TUCSON, Ariz. -Â Three school records fell and numerous other top five marks were set at the Jim Click Shootout. The Boilermakers had their best meet of the season with their performances on Saturday.
Carmiesha Cox shattered a 32-year old school in the 200-meter dash. Cox ran a time of 23.33 seconds, with a 0.0 wind, to finish second in the race. The sophomore took down the previous school record of 23.74 seconds, set by Sybil Perry in 1983 and tied by Jamie McNeair in 1989. Cox now owns the indoor and outdoor school records in the event. Her time from Saturday ranks ninth in the country and second in the Big Ten this season.
Devynne Charlton also PRed in the 200m dash and worked her way into the top five in school history. Charlton finished eighth with a time of 24.00 seconds, with no wind. The time moves her into fifth in school history and, aside from Cox, has the fastest 200m time in school history since 1998. Her time is in the top 75 in the country.
Charlton also had strong performances in the 100m dash and 100m hurdles. In the dash, Charlton ran a time of 11.66 seconds, into a wind of 0.1 meters per second, which ties Savannah Carson for the second-fastest time in program history. Charlton and Carson's times are just 0.01 of a second off the school record set by Perry in 1986. In the 100m hurdles, Charlton finished fourth with a time of 13.41 seconds, 0.05 of a second off her PR. Her time is faster than all but two other women in school history.
The women's 4x100m relay team also took down a school record. The team of Autumn Heath, Cox, Charlton and Twyla Winfrey ran a time of 44.62 seconds to break their own record of 44.97 seconds from earlier this season. The team finished third at the meet and their time ranks 11th in the country.
The third school record that fell was the men's hammer throw mark. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi took down his own mark with a throw of 68.97m (226-03) to win the event. Enekwechi's mark also takes down his previous Nigerian National Record, which he set last season, though the mark will have to go through an official verification process. Enekwechi's mark is third in the country this season and the best in the Big Ten.
Enekwechi also had a career day in the shot put. He had a PR with a throw of 19.46m (63-10.25) to win the event. The mark is eight centimeters, 3.25 inches, better than his previous PR. Enekwechi's mark ranks second in school history and is the best mark at Purdue since 2004. His mark ranks seventh in the country and second in the Big Ten. Enekwechi also tried his hand at the discus for the first time in his career. He took sixth with a throw of 48.70m (159-9).
Symone Black PRed in the women's 400m hurdles. The freshman ran a time of 58.01 seconds to take fourth. Black's time ranks fourth in school history and is the fastest at Purdue since 2001. In the men's 400m hurdles, Obokhare Ikpefan had a huge PR. Ikpefan took third with a time of 50.81 seconds, the second fastest time in school history. He is just the second runner in Purdue history to run a sub 51-seconds time.
Elizabeth Iversen and Tyler Askew both worked their ways on the top 10 lists in program history. Iversen finished third in the shot put with a mark of 14.68m (48-2.00). That mark ranks sixth in school history. Askew won the men's long jump with a mark of 7.60m (24-11.25). That distance ties his all-time PR and ranks sixth in program history. Askew's mark is the best at Purdue during the outdoor season since 1989.
Elsewhere at the meet, Vanessa McLeod had a solid day in the 800m. She finished third with a time of 2:08.48. Vania Anane had a PR in the triple jump. She won with a mark of 12.37m (40-7.00). That mark is just outside the top 10 in program history. Cierra Brown was just behind Anane. She finished runner-up with a mark of 12.24m (40-2.00).
Brionna Thomas and Taylor Dunlap were solid in the women's 400m dash. Thomas was second with a time of 54.27 seconds, while Dunlap was third in 54.70. Heath had a good day in the 100m dash. She finished eighth with a time of 11.96 seconds. Her time is just outside the top 10 in program history. Matthew Garrison had a good day in the men's long jump. He leapt 7.26m (23-10.00) with a tailwind of 2.4 meters per second. He finished third in the event.
The Boilermakers are back in action next weekend with the Kansas Relays, as well as the Mt. SAC Relays for some of the distance runners.