WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Outdoor Track & Field heads back on the road to the Pepsi Florida Relays April 4-5. The Boilermakers' sprints, jumps and throws will participate in the meet.
Men's Notes
• Antoine Spencer opened the season with a wind-aided 10.13 in the 100m. When including wind-aided times, Spencer ranks fifth in the NCAA so far this season. He is set to make his outdoor 200m season debut.
• Grant Gogel began the outdoor season with a personal best 5.16m (16-11.00) in the pole vault to finish ninth at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Leo Maxwell opened his season eighth at the USF Alumni Invitational in the hammer throw (60.30m / 197-10). He came into the season eighth in school history (64.12m / 210-04).
• Cameron Miller is scheduled to make his outdoor debut after he finished the indoor season third at nationals in the 200m. Miller is the outdoor 200m school record holder (20.25).
• The men's 4x400m relay is scheduled for its first appearances of the outdoor season. The quartet of Brett Otterbacher, Miller, Connor Czajkowski and Nickens Lemba set the record last season in 3:03.72 to qualify for nationals. Miller, Czajkowski, Otterbacher and Spencer set the indoor school record on March 1 (3:04.95) and qualified for indoor nationals.
Women's Notes
• Britannie Johnson is set for her second outdoor meet as a Boilermaker after she entered the record books twice in her debut. She had the No. 7 shot put (15.29m / 50-02.00) and No. 10 discus (51.12m / 167-08) marks in school history.
• Briannia Johnson entered the record book at No. 9 in the discus after she threw 51.79m (169-11). Her mark finished third at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Nia Wilson started her season with the No. 7 100m time in school history (11.53). She finished fifth overall and was the top non-wind-aided time at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Blessing Ogundiran opened her outdoor collegiate career in a wind-aided 11.39 in the 100m. She finished second at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Zoe Sullivan, fresh off a Second Team All-American indoor campaign, is set to make her outdoor season debut this weekend. She ranks fifth in Purdue history in the 100m hurdles (13.37).
Next Up
Purdue sends its women's heptathlon and men's decathlon to the Bryan Clay Multis in Azusa, Calif. April 10-11.
Men's Notes
• Antoine Spencer opened the season with a wind-aided 10.13 in the 100m. When including wind-aided times, Spencer ranks fifth in the NCAA so far this season. He is set to make his outdoor 200m season debut.
• Grant Gogel began the outdoor season with a personal best 5.16m (16-11.00) in the pole vault to finish ninth at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Leo Maxwell opened his season eighth at the USF Alumni Invitational in the hammer throw (60.30m / 197-10). He came into the season eighth in school history (64.12m / 210-04).
• Cameron Miller is scheduled to make his outdoor debut after he finished the indoor season third at nationals in the 200m. Miller is the outdoor 200m school record holder (20.25).
• The men's 4x400m relay is scheduled for its first appearances of the outdoor season. The quartet of Brett Otterbacher, Miller, Connor Czajkowski and Nickens Lemba set the record last season in 3:03.72 to qualify for nationals. Miller, Czajkowski, Otterbacher and Spencer set the indoor school record on March 1 (3:04.95) and qualified for indoor nationals.
Women's Notes
• Britannie Johnson is set for her second outdoor meet as a Boilermaker after she entered the record books twice in her debut. She had the No. 7 shot put (15.29m / 50-02.00) and No. 10 discus (51.12m / 167-08) marks in school history.
• Briannia Johnson entered the record book at No. 9 in the discus after she threw 51.79m (169-11). Her mark finished third at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Nia Wilson started her season with the No. 7 100m time in school history (11.53). She finished fifth overall and was the top non-wind-aided time at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Blessing Ogundiran opened her outdoor collegiate career in a wind-aided 11.39 in the 100m. She finished second at the USF Alumni Invitational.
• Zoe Sullivan, fresh off a Second Team All-American indoor campaign, is set to make her outdoor season debut this weekend. She ranks fifth in Purdue history in the 100m hurdles (13.37).
Next Up
Purdue sends its women's heptathlon and men's decathlon to the Bryan Clay Multis in Azusa, Calif. April 10-11.