Three Meets on Tap for Mastodon Track & Field Teams

Thursday, March 28

Austin, Texas

10 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Texas Relays

Austin Hall and Jai Reed are in action this week.

Three Meets on Tap for Mastodon Track & Field Teams

3/26/2024 4:33:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field

Texas Relays Website Bobcat Invite Website Washington Distance Carnival Website

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne Track & Field will send athletes to three different meets this weekend in Austin, Texas, San Marcos, Texas, and St. Louis.

Texas Relays
When: Thursday, March 28 - Saturday, March 30
Where: Austin, Texas | Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium
Meet Info: Link
Live Results: Link
Video: Longhorn Network
Thursday
Friday AM
Friday PM
Saturday
Men's Entries: Ezra Lewellen (100m), Viktor Ertelt (javelin), Aaron Martin (javelin)
Women's Entries: Jai Reed (100m, 4x100), Aniya Young (100m 4x100), Jesseca Hudson-Turpin (100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, 4x100), Jordan Yanders (100 hurdles, 4x100), Ali Sparks (shotput)

Bobcat Invitational
When: Thursday, March 28 - Saturday, March 30
Where: San Marcos, Texas | Texas State Track & Field Complex
Meet Info: Link
Live Results: Link
Men's Entries: Asher Walden (hammer)
Women's Entries: Dylan Kirkwood (100 hurdles, heptathalon), Sophia Buck (100 hurdles, 400 hurdles), Louiza Kruiswijk (long jump, triple jump), Lia Rivers (shotput, hammer), Ali Sparks (shotput, discus, hammer), Megan Sinnott (javelin), Jesseca Hudson-Turpin (100 hurdle), Jordan Yanders (100 hurdles)

Washington Distance Carnival
When: Thursday, March 28 - Friday, March 29
Where: St. Louis, Mo. | Bushyhead Track
Meet Info: Link
Live Results: Link
Video: Link
Men's Entries: Kobe Milledge (800m), Kehinde Oladapo (800m), Nicholas Mills (1500m), Harrison Niswander (5000), Jarred Neff (5000), Nathan Mills (5000), Austin Hall (10000), Andrew Arnos (10000)
Women's Entries: Ava Genovese (1500), Riley Tate (5000), Mercedes Sarver (5000), Lydia Carrell (5000), Faith Allen (5000), Haylee Hile (5000)

Men Last Week at Murray State:
Brevin Miller was one of two individual winners for the Mastodons at the Margaret Simmons Invite last weekend. Miller won the shotput with a mark of 15.27 meters and set a new personal best mark in the javelin of 52.23m to take second place. He was named the league's Field Athlete of the Week for his performance. Andrew Roman was the other winner for Purdue Fort Wayne winning the pole vault title with a mark of 4.55 meters. Michael Drohosky was one of two second-place finishes as he took second in the high jump after clearing the bar at 1.85m. The 'Dons also picked up a runner-up performance in the steeple with Andrew Arnos taking second with a time of 10:28.10.

Women Last Week at Murray State:
The 4x800 relay squad for the Purdue Fort Wayne women's track and field team took second place at the Margaret Simmons Invite. Mercedes Sarver, Lydia Carrell, Ava Genovese and Riley Tate ran a time of 9:45.12. Ellie Zagel was third in the javelin with a best mark of 37.02m in her outdoor debut. The Mastodons had two of the top five in the shotput with Nakia Harris-Campbell (11.84 meters) placing fourth and Abigail Garwood (11.50 meters) placing fifth.

Up Next: The 'Dons head to the Volunteer State for the Tennessee Invite next weekend (Apr. 5-6).

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