GENEVA, Ohio – The championship season begins this weekend for the Purdue track & field team at the 2020 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, from Feb. 28-29 at the Spire Institute.
2020 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships
Live Results | Watch Live: BTN+ (Friday, Saturday), FloTrack
Championship Central | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Live results can be found at LightningTiming.com, while fans can watch the meet on BTN+ (Friday, Saturday) or FloTrack. Additional information, including the complete meet schedule, digital program and ticket information is available at the Big Ten's Championship Central page at bigten.org/itfchamps. Updates and behind-the-scenes news and notes on the Boilermakers throughout the weekend can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
A total of 48 Boilermakers – 26 women and 22 men – will compete for conference championships in 18 men's and 18 women's events at the two-day meet. The Spire Institute serves as the host for the seventh time in the last eight years.
PURDUE AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Purdue women won the Big Ten indoor team championship in 2001 and have placed second five times, most recently in 2018. The men have earned three runner-up finishes, in 1989, 2001 and 2008. The Boilermaker men have won 82 individual Big Ten titles indoors, while the women have claimed 46 individual crowns.
At last season's championships, the Purdue men placed fourth, with 70 points, while the women were 10th with 25 points. It was the men's second top-10 finish since 2011 and the best showing since the squad was fourth in 2010. Five Boilermakers earned All-Big Ten accolades in 2019, and all return to the conference championship this season: Jalil Brewer, Brian Faust, Tamar Greene, Janae' Moffitt and Waseem Williams.
IN THE RANKINGS
The latest Track & Field National Rating Index includes nine ranked Purdue student-athletes along with the team event rankings, where the Boilermakers are in the top-25 in six events. Both the Purdue men and women are ranked No. 63 nationally. The men are No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region and No. 5 in the Big Ten Conference, while the women check in at No. 7 in the region and No. 10 in the Big Ten.
Nine Boilermakers are ranked in the individual event rankings, with four in the top-15. Senior Janae' Moffitt has Purdue's best national ranking, at No. 9 in the high jump, while seniors Samson Colebrooke (200-meter run) and Jah Strange (triple jump) and junior Jalil Brewer (shot put) all are ranked No. 15.
In the team event rankings, the men are ranked in 11 events and the women in 10. The men lead the way with a No. 8 ranking in the 60-meter dash and are in the top-25 in the 5,000-meter (No. 12), 200-meter (No. 13), long jump (No. 17) and 3,000-meter (No. 19). The women are led by a No. 15-ranking in the high jump and also are No. 30 in the 60-meters, 200-meters and 60-meter hurdles.
Four Big Ten men's teams and three women's programs appear in the top-25 of the team rankings, while all of the 12 men's squads and 11 of the 13 women's teams are in the top-80 nationally. No. 14 Indiana, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 22 Iowa and No. 24 Wisconsin are in the top-25 for the men, while No. 15 Penn State, No. 21 Iowa and No. 22 Minnesota are in the women's top-25.
A complete breakdown of Purdue's appearance in the week five rankings can be found at PurdueSports.com.
LAST TIME OUT: ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL
Purdue earned six marks that rank in the top 10 in program history and won five events to conclude the indoor regular season on Feb. 22 at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame. Sophomore Jessica Bray moved into sole position of fourth place in the Purdue record books with pole vault mark of 4.17 meters to win the event. In the triple jump, junior Tamar Greene improved on his indoor mark that is No. 5 in Boilermaker history with a jump of 15.95 meters that also won the event. Freshman Johnny Vanos also improved on his top-10 weight throw mark, with a throw of 20.31 meters that ranks No. 7 all-time. Freshman Marcellus Moore entered the record books in the 200-meter dash with a victory in 21.25 seconds, the eighth-fastest time in Purdue history. For the first time in her career, freshman Amaya King stamped her name in the record books thanks to a throw of 15.30 meters in the shot put, which ranks No. 8 all-time. The sixth top-10 mark came in the long jump, courtesy of senior Asia Young, as she jumped 5.95 meters, which won the event and is the 10th-best jump indoors in team history.
A complete recap can be found at PurdueSports.com.
UP NEXT: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The indoor season concludes at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from March 13-14. Qualifiers to the event will be announced next week.
For more on the Purdue track and field team, visit PurdueSports.com and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
2020 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships
Live Results | Watch Live: BTN+ (Friday, Saturday), FloTrack
Championship Central | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Live results can be found at LightningTiming.com, while fans can watch the meet on BTN+ (Friday, Saturday) or FloTrack. Additional information, including the complete meet schedule, digital program and ticket information is available at the Big Ten's Championship Central page at bigten.org/itfchamps. Updates and behind-the-scenes news and notes on the Boilermakers throughout the weekend can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
A total of 48 Boilermakers – 26 women and 22 men – will compete for conference championships in 18 men's and 18 women's events at the two-day meet. The Spire Institute serves as the host for the seventh time in the last eight years.
PURDUE AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Purdue women won the Big Ten indoor team championship in 2001 and have placed second five times, most recently in 2018. The men have earned three runner-up finishes, in 1989, 2001 and 2008. The Boilermaker men have won 82 individual Big Ten titles indoors, while the women have claimed 46 individual crowns.
At last season's championships, the Purdue men placed fourth, with 70 points, while the women were 10th with 25 points. It was the men's second top-10 finish since 2011 and the best showing since the squad was fourth in 2010. Five Boilermakers earned All-Big Ten accolades in 2019, and all return to the conference championship this season: Jalil Brewer, Brian Faust, Tamar Greene, Janae' Moffitt and Waseem Williams.
IN THE RANKINGS
The latest Track & Field National Rating Index includes nine ranked Purdue student-athletes along with the team event rankings, where the Boilermakers are in the top-25 in six events. Both the Purdue men and women are ranked No. 63 nationally. The men are No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region and No. 5 in the Big Ten Conference, while the women check in at No. 7 in the region and No. 10 in the Big Ten.
Nine Boilermakers are ranked in the individual event rankings, with four in the top-15. Senior Janae' Moffitt has Purdue's best national ranking, at No. 9 in the high jump, while seniors Samson Colebrooke (200-meter run) and Jah Strange (triple jump) and junior Jalil Brewer (shot put) all are ranked No. 15.
In the team event rankings, the men are ranked in 11 events and the women in 10. The men lead the way with a No. 8 ranking in the 60-meter dash and are in the top-25 in the 5,000-meter (No. 12), 200-meter (No. 13), long jump (No. 17) and 3,000-meter (No. 19). The women are led by a No. 15-ranking in the high jump and also are No. 30 in the 60-meters, 200-meters and 60-meter hurdles.
Four Big Ten men's teams and three women's programs appear in the top-25 of the team rankings, while all of the 12 men's squads and 11 of the 13 women's teams are in the top-80 nationally. No. 14 Indiana, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 22 Iowa and No. 24 Wisconsin are in the top-25 for the men, while No. 15 Penn State, No. 21 Iowa and No. 22 Minnesota are in the women's top-25.
A complete breakdown of Purdue's appearance in the week five rankings can be found at PurdueSports.com.
LAST TIME OUT: ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL
Purdue earned six marks that rank in the top 10 in program history and won five events to conclude the indoor regular season on Feb. 22 at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame. Sophomore Jessica Bray moved into sole position of fourth place in the Purdue record books with pole vault mark of 4.17 meters to win the event. In the triple jump, junior Tamar Greene improved on his indoor mark that is No. 5 in Boilermaker history with a jump of 15.95 meters that also won the event. Freshman Johnny Vanos also improved on his top-10 weight throw mark, with a throw of 20.31 meters that ranks No. 7 all-time. Freshman Marcellus Moore entered the record books in the 200-meter dash with a victory in 21.25 seconds, the eighth-fastest time in Purdue history. For the first time in her career, freshman Amaya King stamped her name in the record books thanks to a throw of 15.30 meters in the shot put, which ranks No. 8 all-time. The sixth top-10 mark came in the long jump, courtesy of senior Asia Young, as she jumped 5.95 meters, which won the event and is the 10th-best jump indoors in team history.
A complete recap can be found at PurdueSports.com.
UP NEXT: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The indoor season concludes at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from March 13-14. Qualifiers to the event will be announced next week.
For more on the Purdue track and field team, visit PurdueSports.com and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.