EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Purdue cross country team continues postseason competition at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships in Evansville, Indiana, on Friday.
The meet, held at the Angel Mounds State Historical Site, begins with the women's 6k at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT, followed by the men's 10k at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT. The University of Evansville will host the regional event.
Live results can be found at PTTiming.com and championship information is available at GoPurpleAces.com. Additional updates can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Thirty-three women's teams and 30 men's teams will race for a spot at the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships, as eight women and eight men will represent the Old Gold and Black.
In this week's USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region rankings, the men are No. 8 and the women are No. 11.
A LOOK BACK AT THE 2019 NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
In 2019, the Boilermaker men made history and won their first NCAA Great Lakes Regional title. Purdue's top five finishers all placed in the top 24, the only team to achieve the feat, as the squad totaled 79 points. Jaret Carpenter was fifth, and current senior Curt Eckstein placed 14th. Now-seniors Tyler Bowling (21st) and Bailey McIntire (24th) also are back in 2021 after top-24 finishes in 2019, along with junior Blake Selm (76th).
The Purdue women were eighth with 280 points. Current senior Megan Slamkowski paced the women with a 27th-place finish, while now-sophomore Ellie Tate (65th) and junior Emma Tate (110th) also return to the course after NCAA experience in 2019.
Due to COVID-19, NCAA regionals were not held last season.
LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Purdue men placed seventh and the women were ninth at the 2021 Big Ten Cross Country Championships on October 29. On a rainy morning at Penn State's Blue/White Golf Course, Eckstein led the men with a 26th-place individual finish on the 5.2-mile course, and Emma Tate paced the women in 33rd place in the 6k race.
The Boilermaker men were seventh overall with 173 points, and the women were ninth with 235 points.
A complete recap from the meet, including full results and comments from coach John Oliver, can be found at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry.
NEXT UP: NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Qualifying teams and individual runners will race at the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 20, in Tallahassee, Florida.
For more on the Purdue cross country and track & field and program, visit PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The meet, held at the Angel Mounds State Historical Site, begins with the women's 6k at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT, followed by the men's 10k at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT. The University of Evansville will host the regional event.
Live results can be found at PTTiming.com and championship information is available at GoPurpleAces.com. Additional updates can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Thirty-three women's teams and 30 men's teams will race for a spot at the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships, as eight women and eight men will represent the Old Gold and Black.
In this week's USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region rankings, the men are No. 8 and the women are No. 11.
A LOOK BACK AT THE 2019 NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
In 2019, the Boilermaker men made history and won their first NCAA Great Lakes Regional title. Purdue's top five finishers all placed in the top 24, the only team to achieve the feat, as the squad totaled 79 points. Jaret Carpenter was fifth, and current senior Curt Eckstein placed 14th. Now-seniors Tyler Bowling (21st) and Bailey McIntire (24th) also are back in 2021 after top-24 finishes in 2019, along with junior Blake Selm (76th).
The Purdue women were eighth with 280 points. Current senior Megan Slamkowski paced the women with a 27th-place finish, while now-sophomore Ellie Tate (65th) and junior Emma Tate (110th) also return to the course after NCAA experience in 2019.
Due to COVID-19, NCAA regionals were not held last season.
LAST TIME OUT: BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Purdue men placed seventh and the women were ninth at the 2021 Big Ten Cross Country Championships on October 29. On a rainy morning at Penn State's Blue/White Golf Course, Eckstein led the men with a 26th-place individual finish on the 5.2-mile course, and Emma Tate paced the women in 33rd place in the 6k race.
The Boilermaker men were seventh overall with 173 points, and the women were ninth with 235 points.
A complete recap from the meet, including full results and comments from coach John Oliver, can be found at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry.
NEXT UP: NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Qualifying teams and individual runners will race at the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 20, in Tallahassee, Florida.
For more on the Purdue cross country and track & field and program, visit PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.