JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Purdue Track & Field's Bode Gilkerson (high jump) and Cameron Miller (200m) punched their ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on day three of the NCAA East First Round.
Men's Notes
• Gilkerson qualified for the first NCAA Championships of his career after a personal best clearance of 2.18m (7-01.75) and finished 7th in the region. In NCAA Regionals, competition concludes once 12 athletes qualify in the high jump. With that ruling, Gilkerson's clearance was on his final jump of the meet.
• Gilkerson becomes the first Boilermaker to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump since 2017.
• Miller punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships with a wind-legal 20.17 to finish eighth. He qualified for his third consecutive nationals in the 200m (two at Purdue and one at Louisville).
• After his performance on Friday, Miller has now finished top 10 at the NCAA East First Round for three straight seasons.
• The 4x400m relay team of Jahn Riley, Nickens Lemba, Zach Mylenek and Brett Otterbacher ran 3:05.11 to finish 14th. The time was fourth in school history.
• Caleb Williams concluded his collegiate career 16th in the East Regional 3000m Steeplechase (8:48.24). He finished 19th at last year's regional.
• Douglas Buckeridge (9:06.34) and Kiefer Bell (9:12.28) both finished 34th and 38th, respectively in the 3000m steeplechase.
Next Up
The women's squad concludes the NCAA East First Round on Saturday in four events starting with the discus at 1 p.m.\
Men's Notes
• Gilkerson qualified for the first NCAA Championships of his career after a personal best clearance of 2.18m (7-01.75) and finished 7th in the region. In NCAA Regionals, competition concludes once 12 athletes qualify in the high jump. With that ruling, Gilkerson's clearance was on his final jump of the meet.
• Gilkerson becomes the first Boilermaker to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump since 2017.
• Miller punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships with a wind-legal 20.17 to finish eighth. He qualified for his third consecutive nationals in the 200m (two at Purdue and one at Louisville).
• After his performance on Friday, Miller has now finished top 10 at the NCAA East First Round for three straight seasons.
• The 4x400m relay team of Jahn Riley, Nickens Lemba, Zach Mylenek and Brett Otterbacher ran 3:05.11 to finish 14th. The time was fourth in school history.
• Caleb Williams concluded his collegiate career 16th in the East Regional 3000m Steeplechase (8:48.24). He finished 19th at last year's regional.
• Douglas Buckeridge (9:06.34) and Kiefer Bell (9:12.28) both finished 34th and 38th, respectively in the 3000m steeplechase.
Next Up
The women's squad concludes the NCAA East First Round on Saturday in four events starting with the discus at 1 p.m.\