
Oliva Coleman
Track and Field Prepares for Summit League Indoor Championships
2/18/2019 10:56:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's track and field program heads to Brookings, South Dakota for the final meet of the indoor season at the league indoor championships.
Meet: Summit League Indoor Championships
When: Friday, February 22 & Saturday, February 23
Where: Brookings, South Dakota | Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex
Entries:
Ally Bailey – 200, 60, 4x400
Bailie Brown – 3,000
Olivia Coleman – Long Jump, 60, 4x400
Natalie Dye – 800, DMR
Savannah Girolami – 800, DMR, 4x400
Brittney Hartman – 60 Hurdles, 200
Sophia Hirzel – DMR, 5,000
Hannah Jennings – Shot Put
Elana Kayser – DMR, Mile
Caitlyn Kiekhaefer – 3,000
Lexi O'Connell– 60, 60 Hurdles, 4x400
Rachel Pierre-Louis – 400, 200
Emma Rafuse – Mile, 5,000
Ajanae Waters – 60, 200
What To Watch For: Fresh off setting a new school record in the 60 meter hurdles, Lexi O'Connell will be competing in the same event at this weekend's indoor championship. O'Connell notched a time of 9.06 in the preliminaries to set the new school record. Senior Olivia Coleman will be in her final indoor championships, competing in the long jump, 60 meter dash and 4x400 relay. Hoping to finish her senior indoor season with her best performance yet, Emma Rafuse will be running in the mile and the 5K. Rafuse was fourth in the mile at the indoor championships last season. Fellow senior Caitlyn Kiekhaefer will be running in the 3,000 meters.
Up Next: Purdue Fort Wayne will be back at the end of March to begin the outdoor season in North Carolina at the Raleigh Relays on March 29 and 30.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Meet: Summit League Indoor Championships
When: Friday, February 22 & Saturday, February 23
Where: Brookings, South Dakota | Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex
Entries:
Ally Bailey – 200, 60, 4x400
Bailie Brown – 3,000
Olivia Coleman – Long Jump, 60, 4x400
Natalie Dye – 800, DMR
Savannah Girolami – 800, DMR, 4x400
Brittney Hartman – 60 Hurdles, 200
Sophia Hirzel – DMR, 5,000
Hannah Jennings – Shot Put
Elana Kayser – DMR, Mile
Caitlyn Kiekhaefer – 3,000
Lexi O'Connell– 60, 60 Hurdles, 4x400
Rachel Pierre-Louis – 400, 200
Emma Rafuse – Mile, 5,000
Ajanae Waters – 60, 200
What To Watch For: Fresh off setting a new school record in the 60 meter hurdles, Lexi O'Connell will be competing in the same event at this weekend's indoor championship. O'Connell notched a time of 9.06 in the preliminaries to set the new school record. Senior Olivia Coleman will be in her final indoor championships, competing in the long jump, 60 meter dash and 4x400 relay. Hoping to finish her senior indoor season with her best performance yet, Emma Rafuse will be running in the mile and the 5K. Rafuse was fourth in the mile at the indoor championships last season. Fellow senior Caitlyn Kiekhaefer will be running in the 3,000 meters.
Up Next: Purdue Fort Wayne will be back at the end of March to begin the outdoor season in North Carolina at the Raleigh Relays on March 29 and 30.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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