Women's Results / Men's Results
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The Boilermaker cross country teams opened their seasons in nearly perfect fashion Saturday at Tennessee Tech. The women, led by freshman Emma Benner, won with a perfect score of 15, while the men were almost perfect, finishing with 20 points to win the meet.
In her first collegiate race, Benner ran away from the field. The freshman from Forest Lake, Minnesota, was the only runner under 18 minutes in the season-opening 5,000-meter race, and she was well under, finishing with a time of 17:39.3. Senior Kiara McIntosh was runner-up in the race, finishing with a time of 18:09.4, as she made a push at the end to edge teammate Gabrielle Broschard. Broschard was third with a time of 18:10.2. Mary Abramson took fourth overall in 18:31.4, while Jenna Halderman rounded out the scoring with a fifth-place time of 18:47.3.
The Purdue women had three sophomores and a freshman finish in the top five.
Grace Lachmund made it six straight Boilermakers to cross the finish line when she posted a time of 18:50.7. The Boilermaker depth was on full display as the women had 14 of the top 17 finishers on the day.
Jaret Carpenter was the top finisher on the men's side, making it a sweep for the freshmen from Minnesota. Carpenter, from Wayzata, was the runner-up in the 6,000-meter race and finished with a time of 18:40.3. Jeremy Craven was the second Boilermaker to cross the line. He finished with a time of 18:51.4. Matthew Grider took fourth overall and was the third Boilermaker to break 19 minutes. Grider finished with a time of 18:57.9. Jacob Hanawalt took fifth in the race, the fourth Boilermaker, as he crossed the line in 19:01.9. Ben Anderson rounded out the scoring with a sixth-place finish. His time was 19:13.2. Like the women, the men had six straight Boilermakers to come across the finish line. Alex Milner took seventh with a time of 19:17.7.
Freshmen Greg Tippmann, Danny Dalton and Theo Burgwald were all in the top 12 overall with times under 19:25. The Purdue men had 10 of the top 12 finishers and 11 of the top 14. Of the five scoring Boilermakers, three were sophomores, one was a freshman and one junior.
The Boilermakers have a couple weeks to prepare for their next meet, the Indiana Intercollegiates. The teams travel to Bloomington, Indiana, for the state-wide meet Friday, Sept. 16.