TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Purdue Cross Country wrapped up its regular season with a strong showing at the Pre-National Invitational on Friday morning.
Men’s Notes
• The men’s squad finished 18th out of 44 teams in the Blue 8k after entering the meet seeded 28th. The Boilers paced Big Ten schools in the meet, ahead of Penn State (20th), Indiana (27th), Illinois (28th) and Michigan (32nd).
• Nerius White was Purdue’s leader for a third time this season, every regular season meet, after he finished 51st out of 339 finishers in 23:58.8.
• Douglas Buckeridge placed 84th in 24:12.5 after he climbed 29 spots in the final 3k of the race.
• Hugh Jacobsmeyer took 107th in 24:21.4, a time that was 48.5 seconds faster than his race on the LaVern Gibson Championships Cross Country Course back on Sept. 19.
• Nate Assa finished in 121st (24:24.3) and Daniel Emmert in 151st (24:31.5) to round out Purdue’s top five.
Women’s Notes
• The women’s squad finished sixth out of 26 teams in the White 6k.
• Lauren Pegher led Purdue throughout the entire regular season after she finished 36th in 21:40.0.
• Sawyer DeWitt was second on Purdue for the first time since she joined the Boilermakers ahead of this season. She took 51st in 21:52.2, which was 1:44.7 faster than her time on the LaVern Gibson Course to open the season.
• Julia Economou took 59th in 21:55.4 to finish 27.5 seconds faster than her previous time on the Indiana State course.
• Katherine Valentine finished in 80th (22:05.4) and Paige Hazelrigg finished 96th (22:13.2) to round out Purdue’s scoring athletes.
Next Up
Purdue sets its sights on the Big Ten Championships on Friday, Oct. 30 in Madison, Wisconsin.
