TALLAHASEE, Fla. – Purdue cross country senior Curt Eckstein and junior Emma Tate will race at the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 20, in Tallahassee, Florida.
The women's 6k begins at 10:20 a.m. ET, and the men's 10k event commences at 11:10 a.m. at Apalachee Regional Park.
Fans can watch the race live on ESPNU, and live results can be found at PTTiming.com. Championship information is available at Seminoles.com/ncaa-xc, while additional updates can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Eckstein will race at his fourth NCAA Cross Country Championships, while Tate is the first Boilermaker woman to qualify since 2017.
The Boilermaker duo qualified individually for the NCAA Championships after top-25 performances at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Evansville, Indiana, on November 12. Eckstein was 14th overall with a career-best 10k time of 30:07.1. Tate was 25th overall and ran the 6k course in 20.29.8, as she moved up five places in the final 2,000 meters.
Eckstein earned All-Region honors for the fourth time in his career and Tate was recognized for the first time at the regional event.
Saturday's NCAA Championships marks the end of the cross country season. The indoor track & field season begins on Saturday, December 4, with the Fred Wilt Open at Lambert Fieldhouse.
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 women's 6k begins at 10:20 a.m. ET, and the men's 10k event commences at 11:10 a.m. at Apalachee Regional Park.
Fans can watch the race live on ESPNU, and live results can be found at PTTiming.com. Championship information is available at Seminoles.com/ncaa-xc, while additional updates can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Eckstein will race at his fourth NCAA Cross Country Championships, while Tate is the first Boilermaker woman to qualify since 2017.
The Boilermaker duo qualified individually for the NCAA Championships after top-25 performances at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Evansville, Indiana, on November 12. Eckstein was 14th overall with a career-best 10k time of 30:07.1. Tate was 25th overall and ran the 6k course in 20.29.8, as she moved up five places in the final 2,000 meters.
Eckstein earned All-Region honors for the fourth time in his career and Tate was recognized for the first time at the regional event.
Saturday's NCAA Championships marks the end of the cross country season. The indoor track & field season begins on Saturday, December 4, with the Fred Wilt Open at Lambert Fieldhouse.
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.