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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Purdue track & field team closed out the Florida Relays on a thrilling high note with the men's 4x400-meter race. The team of Jordan Hollis, Samson Colebrooke, Shawndail McLaren and Brian Faust threw down a time of 3:05.58 to win the Pepsi Florida Relays event.
Despite the Boilermakers entering the finals with the fourth-fastest time in Friday's prelims, Faust earned the photo finish with a 0.30 second lead on the runner-up St. Augustine, who had the fastest time heading into the race.
The time beats the leading NCAA mark heading into the meet, and is also the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay ever by a Purdue team. Additionally, it obliterates the Big Ten season-best by over seven seconds.
Jah Strange also inked his name in the record books Saturday, with his triple jump of 52-01.25/15.88-meters, which placed fourth. While the race is not a personal-best for the Indio, California, native, it marks his best since becoming a Boilermaker and earned him the fifth-best jump in event history.
The women's relay team consisting of Myia Dorsey, Jae'Nisa Heckstall, Brittney Campbell and Samara Miller had an outstanding performance in the 4x400-meter relay as well. The team, which is made up of 50 percent freshmen, ran the fastest time in the Big Ten this season with their 3:35.73 mark. The Boilermakers beat out B1G foes Iowa and Maryland to register second-place and the 12th-fastest time in the NCAA thus far.
A top-10 finish was also earned in both the men's and women's 4x200-meter relays. Taking first in their heat, the women's team timed in at 1:36.27 for 10th-place. Meanwhile, the men's relay team combined for a time of 1:22.90 and a sixth-place finish.
Camille Christopher propelled the women's 4x100-meter relay team to a first place finish in their heat, passing the finish line just 0.008 seconds ahead of the Charlotte team. With the time, the Boilermakers placed 23rd overall.
Up Next
Next weekend the Boilermakers will head to the Jim Click Invite, hosted by the University of Arizona.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Purdue track & field team closed out the Florida Relays on a thrilling high note with the men's 4x400-meter race. The team of Jordan Hollis, Samson Colebrooke, Shawndail McLaren and Brian Faust threw down a time of 3:05.58 to win the Pepsi Florida Relays event.
Despite the Boilermakers entering the finals with the fourth-fastest time in Friday's prelims, Faust earned the photo finish with a 0.30 second lead on the runner-up St. Augustine, who had the fastest time heading into the race.
The time beats the leading NCAA mark heading into the meet, and is also the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay ever by a Purdue team. Additionally, it obliterates the Big Ten season-best by over seven seconds.
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— Purdue Track & Field / Cross Country (@PurdueTrackXC) March 30, 2019
First. Place.
No. 2 fastest time in program history.
What an end to the Pepsi Florida Relays with the men's 4x400m relay team's 3:05.58 performance. #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/w4B2w1YReC
Jah Strange also inked his name in the record books Saturday, with his triple jump of 52-01.25/15.88-meters, which placed fourth. While the race is not a personal-best for the Indio, California, native, it marks his best since becoming a Boilermaker and earned him the fifth-best jump in event history.
The women's relay team consisting of Myia Dorsey, Jae'Nisa Heckstall, Brittney Campbell and Samara Miller had an outstanding performance in the 4x400-meter relay as well. The team, which is made up of 50 percent freshmen, ran the fastest time in the Big Ten this season with their 3:35.73 mark. The Boilermakers beat out B1G foes Iowa and Maryland to register second-place and the 12th-fastest time in the NCAA thus far.
A top-10 finish was also earned in both the men's and women's 4x200-meter relays. Taking first in their heat, the women's team timed in at 1:36.27 for 10th-place. Meanwhile, the men's relay team combined for a time of 1:22.90 and a sixth-place finish.
Camille Christopher propelled the women's 4x100-meter relay team to a first place finish in their heat, passing the finish line just 0.008 seconds ahead of the Charlotte team. With the time, the Boilermakers placed 23rd overall.
Up Next
Next weekend the Boilermakers will head to the Jim Click Invite, hosted by the University of Arizona.