Aaron Hoffer Breaks 600 Meter School Record

Friday, January 30

University Center, Mich.

11 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Jet's Pizza Invitational

Aaron Hoffer

Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh

1/30/2026 6:51:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

SOUTH BEND, Ind. & UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's track and field program completed their first day of competition at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational and Saginaw Valley State's Jet's Pizza Invitational on Friday evening (Jan. 30).

Freshman Aaron Hoffer highlighted the day by breaking the 600 meter school record at Notre Dame with a time of 1:22.41 in his first collegiate attempt.

Noah Morris ran the Horizon League's second-quickest 200 meter dash, finishing with a time of 21.59. Ashton Brann also competed in the event, crossing the line at 22.23.

Tyler Hess is mid-way through his first collegiate heptathlon at Saginaw Valley State, owning 1741 points. The Fort Wayne native completed his first collegiate long jump (4.95m), shot put (7.81m) and high jump (1.47m). The sophomore will compete in the 60 meter hurdles, pole vault and the 1000 meters tomorrow morning (Jan. 31) at 10 a.m.

The Mastodons competing at the Meyo Invitational tomorrow are: Josiah Bird, Hunter Crew, Sam Dunnett, Ambrose English, Boden Genovese, Owen Kaufman, Braydn Livingston, Morris, Joshua Roper, Reagan Shaver, Jaylin Springer, Kaleb Tucker. Michael Drohosky and Hess will compete at SVSU tomorrow.

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