WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue track & field team travels to Bloomington, Indiana, for the Big Ten Indiana Invitational No. 2 on Friday, April 9, at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex.
The meet commences at 3 p.m. ET, with Purdue's first event, the long jump, at 4 p.m. The Boilermakers' final event, the 5,000-meter, is slated to start 8:40 p.m. Due to inclement weather expected in the area, competition will only be held on Friday, with Saturday's events moved a day earlier.
Fans can follow all the action with live results, the event schedule and the meet program, available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField. Additional updates can be found by following the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please note, fans who have followed live results of Purdue's meets at IU earlier this season might have to clear their internet browser history to view this weekend's results.
Twenty-one women will represent the Boilermakers in 11 total events, while 12 men are set to compete in seven events.
JALIL BREWER NAMED BIG TEN MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Junior Jalil Brewer was named the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Week on April 7. The honor comes after he won the shot put at the Big Ten North Florida Hawkeye Invitational on April 2 with a mark of 19.70 meters. It was his second win in as many weeks to begin the outdoor campaign. Brewer's throw is the best in the Big Ten and sixth-best in the nation.
As he earned his first career Big Ten Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week accolade, Brewer is the first Boilermaker recognized with the honor since Ashmon Lucas in 2018.
TOP-25 BOILERMAKERS
In the latest USTFCCCA national rankings, the Boilermaker men and women are both No. 4 in the Great Lakes Region. In the Event Squad Rankings, the men are No. 3 nationally in the 100 and No. 5 in the 200.
Individually, Brewer is No. 6 in the shot put thanks to a winning throw of 19.70 meters on April 2. Freshman Marcellus Moore is No. 11 in the 100 and No. 13 in the 200, with times of 10.25w and 20.55, respectively, while senior Samson Colebrooke is No. 13 in the 100 (10.27w) and No. 22 in the 200 (20.73w), thanks to marks set on April 2. Junior Tamar Greene checks in at No. 12 in the triple jump thanks to a jump of 16.00 meters last week, and freshman Kaia Harris is No. 19 in the discus after she earned a mark of 54.11 meters on April 2.
Additionally, the men's 4x100 relay team of Colebrooke, senior Malcolm Dotson, sophomore Justin Becker and Moore is No. 12 with a time of 39.57.
LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN NORTH FLORIDA HAWKEYE INVITATIONAL
The Boilermakers won two events and had three top-10 marks in school history last weekend at the Big Ten North Florida Hawkeye Invitational from April 2-3 in Jacksonville, Florida. Harris led the way with a win in the open discus, as her throw of 54.11 meters placed her second in the school record books.
Brewer won the shot put with a throw of 19.70 meters, which would be No. 4 all-time if he wasn't already third. Greene added a victory in the triple jump with a mark of 16.00m, which would be No. 6 all-time if he didn't already hold the No. 5 spot. Senior Brody Smith ran the 1,500 in 3:46.95, which is No. 5 in team history and was good for a sixth-place finish. Moore and Dotson posted top-10 times in school history in the 200m. Moore was second in both the 100m final (10.25w) and 200 (20.55), with his 200 time the fourth-best in Purdue history. Dotson's 20.84 in the 200 was fourth in the event and ranked No. 10 in the school record books.
Complete recaps can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
EARLIER THIS YEAR AT IU: BIG TEN INDIANA INVITATIONAL NO. 1
Purdue returned to outdoor competition for the first time as a team since June, 2019, and won seven events and recorded two marks that rank in the top 10 in school history at the Big Ten Indiana Invitational No. 1 from March 26-27.
Sophomore Camille Christopher won both of her events, the 200-meter with the seventh-fastest time in school history and the 100-meter. Sophomore Jessica Bray also notched a top-10 mark with the No. 8-ranked pole vault mark in Boilermaker history. Christopher was joined by Brewer (shot put), Colebrooke (200) and Dotson (400) and as individual winners. Colebrooke and Dotson helped the men's 4x100 relay team to a win, while the women's 4x400 relay also was victorious.
Along with its seven wins, the squad tallied three second-place finishes and had four third-place showings. A complete recap from Bloomington, Indiana, can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
UP NEXT: HUSKER BIG TEN INVITATIONAL
Purdue travels to Houston, Texas, next weekend for the Husker Big Ten Invitational. Competition is slated for April 16-17 at the Prairie View A&M Track Stadium
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 commences at 3 p.m. ET, with Purdue's first event, the long jump, at 4 p.m. The Boilermakers' final event, the 5,000-meter, is slated to start 8:40 p.m. Due to inclement weather expected in the area, competition will only be held on Friday, with Saturday's events moved a day earlier.
Fans can follow all the action with live results, the event schedule and the meet program, available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField. Additional updates can be found by following the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please note, fans who have followed live results of Purdue's meets at IU earlier this season might have to clear their internet browser history to view this weekend's results.
Twenty-one women will represent the Boilermakers in 11 total events, while 12 men are set to compete in seven events.
JALIL BREWER NAMED BIG TEN MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Junior Jalil Brewer was named the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Week on April 7. The honor comes after he won the shot put at the Big Ten North Florida Hawkeye Invitational on April 2 with a mark of 19.70 meters. It was his second win in as many weeks to begin the outdoor campaign. Brewer's throw is the best in the Big Ten and sixth-best in the nation.
As he earned his first career Big Ten Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week accolade, Brewer is the first Boilermaker recognized with the honor since Ashmon Lucas in 2018.
TOP-25 BOILERMAKERS
In the latest USTFCCCA national rankings, the Boilermaker men and women are both No. 4 in the Great Lakes Region. In the Event Squad Rankings, the men are No. 3 nationally in the 100 and No. 5 in the 200.
Individually, Brewer is No. 6 in the shot put thanks to a winning throw of 19.70 meters on April 2. Freshman Marcellus Moore is No. 11 in the 100 and No. 13 in the 200, with times of 10.25w and 20.55, respectively, while senior Samson Colebrooke is No. 13 in the 100 (10.27w) and No. 22 in the 200 (20.73w), thanks to marks set on April 2. Junior Tamar Greene checks in at No. 12 in the triple jump thanks to a jump of 16.00 meters last week, and freshman Kaia Harris is No. 19 in the discus after she earned a mark of 54.11 meters on April 2.
Additionally, the men's 4x100 relay team of Colebrooke, senior Malcolm Dotson, sophomore Justin Becker and Moore is No. 12 with a time of 39.57.
LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN NORTH FLORIDA HAWKEYE INVITATIONAL
The Boilermakers won two events and had three top-10 marks in school history last weekend at the Big Ten North Florida Hawkeye Invitational from April 2-3 in Jacksonville, Florida. Harris led the way with a win in the open discus, as her throw of 54.11 meters placed her second in the school record books.
Brewer won the shot put with a throw of 19.70 meters, which would be No. 4 all-time if he wasn't already third. Greene added a victory in the triple jump with a mark of 16.00m, which would be No. 6 all-time if he didn't already hold the No. 5 spot. Senior Brody Smith ran the 1,500 in 3:46.95, which is No. 5 in team history and was good for a sixth-place finish. Moore and Dotson posted top-10 times in school history in the 200m. Moore was second in both the 100m final (10.25w) and 200 (20.55), with his 200 time the fourth-best in Purdue history. Dotson's 20.84 in the 200 was fourth in the event and ranked No. 10 in the school record books.
Complete recaps can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
EARLIER THIS YEAR AT IU: BIG TEN INDIANA INVITATIONAL NO. 1
Purdue returned to outdoor competition for the first time as a team since June, 2019, and won seven events and recorded two marks that rank in the top 10 in school history at the Big Ten Indiana Invitational No. 1 from March 26-27.
Sophomore Camille Christopher won both of her events, the 200-meter with the seventh-fastest time in school history and the 100-meter. Sophomore Jessica Bray also notched a top-10 mark with the No. 8-ranked pole vault mark in Boilermaker history. Christopher was joined by Brewer (shot put), Colebrooke (200) and Dotson (400) and as individual winners. Colebrooke and Dotson helped the men's 4x100 relay team to a win, while the women's 4x400 relay also was victorious.
Along with its seven wins, the squad tallied three second-place finishes and had four third-place showings. A complete recap from Bloomington, Indiana, can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
UP NEXT: HUSKER BIG TEN INVITATIONAL
Purdue travels to Houston, Texas, next weekend for the Husker Big Ten Invitational. Competition is slated for April 16-17 at the Prairie View A&M Track Stadium
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.