GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Purdue Outdoor Track & Field men's 4x400m relay team set a school record in the Boilermakers' final event to conclude the Tom Jones Memorial.
Men's Notes
• The 4x400m relay team of Jahn Riley, Cameron Miller, Brett Otterbacher and Antoine Spencer ran 3:03.64 to finish as the third fastest college team at the meet. The time comes in at No. 7 in the NCAA and Spencer led the group with a 44.15 split.
• Otterbacher tied his open 400m personal best in 46.79 and split 46.37 in the 4x400m.
• Zach Mylenek ran a personal best 48.37 in the 400m. His previous best was 48.54.
Women's Notes
• Blessing Ogundiran finished 16th in the 100m Invite in 11.44 – her fastest wind-legal time. The time propelled her to sixth in school history after she entered the meet ninth.
• The 4x400m relay team of Alyssa Tate, Alexia Smith, Mirai Bernard and Gia Clay rank 3:35.42 to move into the East Region top 20.
• Britannia Johnson took third in the discus throw collegiate (50.88m / 166-11). She has now finished top three in all three of her discus competitions this season.
• Jalen Elrod finished fifth in the 100m hurdles collegiate in 14.07 to mark the fastest wind-legal time of her career.
Next Up
Purdue has its first and only one-day meet of the season in a trip to Illinois Saturday, April 26.
Men's Notes
• The 4x400m relay team of Jahn Riley, Cameron Miller, Brett Otterbacher and Antoine Spencer ran 3:03.64 to finish as the third fastest college team at the meet. The time comes in at No. 7 in the NCAA and Spencer led the group with a 44.15 split.
• Otterbacher tied his open 400m personal best in 46.79 and split 46.37 in the 4x400m.
• Zach Mylenek ran a personal best 48.37 in the 400m. His previous best was 48.54.
Women's Notes
• Blessing Ogundiran finished 16th in the 100m Invite in 11.44 – her fastest wind-legal time. The time propelled her to sixth in school history after she entered the meet ninth.
• The 4x400m relay team of Alyssa Tate, Alexia Smith, Mirai Bernard and Gia Clay rank 3:35.42 to move into the East Region top 20.
• Britannia Johnson took third in the discus throw collegiate (50.88m / 166-11). She has now finished top three in all three of her discus competitions this season.
• Jalen Elrod finished fifth in the 100m hurdles collegiate in 14.07 to mark the fastest wind-legal time of her career.
Next Up
Purdue has its first and only one-day meet of the season in a trip to Illinois Saturday, April 26.