Men's Heat Sheets / Women's Heat Sheets
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The track & field teams are set to open the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds on Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky. The Boilermakers have 34 entries, including 20 by the 16th-ranked women's team. The meet runs Thursday through Saturday at the University of Kentucky's Outdoor Track & Field Facility.
To qualify for the preliminary rounds, individuals must be among the top 48 declared student-athletes in their event, while relay teams must be in the top 24. To advance to the NCAA Championships, individuals and relays must finish in the top 12 at the NCAA Prelims.
Purdue's 34 combined entries are the second most in program history, behind last year's 35, since the regional draws changed from four sites to two in 2010. This is the second time Purdue has had more than 30 entries at the meet, after having a previous high of 29 in 2014.
The meet begins Thursday for the Boilermakers with the women's hammer throw at 11:30 a.m. ET. Alisha Bahler, Micaela Hazlewood and Sarah Loesch will compete for the Boilermakers. Loesch is coming off a silver medal performance at the Big Ten Championships. Bradley Hoselton kicks things off for the men in the javelin at noon.
The full schedule and meet entries for Purdue are below.
BOILERMAKER ACCEPTED ENTRIES
(#)Regional rank
Women
200-meter dash
Savannah Roberson (7)
Carmiesha Cox (18)
400-meter dash
Brionna Thomas (16)
Chloe Abbott (23)
Samara Miller (29)
Jahneya Mitchell (40)
800-meter run
Kiara McIntosh (13)
5,000-meter run
Emma Benner (30)
100-meter hurdles
Devynne Charlton (1)
Shantyra Delaney (39)
400-meter hurdles
Symone Black (2)
4x100-meter relay
Charlton, Cox, Roberson, Carson (13)
4x400-meter relay
Abbott, Black, Cox, Thomas, Mitchell, Miller (9)
High Jump
Janae' Moffitt (17)
Long Jump
Savannah Carson (5)
Discus
Micaela Hazlewood (5)
Chelsie Meeks (45)
Hammer Throw
Sarah Loesch (23)
Micaela Hazlewood (29)
Alisha Bahler (37)
Men
200-meter dash
Kyle Webb (34)
400-meter dash
Kinard Rolle (30)
5,000-meter run
Jaret Carpenter (24)
110-meter hurdles
Justin Veteto (29)
400-meter hurdles
Obokhare Ikpefan (6)
Justin Veteto (33)
4x100-meter relay
McGee, Rolle, Webb, McLaren, Williams (22)
4x400-meter relay
Webb, Rolle, Ikpefan, McLaren (13)
High Jump
Eric Blackman (8)
Long Jump
Gerald McGee (22)
Triple Jump
Anaquan Peterson (4)
Shot Put
Luke Lewis (31)
Discus
Caleb Fricke (45)
Javelin
Brad Hoselton (42)
MEET SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
11:30 a.m. - Women's Hammer - Bahler, Hazlewood, Loesch
Noon - Men's Javelin - Hoselton
4:30 p.m. - Men's Long Jump - McGee
4:30 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles Prelims - Black
5 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles Prelims - Ikpefan, Veteto
7:15 p.m. - Women's Long Jump - Carson
7:20 p.m. - Women's 400m Dash Prelims - Abbott, Miller, Mitchell, Thomas
7:45 p.m. - Men's 400m Dash Prelims - Rolle
8:10 p.m. - Women's 800m Run Prelims - McIntosh
FRIDAY
2 p.m. - Women's Discus - Hazlewood, Loesch
4:30 p.m. - Women's High Jump - Moffitt
4:30 p.m. - Men's Shot Put - Lewis
4:30 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles Prelims - Charlton, Delaney
5 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles Prelims - Veteto
5:30 p.m. - Women's 400m Dash Quarterfinals - Abbott, Miller, Mitchell, Thomas*
5:45 p.m. - Men's 400m Dash Quarterfinals - Rolle*
6:30 p.m. - Women's 800m Run Quarterfinals - McIntosh*
7 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles Quarterfinals - Black*
7:15 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles Quarterfinals - Ikpefan, Veteto*
7:30 p.m. - Women's 200m Dash Prelims - Cox, Roberson
7:55 p.m. - Men's 200m Dash Prelims - Webb
SATURDAY
2 p.m. - Men's Discus - Fricke
3 p.m. - Men's Triple Jump - Peterson
6 p.m. - Men's High Jump - Blackman
6 p.m. - Women's 4x100m Relay
6:15 p.m. - Men's 4x100m Relay
7:05 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles Quarterfinals - Charlton, Delaney*
7:20 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles Quarterfinals - Veteto*
7:35 p.m. - Women's 200m Dash Quarterfinals - Cox, Roberson*
7:50 p.m. - Men's 200m Dash Quarterfinals - Webb*
8:05 p.m. - Women's 5,000m Run - Benner
8:45 p.m. - Men's 5,000m Run - Carpenter
9:25 p.m. - Women's 4x400m Relay
9:45 p.m. - Men's 4x400m Relay