CHICAGO – Purdue Track & Field concluded the Windy City Invite with two event victories and two performances that entered the program’s top 10 on Saturday.
Men’s Notes
• Kamryn Harry won the open 200m with a personal best 21.36 to mark his first collegiate victory. The time is the fifth best by a Purdue freshman in the last 15 seasons and second fastest in the last 10.
• Douglas Buckeridge was the top collegiate finisher in the 3000m (8:05.78) and finished third overall. The time was just 0.93 seconds behind his personal best that ranks fifth in school history.
• Elliot Ryba opened Purdue’s day with a second-place finish in the high jump with the best jump of his collegiate career (2.12m / 6-11.50). Bode Gilkerson followed a few places behind in fourth (2.08m / 6-09.75).
• The men’s 4x400m team of Jax Coleman (47.85), Zyan Greene (46.36), Zach Mylenek (48.48) and Samuel Vessat (46.15) rank 3:08.85 to finish as the runner-up.
• Joel Gates was the runner-up finisher in the open shot put (16.73m / 54-10.75).
• Daniel Emmert took fifth in the open mile (4:09.71) and set a personal best.
Women’s Notes
• Lauren Pegher ran 9:28.32 to finish third in the 3000m and enter Purdue’s record book at No. 6. The performance is the third best by a Boilermaker in the last 15 seasons.
• Ashley Odiase raised her program rank to No. 7 in the 200m after she ran 23.69. The time placed her as the Windy City 200m Invite runner-up.
• Zoe Sullivan took third in the 60mH after she ran 8.20 in the finals. The time was her fastest of her three races at the competition.
• Jubilee Felder jumped 1.69m (5-06.50) to finish third in the high jump.
• Sofia Munoz (9:53.87) and Elizabeth Butler (10:01.32) joined Pegher in the 3000m top eight after they finished fourth and sixth, respectively.
• Shadae Thompson ran 24.28 and took fifth in the open 200m.
Next Up
Purdue splits the team between Nashville, Tennessee and Clemson, South Carolina for its final regular season weekend of the indoor season (Feb. 13-14).
