Mayhew lifts Hoosiers with record-setting 10K time

Indiana’s Zach Mayhew ran neck-and-neck with Wisconsin’s Elliot Krause for 9,700m of the men’s Big Ten Championship 10,000m run Friday, hosted by the Badgers at the McClimon Complex in Madison, Wis.

Turns out speed trumps any form of home-field advantage.

Mayhew pulled away from Krause with 300m to go, securing a 10,000m Big Ten title and setting a McClimon Complex record with a time of 28:55.06. The time was nearly 30 seconds better than the previous complex record and more than four seconds better than second-place Krause.

Mayhew becomes the fifth Hoosier to win a Big Ten 10,000m title, joining Andy Bayer, Ben Hubers, Andrew Poore and De’Sean Turner.  

The Hoosier men ended the day in fifth place, thanks to Mayhew’s 10 points.

In the men’s and women’s hammer throw, two Hoosiers narrowly missed the cut for the nine-thrower finals. Dan Galos placed 10th for the men with a throw of 59.27m. Despite setting a personal record with a throw of 55.55m, Monique Riddick suffered a similar fate and placed 10th on the women’s side.

More personal bests were set in the woman’s heptathlon. Courtney Woodward notched personal bests in the 100m hurdles (14.18 seconds), shot put (12.48m) and 200m dash (25.11 seconds). She finished Friday in seventh place with 3,235 points.

Anne-Marie Clark posted personal bests in the high jump (1.52m), shot put (10.36m) and 200m dash (24.51 seconds). She finished Friday in 11th place but is within 169 points of the eight and final scoring point.


- Joe Popely