Men's Program Best #HLTF Outdoor Championships Finish

Sunday, May 11

Youngstown, Ohio

Purdue Fort Wayne

Horizon League Outdoor Championships

Jonas Morris and Hunter Crew

Photo by: Robert Hayes

Men's Program Best #HLTF Outdoor Championships Finish

5/11/2025 4:57:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Purdue Fort Wayne men's track and field took third at the 2025 Horizon League Outdoor Championships on Sunday (May 11) for the Mastodons' best finish in program history at a league meet. Jonas Morris, Hunter Crew and the 4x400 meter relay squad boosted the 'Dons with event wins during day three of the meet.

The Purdue Fort Wayne team pulled in 132 points over the course of the three day event to finish in third, the program's best finish and most points in a Horizon League Outdoor Championship. Youngstown State took first with 281 points and Milwaukee placed second with 141 points.

The podium featured four Mastodons in the hammer throw, resulting in 26 of the 101 Purdue Fort Wayne points in the final day. Crew took the title of hammer throw champion after a personal-record 53.06 meters in his first attempt. Owen Kaufman took the podium next to him in second, also throwing a personal record mark of 52.44 meters. Zyler Johnson threw a 48.17 meter mark, good for fifth. Freshman Josiah Bird and his brother Caden Bird both set personal records in the event. Josiah Bird earned seventh with a 45.35 meter throw and Caden Bird reached 44.80 meters.

The 400 meter dash was also a busy event for the 'Dons, sending three runners to the podium for 20 total points. Jonas Morris broke his own school record, the new mark of 47.58 earned him the title of 400 meter dash champion. Noah Morris took third in the event with a time of 47.58. Cainen Northington finished in 49.74 for fifth.

The Mastodons ended the day with a bang, breaking the 4x400 meter relay school record by two full seconds and beating out all competition on the track. Northington and Lewellen started the relay, but Noah Morris cut down the gap during his turn with the baton and took the lead right before the handoff. Jonas Morris took the last corner of the relay to pass Oakland's runner and turned on the burners to keep ahead of the Youngstown State competition along the straightaway, finishing in 3:14.05.

Nearly the same group opened the day with the 4x100 meter relay, breaking that school record too. The group of Jonas Morris, Noah Morris, Jaylin Springer and Lewellen finished in 41.17 to earn 4x100 meter relay runner-up.

Lewellen also placed second in the 100 meter dash later in the day, breaking his own school record with a time of 10.37.

Andrew Roman and Cody Loshe both took the podium in the pole vault. Roman earned second with 4.61 meters and Loshe placed seventh after clearing 4.31 meters.

Boden Genovese earned a spot in the finals with a school-record 800 meters time of 1:53.04 in prelims, which he then broke again in the finals. The freshman's new record of 1:52.97 earned fifth at the championships.

Ambrose English ran a personal-record 54.34 time in the 400 meter hurdles, finishing fifth.

Jonas Morris and Noah Morris also ran in the 200 meter dash. Jonas Morris placed sixth with 21.93 and Noah Morris ran 23.65 for eighth.

Sam Dunnett earned a sixth place spot in the 1500 meters after finishing in 3:51.78.

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