WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Devynne Charlton, a Purdue Track & Field alum, took home her third consecutive 60mH world indoor title and tied her own world record in the finals.
Charlton flew to a 7.65 to earn her third-straight title and the performance tied her previous record set at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom on March 3, 2024. With her victory on Sunday, Charlton became the first woman to three-peat in the 60mH.
A star on the world stage since she graduated from Purdue in 2018, Charlton now owns four of the nine sub-7.70 times in history. Tia Jones of the United States is the only other athlete with two sub-7.70 performances.
The Bahamas native was an eight-time All-American, 10-time Big Ten Champion and three-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year at Purdue. Charlton still owns Purdue records in the 60m (7.26), 100m (11.22), 60mH (7.93) and 100-meter hurdles (12.70). Her 100mH time also holds the Big Ten record.
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (2012-16) also competed at the 2026 world championships and finished 11th in the shot put (20.04m).
Both Charlton and Enekwechi now turn their attention to the outdoor season as they work towards the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship held from Sept. 11-13 in Budapest, Hungary.
