Iowa City, IOWA – Seniors Brody Smith and Jaret Carpenter broke the school record in the mile to lead the Purdue track & field team on Saturday at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational at the University of Iowa Recreation Building.
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Along with Smith and Carpenter's record-setting performance in the mile, the Boilermakers broke a meet record, won three events, posted three runner-up showings and earned eight personal-record times.
In total, Purdue won eight events, helped set three meet records and notched 15 personal-best times at the two-day meet that featured eight top-25-ranked teams in Iowa City, Iowa.
The Boilermaker men placed fourth out of eight teams, with 78 points, and the women were fifth, with 53 points. The men, who are No. 38 nationally in the preseason rankings, finished ahead of three top-15 squads, while the No. 58-ranked women bested one top-25 opponent.
"Overall, I thought these last couple days were really good for us, I was really pleased in a lot of areas," Purdue coach Norbert Elliott said. "In particular our two milers, Brody and Jaret, who both broke the school record. Saran Kouyeth in the women's 400 did a fantastic job, so did Janae' Moffitt in the high jump yesterday, with a meet record and a really good mark for her going into the rest of the season. Jah Strange and Tamar Greene both had a really good series today on the triple jump as well. Those two guys were solid all of last year, and they started the year off in good shape, so they're continuing a good streak and good tradition.
"This was a really big, high-caliber meet, and our athletes showed good poise, so we're on the right track I think. We have a lot of work to do, but we're on the right track."
Smith and Carpenter's school record is the first of the 2019-20 season for the Boilermakers. Smith placed second overall in the men's mile event with a time of 4:01.92, while Carpenter was fourth, in 4:02.65. Both eclipsed the previous record of 4:03.64, set by Tate Schienbein in 2016.
It is the second time in as many years that Carpenter and Smith have teamed up to break a Purdue record in the same event, as they accomplished the feat in the 3,000-meter run on Jan. 26, 2019. In Fayetteville, Arkansas, it was Carpenter (8:00.67) who edged out Smith (8:02.15). On the indoor track, Carpenter also owns the program record in the 5,000, set last year with a time of 13:43.14.
"It felt really cool to break the school record, it's something I've always wanted to accomplish at Purdue, to have my name represent this school," Smith said. "To do it with Jaret, both of us breaking the record at the same time, is really special. It's the second time we've done it together. This is just moving the needle of the Purdue distance program in the right direction, so that's really good."
The Boilermakers helped set a meet record in the women's 400-meter dash, as freshman Saran Kouyeth ran a 55.89. She placed fifth overall with her personal-best time to beat the previous meet record of 56.32.
Senior Samson Colebrooke won his second event of the weekend with a victory in the men's premier 60-meter dash. He placed first overall in the heats, with a time of 6.73, and bested it in the final with a winning time of 6.69 seconds. That would be the fifth-fastest time in program history, if he didn't already have the third-fastest (6.65) time in the record books.
Purdue posted a one-two finish in the men's triple jump, thanks to senior Jah Strange and junior Tamar Greene. Strange won the event with a mark of 15.98 meters, ahead of Greene's jump of 15.90 meters.
Sophomore Yonas Araya earned a win in the men's open 800-meter run. His winning time of 1:57.76 gave him the win by 0.31 seconds.
Along with Smith and Greene, freshman Meagan Hathaway placed second for the Boilermakers on Saturday. Her runner-up finish came in the 3,000-meter run, as she finished in 9:45.73 in her collegiate debut in the event.
In Friday's first day of competition, the Boilermakers won five events, helped set two meet records and earned seven personal-best times and 13 top-five finishes. Senior Janae' Moffitt set a meet record in the high jump, with a jump of 1.81 meters to win the event. Another meet record fell courtesy of junior Jalil Brewer in the premier shot put event, with a mark of 19.13 meters. In a final that featured several Olympians, Brewer placed sixth overall and second among collegiate competitors. A full recap of Friday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com.
No. 16 Iowa won the men's competition, with 114.50 points, followed by No. 29 Minnesota (2nd, 94.50 points) and No. 20 Baylor (3rd, 84). Below Purdue (4th, 78) in the men's standings were No. 58 Arizona (5th, 70.50), No. 11 Wisconsin (6th, 53.50), No. 12 Iowa State (7th, 37) and No. 15 Illinois (8th, 36).
For the women, No. 7 Minnesota was first (148 points), followed by No. 13 Iowa (2nd, 94), No. 32 Baylor (3rd, 75) and Arizona (4th, 66.50). After Purdue (5th, 53) was No. 25 Wisconsin (6th, 49.50), No. 96 Illinois (7th, 38) and No. 74 Iowa State (8th, 26).
Next up, Purdue heads east to Lexington, Kentucky, for the Rod McCravy Memorial. Kentucky hosts the two-day meet, on Jan. 24-25, with action on Friday beginning at noon ET, and Saturday's competition commencing at 9:30 a.m.
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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Along with Smith and Carpenter's record-setting performance in the mile, the Boilermakers broke a meet record, won three events, posted three runner-up showings and earned eight personal-record times.
In total, Purdue won eight events, helped set three meet records and notched 15 personal-best times at the two-day meet that featured eight top-25-ranked teams in Iowa City, Iowa.
The Boilermaker men placed fourth out of eight teams, with 78 points, and the women were fifth, with 53 points. The men, who are No. 38 nationally in the preseason rankings, finished ahead of three top-15 squads, while the No. 58-ranked women bested one top-25 opponent.
"Overall, I thought these last couple days were really good for us, I was really pleased in a lot of areas," Purdue coach Norbert Elliott said. "In particular our two milers, Brody and Jaret, who both broke the school record. Saran Kouyeth in the women's 400 did a fantastic job, so did Janae' Moffitt in the high jump yesterday, with a meet record and a really good mark for her going into the rest of the season. Jah Strange and Tamar Greene both had a really good series today on the triple jump as well. Those two guys were solid all of last year, and they started the year off in good shape, so they're continuing a good streak and good tradition.
"This was a really big, high-caliber meet, and our athletes showed good poise, so we're on the right track I think. We have a lot of work to do, but we're on the right track."
Smith and Carpenter's school record is the first of the 2019-20 season for the Boilermakers. Smith placed second overall in the men's mile event with a time of 4:01.92, while Carpenter was fourth, in 4:02.65. Both eclipsed the previous record of 4:03.64, set by Tate Schienbein in 2016.
It is the second time in as many years that Carpenter and Smith have teamed up to break a Purdue record in the same event, as they accomplished the feat in the 3,000-meter run on Jan. 26, 2019. In Fayetteville, Arkansas, it was Carpenter (8:00.67) who edged out Smith (8:02.15). On the indoor track, Carpenter also owns the program record in the 5,000, set last year with a time of 13:43.14.
"It felt really cool to break the school record, it's something I've always wanted to accomplish at Purdue, to have my name represent this school," Smith said. "To do it with Jaret, both of us breaking the record at the same time, is really special. It's the second time we've done it together. This is just moving the needle of the Purdue distance program in the right direction, so that's really good."
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Brody Smith (4:01.92) and Jaret Carpenter (4:02.65) both break the school record of 4:03.64 in the mile! Smith places 2nd, Carpenter 4th.
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The Boilermakers helped set a meet record in the women's 400-meter dash, as freshman Saran Kouyeth ran a 55.89. She placed fifth overall with her personal-best time to beat the previous meet record of 56.32.
Senior Samson Colebrooke won his second event of the weekend with a victory in the men's premier 60-meter dash. He placed first overall in the heats, with a time of 6.73, and bested it in the final with a winning time of 6.69 seconds. That would be the fifth-fastest time in program history, if he didn't already have the third-fastest (6.65) time in the record books.
Purdue posted a one-two finish in the men's triple jump, thanks to senior Jah Strange and junior Tamar Greene. Strange won the event with a mark of 15.98 meters, ahead of Greene's jump of 15.90 meters.
Sophomore Yonas Araya earned a win in the men's open 800-meter run. His winning time of 1:57.76 gave him the win by 0.31 seconds.
Along with Smith and Greene, freshman Meagan Hathaway placed second for the Boilermakers on Saturday. Her runner-up finish came in the 3,000-meter run, as she finished in 9:45.73 in her collegiate debut in the event.
In Friday's first day of competition, the Boilermakers won five events, helped set two meet records and earned seven personal-best times and 13 top-five finishes. Senior Janae' Moffitt set a meet record in the high jump, with a jump of 1.81 meters to win the event. Another meet record fell courtesy of junior Jalil Brewer in the premier shot put event, with a mark of 19.13 meters. In a final that featured several Olympians, Brewer placed sixth overall and second among collegiate competitors. A full recap of Friday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com.
No. 16 Iowa won the men's competition, with 114.50 points, followed by No. 29 Minnesota (2nd, 94.50 points) and No. 20 Baylor (3rd, 84). Below Purdue (4th, 78) in the men's standings were No. 58 Arizona (5th, 70.50), No. 11 Wisconsin (6th, 53.50), No. 12 Iowa State (7th, 37) and No. 15 Illinois (8th, 36).
For the women, No. 7 Minnesota was first (148 points), followed by No. 13 Iowa (2nd, 94), No. 32 Baylor (3rd, 75) and Arizona (4th, 66.50). After Purdue (5th, 53) was No. 25 Wisconsin (6th, 49.50), No. 96 Illinois (7th, 38) and No. 74 Iowa State (8th, 26).
Next up, Purdue heads east to Lexington, Kentucky, for the Rod McCravy Memorial. Kentucky hosts the two-day meet, on Jan. 24-25, with action on Friday beginning at noon ET, and Saturday's competition commencing at 9:30 a.m.
For more on the Purdue track and field team, visit PurdueSports.com and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.