Gerry Robinos
The First Look
A spectacular April morning greeted a record
number of runners for The Challenge, the
ninth-annual 5K run/walk that starts and ends
at Ross-Ade Stadium the morning of the spring
game. Moments after Coach Darrell Hazell
banged the drum to start the race (inset), nearly
1,800 runners took off. The Challenge, thanks
to legions of volunteers from Purdue athletics
and beyond, enjoyed a record year of fundrais-
ing ($115,000) to benefit the Purdue Center for
Cancer Research.
Inset photo by Chris Costidakis.