EUGENE, Ore. – Purdue Track & Field's Cameron Miller (200m) and Bode Gilkerson (high jump) earned Second Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships. Jalen Elrod also completed the first four events of the heptathlon on Friday.
Miller Notes
• Miller finished ninth in the final NCAAs of his career in 20.56. It was Miller's second time running in the finals of an NCAA Outdoor Championships 200m.
• He concluded his career as a nine-time All-American (five outdoors). Five of his All-American honors came in the last two seasons at Purdue and the other four were in 2023 at Louisville.
• A decorated career at Purdue, Miller is the only Boilermaker to earn two Second Team All-American honors outdoors. He and Samson Colebrooke (2019, 2021) are the only two with multiple All-American honors in the 200m. Purdue has five different All-Americans in the event.
• In his two seasons, Miller set a Purdue school record in the 200m and 4x400m relay both indoors and outdoors.
Gilkerson Notes
• In his NCAAs debut, Gilkerson finished tied for 13th in the high jump after he cleared 2.15m (7-00.50).
• Gilkerson turned in the 10th All-American season by a Purdue high jumper and the first since Eric Blackman in 2017. He is the seventh different Boiler to earn All-American status in the high jump.
• The sophomore's outdoor season finished by outperforming his seeding at the Big Ten Championships (seeded eighth and finished fourth), NCAA East First Round (seeded 23rd and finished seventh) and the NCAA Championships (seeded 17th and finished 13th).
Elrod Notes
• Through the first four heptathlon events, Elrod ranks 20th with 3,336 points. She is currently projected to set a personal best with 5,653 points.
• Elrod earned her largest event point total with 1,018 after a personal best 13.72 in the 110mH.
• She had her highest event finish in third place with a 24.00 in the 200m.
• A 17th-place finish in the shot put (11.62m / 38-01.50) and 24th-place finish in the high jump (1.57m / 5-01.75) rounded out the first day.
Next Up
Elrod concludes Purdue's 2025-26 season on Saturday in the heptathlon starting with the long jump at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Miller Notes
• Miller finished ninth in the final NCAAs of his career in 20.56. It was Miller's second time running in the finals of an NCAA Outdoor Championships 200m.
• He concluded his career as a nine-time All-American (five outdoors). Five of his All-American honors came in the last two seasons at Purdue and the other four were in 2023 at Louisville.
• A decorated career at Purdue, Miller is the only Boilermaker to earn two Second Team All-American honors outdoors. He and Samson Colebrooke (2019, 2021) are the only two with multiple All-American honors in the 200m. Purdue has five different All-Americans in the event.
• In his two seasons, Miller set a Purdue school record in the 200m and 4x400m relay both indoors and outdoors.
Gilkerson Notes
• In his NCAAs debut, Gilkerson finished tied for 13th in the high jump after he cleared 2.15m (7-00.50).
• Gilkerson turned in the 10th All-American season by a Purdue high jumper and the first since Eric Blackman in 2017. He is the seventh different Boiler to earn All-American status in the high jump.
• The sophomore's outdoor season finished by outperforming his seeding at the Big Ten Championships (seeded eighth and finished fourth), NCAA East First Round (seeded 23rd and finished seventh) and the NCAA Championships (seeded 17th and finished 13th).
Elrod Notes
• Through the first four heptathlon events, Elrod ranks 20th with 3,336 points. She is currently projected to set a personal best with 5,653 points.
• Elrod earned her largest event point total with 1,018 after a personal best 13.72 in the 110mH.
• She had her highest event finish in third place with a 24.00 in the 200m.
• A 17th-place finish in the shot put (11.62m / 38-01.50) and 24th-place finish in the high jump (1.57m / 5-01.75) rounded out the first day.
Next Up
Elrod concludes Purdue's 2025-26 season on Saturday in the heptathlon starting with the long jump at 6:30 p.m. ET.