WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fifth-year Johnny Vanos of the Purdue track & field team has qualified to compete 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 is seeded No. 15 overall in the event.
This will be Vanos' first career NCAA competition, indoors or outdoors. He is the first Boilermaker thrower to qualify for the indoor championships since 2019, while Purdue had two throwers compete at last season's outdoor championships.
The Big Ten silver medalist in the weight throw, Vanos had a throw of 22.12 meters at the conference championships last weekend. The mark ranks No. 2 in school history and earned Vanos his first career Big Ten medal and third podium finish in any event, indoors or outdoors.
Vanos opened the year with a 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, Vanos 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 top 16 competitors in each event earned a berth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and will compete for individual and team national championships from March 10-11. Additional information about the meet is available here.
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 is seeded No. 15 overall in the event.
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This will be Vanos' first career NCAA competition, indoors or outdoors. He is the first Boilermaker thrower to qualify for the indoor championships since 2019, while Purdue had two throwers compete at last season's outdoor championships.
The Big Ten silver medalist in the weight throw, Vanos had a throw of 22.12 meters at the conference championships last weekend. The mark ranks No. 2 in school history and earned Vanos his first career Big Ten medal and third podium finish in any event, indoors or outdoors.
Vanos opened the year with a 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, Vanos 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 top 16 competitors in each event earned a berth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and will compete for individual and team national championships from March 10-11. Additional information about the meet is available here.
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.