Buckeyes Finish Eighth at Big Ten Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/3/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Nov. 3, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s cross country team finished eighth for the second-consecutive season at the Big Ten championship meet in West Lafayette, Ind., Sunday afternoon at the Boilermaker Cross Country Course.
OSU finished the meet with a team score of 182. No. 24 Indiana took home the team championship with a score of 51. No. 16 Michigan earned silver with a score of 66 and No. 7 Wisconsin, who had won the previous 14 Big Ten championships, took third with a score of 71. Malachy Schrobilgen, a freshman for Wisconsin, won the individual title with a time of 24:16.9.
Sophomore Nick Pupino was the top Buckeye runner on the day, finishing 28th overall with a time of 25:05.2. Also scoring for Ohio State were sophomores Brian Hannaford (30th, 25:09.3), Curtis Hanle (40, 25:19.8), Jordan Redd (43, 25:23.0) and redshirt sophomore Michael Brajdic (49, 25:27.4).
“Our 22-second gap between our top-five runners was one of our best this season,” Ohio State distance coach Brice Allen said following the race. “I am pleased with that; however, we need to continue to train hard to get that group moved closer to the front. We are looking forward to these next two weeks of preparation for the NCAA regional meet.”
Ohio State Results
Scorers
28. Nick Pupino 25:05.2
30. Brian Hannaford 25:09.3
40. Curtis Hanle 25:19.8
43. Jordan Redd 25:23.0
49. Michael Brajdic 25:27.4
Non-scorers
57. Joshua Sabo 25:31.3
60. Blake Taneff 25:35.3
77. Jeff Hannaford 25:53.7
93. Jackson Neff 27:06.0
Team Scores
1) No. 24 Indiana – 51 points
2) No. 16 Michigan – 66
3) No. 7 Wisconsin – 71
4) Minnesota – 136
5) Illinois – 140
6) Purdue – 163
7) Michigan State – 170
8) Ohio State – 182
9) Penn State – 209
10) Iowa – 275
11) Nebraska – 314
Up Next
Ohio State has two weeks off prior to a Nov. 15 trip to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships in Madison, Wis.
