EUGENE, Ore. – The Purdue track & field team opened the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with three events on Wednesday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Sophomore Isaiah Martin began competition in the decathlon, where he is in 11th place through five events. Additionally, the men's 4x100 relay finished 19th and senior Samson Colebrooke placed 22nd in the 200-meter dash.
Martin, the school record-holder in the decathlon, has 3,941 points after five events. In 11th place overall, he is just eight points shy of a spot in the top-10. Under sunny skies at 1 p.m. PT, the day began with the 100-meter, and Martin finished in 11.16 seconds, the third-fastest time of his career, to place 16th.
The next event was the long jump, where Martin posted his best finish of the day. On his third and final jump, he earned a mark of 7.18 meters, good for fifth overall. In the shot put, Martin was 17th with a throw of 12.86 meters, which came on his first attempt.
In the high jump, Martin cleared a personal-best 2.01 meters. He eclipsed his previous best of 1.94 meters and cleared 2.01m on his third attempt. The first male Boilermaker to clear 2.00 meters indoors or outdoors since 2018, Martin's mark came as a rainstorm descended on the Eugene area.
In the 400m Martin was 14th in 50.61. The race, which came at 7:30 p.m. PT to cap the day for the decathletes, was held on a wet track following the rain, though the weather did not delay the events on the track.
In the 4x100, Purdue placed 19th in 39.68. Junior Tamar Greene, Colebrooke, sophomore Justin Becker and freshman Marcellus Moore finished just shy of a top-10 time in program history and will collect Honorable Mention All-America accolades.
In the 200, Colebrooke was 22nd overall in 21.01. The senior from Exuma, Bahamas, earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the event. Like Martin in the 400, Colebrooke's race came on a wet track after the rainstorm.
The decathlon concludes tomorrow for Martin, as the Hillsboro, Missouri, native competes in the 110 hurdles (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3), discus (1:20 p.m. ET, ESPN3), pole vault (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3), javelin (5 p.m. ET, ESPN3) and 1,500 meters (8:56 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
On Thursday night, the women's 4x400 races in the semifinals at 9:48 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Freshmen K'Ja Talley, Cierra Williams and Saran Kouyeth and senior Samara Miller race for the Boilermakers for a spot in Saturday's final.
On Friday, Greene, from Nassau, The Bahamas, competes in the triple jump at 8:20 p.m. ET on ESPN3.
A complete schedule of the NCAA Championships is available here. The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3, and fans can follow all the action with live results. Direct links are available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField and on the NCAA's website. Additional updates can be found by following the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Wednesday was the final NCAA collegiate meet of Colebrooke's career. A multiple-time All-America honoree, today was his fifth NCAA event as a Boilermaker and second outdoor championships. Becker, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Moore, from Plainfield, Illinois, concluded their 2021 seasons today. Colebrooke, Becker, Moore and senior Malcolm Dotson won the Big Ten title in the 4x100 and qualified for the NCAA Championships in 39.06, the second-fastest time in school history.
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.
Sophomore Isaiah Martin began competition in the decathlon, where he is in 11th place through five events. Additionally, the men's 4x100 relay finished 19th and senior Samson Colebrooke placed 22nd in the 200-meter dash.
Martin, the school record-holder in the decathlon, has 3,941 points after five events. In 11th place overall, he is just eight points shy of a spot in the top-10. Under sunny skies at 1 p.m. PT, the day began with the 100-meter, and Martin finished in 11.16 seconds, the third-fastest time of his career, to place 16th.
The next event was the long jump, where Martin posted his best finish of the day. On his third and final jump, he earned a mark of 7.18 meters, good for fifth overall. In the shot put, Martin was 17th with a throw of 12.86 meters, which came on his first attempt.
In the high jump, Martin cleared a personal-best 2.01 meters. He eclipsed his previous best of 1.94 meters and cleared 2.01m on his third attempt. The first male Boilermaker to clear 2.00 meters indoors or outdoors since 2018, Martin's mark came as a rainstorm descended on the Eugene area.
What a performance by Isaiah Martin in the high jump! 😤 He clears a personal-best 2.01m to finish 6th.
— Purdue Track & Field / Cross Country (@PurdueTrackXC) June 10, 2021
Up next for Isaiah in the decathlon is the 400m at 10:26 pm ET on ESPN2!
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In the 400m Martin was 14th in 50.61. The race, which came at 7:30 p.m. PT to cap the day for the decathletes, was held on a wet track following the rain, though the weather did not delay the events on the track.
In the 4x100, Purdue placed 19th in 39.68. Junior Tamar Greene, Colebrooke, sophomore Justin Becker and freshman Marcellus Moore finished just shy of a top-10 time in program history and will collect Honorable Mention All-America accolades.
In the 200, Colebrooke was 22nd overall in 21.01. The senior from Exuma, Bahamas, earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the event. Like Martin in the 400, Colebrooke's race came on a wet track after the rainstorm.
The decathlon concludes tomorrow for Martin, as the Hillsboro, Missouri, native competes in the 110 hurdles (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3), discus (1:20 p.m. ET, ESPN3), pole vault (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3), javelin (5 p.m. ET, ESPN3) and 1,500 meters (8:56 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
On Thursday night, the women's 4x400 races in the semifinals at 9:48 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Freshmen K'Ja Talley, Cierra Williams and Saran Kouyeth and senior Samara Miller race for the Boilermakers for a spot in Saturday's final.
On Friday, Greene, from Nassau, The Bahamas, competes in the triple jump at 8:20 p.m. ET on ESPN3.
A complete schedule of the NCAA Championships is available here. The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3, and fans can follow all the action with live results. Direct links are available on the track & field schedule page on PurdueSports.com/TrackField and on the NCAA's website. Additional updates can be found by following the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Wednesday was the final NCAA collegiate meet of Colebrooke's career. A multiple-time All-America honoree, today was his fifth NCAA event as a Boilermaker and second outdoor championships. Becker, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Moore, from Plainfield, Illinois, concluded their 2021 seasons today. Colebrooke, Becker, Moore and senior Malcolm Dotson won the Big Ten title in the 4x100 and qualified for the NCAA Championships in 39.06, the second-fastest time in school history.
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.