Final Results
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Boilermakers swept the women's 60-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles and men's 60-meter dash Saturday at the Purdue vs. Indiana Duals. Purdue added four marks to its top-10 lists and won 11 events on the day.
Sarah Loesch won the weight throw with a toss of 20.03 meters (65-8.50) for the 10th ranked Purdue women. It was the third time this season in as many meets that she has thrown a personal record. This one moves her up to fourth on Purdue's all-time lists. The throw moves her up to No. 11 in the country this season. Alisha Bahler finished runner-up in the event with a toss of 17.62m (57-9.75). Bahler also finished runner-up in the shot put with a PR. She threw 14.78m (48-6.00), which is two centimeters (about a half inch) better than her previous indoor best. That mark is ninth in school history.
Carmiesha Cox won the 60m dash with a time of 7.52 seconds, but it was freshman Sekayi Bracey with the personal record and a new spot on the program top-10 list. Bracey finished runner-up with a time of 7.56 seconds, which gives her the No. 8 time on the Purdue lists. With the addition of Bracey, six of the top eight fastest 60-meter dashers in program history have come since 2015. Devynne Charlton, who is the school record-holder in the event, finished third in the race with a time of 7.56 seconds to complete the Purdue sweep.
Cox won the 200m dash with a meet record. She posted a time of 23.88 seconds to break the meet record of 24.09 seconds that she set in 2015. Savannah Roberson was runner-up in the event with a time of 24.28 seconds. In the 400m dash, it was the trio of Symone Black, Brionna Thomas and Chloe Abbott who swept the top three spots. Black won with a meet-record time of 55.00 seconds, edging Thomas' meet record time of 55.39 seconds from last year. Thomas was runner-up Saturday with a time of 55.86 seconds, while Abbott completed the sweep with a time of 55.98 seconds.
Jaret Carpenter added his name to the Purdue record books in the mile. In his first collegiate race on the track, Carpenter finished with a time of 4:07.68. That ranks seventh in school history.
The women's 60m hurdlers swept the Hoosiers in the event. Charlton won with a time of 8.39 seconds, while Roberson was second with a time of 8.64 seconds. Shantyra Delaney took third, crossing the finish line in 8.68 seconds. Justin Veteto won the men's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.12 seconds, edging pair of Hoosiers at the line. Bijay Stephens had a PR in the event and finished fourth with a time of 8.38 seconds.
Malcolm Dotson won a pair of events and has now won all seven 60-meter and 200-meter races in which he has competed this season, including prelims. Dotson won the 60m dash with a time of 6.79 seconds, holding off teammates Keanu Pennerman and Josh Ebikwo, who were second and third, respectively. He then came back and won the 200m dash with a time of 21.81 seconds.
Kinard Rolle won the men's 400m dash with a meet record. He continued the hot start to his sophomore indoor season with a winning time of 47.63 seconds, which broke a 17-year old meet record. Shawndail McLaren was runner-up with a time of 48.45 seconds. Obokhare Ikpefan and Kyle Webb were fourth and fifth, respectively, both turning in times of 49.24 seconds.
The same four men who competed in the 400m dash teamed to win the 4x400m relay. Webb led off and gave Purdue a slight lead before Rolle took the stick. He maintained approximately the same margin, before handing to Ikpefan. Ikpefan wheeled around and handed off to McLaren with Indiana in the lead by about five meters. McLaren used the final 100 meters to catch and pass the Hoosiers with a winning time of 3:11.02. That time broke Purdue's previous meet record, set in 2015, by 2.01 seconds.
Susan Hubbard had a PR in the women's 800m run en route to a runner-up finish. She ran a time of 2:10.88 to finish just 0.19 of a second behind the winner. Emma Benner had a solid debut in the 3,000-meter run. She finished third with a time of 9:40.29.
Janae' Moffitt wrapped up the day's action with a win in the high jump. She cleared 1.75m (5-9.00) on her first attempt before coming up just short at 1.80m (5-10.75). She has won all three high jump competitions to start the season.
Indiana won the scored meet on both sides.
The Boilermakers are back in action next week with a trip to Kentucky for the two-day Rod McCravy Invitational on Friday and Saturday.