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Sam Dunnett Earns #HLTF Runner of the Week
1/27/2026 1:00:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS - The Purdue Fort Wayne's men's track and field runner Sam Dunnett was named the Horizon League's Men's Runner of the Week on Tuesday (Jan. 27).
The Australian native broke two school records at the Notre Dame Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 24). He started with breaking the previous mile time by five seconds, finishing the event in 4:04.76. The fifth year then went on to brake the 3000 meters record, entering a new time of 8:19.26 when he won the event.
This is Dunnett's first career award and was the Mastodons' first of the 2025-26 track and field season, chosen in the same week as Lillian Hurd.
Purdue Fort Wayne will travel back to Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational and to SVSU for the Jet's Pizza Invitational on Jan. 30-31.
The Australian native broke two school records at the Notre Dame Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 24). He started with breaking the previous mile time by five seconds, finishing the event in 4:04.76. The fifth year then went on to brake the 3000 meters record, entering a new time of 8:19.26 when he won the event.
This is Dunnett's first career award and was the Mastodons' first of the 2025-26 track and field season, chosen in the same week as Lillian Hurd.
Purdue Fort Wayne will travel back to Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational and to SVSU for the Jet's Pizza Invitational on Jan. 30-31.
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/ Men's Track and Field2026 Mastodon Invitational
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Horizon League Outdoor Championships 2024
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