TUCSON, Ariz. – The Purdue track & field team's combined event athletes will compete at the Jim Click Shootout from April 5-6 in Tucson, Arizona.
The Boilermakers will have two athletes in the decathlon and two in the heptathlon. Action at Arizona's Drachman Stadium begins with the heptathlon at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. MT on Friday, April 5, and the decathlon commences 30 minutes later. The first day of the combined events concludes at approximately 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. MT. On Saturday, April 6, the final five events of the decathlon start at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. MT, with the last three events of the heptathlon starting 30 minutes afterwards. Purdue's day is expected to wrap up at about 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. MT.
Fans unable to cheer the Boilermakers on in person can follow along with live results and the meet schedule. Additional updates 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.
Eight schools, plus several unattached athletes, are represented in the decathlon and heptathlon this weekend. The field includes host-Arizona and Big Ten foes Iowa and Nebraska. Twenty-one athletes were accepted into the heptathlon and 20 in the decathlon.
PURDUE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Boilermakers are represented three times in the top-25 in the second weekly national TFRI individual rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Sophomore Seth Allen is No. 16 in the discus, thanks to a mark that ranks No. 3 in school history, the men's 4x400 relay is 20th with the seventh-best time in Boilermaker history, and the men's 4x100 relay checks in at No. 23. In the #EventSquad rankings, the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase is No. 5 and the men's pole vault is 10th.
LAST TIME OUT: WEEKENDS ARE BIGGER IN TEXAS
In a busy weekend at the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational in Texas, the Boilermakers combined to win one event and earn 10 top-five finishes. Thirteen personal bests were achieved by the Old Gold and Black at the three-day meets.
Purdue earned four top-three finishes at the prestigious Texas Relays, led by senior Caroline Jordan, who won the 10,000m. Fellow senior Caleb Williams was the runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase and the men's 4x400 relay also placed second, both with times that rank No. 7 in school history. Junior Nathan Walker also was third in the 10,000m at the Texas Relays.
Recaps from each day of the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational (One | Two | Three), including full results, can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: OFF TO FLORIDA AND ILLINOIS
All event groups are back in action next weekend, at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida, from April 12-13, and the Gary Wieneke Memorial in Champaign, Illinois, on April 13.
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.
The Boilermakers will have two athletes in the decathlon and two in the heptathlon. Action at Arizona's Drachman Stadium begins with the heptathlon at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. MT on Friday, April 5, and the decathlon commences 30 minutes later. The first day of the combined events concludes at approximately 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. MT. On Saturday, April 6, the final five events of the decathlon start at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. MT, with the last three events of the heptathlon starting 30 minutes afterwards. Purdue's day is expected to wrap up at about 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. MT.
Fans unable to cheer the Boilermakers on in person can follow along with live results and the meet schedule. Additional updates 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.
Eight schools, plus several unattached athletes, are represented in the decathlon and heptathlon this weekend. The field includes host-Arizona and Big Ten foes Iowa and Nebraska. Twenty-one athletes were accepted into the heptathlon and 20 in the decathlon.
PURDUE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Boilermakers are represented three times in the top-25 in the second weekly national TFRI individual rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Sophomore Seth Allen is No. 16 in the discus, thanks to a mark that ranks No. 3 in school history, the men's 4x400 relay is 20th with the seventh-best time in Boilermaker history, and the men's 4x100 relay checks in at No. 23. In the #EventSquad rankings, the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase is No. 5 and the men's pole vault is 10th.
LAST TIME OUT: WEEKENDS ARE BIGGER IN TEXAS
In a busy weekend at the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational in Texas, the Boilermakers combined to win one event and earn 10 top-five finishes. Thirteen personal bests were achieved by the Old Gold and Black at the three-day meets.
Purdue earned four top-three finishes at the prestigious Texas Relays, led by senior Caroline Jordan, who won the 10,000m. Fellow senior Caleb Williams was the runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase and the men's 4x400 relay also placed second, both with times that rank No. 7 in school history. Junior Nathan Walker also was third in the 10,000m at the Texas Relays.
Recaps from each day of the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational (One | Two | Three), including full results, can be found at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
NEXT UP: OFF TO FLORIDA AND ILLINOIS
All event groups are back in action next weekend, at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida, from April 12-13, and the Gary Wieneke Memorial in Champaign, Illinois, on April 13.
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.