Track & Field Prepares for Horizon League Championships

Saturday, February 26

Youngstown, Ohio.

9 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Horizon League Indoor Championships

Noah Wright (left) Ramey Wilder (right)

Track & Field Prepares for Horizon League Championships

2/25/2022 3:06:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field

Championship Central Live Results Meet Schedule ESPN+ Day One ESPN + Day Two

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne track & field teams travel to Youngstown, Ohio to compete in the Horizon League Championships on Saturday and Sunday Feb. 26 & 27.

The Mastodons look to improve on their finish from last year. The men's team finished in sixth, the women's team tied for fifth.

Day One
When: Saturday, February 26
Where: Youngstown, Ohio. | WATTS Center
Championship Central: Link
Meet Schedule: Link
Live Results: Link
ESPN+: Link
Pentathlon Start: 9:00 a.m. (60-meter hurdles)
Heptathlon Start: 9:30 a.m. (60-meter dash)
Field Events Start: Noon (Women's long jump)
Running Events Start: 2:30 p.m. (men's 5,000 meters run)

Day Two
When: Sunday, February 27
Where: Youngstown, Ohio. | WATTS Center
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Meet Schedule: Link
Live Results: Link
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Heptathlon Start: 9:00 a.m. (60-meter dash)
Field Events Start: 11:00 a.m. (Women's triple jump)
Running Events Start: 1:00 p.m. (men's mile run)

Top Men's Marks In The Horizon League
In sprint events, Brent Donaldson is seventh in the 60-meter hurdles (8.39 seconds), Braxton Trittipo is seventh in the 400-meter dash (49.83 seconds), and Dona Fagnon is ninth in the 60-meter dash (7.02 seconds) and 60-meter hurdles (8.51 seconds).

In mid-distance events, Kehinde Oladapo (1:54.44) and Kobe Milledge (1:56. 19) are sixth and 11th in the 800-meter run.

In long distance events, Oladapo (14:52.10), and Nathan Mills (14:53.10) are 12^thand 13th in the 5,000 meter run.

In relays, the men's 4 by 400 meter team of Donaldson, Trittipo, Nicolas Blair, and Joe Cartwright, is third (3:22.06). The men's distance medley relay team of Oladapo, Milledge, Weston Miser, and Husam Saleh is also third (10:16.85).

In field events, Zyler Johnson (16.88 meters) and Asher Walden (16.35 meters) are fifth and sixth in the weight throw. Cody Loshe (4.35 meters) and Brejion Peters (3.94 meters) are seventh and 12^th in the pole vault. Luke Beehler is ninth in the long jump (6.94 meters). Austin Dove is 10^th in the men's high jump (1.95 meters) and Johnson is 10^th in the shot put (14.33 meters).

Kai Auernheimer (4,255) and Logan Alexander (3,555) are second and sixth in the heptathlon.

Top Women's Marks In The Horizon League
In sprint events, Jordan Yanders (8.76 seconds) and Jesseca Hudson-Turpin (8.82 seconds) are fourth and sixth in the 60-meter hurdles, Katie Clark is eighth in the women's 400-meter dash (57.90 seconds), and Jai Reed is ninth in the women's 60-meter dash (7.71 seconds).

In mid-distance events, Madison King is ninth in the mile (5:07.02).

In long distance events, King is second in the 5,000 meter run (17:19.91), and fourth in the 3,000 meter run (10:04.27)

In relays, the distance medley relay team of Brooke Neal, Brayden Langdon, Kathy Potter, and King is third (12:24.54), and the women's 4 by 400 meter team of Sophia Buck, Hudson-Turpin, Dylan Kirkwood, and Clark are fifth (4:03.54).

In field events, Selena Johnson (11.73 meters) and Louiza Kruiswijk (11.47 meters) are third and sixth in the triple jump. Miranda Haney (1.69 meters) and Dylan Kirkwood (1.61 meters) are fourth and seventh in the high jump. Ninti Little (5.68 meters) and Reed (5.57 meters) are ninth and 11^th in the long jump. Nakia Harris-Campbell is 11^th in the shot put (12.45 meters) and 14^th in the weight throw (14.46 meters).

Dylan Kirkwood (3,280), Sophia Buck (3,237), and Ramey Wilder (2,610) are second, third, and ninth in the pentathlon.

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