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Weekend Schedule

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January 20
ILLINOIS at Illini Classic
INDIANA at Gladstein Invitational [1]
MINNESOTA at Jack Johnson Invitational [2]
NEBRASKA at NWU Invitational [3]
WISCONSIN at Wisconsin Elite Invitational

January 21
ILLINOIS at Illini Classic
INDIANA at Gladstein Invitational [1]
IOWA at adidas Invitational [4]
MICHIGAN at Simmons-Harvey Invitational [5]
MICHIGAN STATE at Notre Dame Invitational
MINNESOTA at Jack Johnson Invitational [2]
NEBRASKA at adidas Classic [6]
PURDUE at Gene Edmonds Cup [7]
WISCONSIN at Wisconsin Elite Invitational

Legend

[1] Bloomington, Ind.
[2] Minneapolis, Minn.
[3] Lincoln, Neb.
[4] Iowa City, Iowa
[5] Ann Arbor, Mich.
[6] Lincoln, Neb.
[7] West Lafayette, Ind.

Weekend Schedule

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January 13
MINNESOTA at Holiday Inn Invitational [1]
NEBRASKA at Holiday Inn Invitational [1]

January 14
ILLINOIS at Illini Open
PURDUE at INDIANA
IOWA at New Year's Classic [2]
OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN STATE at GVSU Bob Eubanks Open [3]
MINNESOTA at Northwest Open [4]
MINNESOTA at Holiday Inn Invitational [1]
NEBRASKA at Holiday Inn Invitational [1]
PENN STATE at Nittany Lion Challenge
WISCONSIN at Badger Track Classic

Legend

[1] Lincoln, Neb.
[2] Iowa City, Iowa
[3] Allendale, Mich.
[4] Minneapolis, Minn.

Illinois' Riley Named to The Bowerman Preseason Watch List

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Illinois' Andrew Riley has received preseason recognition for The Bowerman, an award given to collegiate track & field's top athlete of the year, as announced on Wednesday.

The Fighting Illini senior is a two-time NCAA Champion, with victories coming in the 60- and 110-meter hurdles in 2011 and 2010, respectively. Riley is a seven-time All-American, six-time Big Ten Champion and holds four school records at Illinois.

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Illinois Release

USTFCCCA Release  
 

In The Polls

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Six Big Ten men's teams appear in the USTFCCCA/2012 Indoor Track & Field Preseason rankings, as announced on Tuesday. Ohio State begins the season at No. 4, while Nebraska follows at No. 5. Indiana checks in at No. 8 in the polls, with Wisconsin coming in at No. 13. Minnesota and Iowa begin their campaigns ranked 15th and 16th, respectively.

For the complete poll, click here.

Weekend Schedule

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January 6
OHIO STATE at Buckeye Classic - 5 p.m. ET

January 7
INDIANA at Indiana Open - ALL DAY
PENN STATE at Penn State Relays - ALL DAY

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December 9
INDIANA at Hoosier Open
OHIO STATE at Kent State Early Bird

December 10
OHIO STATE at Kent State Early Bird
Three Big Ten men's cross country and track and field student-athletes have been named Capital One Academic All-Americans, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Tuesday. Penn State's Ryan Foster earned first-team status, while Indiana's Andy Bayer and Wisconsin's Elliot Krause picked up third-team laurels.

Click here to see the complete list of Academic All-Americans.

MTRK: Illinois Names Turk Head Coach

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Mike Turk has been named the head coach of men's track and field at Illinois, the university announced on Wednesday. Turk has spent six seasons with the Fighting Illini after joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2006 and being named interim head coach for the 2010-11 season.

Click here for Illinois' release on Turk.
Four Big Ten student-athletes have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Men's Track & Field/Cross Country teams, announced on Thursday. Indiana's Andy Bayer (District 5), Michigan State's Anthony Agrusa (District 4), Penn State's Ryan Foster (District 2) and Wisconsin's Elliot Krause (District 5) have each earned first-team Academic All-District honors. After receiving first-team recognition, all four Big Ten honorees are eligible for Academic All-America consideration.

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The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the National Athletes of the Year for the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season. High jumper Derek Drouin of Indiana is the coaches' pick for best male field athlete of the season. The junior won the NCAA high jump title with a clearance of 7-5 (2.26m), and moved him to a tie for third indoors all-time in the collegiate ranks. Drouin is the first back-to-back indoor national champ since USC's Jesse Williams in 2005 and 2006.

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