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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue Boilermakers will descend on Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. The two-day event will take place Friday and Saturday, with the multi events beginning the meet at 10 a.m. ET both days.
Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. Running events will begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday and noon Saturday, while the first track final will begin at 6:15 p.m. Friday and 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
The championship will be streamed live on BTN Plus and FloTrack; however, the field events can be found exclusively on FloTrack.
This season, the young Purdue team has combined for 20 school top-10 performances - 13 on the men's side and seven on the women's.
Additionally, two runners each took down a pair of Purdue records this year alone. Brian Faust opened his Purdue career with the nation's fastest 500-meter run in 1:01.7, which after several weeks of holding steady, evened out to No. 3. The Atlanta native also recorded a 46.70 in the 400-meter dash at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invite to set the Purdue record and rank as the sixth-fastest in the Big Ten. Meanwhile, Jaret Carpenter produced the 3,000-meter record with a time of 8:00.67 before going on to shatter his own 5,000-meter record set in 2018 (13:43.18).
Eyes also will look to one of the most dynamic men's jumping duos in Purdue history. Self-described as Fire and Ice, Jah Strange and Tamar Greene rank one after another in the Purdue record book (T-No. 3 and No. 5, respectively). Among the best triple jumpers in the nation, Strange checks in at No. 12 in the NCAA and No. 8 in the Big Ten, while Greene sits at No. 13 in the league and No. 17 nationally.
A year ago, Waseem Williams broke the freshman record and tied the overall 60-meter program record with his 6.63 second sprint. The 2018 Big Ten Champion (outdoor 100-meter dash and 60-meter dash). Currently, three Boilermakers rank among the 10 fastest in the Big Ten 60-meter dash. Samson Colebrooke owns a 6.65 (T-No. 3 in the Purdue record books) for the third-fastest time, while Williams ranks No. 7 with 6.69 and Malcolm Dotson in 10th-place with a 6.78 second performance.
All-American Sarah Loesch will look to take her first Big Ten crown in the weight throw. The redshirt senior enters the Big Ten Championships with the fifth-farthest throw in the conference with a distance of 70-02.25/21.39m.
The men's 4x400 relay team will have an opportunity on Saturday, as the team recorded two of the top six times in Boilermaker history in the last four weeks (No. 3 and No. 6). When stacked up against conference teams, the Boilermakers posted the third-best time. The team of Jordan Hollis, Colebrooke, Shawndail McLaren and Faust secured a season-best time of 3:07.81 at the Razorback Invite.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue Boilermakers will descend on Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. The two-day event will take place Friday and Saturday, with the multi events beginning the meet at 10 a.m. ET both days.
Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. Running events will begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday and noon Saturday, while the first track final will begin at 6:15 p.m. Friday and 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
The championship will be streamed live on BTN Plus and FloTrack; however, the field events can be found exclusively on FloTrack.
This season, the young Purdue team has combined for 20 school top-10 performances - 13 on the men's side and seven on the women's.
Additionally, two runners each took down a pair of Purdue records this year alone. Brian Faust opened his Purdue career with the nation's fastest 500-meter run in 1:01.7, which after several weeks of holding steady, evened out to No. 3. The Atlanta native also recorded a 46.70 in the 400-meter dash at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invite to set the Purdue record and rank as the sixth-fastest in the Big Ten. Meanwhile, Jaret Carpenter produced the 3,000-meter record with a time of 8:00.67 before going on to shatter his own 5,000-meter record set in 2018 (13:43.18).
Eyes also will look to one of the most dynamic men's jumping duos in Purdue history. Self-described as Fire and Ice, Jah Strange and Tamar Greene rank one after another in the Purdue record book (T-No. 3 and No. 5, respectively). Among the best triple jumpers in the nation, Strange checks in at No. 12 in the NCAA and No. 8 in the Big Ten, while Greene sits at No. 13 in the league and No. 17 nationally.
A year ago, Waseem Williams broke the freshman record and tied the overall 60-meter program record with his 6.63 second sprint. The 2018 Big Ten Champion (outdoor 100-meter dash and 60-meter dash). Currently, three Boilermakers rank among the 10 fastest in the Big Ten 60-meter dash. Samson Colebrooke owns a 6.65 (T-No. 3 in the Purdue record books) for the third-fastest time, while Williams ranks No. 7 with 6.69 and Malcolm Dotson in 10th-place with a 6.78 second performance.
All-American Sarah Loesch will look to take her first Big Ten crown in the weight throw. The redshirt senior enters the Big Ten Championships with the fifth-farthest throw in the conference with a distance of 70-02.25/21.39m.
The men's 4x400 relay team will have an opportunity on Saturday, as the team recorded two of the top six times in Boilermaker history in the last four weeks (No. 3 and No. 6). When stacked up against conference teams, the Boilermakers posted the third-best time. The team of Jordan Hollis, Colebrooke, Shawndail McLaren and Faust secured a season-best time of 3:07.81 at the Razorback Invite.
To buy tickets, click HERE.