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GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 25 • 28 BY BRANDAN ALFORD BrandanAlford@Gmail.com S enior Dani Bunch and soph- omore Chukwuebuka Ene- kwechi led Purdue at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Champi- onships, earning first-team All- America honors in the process. Bunch finished third in the weight throw and fifth in the shot put, while Enekwechi fin- ished third in the weight throw on the men's side for the sec- ond time in his short collegiate career. He also finished 13th in the shot put for sec- ond-team honors. The top eight fin- ishers are first-team All-America and plac- es 9-16 earn second- team certificates. Bunch's 10 points as an individual were enough to put Purdue in 13th place on the women's side, the Boilers' best finish at the na- tional meet since 2000. The men finished in a tie for 32nd place with Enekwechi's six points. Cierra Brown finished 12th in the triple jump in her first na- tional meet experience. Coming off a pair of Big Ten championships, junior Raheem Mostert barely missed qualify- ing for the 60-meter dash finals, finishing five-hundredths of a second out of quali- fying position. Mo- stert finished in a tie for 12th while also finishing 16th in the 200-meter dash. The outdoor season opens this weekend for both the men's and women's programs in Los Angeles at the USC Trojan Invitational, which begins Friday. Divers hit their marks in Columbus Seven Purdue divers quali- fied for the NCAA Champion- ships over the weekend at the Zone C Diving Championships on the Ohio State campus. Nate Cox, Sean Mokhtari, Jamie Bissett and Layne Rogers all qualified for the men while MacKenzie Tweardy, Casey Mat- thews and Michelle Cabassol will join them on the women's side. Matthews will be attempting to defend her NCAA title in the 3-meter dive. It's the first time Purdue has had four men qualify for the na- tional meet in a single season since 2010, and the women will send three divers to the meet for the first time since 2009. Purdue will send 20 com- petitors in all, some previously boilermakers earn all-ameriCa honors olympiC sports athlete-of-the-Week: Dani bunCh Senior Dani Bunch finished the final indoor competition of her collegiate career with a pair of first-team All-America honors over the weekend leading Purdue at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Bunch took home third in the weight throw and fifth in the shot put, scor- ing 10 points in the competition – providing all of Purdue's scoring – to lead the Boilers to a 13th-place finish as a team. It was the best Purdue performance at the national meet since 2000. — Brandan Alford Chukwuebuka Enekwechi CERAMIC • ENGINEERED HARDWOOD LAMINATES • MARBLE CARPETING Specializing in • Homes • Businesses • Churches • Schools Where Contractors Buy Their Flooring Builders! Call our Contract Department and ask for our Contract Specialist 3437 State Road 26 E. 765-447-9393 800-403-6889 FAX 765-448-9978 Across from the Post Office GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS