2022-23 Track and Field Roster
Purcell, Hope
Hope Purcell
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Ohio
- Position:
- Multis
Bio
2022-23
Indoor:
Jumped out to 5.71m/18-8.75 in the long jump at the Hoosier Open ... ran the hurdles in 8.67 in the season opener ... cleared the bar at 1.69m/5-6.5 in the high jump at the Commodore Challenge ... also competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the Commodore Challenge with times of 8.73 (P) and 8.75 (F) ... ran the 60-meter hurdles at the Gladstein Invitational ... recorded a lifetime best of 6.09m/19-11.75 in the Long Jump at the Texas Tech Open ... jumped 6.00m/19-8.25 in the long jump at the Windy City Invite ... won the pentathlon at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, scoring 4109 points across the five events ... came back to finish seventh in the open long jump at the conference meet ... First Team All-Big Ten honoree.
Outdoor:
Competed in the Long Jump (5.67m/18-7.25), 100-meter hurdles (14.14) and 200 meters (25.72) at the Florida Relays ... contested the javelin and 100-meter hurdles at the Tennessee Invite ... ran the 100-meter hurdles at the Indiana Invitational ... long jumped an outdoor personal best of 5.94m/19-6 at the Penn Relays ... ran third leg for IU's 4x100 relay team (45.43) at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... won bronze in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships with a lifetime best 5282 points ... first IU medal in the heptathlon in at least 20 years.
2021-22
Indoor:
Raced to first in the 60-meter hurdles at the Hoosier Open with a time of 8.53.
Outdoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... competed in the high jump at Big Ten Championships … came in third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at the Billy Hayes Invite.
2020-21
Indoor:
Saw a fourth place finish in the pentathlon with 3,694 points at Big Ten Championships … captured third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at the Gladstein Invitational …finished in fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.85 at the Gladstein Invitational … cleared a height of 1.63m (5’ 4.25”) to place fifth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in the high jump.
Outdoor:
USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … Second Team All-Big Ten … came in sixth in the heptathlon with 5,216 points at the Big Ten Championships … also competed in the heptathlon at the Husker Big Ten Invite and placed third with 5,182 points … won the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 …garnered the silver medal in the javelin and heaved a mark of 31.07m (101’ 11”) at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 … had a pair of fourth place finishes at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 in the 100-meter hurdles (14.51) and high jump (1.67m; 5’ 5.75”) … set personal best of 5.86m (19’ 2.75”) in the long jump to place fourth at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite…leaped over a height of 1.69m (5’ 6.5”) in the high jump at the same meet and finished in fourth.
2019-20
Indoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … named an Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … participated in the high jump and pentathlon at Big Ten Championships … won the pentathlon with 3,649 points at Indiana Relays … took gold with a mark of 1.70m (5’ 7”) in high jump at IU vs. Tennessee Duals … was runner-up in the high jump at Tyson Invitational and cleared a height of 1.72m (5’ 7.75”) … placed third in the long jump twice —Hoosier Open and Gladstein Invitational … notched fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.86 at Gladstein Invitational … secured fifth at Hoosier Open in 60-meter hurdles and clocked a time of 8.78 … captured fifth in the high jump at Vanderbilt Invitational with a height of 1.70m (5’ 7”).
Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.
2018-2019
Indoor:
Placed fourth in the pentathlon and fifth in the high jump at Big Ten Championships … won the high jump with a mark of 1.68m (5’ 6”) and placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at IU vs. Tennessee Duals … took second in the high jump (1.72m) and fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.72) at Power Five Invitational … was runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.74 at Gladstein Invitational … placed fourth in the high jump (1.73m) and fifth in the 200m (27.01) at Hoosier Open … notched fourth with a mark of 1.71m (5’ 7.25”) in the high jump at Jim Green Track & Field Invitational … secured fourth in the pentathlon at Indiana Relays with 3,583 points.
Outdoor:
Saw action at NCAA Championships in the high jump … took fifth in the high jump with a mark of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at Big Ten Championships … runner-up in the high jump and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at Billy Hayes Invitational … placed third in the 100-meter hurdles at ASU Invitational with a time of 14.42 … captured fourth at Florida Relays in the high jump after clearing a height of 1.70m (5’ 7”).
Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: 100mH: 13.97, 300mH: 43.09, Long Jump: 19'5", High Jump: 5'9"
Four-Time High Jump State Runner-Up
Three-Time Long Jump State Champion
Indoor:
Jumped out to 5.71m/18-8.75 in the long jump at the Hoosier Open ... ran the hurdles in 8.67 in the season opener ... cleared the bar at 1.69m/5-6.5 in the high jump at the Commodore Challenge ... also competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the Commodore Challenge with times of 8.73 (P) and 8.75 (F) ... ran the 60-meter hurdles at the Gladstein Invitational ... recorded a lifetime best of 6.09m/19-11.75 in the Long Jump at the Texas Tech Open ... jumped 6.00m/19-8.25 in the long jump at the Windy City Invite ... won the pentathlon at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, scoring 4109 points across the five events ... came back to finish seventh in the open long jump at the conference meet ... First Team All-Big Ten honoree.
Outdoor:
Competed in the Long Jump (5.67m/18-7.25), 100-meter hurdles (14.14) and 200 meters (25.72) at the Florida Relays ... contested the javelin and 100-meter hurdles at the Tennessee Invite ... ran the 100-meter hurdles at the Indiana Invitational ... long jumped an outdoor personal best of 5.94m/19-6 at the Penn Relays ... ran third leg for IU's 4x100 relay team (45.43) at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... won bronze in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships with a lifetime best 5282 points ... first IU medal in the heptathlon in at least 20 years.
2021-22
Indoor:
Raced to first in the 60-meter hurdles at the Hoosier Open with a time of 8.53.
Outdoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... competed in the high jump at Big Ten Championships … came in third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at the Billy Hayes Invite.
2020-21
Indoor:
Saw a fourth place finish in the pentathlon with 3,694 points at Big Ten Championships … captured third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at the Gladstein Invitational …finished in fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.85 at the Gladstein Invitational … cleared a height of 1.63m (5’ 4.25”) to place fifth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in the high jump.
Outdoor:
USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … Second Team All-Big Ten … came in sixth in the heptathlon with 5,216 points at the Big Ten Championships … also competed in the heptathlon at the Husker Big Ten Invite and placed third with 5,182 points … won the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 …garnered the silver medal in the javelin and heaved a mark of 31.07m (101’ 11”) at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 … had a pair of fourth place finishes at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 in the 100-meter hurdles (14.51) and high jump (1.67m; 5’ 5.75”) … set personal best of 5.86m (19’ 2.75”) in the long jump to place fourth at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite…leaped over a height of 1.69m (5’ 6.5”) in the high jump at the same meet and finished in fourth.
2019-20
Indoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … named an Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … participated in the high jump and pentathlon at Big Ten Championships … won the pentathlon with 3,649 points at Indiana Relays … took gold with a mark of 1.70m (5’ 7”) in high jump at IU vs. Tennessee Duals … was runner-up in the high jump at Tyson Invitational and cleared a height of 1.72m (5’ 7.75”) … placed third in the long jump twice —Hoosier Open and Gladstein Invitational … notched fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.86 at Gladstein Invitational … secured fifth at Hoosier Open in 60-meter hurdles and clocked a time of 8.78 … captured fifth in the high jump at Vanderbilt Invitational with a height of 1.70m (5’ 7”).
Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.
2018-2019
Indoor:
Placed fourth in the pentathlon and fifth in the high jump at Big Ten Championships … won the high jump with a mark of 1.68m (5’ 6”) and placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at IU vs. Tennessee Duals … took second in the high jump (1.72m) and fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.72) at Power Five Invitational … was runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.74 at Gladstein Invitational … placed fourth in the high jump (1.73m) and fifth in the 200m (27.01) at Hoosier Open … notched fourth with a mark of 1.71m (5’ 7.25”) in the high jump at Jim Green Track & Field Invitational … secured fourth in the pentathlon at Indiana Relays with 3,583 points.
Outdoor:
Saw action at NCAA Championships in the high jump … took fifth in the high jump with a mark of 1.70m (5’ 7”) at Big Ten Championships … runner-up in the high jump and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at Billy Hayes Invitational … placed third in the 100-meter hurdles at ASU Invitational with a time of 14.42 … captured fourth at Florida Relays in the high jump after clearing a height of 1.70m (5’ 7”).
Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: 100mH: 13.97, 300mH: 43.09, Long Jump: 19'5", High Jump: 5'9"
Four-Time High Jump State Runner-Up
Three-Time Long Jump State Champion
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