'Dons Break Two School Records at Notre Dame

Saturday, January 31

University Center, MI

10 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Jet's Pizza Invitational

Lena James and Lillian Hurd

Photo by: Josh Gales

1/31/2026 2:05:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

SOUTH BEND, Ind. & UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's track and field team completed their final day of competition at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational and Saginaw Valley State's Jet's Pizza Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 31).

Lillian Hurd highlighted the Mastodons' day, breaking the 400 meter dash school record in South Bend. The sophomore ran a 55.23 to beat the previous record, which stood for over a decade, by nearly a second. The Ohio native's time is currently the quickest in the Horizon League.

The 'Dons 4x400 team of Sanayah Ruffin, Amelie Mach, Lena James and Hurd broke the school record at Notre Dame by nearly a second, finishing in 3:46.78 for the HL's top time.

Ava Genovese ran a personal record mile time of 4:58.29 at the Meyo Invitational. The senior's time takes best in league standings.

Senior Bella Hodges finished the 800 meters with the second best time in the Horizon League, finishing in 2:14.84 in South Bend.

Kaylee Rogaczewski cleared 11.59 meters in the triple jump while at Notre Dame, the HL's third best mark of the season.

Senior Riley Tate ran the league's third best 3000 meter time at the Meyo Invitational, crossing the line in 9:53.96.

Ali Sparks threw a hammer throw mark of 17.42 meters in South Bend. The toss sits at third furthest in the Horizon League this season.

Scout Warner cleared a personal record high jump mark of 1.62 meters at SVSU.

The Mastodons will travel to Trine on February 6 for the Mrs. G Invitational.

~ Feel the Rumble ~