Purdue Fort Wayne Set to Travel to Trine

Friday, February 6

Angola, Ind.

3 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Mrs. G Invitational

2/4/2026 3:00:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field

Information & Schedule Live Results

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne track and field program will take on Trine's Mrs. G Invitational on Friday (Jan. 6).

Mrs. G Invitational
When: February 6
Where: Angola, Ind. | Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Athletic and Recreation Center
Live Results: Link
Schedule: Link
Women's Entrees: Francesca Carlo (SP, WT), Makenna Dommer (WT), Violet Francisco (3000m), Tiara Gray (60m, 200m), Aubrey Haas (60mH, HJ), McKayla Henry (WT), Harmony Johnson (60m), Ava Milligan (3000m), Kaymin Phillips (60mH), Nori Silva (3000m), Aniya Young (60m) and Ellie Zagel (HJ)
Men's Entrees: Andrew Arnos (3000m), Darius Atkins (60m), Tyler Bowman (SP, WT), Michael Drohosky (HJ), Alex Evans (HJ, LJ), Denton Jacobs (SP, WT), Owen Kaufman (SP, WT), Jackson Marshall (3000m), Brevin Miller (SP), Daniel Mullett (800m), Tristen Newsome (60m), Sawyer Ruminer (HJ) and Jaylin Springer (60m)

'Dons of the Week
The 'Dons earned their first Horizon League Runner of the Week award on January 27, Sam Dunnett and Lillian Hurd swept both the men's and women's runner of the week selections. Dunnett went on to claim the following week's award on February 3, along with Ali Sparks winning Purdue Fort Wayne's first Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week award of the season. The Mastodons claimed four of the eight weekly league awards from January 27 and February 3.

Men's Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne split up to take on the Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational (Jan. 30-31) and Saginaw Valley State's Jet's Pizza Invitational (Jan. 30-31). Freshman Aaron Hoffer highlighted the first day by breaking the 600 meter school record in South Bend with a time of 1:22.41 in his first collegiate attempt. Australian native Sam Dunnett broke his third school record in the span of a week, this time taking down his own mile record with a time of 4:02.23 at Notre Dame. The fifth year's time ranks first in Horizon League standings. Freshman Kaleb Tucker broke his own 60 meter hurdles school record at the Meyo Invitational, beating his previous time of 8.04 by 0.01 seconds. The time sits as second best in league standings. Tucker used a time of 8.24 to qualify for the finals.

Women's Last Time Out
The Mastodons split up to take on the Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational (Jan. 30-31) and Saginaw Valley State's Jet's Pizza Invitational (Jan. 30-31). Lillian Hurd highlighted the Mastodons' final 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 closed out the meet by breaking the school record at Notre Dame by nearly a second, finishing in 3:46.78 for the HL's top time.

#HLTF Indoor Preseason Polls
The Mastodon women's team earned 76 points in the polls, behind Youngstown State (98) and Milwaukee (90). The Penguins took eight first place votes, leaving two for the Panthers. The Mastodon men tallied 42 points in the polls. Youngstown State (63) and Milwaukee (57) owned the top of the men's preseason polls as well, the Penguins took seven of the eight first place votes.

Broken Record Tracker
Men
- Kaleb Tucker at Meyo Invitational (Jan. 31): 60 meter hurdles - 8.03
- Kaleb Tucker at Crossroads of America (Jan. 23): 60 meter hurdles - 8.04
- Reagan Shaver at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 500 meters - 1:03.47
- Aaron Hoffer at Meyo Invitational (Jan. 30): 600 meters - 1:22.41
- Braydn Livingston at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 1000 meters - 2:32.07
- Sam Dunnett at Meyo Invitational (Jan. 31): Mile - 4:02.23
- Sam Dunnett at Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24): Mile - 4:04.76
- Sam Dunnett at Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24): 3000 meters - 8:19.26
- Josiah Bird at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): Shot Put - 15.91 meters
- Josiah Bird at Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24): Weight Throw - 17.18 meters
Women
- Lillian Hurd at Crossroads of America (Jan. 23): 200 meters - 24.56
- Lillian Hurd at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 300 meters - 39.32
- Lillian Hurd at Meyo Invitational (Jan. 31): 400 meters - 55.23
- Sanayah Ruffin at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 500 meters 1:15.83
- Sanayah Ruffin, Amelie Mach, Lena James and Lillian Hurd at Meyo Invitational (Jan. 31): 4x400 meter relay - 3:46.78
- Riley Tate at Mastodon Invitational (Jan. 17): 1000 meters - 3:00.70

Up Next
The Mastodons will travel to their final meet prior to the 2026 Horizon League Indoor Championships (Feb. 28), traveling to GVSU's Big Meet (Feb. 13).

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