TAMPA, Fla. – Purdue Outdoor Track & Field finished its opening weekend of the 2025 season at the USF Alumni Invitational with 13 top eight finishes on Saturday.
Men's Notes
• Antoine Spencer ran a wind-aided 10.13 (+2.8) to finish second in the 100m. Connor Czajkowski took eighth in 10.35 (+2.8).
• Joel Gomez (3:45.76) paced the Boilermakers in the 1500m with his fourth-place finish. It was a personal best by over six seconds and fell just 0.15 seconds shy of tying the Purdue record. Gomez moved into the Purdue rankings at No. 3.
• Douglas Buckeridge followed closely behind in fifth (3:45.88) to move up to No. 5 in Purdue history. Caleb Williams (3:47.78) and Kiefer Bell (3:48.60) finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Both times were a personal best.
• Jasiah Rogers, Nolan Macklin, Connor Czajkowski and Jahn Riley made up the first 4x100m relay of the season and finished fifth (39.76).
Women's Notes
• Payne Turney tied the highest finish by a Boilermaker at the USF Alumni Invitational with her runner-up placement in the 1500m (4:21.66). The time moved her up to No. 4 in Purdue history after she entered the season at No. 8.
• Blessing Ogundiran ran 11.39 (+2.6) to finish second in the 100m in her Purdue outdoor debut. Nia Wilson followed in fifth with a wind-legal 11.53. Her time enters the Purdue records at No. 7.
• Britannia Johnson (51.79m / 169-11.00) and Britannie Johnson (51.12m / 167-08.00) finished third and fourth in the discuss. Both entered the Purdue rankings at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
• Angeline Amefia won her heat and finished eighth overall in the 100mH (13.81).
• Emma Squires (4:27.99) also had a personal best in the 1500m and finished ninth. Lauren Pegher ran 4:31.28 to finish 12th in her outdoor collegiate debut.
Head Coach Tony Miller on the Outdoor Opener
"We had some of them put out some good marks and we have to keep them focused and continue to build towards Big Tens. The meet was perfect with great weather and the kids really came out and competed."
Next Up
Purdue's distance program returns to action March 28-29 at the Raleigh Relays.
Men's Notes
• Antoine Spencer ran a wind-aided 10.13 (+2.8) to finish second in the 100m. Connor Czajkowski took eighth in 10.35 (+2.8).
• Joel Gomez (3:45.76) paced the Boilermakers in the 1500m with his fourth-place finish. It was a personal best by over six seconds and fell just 0.15 seconds shy of tying the Purdue record. Gomez moved into the Purdue rankings at No. 3.
• Douglas Buckeridge followed closely behind in fifth (3:45.88) to move up to No. 5 in Purdue history. Caleb Williams (3:47.78) and Kiefer Bell (3:48.60) finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Both times were a personal best.
• Jasiah Rogers, Nolan Macklin, Connor Czajkowski and Jahn Riley made up the first 4x100m relay of the season and finished fifth (39.76).
Women's Notes
• Payne Turney tied the highest finish by a Boilermaker at the USF Alumni Invitational with her runner-up placement in the 1500m (4:21.66). The time moved her up to No. 4 in Purdue history after she entered the season at No. 8.
• Blessing Ogundiran ran 11.39 (+2.6) to finish second in the 100m in her Purdue outdoor debut. Nia Wilson followed in fifth with a wind-legal 11.53. Her time enters the Purdue records at No. 7.
• Britannia Johnson (51.79m / 169-11.00) and Britannie Johnson (51.12m / 167-08.00) finished third and fourth in the discuss. Both entered the Purdue rankings at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
• Angeline Amefia won her heat and finished eighth overall in the 100mH (13.81).
• Emma Squires (4:27.99) also had a personal best in the 1500m and finished ninth. Lauren Pegher ran 4:31.28 to finish 12th in her outdoor collegiate debut.
Head Coach Tony Miller on the Outdoor Opener
"We had some of them put out some good marks and we have to keep them focused and continue to build towards Big Tens. The meet was perfect with great weather and the kids really came out and competed."
Next Up
Purdue's distance program returns to action March 28-29 at the Raleigh Relays.