The Purdue Northwest track and field team continued its outdoor season with an impressive showing at the GVSU Al & Sue Owens Classic, held April 10–11 in Allendale, Michigan. The Pride recorded multiple top finishes, personal bests, and Division II marks across sprints, distance, jumps, relays, and field events.

The Basics

• Allendale, Michigan
• GVSU Al & Sue Owens Classic (Apr. 10–11, 2026)
• Two-day outdoor competition

Notable Men's Results

• Men's 100m: Myles Sisco (Portage, Ind./Portage) placed 12th in 10.96 to lead the Pride. Kalen Cummings (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) followed in 28th (11.34), with AJ Jenkins (Elgin, Ill.) 31st (11.40), Ryan Bosi (Ladd, Ill./Hall) 40th (11.70), and Ashton Arreola (Munster, Ind./Senn) 60th (13.64).
• Men's 200m: AJ Jenkins (Elgin, Ill.) led the group with a 17th-place finish in 22.61. Carson Bateman (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) placed 23rd (22.75), Madai Similao (Suwanee, Ga.) 39th (23.24), Kalen Cummings (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) 46th (23.77), Ryan Bosi (Ladd, Ill./Hall) 50th (23.97), Niko Marinkovich (Crown Point, Ind./Lake Central) 52nd (24.06), and Ashton Arreola (Munster, Ind./Senn) 60th (26.89).
• Men's 400m: Carson Bell (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) turned in a standout performance, placing 3rd overall with a personal-best 48.82. Willie Clay (Laporte, Ind./Laporte) finished 6th (49.45) and Max Nauman (Skokie, Ill./Niles West) placed 9th (49.79). Marcus Bowens-Caselberry (Prairie View, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) added a 19th-place finish with a personal-best 51.82, followed by Madai Similao (Suwanee, Ga.) (24th, 52.51), Luke Van Tholen (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) (25th, 52.58), Jaziah Green (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) (26th, 52.63), and Carson Bateman (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) (28th, 52.95).
• Men's 400m Hurdles: Kyden Boyer (Marshal, Ill./Marshall) placed 13th in 57.01 to lead the Pride. Niko Marinkovich (Crown Point, Ind./Lake Central) finished 21st (58.64), and Dylan Guilford (Winamac, Ind./Winamac Community) took 27th with a personal-best 1:01.27.
• Men's 800m: Gabriel Early (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) led the group with a 42nd-place finish in 1:59.85. Hayden Podlin (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS) followed in 45th with a season-best 2:00.09, while Chase Fajman (Dyer, Ind.) (58th, 2:04.45), Matt Clark (Morris, Ill./) (72nd, 2:12.84), and Conor Gross (Du Quoin, Ill./Du Quoin) (73rd, 2:18.49) rounded out the field.
• Men's 1500m: Josh Tuck (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) paced the Pride with a 27th-place finish and personal-best time of 4:03.66. Jalen Strietelmeier (/Highland, Ind.) followed in 31st (4:03.95), with Carmelo Quintero (Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville) 42nd (4:08.85), Brandan Bagnara (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) 56th (4:17.14), Julio Herrera (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) 58th (PB 4:19.91), Keaton Westley (Arvada, Colo.) 64th (4:24.07), and Cort Haney (Avon, Ind./Avon) 76th (PB 4:43.05).
• Men's Jumps: Eli Baumann (Allendale, Mich./Allendale) highlighted the meet with a 1st-place finish in the long jump (6.98m), earning a new Division II mark. Quinten McToy (Highland, Ind./Highland) placed 4th (6.74m), while Jeremy Melton (Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac Township) finished 10th (6.39m). In the high jump, Melton placed 5th (2.01m, new DII mark), Baumann 7th (1.96m), and Conrad Dyrkacz (Chicago, Ill./Chesterton) 17th (1.81m).
• Men's Throws: Andrew Juszczak (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) placed 34th in discus (34.19m) and 21st in hammer throw (33.67m). Cal Colandrea added a 25th-place finish in shot put (10.69m).
• Men's Relays: The 4x400m relay team of Marcus Bowens-Caselberry (Prairie View, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson), Max Nauman (Skokie, Ill./Niles West), Luke Van Tholen (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South), and Carson Bell (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) placed 2nd overall in 3:20.84, earning a new Division II mark. The 4x100m relay team of AJ Jenkins (Elgin, Ill.), Myles Sisco (Portage, Ind./Portage), Marcus Bowens-Caselberry (Prairie View, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson), and Kalen Cummings (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) finished 6th in 42.18.

Notable Women's Results

• Women's 100m: Chisom Chukwuocha (Indianapolis, Ind./) placed 19th in 12.66.
• Women's 200m: Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) led the Pride with a 19th-place finish in 26.28, while Maya Butler (Dyer, Ind./) placed 52nd (29.42).
• Women's 400m: Mary Allen (Mesa, Ariz./Mesquite) placed 15th with a personal-best 59.73. Da'Ja Jones (Portage, Ind./Portage) followed in 17th (1:00.78), Charli Slater (Gilbert, Ariz./Mesquite) in 18th (1:01.47), and Maya Butler (Dyer, Ind./) in 36th (1:09.54).
• Women's 400m Hurdles: Anastasia Kudin (Princeton, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro) placed 11th in 1:06.98, while Meg Sukley (Minooka, Ill./Minooka Community) finished 21st (1:25.35).
• Women's 800m: Sara McGraw (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) placed 17th in 2:19.12.
• Women's 1500m: Myrriam Dhoore (LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte) led the Pride with a 30th-place finish and personal-best 4:54.20. Kayla Garza (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) placed 53rd (5:12.81), Kayla Guajardo 64th (5:23.60), and Lizeth Flores Bernal (Harvard, Ill./Harvard) 67th (5:29.60).
• Women's Jumps: Malia Butler (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) placed 8th in the long jump (5.34m), while Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) finished 20th (4.96m). In the high jump, Weber placed 11th (1.52m) and Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) 18th (1.47m).
• Women's Throws: Aubree Gleason (Gilbert, Ariz./Williams Field) led the Pride with a 9th-place finish in discus (37.99m) and placed 11th in shot put (10.85m). Kaelin Kreischer (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) placed 27th in discus (29.70m) and 18th in hammer throw (35.53m), while Jada Addo finished 14th in hammer throw (37.00m).
• Women's Relays: The 4x100m relay team of Mary Allen (Mesa, Ariz./Mesquite), Chisom Chukwuocha (Indianapolis, Ind./), Da'Ja Jones (Portage, Ind./Portage), and Anastasia Kudin (Princeton, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro) placed 8th overall with a season-best 49.01.

Up Next
The Pride will continue their outdoor season as they prepare for the Gibson Invite in Terre Haute, Indiana on April 16-17.