WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nine current and former Purdue track & field student-athletes are set to compete at their respective country's Olympic trials as the 2024 Paris Olympics approaches in July and August.
Graduate student Cameron Miller and alums Brian Faust, Kaia Harris, Micaela Hazlewood and Kara Winger will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon, while junior Praise Aniamaka will participate in the Canadian Olympic Trials in Montreal. Alums Devynne Charlton and Samson Colebrooke are set for the Bahamas Trials and alumna Saran Kouyeth will run at the Republic of Guinea event.
These nine Boilermakers will look to punch their ticket and join alumnus Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, who qualified for his second Olympic Games in the shot put for Nigeria on June 16. Additionally, current junior Joel Gomez is set to compete at the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Trials from July 18-20 as he looks to qualify for his second Paralympic Games.
Information about each athlete's trials, including schedule and how to follow along, is outlined below, and details will be updated as each country's trials approaches. Additional info on how to follow along with their competitions will be available by following the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Praise Aniamaka – Triple Jump, Canada
Aniamaka will look to earn his first Olympics berth when he competes at the Canadian trials in the triple jump in Montreal. The qualification round is set for Friday, June 28 and the final is on Sunday, June 30.
Information on Canada's Olympic Trials can be found here, which includes a live stream.
A native of Surrey, British Columbia, Aniamaka was sixth at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the triple jump to earn First Team All-America honors. He won the Big Ten triple jump title with a meet-record jump of 16.49 meters, which is second-best in school history. The back-to-back Big Ten champion in the event, Aniamaka is a three-time All-American, with a ninth-place finish outdoors in 2023 and indoors in 2024.
Devynne Charlton – 100m Hurdles, Bahamas
A 2020 Olympian and the current world record-holder in the 60m hurdles, Charlton races in the Bahamas Olympic Trials in the 100m hurdles. The heats and final are both scheduled for Thursday, June 27.
The Bahamas Junior & Senior National Championships is slated for June 26-28 in Nassau, Bahamas. As the meet approaches, more information is expected to be available here, and live results can be found here.
From Nassau, Bahamas, Charlton ran a record-breaking 60m hurdles time of 7.65 seconds to win the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships earlier this year. A Boilermaker from 2014-18, Charlton was seventh in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The school record-holder in the 100m hurdles and 100m, she is a nine-time All-American and an 11-time Big Ten Champion. Charlton was named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year three times.
Samson Colebrooke – 100m, Bahamas
Colebrooke looks to return to the Olympics in the 100m after making his debut in Tokyo. He will run in the 100m trials in the Bahamas on Wednesday, June 26, with both heats and the final.
The Bahamas Junior & Senior National Championships is slated for June 26-28 in Nassau, Bahamas. As the meet approaches, more information is expected to be available here, and live results can be found here.
A 2021 Purdue graduate, Colebrooke was 44th at the 2020 Olympics in the 100m. As a Boilermaker, he was a six-time All-America honoree and ran the second-fastest 200m and third-fastest 100m times in school history. The Exuma, Bahamas, native also contributed to three of the four-fastest 4x100 marks and three of the six-fastest 4x400 times, highlighted by the 4x100 record. Colebrooke won five Big Ten medals, including gold twice in the 4x100.
Brian Faust – 400m, United States
Faust runs at his first Olympic trials in the 400m in Eugene. The first round is on Friday, June 21, the semifinal is set for Sunday, June 23, and the final is on Monday, June 24.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
A Boilermaker from 2018-21, Faust won a national title in the 400m at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships to earn a berth at the 2024 World Athletics Championships, where he was 14th overall. The Atlanta, Georgia, native was a four-time All-American and won three Big Ten medals at Purdue. Faust broke three school records indoors, in the 400m, 500m and 600m, and has 11 top-10 times in team history.
Kaia Harris – Discus, United States
Harris makes her U.S. Olympic trials debut in the discus throw in Oregon. The quarterfinal is on Monday, June 24 and the final is scheduled for Thursday, June 27.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
From West Lafayette, Harris competed for Purdue from 2018-22. She is No. 2 in school history with a discus throw of 56.53m, which she achieved in 2022. That season culminated in an NCAA Championships appearance and Second Team All-America recognition, along with a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships. Harris was a two-time NCAA First Round qualifier as a Boilermaker.
Micaela Hazlewood – Discus, United States
Hazlewood will compete at her second U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the discus. The quarterfinal is on Monday, June 24 and the final is scheduled for Thursday, June 27.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
A native of Linton, Indiana, Hazlewood was the runner-up in the discus at the 2020 Trials with a personal-best throw of 62.54m. She is the Purdue record-holder in the discus with a throw of 57.34m and also is in the top-10 in the hammer throw, weight throw and both indoor and outdoor shot put. The 2018 Purdue graduate qualified for the NCAA Championships in the discus all four years and was 10th in 2018. Hazlewood reached the Big Ten podium five times in her career.
Saran Kouyeth – 200m & 400m, Republic of Guinea
Kouyeth will represent the Republic of Guinea. At her first trials, she will race in the 200m and 400m.
The Confederation of African Athletics trials are set for June 21-26 in Cameroon.
From 2019-23 at Purdue, Kouyeth earned All-America honors in the 4x400 three times. From Sandy Springs, Georgia, she is a five-time Big Ten medalist and helped the Boilermakers to a 4x400 title indoors in 2020. In the record books, Kouyeth is in the top-10 in the 100m outdoors, 200m indoors and outdoors and seven times in relay events.
Cameron Miller – 200m, United States
Miller comes off an All-American season in 2024 with Purdue to run at his first U.S. trials in the 200m. The first round is on Thursday, June 27, followed by the semifinal on Friday, June 28 and the final on Saturday, June 29.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
The school record holder both indoors and outdoors in the 200m, Miller earned First Team All-America accolades indoors and second team distinction outdoors in his first Purdue season in 2024. From Dallas, Texas, Miller won a Big Ten title outdoors and was third indoors in the 200m.
Kara (Patterson) Winger – Javelin, United States
A four-time Olympian, Winger will compete at her sixth Olympic Trials in the javelin. The quarterfinal is on Friday, June 28 before the final on Sunday, June 30.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
One of the most decorated Purdue athletes in any sport, Winger is a four-time Olympian and is looking to become the first American thrower to qualify for five Olympic Games. She won silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, the first medal won by an American woman in the event at Worlds. Winger, a 2009 Purdue graduate, owns the Boilermaker and American records in the javelin with throws of 61.56m and 68.11m, respectively. She was the runner-up at the NCAA Championships in 2009 and fifth in 2008 and won Big Ten titles in 2005, 2008 and 2009. From Vancouver, Washington, Winger is a two-time Big Ten Outdoor Athlete of the Year.
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 alums Brian Faust, Kaia Harris, Micaela Hazlewood and Kara Winger will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon, while junior Praise Aniamaka will participate in the Canadian Olympic Trials in Montreal. Alums Devynne Charlton and Samson Colebrooke are set for the Bahamas Trials and alumna Saran Kouyeth will run at the Republic of Guinea event.
These nine Boilermakers will look to punch their ticket and join alumnus Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, who qualified for his second Olympic Games in the shot put for Nigeria on June 16. Additionally, current junior Joel Gomez is set to compete at the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Trials from July 18-20 as he looks to qualify for his second Paralympic Games.
Information about each athlete's trials, including schedule and how to follow along, is outlined below, and details will be updated as each country's trials approaches. Additional info on how to follow along with their competitions will be available by following the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Praise Aniamaka – Triple Jump, Canada
Aniamaka will look to earn his first Olympics berth when he competes at the Canadian trials in the triple jump in Montreal. The qualification round is set for Friday, June 28 and the final is on Sunday, June 30.
Information on Canada's Olympic Trials can be found here, which includes a live stream.
A native of Surrey, British Columbia, Aniamaka was sixth at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the triple jump to earn First Team All-America honors. He won the Big Ten triple jump title with a meet-record jump of 16.49 meters, which is second-best in school history. The back-to-back Big Ten champion in the event, Aniamaka is a three-time All-American, with a ninth-place finish outdoors in 2023 and indoors in 2024.
Devynne Charlton – 100m Hurdles, Bahamas
A 2020 Olympian and the current world record-holder in the 60m hurdles, Charlton races in the Bahamas Olympic Trials in the 100m hurdles. The heats and final are both scheduled for Thursday, June 27.
The Bahamas Junior & Senior National Championships is slated for June 26-28 in Nassau, Bahamas. As the meet approaches, more information is expected to be available here, and live results can be found here.
From Nassau, Bahamas, Charlton ran a record-breaking 60m hurdles time of 7.65 seconds to win the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships earlier this year. A Boilermaker from 2014-18, Charlton was seventh in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The school record-holder in the 100m hurdles and 100m, she is a nine-time All-American and an 11-time Big Ten Champion. Charlton was named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year three times.
Samson Colebrooke – 100m, Bahamas
Colebrooke looks to return to the Olympics in the 100m after making his debut in Tokyo. He will run in the 100m trials in the Bahamas on Wednesday, June 26, with both heats and the final.
The Bahamas Junior & Senior National Championships is slated for June 26-28 in Nassau, Bahamas. As the meet approaches, more information is expected to be available here, and live results can be found here.
A 2021 Purdue graduate, Colebrooke was 44th at the 2020 Olympics in the 100m. As a Boilermaker, he was a six-time All-America honoree and ran the second-fastest 200m and third-fastest 100m times in school history. The Exuma, Bahamas, native also contributed to three of the four-fastest 4x100 marks and three of the six-fastest 4x400 times, highlighted by the 4x100 record. Colebrooke won five Big Ten medals, including gold twice in the 4x100.
Brian Faust – 400m, United States
Faust runs at his first Olympic trials in the 400m in Eugene. The first round is on Friday, June 21, the semifinal is set for Sunday, June 23, and the final is on Monday, June 24.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
A Boilermaker from 2018-21, Faust won a national title in the 400m at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships to earn a berth at the 2024 World Athletics Championships, where he was 14th overall. The Atlanta, Georgia, native was a four-time All-American and won three Big Ten medals at Purdue. Faust broke three school records indoors, in the 400m, 500m and 600m, and has 11 top-10 times in team history.
Kaia Harris – Discus, United States
Harris makes her U.S. Olympic trials debut in the discus throw in Oregon. The quarterfinal is on Monday, June 24 and the final is scheduled for Thursday, June 27.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
From West Lafayette, Harris competed for Purdue from 2018-22. She is No. 2 in school history with a discus throw of 56.53m, which she achieved in 2022. That season culminated in an NCAA Championships appearance and Second Team All-America recognition, along with a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships. Harris was a two-time NCAA First Round qualifier as a Boilermaker.
Micaela Hazlewood – Discus, United States
Hazlewood will compete at her second U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the discus. The quarterfinal is on Monday, June 24 and the final is scheduled for Thursday, June 27.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
A native of Linton, Indiana, Hazlewood was the runner-up in the discus at the 2020 Trials with a personal-best throw of 62.54m. She is the Purdue record-holder in the discus with a throw of 57.34m and also is in the top-10 in the hammer throw, weight throw and both indoor and outdoor shot put. The 2018 Purdue graduate qualified for the NCAA Championships in the discus all four years and was 10th in 2018. Hazlewood reached the Big Ten podium five times in her career.
Saran Kouyeth – 200m & 400m, Republic of Guinea
Kouyeth will represent the Republic of Guinea. At her first trials, she will race in the 200m and 400m.
The Confederation of African Athletics trials are set for June 21-26 in Cameroon.
From 2019-23 at Purdue, Kouyeth earned All-America honors in the 4x400 three times. From Sandy Springs, Georgia, she is a five-time Big Ten medalist and helped the Boilermakers to a 4x400 title indoors in 2020. In the record books, Kouyeth is in the top-10 in the 100m outdoors, 200m indoors and outdoors and seven times in relay events.
Cameron Miller – 200m, United States
Miller comes off an All-American season in 2024 with Purdue to run at his first U.S. trials in the 200m. The first round is on Thursday, June 27, followed by the semifinal on Friday, June 28 and the final on Saturday, June 29.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
The school record holder both indoors and outdoors in the 200m, Miller earned First Team All-America accolades indoors and second team distinction outdoors in his first Purdue season in 2024. From Dallas, Texas, Miller won a Big Ten title outdoors and was third indoors in the 200m.
Kara (Patterson) Winger – Javelin, United States
A four-time Olympian, Winger will compete at her sixth Olympic Trials in the javelin. The quarterfinal is on Friday, June 28 before the final on Sunday, June 30.
Information on the U.S. Olympic Trials can be found here. That includes live results and television info on NBC.
One of the most decorated Purdue athletes in any sport, Winger is a four-time Olympian and is looking to become the first American thrower to qualify for five Olympic Games. She won silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, the first medal won by an American woman in the event at Worlds. Winger, a 2009 Purdue graduate, owns the Boilermaker and American records in the javelin with throws of 61.56m and 68.11m, respectively. She was the runner-up at the NCAA Championships in 2009 and fifth in 2008 and won Big Ten titles in 2005, 2008 and 2009. From Vancouver, Washington, Winger is a two-time Big Ten Outdoor Athlete of the Year.
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.