CHAMPAIGN, Ill. and INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Purdue Indoor Track & Field took three victories on Saturday at the Crossroads of America Invitational to conclude the weekend.
Payne Turney and Nerius White both took victories in the women's and men's 5000m, while the 4x400m relay team of Antoine Spencer, Brett Otterbacher, Cameron Miller and Connor Czajkowski also earned the win.
Purdue took nine total top three finishes on Saturday between the Crossroads of America Invitational and Fighting Illini Challenge & Combined Events.
Men's Notes
• Praise Aniamaka set a new indoor personal best and NCAA Division I No. 6 in the triple jump with a mark of 16.14m (52-11.50) in Illinois. It was Aniamaka's season debut and the mark came in his first jump. He placed second at Saturday's meet.
• The 4x400m team ran 3:08.97 and defeated both UCLA (3:11.52) and Michigan (3:11.56) in the final heat. The team was led by Miller's 46.26 split followed by Otterbacher's 46.59.
• White had a personal best 14:21.96 in the 5000m for the first indoor victory of his career. He won the race by 7.76 seconds and led for the final 2000m. Jason Polydoris (14:37.08) took third in the event.
• Jasiah Rogers earned a runner-up finish in the 60m finals (6.79). He has two runner-up places in three finals runs to open the indoor season.
• Andreas Hantson finished third in the heptathlon with 5,531 points that moved him from third to second in program history. His weekend was highlighted by winning the heptathlon high jump (2.09m / 6-10.25) and 1000m (2:41.18).
Women's Notes
• Turney had a personal-best 16:43.01 to earn her 5000m win. It was the fastest time by a Boilermaker in the event since 2019.
• Alexia Smith's indoor personal best time of 53.82 was good for a runner-up finish. She is the eighth runner in program history to go sub-54 in an indoor 400m.
• Nia Wilson was the 60m runner-up in 7.42. She has a runner-up finish in all-three 60m finals she has run this season.
Next Up
Purdue is set for the final day of its split competition on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. ET in Indianapolis and 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. CT in Champaign.
Payne Turney and Nerius White both took victories in the women's and men's 5000m, while the 4x400m relay team of Antoine Spencer, Brett Otterbacher, Cameron Miller and Connor Czajkowski also earned the win.
Purdue took nine total top three finishes on Saturday between the Crossroads of America Invitational and Fighting Illini Challenge & Combined Events.
Men's Notes
• Praise Aniamaka set a new indoor personal best and NCAA Division I No. 6 in the triple jump with a mark of 16.14m (52-11.50) in Illinois. It was Aniamaka's season debut and the mark came in his first jump. He placed second at Saturday's meet.
• The 4x400m team ran 3:08.97 and defeated both UCLA (3:11.52) and Michigan (3:11.56) in the final heat. The team was led by Miller's 46.26 split followed by Otterbacher's 46.59.
• White had a personal best 14:21.96 in the 5000m for the first indoor victory of his career. He won the race by 7.76 seconds and led for the final 2000m. Jason Polydoris (14:37.08) took third in the event.
• Jasiah Rogers earned a runner-up finish in the 60m finals (6.79). He has two runner-up places in three finals runs to open the indoor season.
• Andreas Hantson finished third in the heptathlon with 5,531 points that moved him from third to second in program history. His weekend was highlighted by winning the heptathlon high jump (2.09m / 6-10.25) and 1000m (2:41.18).
Women's Notes
• Turney had a personal-best 16:43.01 to earn her 5000m win. It was the fastest time by a Boilermaker in the event since 2019.
• Alexia Smith's indoor personal best time of 53.82 was good for a runner-up finish. She is the eighth runner in program history to go sub-54 in an indoor 400m.
• Nia Wilson was the 60m runner-up in 7.42. She has a runner-up finish in all-three 60m finals she has run this season.
Next Up
Purdue is set for the final day of its split competition on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. ET in Indianapolis and 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. CT in Champaign.