BOSTON – Two Purdue track & field student-athletes are set to compete at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships from March 8-9 in Boston.
Graduate student Cameron Miller and junior Praise Aniamaka qualified as one of the top 16 competitors nationally in the 200-meter and triple jump, respectively. The 200m semifinal is set for Friday, March 8, at 5:40 p.m. ET, and the final is on Saturday, March 9, at 4:50 p.m. The triple jump prelims and final will be at 3:30 p.m. on March 9.
Fans can follow along with live results and watch the full championships live on ESPN+. Championships information, including the complete schedule, is available at NCAA.com. Additional updates from Boston also can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
The national championships will be held at The Track at New Balance, which opened in 2022 in Boston.
Miller earned the No. 4 overall seed in the 200m and will race in lane four of the first heat in Friday's semifinal. The top eight finishers by time from the four heats will advance to Saturday's two-section final. Aniamaka is the No. 16 seed and will jump 11th on Saturday. Miller and Aniamaka come to the NCAA Championships after medal-winning performances at the Big Ten Championships on February 24.
The two Boilermakers to qualify are the program's most at the indoor meet since five earned berths at the 2021 event. Purdue is one of seven Big Ten programs with multiple men's qualifiers at this year's championships.
ANIAMAKA AND MILLER'S PATH TO BOSTON
The school record-holder in 200m, Miller will make his third career NCAA appearance and second indoors. In 2023, he notched a fourth-place finish in the 200m indoors and was eighth in the 200m, sixth in the 4x100 relay and 22nd in the 4x400 relay outdoors while running for Louisville. Miller was bestowed with First Team All-America distinction three times and earned honorable mention accolades once.
Aniamaka will compete at the NCAA Championships for the second time in his career and the first time indoors. He was ninth outdoors in 2023 to earn Second Team All-America honors.
Miller set the Purdue and Big Ten record in the 200m with a time of 20.40 on January 20. Along with breaking the school record that had stood for 20 years, Miller's time was the fastest in the NCAA and third-fastest in the world at the time. The mark came in his first meet as a Boilermaker. One month later, Miller was third at the Big Ten Championships with a finish of 20.82 in the final.
Aniamaka was the Big Ten runner-up at the conference championships two weeks ago thanks to a season-best jump of 15.96 meters. The mark secured Aniamaka's fourth career Big Ten medal and his spot in this weekend's NCAA Championships. He sits at No. 4 in program history with an indoor personal-best of 16.05m, achieved last season. Outdoors, Aniamaka is No. 7 in the Purdue record books with a PR of 16.10m, set at the 2023 NCAA meet.
LAST TIME OUT: BUSY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO AND CLEMSON
The Boilermakers won three medals and totaled nine top-eight podium finishes at the 2024 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships from February 23-24 in Geneva, Ohio. Aniamaka was the runner-up in the triple jump while Miller and sophomore Bryanna Craig claimed bronze medals, in the 200m and pentathlon, respectively. Six top-10 marks in school history were recorded as 15 PRs and 11 season-bests were achieved.
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 begins in one week at the USF Alumni Invitational from March 15-16 to conclude a week-long training trip in Tampa, Florida.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Graduate student Cameron Miller and junior Praise Aniamaka qualified as one of the top 16 competitors nationally in the 200-meter and triple jump, respectively. The 200m semifinal is set for Friday, March 8, at 5:40 p.m. ET, and the final is on Saturday, March 9, at 4:50 p.m. The triple jump prelims and final will be at 3:30 p.m. on March 9.
Fans can follow along with live results and watch the full championships live on ESPN+. Championships information, including the complete schedule, is available at NCAA.com. Additional updates from Boston also can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
The national championships will be held at The Track at New Balance, which opened in 2022 in Boston.
Miller earned the No. 4 overall seed in the 200m and will race in lane four of the first heat in Friday's semifinal. The top eight finishers by time from the four heats will advance to Saturday's two-section final. Aniamaka is the No. 16 seed and will jump 11th on Saturday. Miller and Aniamaka come to the NCAA Championships after medal-winning performances at the Big Ten Championships on February 24.
The two Boilermakers to qualify are the program's most at the indoor meet since five earned berths at the 2021 event. Purdue is one of seven Big Ten programs with multiple men's qualifiers at this year's championships.
ANIAMAKA AND MILLER'S PATH TO BOSTON
The school record-holder in 200m, Miller will make his third career NCAA appearance and second indoors. In 2023, he notched a fourth-place finish in the 200m indoors and was eighth in the 200m, sixth in the 4x100 relay and 22nd in the 4x400 relay outdoors while running for Louisville. Miller was bestowed with First Team All-America distinction three times and earned honorable mention accolades once.
Aniamaka will compete at the NCAA Championships for the second time in his career and the first time indoors. He was ninth outdoors in 2023 to earn Second Team All-America honors.
Miller set the Purdue and Big Ten record in the 200m with a time of 20.40 on January 20. Along with breaking the school record that had stood for 20 years, Miller's time was the fastest in the NCAA and third-fastest in the world at the time. The mark came in his first meet as a Boilermaker. One month later, Miller was third at the Big Ten Championships with a finish of 20.82 in the final.
Aniamaka was the Big Ten runner-up at the conference championships two weeks ago thanks to a season-best jump of 15.96 meters. The mark secured Aniamaka's fourth career Big Ten medal and his spot in this weekend's NCAA Championships. He sits at No. 4 in program history with an indoor personal-best of 16.05m, achieved last season. Outdoors, Aniamaka is No. 7 in the Purdue record books with a PR of 16.10m, set at the 2023 NCAA meet.
LAST TIME OUT: BUSY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO AND CLEMSON
The Boilermakers won three medals and totaled nine top-eight podium finishes at the 2024 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships from February 23-24 in Geneva, Ohio. Aniamaka was the runner-up in the triple jump while Miller and sophomore Bryanna Craig claimed bronze medals, in the 200m and pentathlon, respectively. Six top-10 marks in school history were recorded as 15 PRs and 11 season-bests were achieved.
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 begins in one week at the USF Alumni Invitational from March 15-16 to conclude a week-long training trip in Tampa, Florida.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.