The Purdue Northwest Track and Field team opened up their Spring season at the 2025 First Chance Invitational hosted by North Central University. The Pride would have an excellent showing with many top finishes!

The Basics:

• Location: Naperville, IL
• Event: 2025 First Chance Invitational
• A two-day event

Notable Men's Results

• Men's 5000m: Jackson Bakker (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) finished 3rd with a time of 15:24.65.
• Men's Hammer Throw: Christopher Poole (/) placed 30th with a throw of 34.29m (112-6), while Andrew Juszczak (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) finished 34th with 32.19m (105-7).
• Men's 1500m: Rafael Maier (Portage, Ind./Portage) took 24th place with a time of 4:13.65, and Josh Tuck (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) finished 28th at 4:14.07.
• Men's 110m Hurdles: Allen Akins (Gary, Ind.) finished 4th with a time of 15.69, and Kyden Boyer (Marshal, Ill.) placed 5th at 15.77.
• Men's 100m: Kalen Cummings (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) took 13th place with a time of 10.97.
• Men's 400m: Carson Bell (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) placed 2nd with a time of 49.40, and Willie Clay (Laporte, Ind.) finished 3rd at 50.02.
• Men's 800m: Josh Tuck (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) took 24th place with a time of 2:01.62.
• Men's 4x400m Relay: The team of Willie Clay (Laporte, Ind.), Michale Golston (Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville), Alex Simmons (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook), and Carson Bell (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) finished 1st with a time of 3:20.55. The team of Carson Bateman (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville), Hayden Podlin (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS), Josh Tuck (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton), and Tyler Bohnen took 13th with a time of 3:41.02. The team of Kyden Boyer (Marshal, Ill.), Jaydon Tarohocker (Sarasota, Fla.), James Snow, and Max Nauman (Skokie, Ill./Niles West) placed 11th at 3:40.18.
• Men's Pole Vault: CJ Brooks finished 2nd with a clearance of 4.60m (15-1).
• Men's High Jump: Eli Baumann (Allendale, Mich./Allendale) finished 1st with a clearance of 2.00m (6-6 ¾), while Jaydon Tarohocker (Sarasota, Fla.) placed 3rd at 1.90m (6-2 ¾).
• Men's Long Jump: Lucas Bass (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) claimed 1st place with a mark of 7.14m (23-5 ¼).
• Men's Triple Jump: Andre Taylor (West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Lakes) finished 3rd with a jump of 13.68m (44-10 ¾), and Lucas Bass (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) placed 4th at 13.59m (44-7).
• Men's Javelin Throw: Eli Baumann (Allendale, Mich./Allendale) placed 2nd with a throw of 52.26m (171-5), while Jaydon Tarohocker (Sarasota, Fla.) finished 4th at 46.35m (152-0).

Notable Women's Results

• Women's Hammer Throw: Jada Addo placed 29th with a throw of 32.12m (105-4), and Kelsi Dillon (Braidwood, Ill./Reed-Custer) finished 33rd with a mark of 29.91m (98-1).
• Women's Javelin Throw: Kelsi Dillon (Braidwood, Ill./Reed-Custer) earned 3rd place with a throw of 34.45m (113-0).
• Women's 1500m: Myrriam Dhoore (LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte) finished 2nd with a time of 4:55.23, and Sara McGraw (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) placed 9th at 5:02.91.
• Women's 100m Hurdles: Alaina Schultze (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian) took 4th place with a time of 15.55 (1.8 m/s).
• Women's 800m: Sara McGraw (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) won 1st place with a time of 2:20.28.
• Women's 4x400m Relay: Lizeth Flores Bernal (Harvard, Ill./Harvard), Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron), Kamaya Johnson (Louisville, Ky./Male), and Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) finished 4th with a time of 4:21.46.
• Women's High Jump: Alaina Schultze (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian) placed 9th with a clearance of 4-10 ½ (1.49), and Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) finished 13th with a jump of 4-8 ¾ (1.44).

Up Next:

The Track and Field will be back in action April 4^th as they compete in the Chicagoland Championships and the Indiana Tech Open.