Ohio State’s men’s and women’s track and field teams both won Big Ten titles on Sunday, marking the first time since 1997 that one school has swept both outdoor titles.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – All four Ohio State Buckeyes who competed Wednesday evening at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, taking place at Hayward Stadium on the Eugene, Ore., campus of the University of Oregon, earned second-team All-America honors for their efforts as part of the 4×100-meter relay team.
In addition, Tyler Johnson, the senior from Dayton who has won Big Ten Conference indoor and outdoor titles this year in the 400 meters, qualified for the finals Friday night in his specialty. Johnson won his 400 heat – heat No. 2 – from Lane 9 in 45.33 to qualify second overall. He’ll run for a national championship at 9:02 p.m. EDT Friday evening.
The Weekender includes Joe Castiglione taking on 11 a.m. kickoffs, college hoops roster movement and Ohio State track and field stars competing for trophies.