Final Results
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The track & field teams broke two school records and won 14 events Saturday at the Louisville Invitational. The Boilermakers had their best meet of the season with the women winning their scored meet, while the men finished second.
Savannah Carson broke her own record in the women's long jump. After a short opening jump and a fouled second jump, the redshirt junior needed a leap of at least 5.88 meters (19-3.50) to make finals. The nation's No. 3 longer jumper heading into meet had no problem on her third attempt, leaping a wind-legal (+1.4) 6.56m (21-6.25). That jump was two centimeters (three quarters of an inch) better than her previous school record set at the Texas Relays last month. Then, on her fifth attempt, Carson leapt four inches better, recording a wind-legal (+2.0) distance of 6.66m (21-10.25).
Not only did Carson win the event with a new school record, she left with the No. 2 jump in the NCAA this season and the No. 2 leap in Big Ten history, indoors or out. Her jump is the best by a Big Ten woman since 2003 when Iowa's Aisha James set the conference record with a jump of 6.78m (22-3). Carson also broke the meet record and stadium record.
Micaela Hazlewood was the other Boilermaker to break a school record. She improved on nearly every throw, before uncorking a heave of 56.75m (186-2) on her final attempt. That distance broke her own school record set at last year's NCAA East Preliminary Round by nearly a full meter (three feet, two inches). Her throw ranks fifth in the country this season and leads the Big Ten.
Despite Carson and Hazlewood's records, Devynne Charlton made a case for the best day of anyone. In a span of about five hours, the redshirt junior ran the lead leg of the winning 4x100m relay team, won the 100m hurdles, won the 100m dash and won the 200m dash. Not only did she win all of her individual races, she did so with times below the school record in all three events, though all three were wind-aided.
In the 4x100m relay, Charlton helped the women's team win with a time of 44.57 seconds, which broke the meet record. Charlton ran with Carmiesha Cox, Savannah Roberson and Savannah Carson. The time is that team's best and ranks fourth in school history.
In the 100m hurdles, Charlton took advantage of a massive wind (+4.5) to run the fastest all-conditions time of her career. She won after crossing the finish line in 12.76 seconds. That is easily faster than her wind-legal school record of 12.97 seconds from last week, though it will not count towards any records or qualifications. In the same event, Shantyra Delany finished runner-up using the same wind to cross the line in 13.47 seconds. Roberson was third in 13.84 seconds (+4.5).
Charlton then won the 100m dash with the fastest all-conditions time of her career. She finished the windy race (+3.7) with a time of 11.30 seconds. The time will count on the national list, but not the record book. Her time ranks 13th in the country and No. 1 in the Big Ten. Carson used the same wind to finish third with a time of 11.43 seconds. That is her season best and ranks t-28th in the country and tied for second in the Big Ten.
In the 200m dash, Charlton's first time running the event this outdoor season, she ran a windy (+2.3) time of 23.05 seconds. That is 0.71 of a second better than her previous all-conditions outdoor best. Though it won't count in the Purdue record books, it is tied for 17th in the country this year and is the second best in the Big Ten.
The entire women's 200m dash group had a great day. After Charlton, Roberson was second using the same wind to cross the line in 23.07 seconds, her second fastest all-conditions 200m time. She is tied for 20th in the country and ranks third in the Big Ten. Cox took third in the race. She ran a windy (+2.3) time of 23.36 seconds. Chloe Abbott used the same wind to finish fifth with a time of 23.51 seconds. That is her all-conditions PR, edging her wind-legal time of 23.72 seconds from last week.
The women's 400m dash group was also stellar, moving three names up the all-time program top 10 list. Abbott won the race with a PR time of 53.26 seconds. That edged her previous outdoor best set last week by 0.10 second. She ranks third in program history and 24th in the country this year. Abbott is also currently the No. 3 freshman in the NCAA this season and ranks third overall in the Big Ten. Symone Black took a break from her usual 400m hurdles to run the 400m dash. She finished runner-up with a time of 53.39 seconds. That ranks fourth in school history, 35th in the country and seventh in the Big Ten this year. Jahneya Mitchell also added her name to the program top-10 list for the first time. She finished fourth in the race with a time of 53.77 seconds. That ranks eighth in school history. Samara Miller was just off her Purdue PR in the event, finishing sixth with a time of 55.05 seconds.
After the success in the 400m dash, it was no surprise to see the Boilermakers win the women's 4x400m relay. The team of Miller, Cox, Black and Mitchell broke the meet record with a time of 3:35.81. The team won by nearly six seconds.
Janae' Moffitt won the women's high jump with her best clearance of the outdoor season. The sophomore used the second best outdoor jump of her career to clear 1.81m (5-11.25). The clearance is tied for 12th in the country this year and is second in the Big Ten.
Jaden Mattox, Yamani Hunter and Sekayi Bracey had good days in the women's long jump. Mattox leapt a lifetime best, surpassing the 6-meter mark for the first time. She finished sixth with a best mark of 6.02m (19-9). The jump was wind-legal (+1.8) and is just three centimeters (1.25 inches) shy of Purdue's top-10 list. Hunter took seventh with her best leap of the season. Her jump was a windy (+2.4) 5.94m (19-6). Bracey had a PR leap of 5.89m (19-4) with a legal wind (+1.5).
On the men's side, Gerald McGee continued his strong season in the long jump. He had four jumps of at least 7.50m (24-7.25). McGee's best jump was his third attempt when he took advantage of a +3.7 wind to leap 7.65m (25-1.25). That was good enough to finish second. Though that mark won't count in the Purdue record books because of winds, his final jump of 7.64m (25-0.75) will as it had a wind of +1.3 meters per second. That ranks fifth in school history. McGee's best leap of the day is tied for 19th in the country.
McGee also helped the men's 4x100m relay team win with a meet-record time of 40.22 seconds. The team - also Rolle, Webb and McLaren - ran better than the time showed, simply because of the strong winds.
Kyle Webb won the men's 200m dash with a windy (+3.3) time of 20.93 seconds. The men's 400m group took the top two spots and three of the top five. Shawndail McLaren led the way with a winning time of 47.85 seconds. Kinard Rolle was runner-up finishing with a time of 47.88 seconds. Obokhare Ikpefan took fifth after crossing the line in 48.92 seconds.
Justin Veteto was runner-up in the 400m hurdles with a personal record. He finished with a time of 52.15 seconds, just 0.16 of a second off Purdue's list, bettering his PR by 0.19 of a second. Anaquan Peterson was a winner in the triple jump with a windy (+4.1) distance of 15.30m (50-2.50). Luke Lewis was runner-up in the shot put with a best throw of 17.74m (58-2.50).
The men's 4x400m relay team of Rolle, Webb, Ikpefan and McLaren came away with a win. The Boilermakers edged Pittsburgh after finishing with a time of 3:09.12. The Panthers were second in 3:09.39.
The women's team won the meet with 193 points. Second place was Louisville with 165, while Indiana was third with 122.
The men's team was runner-up with 139 points. The champion was Indiana with 156.5 points, while Louisville was third with 134.5.
The Boilermakers have their lone home meet of the season next weekend. The team hosts the Rankin/Poehlein Invitational on Friday and Saturday and among the field will be rival Indiana.