Results
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Four members of the Purdue track & field team competed at the Alex Wilson Invite, hosted by Notre Dame. At the meet, 50 percent of the competing Boilermakers took first-place in their events.
Ife Oketona, a freshman out of Naperville, Illinois, placed first in the men's long jump. The victory marked the first of his collegiate career with a distance of 21-11.50/6.69-meters.
Sarah Loesch rounded out the Boilermaker wins. With a toss of 68-06.00/20.88-meters in the weight throw, Loesch secured her first-place finish.
Two Boilermakers competed in the 800-meter run as well. Kyle Griffith and John Pieper ran a 1:53.14 and a 1:57.86, respectively for 17th and 27th-place.
Up Next
The Boilermakers will compete in the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Championships next Friday and Saturday, hosted by Michigan.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Four members of the Purdue track & field team competed at the Alex Wilson Invite, hosted by Notre Dame. At the meet, 50 percent of the competing Boilermakers took first-place in their events.
Ife Oketona, a freshman out of Naperville, Illinois, placed first in the men's long jump. The victory marked the first of his collegiate career with a distance of 21-11.50/6.69-meters.
Sarah Loesch rounded out the Boilermaker wins. With a toss of 68-06.00/20.88-meters in the weight throw, Loesch secured her first-place finish.
Two Boilermakers competed in the 800-meter run as well. Kyle Griffith and John Pieper ran a 1:53.14 and a 1:57.86, respectively for 17th and 27th-place.
Up Next
The Boilermakers will compete in the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Championships next Friday and Saturday, hosted by Michigan.