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Marcellus Moore Season 2020-21

PositionSHORT SPRINTS
YearSophomore
HometownPlainfield, Ill.
Also is a wide receiver on the Purdue football team
 

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

  • Ranks No. 4 in school history in the indoor 200 with a time of 21.01 (Feb. 28, 2020)
  • Is No. 5 in the Purdue record books in the indoor 60 with a time of 6.69 (Feb. 28, 2020)
 

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Enrolled at Purdue in January
  • Competed in four meets and raced in the 60 and 200
  • Set two top-10 marks in Purdue history at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28 with a 21.01 in the 200, the fourth-fastest time in school history while placing fourth, and a 6.69 in the 60, No. 5 all-time while winning bronze
  • Won the 200 in 21.25 and was second in the 60 in 6.78 at the Alex Wilson Invite on Feb. 22
  • Finished third in the 60 in 6.72 seconds at the Razorback Invite on Jan. 31
  • Opened collegiate career with a 6.80 in the 60 to finish sixth at the Rod McCravy Memorial on Jan. 24
 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Helped the United States 400-meter relay team set an under-20 world record at the Pam Am Under-20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in July, 2019
  • Won six Illinois state championships in 2019
  • Is a nine-time Illinois state medalist in his career
  • Set the state meet record in the 100 meters (10.31)
  • Also plays football
  • Three-star recruit and the No. 14-ranked all-purpose back in the 2020 recruiting class by 247Sports
  • Three-star recruit and the No. 84-rated running back in the 2020 recruiting class by ESPN
  • Three-star recruit by Rivals
  • 2019 Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette first-team All-State selection at wide receiver
 

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in kinesiology
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Freshman
2019-20

Short Sprints