The Illinois Track & Field Team hosted the Illini Big Ten Multi Meet this Friday and Saturday at the UI Armory. With conference teams split up as the B1G Cross Country Championships took place Saturday, Nebraska, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota joined the Fighting Illini in the men's heptathlon and the women's pentathlon.

Sophomore Alexander Babbington was the lone Illini competitor in the heptathlon, taking part in the action on both Friday and Saturday. He got off to an excellent start, winning the 60 m dash and placing fourth in the long jump. Babbington finished seventh overall, with a total of 3886 points.

Babbington's Heptathlon Results

Event-Place-Mark-Points

60 m dash - 1^st – 7.23 s – 802

Long jump – 4^th – 6.34 m – 661

Shot put – 6^th – 12.08 m – 611

High jump – 2^nd – 1.85 m – 670

60 m hurdles – 7^th – 9.92 s – 556

Pole Vault – 7^th – No height – 0

1000 m – 6^th – 3:08.25 – 586

Nebraska's Zach Podraza won the heptathlon with 5130 points.

In the women's pentathlon, junior Lucy Lux-Rulon competed for the hosting Illini on Saturday and placed 13^th with a total of 2957 points.

Lux-Rulon's Heptathlon Results

Event-Place-Mark-Points

60 m hurdles – 9^th – 9.19 s – 871

High jump – 10^th – 1.58 m – 712

Shot put – 12^th – 9.52 m – 498

Long jump – 9^th – 5.08 m – 581

800 m – 14^th – 3:07.9 – 295

Jenny Kimbro won the heptathlon while competing unattached.

Next Up

Next weekend, the Illini regroup as a team and travel to Lincoln, Neb. to partake in the Husker Quad hosted by Nebraska. Action is set to begin on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 11:30 a.m.