Commitment to Athletic Excellence
Purdue Cross Country Course
 Christened
on September 8, 2001, with the Purdue Open, the Varsity Cross Country
Course is one of the only two cross country-specific courses in
the Big Ten Conference.
The course is the brainchild of longtime cross
country coach Mike Poehlein, who has served the Boilermaker cross
country program since 1973. Always trying to advance Boilermaker
running on the national scene, Poehlein began the planning for the
course in 2000 and construction began within six months.
After the 2001 season, the running course was
reconfigured with the result being the layout that exists today.
The course is situated just south of the Varsity Soccer Complex
on the west side of the West Lafayette campus.
The Varsity Cross Country Course can be set up
for races ranging from 4K to 10K, and can accommodate approximately
10,000 spectators alongside the winding running paths.
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