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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State track and field senior standouts Eric Harrison and Anavia Battle have been named Big Ten track athletes of the week for their multiple-win performances last weekend in Jacksonville, Fla., at the Big Ten North Florida Invitational. The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly award winners today.
Harrison, from Washington, D.C., and St. John’s High School, had an absolutely terrific two-days in Florida, going unbeaten in four races. He qualified first in the 100-meter preliminaries on Friday. And then on Saturday, he won the 100 in a personal best time of 10.17, he won the 200 in a near-personal best time of 20.52 and he was on the victorious 4×100-meter relay team that won in 39.72 and included Kainnan Ramsey, Adrian Curry and Donnie James.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s and women’s track and field teams are in action this weekend in Jacksonville, Fla., at the Big Ten North Florida Invitational. The event, hosted by the University of Iowa at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium, features all of the Big Ten teams. North Florida will play host to the NCAA East Preliminaries in May.
The two-day event began Friday and will conclude Saturday evening.
Friday Results
This is a tremendously competitive field and similar to a Big Ten championship. Ohio State student-athletes came in with a total of 17 men’s and women’s outdoor wins earned at the meet last week at the University of Maryland, and they are off to a fine start in Florida. Some of the highlights: