MADISON, Wis. – The Purdue cross country team begins the postseason at the 2023 Big Ten Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, October 27.
The conference championship meet will commence with the men's 8k race at 11:45 a.m. ET / 10:45 a.m. CT, followed by the women's 6k event at 12:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. CT. The meet is hosted by Wisconsin at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.
The meet will be streamed live on B1G+ and live results are available here. Additional championships information can be found at BigTen.org along with UWBadgers.com. Direct links to follow along are on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry, and updates from Madison also are available by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Purdue will be represented by 12 men and 11 women in Madison on Friday. Both squads will race against a pair of top-25 opponents. The 14-team women's field includes No. 15 Michigan State and No. 22 Wisconsin, and the 12-team men's field includes No. 19 Michigan and No. 24 Wisconsin. Additionally, the Ohio State women and Michigan State men are receiving votes in the latest national coaches poll.
Wisconsin will host the Big Ten meet for the first time since 2010.
A LOOK BACK AT THE 2022 BIG TEN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Purdue men were fifth and the women finished 11th at the 2022 Big Ten Championships on October 28 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Then-sophomore Nathan Walker was 19th overall to pace the men individually on the 8k course, and then-sophomore Emma Squires led the women in the 6k race.
The Boilermaker men finished in the top five for the fifth time in the last six years, a feat the team hadn't accomplished since 1950. The program earned five total top-five finishes from 1951-2016 (1969, 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1986), while, prior to 1951, Purdue placed in the top five in 14 of 15 Big Ten Championships contested from 1931-1950.
A complete recap from the meet can be found at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry.
PURDUE AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Purdue men have won two Big Ten titles, in 1916 and 1941. The Boilermakers recorded four consecutive top-five finishes from 2017-2020, coming in fifth in 2017, second in 2018, fourth in 2019 and third in 2020. The 2017 race marked the first time Purdue finished better than sixth since 1986.
The Boilermaker women's best Big Ten finish was second place in 1983, and Purdue also was third in 1981, its first Big Ten Championship.
Five men have won Big Ten titles, most recently by Matt McClintock in 2015. He set a Big Ten record in the 8k race with a time of 23:12.1.
LAST TIME OUT: NATIONAL FIELD AT PRE-NATS
Purdue finished the 2023 regular season at the highly-competitive XC-23 Pre-Nationals in Charlottesville, Virginia, on October 14. On a rain-filled morning against a nationally-ranked field at Virginia's Panorama Farms, the Boilermaker men were fifth as a team and the women were 23rd. Both squads were selected to race in the blue championship events.
Sophomore Douglas Buckeridge paced the men with a 25th-place finish, just ahead of Walker, who was 28th on the 8k course. Senior Payne Turney led the women in the 6k race.
A complete recap is available at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry.
NEXT UP: NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
The Boilermakers come back to Madison in two weeks for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, November 10. Purdue will race for a trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, both individually and as a team.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The conference championship meet will commence with the men's 8k race at 11:45 a.m. ET / 10:45 a.m. CT, followed by the women's 6k event at 12:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. CT. The meet is hosted by Wisconsin at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.
The meet will be streamed live on B1G+ and live results are available here. Additional championships information can be found at BigTen.org along with UWBadgers.com. Direct links to follow along are on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry, and updates from Madison also are available by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Purdue will be represented by 12 men and 11 women in Madison on Friday. Both squads will race against a pair of top-25 opponents. The 14-team women's field includes No. 15 Michigan State and No. 22 Wisconsin, and the 12-team men's field includes No. 19 Michigan and No. 24 Wisconsin. Additionally, the Ohio State women and Michigan State men are receiving votes in the latest national coaches poll.
Wisconsin will host the Big Ten meet for the first time since 2010.
A LOOK BACK AT THE 2022 BIG TEN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Purdue men were fifth and the women finished 11th at the 2022 Big Ten Championships on October 28 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Then-sophomore Nathan Walker was 19th overall to pace the men individually on the 8k course, and then-sophomore Emma Squires led the women in the 6k race.
The Boilermaker men finished in the top five for the fifth time in the last six years, a feat the team hadn't accomplished since 1950. The program earned five total top-five finishes from 1951-2016 (1969, 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1986), while, prior to 1951, Purdue placed in the top five in 14 of 15 Big Ten Championships contested from 1931-1950.
A complete recap from the meet can be found at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry.
PURDUE AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Purdue men have won two Big Ten titles, in 1916 and 1941. The Boilermakers recorded four consecutive top-five finishes from 2017-2020, coming in fifth in 2017, second in 2018, fourth in 2019 and third in 2020. The 2017 race marked the first time Purdue finished better than sixth since 1986.
The Boilermaker women's best Big Ten finish was second place in 1983, and Purdue also was third in 1981, its first Big Ten Championship.
Five men have won Big Ten titles, most recently by Matt McClintock in 2015. He set a Big Ten record in the 8k race with a time of 23:12.1.
LAST TIME OUT: NATIONAL FIELD AT PRE-NATS
Purdue finished the 2023 regular season at the highly-competitive XC-23 Pre-Nationals in Charlottesville, Virginia, on October 14. On a rain-filled morning against a nationally-ranked field at Virginia's Panorama Farms, the Boilermaker men were fifth as a team and the women were 23rd. Both squads were selected to race in the blue championship events.
Sophomore Douglas Buckeridge paced the men with a 25th-place finish, just ahead of Walker, who was 28th on the 8k course. Senior Payne Turney led the women in the 6k race.
A complete recap is available at PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry.
NEXT UP: NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
The Boilermakers come back to Madison in two weeks for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, November 10. Purdue will race for a trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, both individually and as a team.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/CrossCountry and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.