Lillian Hurd
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Lillian Hurd and Boden Genovese Qualify for USATF U20 Outdoor Championships
6/18/2025 3:17:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne's Lillian Hurd and Boden Genovese qualified for the USATF U20 outdoor Championships on Thursday, June 19, in Eugene, Oregon.
Hurd will compete in the 400 meter at 3:46 p.m. PT/6:46 p.m. ET on Thursday, with a chance to advance to the final on Friday at 4:56 p.m PT/7:56 p.m. ET. Live results can be found here and the up-to-date schedule can be found here.
Hurd was a member of the 4x400 and 3x100 relays that won at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships earlier this year. She also won the 400 meter and 4x400 relay title at the Horizon League Indoor Championships and was named the Indoor Freshman of the Year. She had a personal best of 55.64 in the 400 at the Vertklasse Meeting on April 4.
Genovese qualified in the 1,500 meter and 800 meter, but will not compete in Eugene. Genovese had a personal best of 3:52.07 in the 1500 at the Spartan Invite and his 1:52.69 in the 800 at the Mount Union Last Chance Meet was his PR.
It is the third year in a row a Mastodon has competed in the U20 Championships. Austin Hall competed in the 10,000 meter in 2023 and Haylee Hile competed in the steeplechase in 2024. Hall took second in the 10K, only bested by Ethan Coleman of Notre Dame. This is the first year that student-athletes from both the men's and women's programs have earned a spot at the U20 Championships in the same year.
Hurd will compete in the 400 meter at 3:46 p.m. PT/6:46 p.m. ET on Thursday, with a chance to advance to the final on Friday at 4:56 p.m PT/7:56 p.m. ET. Live results can be found here and the up-to-date schedule can be found here.
Hurd was a member of the 4x400 and 3x100 relays that won at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships earlier this year. She also won the 400 meter and 4x400 relay title at the Horizon League Indoor Championships and was named the Indoor Freshman of the Year. She had a personal best of 55.64 in the 400 at the Vertklasse Meeting on April 4.
Genovese qualified in the 1,500 meter and 800 meter, but will not compete in Eugene. Genovese had a personal best of 3:52.07 in the 1500 at the Spartan Invite and his 1:52.69 in the 800 at the Mount Union Last Chance Meet was his PR.
It is the third year in a row a Mastodon has competed in the U20 Championships. Austin Hall competed in the 10,000 meter in 2023 and Haylee Hile competed in the steeplechase in 2024. Hall took second in the 10K, only bested by Ethan Coleman of Notre Dame. This is the first year that student-athletes from both the men's and women's programs have earned a spot at the U20 Championships in the same year.
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