Thursday, April 16
Winston-Salem, NC
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Wake Forest Invitational
Ali Sparks
Ali Sparks Breaks Hammer Throw School Record
4/17/2026 8:12:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. & WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's track and field program completed day two at Indiana State's Gibson Invitational and completed the Wake Forest Invitational on Friday (April 17).
Ali Sparks highlighted the two days of competition, breaking her own hammer throw school record at the Gibson Invitational. The senior's mark of 56.91 meters stands as the furthest mark in the Horizon League.
Bella Hodges ran a personal record 2:10.49 800 meters in day one (April 16) at the Wake Forest Invitational. Her time is first in the league.
Ava McAlexander completed her first collegiate heptathlon at Indiana State, recording the HL's third-highest 3183 points. She finished the event with four personal records: 100 meter hurdles (17.39), 200 meters (28.32), high jump (1.40m) and 800 meters (3:01.14).
The Mastodons will finish out competition at the Gibson Invitational tomorrow (April 18).
Ali Sparks highlighted the two days of competition, breaking her own hammer throw school record at the Gibson Invitational. The senior's mark of 56.91 meters stands as the furthest mark in the Horizon League.
Bella Hodges ran a personal record 2:10.49 800 meters in day one (April 16) at the Wake Forest Invitational. Her time is first in the league.
Ava McAlexander completed her first collegiate heptathlon at Indiana State, recording the HL's third-highest 3183 points. She finished the event with four personal records: 100 meter hurdles (17.39), 200 meters (28.32), high jump (1.40m) and 800 meters (3:01.14).
The Mastodons will finish out competition at the Gibson Invitational tomorrow (April 18).
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