WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The 2024 Purdue cross country season will begin at the Winrow Valparaiso Open on Friday, August 30, at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Due to inclement weather expected in the area in the afternoon, the meet has been moved up seven hours. The women's 5k is now at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT, and the men's 6k is at 11:45 a.m. ET / 10:45 a.m. CT. Updates can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Along with Purdue and host-Valparaiso, the Winrow Open field includes Notre Dame, Ball State, Butler, UIC, Western Michigan, IU Indianapolis and Goshen College. Nine women's teams and five men's teams will race in the season-opening event.
Twenty-three Boilermakers will race at Valparaiso, 12 women and 11 men. Four runners will be making their collegiate or Purdue debuts at Sunset Hill Farm County Park.
Friday is the 35th edition of Valparaiso's season-opening home meet. It was named the Winrow Open beginning in 2021, in memory of former Valpo head cross country coach Ed Winrow, who passed away in March, 2020.
BACK TO VALPARAISO
Purdue is back at the Winrow Open for the fourth consecutive season. A year ago, the Boilermaker men were victorious and the women were second as a team. In 2021, the women won the team event and the men placed second, while the women were runners-up and the men were third in 2022.
On September 1, 2023, then-sophomore Douglas Buckeridge finished fifth overall to pace the men and then-freshman Elise Peckinpaugh placed sixth overall to lead the women. Both Buckeridge and Peckinpaugh's performances came as they made their Boilermaker debuts.
NEXT UP: HEADING SOUTH TO TERRE HAUTE
Following a weekend off, the Boilermakers travel to Savoy, Illinois, for the Fighting Illini Big Ten Preview on September 13. The meet is hosted by Illinois at the site of the 2024 Big Ten Cross Country Championships, and will give Purdue an early look at the postseason course.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Due to inclement weather expected in the area in the afternoon, the meet has been moved up seven hours. The women's 5k is now at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT, and the men's 6k is at 11:45 a.m. ET / 10:45 a.m. CT. Updates can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Along with Purdue and host-Valparaiso, the Winrow Open field includes Notre Dame, Ball State, Butler, UIC, Western Michigan, IU Indianapolis and Goshen College. Nine women's teams and five men's teams will race in the season-opening event.
Twenty-three Boilermakers will race at Valparaiso, 12 women and 11 men. Four runners will be making their collegiate or Purdue debuts at Sunset Hill Farm County Park.
Friday is the 35th edition of Valparaiso's season-opening home meet. It was named the Winrow Open beginning in 2021, in memory of former Valpo head cross country coach Ed Winrow, who passed away in March, 2020.
BACK TO VALPARAISO
Purdue is back at the Winrow Open for the fourth consecutive season. A year ago, the Boilermaker men were victorious and the women were second as a team. In 2021, the women won the team event and the men placed second, while the women were runners-up and the men were third in 2022.
On September 1, 2023, then-sophomore Douglas Buckeridge finished fifth overall to pace the men and then-freshman Elise Peckinpaugh placed sixth overall to lead the women. Both Buckeridge and Peckinpaugh's performances came as they made their Boilermaker debuts.
NEXT UP: HEADING SOUTH TO TERRE HAUTE
Following a weekend off, the Boilermakers travel to Savoy, Illinois, for the Fighting Illini Big Ten Preview on September 13. The meet is hosted by Illinois at the site of the 2024 Big Ten Cross Country Championships, and will give Purdue an early look at the postseason course.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.