Mastodons Prepped for Horizon League Outdoor Championships

Friday, May 3

Rochester Hills, Mich.

Noon

Purdue Fort Wayne

Horizon League Outdoor Championship

Jai Reed and Aaron Martin

Mastodons Prepped for Horizon League Outdoor Championships

5/2/2024 10:06:00 AM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field

Championships Website Heat Sheet (PDF)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne track & field team will compete for league titles this weekend at the 2024 Horizon League Outdoor Championships.

Horizon League Outdoor Championships
When: Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5
Where: Rochester Hills, Mich. | Oakland Track & Field Complex
Meet Info: Link
Live Results: Link
Entries: Link (PDF)
ESPN+: Friday (7:15 PM ET) | Saturday (2:45 PM ET) | Sunday (11:45 AM ET)

Women's Storylines:

Jai Reed - Ranked first in the 100 meters and fourth in the women's 200 meters, she will be looking to score for the first time at an outdoor championship. She will also run in the 4x100 and 4x400.
Ava Genovese - Entered in the 800 and 1500 after taking second in the 3000 at indoors.
Riley Tate - Will run both the 5000 and 10000. She's the top ranked athlete in the 10K and third in the 5K.
Jesseca Hudson-Turpin - Will run four events (100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, 4x100 and 4x400) and ranks in the top five in all of them.
Haylee Hile - Top freshman in the 3000 steeplechase, and will also compete in the 5K.
Louiza Kruiswijk - Fourth in the long jump and second in the triple jump entering the championships.
Ali Sparks - Won the Horizon League Indoor Championships Field Athlete Top Performer, returns to the outdoor meet in the shotput, discus and hammer. She is No. 1 in the hammer entering the meet.
Dylan Kirkwood - The 2023 Outdoor Champion in the heptathlon will also compete in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, 4x100 and 4x400 this weekend. She is one of four Mastodons in the heptathlon.
Ellie Zagel - Freshman competing in both the heptathlon and javelin. She is third in both events entering the meet.
Lia Rivers - Will compete in the shot put (ranked third) and hammer.

Men's Storylines:

Ezra Lewellen - Ranked third in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is also on the 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads.
Jonas Morris - Ranked third in the 400. It will be a busy week for Morris, as he is also in the 200 and both relays.
Isaiah Smith - Freshman entered in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100. Ranked fourth in the 100.
Austin Hall - Will run the 5K and 10K. Ranked fifth in the 10K.
Harrison Niswander - Busy weekend, in both the 3000 steeplechase and 5000 meters. Ranked fourth in the 3000 steeplechase.
Asher Walden - Enters the championships second in the hammer throw.
Aaron Martin, Viktor Ertelt, Kai Auernheimer, Brevin Miller and Alex Evans - A busy javelin field with the 'Dons holding four of the top five spots entering the league meet.

Mastodons in the Top Five in the league entering the Championships
Riley Tate
1st – 10,000m (35:04.73)
3rd – 5,000m (16:38.54)

Jai Reed
1st – 100m (11.61)
4th – 200m (24.62)

Aaron Martin
1st – Javelin (66.03m)

Ali Sparks
1st – Hammer Throw (52.62m)

Ezra Lewellen
3rd – 100m (10.50)
3rd – 200m (21.59)

Louiza Kruiswijk
2nd – Triple Jump (12.09m)
4th – Long Jump (5.86m)

Jesseca Hudson-Turpin
3rd – 400m Hurdles (1:01.96)
4th - 100m Hurdles (13.87)

Jonas Morris
3rd – 400m (48.30)

Asher Walden
2nd – Hammer Throw (53.03m)

Viktor Ertelt
2nd – Javelin (63.39m)

Ellie Zagel
3rd – Javelin (37.80m)
3rd – Heptathlon (4620 points)

Isaiah Smith
4th – 100m (10.58)

Lia Rivers
3rd – Shot Put (13.86m)

Harrison Niswander
4th – 3,000m Steeple (9:22.63)

Kai Auernheimer
4th – Javelin (53.87m)

Austin Hall
5th – 10,000m (29:52.75)

Zyler Johnson
5th – Hammer throw (50.03m)

Brevin Miller
5th – Javelin (52.23m)

Relays
3rd – Men's 4 x 100m Relay (41.74)
3rd - Women's 4 x 100m Relay (47.10)
3rd – Men's 4 x 400m Relay (3:22.75)
4th – Women's 4 x 400m Relay (3:59.96)

Martin Earns Horizon League Award
Aaron Martin was named the 2024 Horizon League Alfreeda Goff Outdoor Track & Field Men's Athlete of the Year. His league leading mark of 66.03 meters in the javelin is a school record.

2024 #HLTF Outdoor Athlete of the Week Winners
Men's Runner of the Week
April 16 – Ezra Lewellen, Purdue Fort Wayne

Women's Runner of the Week
April 23 – Jai Reed, Purdue Fort Wayne

Men's Field Athlete of the Week
March 26 – Brevin Miller, Purdue Fort Wayne
April 23 – Aaron Martin, Purdue Fort Wayne

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