ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Fifth-year Johnny Vanos of the Purdue track & field team finished 11th overall in the weight throw at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday night.
Competing at his first NCAA Championships, Vanos earned Second Team All-America accolades. It is the first All-America honors of his collegiate career.
Vanos placed 11th overall with a throw of 21.88 meters, a mark that came on his first of three attempts. He entered the meet seeded No. 15 overall. The top 16 competitors in the country qualified for the championship meet, and the top nine throwers after three rounds advanced to the final.
A native of Forest, Ontario, Canada, Vanos qualified for the national championships after a silver-medal-winning performance at the Big Ten Championships on February 24. His throw of 22.12m ranks No. 2 in school history. Both the Big Ten medal and the NCAA berth is Vanos' first, indoors or outdoors, in his five-year Boilermaker career.
Vanos was the first Boilermaker thrower to qualify for the indoor championships since 2019.
Up next for Vanos and Purdue is the outdoor track & field season, which commences in one week. 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.
Competing at his first NCAA Championships, Vanos earned Second Team All-America accolades. It is the first All-America honors of his collegiate career.
Vanos placed 11th overall with a throw of 21.88 meters, a mark that came on his first of three attempts. He entered the meet seeded No. 15 overall. The top 16 competitors in the country qualified for the championship meet, and the top nine throwers after three rounds advanced to the final.
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A native of Forest, Ontario, Canada, Vanos qualified for the national championships after a silver-medal-winning performance at the Big Ten Championships on February 24. His throw of 22.12m ranks No. 2 in school history. Both the Big Ten medal and the NCAA berth is Vanos' first, indoors or outdoors, in his five-year Boilermaker career.
Vanos was the first Boilermaker thrower to qualify for the indoor championships since 2019.
Up next for Vanos and Purdue is the outdoor track & field season, which commences in one week. 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.