Kerris Roberts Season 2022-23

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Ranks No. 5 in school history in the indoor 200m with a time of 23.61 (Feb. 28, 2020)
• Is No. 5 in team history in the outdoor 4x100 relay in 44.20 (May 28, 2022)
• Ranks No. 6 all-time in the outdoor 200m with a time of 23.42 (May 26, 2022)
• Is tied for No. 6 in the Purdue record books in the indoor 60m in 7.44 seconds (Jan. 15, 2022)
• Is tied for No. 10 in program history in the outdoor 100m with a time of 11.65 (March 19, 2022)

 
2021-22
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x100 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 4x100 Relay
• Competed in in seven meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x200
• Raced at the NCAA Championships in the 4x100 from June 8-11
• With the fifth-fastest time in team history, qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4x100 in 44.20 to finish 11th overall, and added the sixth-fastest 200m time of 23.42 to finish 28th and ran the 100m in 11.66w to place 26th at the NCAA East Prelims from May 25-28
• Finished fourth in the 4x100 (44.53), fifth in the 200m (23.19w) and ninth in the 100m (11.52w) at the Big Ten Championships from May 13-15
• Was the 4x100 runner-up in 44.51 and placed fourth in the 200m in 23.70 at the 44 Farms Team Invite from April 8-9
• Tied the No. 10-fastest 100m time in school history of 11.65 to place second, won the 200m in 23.46w and was the runner-up in the 4x100 in 44.84 at the Hurricane Invite from March 18-19

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Ran in seven meets in the 60m, 200m and 300m
• Placed fifth in the 200m with a season-best 23.74 and was 11th in the 100m in 23.95 at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-26
• Won the 200m (24.19) and was 10th in the 60m (7.59) at the Larry Wieczorek Invite from Jan. 21-22
• Tied the sixth-fastest 60m time in Purdue history with a 7.44 and placed third in the final (7.48) at the Big Ten Midwest Invite on Jan. 15
• Won the 60m in 7.56 at the Gene Edmonds Invite on Jan. 8
• Earned the 60m win (7.51) and ran a career-record 300m mark (40.40) to finish third at the Fred Wilt Invite on Dec. 4

 
2021
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Raced in one meet and finished fourth in the 4x100 in 45.83 at the Big Ten North Florida Invite on April 3

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Competed in five meets in the 60m, 200m and 4x400
• Finished fifth in the 200m in 24.60 at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-27
• Was the runner-up in the 60m in 7.53 at the Big Ten Open on Feb. 20
• Ran the seventh-fastest 60m time in school history, in 7.47, to place third, and won the 200m in 24.03 at the Hawkeye big Ten Invite from Feb. 12-13
• Finished second in the 200m (24.00) and third in the 60m (7.53) at the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6
• Placed second in the 200m, in 24.36, and third in the 60m, in 7.61, at the Gladstein Invite on Jan. 23

 
2019-20
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Participated in seven meets and competed in the 60m and 200m
• Won a bronze medal in the 200m with a 23.61, the fifth-fastest time in school history at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
• Finished second in the 60m (7.52) and third in the 200m (23.91) at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14
• Won the 200m with a time of 24.49 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
• Finished second in the 200m with a mark of 25.04 at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 11
• Began career with the seventh-fastest 60m time in school history, 7.49 seconds to win the event, and added a second-place finish in the 200m with a time of 24.91 at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7

 
HIGH SCHOOL

• Won the 200-meter state title as a freshman
• Won the 100, 200 and 4x100  state championships as a sophomore
• Won the 100 and 200 state titles as a senior
• Named the conference athlete of the year as a freshman
• Earned all-state, all-conference accolades as a freshman, sophomore and senior
• Personal-bests are 11.69 in the 100 and 24.09 in the 200
• Named to the all-conference academic team
• Also played basketball and earned all-conference, all-metro, all-district, all-region and all-state honors
• Named to the National Honor Society

 
PERSONAL

• Mother is Sherie Roberts
• Has two brothers
• Brother, Everett, played football at Northern Iowa
• Majoring in mathematics education