It’s been a great day at the Big Ten outdoor championships for both the men’s and women’s track teams. That’s because they swept the event on Sunday in Minneapolis, the first time a school has swept the event since Wisconsin did it in 1997.
The men outpaced second-place Iowa by scoring 124 points to the Hawkeyes’ 103 points to take the title. Wisconsin finished in third place with 90 points, while Nebraska (82) and Minnesota (73) rounded out the top five.
On the women’s side, the Buckeyes were dominant, breaking the record point output set by Michigan (179 points) back in 1994 by racking up 185.5 points. Wisconsin finished in second place with 98 points, while Minnesota (87), Penn State (82.5), and Nebraska (71) rounded out the top five.
This weekend, the Buckeyes made 𝐻𝐼𝒮𝒯𝒪𝑅𝒴 as the first program since 1997 to capture the outdoor @bigten team championships on both the men's and women's side in the same season!! It's the first time ever for the Buckeyes!!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/uRRMhPuvTD
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) May 15, 2022
It was the fifth title overall and second-straight for the women’s program, and sixth for the men.
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