Thursday, January 19
Lynchburg, Va.
11:45 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Brant Tolsma Invitational
Draven Thompson & Katie Clark
'Dons Head to Liberty and Host Mastodon Invite on Saturday
1/19/2023 4:28:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field
FORT WAYNE Ind. - The Mastodon men's and women's track and field teams will be in action in multiple locations this week. Some Mastodons will be in Virginia for a meet hosted by Liberty. The rest of the squad will compete in the Mastodon Invite on Saturday (Jan. 21) on ESPN+.
Mastodon Invite
When: Saturday | January 21
Where: Fort Wayne Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Meet Information: Link
Watch: ESPN+ (broadcast starts at noon with running events)
Schedule (PDF): Link
Live Results: Link
Heat Sheet (PDF): Link
Teams Entered: Purdue Fort Wayne, Detroit Mercy, Spring Arbor, St. Francis (Ind.), IU East, Trine, Indiana Wesleyan, Cleveland State, Wright State, Goshen and. Roosevelt.
Events Start: 11:00 a.m. ET
Brant Tolsma Invitational
When: January 19-21
Where: Lynchburg, Va. | Liberty Indoor Track Complex
Meet Information: Link
Live Results: Link
Male Athletes Entered: Logan Alexander (heptathlon), Kai Auernheimer (heptathlon), Nic Blair (400m, 4x400), Brent Donaldson (200m, 60m hurdles, 4x400), Troy Golden (200m, 400m, 4x400), Braxton Trittipo (200m, 400m, 4x400).
Female Athletes Entered: Sophia Buck (pentathlon), Dylan Kirkwood (pentathlon, 4x400), Katie Clark (200m, 400m, 4x400), Makaila Groves (800m), Jesseca Hudson-Turpin (200m, 60m hurdles, 4x400), Jai Reed (60m, 200m).
1st Place Finish
The women's track and field team brought home a first place finish on Saturday (Jan. 14) at the Sean Brady Alumni Invite. The Mastodons had three of the top four spots in the mile. Riley Tate won with a time of 5:19.18, less than half a second ahead of the second-place finisher. Bella Hodges was third (5:22.94) and Ava Genovese took fourth (5:24.70). Jesseca Hudson-Turpin had a pair of wins on Saturday. She earned the top spot in the 60m hurdles, stopping the clock in 8.64. She also won the 400 meters (1:00.77).
2nd Place Finish
The men's track and field team brought home a second place finish on Saturday (Jan. 14) at the Sean Brady Alumni Invite. The men's team especially dominated the mile event, occupying six of the top seven spots. Andrew Whitinger won the event with a time of 4:20.91, just beating out teammate Harrison Niswander (4:20.92). Nathan Mills followed (4:24.68) with JT Hodges (4:24.90), Nicholas Mills (4:25.45) and Austin Hall (4:27.58).
Looking Forward
The Purdue Fort Wayne men's and women's track and field teams will head across state lines to take part in the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic on Friday, February 3rd.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Mastodon Invite
When: Saturday | January 21
Where: Fort Wayne Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Meet Information: Link
Watch: ESPN+ (broadcast starts at noon with running events)
Schedule (PDF): Link
Live Results: Link
Heat Sheet (PDF): Link
Teams Entered: Purdue Fort Wayne, Detroit Mercy, Spring Arbor, St. Francis (Ind.), IU East, Trine, Indiana Wesleyan, Cleveland State, Wright State, Goshen and. Roosevelt.
Events Start: 11:00 a.m. ET
Brant Tolsma Invitational
When: January 19-21
Where: Lynchburg, Va. | Liberty Indoor Track Complex
Meet Information: Link
Live Results: Link
Male Athletes Entered: Logan Alexander (heptathlon), Kai Auernheimer (heptathlon), Nic Blair (400m, 4x400), Brent Donaldson (200m, 60m hurdles, 4x400), Troy Golden (200m, 400m, 4x400), Braxton Trittipo (200m, 400m, 4x400).
Female Athletes Entered: Sophia Buck (pentathlon), Dylan Kirkwood (pentathlon, 4x400), Katie Clark (200m, 400m, 4x400), Makaila Groves (800m), Jesseca Hudson-Turpin (200m, 60m hurdles, 4x400), Jai Reed (60m, 200m).
1st Place Finish
The women's track and field team brought home a first place finish on Saturday (Jan. 14) at the Sean Brady Alumni Invite. The Mastodons had three of the top four spots in the mile. Riley Tate won with a time of 5:19.18, less than half a second ahead of the second-place finisher. Bella Hodges was third (5:22.94) and Ava Genovese took fourth (5:24.70). Jesseca Hudson-Turpin had a pair of wins on Saturday. She earned the top spot in the 60m hurdles, stopping the clock in 8.64. She also won the 400 meters (1:00.77).
2nd Place Finish
The men's track and field team brought home a second place finish on Saturday (Jan. 14) at the Sean Brady Alumni Invite. The men's team especially dominated the mile event, occupying six of the top seven spots. Andrew Whitinger won the event with a time of 4:20.91, just beating out teammate Harrison Niswander (4:20.92). Nathan Mills followed (4:24.68) with JT Hodges (4:24.90), Nicholas Mills (4:25.45) and Austin Hall (4:27.58).
Looking Forward
The Purdue Fort Wayne men's and women's track and field teams will head across state lines to take part in the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic on Friday, February 3rd.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Track and Field
Decathlon
/ Men's Track and Field
Multi
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Hurdles
/ Men's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Middle
/ Men's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Men's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Men's Track and Field
Hurdles
/ Women's Track and Field
Multi
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Men's Track and Field
Distance
/ Men's Track and FieldDistance
/ Men's Track and Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Men's Track and Field
Distance
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