BUDAPEST, Hungary – Two Purdue track & field alums competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and Devynne Charlton earned a berth in the final of the 100-meter hurdles.
Charlton placed fourth overall in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.52 seconds in the final. It was her best-ever finish at the outdoor world championships after coming in seventh a year ago. Charlton finished 0.09 seconds behind the winner and 0.06 away from a top-finished 0.09inish.
At the National Athletics Centre, Charlton opened the week with a national-record time of 12.44 in the heats, the second-fastest prelim time among 43 finishers. Charlton was third in the semifinals in 12.49, as she earned one of four automatic-qualifying spots to the final.
Last year at the World Championships, Charlton was seventh in the 100m hurdles in 12.53
Additionally, Boilermaker alumnus Chukwuebuka Enekwechi finished 13th overall in the shot put. He earned a mark of 20.68 meters and just missed out on a top-12 finish and a spot in the final. Thirty-seven competitors were in the field.
This week's performances in Budapest comes after current Purdue sophomore Seth Allen won gold in the discus throw at the 2023 Pan American U20 Championships on August 5, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Allen also won the U.S. U20 national title in the discus this summer and incoming Boilermaker Britannia Johnson won the Jamaican U20 championship in the shot put. Additionally in Jamaica, Johnson also was second in the discus, and her sister, Britannie Johnson, was the runner-up in the shot put and third in the discus.
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Charlton placed fourth overall in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.52 seconds in the final. It was her best-ever finish at the outdoor world championships after coming in seventh a year ago. Charlton finished 0.09 seconds behind the winner and 0.06 away from a top-finished 0.09inish.
At the National Athletics Centre, Charlton opened the week with a national-record time of 12.44 in the heats, the second-fastest prelim time among 43 finishers. Charlton was third in the semifinals in 12.49, as she earned one of four automatic-qualifying spots to the final.
Last year at the World Championships, Charlton was seventh in the 100m hurdles in 12.53
Additionally, Boilermaker alumnus Chukwuebuka Enekwechi finished 13th overall in the shot put. He earned a mark of 20.68 meters and just missed out on a top-12 finish and a spot in the final. Thirty-seven competitors were in the field.
This week's performances in Budapest comes after current Purdue sophomore Seth Allen won gold in the discus throw at the 2023 Pan American U20 Championships on August 5, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Allen also won the U.S. U20 national title in the discus this summer and incoming Boilermaker Britannia Johnson won the Jamaican U20 championship in the shot put. Additionally in Jamaica, Johnson also was second in the discus, and her sister, Britannie Johnson, was the runner-up in the shot put and third in the discus.
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.