Saturday, January 18
Fort Wayne, Ind.
11 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Mastodon Invitational
Lexi O'Connell
Track and Field Returns Home for Mastodon Invitational
1/16/2020 12:16:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field
Meet: Mastodon Invitational
When: Saturday, January 18 | 11 a.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Teams: Detroit Mercy, Huntington, Indiana Tech, IUPUI, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne, Taylor, Wabash, Wright State
Live Video: YouTube
Heat Sheets: PDF
What To Watch For
The Mastodons are returning home for the Mastodon Invitational. Four future Horizon League foes (Detroit Mercy, IUPUI, Northern Kentucky and Wright State) will make their appearance on Saturday. Last week, Purdue Fort Wayne competed at the GVSU Bob Eubanks Open where freshman Ben Marano broke the school record in the 400m dash with a time of 50.88. Sammy Moran competed in the mile run and ended with a third place finish (4:27.13) and Weston Miser took home fourth in the 800m run (2:00.96). Savannah Girolami led the way for the women's track and field team with a second place finish in the 400m and a time of 58.94. Makaila Groves had a personal best time of 2:26.12 in the 800m run and Sophia Hirzel also PR'd in the 3000m run with a time of 10:40.86.
Honors Season
For the second consecutive week, Purdue Fort Wayne took home all four Athlete of the Week awards. Lane Hawkins and Naomi Ashley earned Field Athlete of the Week honors and Ben Marano and Savannah Girolami took home Track Athlete of the Week honors.
Senior Day
On Saturday, seven seniors will be honored at 10:30 a.m. for Senior Day. On the men's side, Robert Peck, Austin Rockstroh and Alex Barton will be honored for cross country and track and field and on the women's side, Savannah Girolami, Ally Bailey, Lexi O'Connell and Elana Kayser will be recognized for track and field.
Schedule:
10:15 a.m. National Anthem
10:30 a.m. Senior Day Presentation
Field Events:
11:00 a.m. (W) Weight Throw - Men to follow
Women's Shot Put upon completion of Men's Weight Throw - Men to follow
11:00 a.m. (W) Pole Vault - Men to follow
11:00 a.m. (W) Long Jump - Men to follow
Women's and Men's Triple Jump upon completion of the Long Jump
11:00 a.m. (M) High Jump - Women to follow
Running Events:
12:00 p.m. (W) Distance Medley Relay
12:15 p.m. (M) Distance Medley Relay
12:30 p.m. (W) 5000 Meter Run
12:50 p.m. (M) 5000 Meter Run
1:10 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Hurdle Prelims
1:20 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Hurdle Prelims
1:25 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
1:35 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
1:45 p.m. (W) Mile Run
1:55 p.m. (M) Mile Run
2:10 p.m. (W) 400 Meter Dash
2:20 p.m. (M) 400 Meter Dash
2:40 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
2:45 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
2:50 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Dash Final
2:55 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Dash Final
3:00 p.m. (W) 800 Meter Run
3:05 p.m. (M) 800 Meter Run
3:15 p.m. (W) 200 Meter Dash
3:25 p.m. (M) 200 Meter Dash
3:45 p.m. (W) 3000 Meter Run
4:10 p.m. (M) 3000 Meter Run
4:30 p.m. (W) 4x400 Relay
4:40 p.m. (M) 4x400 Relay
Up Next
Purdue Fort Wayne will head off to Youngstown, Ohio for the YSU National Mid-Major Invitational at the Watson and Tressel Training Site on Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.
~Feel the Rumble~
When: Saturday, January 18 | 11 a.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Teams: Detroit Mercy, Huntington, Indiana Tech, IUPUI, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne, Taylor, Wabash, Wright State
Live Video: YouTube
Heat Sheets: PDF
What To Watch For
The Mastodons are returning home for the Mastodon Invitational. Four future Horizon League foes (Detroit Mercy, IUPUI, Northern Kentucky and Wright State) will make their appearance on Saturday. Last week, Purdue Fort Wayne competed at the GVSU Bob Eubanks Open where freshman Ben Marano broke the school record in the 400m dash with a time of 50.88. Sammy Moran competed in the mile run and ended with a third place finish (4:27.13) and Weston Miser took home fourth in the 800m run (2:00.96). Savannah Girolami led the way for the women's track and field team with a second place finish in the 400m and a time of 58.94. Makaila Groves had a personal best time of 2:26.12 in the 800m run and Sophia Hirzel also PR'd in the 3000m run with a time of 10:40.86.
Honors Season
For the second consecutive week, Purdue Fort Wayne took home all four Athlete of the Week awards. Lane Hawkins and Naomi Ashley earned Field Athlete of the Week honors and Ben Marano and Savannah Girolami took home Track Athlete of the Week honors.
Senior Day
On Saturday, seven seniors will be honored at 10:30 a.m. for Senior Day. On the men's side, Robert Peck, Austin Rockstroh and Alex Barton will be honored for cross country and track and field and on the women's side, Savannah Girolami, Ally Bailey, Lexi O'Connell and Elana Kayser will be recognized for track and field.
Schedule:
10:15 a.m. National Anthem
10:30 a.m. Senior Day Presentation
Field Events:
11:00 a.m. (W) Weight Throw - Men to follow
Women's Shot Put upon completion of Men's Weight Throw - Men to follow
11:00 a.m. (W) Pole Vault - Men to follow
11:00 a.m. (W) Long Jump - Men to follow
Women's and Men's Triple Jump upon completion of the Long Jump
11:00 a.m. (M) High Jump - Women to follow
Running Events:
12:00 p.m. (W) Distance Medley Relay
12:15 p.m. (M) Distance Medley Relay
12:30 p.m. (W) 5000 Meter Run
12:50 p.m. (M) 5000 Meter Run
1:10 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Hurdle Prelims
1:20 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Hurdle Prelims
1:25 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
1:35 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
1:45 p.m. (W) Mile Run
1:55 p.m. (M) Mile Run
2:10 p.m. (W) 400 Meter Dash
2:20 p.m. (M) 400 Meter Dash
2:40 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
2:45 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
2:50 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Dash Final
2:55 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Dash Final
3:00 p.m. (W) 800 Meter Run
3:05 p.m. (M) 800 Meter Run
3:15 p.m. (W) 200 Meter Dash
3:25 p.m. (M) 200 Meter Dash
3:45 p.m. (W) 3000 Meter Run
4:10 p.m. (M) 3000 Meter Run
4:30 p.m. (W) 4x400 Relay
4:40 p.m. (M) 4x400 Relay
Up Next
Purdue Fort Wayne will head off to Youngstown, Ohio for the YSU National Mid-Major Invitational at the Watson and Tressel Training Site on Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.
~Feel the Rumble~
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