Cross Country:
Ran in six of seven meets
posted season-best time of 25:21 at the Notre Dame Invitational
placed 17th out of 189 at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational
finished 54th at Big Tens ... in 1998 highest finish was 14th at Valparaiso Invitational ... best time was 25:25.22 at Indiana Intercollegiates ... in 1997 ran in two meets ... placed 37th at the Hoosier Hills Invitational in 27:48.28.
Indoor:
Recorded season-best time of 4:21.83 in the mile, placing fourth in the Boiler Open ... in 1999 had four top-five finishes in six events ... placed a season-high second in the mile in the Purdue Open with a season-best time of 4:35.45.
Outdoor:
Won the 10,000-meter run in the Boiler Open, crossing the line in 31:22.58
collected top-10 finishes in the 5,000-meter run twice, placing sixth in the Purdue Open and seventh at the Butler Relays
time of 14:47.03 at Butler was a season-best
ran a career-best 3:58.89 in the 1,500-meter run at Southern Illinois ... in 1999 finished third in the 5K vs. Indiana ... season-best 5K time was 15:09.14 ... posted teams third-fastest time in the 10K (31:56.30).
High School:
Earned 12 letters in cross country, track, wrestling and cheerleading ... four-time cross country MVP and two-time track MVP ... all-state cross country performer as a junior ... helped team advance to the semi-state in track and cross country twice ... all-sectional wrestling honoree, helped lead team to two semi-state berths ... high school coaches were Bobby Smith (cross country) and Marty Rohrman (track and wrestling).
Personal:
Given name Christopher Michael Boesch ... born 10/9/78 ... parents are Mike and Sue Boesch ... both parents attended Purdue ... has three younger brothers, Shawn, Mike and J.J. ... majoring in computer technology.