Purdue Fort Wayne
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Mastodon Invitational
'Dons Return to Fort Wayne for Mastodon Invite
2/11/2021 2:32:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field
Sponsored by Glenbrook Dodge
When: Friday, February 12
Time: 11 a.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Teams: Cleveland State (W), Detroit Mercy, IUPUI, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Robert Morris (W), Wright State (W)
Fan Policy: No spectators allowed
Heat Sheets: PDF
What Happened Last Time?
The Mastodons have not competed since January 30th at the Sycamore Team Challenge in Terre Haute, Ind. The women's program had seven top-five finishes and the men's had five top-three finishes. Dylan Kirkwood competed on day one of the Sycamore Team Challenge with a first place finish in the women's heptathlon and collected 3,093 points. Freshman Dona Fagnon finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.59 and Connor West represented the Mastodons in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.62 and placed third. Miranda Haney led the way in the high jump with a third-place finish and a mark of 1.60m. Freshman Jai Reed was third in the long jump and reached a mark of 5.33m. Rachel Pierre-Louis, Jesseca Hudson-Turpin, Maya Preece and Katie Clark recorded a time of 4:12.45 in the 4x400 meter relay and placed fourth.
'Dons in the Rankings
In the second week of rankings, Madison King, Kathy Potter, Mallory Clements and Paige Benecke averaged a time of 19:11.23 in the women's 5000 meter, ranking them seventh in the nation for USTFCCCA. At the Mastodon Invitational on January 23, King clocked in a time of 18:19.57 and Potter had a time of 19:10.20. Clements finished with a time of 19:34.61 and Benecke finished in 20:15.81.
Mastodons to Host Horizon League Indoor Championship
The Horizon League officially announced this week that Purdue Fort Wayne will host the 2021 Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 26-March 1 at the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse. It will be the Mastodons' second straight season of hosting a league indoor meet after hosting the Summit League meet last season. Friday's meet will be a preview of the Horizon League Championships with eight Horizon League schools entered.
Schedule of Events
Field Events:
11:00 a.m. (W) Weight Throw
11:00 a.m. (W/M) Pole Vault
11:00 a.m. (W) Long Jump
11:45 a.m. (M) Weight Throw
12:15 p.m. (M) High Jump
1:00 p.m. (M) Long Jump
1:00 p.m. (W) Shotput
1:45 p.m. (W) High Jump
1:45 p.m. (M) Shotput
2:30 p.m. (W/M) Triple Jump
Track Events
11:00 a.m. (W) 5000 Meter Run
11:30 a.m. (M) 5000 Meter Run
12:00 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
12:10 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Dash Prelims
12:25 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
12:35 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
12:45 p.m. (W) Mile Run
1:10 p.m. (M) Mile Run
1:25 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
1:30 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Hurdle Final
1:35 p.m. (W) 60 Meter Dash Final
1:40 p.m. (M) 60 Meter Dash Final
1:50 p.m. (W) 400 Meter Dash
2:05 p.m. (M) 400 Meter Dash
2:15 p.m. (W) 800 Meter Run
2:30 p.m. (M) 800 Meter Run
2:40 p.m. (W) 200 Meter Dash
3:00 p.m. (M) 200 Meter Dash
3:10 p.m. (W) 3000 Meter Run
3:40 p.m. (M) 3000 Meter Run
4:05 p.m. (W) 4 x 400 Relay
4:15 p.m. (M) 4 x 400 Relay
~Feel the Rumble~
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