Saran Kouyeth Season 2022-23

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Ranks No. 5 and tied for No. 8 in Purdue history in the outdoor 4x400 relay in 3:33.70 (May 16, 2021) and 3:34.31 (April 23, 2022)
• Is No. 5 and No. 7 in the record books in the outdoor 4x100 relay in 44.20 (May 28, 2022) and 44.54 (May 29, 2021)
• Is No. 6 in program history in the outdoor 100m with a time of 11.46 (March 19, 2022)
• Ranks No. 7 and No. 10 in school history in the indoor 4x400 relay in 3:36.05 (Feb. 26, 2022) and 3:37.68 (Feb. 28, 2020)
• Is No. 8 all-time in the indoor 60m with a time of 7.47 (Jan. 22, 2022)
• Ranks No. 9 in the record books in the outdoor 200m in 23.73 (May 13, 2022)

 
2021-22
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
• Raced in eight meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x400
• At the NCAA Championships, finished 17th in the 4x400 in 3:36.18 and raced in the 4x100 from June 8-11 to earn a pair of Honorable Mention All-America accolades
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships in two events, with the fifth-fastest time in team history in the 4x100 in 44.20 to finish 11th overall, and in the 4x400 in 3:35.27 to finish ninth, and added a 100m time of 11.72 to place 40th at the NCAA East Prelims from May 25-28
• Posted the ninth-fastest 200m time in school history, with a 23.73 before placing eighth in the final in 23.56w, and was fourth in the 4x100 in 44.53 and 10th in the 100m in 11.64w at the Big Ten Championships from May 13-15
• Won the 4x400 with the eighth-fastest time in Purdue history, in 3:34.31, was second in the 200m (23.75) and fourth in the 100m (11.80) at the Indiana Invite from April 22-23
• Won the 100m with the sixth-fastest time in team history, with an 11.56, and added two runner-up finishes (4x100 in 44.84 and 4x400 in 3:40.64) and a fourth-place 200m time (23.87w) at the Hurricane Invite from March 18-19

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Raced in six meets in the 60m, 200m, 300m and 4x400
• With the No. 7-fastest 4x400 mark in the Purdue record books in 3:36.05, placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships and also competed in the 60m (12th, 7.53) and 200m, with a season-best time (14th, 24.33), from Feb. 25-26
• Registered a 60m time of 7.47 that is No. 8 in school history to place fifth in the event, and added a third-place 4x400 mark of 3:43.53 and a sixth-place 200m finish of 25.00 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite from Jan. 21-22
• Finished second in both events at the Fred Wilt Invite on Dec. 4, thanks to a career-best 300m time of 39.97 and a 60m mark of 7.56

 
2021
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x400 Relay
• Big Ten Runner-Up: 4x400 Relay
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist: 4x100 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 4x400 Relay
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Competed in eight meets and raced in the 200, 400, 4x100 and 4x400
• Placed 20th overall at the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 in 3:38.50 on June 10
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 (3:33.86, 12th) and ran the sixth-fastest 4x100 time in school history, in 44.54, to finish 14th at the NCAA East Prelims on May 29
• Won silver in the 4x400 in 3:33.70, the fifth-fastest time in team history, and bronze in the 4x100, in 44.69, and added a personal-best in the 200 (24.17) to place 13th at the Big Ten Championships from May 14-16
• Was second in the 4x100 (45.43), third in the 4x400 (3:46.94) and fifth in the 200 (23.99w) at the Jesse Owens Invite from April 30-May 1
• Took second in the 4x400, in 3:41.68, and fourth in the 4x100, in 45.79, at the Husker Big Ten Invite from April 16-17
• Won the 4x400 in 3:40.46 and was fifth in the 400 in 56.10 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 on March 27

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Big Ten Bronze Medalist: 4x400 Relay
• Raced in four meets in the 60, 200, 400, 4x400 and distance medley relay
• Took bronze in the 4x400 relay in 3:39.51 at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-27
• Was the 4x400 runner-up (3:46.62) and was fifth in the 400 (57.65) at the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6
• Placed third in the 200, in 25.10, and sixth in the 60, in 7.86, at the Gladstein Invite on Jan. 23

 
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

• Big Ten Champion: 4x400 Relay
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Participated in seven meets and competed in the 60, 200, 400 and 4x400 relay
• Won a Big Ten title in the 4x400 relay, as the team finished in 3:37.68, the ninth-fastest time in school history, on Feb. 28
• Ran a personal-best 55.46 in the 400 at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14
• Placed fifth in the 400 with a then-personal best mark of 55.48 at the Meyo Invite on Feb. 7
• Set a career-best time of 25.01 in the 200 and added a fifth-place finish in the 400, in 55.89, at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
• Helped the team win the 4x400 in 3:48.33 and added a personal-best 60 time of 7.63 seconds at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10
• Finished fourth in the 200 (25.30) and third I the 4x400 (4:00.47) in her career debut at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7

 
HIGH SCHOOL

• Won a region 6A championship and was named the runner of the year as a senior
• Ranked No. 4 in the U.S. in the 200 and No. 5 in the 400
• Ranked No. 1 in Georgia in the 200 and 400 and was top-five in the 100
• Named to the AB honor roll
• Earned the Mary Gay Award, given to the greatest female athlete

 
PERSONAL

• Parents are Sallan Tucker and Souleymane Kouyeth
• Has four brothers and one sister
• Majoring in development and family sciences