GENEVA, Ohio – Junior Isaiah Martin won a silver medal in the heptathlon and senior Tamar Greene claimed bronze in the triple jump for the Purdue track & field team on the second day of the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday afternoon at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Four Boilermakers also qualified for Saturday's finals and freshman LJ Hill joined Martin and Greene with a top-eight podium finish. Purdue added two marks that rank in the top-10 in school history, while seven personal-best marks were set.
"I was very, very happy with our men's performance today," Purdue coach Norbert Elliott said. "Particularly, Isaiah Martin, who finished second in the heptathlon, and it's really close, it looks like he might have a chance of qualifying for the NCAA Championships. And Tamar Greene, who was third in the triple jump. We also got scores from freshman LJ Hill, he scored in the long jump yesterday and triple jump today, so that was pretty good. We had some qualifiers as well, the defending champion in the 60, Waseem Williams, along with his teammate, Marcellus Moore, qualifying in the 60, and Brian Faust in the 400. Marcellus had the fastest time, so I'm excited about that, he's looking really good right now.
"Additionally, Emma Tate in the mile, and she looked pretty good, I'm happy for her. We had some really good, strong performances as well. Overall, today was the second day of competition and the second day of competing with grit and tenacity, so I like that. Those are our famous words, we like to use those words, and we encourage our student-athletes to just compete, and we're doing a really good job of competing."
Martin finished second overall in the heptathlon with 5,610 points to earn his second medal in the event in as many years. The second-best mark in program history, Martin was just shy of his school-record 5,631 points he earned at last year's meet to win bronze. On Friday, Martin finished second in the 60-meter hurdles, in 8.17 seconds, and was fifth in the pole vault with a jump of 4.35 meters. He finished the meet in the 1,000, where he was ninth in 2:47.40. Martin's 5,610 currently ranks No. 9 in the NCAA.
Greene earned Purdue's second medal of the meet when he placed third in the triple jump to win bronze. His jump of 16.14 meters ranks No. 3 in school history in the event and he moves up from No. 5. It also is No. 9 in the country.
Freshman LJ Hill also placed in the triple jump for his second podium finish of the championships. His jump of 15.00 meters was seventh overall after he placed eighth in the long jump yesterday.
Sophomore Marcellus Moore ran the fastest 60-meter dash qualifying time and finished in 6.67 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in program history. He already held the No. 5 spot in the Purdue record books, but improved his personal-best mark by 0.02 seconds. In the prelims, Moore was first in his heat by 0.09 seconds.
Senior Waseem Williams was third in the 60 prelims and will join Moore in tomorrow's final. The reigning Big Ten champion and conference and school record-holder in the event, Williams finished in 6.71 seconds and was first in his heat. His time would be tied for No. 7 in Purdue history if he didn't already own the record of 6.58.
In the 400, senior Brian Faust qualified for the final with a prelim time of 46.79. Faust, who set the school record in the event a year ago, ran the third-fastest qualifying time and was first in the fifth heat by 1.90 seconds.
Sophomore Emma Tate posted the top finish for the Purdue women and will run in tomorrow's final in the mile. In Friday's prelim, she finished in 4:48.01, the ninth-fastest time. Tate set a personal-record mark by more than 13 seconds and was 0.26 seconds shy of a top-10 time in the event in school history.
Faust and Moore each earned their second finals berth, after Moore qualified for each posted top-four marks in the 200 prelims on Thursday.
All four Boilermaker women earned personal-best marks on Friday and placed in the top-11, including Tate. In the 60, junior Camille Christopher finished in 7.55 seconds, coming just 0.02 seconds shy of an appearance on Purdue's top-10 list. Freshman Deborah Obadofin missed the triple jump final by two centimeters when she finished 10h overall with a personal-best jump of 12.17 meters. In the 400, freshman Cierra Williams was 10th in 55.81, also a PR.
For the men, freshman Jahn Riley joined Greene and Moore with personal-best marks when he finished the men's 400 in 48.43.
After six championship events scored, the Purdue men are fifth and the women are 13th.
On Thursday's opening day of competition, Purdue earned five podium finishes and six Boilermakers earned berths in Saturday's finals. Additionally, three top-10 marks in program history were set to go along with four personal-best scores. A complete recap of Thursday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
The championships conclude on Saturday, Feb. 27, with the men from 11 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., and the women from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Fans can follow all the action with live results, a BTN+ live stream and the event schedule, available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField. Additional meet information can be found at BigTen.org/ITFChamps.
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.
Four Boilermakers also qualified for Saturday's finals and freshman LJ Hill joined Martin and Greene with a top-eight podium finish. Purdue added two marks that rank in the top-10 in school history, while seven personal-best marks were set.
"I was very, very happy with our men's performance today," Purdue coach Norbert Elliott said. "Particularly, Isaiah Martin, who finished second in the heptathlon, and it's really close, it looks like he might have a chance of qualifying for the NCAA Championships. And Tamar Greene, who was third in the triple jump. We also got scores from freshman LJ Hill, he scored in the long jump yesterday and triple jump today, so that was pretty good. We had some qualifiers as well, the defending champion in the 60, Waseem Williams, along with his teammate, Marcellus Moore, qualifying in the 60, and Brian Faust in the 400. Marcellus had the fastest time, so I'm excited about that, he's looking really good right now.
"Additionally, Emma Tate in the mile, and she looked pretty good, I'm happy for her. We had some really good, strong performances as well. Overall, today was the second day of competition and the second day of competing with grit and tenacity, so I like that. Those are our famous words, we like to use those words, and we encourage our student-athletes to just compete, and we're doing a really good job of competing."
Martin finished second overall in the heptathlon with 5,610 points to earn his second medal in the event in as many years. The second-best mark in program history, Martin was just shy of his school-record 5,631 points he earned at last year's meet to win bronze. On Friday, Martin finished second in the 60-meter hurdles, in 8.17 seconds, and was fifth in the pole vault with a jump of 4.35 meters. He finished the meet in the 1,000, where he was ninth in 2:47.40. Martin's 5,610 currently ranks No. 9 in the NCAA.
Greene earned Purdue's second medal of the meet when he placed third in the triple jump to win bronze. His jump of 16.14 meters ranks No. 3 in school history in the event and he moves up from No. 5. It also is No. 9 in the country.
Freshman LJ Hill also placed in the triple jump for his second podium finish of the championships. His jump of 15.00 meters was seventh overall after he placed eighth in the long jump yesterday.
Sophomore Marcellus Moore ran the fastest 60-meter dash qualifying time and finished in 6.67 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in program history. He already held the No. 5 spot in the Purdue record books, but improved his personal-best mark by 0.02 seconds. In the prelims, Moore was first in his heat by 0.09 seconds.
Senior Waseem Williams was third in the 60 prelims and will join Moore in tomorrow's final. The reigning Big Ten champion and conference and school record-holder in the event, Williams finished in 6.71 seconds and was first in his heat. His time would be tied for No. 7 in Purdue history if he didn't already own the record of 6.58.
In the 400, senior Brian Faust qualified for the final with a prelim time of 46.79. Faust, who set the school record in the event a year ago, ran the third-fastest qualifying time and was first in the fifth heat by 1.90 seconds.
Sophomore Emma Tate posted the top finish for the Purdue women and will run in tomorrow's final in the mile. In Friday's prelim, she finished in 4:48.01, the ninth-fastest time. Tate set a personal-record mark by more than 13 seconds and was 0.26 seconds shy of a top-10 time in the event in school history.
Faust and Moore each earned their second finals berth, after Moore qualified for each posted top-four marks in the 200 prelims on Thursday.
All four Boilermaker women earned personal-best marks on Friday and placed in the top-11, including Tate. In the 60, junior Camille Christopher finished in 7.55 seconds, coming just 0.02 seconds shy of an appearance on Purdue's top-10 list. Freshman Deborah Obadofin missed the triple jump final by two centimeters when she finished 10h overall with a personal-best jump of 12.17 meters. In the 400, freshman Cierra Williams was 10th in 55.81, also a PR.
For the men, freshman Jahn Riley joined Greene and Moore with personal-best marks when he finished the men's 400 in 48.43.
After six championship events scored, the Purdue men are fifth and the women are 13th.
On Thursday's opening day of competition, Purdue earned five podium finishes and six Boilermakers earned berths in Saturday's finals. Additionally, three top-10 marks in program history were set to go along with four personal-best scores. A complete recap of Thursday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
The championships conclude on Saturday, Feb. 27, with the men from 11 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., and the women from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Fans can follow all the action with live results, a BTN+ live stream and the event schedule, available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField. Additional meet information can be found at BigTen.org/ITFChamps.
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.