2010-11 Cross Country
Joe Purpura
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pataskala, Ohio
- High School:
- Watkins Memorial
2008 Junior Season
Indoor Track and Field
• Recorded a season personal-best time of 15:10.81 in the5,000-meter run at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup
• Top personal time of the season in the 3,000-meter runcame at the Kent State Tune-Up where he clocked a 8:44.59.
Outdoor Track and Field
• Took seventh place in the 10,000-meter run at the MACChampionships with a time of 31:41.57, his top time of season
• His season personal-best time in the 5,000-meter run wasa 15:18.17 at the Jesse Owens Classic
• Timed in at 8:57.50 in the 3,000-meter run at theCampbell-Wright Open, a season personal best.
Prior to Kent State
• Transferred from the University of Alabama
• Also spent a year at Virginia Intermont College
• Named to the Presidental All-Athletic and Academic teamat VIC
• Member of the 2006 NAIA National Championship team forthe Cobras
• Finished sixth at the NCAA Division I Cross CountryNational Championships while at Alabama
• A four-time All-Ohio Capital Conference selection atWatkins Memorial High School
• Also was a regional qualifier as a junior and a statequalifier as a senior for the Warriors
• Earned four letters in both cross country and track andfield at WMHS.
Personal
• Born Sept. 18, 1987
• Son of Bill and Lori Purpura
• Majoring in sports administration
