NOTRE DAME, Ind. – For the second consecutive day, junior Brian Faust broke a school record and another top-10 mark was set as the Purdue track & field team concluded the Meyo Invitational at the Loftus Sports Center in Notre Dame, Indiana, on Saturday.
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Faust's program record came in the 400-meter dash, a day after he set the 600-meter record, both times breaking a record that he held. Additionally, sophomore Jessica Bray recorded the fifth-best pole vault mark in school history on Saturday. On Friday, freshman Johnny Vanos joined Faust with top-10 marks, as he notched the No. 6-ranked weight throw mark in Purdue history.
Including the two personal-record marks set by Faust and Bray, the Boilermakers earned nine personal-bests. Seven student-athletes posted top-10 finishes in the 13 events Purdue competed in on Saturday.
In total at the two-day meet, the Boilermakers notched 14 personal-record times and had 12 top-10 finishes in addition to Faust's two school records, Bray's No. 5-ranked pole vault mark and Vanos' sixth-best weight throw.
In the championship 400-meter event, Faust placed third overall with a time of 46.68. That beat the previous school record of 46.70, which Faust set exactly one year ago, on Feb. 8, 2019.
Bray earned Purdue's best overall finish of the day, coming in second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.11 meters. That bested her previous personal-best of 4.10 meters, set two weeks ago that also ranked No. 5 all-time in program history.
Junior Jalil Brewer and Vanos posted top-10 finishes in the shot put. Brewer was third overall with a throw of 19.47 meters, while Vanos was ninth, with a mark of 16.36 meters. For the women, freshman Amaya King earned a personal-best mark of 14.29 meters.
Freshman Saran Kouyeth placed fifth overall in the women's 400-meter open event. She finished in 55.48 seconds, one of three Boilermakers to set a PR in the race. Kouyeth was joined by freshmen Anna Maria Leszczynska (56.35) and Ella Robinson (56.59) with personal-bests.
Senior Samara Miller notched a ninth-place finish in the women's championship 400-meter race. She finished with a time of 55.91.
Three Purdue distance runners set personal-record times. In the mile, junior Madeline Lilly (5:04.68) broke her PR for the second consecutive race, while freshman Ian Hunter also earned a PR (4:17.03). In the 3,000-meter event, freshman Blake Selm added a PR of his own in 8:29.85.
Complete results from today's action will be posted here when they become available.
Up next, Purdue travels to Nashville for the Music City Invitational, from Feb. 14-15. Competition at Vanderbilt begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. Additionally, the Boilermaker distance runners will travel to the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa. The meet is set to begin at noon ET/11 a.m. CT, both days.
For more on the Purdue track and field team, visit PurdueSports.com and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Faust's program record came in the 400-meter dash, a day after he set the 600-meter record, both times breaking a record that he held. Additionally, sophomore Jessica Bray recorded the fifth-best pole vault mark in school history on Saturday. On Friday, freshman Johnny Vanos joined Faust with top-10 marks, as he notched the No. 6-ranked weight throw mark in Purdue history.
Including the two personal-record marks set by Faust and Bray, the Boilermakers earned nine personal-bests. Seven student-athletes posted top-10 finishes in the 13 events Purdue competed in on Saturday.
In total at the two-day meet, the Boilermakers notched 14 personal-record times and had 12 top-10 finishes in addition to Faust's two school records, Bray's No. 5-ranked pole vault mark and Vanos' sixth-best weight throw.
In the championship 400-meter event, Faust placed third overall with a time of 46.68. That beat the previous school record of 46.70, which Faust set exactly one year ago, on Feb. 8, 2019.
Bray earned Purdue's best overall finish of the day, coming in second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.11 meters. That bested her previous personal-best of 4.10 meters, set two weeks ago that also ranked No. 5 all-time in program history.
Junior Jalil Brewer and Vanos posted top-10 finishes in the shot put. Brewer was third overall with a throw of 19.47 meters, while Vanos was ninth, with a mark of 16.36 meters. For the women, freshman Amaya King earned a personal-best mark of 14.29 meters.
Freshman Saran Kouyeth placed fifth overall in the women's 400-meter open event. She finished in 55.48 seconds, one of three Boilermakers to set a PR in the race. Kouyeth was joined by freshmen Anna Maria Leszczynska (56.35) and Ella Robinson (56.59) with personal-bests.
Senior Samara Miller notched a ninth-place finish in the women's championship 400-meter race. She finished with a time of 55.91.
Three Purdue distance runners set personal-record times. In the mile, junior Madeline Lilly (5:04.68) broke her PR for the second consecutive race, while freshman Ian Hunter also earned a PR (4:17.03). In the 3,000-meter event, freshman Blake Selm added a PR of his own in 8:29.85.
Complete results from today's action will be posted here when they become available.
Up next, Purdue travels to Nashville for the Music City Invitational, from Feb. 14-15. Competition at Vanderbilt begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. Additionally, the Boilermaker distance runners will travel to the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa. The meet is set to begin at noon ET/11 a.m. CT, both days.
For more on the Purdue track and field team, visit PurdueSports.com and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.