Joe Haase pitched eight innings of three-run ball and Kevin Plawecki hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, as the Big Ten Pitcher and Player of the Year led No. 15 Purdue baseball to a 5-4 victory against Ohio State Thursday evening on day two of the Big Ten Tournament.

Purdue opened up the first day of the NCAA Track & Field First Round on Thursday and a pair of Boilermakers has already qualified for the championships. Dani Bunch and Leah Eber finished in the top 12 which automatically qualifies them to advance.

Michael Hartfield booked his ticket to the NCAA championships with a sixth-place finish in the long jump Thursday afternoon at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Buckeye duo, which is ranked No. 1 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) polls, opened its NCAA doubles run with a hard-fought 7-6, 7-6 victory over North Carolina's Joey Burkhardt and Jose Hernandez.

The No. 6 seed Ohio State baseball team battled but fell to top-seeded and 18th-ranked Purdue, 5-4, Thursday evening at Huntington Park

The No. 22 Ohio State women's track and field team began competition in Jacksonville at the 2012 NCAA East Regional Prelims Thursday with Buckeyes competing in several qualifying events.

The Michigan Tech athletic department was presented with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Community Engagement Award during its annual league meeting held earlier this week.

Redshirt sophomore William Barr (Urbana, Ohio), freshman Lauren Kenney (State College, Pa.), and sophomore Laura Loht (McClure, Pa.) each extended their seasons in their respective events on Thursday, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships via qualifying performances at the NCAA Eastern First Round at the University of North Florida.

Dennis Nevolo advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Singles Championships, while he and fellow senior Roy Kalmanovich won their opening-round match to reach the Sweet 16 in doubles play. Tournament Central |

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