ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Purdue track & field alumnus Brian Faust won the 400-meter at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships on Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Faust used a personal-best time of 45.47 seconds – and a strong push in the final meters – to win the national title in comeback fashion. He edged the runner-up by 0.01 seconds.
With the win, Faust secured a berth at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships from March 1-3 in Glasgow, Scotland.
A Boilermaker from 2018-2021, Faust was a four-time All-American and won three Big Ten medals. He broke three school records and has 11 top-10 times in team history. Indoors, Faust set the program record in the 400m, 500m and 600m and has three of the seven fastest 4x400 relay times. All three records had stood for at least 11 years, with the 400m mark being a 20-year-old record and the 500m record standing from 1990 until 2018. He also is top-10 in program history in the 200m. Outdoors, Faust is second all-time in the 400m and second, third and sixth in the 4x400 relay.
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Faust used a personal-best time of 45.47 seconds – and a strong push in the final meters – to win the national title in comeback fashion. He edged the runner-up by 0.01 seconds.
With the win, Faust secured a berth at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships from March 1-3 in Glasgow, Scotland.
A Boilermaker from 2018-2021, Faust was a four-time All-American and won three Big Ten medals. He broke three school records and has 11 top-10 times in team history. Indoors, Faust set the program record in the 400m, 500m and 600m and has three of the seven fastest 4x400 relay times. All three records had stood for at least 11 years, with the 400m mark being a 20-year-old record and the 500m record standing from 1990 until 2018. He also is top-10 in program history in the 200m. Outdoors, Faust is second all-time in the 400m and second, third and sixth in the 4x400 relay.
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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.