WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue track & field team travels to the Music City Challenge in Nashville, while the distance runners compete at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa, from Feb. 14-15.
Music City Challenge
Friday, Feb. 14 – Field Events: 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT, Running Events: 7:50 p.m. ET/6:50 p.m. CT
Saturday, Feb. 15 – Field Events: 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT, Running Events: 12:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. CT
Live Results | Event Schedule
Iowa State Classic
Friday, Feb. 14 – 1:25 p.m. ET/12:25 p.m. CT
Saturday, Feb. 15 – 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT
Live Results | Watch Live (FloTrack Subscription Required) | Event Schedule
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Live results of the Music City Challenge at the Multipurpose Facility are available at CFPItiming.com, while a complete event schedule can be found at VUCommodores.com. Fans can follow live results of the Iowa State Classic at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center at PTTiming.com and view the event schedule at Cyclones.com. Additionally, FloTrack will stream the Iowa State Classic, and a subscription is required. Updates and behind-the-scenes news and notes on the Boilermakers throughout the weekend can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Vanderbilt, which only fields a women's team, will host the Music City Challenge, while Iowa State hosts the Iowa State Classic. Teams competing in Nashville include Big Ten foes Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin, while conference opponents Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio State will join the Boilermakers competing in distance events in Ames.
IN THE RANKINGS
The latest Track & Field National Rating Index features nine ranked Purdue student-athletes along with the team event rankings, where the Boilermakers are in the top-25 in eight events. The Purdue men are ranked No. 61 nationally, No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region and No. 5 in the Big Ten Conference, while the women check in at No. 60 in the nation, No. 7 in the region and No. 10 in the Big Ten.
A total of nine Boilermakers are ranked in the individual event rankings, with three based on marks earned through the first six meets of the 2019-20 campaign. Junior Tamar Greene is ranked No. 20 in the triple jump, while senior Samson Colebrooke checks in at No. 21 nationally in the 200-meter. Senior Rebecca Coan also is No. 35 nationally in the pentathlon.
In the team event rankings, the men and women are both ranked in 10 total events. The men lead the way with a No. 3 ranking in the 60-meter dash and are in the top-25 in the mile (No. 11), 3,000-meter run (No. 12), 200-meter dash (No. 14) and long jump (No. 19). The women are led by a No. 13-ranking in the high jump and also are in the top-25 in the 400-meters (No. 23) and 60-meters (No. 25).
A complete breakdown of Purdue's appearance in the week two rankings can be found at PurdueSports.com.
LAST TIME OUT: MEYO INVITATIONAL
Last weekend, junior Brian Faust broke a pair of program records and two more top-10 marks in program history were set as Purdue competed at the Meyo Invite at Notre Dame (Feb. 7-8). Faust broke his own school record in both the 600-meter (1:17.20) and 400-meter (46.68), placing first and third in each event, respectively. Additionally, sophomore Jessica Bray recorded the fifth-best pole vault mark (4.11m) in school history and freshman Johnny Vanos notched the No. 6-ranked weight throw mark in Purdue history (20.26m). In total, the Boilermakers notched 14 personal-record times and 12 top-10 finishes.
A complete recap from Friday and Saturday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com.
LOOKING BACK AT THE 2019 IOWA STATE CLASSIC
Jaret Carpenter broke his own school record in the 5,000-meter run to highlight the Purdue distance runner's showing at the 2019 Iowa State Classic, from Feb. 8-9. Carpenter finished in 13:43.14 to beat his own record by more than six seconds. Additionally, Curt Eckstein (No. 4) and Jenna Halderman (No. 10) secured top-10 times in program history in the 5,000-meter event.
This is Purdue's first visit to Vanderbilt for an indoor meet since at least the 2001-02 campaign.
UP NEXT: ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL
The Boilermakers return to Notre Dame for the Alex Wilson Invite on Saturday, Feb. 22. Competition is set to begin at 11 a.m. at UND's Loftus Sports Center.
For more on the Purdue track and field team, visit PurdueSports.com and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Music City Challenge
Friday, Feb. 14 – Field Events: 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT, Running Events: 7:50 p.m. ET/6:50 p.m. CT
Saturday, Feb. 15 – Field Events: 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT, Running Events: 12:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. CT
Live Results | Event Schedule
Iowa State Classic
Friday, Feb. 14 – 1:25 p.m. ET/12:25 p.m. CT
Saturday, Feb. 15 – 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT
Live Results | Watch Live (FloTrack Subscription Required) | Event Schedule
Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Live results of the Music City Challenge at the Multipurpose Facility are available at CFPItiming.com, while a complete event schedule can be found at VUCommodores.com. Fans can follow live results of the Iowa State Classic at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center at PTTiming.com and view the event schedule at Cyclones.com. Additionally, FloTrack will stream the Iowa State Classic, and a subscription is required. Updates and behind-the-scenes news and notes on the Boilermakers throughout the weekend can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Vanderbilt, which only fields a women's team, will host the Music City Challenge, while Iowa State hosts the Iowa State Classic. Teams competing in Nashville include Big Ten foes Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin, while conference opponents Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio State will join the Boilermakers competing in distance events in Ames.
IN THE RANKINGS
The latest Track & Field National Rating Index features nine ranked Purdue student-athletes along with the team event rankings, where the Boilermakers are in the top-25 in eight events. The Purdue men are ranked No. 61 nationally, No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region and No. 5 in the Big Ten Conference, while the women check in at No. 60 in the nation, No. 7 in the region and No. 10 in the Big Ten.
A total of nine Boilermakers are ranked in the individual event rankings, with three based on marks earned through the first six meets of the 2019-20 campaign. Junior Tamar Greene is ranked No. 20 in the triple jump, while senior Samson Colebrooke checks in at No. 21 nationally in the 200-meter. Senior Rebecca Coan also is No. 35 nationally in the pentathlon.
In the team event rankings, the men and women are both ranked in 10 total events. The men lead the way with a No. 3 ranking in the 60-meter dash and are in the top-25 in the mile (No. 11), 3,000-meter run (No. 12), 200-meter dash (No. 14) and long jump (No. 19). The women are led by a No. 13-ranking in the high jump and also are in the top-25 in the 400-meters (No. 23) and 60-meters (No. 25).
A complete breakdown of Purdue's appearance in the week two rankings can be found at PurdueSports.com.
LAST TIME OUT: MEYO INVITATIONAL
Last weekend, junior Brian Faust broke a pair of program records and two more top-10 marks in program history were set as Purdue competed at the Meyo Invite at Notre Dame (Feb. 7-8). Faust broke his own school record in both the 600-meter (1:17.20) and 400-meter (46.68), placing first and third in each event, respectively. Additionally, sophomore Jessica Bray recorded the fifth-best pole vault mark (4.11m) in school history and freshman Johnny Vanos notched the No. 6-ranked weight throw mark in Purdue history (20.26m). In total, the Boilermakers notched 14 personal-record times and 12 top-10 finishes.
A complete recap from Friday and Saturday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com.
LOOKING BACK AT THE 2019 IOWA STATE CLASSIC
Jaret Carpenter broke his own school record in the 5,000-meter run to highlight the Purdue distance runner's showing at the 2019 Iowa State Classic, from Feb. 8-9. Carpenter finished in 13:43.14 to beat his own record by more than six seconds. Additionally, Curt Eckstein (No. 4) and Jenna Halderman (No. 10) secured top-10 times in program history in the 5,000-meter event.
This is Purdue's first visit to Vanderbilt for an indoor meet since at least the 2001-02 campaign.
UP NEXT: ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL
The Boilermakers return to Notre Dame for the Alex Wilson Invite on Saturday, Feb. 22. Competition is set to begin at 11 a.m. at UND's Loftus Sports Center.
For more on the Purdue track and field team, visit PurdueSports.com and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.