BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Purdue track & field team stays in-state to begin the outdoor championships season at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bloomington, Indiana, from May 12-14.
The weekend commences on Friday, May 12, at noon ET, with the decathlon and heptathlon. Field events begin at 12:45 p.m., and Purdue's first running event is at 6:15 p.m. The opening day will conclude at approximately 9 p.m. On Saturday, May 13, the decathlon continues at 11:30 a.m., with the heptathlon resuming at 12:15 p.m. Field events start at 2 p.m. and running events begin at 4 p.m. The Boilermakers' day will finish at approximately 6:55 p.m. The meet wraps up on Sunday, May 14, with field events at 11 a.m. and running events at 12:45 p.m. The championships will finish at approximately 4 p.m.
Fans unable to cheer on the Boilermakers in person can follow along with live results, and watch all of the action live on B1G+ (Friday Track | Friday Field | Saturday Track | Saturday Field | Sunday Track | Sunday Field), with a B1G+ subscription required. Additional championships information, including tickets and the complete schedule, is available at BigTen.org/OTFChamps. Updates from Bloomington, including schedule adjustments should weather be an impact, can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Direct links to follow along also are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Forty-two Boilermakers, 25 men and 17 women, will compete for the Old Gold and Black at the three-day conference championships. Purdue will have 36 men's entries and 26 women's entries in 33 total events.
This year's competitors include now-fifth-year Camille Christopher, who is coming off a bronze-medal finish in the 200-meter and a fourth-place 100m finish at the 2022 outdoor championships. Now-seniors Saran Kouyeth and Kerris Roberts, now-junior Cierra Williams and now-sophomore Rieko Wilford also are back after reaching the podium a season ago. Additionally, fifth-years Justin Becker (silver, 200m) and Johnny Vanos (silver, weight throw), junior LJ Hill (bronze, long jump), sophomore Praise Aniamaka (bronze, triple jump) and freshman Bryanna Craig (silver, pentathlon) look to add to the medals they won earlier this year at the 2023 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships.
The Big Ten Championships return to Indiana's Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex for the first time since 2018. The Boilermakers are making their second visit to the venue this season, after competing at the Indiana Invitational from April 21-22. Additionally, it is Purdue's eighth trip to IU's outdoor track in the last three seasons, which included the 2022 NCAA East Prelims from May 25-28.
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 eight seasons, and the men's squad has two top-six finishes in the last three championships.
At the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Boilermaker men were ninth with 51 points and the women were 11th with 29 points. Purdue won four medals, one gold, two silvers and one bronze, and the team totaled 18 top-eight podium finishes, had eight top-10 marks in school history and set one meet record.
BOILERMAKERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Three Boilermaker events appear in the top-25 in the seventh weekly national TFRI individual rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The women's 4x400, with the fifth-fastest time in school history, is No. 23, and the women's 4x100 relay is No. 28. Craig comes in at No. 29 in the nation in the heptathlon.
As a team, four events appear in the top-25 of the season's sixth #EventSquad rankings. The women's 200m is No. 20 and the women's 100m is 21st. The women's pole vault checks in at No. 22 nationally and the men's hammer throw is 23rd.
LAST TIME OUT: THREE DRAKE RELAYS TITLES
The Boilermakers concluded the regular season with three titles and seven top-three finishes at the Drake Relays from April 26-29. At the nationally-renowned meet, Purdue placed 16 in the top five and added one top-10 time in school history and six personal-best marks.
Junior Cierra Williams won the 400m, and both the men's and women's 4x200 relays added Drake Relays titles of their own. Silver-medal showings were earned by the women's 4x400, sophomore Praise Aniamaka in the triple jump invitational and freshman Zoe Lamb in the pole vault. Junior Payne Turney entered the school record books at No. 8 in the 1,500m, which also marked the fastest time by a Boilermaker in the event since 2016.
Recap all the action from all four days, including full results, at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: NCAA EAST PRELIMS
Coming up, select Boilermakers will compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 24-27. Qualifiers for the regional 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 weekend commences on Friday, May 12, at noon ET, with the decathlon and heptathlon. Field events begin at 12:45 p.m., and Purdue's first running event is at 6:15 p.m. The opening day will conclude at approximately 9 p.m. On Saturday, May 13, the decathlon continues at 11:30 a.m., with the heptathlon resuming at 12:15 p.m. Field events start at 2 p.m. and running events begin at 4 p.m. The Boilermakers' day will finish at approximately 6:55 p.m. The meet wraps up on Sunday, May 14, with field events at 11 a.m. and running events at 12:45 p.m. The championships will finish at approximately 4 p.m.
Fans unable to cheer on the Boilermakers in person can follow along with live results, and watch all of the action live on B1G+ (Friday Track | Friday Field | Saturday Track | Saturday Field | Sunday Track | Sunday Field), with a B1G+ subscription required. Additional championships information, including tickets and the complete schedule, is available at BigTen.org/OTFChamps. Updates from Bloomington, including schedule adjustments should weather be an impact, can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Direct links to follow along also are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
Forty-two Boilermakers, 25 men and 17 women, will compete for the Old Gold and Black at the three-day conference championships. Purdue will have 36 men's entries and 26 women's entries in 33 total events.
This year's competitors include now-fifth-year Camille Christopher, who is coming off a bronze-medal finish in the 200-meter and a fourth-place 100m finish at the 2022 outdoor championships. Now-seniors Saran Kouyeth and Kerris Roberts, now-junior Cierra Williams and now-sophomore Rieko Wilford also are back after reaching the podium a season ago. Additionally, fifth-years Justin Becker (silver, 200m) and Johnny Vanos (silver, weight throw), junior LJ Hill (bronze, long jump), sophomore Praise Aniamaka (bronze, triple jump) and freshman Bryanna Craig (silver, pentathlon) look to add to the medals they won earlier this year at the 2023 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships.
The Big Ten Championships return to Indiana's Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex for the first time since 2018. The Boilermakers are making their second visit to the venue this season, after competing at the Indiana Invitational from April 21-22. Additionally, it is Purdue's eighth trip to IU's outdoor track in the last three seasons, which included the 2022 NCAA East Prelims from May 25-28.
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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 eight seasons, and the men's squad has two top-six finishes in the last three championships.
At the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Boilermaker men were ninth with 51 points and the women were 11th with 29 points. Purdue won four medals, one gold, two silvers and one bronze, and the team totaled 18 top-eight podium finishes, had eight top-10 marks in school history and set one meet record.
BOILERMAKERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Three Boilermaker events appear in the top-25 in the seventh weekly national TFRI individual rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The women's 4x400, with the fifth-fastest time in school history, is No. 23, and the women's 4x100 relay is No. 28. Craig comes in at No. 29 in the nation in the heptathlon.
As a team, four events appear in the top-25 of the season's sixth #EventSquad rankings. The women's 200m is No. 20 and the women's 100m is 21st. The women's pole vault checks in at No. 22 nationally and the men's hammer throw is 23rd.
LAST TIME OUT: THREE DRAKE RELAYS TITLES
The Boilermakers concluded the regular season with three titles and seven top-three finishes at the Drake Relays from April 26-29. At the nationally-renowned meet, Purdue placed 16 in the top five and added one top-10 time in school history and six personal-best marks.
Junior Cierra Williams won the 400m, and both the men's and women's 4x200 relays added Drake Relays titles of their own. Silver-medal showings were earned by the women's 4x400, sophomore Praise Aniamaka in the triple jump invitational and freshman Zoe Lamb in the pole vault. Junior Payne Turney entered the school record books at No. 8 in the 1,500m, which also marked the fastest time by a Boilermaker in the event since 2016.
Recap all the action from all four days, including full results, at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: NCAA EAST PRELIMS
Coming up, select Boilermakers will compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 24-27. Qualifiers for the regional 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.