- Track and field opens season Friday at Indiana
- Boiler wins Big Ten title, breaks record
- Purdue track and field: Boilers look to build off of impressive 2015
- Purdue with seven entries, 11 student-athletes in Oregon for season's final meet
- Purdue track: Boilers head to Jacksonville for NCAA Regionals
- Purdue track: Boilers' musical tastes vary greatly on race day
- Purdue thrower shatters record, brings home Big Ten title
- Purdue Track and Field: Thrower closing in on record
- Purdue track: Four Purdue records broken at Notre Dame Invite
- Purdue Track: Track and field looks to build upon previous success
Recent News
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Purdue's president from 1983 to 2000, Steven Beering, has died, per a Purdue News press release.
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Assata Gilmore, current Purdue Student Government vice president and junior in the Krannert School of Management, and Hannah Walter, current senator and junior in the College of Health and Human Sciences, were announced as the next president and vice president with 58% of the vote.
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Provost Jay Akridge announced the remote delivery of summer classes, Summer Transition, Advising and Registration days for incoming students and the cancellation of all May events on campus in an email to Boilermakers Monday morning.
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Two major events at Purdue set to take place this month, Spring Fest and Purdue Day of Giving, have been canceled and postponed, respectively, causing new worries for those involved.
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Since Purdue went online in response to the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, some labs have seen research suspended, while other labs are being directed to study the ongoing pandemic.
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Almost two weeks after Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb issued a stay-at-home order for the entire state, three men were cited for defying that order after taking their motorcycles for a joyride on campus.
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The ground floor of the Purdue Memorial Union is getting a makeover.
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Purdue Village residents received an email on Thursday banning residents and guests from using playground equipment.
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Purdue will host the surging Fighting Illini as the Boilermakers look to rebound after Saturday’s loss to Maryland.
While most Purdue students were relaxing at home over the holiday season, Purdue Athletics teams were still in full swing, with multiple sports seeing scheduled games and recruiting updates.
Of the memorable moments from this year’s football season — freshman receiver David Bell’s physics-defying catches, the rise of third-string walk-on quarterback Aidan O’Connell or the heartbreaking loss in the annual Old Oaken Bucket Game — one aspect remains ingrained in Purdue fans’ minds:…
The Catch-Up
John Oliver was named Purdue’s distance assistant track & field and cross country coach, head coach Lonnie Greene announced Wednesday. Oliver joins the Boilermakers after spending five years at Stanford, including three consecutive top-3 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships f…
Purdue raked in awards this week.
Former three-time All-American distance runner Matthew McClintock signed with ZAP Fitness-Reebok, an elite development group for Olympic training based in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, earlier this month. McClintock will be one of 10 athletes that will receive training and coaching from Pete…
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi continued his reign as the best field athlete in the Big Ten, as he was named the conference Field Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this season – one for each meet in which he has competed.
Devynne Charlton broke the school record in the women’s 60-meter hurdles, while Chukwuebuka Enekwechi had a personal best in the shot put to finish second in the event. The Southeastern Conference won the men’s meet over the other Power 4 conferences (Big Ten, ACC, Big 12, Pac 12), 91-74, wh…
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi picked up his eighth career indoor Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honor, the conference announced Wednesday. Enekwechi is among the world’s best throwers this season in the shot put and weight throw.
