BOSTON – Purdue Track & Field’s Douglas Buckeridge began the season with the No. 5 time in 5000m in Purdue history at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
Buckeridge Notes
• Buckeridge ran 14:01.12 in the 5000m to jump up to No. 5 in school history. He entered the season No. 7 with a personal-best 14:05.92 set in January during the 2024-25 season.
• The performance in Buckeridge’s second top five time in indoor school history – he also sits fifth in the 3000m (8:04.85).
• His time placed 89th out of 199 finishers at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
• This is the second year in a row Buckeridge opened Purdue’s indoor season in Boston and he improved his time by 12.8 seconds after he ran 14:13.82 last season.
Next Up
Purdue’s team begins the 2025-26 season Jan. 9-10 at the Rod MCravy Memorial in Louisville, Kentucky.
