WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In its final indoor meet of the regular season, the Purdue track & field team faces in-state rival Indiana at the Big Ten Open on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Bloomington, Indiana.
The meet will commence at 12:30 p.m. ET at IU's Gladstein Fieldhouse.
Fans can follow all the action with live results, a live stream and the event schedule, available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField. Additional meet information can be found at IUHoosiers.com. Please note, fans who have followed live results of Purdue's previous two meets at IU this season might have to clear their internet browser history to view Saturday's results.
"This is a small group going down to Bloomington, we have a couple of kids that we still need to decide on in terms of making the travel squad to the Big Ten Championships," Purdue coach Norbert Elliott said. "This is pretty much what we're doing, we're going to give just a few of our in-betweeners an opportunity to see whether they're up to the task. For the most part, the main group is staying back to sharpen up for Big Tens."
In the team's final meet before next weekend's Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships, 11 men and 10 women will represent the Boilermakers in nine men's events and eight women's events.
Top-25 Boilermakers
In this week's team rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the Purdue men are No. 5 and the women are No. 7 in the Great Lakes Region, while the men are No. 6 and the women No. 10 in the Big Ten. In the national rankings, the Indiana men are No. 20.
Individually, six Boilermakers have marks that rank in the top-25 in the NCAA this season. Senior Tamar Greene and junior Alexis Zatta are both No. 16 in the country, Greene in the triple jump after a 15.80 to win the event on Feb. 6, and Zatta with a meet-winning mark of 1.78 to open the year. Senior Jalil Brewer checks in at No. 20 in the shot put thanks to a throw of 19.07 meters on Feb. 12. Seniors Curt Eckstein and Waseem Williams and sophomore Marcellus Moore all are No. 24 in their respective events. Eckstein is ranked in the 3,000 after his school-record time of 7:59.30 on Jan. 16, while Williams and Moore are tied in the 60. They each posted a time of 6.70 seconds, Williams on Feb. 6 and Moore in a win on Feb. 12.
In the Big Ten and Great Lakes Region rankings, 14 men and eight women are in the top-10 in the Big Ten, while 13 men and nine women boast top-10 regional marks. Zatta's high jump is the best in the Big Ten, and Greene's triple jump is No. 1 in the region. Brewer, Moore and Williams' nationally-ranked marks also are No. 2 in the conference or region.
Additionally, the men's cross country team is ranked No. 23 nationally in this week's USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll.
Last Time Out: Hawkeye Big Ten Invitational
The Boilermakers led all teams with nine victories and recorded four marks that rank in the top-10 in school history last weekend at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invitational. Sophomores Johnny Vanos (No. 6, weight throw) and Kerris Roberts (No. 7, 60-meter dash), junior Bailey McIntire (No. 8, 5,000) and freshman K'Ja Talley (No. 10, 60 hurdles) all etched their names in the Purdue record books with their performances at the two-day meet. Additionally, Greene (triple jump) Moore (60), Roberts (200), seniors Curt Eckstein (5,000) and Brian Faust (200 and 400), sophomore Ian Hunter (open mile), freshman Payne Turney (open mile) and the men's 4x400 relay team all won their events.
Recaps from day one and day two can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Early This Year at Indiana
Saturday's meet marks Purdue's third trip to Bloomington in 2021, following the Gladstein Invitational on Jan. 23 and the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6.
Zatta won the high jump and Vanos took home the weight throw title as both earned their second victories in as many weeks to highlight the Gladstein Invite. The Boilermakers added four second-place finishes, four third-place finishes and three personal-record marks.
Two weeks later, Purdue earned a pair of wins, by Greene in the triple jump and freshman Geno Christofanelli in the 3,000, at the Hoosier Hills Invite. Six personal-best marks were set and the men's and women's squads added 10 runner-up finishes as 10 Boilermakers made their collegiate or Purdue debuts.
A complete recap of the Gladstein and Hoosier Hills invites can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Up Next: Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships
Postseason competition begins next weekend at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, from Feb. 25-27. The three-day championship meet will be held at the Spire Institute.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The meet will commence at 12:30 p.m. ET at IU's Gladstein Fieldhouse.
Fans can follow all the action with live results, a live stream and the event schedule, available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField. Additional meet information can be found at IUHoosiers.com. Please note, fans who have followed live results of Purdue's previous two meets at IU this season might have to clear their internet browser history to view Saturday's results.
"This is a small group going down to Bloomington, we have a couple of kids that we still need to decide on in terms of making the travel squad to the Big Ten Championships," Purdue coach Norbert Elliott said. "This is pretty much what we're doing, we're going to give just a few of our in-betweeners an opportunity to see whether they're up to the task. For the most part, the main group is staying back to sharpen up for Big Tens."
In the team's final meet before next weekend's Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships, 11 men and 10 women will represent the Boilermakers in nine men's events and eight women's events.
Top-25 Boilermakers
In this week's team rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the Purdue men are No. 5 and the women are No. 7 in the Great Lakes Region, while the men are No. 6 and the women No. 10 in the Big Ten. In the national rankings, the Indiana men are No. 20.
Individually, six Boilermakers have marks that rank in the top-25 in the NCAA this season. Senior Tamar Greene and junior Alexis Zatta are both No. 16 in the country, Greene in the triple jump after a 15.80 to win the event on Feb. 6, and Zatta with a meet-winning mark of 1.78 to open the year. Senior Jalil Brewer checks in at No. 20 in the shot put thanks to a throw of 19.07 meters on Feb. 12. Seniors Curt Eckstein and Waseem Williams and sophomore Marcellus Moore all are No. 24 in their respective events. Eckstein is ranked in the 3,000 after his school-record time of 7:59.30 on Jan. 16, while Williams and Moore are tied in the 60. They each posted a time of 6.70 seconds, Williams on Feb. 6 and Moore in a win on Feb. 12.
In the Big Ten and Great Lakes Region rankings, 14 men and eight women are in the top-10 in the Big Ten, while 13 men and nine women boast top-10 regional marks. Zatta's high jump is the best in the Big Ten, and Greene's triple jump is No. 1 in the region. Brewer, Moore and Williams' nationally-ranked marks also are No. 2 in the conference or region.
Additionally, the men's cross country team is ranked No. 23 nationally in this week's USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll.
Last Time Out: Hawkeye Big Ten Invitational
The Boilermakers led all teams with nine victories and recorded four marks that rank in the top-10 in school history last weekend at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invitational. Sophomores Johnny Vanos (No. 6, weight throw) and Kerris Roberts (No. 7, 60-meter dash), junior Bailey McIntire (No. 8, 5,000) and freshman K'Ja Talley (No. 10, 60 hurdles) all etched their names in the Purdue record books with their performances at the two-day meet. Additionally, Greene (triple jump) Moore (60), Roberts (200), seniors Curt Eckstein (5,000) and Brian Faust (200 and 400), sophomore Ian Hunter (open mile), freshman Payne Turney (open mile) and the men's 4x400 relay team all won their events.
Recaps from day one and day two can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Early This Year at Indiana
Saturday's meet marks Purdue's third trip to Bloomington in 2021, following the Gladstein Invitational on Jan. 23 and the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6.
Zatta won the high jump and Vanos took home the weight throw title as both earned their second victories in as many weeks to highlight the Gladstein Invite. The Boilermakers added four second-place finishes, four third-place finishes and three personal-record marks.
Two weeks later, Purdue earned a pair of wins, by Greene in the triple jump and freshman Geno Christofanelli in the 3,000, at the Hoosier Hills Invite. Six personal-best marks were set and the men's and women's squads added 10 runner-up finishes as 10 Boilermakers made their collegiate or Purdue debuts.
A complete recap of the Gladstein and Hoosier Hills invites can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Up Next: Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships
Postseason competition begins next weekend at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, from Feb. 25-27. The three-day championship meet will be held at the Spire Institute.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.