The Badgers found themselves down 21 points with just four events to go, but came up big down the stretch to win their second Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championship in a row and their 10th in the last 15 years.
Conference titles in the 5,000 meter race, heptathlon and weight throw keyed the No. 4 Badgers to a 4.5-point team victory over No. 21 Nebraska and the rest of the conference.
In a field of 34 runners in the 5,000 meter race, the top three finishers were all Badgers.
Senior Mohammed Ahmed won the title by running 13:44.32, followed by fellow teammates senior Reed Connor and sophomore Malachy Schrobilgen.
Senior Japheth Cato won his record fourth straight Big Ten title in the heptathlon with a score of 5,837, followed closely by teammate junior Zach Ziemek giving the team 20 much needed points. The duo has combined to record the top nine heptathlon scores in Big Ten history.
In a very deep weight throw field, featuring the nation’s top four throwers, Wisconsin’s Michael Lihrman came out on top, giving his team a much needed boost in points and a new meet record.
Wisconsin looks to build on its success at the NCAA indoor championships in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 14-15.
UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
