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GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 28 • 26 While at Nebraska the last eight years, the Cornhuskers tallied a 102-41- 2 dual record, with seven top-20 team finishes at the NCAA Championships. Prior to his post at Nebraska, Er- sland, who wrestled at Iowa, coached the Cyclone Wrestling Club in Ames, Iowa. His familiarity with the Big Ten extends beyond his time at Nebraska. From 2000-2005, Ersland was the head assistant wrestling coach at Northwest- ern, and he also served as a coach and board member for the Wildcat Wres- tling Club. He was the head assistant wrestling coach at Northern Illinois in 1999 and 2000 after getting his start as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan from 1997 to 1999. "I'd like to thank Calvin Williams, Morgan Burke and the entire search committee that I dealt with during hiring process," Ersland said in the release. "Being named head wrestling coach at Purdue means a lot to me. I've been coaching for 17 years, and I got into this busi- ness to lead young men. I know the path I have taken to get to this point and the individuals that I have worked with have p r e p a r e d me to cre- ate an elite p r o g r a m at Purdue. I'm thank- ful Purdue has put its trust in me to lead the w r e s t l i n g program." Ersland earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychol- ogy from Iowa (1997) and a Master of Arts in athletic administra- tion from Central Michigan (1999). He and his wife, Car- olyn, have twin sons, Mason and Jaxon. track finishes strong in b1g meet The women's track team wrapped up its best Big Ten Outdoor Championship in 13 years, while the men finished with their best finish since 2009 in an event held at the Rankin Track and Field last weekend. The women posted 89 points over- all, 52 more than last year and climbed seven spots in the standings. The men's Purdue Thrower Chukwuebuka Enekwechi earned two medals at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. SERIOUS. FUN. NIKE TENNIS CAMPS USSportsCamps.com 1-800-NIKE CAMP (1-800-645-3226) All Rights reserved. Nike and the Swoosh design are registered trademarks of Nike, Inc. and its affiliates, and are used under license. Nike is the title sponsor of the camps and has no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of US Sports Camps. Purdue university Directed by Head Men's Coach, Pawel Gajdzik June 22-26 & June 29-July 3 Overnight, Extended Day and Day Options Boys and Girls | Ages 9-18 All Skills | High School | Tournament Training Camps are open to any and all entrants, limited only by age and availability olympic sports athlete-of-the-Week: raheem mostert Raheem Mostert's track season couldn't have gone much better. The junior capped it with a pair of titles, winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Purdue last weekend. The running back also helped the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams take second and fourth, respectively. In the 100, he started slowly but gained quickly, finishing in 10.30 seconds to edge the second-place sprinter by 0.15. In the 200, he ran 20.66 seconds, the fourth-best time in program history, moving ahead of fellow two-sport star Jacques Reeves in the re- cord book. It was the 29th-fastest time in the country this season. "I just want to thank the whole Purdue nation for the love and support for this weekend's track meet. It was truly an honor!" Mostert tweeted follow- ing the championships. Mostert was named the Big Ten Field Athlete-of-the-Championships, his second such award this season. He also took the honor for the indoor championships, when he won the 60- and 200-meter dashes. Mostert also tweeted that he is a qualifier for Team USA. — Kyle Charters