CLEMSON, S.C. and Nashville, Tenn. – Purdue Track & Field’s Hugh Jacobsmeyer led the Boilermakers’ strong finish to the indoor regular season on Saturday by breaking the 800m school record that stood for 33 years. In Clemson, Britannie Johnson and Seamus Malaski took weight throw invite victories.
In addition to Jacobsmeyer’s school record, Purdue had six other top 10 performances in school history on Saturday. Combined with Friday’s action, the Boilermakers set two school records and 10 total top 10 performances.
Men’s Notes
• Jacobsmeyer ran 1:48.37 to break Darrin Wilcoxson’s previous 800m record of 1:48.70 set on Feb. 6, 1993. On Jan. 17 this season, Jacobsmeyer ran 1:49.80 to become the third Boilermaker in program history to break 1:50 in the event.
• Malaski threw 21.86m (71-08.75) to earn the weight throw victory at the Tiger Paw Invitational and increase his national ranking to top 20. He added a runner-up finish in the shot put (18.60m / 61-00.25). He finished the regular season with eight top two finishes in his 10 competitions.
• The men’s 4x400m of Jax Coleman, Zyan Greene, Zach Mylenek and Samuel Vessat ran 3:06.65 to move up one spot to fourth in school history. Vessat led the team with a 44.87 anchor leg.
• Chidozie Kalu made his season debut after missing over a year due to injury and took fifth in the triple jump (15.73m / 51-07.25). He entered the season ninth in school history and fell just 0.02m shy of moving up.
• Nate Assa, Alex Haugan, Quintin Lowe and Daniel Emmert made up Purdue’s first DMR of the season and finished second (10:00.95).
• Bode Gilkerson finished eighth in the high jump (2.09m / 6-10.25) at the Tiger Paw Invitational.
Women’s Notes
• Johnson had the No. 2 weight throw in school history (21.67m / 71-01.25) to earn the Tiger Paw Invitational win. She later also increased her program ranking in the shot put to No. 4 (16.08m / 52-09.25). Her weight throw jumped into the NCAA’s top 20
• Lauren Pegher jumped up three spots in the program’s 3000m rankings to No. 3 after she ran 9:25.65 to finish third in Nashville. She also entered Purdue’s top five in the 5000m on Friday.
• Blessing Gideon jumped 12.73m (41-09.25) and increased her school ranking by two spots to No. 7.
• Jubilee Felder cleared a personal best 1.76m (5-09.25) and finished third at the Tiger Paw Invitational. Her jump is the second best by a Purdue freshman in the last 15 seasons.
Next Up
Purdue looks ahead to the Big Ten Indoor Championships from Feb. 26-28 in Indianapolis, Ind.
