WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Cross Country begins the postseason on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Big Ten Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. The gun goes off at 11:35 a.m. ET for the women’s 6k, followed by the men’s 8k at 12:35 a.m. ET. Both races will air live on Big Ten Network.
Men’s Notes
• Nerius White paced the Boilers in each of their three regular season meets. On Sept. 25 in Chicago, he ran a personal best 23:12.0 for the sixth fastest 8k time in school history. His time is sixth in the Big Ten this season.
• Douglas Buckeridge enters the B1G Championships as a reigning All-Big Ten First Team honoree after he finished seventh last season. He has finished in the top 21 in each of his three B1G Championships appearances.
• Nate Assa has twice finished as the second-highest Boiler at a meet this season, while Hugh Jacobsmeyer has twice finished as Purdue’s No. 3.
Women’s Notes
• Lauren Pegher led Purdue in all three meets during the regular season. At the Lakefront Invitational in September, she ran 20:39.8 to become the eighth different Boilermaker to break 20:40.0 in a 6k.
• Katherine Valentine has twice finished as Purdue’s No. 2 and, at the meet in Chicago, she ran 20:43.6 to become the 11th different Boilermaker to break 20:45.0.
• Sawyer DeWitt emerged as Purdue No. 2 in the final race of the regular season when she ran 21:52.2 at the Pre-National Invitational.
• Julia Economou has twice finished as Purdue’s No. 3, most recently at the Pre-National Invitational (21:55.4).
Next Up
Purdue heads to East Lansing, Michigan for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, Nov. 13.
