Justin Becker Season 2022-23

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Owns the school record, the second-fastest and the fourth-fastest outdoor 4x100-meter relay times in school history
• Broke the school record in the outdoor 4x100 relay with a time of 38.75 (May 25, 2019)
• Recorded the second-fastest outdoor 4x100 relay time in school history with a 39.06 (May 28, 2021)
• Has the No. 4 outdoor 4x100 relay time in program history in 39.39 (April 6, 2019)
• Ranks No. 10 in the Purdue record books in the indoor 200m with a 21.25 (Feb. 25, 2022)

 
2021-22
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x100 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 4x100 Relay
• Ran in eight meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400
• At the NCAA Championships, finished 21st in the 4x100 in 39.65 from June 8-11 to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades
• Placed 12th overall in the 4x100, in 39.53, to qualify for the NCAA Championships, at the NCAA East Prelims from May 25-28
• At the Big Ten Championships, finished ninth in the 4x400 (3:15.08), 14th in the 200m (21.31) and 30th in the 100m (10.77)
• Was the runner-up in the 4x200 (1:23.91) and placed fourth in the 4x100 prelims (39.78) at the Drake Relays from April 27-30
• Ran a personal-record 200m time of 20.89 to finish second, and added a 10.66 in the 100m to place seventh at the Indiana Invite from April 22-23
• Earned two runner-up finishes, in the 200m (21.00) and 4x100 (39.98) and was ninth in the 100m 910.48) at the 44 Farms Team Invite from April 8-9
• Notched a collegiate-best 100m time of 10.44 to place sixth, to go along with a 4x100 victory in 39.88 and a 200m runner-up finish in 20.92 at the Hurricane Invite from March 18-19

Indoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Junior

• Big Ten Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: January 12
• Competed in five meets in the 60m, 200m, 300m and 4x400
• Was fourth in the 4x400 (3:10.60), ninth in the 200m with a collegiate-best mark (21.25) and 12th in the 60m (6.82) at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-26
• Earned a personal-record 300m time of 34.59 to place eighth, and was sixth in the 60m in 6.92 at the Big Ten Midwest Invite on Jan. 15
• Ran the 10th-fastest 200m time in team history, with a 22.08 to place second, and added a 60m runner-up finish in 6.88 and earned Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors at the Gene Edmonds Invite on Jan. 8

 
2021
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x100 Relay
• Big Ten Champion: 4x100 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 4x100 Relay
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Raced in eight meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x400
• Finished 19th at the NCAA Championships in the 4x100 in 39.68 on June 11
• Ran the second-fastest 4x100 time in school history in 39.06 to finish seventh and qualify for the NCAA Championships at the NCAA East Prelims on May 28
• Won gold in the 4x100, in 39.30, at the Big Ten Championships on May 16
• Was the runner-up in the 4x100 in 39.83 at the Jesse Owens Invite on April 30
• Placed second in the 4x100 in 40.01 at the Husker Big Ten Invite on April 16
• Finished fifth in the 200m, in 21.44w, at the Big Ten North Florida Invite on April 2
• Won the 4x100 (39.57) and was seventh in the 200m (21.42) at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 on March 27

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Redshirted

 
2019-20
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Competed in eight meets, running in the 60m, 200m and 4x400
• Notched a personal-best time of 21.49 in the 200m to place 12th at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
• Was third in the finals in the 60m in 6.82 seconds at the Alex Wilson Invite on Feb. 22
• Placed seventh in the 200m finals in 21.89 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
• Won the 200m in 22.19 and recorded a personal-best 60m time of 6.81 and was fifth in the finals at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10
• Earned a runner-up finish in the 60m final in 6.87 at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7

 
2018-19
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• First Team All-America: 4x100 Relay
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Member of five of Purdue’s top-seven fastest outdoor 4x100-meter relay teams, including the top three times in program history
• Finished seventh in the 4x100 finals in 38.92, the second-fastest time in school history, at the NCAA Championships on June 7, two days after a time of 38.94, now the third-fastest mark in Purdue history
• Broke the school record in the 4x100 with a prelim-winning time of 38.75 at the NCAA regionals on May 25
• Helped the 4x100-meter relay team win the Big Ten title with a time of 39.39, tied for the second-fastest in school history at the time, at the Big Ten Championships on May 12
• Placed eighth in the 100-meter dash finals at the Big Ten Championships in a personal-best 10.53 seconds on May 12
• Recorded a pair of runner-up finishes at the Drake Relays, in the 4x100 in 40.36 and the 4x200 in 1:23.96
• Placed fourth at the Louisville Invite in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.58 seconds in the final on April 13
• Won the 4x100 in 39.39, the second-fastest time in school history at the time, at the Jim Click Shootout on April 6
• Placed third in the 100, in 10.83, and fourth in the 200, in 21.77, at the UTSA Invite on March 15

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Competed in six meets and raced in the 60 and 200
• Finished 16th overall in the 60 in 6.93 seconds at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 22
• Finished third in the 60 finals in then-career-best 6.85 seconds at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 18
• Placed fifth in the 200 with a time of 22.35 at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12
• Opened career with a sixth-place finish in the 60 in 6.96 seconds at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 7

 
HIGH SCHOOL

• Won a state title in the 60-meter dash as a junior
• Earned all-state accolades in the 4x100 as a junior
• Won the team title at sectionals and regionals all four years
• Owns the freshman record in the 100m with a time of 10.68
• Holds the school record in the 4x100, 60m, 100m and 200m
• Lettered in track & field all four years
• Also played football and was a four-time letterwinner
• Was inducted into the National Honor Society and made honor roll all four years

 
PERSONAL

• Parents are Ann and David
• Has three siblings, Lauren, Jonathan and Jeffrey
• Majoring in management