University of Northern Iowa Athletics

UNI's Isaiah Trousil takes 11th at 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
3/11/2022 8:16:00 PM | Track and Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UNI Track and Field's Isaiah Trousil missed the finals at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor National Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.Â
Isaiah Trousil punched his ticket to the National Indoor Championships after his performance in the men's 200-meter dash stopping the clock at 20.72 seconds. Trousil set a personal best, UNI best, Missouri Valley Conference, and facility record at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships last week with the 20.72 mark.Â
Isaiah Trousil finished 11th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.20 seconds. Trousil earned second team All-America honors!Â
Darius King is set to make his third national championships appearance in the shot put with his mark of 20.30 meters set at the Wisconsin Badger Invitational earlier this season. The two time All-American enters the competition at sixth in the nation with this toss. King's last appearance at the 2021 NCAA indoor championships earned him 12th place with a toss of 18.96 meters. King finished seventh in the 2021 NCAA outdoor championships with a toss of 19.69 meters. The graduate student was then invited to participate in the 2020 Olympic Trials finishing 12th with a toss of 18.43 meters. King will compete in the preliminary and finals of the shot put at 4 p.m. CT March 12.Â
Competition will begin for the second day live at 10:30 a.m. CT March 12 on ESPN3.Â
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Isaiah Trousil punched his ticket to the National Indoor Championships after his performance in the men's 200-meter dash stopping the clock at 20.72 seconds. Trousil set a personal best, UNI best, Missouri Valley Conference, and facility record at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships last week with the 20.72 mark.Â
Isaiah Trousil finished 11th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.20 seconds. Trousil earned second team All-America honors!Â
Darius King is set to make his third national championships appearance in the shot put with his mark of 20.30 meters set at the Wisconsin Badger Invitational earlier this season. The two time All-American enters the competition at sixth in the nation with this toss. King's last appearance at the 2021 NCAA indoor championships earned him 12th place with a toss of 18.96 meters. King finished seventh in the 2021 NCAA outdoor championships with a toss of 19.69 meters. The graduate student was then invited to participate in the 2020 Olympic Trials finishing 12th with a toss of 18.43 meters. King will compete in the preliminary and finals of the shot put at 4 p.m. CT March 12.Â
Competition will begin for the second day live at 10:30 a.m. CT March 12 on ESPN3.Â
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