WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue track & field team makes the short trip west to Champaign, Illinois, for the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays from April 23-24.
Action begins on Friday, April 23, with field events at 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT, and running events at 2:50 p.m. ET / 1:50 p.m. CT. On Saturday, April 24, competition commences at 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT, with field events, while running events start at 1:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. CT.
Fans can follow all the action with live results, a live stream (Friday | Saturday), the event schedule and meet program, with direct links also 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.
The meet is the first held at Illinois' new Demirjian Park, which will host this year's Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships in May.
Forty-six Boilermakers, 27 women and 19 men, will compete in 19 women's and 13 men's events. Every Big Ten program will be represented.
TOP-25 BOILERMAKERS
In the latest USTFCCCA national rankings, the Boilermaker men are No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region and No. 5 in the Big Ten. The women are No. 6 in the Great Lakes and No. 9 in the conference. In the Event Squad Rankings, the men are No. 6 nationally in the 200, No. 9 in the 100 and No. 19 in the 5,000, while the women are 13th in the high jump.
Individually, sophomore Isaiah Martin checks in at No. 9 in the decathlon after he scored 7,576 points on April 16, which ranks No. 2 in school history. Junior Jalil Brewer is No. 10 in the shot put thanks to a winning throw of 19.70 meters on April 2. Purdue is No. 17 in three events, including twice thanks to freshman Marcellus Moore, in the 100m and the 200m, with times of 10.25 (w) and 20.55, respectively, set on April 2. Junior Tamar Greene also is 17th with a mark earned on April 2, thanks to a triple jump score of 16.00 meters, and senior Samson Colebrooke is ranked No. 20 in the 100 with a time of 10.27 (w), also recorded on April 2.
Additionally, the men's 4x100 relay team of Colebrooke, senior Malcolm Dotson, sophomore Justin Becker and Moore is No. 15 with a time of 39.57.
LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN INDIANA INVITATIONAL NO. 2
Purdue won three events and earned five top-10 marks in program history at a pair of meets last weekend.
At the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 3 on May 16, senior Brody Smith won the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while senior Curt Eckstein and sophomores Alec Fleming and Tyler Bowling ran the 5,000 with times that rank in the top-10 in the Purdue record books.
In Prairie View, Texas, senior Malcolm Dotson won the 200-meter and Zatta won the high jump, her second victory in as many weeks. Martin was third in the decathlon with 7,576 points, which is second-most in team history. Moore was second in the 200 and third in the 100 in 10.39 seconds, which is tied for the ninth-fastest time in school history.
Complete recaps of Friday and Saturday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
UP NEXT: JESSE OWENS INVITATIONAL AND BIG TEN INDIANA INVITATIONAL NO. 4
Purdue travels to a pair of meets next weekend, with the Jesse Owens Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, from April 30-May 1, and the Big Ten Indiana Invitational No. 4 in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 1.
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.
Action begins on Friday, April 23, with field events at 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT, and running events at 2:50 p.m. ET / 1:50 p.m. CT. On Saturday, April 24, competition commences at 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT, with field events, while running events start at 1:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. CT.
Fans can follow all the action with live results, a live stream (Friday | Saturday), the event schedule and meet program, with direct links also 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.
The meet is the first held at Illinois' new Demirjian Park, which will host this year's Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships in May.
Forty-six Boilermakers, 27 women and 19 men, will compete in 19 women's and 13 men's events. Every Big Ten program will be represented.
Making the short trip to Illinois this weekend!#BoilerUp 🚂 pic.twitter.com/TVlkSk8wMz
— Purdue Track & Field / Cross Country (@PurdueTrackXC) April 22, 2021
TOP-25 BOILERMAKERS
In the latest USTFCCCA national rankings, the Boilermaker men are No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region and No. 5 in the Big Ten. The women are No. 6 in the Great Lakes and No. 9 in the conference. In the Event Squad Rankings, the men are No. 6 nationally in the 200, No. 9 in the 100 and No. 19 in the 5,000, while the women are 13th in the high jump.
Individually, sophomore Isaiah Martin checks in at No. 9 in the decathlon after he scored 7,576 points on April 16, which ranks No. 2 in school history. Junior Jalil Brewer is No. 10 in the shot put thanks to a winning throw of 19.70 meters on April 2. Purdue is No. 17 in three events, including twice thanks to freshman Marcellus Moore, in the 100m and the 200m, with times of 10.25 (w) and 20.55, respectively, set on April 2. Junior Tamar Greene also is 17th with a mark earned on April 2, thanks to a triple jump score of 16.00 meters, and senior Samson Colebrooke is ranked No. 20 in the 100 with a time of 10.27 (w), also recorded on April 2.
Additionally, the men's 4x100 relay team of Colebrooke, senior Malcolm Dotson, sophomore Justin Becker and Moore is No. 15 with a time of 39.57.
LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN INDIANA INVITATIONAL NO. 2
Purdue won three events and earned five top-10 marks in program history at a pair of meets last weekend.
At the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 3 on May 16, senior Brody Smith won the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while senior Curt Eckstein and sophomores Alec Fleming and Tyler Bowling ran the 5,000 with times that rank in the top-10 in the Purdue record books.
In Prairie View, Texas, senior Malcolm Dotson won the 200-meter and Zatta won the high jump, her second victory in as many weeks. Martin was third in the decathlon with 7,576 points, which is second-most in team history. Moore was second in the 200 and third in the 100 in 10.39 seconds, which is tied for the ninth-fastest time in school history.
Complete recaps of Friday and Saturday's action can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
UP NEXT: JESSE OWENS INVITATIONAL AND BIG TEN INDIANA INVITATIONAL NO. 4
Purdue travels to a pair of meets next weekend, with the Jesse Owens Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, from April 30-May 1, and the Big Ten Indiana Invitational No. 4 in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 1.
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.