Purdue, Penn State Win Weekly Men’s Cross Country Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Cross Country weekly award winners for the week of Oct. 1-Oct. 8, 2025.  

Athlete of the Week  
Douglas Buckeridge, Purdue 
Senior – Melbourne, Australia – Northcote Highschool – Major: Mathematics/Statistics 

• Took 13^th place in a competitive 8k field at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite 
• His time of 23:10.3 was a personal best and the second-fastest time among Big Ten runners this season 
• Last Purdue Athlete of the Week Award: Nathan Walker (Sept. 20, 2023) 

 
Freshman of the Week 
Jaxon Schoedel, Penn State 
Freshman – Enon Valley, Penn. – Mohawk Area High School –Major: Electrical and Electronics Engineering 

• In his first collegiate race, finished 41^st overall at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run 
• His time of 23:57.8 was third best among the Nittany Lions and helped them to a 6^th place finish overall 
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week Award: Nick Sloff (Oct. 23, 2024) 
   

2025 Men’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week 

Sept. 3 
Athlete: Nolan Clark, MICH 
Freshman: Nate Assa, PUR 

Sept. 10 
Athlete: Kevin Agnew, OSU 
Freshman: Isaac Oppermann, PSU 

Sept. 17 
Athlete: Riley Hough, MSU 
Freshman: Thomas Westphal, MSU 

Sept. 24 
Athlete: Luke Knepp, IOWA 
Freshman: Nolan Sutter, MINN 

Oct. 1 
Athlete: Riley Hough, MSU 
Freshman: Thomas Westphal, MSU 

Oct. 8 
Athlete: Douglas Buckeridge, PUR 
Freshman: Jaxson Schoedel, PSU