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2012-13 PURDUE ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY • Seventh at NCAA Regionals • McClintock and Johnnie Guy qualified for NCAA Championships – first Purdue pair since 1986 • Matthew McClintock Big Ten Freshman of the Year WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY • Ninth at NCAA Regionals FOOTBALL • Old Oaken Bucket victory over Indiana (13th in the last 16 years) • Heart of Dallas Bowl • Darrell Hazell hired as head coach Dec. 5 after leading The Boilermakers made it 13 Old Oaken Bucket victories in the last 16 years Kent State to arguably with a 56-35 win over Indiana. its best season ever, including first bowl appearance in 40 years; 2012 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year; 50 players had 3.0 or better grade-point average in spring 2012; assistant head coach and wide receivers coach under Jim Tressel at Ohio State from 2004 to 2010; 27-year coaching veteran SOCCER • 6-4-2 record at home in renovated Boilermaker Soccer Complex VOLLEYBALL • NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (sixth in the last eight years) • Ariel Turner – Academic AllAmerican of the Year and Second Team AllAmerican Ariel Turner was named the Academic All-American of the Year for volleyball and a second team All-American. MEN'S BASKETBALL • Four of top five scorers and rebounders return • Last four losses of season were by a combined 20 points (three by 10 points) • Head Coach Matt Painter ranks tied for third on school career wins list (176) behind Gene Keady and "Piggy" Lambert WOMEN'S BASKETBALL • Big Ten Tournament Champions (second straight, fifth in seven years under Coach Versyp and ninth overall) • Drey Mingo – Honorable Mention The women's basketball team won its second straight Big Ten Tournament championship and ninth overall in the 19-year history of the event. All-American; Giant Steps Courageous StudentAthlete and Honda Inspiration awards • Head Coach Sharon Versyp ranks third on school career wins list (161) behind Lin Dunn and Kristy Curry MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING • 25th at NCAA Championships • Jamie Bissett – Honorable Mention All-American (platform diving) • Layne Rogers – Honorable Mention All-American (1-meter and platform diving) • Chuck Destro, Matt Friede, Danny Tucker and Benjamin Ziolkowski – Honorable Mention AllAmericans (200 free relay) • Adam Soldati – 2012 USOC Coach of the Year finalist (one of four) for second straight year WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING • 19th at NCAA Championships • Casey Matthews – National Champion (3-meter diving), Honorable Mention AllAmerican (1-meter diving) Casey Matthews was the 3-meter diving national champion. • Michelle Cabassol – First Team All-American (3-meter diving) • Lauren Gustafson – First Team Academic AllAmerican and recipient of NCAA and Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships • Adam Soldati – 2012 USOC Coach of the Year finalist (one of four) for second straight year MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD • 18th at NCAA Championships • Geoff Davis – First Team All-American (high jump) • Chuck Enekwechi Geoff Davis earned first team – First Team AllAll-America honors in the high jump American (weight both indoors and outdoors. throw) • Jakob Engel – First Team All-American (shot put) WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD • Dani Bunch – Second Team All-American (weight throw) • Vanessa McLeod – Second Team All-American and Big Ten Champion (800 meters) WRESTLING • 31st at NCAA Championships • Ivan Lopouchanski – First Team All-American