Purdue Heads to B1G Championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Cross Country gears up for the 2025 Big Ten Championships on Friday, Oct. 31 starting at 10:35 a.m. in East Lansing, Mich.

Championship Notes
• The men’s 10k begins at 10:35 a.m. and the women’s 6k follows at 11:35 a.m. with both races airing live on Big Ten Network.
• All-Big Ten Teams are based on the order of top finishers at the conference championship (places 1-10, first team; places 11-20, second team). Placement on the All-Freshman Team will consist of the top five freshman and redshirt freshman finishers for men’s and women’s.
• The men’s field features four ranked teams: No. 10 Oregon, No. 13 Michigan State, No. 15 Wisconsin and No. 25 Michigan.
• The women’s field features six ranked teams: No. 4 Oregon, No. 8 Northwestern, No. 12 Penn State, No. 19 Wisconsin, No. 20 Washington and No. 24 Michigan State.

Men’s Notes
• Purdue finished seventh last season in the revamped Big Ten that added Oregon, UCLA and Washington. The Boilers have finished top five in six of the last eight seasons.
• Douglas Buckeridge has paced Purdue in his three meets this season and took fourth at the Big Ten Preview on Sept. 13. His 23:10.4 ran at the Joe Piane Invitational is the fourth-best time in the Big Ten this season. Buckeridge led Purdue at last season’s Big Tens finishing in 21st.
• Nathan Walker has followed Buckeridge in all of his appearances and his 23:11.5 at the Joe Piane Invitational is sixth in the Big Ten this season.
• Buckeridge and Walker will look to join Curt Eckstein (2020), Jaret Carpenter (2017-19), Matt McClintock (2013-15), Bob Stolz (2986-87), John Canpanik (1985) and Jim Nagle (1985) as the only All-Big Ten First Team selections in school history.
• Kiefer Bell has finished as Purdue’s third-best runner twice and fourth-best once, while Jason Polydoris has a third, fourth and fifth-place team finish in each of his meets.
• Nerius White placed fourth once and fifth twice when Purdue has run its top team.

Women’s Notes
• Sofia Munoz has led Purdue in both of its 6k races this season. She has a personal-best performance in all four of her races overall and is coming off a 21:30.3 in the 6k at the Pre-National Invitational that was a 27-second improvement.
• Lauren Pegher has a first, second and third-place team finish in her meets this season. She led the Boilermakers at the Joe Piane Invitational that was a 5k race.
• Julia Economou is coming off a season-best second-place team finish at the Pre-National Invitational. She finished in a personal-best 21:47.3. She has finished in Purdue’s top three in all four of her meets this season.

Next Up
Purdue continues postseason competition at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, Nov. 14 in Evansville, Ind.