GAINESVILLE, Fla. and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Purdue Track & Field’s Ashley Odiase (200m) and Nathan Walker (5000m) shake up Purdue’s Friday’s split squad action.
Men’s Notes
• Walker ran 13:58.07 in the 5000m to enter Purdue’s record book at No. 5 and become the fifth Boilermaker to break the 14-minute barrier in the event. In two races this season, Walker has two performances in Purdue’s top five after he entered at No. 5 in the 10,000m (29:14.15) on March 26.
• Elliot Ryba finished tied for fourth in the high jump (2.09m / 6-10.25). It was his second-best clearance of the outdoor season.
• Leo Maxwell finished fourth in the collegiate section of the hammer throw (62.80 / 206-00).
Women’s Notes
• Ashley Odiase opened Purdue’s competition with the seventh-best 200m performance in program history (23.45) to finish seventh in the collegiate section of the event. She previously ranked eighth and jump one spot ahead of teammate Marissa Palmer.
• Britannia Johnson threw a personal-best 56.49m (185-04) in the hammer to finish fifth in the collegiate section.
• Marissa Palmer ran 23.52 into a headwind in the women’s 200m invite to improve her No. 8 spot in program history by 0.03 seconds.
• Jila Vaden jumped 5.95m (19-07.50) for her best long jump mark in over a year.
Next Up
Purdue concludes the Tom Jones Memorial with a busy day on Saturday, April 18.
