VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Purdue cross country team opened the 2022 season at the Winrow Open on Friday evening at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso, Indiana.
The Boilermaker women were second as a team on the 5k course and the men placed third in the 6k event. Notre Dame took the top team finish in both the men's and women's races. Along with Purdue and Notre Dame, the Winrow Open field featured host-Valparaiso and Western Michigan.
Purdue was represented by 18 runners, 10 men and eight women. Three women and one man made their collegiate debuts on Friday.
"We are excited to get the season started," cross country coach John Oliver said. "The men executed the race plan well. At this time of the year, we wanted to work on racing together. The women who raced today went out there and competed tough. Those at the front did a great job of being strong in the storm."
Freshman Katherine Rumsey notched the best finish by any Boilermaker runner, as she was fourth overall in her collegiate debut with a time of 18:19.2. Sophomore teammate Caroline Jordan was sixth in 18:23.0 and fellow sophomore Lauren Bales was eighth in 18:40.4.
A pair of freshmen rounded out Purdue's top five finishers. In their first race in the Old Gold and Black, Sarah Maggio was 13th in 19:17.0 and Christel Elkins placed 17th in 19:40.8. Additionally, sophomore Emma Keesling was 22nd in 20:28.2, freshman Jaelyn Burgos was 24th in 20:54.0 and freshman Gabriele Green placed 26th in 22:12.6.
Sophomore Joey Kasch paced the men with a 13th-place finish in 18:46.6, as the Boilermakers placed 13th-19th all within 1.4 seconds. Sophomore Geno Christofanelli was 14th in 18:46.6, sophomore Alex Frey placed 15th in 18:47.3 and junior John Pieper was 16th in 18:47.5. Sophomore Andrew Brandt was right behind them in 17th in 18:47.5, as was junior Ian Hunter in 18th in 18:47.7 and sophomore Caleb Williams in 19th in 18:48.0.
Additionally for the men, freshman Jason Polydoris placed 21st in 18:57.2, sophomore Bryce Hutchinson was 25th in 19:13.8 and sophomore Ian Shaw finished 28th in 19:35.5.
The 2022 season continues in two weeks when the Boilermakers travel to the John McNichols Invitational on September 17. It is the first of two trips to Terre Haute, Indiana, for Purdue this season, along with the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in November.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Boilermaker women were second as a team on the 5k course and the men placed third in the 6k event. Notre Dame took the top team finish in both the men's and women's races. Along with Purdue and Notre Dame, the Winrow Open field featured host-Valparaiso and Western Michigan.
Purdue was represented by 18 runners, 10 men and eight women. Three women and one man made their collegiate debuts on Friday.
"We are excited to get the season started," cross country coach John Oliver said. "The men executed the race plan well. At this time of the year, we wanted to work on racing together. The women who raced today went out there and competed tough. Those at the front did a great job of being strong in the storm."
Freshman Katherine Rumsey notched the best finish by any Boilermaker runner, as she was fourth overall in her collegiate debut with a time of 18:19.2. Sophomore teammate Caroline Jordan was sixth in 18:23.0 and fellow sophomore Lauren Bales was eighth in 18:40.4.
A pair of freshmen rounded out Purdue's top five finishers. In their first race in the Old Gold and Black, Sarah Maggio was 13th in 19:17.0 and Christel Elkins placed 17th in 19:40.8. Additionally, sophomore Emma Keesling was 22nd in 20:28.2, freshman Jaelyn Burgos was 24th in 20:54.0 and freshman Gabriele Green placed 26th in 22:12.6.
Sophomore Joey Kasch paced the men with a 13th-place finish in 18:46.6, as the Boilermakers placed 13th-19th all within 1.4 seconds. Sophomore Geno Christofanelli was 14th in 18:46.6, sophomore Alex Frey placed 15th in 18:47.3 and junior John Pieper was 16th in 18:47.5. Sophomore Andrew Brandt was right behind them in 17th in 18:47.5, as was junior Ian Hunter in 18th in 18:47.7 and sophomore Caleb Williams in 19th in 18:48.0.
Additionally for the men, freshman Jason Polydoris placed 21st in 18:57.2, sophomore Bryce Hutchinson was 25th in 19:13.8 and sophomore Ian Shaw finished 28th in 19:35.5.
The 2022 season continues in two weeks when the Boilermakers travel to the John McNichols Invitational on September 17. It is the first of two trips to Terre Haute, Indiana, for Purdue this season, along with the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in November.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.