# Purdue Boilermakers track and field

The Purdue Boilermakers track and field team is the track and field program that represents Purdue University. The Boilermakers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in West Lafayette, Indiana at the Rankin Track & Field Complex.
The program is coached by Tony Miller. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
Corissa Yasen has the most All-American finishes of any Purdue athlete, with eight in the high jump and one national title in the women's heptathlon from 1993 to 1996.

## Postseason
### AIAW

The Boilermakers have had 13 AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.
AIAW All-Americans :
| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1979 Outdoor | Peach Payne | 400 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| 1982 Indoor | Jymette Bonnivier | 880 yards | 5th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Sybil Perry | 100 meters | 5th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Sybil Perry | 200 meters | 6th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Andrea Marek | 1500 meters | 2nd |
| 1982 Outdoor | Andrea Marek | 3000 meters | 1st |
| 1982 Outdoor | Alana McCarthy | 5000 meters | 5th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Lorna Russell | 100 meters hurdles | 2nd |
| 1982 Outdoor | Raquel Williams | 100 meters hurdles | 5th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Margaret Woods | High jump | 5th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Jymette Bonnivier | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| 1982 Outdoor | Becky Cotta | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| 1982 Outdoor | Jean Molohon | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| 1982 Outdoor | Nancy Sanford | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| 1982 Outdoor | Heidi Hackel | Sprint medley relay | 6th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Sybil Perry | Sprint medley relay | 6th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Lorna Russell | Sprint medley relay | 6th |
| 1982 Outdoor | Maria Williams | Sprint medley relay | 6th |

### NCAA

As of 2024, a total of 64 men and 35 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).
First team NCAA All-Americans :
| Team | Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| Men's | 1922 Outdoor | Cliff Furnas | Mile run | 5th |
| Men's | 1923 Outdoor | Fred Tykle | 100 meters | 2nd |
| Men's | 1926 Outdoor | Jim Little | Mile run | 4th |
| Men's | 1927 Outdoor | Jim Little | Mile run | 6th |
| Men's | 1929 Outdoor | Orval Martin | Mile run | 2nd |
| Men's | 1930 Outdoor | Orval Martin | 800 meters | 1st |
| Men's | 1932 Outdoor | Larry Kenney | Mile run | 3rd |
| Men's | 1933 Outdoor | Duane Purvis | Javelin throw | 1st |
| Men's | 1935 Outdoor | Claude Moore | Mile run | 3rd |
| Men's | 1937 Outdoor | Bob Lemen | 220 yards hurdles | 4th |
| Men's | 1938 Outdoor | Bob Lemen | 220 yards hurdles | 6th |
| Men's | 1939 Outdoor | Ed Holderman | Mile run | 4th |
| Men's | 1944 Outdoor | Bruce Finlayson | 110 meters hurdles | 5th |
| Men's | 1944 Outdoor | Ed Steider | 110 meters hurdles | 6th |
| Men's | 1944 Outdoor | Jack Exler | 3000 meters | 3rd |
| Men's | 1944 Outdoor | Bruce Finlayson | High jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1944 Outdoor | Bill Klaus | Shot put | 4th |
| Men's | 1944 Outdoor | Bill Klaus | Discus throw | 5th |
| Men's | 1945 Outdoor | Ben Harvey | 200 meters | 6th |
| Men's | 1945 Outdoor | Ashley Hawk | 800 meters | 5th |
| Men's | 1945 Outdoor | Dick Kilpatrick | High jump | 3rd |
| Men's | 1946 Outdoor | Paul Miller | Long jump | 4th |
| Men's | 1946 Outdoor | Bill Bangert | Shot put | 4th |
| Men's | 1951 Outdoor | Jack Barnes | Long jump | 8th |
| Men's | 1953 Outdoor | Tom Hughes | 220 yards hurdles | 6th |
| Men's | 1953 Outdoor | Gene Matthews | 3000 meters | 3rd |
| Men's | 1954 Outdoor | Tom Hughes | 220 yards hurdles | 6th |
| Men's | 1954 Outdoor | Ben Youtsey | 400 meters | 2nd |
| Men's | 1954 Outdoor | Gene Matthews | 3000 meters | 2nd |
| Men's | 1957 Outdoor | Billy Jones | Pole vault | 4th |
| Men's | 1957 Outdoor | Jim Johnston | Pole vault | 7th |
| Men's | 1958 Outdoor | Jim Johnston | Pole vault | 1st |
| Men's | 1958 Outdoor | Billy Jones | Pole vault | 5th |
| Men's | 1959 Outdoor | Jim Johnston | Pole vault | 2nd |
| Men's | 1962 Outdoor | Nate Adams | 200 meters | 3rd |
| Men's | 1962 Outdoor | Dave Mills | 400 meters | 3rd |
| Men's | 1963 Outdoor | Nate Adams | 100 meters | 3rd |
| Men's | 1963 Outdoor | Nate Adams | 200 meters | 3rd |
| Men's | 1965 Indoor | Al Washington | 400 meters | 4th |
| Men's | 1965 Indoor | Jim Moore | Long jump | 5th |
| Men's | 1972 Outdoor | Larry Burton | 200 meters | 1st |
| Men's | 1972 Outdoor | Larry Grambo | 4 × 100 meters relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 1972 Outdoor | Carl Capria | 4 × 100 meters relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 1972 Outdoor | Dave Lichtenheld | 4 × 100 meters relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 1972 Outdoor | Larry Burton | 4 × 100 meters relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 1972 Outdoor | Jeff Bolin | Long jump | 7th |
| Men's | 1973 Outdoor | Larry Burton | 100 meters | 6th |
| Men's | 1974 Indoor | Lawrence Burton | 55 meters | 4th |
| Men's | 1974 Indoor | Jeff Bolin | Long jump | 5th |
| Men's | 1974 Outdoor | Jeff Bolin | Long jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1977 Indoor | Noel Ruebel | High jump | 5th |
| Men's | 1977 Outdoor | Noel Ruebel | High jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1978 Indoor | Ken Sombru | Distance medley relay | 5th |
| Men's | 1978 Indoor | John Hester | Distance medley relay | 5th |
| Men's | 1978 Indoor | Joe Menzyk | Distance medley relay | 5th |
| Men's | 1978 Indoor | Tim Smith | Distance medley relay | 5th |
| Men's | 1980 Outdoor | Ed Langford | Pole vault | 8th |
| Men's | 1981 Indoor | Ed Langford | Pole vault | 1st |
| Men's | 1983 Outdoor | Alvin McNair | 200 meters | 4th |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Rebecca Cotta | 1000 meters | 5th |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Cynthia Cassell | 4 × 800 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Jymette Bonnivier | 4 × 800 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Jeanie Molohon | 4 × 800 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Becky Cotta | 4 × 800 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 1984 Outdoor | Sybil Perry | 4 × 400 meters relay | 8th |
| Women's | 1984 Outdoor | Teresa Rozier | 4 × 400 meters relay | 8th |
| Women's | 1984 Outdoor | Heidi Hackel | 4 × 400 meters relay | 8th |
| Women's | 1984 Outdoor | Jill Sias | 4 × 400 meters relay | 8th |
| Women's | 1984 Outdoor | Yvonne Netterville | Triple jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1985 Indoor | Rod Woodson | 55 meters hurdles | 2nd |
| Women's | 1985 Indoor | Alicia Bass | 55 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| Women's | 1985 Indoor | Yvonne Netterville | Triple jump | 4th |
| Women's | 1985 Outdoor | Cathey Tyree | Heptathlon | 7th |
| Women's | 1986 Indoor | Andrea Everett | 3000 meters | 6th |
| Women's | 1986 Outdoor | Sybil Perry | 400 meters hurdles | 6th |
| Women's | 1986 Outdoor | Cathey Tyree | Heptathlon | 6th |
| Men's | 1987 Indoor | Rod Woodson | 55 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| Women's | 1987 Outdoor | Andra Paolillo | 10,000 meters | 5th |
| Women's | 1987 Outdoor | Cathey Tyree | Heptathlon | 3rd |
| Men's | 1988 Indoor | David Glassbum | High jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1988 Indoor | Monty Weller | Pole vault | 3rd |
| Women's | 1988 Indoor | Sally Smith | 800 meters | 5th |
| Women's | 1988 Indoor | Angela Goodman | Triple jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1988 Outdoor | Monte Weller | Pole vault | 2nd |
| Women's | 1988 Outdoor | Sally Smith | 1500 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 1988 Outdoor | Tia Hensler | High jump | 2nd |
| Women's | 1988 Outdoor | Jamie McNeair | Heptathlon | 3rd |
| Men's | 1989 Indoor | Bill Bluethmann | High jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1989 Indoor | Greg Fenza | Pole vault | 8th |
| Men's | 1989 Outdoor | Greg Fenza | Pole vault | 5th |
| Women's | 1989 Outdoor | Jamie McNeair | Heptathlon | 4th |
| Men's | 1990 Indoor | Greg Fenza | Pole vault | 4th |
| Men's | 1990 Outdoor | Greg Fenza | Pole vault | 8th |
| Women's | 1990 Outdoor | Jamie McNeair | Heptathlon | 3rd |
| Women's | 1993 Indoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 4th |
| Women's | 1993 Outdoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 6th |
| Women's | 1993 Outdoor | Sami Jo Williamson | Discus throw | 8th |
| Women's | 1994 Indoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 4th |
| Women's | 1994 Outdoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 5th |
| Women's | 1995 Indoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 3rd |
| Men's | 1995 Outdoor | Jon Pergande | Decathlon | 6th |
| Women's | 1995 Outdoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 6th |
| Men's | 1996 Indoor | Randy Miller | Pole vault | 8th |
| Women's | 1996 Indoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 2nd |
| Women's | 1996 Outdoor | Corissa Yasen | High jump | 8th |
| Women's | 1996 Outdoor | Corissa Yasen | Heptathlon | 1st |
| Men's | 1997 Outdoor | Randy Miller | Pole vault | 6th |
| Men's | 1998 Indoor | Randy Miller | Pole vault | 4th |
| Women's | 1998 Indoor | Toyinda Smith | Weight throw | 4th |
| Men's | 1999 Indoor | Mike Turner | Triple jump | 3rd |
| Men's | 1999 Indoor | Ike Olekaibe | Triple jump | 8th |
| Women's | 1999 Indoor | Toyinda Smith | Weight throw | 1st |
| Women's | 1999 Outdoor | Carrie Long | High jump | 8th |
| Women's | 1999 Outdoor | Serene Ross | Javelin throw | 7th |
| Men's | 2000 Indoor | Chris Brown | Weight throw | 7th |
| Women's | 2000 Indoor | Carri Long | High jump | 2nd |
| Women's | 2000 Indoor | Amy Spellmeyer | Pole vault | 6th |
| Men's | 2000 Outdoor | Shaun Guice | High jump | 5th |
| Men's | 2000 Outdoor | Ike Olekaibe | Triple jump | 3rd |
| Women's | 2000 Outdoor | Carri Long | High jump | 6th |
| Men's | 2001 Indoor | Shaun Guice | High jump | 2nd |
| Men's | 2001 Outdoor | Shaun Guice | High jump | 5th |
| Women's | 2001 Outdoor | Serene Ross | Javelin throw | 6th |
| Women's | 2001 Outdoor | Angela Craft | Heptathlon | 6th |
| Men's | 2002 Indoor | Shaun Guice | High jump | 3rd |
| Men's | 2002 Outdoor | Ryan Fitzpatric | High jump | 6th |
| Women's | 2002 Outdoor | Serene Ross | Javelin throw | 1st |
| Men's | 2003 Indoor | Kenneth Baxter | 200 meters | 4th |
| Men's | 2003 Indoor | Shaun Guice | High jump | 2nd |
| Men's | 2003 Outdoor | Kenneth Baxter | 200 meters | 7th |
| Men's | 2003 Outdoor | Nedzad Mulabegovic | Shot put | 4th |
| Men's | 2004 Indoor | Kenneth Baxter | 200 meters | 2nd |
| Men's | 2004 Indoor | Nedzad Mulabegovic | Shot put | 4th |
| Men's | 2004 Indoor | Keith McBride | Weight throw | 2nd |
| Men's | 2004 Indoor | Scott Hecht | Weight throw | 5th |
| Men's | 2004 Outdoor | Shaun Guice | High jump | 6th |
| Women's | 2004 Outdoor | Amber Ferner | 3000 meters steeplechase | 7th |
| Men's | 2005 Indoor | Nedzad Mulabegovic | Shot put | 2nd |
| Men's | 2005 Outdoor | John Paul Smolenski | Hammer throw | 5th |
| Men's | 2006 Indoor | Rickey Pinkney | 60 meters hurdles | 7th |
| Women's | 2007 Indoor | Mallory Peck | Pole vault | 7th |
| Women's | 2007 Outdoor | Lindsey Blaine | Javelin throw | 1st |
| Men's | 2008 Indoor | Jon Pullum | Weight throw | 4th |
| Women's | 2008 Indoor | Mallory Peck | Pole vault | 6th |
| Women's | 2008 Indoor | Astin Steward | Weight throw | 3rd |
| Women's | 2008 Outdoor | Kara Winger | Javelin throw | 5th |
| Men's | 2009 Indoor | Josh Hembrough | 60 meters hurdles | 8th |
| Men's | 2009 Outdoor | Adetayo Adesanya | High jump | 5th |
| Women's | 2009 Outdoor | Stacey Wannemacher | Shot put | 4th |
| Women's | 2009 Outdoor | Kara Winger | Javelin throw | 2nd |
| Women's | 2010 Indoor | Stacey Wannemacher | Shot put | 7th |
| Men's | 2011 Indoor | Geoff Davis | High jump | 4th |
| Men's | 2011 Outdoor | Geoff Davis | High jump | 6th |
| Women's | 2011 Outdoor | Stacey Wannemacher | Shot put | 8th |
| Women's | 2012 Indoor | Leah Eber | Long jump | 3rd |
| Men's | 2013 Indoor | Geoff Davis | High jump | 5th |
| Men's | 2013 Indoor | Jakob Engel | Shot put | 8th |
| Men's | 2013 Indoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Weight throw | 3rd |
| Men's | 2013 Outdoor | Geoff Davis | High jump | 3rd |
| Women's | 2013 Outdoor | Dani Bunch | Shot put | 8th |
| Men's | 2014 Indoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Weight throw | 3rd |
| Women's | 2014 Indoor | Dani Bunch | Shot put | 5th |
| Women's | 2014 Indoor | Dani Bunch | Weight throw | 3rd |
| Women's | 2014 Outdoor | Dani Bunch | Shot put | 5th |
| Men's | 2015 Indoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Weight throw | 3rd |
| Men's | 2015 Outdoor | Matt McClintock | 10,000 meters | 7th |
| Men's | 2015 Outdoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Hammer throw | 6th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Devynne Charlton | 100 meters hurdles | 7th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Savannah Carson | 4 × 100 meters relay | 6th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Carmiesha Cox | 4 × 100 meters relay | 6th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Devynne Charlton | 4 × 100 meters relay | 6th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Brionna Thomas | 4 × 100 meters relay | 6th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Symone Black | 4 × 400 meters relay | 4th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Carmiesha Cox | 4 × 400 meters relay | 4th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Aarin Jones | 4 × 400 meters relay | 4th |
| Women's | 2015 Outdoor | Brionna Thomas | 4 × 400 meters relay | 4th |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Nicholas Parks | 4 × 400 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Kyle Webb | 4 × 400 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Kinard Rolle | 4 × 400 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Shawndail McLaren | 4 × 400 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Shot put | 4th |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Weight throw | 2nd |
| Women's | 2016 Indoor | Devynne Charlton | 60 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Nicholas Parks | 4 × 400 meters relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Kyle Webb | 4 × 400 meters relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Kendal Frederick | 4 × 400 meters relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Shawndail McLaren | 4 × 400 meters relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Shot put | 2nd |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Chuk Enekwechi | Hammer throw | 6th |
| Women's | 2016 Outdoor | Jessica Harter | Pole vault | 6th |
| Women's | 2017 Indoor | Devynne Charlton | 60 meters hurdles | 2nd |
| Women's | 2017 Indoor | Savannah Carson | Long jump | 5th |
| Women's | 2017 Outdoor | Devynne Charlton | 100 meters hurdles | 5th |
| Women's | 2017 Outdoor | Devynne Charlton | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2017 Outdoor | Carmeisha Cox | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2017 Outdoor | Savannah Roberson | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2017 Outdoor | Savannah Carson | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2017 Outdoor | Savannah Carson | Long jump | 7th |
| Women's | 2018 Indoor | Brionna Thomas | 400 meters | 5th |
| Women's | 2018 Indoor | Chloe Abbott | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Indoor | Brionna Thomas | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Indoor | Carmiesha Cox | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Indoor | Jahneya Mitchell | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Indoor | Sarah Loesch | Weight throw | 7th |
| Men's | 2018 Outdoor | Ashmon Lucus | Discus throw | 6th |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Devynne Charlton | 100 meters hurdles | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Brionna Thomas | 400 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Chloe Abbott | 400 meters | 5th |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Symone Black | 400 meters hurdles | 4th |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Chloe Abbott | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Brionna Thomas | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Symone Black | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Jahneya Mitchell | 4 × 400 meters relay | 2nd |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Savannah Carson | Long jump | 6th |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Waseem Williams | 100 meters | 4th |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Tamar Greene | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Samson Colebrooke | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Justin Becker | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Waseem Williams | 4 × 100 meters relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2021 Indoor | Tamar Greene | Triple jump | 7th |
| Men's | 2024 Outdoor | Praise Aniamaka | Triple jump | 6th |
| Women's | 2025 Indoor | Jalen Elrod | Pentathlon | 8th |