Nathan Walker Season 2023

NATHAN WALKER'S TFRRS PROFILE

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 Cross Country All-Big Ten Second Team

CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES
• 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Sixth Place (5000m - 14:16.85)
• 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Seventh Place (5000m - 14:20.69)
• 2023 Big Ten Cross Country 12th Place (8k - 24:43.7)

PURDUE TOP 10s LIST
• No. 4 Indoor 5000m (13:58.12 - Jan. 31, 2025)
• No. 9 Indoor 3000m (8:07.79 - Jan. 18, 2025)

2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
Outdoor
• Did not compete in any meets

Indoor
• Competed in five meets
• Opened the season with a 3000m victory (8:07.79) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
• Took sixth in the mile (4:08.49) at the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 24)
• Won the 5000m with the No. 4 time in school history (13:58.12) at the Midwest Classic (Jan. 31)
• Finished seventh in the 5000m (14:11.26) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 14)

Cross Country
• Competed in six races
• Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 6k (18:03.9) at the Winrow-Valparaiso Open (Aug. 30)
• Took 11th in the 8k (23:59.3) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Preview (Sept. 13)
• Ran a personal-best 23:09.4 in the 8k to finish 22nd at the Joe Paine Invitational (Oct. 4)
• Finished third in the 8k (23:48.9) at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19)
• Took 31st in the 8k (23:20.5) at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1)
• Ended the season 27th in the 10k (29:50.3) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)

2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
Outdoor
• Competed in five meets
• Earned third in the 10,000m (30:17.47) at the Texas Relays (March 27)
• Finished second in the 3000m steeplechase (9:06.43) at the Tom Jones Memorial (April 13)
• Took sixth in the 5000m (14:16.85) to earn three points at the Big Ten Championships (May 10)

Indoor
• Competed in four meets
• Took fifth in the 3000m (8:19.05) at the Midwest Invite (Jan. 13)
• Finished seventh in the mile (4:10.93) and eighth in the 3000m (8:15.30) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 26)
• Was fifth in the 5000m (14:12.92) at the Windy City Invite (Feb. 9)

Cross Country
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Competed in five races
• Took first in the 8k (24:14.0) in the season-opener at the John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 16)
• Finished seventh in the 8k (23:51.5) at the Live in Lou Classic (Sept. 29)
• Earned 12th in the 8k (24:43.7) at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 27)
• Took 28th in the 10k (30:25.2) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)
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2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Outdoor
• Competed in five meets
• Took fourth in the 1500m (3:47.42) at the Fighting Illini Challenge (April 8)
• Finished fourth in the 5000m (14:06.69) at the Indiana Invitational (April 21)
• Was third in the 4x1600m (16:31.95) at the Drake Relays (April 29)
• Earned two points with a seventh-place finish in the 5000m (14:20.69) at the Big Ten Championships (May 13)

Indoor
• Competed in four meets
• Ran a personal-best 4:07.58 in the mile to finish third at the Midwest Invite (Jan. 14)
• Finished third in the 5000m (14:15.90) at the Windy City Invite (Feb. 10)

Cross Country
• Competed in five races
• Opened the season seventh in the 8k (24:37.1) at the John McNichols Invite (Sept. 17)
• Finished 19th in the 8k (24:37.4) at the Big Ten Championships
• Took 31st in the 10k (30:44.5) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11)

2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
Outdoor
• Competed in four meets
• Took fifth in the 1500m (3:55.03) at the Illini Classic (April 9)
• Finished seventh in the 1500m (3:48.16) at the Louisville Invitational (April 15)

Indoor
• Competed in three meets
• Opened his collegiate career with a victory in the mile (4:11.64) at the Gene Edmonds Invitational (Jan. 8)
• Finished fifth in the 3000m (8:16.76) at the Midwest Invite (Jan. 15)

Cross Country
• Did not compete in any races