The Purdue Northwest Track and Field team traveled to Allendale, Michigan, on Friday to compete in the 2025 GVSU Big Meet, where the Pride showcased multiple top finishes.
 
The Basics:
• The event was held in Allendale, Michigan
• 2025 GVSU Big Meet
• Multiple top finishes
 
Notable Men's Results:

• Men's 60 Meters: Kalen Cummings (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) finished 2nd in the finals with a time of 7.02 after qualifying with a 7.09 in the prelims. DJ Willis (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park - River Forest) placed 11th in the prelims with a time of 7.23.
• Men's 60m Hurdles: Allen Akins (Gary, Ind.) finished 6th in the finals with a time of 8.93 after qualifying with an 8.91. Kyden Boyer (Marshal, Ill.) finished 9th in the finals with a time of 9.35 after an 8.96 in the prelims.
• Men's 200 Meters: Willie Clay (Laporte, Ind.) placed 8th with a time of 22.80. Tyler Bohnen finished 14th at 23.07, followed by Alejandro Bravo (Highland, Ind.) in 18th at 23.30 and Myles Sisco (Portage, Ind./Portage) in 21st at 23.63.
• Men's 400 Meters: Carson Bell (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) finished 3rd with a time of 49.95. Alejandro Bravo (Highland, Ind.) placed 10th with a time of 53.02.
• Men's 800 Meters: Josh Tuck (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) placed 15th with a time of 1:59.41, followed by Hayden Podlin (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS) in 16th at 1:59.60.
• Men's 1 Mile: Brandan Bagnara (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) placed 31st with a time of 4:38.20, while Conor Gross (Du Quoin, Ill./Du Quoin) finished 37th at 4:44.76.
• Men's High Jump: Eli Baumann (Allendale, Mich./Allendale) placed 3rd with a clearance of 1.94m (6'4.25"). Justin Farris (Lindale, Texas) finished 6th with a jump of 1.79m (5'10.5").
• Men's Long Jump: Jamon Miller (Michigan City, Ind.) finished 7th with a mark of 6.64m (21'9.5").
• Men's Pole Vault: Noah Thames (Brighton, Mich.) secured 2nd place in the Grey Runway section with a clearance of 4.00m (13'1.5").
• Men's Shot Put: Andrew Juszczak (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) placed 16th with a best throw of 11.27m (36'11.75").
• Men's 4x400m Relay: The team of Tyler Bohnen, Alex Simmons (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook), Carson Bateman (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville), and Hayden Podlin (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS) finished 3rd with a time of 3:29.43.

 
Notable Women's Results:

• Women's 60 Meters: DeAndria Franklin (Hobart, Ind./River Forest) placed 10th in the prelims with a time of 8.13. Chisom Chukwuocha (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished 13th in 8.32.
• Women's 60m Hurdles: Alaina Schultze (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian) finished 5th in the finals with a time of 9.53 after
• Women's 200 Meters: Chisom Chukwuocha (Indianapolis, Ind.) placed 10th with a time of 27.52.
• Women's 400 Meters: Da'Ja Jones (Portage, Ind./Portage) finished 6th with a time of 1:00.80.
• Women's 800 Meters: Sara McGraw (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) took 1st place with a time of 2:19.64. Alyssa Dunlap (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) placed 8th at 2:25.28.
• Women's 1 Mile: Kennedy Cox (Las Vegas, Nev./Sommerset Sky Pointe) placed 12th with a time of 5:36.01.
• Women's High Jump: Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) and Alaina Schultze (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian) both cleared 1.49m (4'10.5"), placing 9th and 10th, respectively.
• Women's Shot Put: Jada Addo finished 18th with a best throw of 8.63m (28'3.75").
• Women's Weight Throw: Jada Addo placed 23rd with a throw of 10.78m (35'4.5").

 
Up Next:
The track and field team is set to return to competition on March 1^st for the 2025 GLIAC Indoor Championships hosted by Saginaw Valley State, meet time is TBA