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Cancer Challenge 5k, Chili Bowl, Family Fun Fest add spice to Black & Gold Game

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:40:40 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue football team will wrap up spring practice with its annual Black & Gold Game on Saturday, April 18. The event is free and will be held in Ross-Ade Stadium.

The game starts at 1 p.m. Public parking is available in the lots north of the stadium at no charge. The stadium gates open at noon.

Complimentary roster cards will be available to fans, as will 2009 posters and schedule cards.

Concession stands will be open.

Head coach Danny Hope's 2009 Boilermakers wrap up spring practice with the annual Black & Gold Game on April 18.

Saturday’s events begin with the Purdue Cancer Center Challenge at 8:30 a.m. The 5K run/walk begins and ends at Ross-Ade. Head coach Danny Hope is the event’s spokesman and is asking Boilermaker fans to “Take the Challenge, Get Up, Get Fit and Give Back” by raising funds for cancer research at Purdue.

The John Purdue Club Chili Bowl will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the A parking lot south of Ross-Ade. For just $5 (children 6 and under are free), fans can sample and judge the best chili in the Lafayette-West Lafayette area.

Family Fun Fest runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Ross-Ade. Gate A, located at the southeast corner of the stadium, will open at 10:30 a.m. for registration. Family Fun Fest is open to all youth with adult supervision. Youngsters will be able to participate in the following six interactive stations run by the football team:

Catching a football from the quarterbacks
Kicking a field goal with the kickers
Accuracy throw with the wide receivers
Dummy tackling with the defensive backs and linebackers
Obstacle course with the offensive and defensive linemen
Bouncy house with the special teams

Once again, many former players will be on hand for the day’s festivities, and they will be recognized.

The Purdue Pride Team Store will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, a clearance sale tent will be set up outside the Team Store at the northeast corner of Ross-Ade, with select merchandise discounted 25 to 75 percent. A trailer will be open beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the south end zone, as well.

The Local Mountain Coffee Shop will open to the public following the cancer challenge race and remain open throughout the day.

Following the game, all current players will sign autographs on the field, as will some of the former Boilermakers currently playing in the NFL who are back. Details will be announced via the public-address system.

The Athletic Ticket Office will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. During these hours only, fans can purchase south end zone tickets for the 2009 home opener against Toledo on Sept. 5 for just $5 apiece.

April 18 will be an exciting day on campus, as the Purdue baseball, men’s golf, softball, women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field and volleyball teams all have home events, and Spring Fest gets under way.

Spring Football: Black & Gold game to be played April 18

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:05:58 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2009 Purdue football Black & Gold Game will be played Saturday, April 18, at Ross-Ade Stadium. Start time is 1 p.m. Admission will be free, as will parking. More details about the game and related festivities will be announced in the coming weeks.

Head coach Danny Hope and the 2009 Boilermakers begin spring practice March 25.

The Black & Gold Game will culminate the allotted number of 15 spring workouts for head coach Danny Hope’s Boilermakers, who will get started Wednesday, March 25, and practice Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

April 18 will be an exciting day on campus, as the Purdue baseball, men’s golf, softball, women’s tennis and men’s and women’s track and field teams all have home events, and Spring Fest gets under way.

The day will begin with the Purdue Cancer Center Challenge . The 5K run/walk begins and ends at Ross-Ade. Hope is the event’s spokesman and is asking Boilermaker fans to “Take the Challenge, Get Up, Get Fit and Give Back” by raising funds for cancer research at Purdue.

Purdue Spring Football: Gold rolls over Black, 28-14

admin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:57:54 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Led by two touchdowns apiece from quarterbacks Joey Elliott and Justin Siller, with the latter’s coming in the fourth quarter, the Gold team held on to defeat the Black team 28-14 in Saturday’s Black & Gold Game at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Dan Dierking’s 12-yard touchdown reception capped the Gold team’s 28-14 victory in Saturday’s Black & Gold game.

The game featured the first-string offense and the second-string defense (Black team) vs. the second-string offense and the first-string defense (Gold team).

“I thought we had a competitive game, which was our goal,” head coach Joe Tiller said. “Your No. 2 offense always is going to have the upper hand on your No. 2 defense because of the multiplicity of formations that you run.

“I didn’t like the way the No. 1 offense started, but I liked the way they came on after their slow start.”

After falling behind 14-0 on a 4-yard touchdown reception by Jeff Panfil in the second quarter, the Black team recovered late in the quarter with two quick touchdowns. The first came on a Jaycen Taylor 35-yard touchdown run with 4:49 left to go in the half. On the Gold team’s next possession, Siller was intercepted by Mike Conway, who then returned it 29 yards to the end zone to tie the score before the half.

The third quarter went scoreless, but the fourth quarter saw the Gold team dominate from the start. Jared Crank scored on a 3-yard reception from Siller 25 seconds into the final frame and Dan Dierking scored on a 12-yard reception from Siller with a little more than two minutes remaining in the contest.

Elliott had the best day passing after splitting time on both teams during the game, completing 21 of his 27 passing attempts for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Curtis Painter finished the day 11 of 19 for 102 yards and Siller went 8 of 14 for 60 yards and two touchdown tosses.

Dierking led all rushers with 88 yards on 16 carries. Teammate Jared Crank had 52 yards on 10 totes and Taylor had 47 yards on six carries and a touchdown.

The leading receivers were tight ends with the Gold team’s Colton McKey catching five balls for 37 yards and a touchdown while the Black team was led by Jerry Wasikowski with five catches for 52 yards.

The only sack of the game came from Ryan Kerrigan of the Gold team. Tyler Haston also had an interception for the Gold team.

Despite missing many key players due to injury, Tiller said he likes the makeup of his team and looks forward to his final campaign on the Purdue sidelines in 2008.

“I will like this team in the fall when we get all our injured guys back,” the 12th-year grid boss said. “We had a good spring. Because of the injuries – the most I think I have had in all my years of coaching – a lot of younger players got a lot of reps they otherwise wouldn’t have gotten. That may prove to be a blessing in the long run.”

The Boilermakers will open the 2008 season against Northern Colorado on Sept. 6 at Ross-Ade.

Police beefing up presence for Purdue Grand Prix weekend

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:37:59 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police are gearing up for the big weekend on campus by providing extra officers at different events throughout the week.

The Purdue Grand Prix and the Purdue Black & Gold spring football game are scheduled for Saturday (April 19), and events such as a concert on Wednesday (April 16) and a concert/carnival on Friday (April 18) also are taking place.

Additional Purdue police officers will be on duty at several different Grand Prix-related events. West Lafayette and Indiana State excise police will work in cooperation with Purdue’s department over the weekend, said Purdue police Capt. John Cox.

“It will be an exciting weekend at Purdue, and we want those who are on campus to have fun. But we want them to do so responsibly, safely and without creating problems for those around them,” Cox said. “The weather forecast is for a nice weekend, so we expect a large number of people on campus. We want to help provide for a safe and enjoyable atmosphere.”

Cox said excise police will focus on all areas where underage drinking might be taking place.

Purdue’s police will have security at many campus events, said Purdue police Lt. Kevin Booker.

“Our main concern is safety,” he said. “We’ll have some activities going on at the same time on Saturday, and we will have a presence at those events.”

This year’s 51st annual Purdue Grand Prix, a 160-lap kart race featuring 33 Purdue student drivers, is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday (April 19) on the track north of Ross-Ade Stadium. Pits open to the public from 9-10 a.m., and track seating opens at 10 a.m. Practice is from 10:10-11 a.m., and heat races start at 11:20 a.m. leading up to the main race.

Purdue’s Black & Gold spring football game starts at noon Saturday and is preceded by the Family Fun Fest from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Ross-Ade Stadium.

Last year, police agencies working in cooperation, made a total of 142 arrests during Grand Prix weekend.

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