ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –The Purdue track & field team will be represented by fifth-year Johnny Vanos at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday, March 10.
Vanos will compete in the weight throw at 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. MT. He will throw 12th out of the 16 competitors and is the No. 15 seed.
Fans can follow along with live results and watch all the action live on ESPN+, with a subscription required. Championships information, including the complete schedule, is available at GoLobos.com/NCAATrack. Additional updates from Albuquerque also can be found by following and connecting with the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
The University of New Mexico is hosting the two-day national championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center from March 10-11, as the top 16 competitors nationally in each event earned a berth. In addition to live coverage on ESPN+, the meet will re-air on ESPNU on Sunday, March 12, at 6 p.m. ET, and on Monday, March 13, at 7 p.m. ET.
Vanos qualified for his first career NCAA Championships, indoors or outdoors, after he won a silver medal in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships on February 24. His throw of 22.12 meters is second-best in school history and earned him his first career Big Ten medal and third podium finish in any event.
A native of Forest, Ontario, Canada, Vanos began the season with a then-personal-best throw of 21.95m on December 10, which moved him up to fourth on Purdue's top-10 list and was the best mark by a Boilermaker since 2015. One month later, on January 27, he rose to No. 2 all-time with a throw of 22.10m. In five meets this season in the weight throw, Vanos has three wins and has been second twice.
The first Boilermaker thrower to qualify for the indoor championships since 2019, Vanos' NCAA appearance comes after Purdue had two throwers compete at last season's outdoor championships.
LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Boilermakers won a total of five medals, three silver and two bronze, with 12 podium finishes at the 2023 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships from February 24-25 in Geneva, Ohio. Eleven top-10 marks in program history were achieved.
Vanos in the weight throw, fifth-year Justin Becker in the 200-meter and freshman Bryanna Craig in the pentathlon all won silver medals. Junior LJ Hill, in the long jump, and sophomore Praise Aniamaka, in the triple jump, won bronze medals. Six Boilermakers reached the podium with top-10 marks in school history, including Vanos (No. 2 in the weight throw), Becker (No. 4 in the 200m) and Craig (No. 4 in the pentathlon) with their silver-medal performances. They were joined by junior Cierra Williams (seventh in the 400m with the No. 5-fastest time), sophomore Brett Otterbacher (fifth in the 400m with the No. 3-fastest time) and freshman Kiefer Bell (seventh in the mile with the No. 5-fastest time).
Complete recaps from day one and day two, including full results, can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: OUTDOOR SEASON BEGINS
The outdoor track & field season commences in one week, on Friday, March 17. The Boilermaker sprinters, jumpers and throwers will compete at the Hurricane Invitational from March 17-18 to conclude a week-long training trip in Miami, Florida. Meanwhile, Purdue's distance runners will race at the Blizzard Buster in Oxford, Ohio, on March 17.
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.
Vanos will compete in the weight throw at 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. MT. He will throw 12th out of the 16 competitors and is the No. 15 seed.
Fans can follow along with live results and watch all the action live on ESPN+, with a subscription required. Championships information, including the complete schedule, is available at GoLobos.com/NCAATrack. Additional updates from Albuquerque also can be found by following and connecting with the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
The University of New Mexico is hosting the two-day national championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center from March 10-11, as the top 16 competitors nationally in each event earned a berth. In addition to live coverage on ESPN+, the meet will re-air on ESPNU on Sunday, March 12, at 6 p.m. ET, and on Monday, March 13, at 7 p.m. ET.
Vanos qualified for his first career NCAA Championships, indoors or outdoors, after he won a silver medal in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships on February 24. His throw of 22.12 meters is second-best in school history and earned him his first career Big Ten medal and third podium finish in any event.
A native of Forest, Ontario, Canada, Vanos began the season with a then-personal-best throw of 21.95m on December 10, which moved him up to fourth on Purdue's top-10 list and was the best mark by a Boilermaker since 2015. One month later, on January 27, he rose to No. 2 all-time with a throw of 22.10m. In five meets this season in the weight throw, Vanos has three wins and has been second twice.
The first Boilermaker thrower to qualify for the indoor championships since 2019, Vanos' NCAA appearance comes after Purdue had two throwers compete at last season's outdoor championships.
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LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Boilermakers won a total of five medals, three silver and two bronze, with 12 podium finishes at the 2023 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships from February 24-25 in Geneva, Ohio. Eleven top-10 marks in program history were achieved.
Vanos in the weight throw, fifth-year Justin Becker in the 200-meter and freshman Bryanna Craig in the pentathlon all won silver medals. Junior LJ Hill, in the long jump, and sophomore Praise Aniamaka, in the triple jump, won bronze medals. Six Boilermakers reached the podium with top-10 marks in school history, including Vanos (No. 2 in the weight throw), Becker (No. 4 in the 200m) and Craig (No. 4 in the pentathlon) with their silver-medal performances. They were joined by junior Cierra Williams (seventh in the 400m with the No. 5-fastest time), sophomore Brett Otterbacher (fifth in the 400m with the No. 3-fastest time) and freshman Kiefer Bell (seventh in the mile with the No. 5-fastest time).
Complete recaps from day one and day two, including full results, can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: OUTDOOR SEASON BEGINS
The outdoor track & field season commences in one week, on Friday, March 17. The Boilermaker sprinters, jumpers and throwers will compete at the Hurricane Invitational from March 17-18 to conclude a week-long training trip in Miami, Florida. Meanwhile, Purdue's distance runners will race at the Blizzard Buster in Oxford, Ohio, on March 17.
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.