Harlan Finishes Third in Long Jump, Michigan Eighth After Day Two of B1G Indoor Championships

University of Michigan women's track and field team competes at Big Ten Indoor Championships

Published on Feb. 28, 2026

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Amare Harlan of the University of Michigan women's track and field team took home bronze in the long jump on Friday (Feb. 27) on the second day of the Big Ten Indoor Championships at Fall Creek Pavilion. The Maize and Blue is in eighth place with one day left in the meet.

Why it matters

The Big Ten Indoor Championships is a prestigious collegiate track and field competition that showcases the top talent in the conference. Michigan's performance on the second day demonstrates their competitiveness and the individual achievements of their athletes.

The details

Harlan picked up the Wolverines' first medal, finishing third in the long jump with a personal best of 6.36 meters (20 feet, 10.5 inches). Harlan's mark is tied for No. 2 on the program performers list and is just 0.02m shy of tying the program record. Harlan later ran a personal best time of 7.37 seconds in the 60-meter dash preliminaries to finish fifth, tying the No. 3 time on the program performers list and qualifying her for the finals. Graduate transfer Chyler Turner tied her personal best time of 8.22 in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing second in her heat to advance to the finals.

  • The Big Ten Indoor Championships took place on February 27, 2026.
  • The third and final day of the championships is scheduled for February 28, 2026.

The players

Amare Harlan

A member of the University of Michigan women's track and field team who finished third in the long jump and qualified for the finals in the 60-meter dash.

Chyler Turner

A graduate transfer on the University of Michigan women's track and field team who tied her personal best time in the 60-meter hurdles and advanced to the finals.

University of Michigan

The women's track and field team from the University of Michigan, which is currently in eighth place after the second day of the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

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What’s next

The University of Michigan women's track and field team will compete in the final day of the Big Ten Indoor Championships on February 28, 2026, with the shot put set to kick off the day at noon.

The takeaway

The University of Michigan women's track and field team has shown strong individual performances, with Amare Harlan and Chyler Turner advancing to finals in their respective events. The team's eighth-place standing after two days of competition demonstrates their competitiveness in the Big Ten conference.