Junior Gabby Cortez clinched the women’s 600 meters gold at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, marking Iowa’s first champion in this event since 2011. Cortez set a personal best of 1:28.18, ranking fourth in program history. Iowa’s women’s team placed fourth overall with 51 points, and the men’s team secured fifth with 62 points. Both relay teams also achieved second-place finishes, contributing to a strong overall performance in the first indoor championships of the new Big Ten. Director Joey Woody praised the athletes for their fierce competitiveness throughout the weekend.
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- Gabby Cortez finished the women’s 600 meters in 1:28.18, setting a new personal best.
- The men’s 4×400-meter relay team clocked in at 3:06.18, finishing second.
- Iowa scored 51 points for…