EUGENE, Ore. – Cameron Miller breaks his own 200m school record and Collin Kao reaches the pole vault podium to lead Purdue Outdoor Track & Field on day one of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Men's Notes
• Miller ran 20.12 (+0.9) to sit atop the 200m prelims performances and shattered his previous school record of 20.25. The time moved Miller to No. 4 in the NCAA this season. He will look to defend his Big Ten 200m outdoor title in the finals on Sunday at 5:26 p.m. ET.
• Kao finished eighth in the pole vault (5.19m / 17-00.25) to earn Purdue's first team point. It is Kao's first time scoring at outdoor Big Tens.
• Andreas Hantson sits second in the decathlon (3,994 points) after the first five events of the competition. He took the high jump event victory (2.05m / 6-08.75) and finished third in the long jump (7.32m / 24-00.25). Competition resumes on Saturday morning at 12:30 p.m. ET.
• Hugh Jacobsmeyer finished 13th in the 1500m prelims (3:47.43) in the first individual postseason race of his collegiate career.
Women's Notes
• Jalen Elrod is eighth in the heptathlon with 3,267 points through the first four events. She capped the first day with a personal-best 23.91 in the 200m to finish third in the event. Competition resumes on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
• Payne Turney finished 11th in the 10,000m in 34:01.87 falling just over four seconds shy of her personal best. It was the second 10,000m of her career.
• Caroline Jordan ran a personal-best 34:49.86 in the 10,000m to increase her program ranking one spot to No. 6.
Next Up
Purdue has a jam-packed second day at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Saturday, participating in 18 of the 23 scheduled events.
Men's Notes
• Miller ran 20.12 (+0.9) to sit atop the 200m prelims performances and shattered his previous school record of 20.25. The time moved Miller to No. 4 in the NCAA this season. He will look to defend his Big Ten 200m outdoor title in the finals on Sunday at 5:26 p.m. ET.
• Kao finished eighth in the pole vault (5.19m / 17-00.25) to earn Purdue's first team point. It is Kao's first time scoring at outdoor Big Tens.
• Andreas Hantson sits second in the decathlon (3,994 points) after the first five events of the competition. He took the high jump event victory (2.05m / 6-08.75) and finished third in the long jump (7.32m / 24-00.25). Competition resumes on Saturday morning at 12:30 p.m. ET.
• Hugh Jacobsmeyer finished 13th in the 1500m prelims (3:47.43) in the first individual postseason race of his collegiate career.
Women's Notes
• Jalen Elrod is eighth in the heptathlon with 3,267 points through the first four events. She capped the first day with a personal-best 23.91 in the 200m to finish third in the event. Competition resumes on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
• Payne Turney finished 11th in the 10,000m in 34:01.87 falling just over four seconds shy of her personal best. It was the second 10,000m of her career.
• Caroline Jordan ran a personal-best 34:49.86 in the 10,000m to increase her program ranking one spot to No. 6.
Next Up
Purdue has a jam-packed second day at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Saturday, participating in 18 of the 23 scheduled events.