INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Three victories by Cameron Miller in the 200m, Praise Aniamaka in the triple jump and Miller, Connor Czajkowski, Brett Otterbacher and Antoine Spencer in the 4x400m relay headlined the final day of indoor Big Tens.
In addition to the wins, Bode Gilkerson finished fourth in the high jump and Logan Sandlin finished sixth in the heptathlon on the men's side.
On the women's side, the 4x400m team of Alexia Smith, Alyssa Tate, Mirai Bernard and Gia Clay took fifth, while Alexia Smith (400m) and Zoe Sullivan (60m hurdles) took sixth.
The men's team finished seventh with 38.5 points and the women's team finished tied for 12th with 19 points.
Men's Notes
• The 4x400m relay team set a school and meet record in 3:04.95 to earn the victory and move into the NCAA top 10. Saturday was the first time Purdue won the event at the indoor championships in program history.
• Miller took his first indoor 200m gold medal in 20.31 and defeated the field by 0.36 seconds. It was his first indoor individual gold medal at Big Tens after he earned bronze last season.
• Aniamaka jumped 16.29m (53-05.50) in the triple jump for his first individual gold medal at indoor Big Tens. He is now a four-time indoor medalist with silver in 2024 and Bronze in 2022 and 2023.
• Gilkerson set a personal best in the high jump after he cleared 2.16m (7-01.00). The jump moved him up one spot to No. 8 in program history.
• Sandlin took sixth in the heptathlon with a personal-best 5,307 points. He finished the event with a victory in the 1000m (2:41.59). He improved one spot in the program rankings to No. 4.
Women's Notes
• The 4x400m ran 3:36.32 to fall just 0.18 seconds shy of their personal best. Smith led the way with a 52.72 as the opening leg.
• Smith finished her 400m in 52.88 to set a new indoor personal best by 0.94 seconds. The performance moved her up to fourth in program history. She also scored points for the first time in her collegiate indoor career.
• Sullivan scored at indoor Big Tens for the second time as a Boilermaker with her time of 8.18 in the 60mH. She went 8.18 or faster in six races this season.
• Payne Turney entered the 3000m Purdue rankings at No. 3 after she ran 9:26.81. Turney now holds the No. 3 spot in both the 3000m and 5000m
Thoughts From Head Coach Tony Miller
"I was very pleased with the performances on the track. We had a lot of the athletes show up and do some amazing things. But what impressed me the most was how the team pulled together and how close they were as a unit this weekend. Everyone was cheering for each other and they worked really hard at making sure we had people there for every event. Competing athletes knowing their teammates had their back was awesome to see."
Next Up
Boilermakers that qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships will participate in the two-day meet in Virginia Beach March 14-15.
In addition to the wins, Bode Gilkerson finished fourth in the high jump and Logan Sandlin finished sixth in the heptathlon on the men's side.
On the women's side, the 4x400m team of Alexia Smith, Alyssa Tate, Mirai Bernard and Gia Clay took fifth, while Alexia Smith (400m) and Zoe Sullivan (60m hurdles) took sixth.
The men's team finished seventh with 38.5 points and the women's team finished tied for 12th with 19 points.
Men's Notes
• The 4x400m relay team set a school and meet record in 3:04.95 to earn the victory and move into the NCAA top 10. Saturday was the first time Purdue won the event at the indoor championships in program history.
• Miller took his first indoor 200m gold medal in 20.31 and defeated the field by 0.36 seconds. It was his first indoor individual gold medal at Big Tens after he earned bronze last season.
• Aniamaka jumped 16.29m (53-05.50) in the triple jump for his first individual gold medal at indoor Big Tens. He is now a four-time indoor medalist with silver in 2024 and Bronze in 2022 and 2023.
• Gilkerson set a personal best in the high jump after he cleared 2.16m (7-01.00). The jump moved him up one spot to No. 8 in program history.
• Sandlin took sixth in the heptathlon with a personal-best 5,307 points. He finished the event with a victory in the 1000m (2:41.59). He improved one spot in the program rankings to No. 4.
Women's Notes
• The 4x400m ran 3:36.32 to fall just 0.18 seconds shy of their personal best. Smith led the way with a 52.72 as the opening leg.
• Smith finished her 400m in 52.88 to set a new indoor personal best by 0.94 seconds. The performance moved her up to fourth in program history. She also scored points for the first time in her collegiate indoor career.
• Sullivan scored at indoor Big Tens for the second time as a Boilermaker with her time of 8.18 in the 60mH. She went 8.18 or faster in six races this season.
• Payne Turney entered the 3000m Purdue rankings at No. 3 after she ran 9:26.81. Turney now holds the No. 3 spot in both the 3000m and 5000m
Thoughts From Head Coach Tony Miller
"I was very pleased with the performances on the track. We had a lot of the athletes show up and do some amazing things. But what impressed me the most was how the team pulled together and how close they were as a unit this weekend. Everyone was cheering for each other and they worked really hard at making sure we had people there for every event. Competing athletes knowing their teammates had their back was awesome to see."
Next Up
Boilermakers that qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships will participate in the two-day meet in Virginia Beach March 14-15.