EAST LANSING, Mich. – Purdue Cross Country completed the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday with a pair of Great Lakes All-Region performances on the men’s side from Douglas Buckeridge and Nerius White.
Men’s Notes
• The men finished seventh, their seed ahead of the Great Lakes Regional, out of 31 programs.
• Buckeridge had his best run of the season finishing the 10k race in 30:30.9 to finish 14th. With the performance, Buckeridge earned his fourth consecutive Great Lakes All-Region honor. It was his second-best finish at regionals.
• White took 20th in 30:41.6 to earn the first Great Lakes All-Region honor of his career. He ended the season top two on Purdue in four of the five meets.
• Hugh Jacobsmeyer finished 49th (31:12.7) in the first cross country regionals competition of his career.
• Daniel Emmert placed 69th in 31:27.3, while Nate Assa was 79th in 31:38.6. Emmert was in his first regionals race, while Assa finished 70 places higher than last season.
Women’s Notes
• The women finished ninth out of 34 programs, including one spot ahead of the Great Lakes Regional’s 15th ranked Cincinnati and seventh-ranked Akron. It was Purdue’s highest finish since taking ninth in 2022.
• Lauren Pegher led Purdue in 26th, finishing the 6k race in 20:58.8. She finished 67 spots higher than last season and is Purdue’s highest finisher since Emma Tate took 25th in 2021.
• Sawyer DeWitt took 60th in 21:39.7 in her first regional meet with the Boilermakers. She took 73rd as a freshman last season at Indiana State.
• Katherine Valentine finished 75th (21:52.2) to improve by 80 spots over her 155th-place finish as a freshman last season.
• Julia Economou finished 80th (21:55.4) to improve 41 spots after she was 121st last season.
• Sofia Munoz in 91st (22:03.3) rounded out Purdue’s scoring runners and she was followed one place behind by Elizabeth Butler (22:04.1). It was a 20-spot improvement for Munoz and 44 spot increase by Butler from last season.
Next Up
Purdue now turns its attention to the track & field season with the schedule still to be announced.
