Sept. 21, 2003
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue cross country teams travelled to Terre Haute, Ind., for the 2003 Indiana Intercollegiates and claimed second-place finishes in both the men's and women's races. The Boilermakers were edged from the top spot by rival Indiana in both events.
In the women's 5K race, the Hoosiers topped the field with 36 points while Purdue finished with 67. Indiana's Audrey Giesler was the top individual with a time of 17:46.3. The Hoosier men claimed the 8K team title with 15 points, sweeping the top five individual finishes, while Purdue was second with 116 points. Chad Andrews of Indiana was the top men's runner with a 24:52.9.
The Boilermaker women were led by sophomore Corrie Whisner, who circled the 5K course with a time of 18:30.4 for an eighth-place finish, while junior Amber Ferner placed one spot behind Whisner with a time of 18:31.2.
Purdue's top-finishing men's runner was senior Kyle Orender with a sixth-place 25:01.9, while junior David Rae ran a 25:06.1 for eighth. Other scoring Boilermaker men were senior Jason Carlson (17th, 25:46.7), junior Nick Bruckbauer (41st, 26:31.3) and sophomore Dan Mathers (44th, 26:33.4).
Women scorers for Purdue included sophomore Lindsay Zinn (13th, 18:35.9), junior Christan Bahler (15th, 18:40.4) and freshman Rachel Kroll (22nd, 18:51.2).
The men's race featured 26 teams and 215 runners, while the women's event included 22 teams and 187 individuals.
The Purdue cross country teams take the next weekend off before returning to the course at the Lake Front Open in Chicago on Oct. 4.