WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jaret Carpenter of the Purdue men's cross country team was named Big Ten Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week following his performance at Pre-Nationals. Carpenter's 8k time of 24:00.9 led the Boilermakers to a meet-best seventh-place finish with 234 points.
The sophomore's time was good for ninth overall in a meet that hosted 12 of the top 15 programs in the nation. Additionally, Carpenter was the fastest Big Ten men's student-athlete to cross the finish line by more than six seconds.
This marks the first honor for Purdue of the 2018 season and the second of Carpenter's career. A year ago, Carpenter earned recognition Sept. 21.
The Boilermakers and Carpenter will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 19, to compete in the Illini Open.
The sophomore's time was good for ninth overall in a meet that hosted 12 of the top 15 programs in the nation. Additionally, Carpenter was the fastest Big Ten men's student-athlete to cross the finish line by more than six seconds.
This marks the first honor for Purdue of the 2018 season and the second of Carpenter's career. A year ago, Carpenter earned recognition Sept. 21.
The Boilermakers and Carpenter will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 19, to compete in the Illini Open.