WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Several professional Boilermakers competed over the weekend, including eight players that opened their NFL seasons. Statistics are through games played Sunday, Sept. 14, except for Monday Night Football results.
This is BoilerMade Presented by Indiana Kitchen – How ProBoilers performed during the past week.
NFL
NBA
MLB
Volleyball
PGA Tour / Korn Ferry Tour
Wrestling / MMA
Swimming & Diving
Track and Field
This is BoilerMade Presented by Indiana Kitchen – How ProBoilers performed during the past week.
NFL
- Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints; def. Tampa Bay, 34-23)
- Started at Quarterback; 18-of-30 passing, 160 yards, 2 TDs).
- Became NFL's all-time leader in attempted passes (now with 10,191).
- Ryan Kerrigan (Washington Football Team; def. Philadelphia, 27-17)
- Came off bench at Defensive End; 2 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 1 FR.
- Became Washington's franchise sack leader (92.0).
- Ja'Whaun Bentley (New England Patriots; def. Miami, 21-11)
- Dennis Kelly (Tennessee Titans; def. Denver, 16-14)
- Raheem Mostert (San Francisco 49ers; loss to Arizona, 24-20)
- Started at Running Back; 15 carries, 56 yards; 4 rec., 95 yards, 1 TD.
- Was clocked at 22.73 MPH on touchdown catch – fastest in NFL since 2016.
- Ricardo Allen (Atlanta Falcons; loss to Seattle, 38-25)
- Kawann Short (Carolina Panthers; loss to Las Vegas, 34-30)
- Anthony Brown (Dallas Cowboys; loss to Los Angeles, 20-17)
NBA
- Carsen Edwards (Boston Celtics; def. Toronto 4-3 to advance to Eastern Conf. Finals)
- Played one game in the series vs. Toronto; 1 rebound.
- Opens the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Miami (Tuesday night)
MLB
- Nick Wittgren (Cleveland Indians; 26-21 record – 3rd in AL Central)
- Week of Sept. 7 to 13 – 2 games, 2 IP, 13.50 ERA, 3 K.
- Season – 20 games, 19 2/3 IP, 3.20 ERA, 19 K, 0.92 WHIP.
- Kevin Plawecki (Boston Red Sox; 17-31 record – 5th in AL East)
- Josh Lindblom (Milwaukee Brewers; 20-24 – 3rd in NL Central)
- Week of Sept. 7 to 13 – 1 game, 1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP.
- Season – 9 games, 32 2/3 IP, 6.06 ERA, 42 K, 1.44 WHIP.
Volleyball
PGA Tour / Korn Ferry Tour
- Adam Schenk
- Tyler Duncan
- Missed cut at the Safeway Open.
- Will compete in this week's U.S. Open at Winged Foot starting Thursday.
- Stuart Macdonald
Wrestling / MMA
- Juan Archuleta
- Jon Fitch
- Announced his retirement after an outstanding career, regarded as one of the best welterweights ever.
Swimming & Diving
- Kaersten Meitz
- Jinq En Phee
- David Boudia
- Steele Johnson
- 2016 Olympian on 10-meter now diving primarily 3-meter individually; Boudia & Johnson are a 3-meter synchro team after winning the silver medal together in 10-meter synchro in 2016.
- Steven LoBue
- David Colturi
- LoBue and Colturi are 2 of the 3 Americans that compete regularly on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series; Colturi was also a FINA World Championships qualifier in 27-meter high diving in 2019.
Track and Field
- Devynne Charlton
- A 100-meter hurdler from The Bahamas, Charlton is a three-time World Championships and two-time Pan American Games qualifier. She is currently training for the Olympics.
- Chuk Enekwechi
- Training for the Olympics in West Lafayette with Purdue coach Norbert Elliott and throws coach Jermaine Jones. He has represented Nigeria at two World Championships, and won the Nigerian national championship in the shot put in 2016.
- Dani (Bunch) Hill
- A thrower from Mahomet, Illinois, Hill has competed at two World Championships and is currently training for the Olympic Trials. Hill won the shot put at the 2018 United States Indoor Championship.
- Brionna Thomas
- A Fort Wayne native, Thomas was a multiple-time All-American as a long sprinter for the Boilermakers. She is currently training for the Olympic Trials.
- Kara (Patterson) Winger
- The American record holder in the javelin and a three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016), Winger has won eight U.S. Track & Field national championships and has competed at three World Championships and two Pan American Games. The Seattle native is currently training for the Olympic Trials.