Track and Field Hosts Mastodon Opener on Saturday

Saturday, December 7

Fort Wayne, Ind.

11 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Mastodon Opener

Connor West

Track and Field Hosts Mastodon Opener on Saturday

12/6/2019 11:37:00 AM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field

Schedule Watch Heat Sheets

Meet: Mastodon Opener
When: Saturday, December 7 | 11 a.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Teams: Ball State, Goshen, Grace, Huntington, Indiana Tech, IUPUI, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne, Taylor, Xavier
Video: YouTube
Heat Sheet: Link

We're Baaaack!
Men's track and field is returning to Purdue Fort Wayne for the first time since 2003. The team consists of 25 freshmen, one junior and three seniors.

Back For More
Last year, the women's track and field team took seventh at the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships on Brookings, S.D. on February 23. Returning runners Lexi O'Connell, Savannah Girolami and Ally Bailey, along with graduate Olivia Coleman, competed in the 4x400 relay and clocked in a new school record time of 3:56.79 and a finish of fifth place. For the 2019-2020 season, 19 out of 27 student-athletes on the roster are freshmen.

Schedule of Events:
10:30 am National Anthem

Field Events
11:00 am (W) Weight Throw - Men to follow
Women's Shot Put upon completion of Men's Weight Throw - Men to follow
11:00 am (W) Pole Vault - Men to follow
11:00 am (W) Women's Long Jump - Men to Follow
Women's and Men's Triple Jump upon completion of the Long Jump
11:00 am (M) High Jump - Women to follow

Running Events
12:00 pm (W) 5,000 Meter Run
12:25 pm (M) 5,000 Meter Run
12:45 pm (W) 60 Meter Hurdle Prelims
1:00 pm (M) 60 Meter Hurdle Prelims
1:15 pm (W) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
1:30 pm (M) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
1:40 pm (W) Mile Run
1:50 pm (M) Mile Run
2:05 pm (W) 600 Meter Run
2:15 pm (M) 600 Meter Run
2:30 pm (M) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
2:40 pm (W) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
2:50 pm (W) 60 Meter Dash Final
2:55 pm (M) 60 Meter Dash Final
3:00 pm (W) 300 Meter Dash
3:10 pm (M) 300 Meter Dash
3:20 pm (W) 800 Meter Run
3:30 pm (M) 800 Meter Run
3:40 pm (W) 200 Meter Dash
3:55 pm (M) 200 Meter Dash
4:05 pm (W) 3000 Meter Run
4:30 pm (M) 3000 Meter Run
4:55 pm (W) 4 x 400 Relay
5:10 pm (M) 4 x 400 Relay

Up Next
The Mastodons will travel a short distance to Indiana Tech on December 14 for the Strive For Greatness Invitational Presented by Circle Logistics. The first event will begin promptly at 11 a.m.

~Feel the Rumble~