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Lillian Hurd Named #HLTF Runner of the Week
1/27/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS - The Purdue Fort Wayne's women's track and field runner Lillian Hurd was named the Horizon League's Women's Runner of the Week on Tuesday (Jan. 27).
The Ohio native broke her second school record of the season, this time at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds' Crossroads of America with a 24.56 second 200 meter dash. The sophomore previously broke the 300 meter dash time at the Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5). She also led the 'Dons in the 60 meter dash preliminary round, finishing with a time of 7.82.
This is Hurd's first Runner of the Week selection and was the Mastodons' first of the 2025-26 track and field season, chosen in the same week as Sam Dunnett. She was previously named 2025 Horizon League Indoor Freshman Runner of the Year.
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 Ohio native broke her second school record of the season, this time at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds' Crossroads of America with a 24.56 second 200 meter dash. The sophomore previously broke the 300 meter dash time at the Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5). She also led the 'Dons in the 60 meter dash preliminary round, finishing with a time of 7.82.
This is Hurd's first Runner of the Week selection and was the Mastodons' first of the 2025-26 track and field season, chosen in the same week as Sam Dunnett. She was previously named 2025 Horizon League Indoor Freshman Runner of the Year.
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.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Track and Field2026 Mastodon Invitational
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2025 HL Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 12
Horizon League Outdoor Championships 2024
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