Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts #HLTF Indoor Championships This Weekend

Saturday, February 25

Fort Wayne, Ind.

9 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Horizon League Indoor Championships

Jesseca Hudson-Turpin and Weston Miser

Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts #HLTF Indoor Championships This Weekend

2/24/2023 11:52:00 AM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field

Live Results ESPN+ (11 AM Saturday)ESPN+ (3:50 PM Saturday)ESPN+ (1 PM Sunday)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Lutheran Health Fieldhouse is the place to be this Saturday and Sunday for the 2023 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Day One
When: Saturday, February 25
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Championship Central (with meet schedule): Link
Live Results: Link
ESPN+: Link (11 a.m. for first session of the 5,000) | Link (3:50 p.m. session)
Talent: John Nolan and Henry Brun

Day Two
When: Sunday, February 26
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Lutheran Health Fieldhouse
Championship Central (with meet schedule): Link
Live Results: Link
ESPN+: Link (1 p.m.)
Talent: John Nolan and Henry Brun

What to Watch For (women):
Entries: Link

Katie Clark has the third best time in the league this year (56.59) in the 400. Clark was fifth in the 400 at last season's indoor championships.
Brooke Neal brings in the second best 5000 meters time in the league (17:09.39).
Ali Sparks enters with the fifth best marks in the shot put (13.39 meters) and weight throw (16.16 meters).
Jesseca Hudson-Turpin has the third best time in the 60 hurdles in the league this year at 8.55. She was fourth at indoors last season.
The squad of Sophia Buck, Clark, Hudson-Turpin and Dylan Kirkwood are seeded second in the 4x400 relay (3:50.61).
Lydia Carrell, Madeline McClerren, Ava Genovese and Makaila Groves are seeded third in the DMR.
Jai Reed is entered into the 60, 200 and long jump for the 'Dons. Her 60 seed is the sixth best in the league while her long jump mark is ninth.

What to Watch For (men):
Entries: Link

Draven Thompson, Colten Gasson, Harrison Niswander and Joe Cartwright bring in the best seed time of 10:20.01 in the DMR in the league.
Brent Donaldson, Braxton Trittipo, Nicolas Blair and Troy Golden own a time of 3:17.54 in the 4x400, second best in the league.
Trittipo's time in the 400 (48.74) is third best.
In the high jump, Cain Hohne enters with the third seed (2.04 meters).
Kai Auernheimer has the second best heptathlon performance of the season in the league (4349).
In the 800, Kobe Milledge is seeded fifth while teammate Weston Miser isn't much lower at the eighth spot.
Meanwhile Andrew Whitinger owns the seventh seed in the 5000 meters while Nicholas Mills is sixth in the mile.