Track & Field Heads to Ole Miss and Ball State

Friday, April 10

Muncie, Ind.

Purdue Fort Wayne

We Fly Challenge

Track & Field Heads to Ole Miss and Ball State

4/9/2026 11:30:00 AM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne track and field program will travel to the Ole Miss Joe Walker Invite this weekend (April 10-11).

Joe Walker Invite
When: Friday, April 10 - Saturday, April 11
Where: Oxford, Miss. | Prefontaine Stadium
Schedule: Link
Live Results: Link
Watch: Friday | Saturday
Women's Entrees: Ali Sparks (SP, HT)
Men's Entrees: Josiah Bird (SP, DT, HT), Hunter Crew (HT), Alex Evans (JT), Owen Kaufman (HT), Brevin Miller (JT), Noah Morris (100m, 200m)

We Fly Challenge
When: Friday, April 10 - Saturday, April 11
Where: Muncie, Ind. | Briner Sports Complex
Schedule: Link
Live Results: Link
Women's Entrees: Francesca Carlo (SP, DT, HT, JT), Emery Carrico (SP, DT, HT), Makenna Dommer (DT, HT), McKayla Henry (DT, JT), Ellie Zagel (SP, DT, HT)
Men's Entrees: Tyler Bowman (HT), Tyler Hess (DT), Denton Jacobs (DT, HT), Luca Merita (DT, JT), Max Parciak (SP, HT)

Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne track and field program traveled to Michigan State's Spartan Invite on Friday (April 3). Men's recap. Women's recap.

#HLTF Outdoor Preseason Polls
The Purdue Fort Wayne track and field programs were both voted third in the 2025-26 Under Armour #HLTF Outdoor Preseason Polls, the league announced on March 12. The Mastodon women's team earned 80 points in the polls, behind Youngstown State (99) and Milwaukee (91). The Penguins took nine first place votes, leaving one for the Panthers. The Mastodon men tallied 49 points in the polls. Youngstown State (63) and Milwaukee (56) owned the top of the men's preseason polls as well, the Penguins took seven of the eight first place votes. Link to Release.

Broken Record Tracker
Men
- Sam Dunnett at WashU Distance Carnival (March 27): 5000 meters - 14:10.13
- Josiah Bird at Marian Knight Invite (March 26): Discus - 51.08 meters

Up Next
The 'Dons will split to take on Indiana State's Gibson Invitational (April 16-18) and the Wake Forest Invitational (April 17-18).

~ Feel the Rumble ~