WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Indoor Track & Field will open the 2025 portion of the schedule at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite in Louisville, Ky. The meet will be hosted by Kentucky.
Men's Notes
• In the team opener on Dec. 13 in Chicago, Cameron Miller ran the sixth fastest 300m time in NCAA history at 32.43. The performance earned him both USTFCCCA Division I Men's National and Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors.
• Jasiah Rogers is currently 15th in Division I with his 6.70 in the 60m that earned him the victory at the Blue Demon Holiday Invitational.
• Bode Gilkerson took the high jump victory in the opener and ranks tied for 14th in Division I after clearing 2.09m (6-10.25). Including outdoor, it was the fourth time Gilkerson cleared at least 2.09m in 11 collegiate meets.
• Nolan Macklin opened his season with a 6.72 in the 60m and fell 0.01 shy of entering Purdue's top 10 list. It was his fastest 60m time at Purdue after he ran 6.81 last season. Macklin's 60m personal best is 6.68, set his freshman season at Louisville in 2023.
Women's Notes
• Zoe Sullivan enters 2025 as the current NCAA No. 1 in the 60m hurdles (8.12). She twice set a personal best in the event with an 8.18 in the prelims. Her personal best heading into the season was 8.24. She also ranks eighth in the NCAA with a 24.13 in the 200m. Sullivan earned her first Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honor after the opener.
• Nia Wilson's current NCAA No. 8 in the 60m (7.35) moved her into a tie for third in the Purdue top 10s list. She was previously ranked fourth at 7.39. She also earned a runner-up finish to Sullivan in the 200m in 24.46. It was the first indoor 200m race of Wilson's collegiate career.
• Jalen Elrod entered the program's top 10 with an eighth-ranked 8.38 in the 60mH. She also holds the No. 7 rankings in the pentathlon (3,815 points).
• Two freshmen won their respective events in their collegiate debut. Jila Vaden won the long jump and broke the Blue Demon Holiday Invitational meet record with a 5.85m (19-02.50) and Gia Clay won the 300m in 39.36.
Next Up
Purdue returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 18 for the Simmons-Harvey Invite hosted by Michigan.
Men's Notes
• In the team opener on Dec. 13 in Chicago, Cameron Miller ran the sixth fastest 300m time in NCAA history at 32.43. The performance earned him both USTFCCCA Division I Men's National and Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors.
• Jasiah Rogers is currently 15th in Division I with his 6.70 in the 60m that earned him the victory at the Blue Demon Holiday Invitational.
• Bode Gilkerson took the high jump victory in the opener and ranks tied for 14th in Division I after clearing 2.09m (6-10.25). Including outdoor, it was the fourth time Gilkerson cleared at least 2.09m in 11 collegiate meets.
• Nolan Macklin opened his season with a 6.72 in the 60m and fell 0.01 shy of entering Purdue's top 10 list. It was his fastest 60m time at Purdue after he ran 6.81 last season. Macklin's 60m personal best is 6.68, set his freshman season at Louisville in 2023.
Women's Notes
• Zoe Sullivan enters 2025 as the current NCAA No. 1 in the 60m hurdles (8.12). She twice set a personal best in the event with an 8.18 in the prelims. Her personal best heading into the season was 8.24. She also ranks eighth in the NCAA with a 24.13 in the 200m. Sullivan earned her first Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honor after the opener.
• Nia Wilson's current NCAA No. 8 in the 60m (7.35) moved her into a tie for third in the Purdue top 10s list. She was previously ranked fourth at 7.39. She also earned a runner-up finish to Sullivan in the 200m in 24.46. It was the first indoor 200m race of Wilson's collegiate career.
• Jalen Elrod entered the program's top 10 with an eighth-ranked 8.38 in the 60mH. She also holds the No. 7 rankings in the pentathlon (3,815 points).
• Two freshmen won their respective events in their collegiate debut. Jila Vaden won the long jump and broke the Blue Demon Holiday Invitational meet record with a 5.85m (19-02.50) and Gia Clay won the 300m in 39.36.
Next Up
Purdue returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 18 for the Simmons-Harvey Invite hosted by Michigan.