MINNEAPOLIS – The postseason commences for the Purdue track & field team this weekend at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships from May 13-15 at the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium in Minneapolis.
The meet begins on Friday, May 13 with the decathlon at 1 p.m. ET / noon CT. Purdue's first field event is at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT, and running events start at 6:35 p.m. ET / 5:35 p.m. CT. The opening day will conclude at approximately 10 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. CT. On Saturday, May 14, the decathlon continues at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT, while Purdue's first field event is at 3:15 p.m. ET / 2:15 p.m. CT and the squad's first event on the track is at 5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT. The second day will finish at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT. The 2022 championships conclude on Sunday, May 15, with field events at noon ET / 11 a.m. CT and running events at 1:45 p.m. ET / 12:45 p.m. CT. The meet is set to end at 5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT.
Fans can follow along with live results at PTTiming.com, and the meet will be streamed live on B1G+ (Friday Field | Friday Track | Saturday Field | Saturday Track | Sunday Field | Sunday Track), with a subscription required. Additional championships information, including the complete schedule, is available at BigTen.org/OTFChamps. Updates from Minneapolis also can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Twenty-five men and 21 women will represent the Old Gold and Black at the three-day conference championship meet. The event is hosted by the University of Minnesota and is in the Twin Cities for the first time since 2003.
Eight Boilermaker medalists from a year ago return to the Big Ten Championships, including now-senior Tamar Greene and junior Justin Becker, who won titles in the triple jump and 4x100 relay, respectively. Senior Alexis Zatta, junior Camille Christopher and sophomores Naomi Campbell, Saran Kouyeth, K'Ja Talley and Cierra Williams also won medals at last season's outdoor championship and look to repeat the feat in 2022.
Additionally, sophomore Safin Wills (silver triple jump, bronze long jump), senior Antonio Mitchell II (bronze 200m) and freshmen Praise Aniamaka (bronze triple jump) and Shianne Dacosta (bronze 400m) won medals indoors earlier this season and will vie to add to their total this weekend.
PURDUE'S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The Purdue women have won three Big Ten outdoor championships, in 1987, 1999 and 2017, and the men have three runner-up finishes, most recently in 2003. The women's squad has placed in the top-four in four of the last seven seasons. The men's squad has earned back-to-back top-six finishes for the first time since 2007-09 after they finished 10th or lower the previous two years and eighth or lower in seven of nine championships from 2010-2018.
At the 2021 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Boilermaker men were sixth with 67 points and the women were 10th with 41.5 points. The men came just six points shy of a top-four finish, as seven points separated fourth through seventh place. Purdue won six medals, two golds, two silvers and two bronzes, and the team totaled 25 top-eight podium finishes and had 14 top-10 marks in school history, including two school records. Greene (triple jump) and the men's 4x100 relay team won titles, Samson Colebrooke (100m) and the women's 4x400 relay earned runner-up finishes and Zatta (high jump) and the women's 4x100 relay squad claimed bronze medals.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Four Boilermakers appear in the sixth national TFRI top-25 rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Wills is No. 9 in the triple jump and No. 22 in the triple jump, junior Isaiah Martin is No. 19 in the decathlon and sophomore Kaia Harris in the discus and the women's 4x400 relay are both No. 20.
In the #EventSquad rankings, the Boilermaker men are No. 1 in the nation in the triple jump and No. 8 in the long jump, while the women are No. 19 in the 100m and No. 25 in the 200m.
LAST TIME OUT: RETURN TO THE BLUE OVAL
The Boilermakers concluded the regular season at the Drake Relays and the Desert Heat Classic two weekends ago. In Des Moines, Iowa, from April 28-30, Wills and Greene finished second and third in the triple jump, the men's 4x200 relay was second and the women's 4x200 placed third, while sophomore Amaya King notched the seventh-best shot put mark in school history. In Tucson, Arizona, Dacosta moved up to No. 6 all-time in the 400m.
A complete recap from day one, day two and day three can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: NCAA PRELIMS
Coming up, select Boilermakers compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Bloomington, Indiana, from May 25-28. Qualifiers for the meet will be announced next week.
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 begins on Friday, May 13 with the decathlon at 1 p.m. ET / noon CT. Purdue's first field event is at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT, and running events start at 6:35 p.m. ET / 5:35 p.m. CT. The opening day will conclude at approximately 10 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. CT. On Saturday, May 14, the decathlon continues at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT, while Purdue's first field event is at 3:15 p.m. ET / 2:15 p.m. CT and the squad's first event on the track is at 5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT. The second day will finish at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT. The 2022 championships conclude on Sunday, May 15, with field events at noon ET / 11 a.m. CT and running events at 1:45 p.m. ET / 12:45 p.m. CT. The meet is set to end at 5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT.
Fans can follow along with live results at PTTiming.com, and the meet will be streamed live on B1G+ (Friday Field | Friday Track | Saturday Field | Saturday Track | Sunday Field | Sunday Track), with a subscription required. Additional championships information, including the complete schedule, is available at BigTen.org/OTFChamps. Updates from Minneapolis also can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Twenty-five men and 21 women will represent the Old Gold and Black at the three-day conference championship meet. The event is hosted by the University of Minnesota and is in the Twin Cities for the first time since 2003.
Eight Boilermaker medalists from a year ago return to the Big Ten Championships, including now-senior Tamar Greene and junior Justin Becker, who won titles in the triple jump and 4x100 relay, respectively. Senior Alexis Zatta, junior Camille Christopher and sophomores Naomi Campbell, Saran Kouyeth, K'Ja Talley and Cierra Williams also won medals at last season's outdoor championship and look to repeat the feat in 2022.
Additionally, sophomore Safin Wills (silver triple jump, bronze long jump), senior Antonio Mitchell II (bronze 200m) and freshmen Praise Aniamaka (bronze triple jump) and Shianne Dacosta (bronze 400m) won medals indoors earlier this season and will vie to add to their total this weekend.
PURDUE'S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The Purdue women have won three Big Ten outdoor championships, in 1987, 1999 and 2017, and the men have three runner-up finishes, most recently in 2003. The women's squad has placed in the top-four in four of the last seven seasons. The men's squad has earned back-to-back top-six finishes for the first time since 2007-09 after they finished 10th or lower the previous two years and eighth or lower in seven of nine championships from 2010-2018.
At the 2021 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Boilermaker men were sixth with 67 points and the women were 10th with 41.5 points. The men came just six points shy of a top-four finish, as seven points separated fourth through seventh place. Purdue won six medals, two golds, two silvers and two bronzes, and the team totaled 25 top-eight podium finishes and had 14 top-10 marks in school history, including two school records. Greene (triple jump) and the men's 4x100 relay team won titles, Samson Colebrooke (100m) and the women's 4x400 relay earned runner-up finishes and Zatta (high jump) and the women's 4x100 relay squad claimed bronze medals.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Four Boilermakers appear in the sixth national TFRI top-25 rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Wills is No. 9 in the triple jump and No. 22 in the triple jump, junior Isaiah Martin is No. 19 in the decathlon and sophomore Kaia Harris in the discus and the women's 4x400 relay are both No. 20.
In the #EventSquad rankings, the Boilermaker men are No. 1 in the nation in the triple jump and No. 8 in the long jump, while the women are No. 19 in the 100m and No. 25 in the 200m.
LAST TIME OUT: RETURN TO THE BLUE OVAL
The Boilermakers concluded the regular season at the Drake Relays and the Desert Heat Classic two weekends ago. In Des Moines, Iowa, from April 28-30, Wills and Greene finished second and third in the triple jump, the men's 4x200 relay was second and the women's 4x200 placed third, while sophomore Amaya King notched the seventh-best shot put mark in school history. In Tucson, Arizona, Dacosta moved up to No. 6 all-time in the 400m.
A complete recap from day one, day two and day three can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: NCAA PRELIMS
Coming up, select Boilermakers compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Bloomington, Indiana, from May 25-28. Qualifiers for the meet will be announced next week.
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.