. ET. Evans is fifth in the conference with a season-best throw of 18.63m at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #3 last week.
The field events will conclude on Friday with the men's javelin at 7:15 p.m., featuring Frank Braccini.
The Spartans will complete action at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays on Saturday. Evans and Stone will once again compete in the men's discus at 4 p.m. ET. Evans is third in the B1G with a throw of 57.28m at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #1 to open the outdoor season.
Sargent is the only Spartan woman competing in the shot put at 3:30 p.m. ET. She is 17th in the Big Ten this season, earning her best throw of 15.09m at the Big Ten Indiana Invite #1.
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