WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Waseem Williams of the Boilermakers track & field program was selected as the Big Ten Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, announced by the conference office.
Williams earned the honor following two victories at the UTSA Invitational, March 15-16. The 2018 Big Ten Champion in the 100-meter dash sprinted to the fastest time in the conference and No. 6 fastest time in the nation. His outdoor season debut earned him a time of 10.41 in the event.
The Kingston, Jamaica, native was not satisfied with just one first-place finish. Williams went on to compete in the 200-meter dash, where he notched another win and conference-leading time of 21.41 seconds.
Williams also competed in the 4x100 relay and the 4x400 relay, each with top-four results. In the 4x100-relay, the Boilermaker helped the team to a second-place finish (41.22), while also contributing to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 relay (3:21.31).
Williams is the Purdue program leader in the 100-meter dash and is coming off a second-place finish at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in February.
This marks the first weekly award honor for Williams and Purdue's first outdoor honor since Obokhare Ikpefan was recognized April 12, 2017.
Williams earned the honor following two victories at the UTSA Invitational, March 15-16. The 2018 Big Ten Champion in the 100-meter dash sprinted to the fastest time in the conference and No. 6 fastest time in the nation. His outdoor season debut earned him a time of 10.41 in the event.
The Kingston, Jamaica, native was not satisfied with just one first-place finish. Williams went on to compete in the 200-meter dash, where he notched another win and conference-leading time of 21.41 seconds.
Williams also competed in the 4x100 relay and the 4x400 relay, each with top-four results. In the 4x100-relay, the Boilermaker helped the team to a second-place finish (41.22), while also contributing to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 relay (3:21.31).
Williams is the Purdue program leader in the 100-meter dash and is coming off a second-place finish at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in February.
This marks the first weekly award honor for Williams and Purdue's first outdoor honor since Obokhare Ikpefan was recognized April 12, 2017.