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Iowa men’s track and field win Big Ten Indoor Championship; Atlantic native Reed grabs silver in 60M Hurdles

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February 28th, 2021 by admin

GENEVA, Ohio — The University of Iowa men’s track and field team scored a school-record 119 points to win the 2021 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

The Hawkeyes finished Day 3 with six more podium finishes, winning the team’s first outright indoor conference title since 1929. Iowa shared the team title in 1963.

The Hawkeye women placed third with 75 points. It matches the highest finish in program history.

Iowa totaled 19 points in the men’s 60-meter hurdles. Gratt Reed led the way with a second-place finish and career-best 7.81. Reed’s time moves him into sixth all-time in program history. Josh Braverman earned bronze with a career best 7.82. Jamal Britt finished fourth in 7.82. Britt, Reed, and Braverman now hold three of the top seven best times in program history.

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The Hawkeyes head to Fayetteville, Arkansas on march 12th-13th for the NCAA Indoor National Championships.