CLEMSON, S.C. and NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Purdue Indoor Track & Field wrapped up the regular season at the Music City Classic and Tiger Paw Invitational on Saturday. The women's DMR's victory in Nashville and Cameron Miller and Antoine Spencer's top four 200m finishes highlighted the final day.
Men's Notes
• Miller ran 20.42 in the 200m to finish third at the Tiger Paw Invitational and fell 0.02 seconds shy of his own program record. Miller finished the regular season with victories in four of his five individual events.
• Spencer's 20.68 finished fourth in the 200m and moved him up from eighth to third in program history. He moved up to 11th in the country as he continues to fight for a spot in the NCAA Championships.
• The men's 4x400m relay team of Spencer, Jahn Riley, Miller and Connor Czajkowski ran 3:07.14 for a season best and third fastest time in program history. It broke the previous mark of 3:07.54 set on Jan. 11 in Louisville, Ky.
• In Nashville, the men's DMR of Caleb Williams, Zach Mylenek, Hugh Jacobsmeyer and Nathaniel Getachew ran 9:50.14 to move into the NCAA top 20.
Women's Notes
• The women's DMR of Lauren Pegher, Bryanna Craig, Julia Economou and Payne Turney went 11:24.09 to win the event at the Music City Challenge. The time puts Purdue top 20 in the country.
• Alexia Smith ran a personal-best 23.75 in the 200m to finish seventh in the purple section of the 200m. It moved her up to seventh in program history after she previously ranked 10th (23.99).
• Zoe Sullivan entered back into the program's 200m top 10 at No. 9 after she ran 23.87. She was in the rankings earlier in the season at 24.07 before Smith ran her 23.99.
• The women's 4x400m team of Smith, Alyssa Tate, Mirai Bernard and Gia Clay ran 3:36.14 to enter the program rankings at No. 8.
Thoughts From Head Coach Tony Miller
"I thought the team competed hard. I think we have to continue taking that next steps as we head into Big Tens and NCAA Championships. Our distance team did really well to compete in Nashville and we had some good competition here [Clemson] that really helped push us to the next level that we need to see."
Next Up
Purdue has a weekend off before the Big Ten Indoor Championships from Feb. 28-March 1 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Men's Notes
• Miller ran 20.42 in the 200m to finish third at the Tiger Paw Invitational and fell 0.02 seconds shy of his own program record. Miller finished the regular season with victories in four of his five individual events.
• Spencer's 20.68 finished fourth in the 200m and moved him up from eighth to third in program history. He moved up to 11th in the country as he continues to fight for a spot in the NCAA Championships.
• The men's 4x400m relay team of Spencer, Jahn Riley, Miller and Connor Czajkowski ran 3:07.14 for a season best and third fastest time in program history. It broke the previous mark of 3:07.54 set on Jan. 11 in Louisville, Ky.
• In Nashville, the men's DMR of Caleb Williams, Zach Mylenek, Hugh Jacobsmeyer and Nathaniel Getachew ran 9:50.14 to move into the NCAA top 20.
Women's Notes
• The women's DMR of Lauren Pegher, Bryanna Craig, Julia Economou and Payne Turney went 11:24.09 to win the event at the Music City Challenge. The time puts Purdue top 20 in the country.
• Alexia Smith ran a personal-best 23.75 in the 200m to finish seventh in the purple section of the 200m. It moved her up to seventh in program history after she previously ranked 10th (23.99).
• Zoe Sullivan entered back into the program's 200m top 10 at No. 9 after she ran 23.87. She was in the rankings earlier in the season at 24.07 before Smith ran her 23.99.
• The women's 4x400m team of Smith, Alyssa Tate, Mirai Bernard and Gia Clay ran 3:36.14 to enter the program rankings at No. 8.
Thoughts From Head Coach Tony Miller
"I thought the team competed hard. I think we have to continue taking that next steps as we head into Big Tens and NCAA Championships. Our distance team did really well to compete in Nashville and we had some good competition here [Clemson] that really helped push us to the next level that we need to see."
Next Up
Purdue has a weekend off before the Big Ten Indoor Championships from Feb. 28-March 1 in Indianapolis, Ind.