Feb. 6, 2016Hear what head coach Lonnie Greene had to say about today's record breaking (5!) day at the Meyo Invite! #BoilerUp https://t.co/Gc2oePU5cT
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Final Results
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Boilermakers broke five school records and added two other No. 2 marks in program history Saturday at the Meyo Invitational. The men's and women's teams added numerous other top-10 marks in program history on the final day of the meet.
Savannah Carson continued her outstanding weekend Saturday, a day after running the fastest 60-meter dash time in the prelims and winning the long jump with the second-best jump in program history. Carson came out and broke her own 60m dash school record, by winning the semifinal with a time of 7.34 seconds. In the finals, Carson again broke the school record, this time crossing the finish line in 7.32 seconds to win by 0.06 of a second. Carson's time ranks 14th in the country and is the best in the Big Ten.
Devynne Charlton had a big day as well, after qualifying for the semifinals in the 60m dash and 60m hurdles Friday. Saturday, Charlton ran the fastest time in the 60m hurdles semifinals with a time of 8.17 seconds. In the finals, she broke her own school record with a time of 8.08 seconds to earn a third place finish as the second fastest collegian in the race. Charlton's time is the fourth fastest in the country this season and the second fastest in the Big Ten. She also broke the Bahamian national record, which she had already owned.
Her day was not done, though. After each hurdles race, she would turn around and make her way back to the starting line for the 60m dash, which started within 10 minutes of the end of her race each time. In her semifinal, Charlton ran the second-fastest time, winning her heat and finishing only behind Carson, crossing the line in 7.42 seconds. In the finals, she finished third overall with a time of 7.40 seconds, just 0.02 of a second off her personal best. The time was a season best and ranks 33rd in the country and second in the Big Ten.
Symone Black was the third Boilermaker, and underclassmen, to break her own school record. Black was in the final heat of the 400m dash and finished second with a time of 53.13 seconds. That time broke her previous school record by 0.34 of a second and ranks 11th in the country. Black, a sophomore, has the top time in the Big Ten.
Katie Hoevet was the fourth woman to break a school record for Purdue, but she took down one that has stood much longer. Hoevet kept pace in the women's mile with a speedy professional lead pack that included national champions and Olympic hopefuls. The Purdue senior ended up finishing with a time of 4:36.53, which was second among collegians in the event. Her time shattered the 28-year old school record of 4:40.86, which was held by Sally Smith. Hoevet's time, which was a PR by more than five seconds, ranks fourth in the country and second in the Big Ten.
Tate Schienbein broke the men's mile record, which was set three years ago by Dan Porter. Schienbein was in the second to last heat and came around in 4:03.64 to finish fourth in his heat. His time broke the school record by 2.27 seconds and ranks sixth in the conference.
Several other Boilermakers added top-10 marks in program history. Kiara McIntosh ran a PR with the fifth best mile time in program history. She finished with a time of 4:44.75. Alisha Bahler added her name to the top-10 list in the women's shot put with a huge PR. She threw 14.76m (48-5.25). Nicholas Parks tied the fourth-fastest 400m dash in program history. He finished eighth with a time of 47.43 seconds. That time was the fastest by a Boilermaker since 2001. Anaquan Peterson capped a huge weekend with a PR and the second best triple jump in school history. Peterson was the top collegiate finisher with a mark of 16.03m (52-7.25). He is just the second Purdue individual to ever hit 16m indoors and the first since 1999. Peterson's mark ranks 10th in the country and best in the Big Ten.
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi had a PR in the shot put with the school's second best throw in history. Enekwechi ran away with the competition after throwing 19.79m (64-11.25) on his final attempt. That throw, which came a day after he won the weight throw with a mark better than anyone else in the country, is sixth best in the country and second in the Big Ten.
Kyle Webb and Malcolm Dotson both made it through Friday's prelims in the 60m dash. Webb finished fourth in the semis with a time of 6.86 seconds, while Dotson was fifth in 6.87 seconds. Both advanced to the finals. There, Dotson finished fourth with a time of 6.82 seconds, while Webb was sixth with a time of 6.89 seconds. Justin Veteto made it to the finals in the 60m hurdles. He finished fifth in the semifinals with a time of 8.01 seconds, just 0.01 of a second off his PR. In the finals, he ran a time of 8.14 seconds to finish fifth.
The men's and women's 4x400m relays both finished second. The women's team of Aarin Jones, Taylor Dunlap, Carmiesha Cox and Black ran a time of 3:37.89. That time is just 0.30 of a second off their season best. The men's team of Parks, Kinard Rolle, Shawndail McLaren and Webb finished second with a time of 3:09.50. That time was their second best and ranks 23rd in the country.
The Boilermakers wrap up the home season next Saturday with the Fred Wilt Invitational. The teams have just two more meets prior to the Big Ten Championships, which will be held in Geneva, Ohio.