Savannah Carson and Luke Lewis were honored as Big Ten athletes of the week, the conference office announced Wednesday.

The Boilermakers won three events and recorded several top-10 marks in program history at the season-opening meet.

The track and field teams kick off the 2015-16 season with a trip to Bloomington, Indiana, for the Hoosier Opener on Friday.

The Boilermakers donated their own money and time to help four local families with gifts and meals during the holiday season.

Hope Schmelzle competed at her first NCAA Cross Country Championships, while Matthew McClintock ran in his fourth.

Matthew McClintock and Hope Schmelzle wrap up the cross country season with a trip to the sport’s biggest collegiate stage.

Matthew McClintock finished runner-up at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional and Hope Schmelzle took seventh on the women's side.

The Boilermakers head to Madison, Wisconsin, where the women’s 6,000-meter race is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET and the men’s 10k will follow at 2 p.m.

Senior Matthew McClintock was named the Big Ten’s Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon.

Matthew McClintock made history, as he broke the Big Ten Championships 8,000-meter record and became Purdue's first Big Ten champion in 72 years.