NCAA Division I · Horizon League · Indiana

Purdue Fort Wayne track & field and cross country

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Type: Public
Undergraduates: 5,484
Admission rate: 84%
Graduation rate: 40% finish within 6 years
Average yearly cost after aid: $12,471
Tuition: $9,532 in state · $23,573 out of state

Women’s team

Head coach Aaron Combs (Director of Track & Field and Cross Country (6th Season)) · source

International athletes on the women’s roster: 0 of 27 (checked 2026-10-29).

Women’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-28 · TFRRS team page
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	4	11.77	12.12	—
200m	9	24.24	24.76	25.38
400m	5	55.64	1:03.20	1:03.20
800m	9	2:09.17	2:15.66	2:26.18
1500m	9	4:31.07	4:47.08	5:02.61
5000m	9	16:47.92	17:41.71	18:05.40
100m hurdles	7	13.48	14.27	14.42
400m hurdles	3	1:01.15	1:03.36	—
High jump	5	1.61m (5′ 3½″)	1.58m (5′ 2¼″)	1.58m (5′ 2¼″)
Long jump	7	5.97m (19′ 7″)	5.28m (17′ 3¾″)	5.09m (16′ 8½″)
Triple jump	3	11.98m (39′ 3¾″)	11.26m (36′ 11¼″)	—
Shot put	8	14.52m (47′ 7¾″)	13.08m (42′ 11″)	11.85m (38′ 10½″)
Discus	5	42.91m (140′ 9¼″)	42.17m (138′ 4¼″)	42.17m (138′ 4¼″)
Hammer	7	56.91m (186′ 8½″)	42.08m (138′ 0¾″)	41.56m (136′ 4¼″)
Javelin	7	39.59m (129′ 10¾″)	35.45m (116′ 3¾″)	26.03m (85′ 4¾″)
Weight throw (indoor)	7	18.09m (59′ 4¼″)	15.72m (51′ 7″)	14.17m (46′ 5¾″)
Heptathlon	4	4709 pts	3493 pts	—
Pentathlon (indoor)	5	3493 pts	2943 pts	2943 pts

Cross country Top times at the 2025 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (6K): 21:24.90, 21:49.30, 22:36.30, 22:41.80, 22:47.00, 22:56.70, 23:07.20. Results

Women’s recruiting standards published by Purdue Fort Wayne (2026-04-01) · source
Event	Minimum walk-on	Scholarship consideration	Scholarship
800m	2:20.00	2:15.00	2:12.00
1600m	5:10.00	5:05.00	5:00.00
3200m	11:10.00	11:00.00	10:50.00

Distance events only, for the class of 2027. Walk-on lines start a conversation with coaches and do not guarantee a spot. The cross country 5K line is kept apart from the track 5000.

Men’s team

Head coach Aaron Combs (Director of Track & Field and Cross Country (6th Season)) · source

International athletes on the men’s roster: 1 of 31 (checked 2026-10-29).

Men’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-28 · TFRRS team page
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	8	10.37	10.79	11.14
200m	10	20.89	22.11	22.84
400m	9	47.58	49.67	51.22
800m	14	1:52.69	1:53.06	1:56.71
1500m	16	3:42.85	3:51.96	4:07.02
5000m	6	14:10.13	15:03.81	15:12.44
110m hurdles	1	17.12	—	—
400m hurdles	4	54.34	56.60	—
High jump	3	2.01m (6′ 7¼″)	1.54m (5′ 0¾″)	—
Pole vault	6	4.75m (15′ 7″)	4.50m (14′ 9¼″)	4.50m (14′ 9¼″)
Long jump	5	6.91m (22′ 8″)	6.18m (20′ 3¼″)	6.18m (20′ 3¼″)
Shot put	9	15.61m (51′ 2½″)	14.81m (48′ 7″)	14.33m (47′ 0¼″)
Discus	8	51.08m (167′ 7″)	46.92m (153′ 11¼″)	43.94m (144′ 2″)
Hammer	9	53.71m (176′ 2½″)	49.95m (163′ 10½″)	45.20m (148′ 3½″)
Javelin	6	57.51m (188′ 8¼″)	48.52m (159′ 2¼″)	43.79m (143′ 8″)
Weight throw (indoor)	8	17.24m (56′ 6¾″)	17.02m (55′ 10″)	15.41m (50′ 6¾″)
Decathlon	2	6234 pts	—	—

Cross country Top times at the 2025 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (10K): 32:18.70, 32:45.80, 34:35.00, 34:55.60. Results

Men’s recruiting standards published by Purdue Fort Wayne (2026-04-01) · source
Event	Minimum walk-on	Scholarship consideration	Scholarship
800m	1:57.00	1:55.00	1:52.00
1600m	4:22.00	4:18.00	4:15.00
3200m	9:35.00	9:25.00	9:15.00

Distance events only, for the class of 2027. Walk-on lines start a conversation with coaches and do not guarantee a spot. The cross country 5K line is kept apart from the track 5000.

Athletics website: www.gomastodons.com. Marks change every season: check the team’s own pages and talk to the coaches before deciding.